Leading the World in Supersonic Flight
Directs the FAA to develop regulations permitting commercial supersonic flight over the continental United States. Reverses the existing ban on overland supersonic travel.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Promotes development of supersonic aircraft and harmonization of U.S. regulatory approach with international aviation standards.
Federal government shall support research, testing, and international coordination on civil supersonic flight technologies.
OSTP to coordinate RDT&E through National Science and Technology Council; provide results to FAA for regulatory development.
FAA to engage International Civil Aviation Organization and foreign partners on global regulatory alignment; pursue bilateral safety agreements.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.