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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4082 
To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development 
on severe turbulence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Ms. STEVENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and 
development on severe turbulence, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAA Severe Turbu-
lence Research and Development Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TURBULENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations for such purpose, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Administrator’’), in collaboration with the Ad-
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ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, and in consultation with the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
shall carry out applied research and development to— 
(1) enhance the monitoring and understanding 
of severe turbulence, including clear-air turbulence; 
and 
(2) inform the development of measures to miti-
gate safety impacts on crew and the flying public 
that may result from severe turbulence. 
(b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—In 
conducting the research and development on severe turbu-
lence in accordance with subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) establish processes and procedures for com-
prehensive and systematic data collection through 
both instrumentation and pilot reporting, of severe 
turbulence, including clear-air turbulence; 
(2) establish measures for storing and man-
aging such data collection; 
(3) support measures for monitoring and char-
acterizing incidents of severe turbulence; 
(4) consider relevant existing research and de-
velopment from other entities, including Federal de-
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partments and agencies, academia, and the private 
sector; and 
(5) carry out research and development— 
(A) to understand the impacts of climate 
change and other factors on the nature of tur-
bulence, including severe turbulence and clear- 
air turbulence; 
(B) to enhance turbulence forecasts for 
flight planning and execution, seasonal pre-
dictions for schedule and route-planning, and 
long-term projections of severe turbulence, in-
cluding clear-air turbulence; and 
(C) on other subject matters areas related 
to severe turbulence, as determined by the Ad-
ministrator; and 
(6) support the effective transition of the re-
sults of research and development to operations, 
where appropriate. 
(c) NO DUPLICATION.—The Administrator shall en-
sure that research and development activities under this 
section do not duplicate other Federal programs relating 
to turbulence. 
(d) TURBULENCE DATA.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL
PROVIDERS.—In conducting 
research and development activities under subsection 
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(b), the Administrator may enter into agreements 
with commercial providers for the following: 
(A) The purchase of turbulence data. 
(B) The placement on aircraft of instru-
ments relevant to understanding and moni-
toring turbulence. 
(2) DATA
ACCESS.—The Administrator shall 
make the data collected pursuant to subsection (b) 
widely available and accessible to the scientific re-
search, user, and stakeholder communities, including 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, to the greatest extent 
practicable and in accordance with Federal Aviation 
Administration data management policies. 
(e) REPORT ON TURBULENCE RESEARCH.—Not later 
than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator, in collaboration with the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report that— 
(1) details the activities conducted under this 
section, including how the research and development 
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