51 U.S.C. § 40115
Aviation weather research
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 .)