,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aga #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ciae
 ,report ,no4 #aah-baa ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#g1 #bjbc,mr4 ,mc,cormick introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,september #ba1            
#bjbc;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,stevens
  ,september #ba1 #bjbc,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,june #g1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve
 the ,national ,weather ,service's      
forecasting of turbulence and           
acquisition of aviation weather data1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,aviation ,weather ,improvement ,act4   
#b4 ,aviation weather and data          

innovation  7a7 ,program ,the ,director 
of the ,national ,weather ,service shall
 maintain an airborne observation       
program 7in this section referred to as 
the program7 for the acquisition of     
atmospheric sensor data and the         
deployment1 in partnership with the     
weather enterprise1 of critical         
atmospheric sensors4  7b7 ,activities   
,the program shall include activities   
that carry out the following3 7#a7      
,procurement of weather data available  
from commercial aircraft1 as determined 
by the ,director of the ,national       
,weather ,service4  7#b7 ,acquisition of
 additional vertical profile            
observations that provide spatial and   
temporal density1 as determined by the  
,director4  7#c7 ,analysis of procured  
data when incorporated into the         
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration's unified forecast      
system in order to provide improved     
forecast information for aircraft4  7c7 
,budget ,the ,director of the ,national 

,weather ,service shall1 not less       
frequently than annually1 submit to     
,congress a proposed budget             
corresponding with the activities       
described in subsection 7b71 including  
an analysis of such activities that can 
be complemented by ,national ,oceanic   
and ,atmospheric ,administration        
aircraft4  7d7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,from amounts made       
available to ,operations1 ,research1 and
 ,facilities of the ,national ,oceanic  
and ,atmospheric ,administration1 there 
is authorized to be appropriated up to  
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbd through #bjbh to carry out this   
section4  7e7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term weather enterprise has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#b of the ,weather ,research and        
,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heja74  #c4 ,aviation   
weather and turbulence forecasting      
coordination  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,director of the ,national ,weather     

,service shall include turbulence events
 or phenomena1 icing conditions1 or     
other phenomena in the forecasting      
capabilities of the ,national ,weather  
,service's ,aviation ,weather ,center1  
and deliver operational forecasts with  
consistent1 timely1 and accurate weather
 and turbulence information for the     
airspace system and the protection of   
lives and property4  7b7 ,coordination  
,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the    
,director of the ,national ,weather     
,service shall-- 7#a7 give consideration
 to recommendations from the            
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration in furtherance of      
section #ddgbj of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 improve weather
 and turbulence forecasting capabilities
 by-- 7,a7 designating or establishing  
within the ,federal ,government an      
interagency working group to determine  
weather and environmental data or       
observation requirements1 needs1 and    
potential solutions related to aviation 

weather and turbulence modeling or      
forecasting2  7,b7 identifying current  
and future potential data gaps related  
to turbulence events or phenomena that  
can-- 7i7 identify or inform route      
specific flight planning2 and  7ii7 be  
supplemented or filled by commercial    
aviation tools2  7,c7 transitioning     
research initiatives and pilot programs1
 including a pilot program of           
instrumentation for observing greenhouse
 gases and other atmospheric factors    
deployed on commercial aircraft and     
supporting the evaluation of a sustained
 observing network using such platforms1
 into operations that improve the       
forecasting missions of the ,aviation   
,weather ,center2  7,d7 developing and  
deploying improved probabilistic        
aviation weather forecast guidance      
technology2 and  7,e7 updating          
interagency agreements1 as appropriate1 
including to address reimbursable       
agreements4  #d4 ,next generation       
aviation research ,paragraph 7#c7 of    

section #ajb7;b7 of the ,weather        
,research and ,forecasting ,innovation  
,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b771
 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating     
subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g7 as          
subparagraphs 7,g7 and 7,h71            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,e7 the following   
new subparagraph3  7,f7 aviation weather
 phenomena1 including atmospheric       
composition and turbulence1 to improve  
scientific understanding and forecast   
capabilities for the airspace system2  4
  ,september #ba1 #bjbc,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed