Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§313b Institute for Aviation Weather Prediction
Title 15 › Chapter 9— NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE › § 313b
Summary
NOAA must create an Institute for Aviation Weather Prediction in the Kansas City, Missouri area to provide forecasts, warnings, and other weather services to the U.S. aviation community, build on the current Kansas City aviation unit, and let its staff move into similar jobs.
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Title 15, §313b
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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall establish an Institute for Aviation Weather Prediction. The Institute shall provide forecasts, weather warnings, and other weather services to the United States aviation community. The Institute shall expand upon the activities of the aviation unit currently at the National Severe Storms Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and shall be established in the Kansas City 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. Missouri 1 area. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall provide a full and fair opportunity for employees at the National Severe Storms Center to assume comparable duties and responsibilities within the Institute.
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Similar ProvisionsSimilar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 102–567, title I, § 112, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4278.
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15 U.S.C. § 313b
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60