Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4082
118th Congress(2023-2024)
FAA Severe Turbulence Research and Development Act of 2023
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 13, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 13, 2023
Latest Action
Jun 13, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4082
Congress
118
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Michigan
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

FAA Severe Turbulence Research and Development Act of 2023

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry out applied research and development on severe air turbulence.

Specifically, the FAA, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and in consultation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, must carry out applied research and development to

  • enhance the monitoring and understanding of severe turbulence, including clear air turbulence (i.e., sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that causes violent buffeting of aircraft); and
  • inform the development of measures to mitigate safety impacts on crew and the flying public that may result from severe turbulence.

The FAA may enter into agreements with commercial providers to purchase turbulence data and place instruments on aircraft in order to understand and monitor turbulence. Data collected pursuant to this bill must be widely available and accessible to scientific research, user, and stakeholder communities.

Further, the FAA, in collaboration with NOAA, must submit a report to Congress on the research. The report must identify future research and development needed to predict and mitigate the safety impacts that may result from severe turbulence, including clear air turbulence.

Text (1)
June 13, 2023
Actions (2)
06/13/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
06/13/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 16, 2024 12:23:02 PM