H.R. 7275

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7275 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7275

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure each Center Weather 
Service Unit is adequately staffed for the safe and efficient movement 
of aircraft in air commerce, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 30, 2026

Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure each Center Weather 
Service Unit is adequately staffed for the safe and efficient movement 
of aircraft in air commerce, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Weather Safety Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CENTER WEATHER SERVICE UNIT STAFFING.

Section 44720 of title 49, United States Code (relating to 
meteorological services), is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the 
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
``(8) coordinate with the Director of the National Weather 
Service, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and the exclusive bargaining representatives of 
air traffic control specialists of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and employees of the National Weather Service 
certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, to 
ensure each Center Weather Service Unit is adequately staffed 
in order to provide for the safe and efficient movement of 
aircraft in air commerce in accordance with subsection (a).''; 
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Reports on Center Weather Service Unit Staffing.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and 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 on the 
implementation of paragraph (8) of subsection (b).''.
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