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N A T I O N A L A I R T R A F F I C C O N T R O L L E R S A S S O C I A T I O N | W W W . N AT C A . O R G N i W To d a y 57 57 57 57 REFERENCES N I W To d a y oversees funding for the FAA. The House THUD Subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., and the ranking member is Rep. Mike Quigley D-Ill. The Senate THUD Subcommittee is chaired by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and the ranking member is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY. THUD Appropriations Bill It is the appropriations legislation that provides funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related agencies. This includes funding for the FAA. (See also Appropriations Bill.) Title 49 It is the provision of the United States Code that applies to transportation, including the FAA. Tower Simulator Systems (TSS) TSS are essential to the controller training program in the terminal environment and are a highly effective tool that significantly improves both on- the-job training instruction (OJTI) for newly hired trainees and those who have transferred to new facilities, as well as refresher training for controllers. TSS have been shown to reduce overall OJTI time by 27% (nearly 6 months on average) for tower controllers, while also improving the success rate for controllers who need specific simulator help in one skill area or another. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) UAS are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAV), or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). In the mainstream, UAS are also known as "drones" (i.e. an aircraft without a human pilot aboard). It is critical that UAS technology, as well as other rapidly expanding technologies and new entrants, be safely and efficiently integrated into the existing NAS structure. White Paper It is a government or other authoritative report explaining a complex issue in a concise manner. It is meant to help readers understand an issue, solve problems, and/or make decisions. Glossary

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