,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,sykes 7for herself and ,mr4 
,joyce of ,ohio7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title 
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 to promote  
advancements and innovation in ,united  
,states aeronautical research and       
technology for enhanced safety1 noise1  
resiliency1 and improved environmental  
impacts in ,united ,states aviation     
systems4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,airship            
,improvement ,research for ,safety and  
,humanitarian ,innovation ,projects ,act
 or the ,,airship ,act4  #b4            
,aeronautical research and development  
7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 airships could
 contribute to sustainable and clean air
 cargo transportation2  7#b7 airships   
may one day find much needed            

applications in supporting disaster     
response efforts or delivering          
humanitarian aid to those in need and to
 areas that may be inaccessible2 and    
7#c7 advances in airship design and     
technology could enable and reintroduce 
the world to practical1 economical1 and 
environmentally friendly airship        
transportation4  7b7 ,research and      
development ,section #djaab of title    
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by       
striking ,the ,administrator and        
inserting the following3  7#a7          
,objective ,the ,administrator  2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#a71 as so designated1 by 
inserting 1 airship1 after rotorcraft2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,approach
 ,the ,administrator may establish a    
program of competitively awarded grants 
available to teams of researchers that  
may include the participation of        
individuals from universities1 industry1
 and government for the conduct of this 

research4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7e7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the             
,administrator and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,objective ,the        
,administrator  2  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#a71 as so designated1 in the first    
sentence1 by inserting 1 airship1 after 
fixed wing vehicles2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#b7 ,approach ,the ,administrator may
 establish a program of competitively   
awarded grants available to teams of    
researchers that may include the        
participation of individuals from       
universities1 industry1 and government  
for the conduct of this research4  4