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title: "51 U.S.C. § 40115"
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# 51 U.S.C. § 40115 - Aviation weather research

## Text

The Administrator may carry out a program of collaborative research with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on convective weather events, with the goal of significantly improving the reliability of 2-hour to 6-hour aviation weather forecasts.

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3381.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4011542 U.S.C. 16725.Pub. L. 109–155, title IV, § 425, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2926.