42 USC § 18402 - Research collaboration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s18402"
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title: "42 USC § 18402 - Research collaboration"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18402"
section_name: "Research collaboration"
chapter_number: 159
chapter_name: "SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–267, title IX, § 903, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2835.)"
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# § 18402. Research collaboration

**(a)** **Department of Defense** The Administrator shall continue to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, through the National Partnership for Aeronautics Testing, to develop and implement joint plans for those elements of the Nation’s research, development, testing, and engineering infrastructure that are of common interest and use.

**(b)** **Federal Aviation Administration** The Administrator shall continue to coordinate with, and work closely with, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, under the framework of the Senior Policy Council, in development of the Next Generation Air Transportation Program. The Administrator shall encourage the Council to explore areas for greater collaboration, including areas where NASA can help to accelerate the development and demonstration of NextGen technologies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–267, title IX, § 903, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2835.)