H. R. 1765 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 

An Act 

To provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain 

funds to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration, 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 ‘‘Reducing Flight Delays Act 

of 2013’’. 

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS TO PREVENT 

REDUCED OPERATIONS AND STAFFING OF THE FEDERAL 

AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding division G of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public 

Law 113–6), any other provision of law, or a sequestration order 

issued or to be issued by the President pursuant to section 

251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(7)(A)), the Secretary of Transportation 

may transfer during fiscal year 2013 an amount equal to the amount 

specified in subsection (c) to the appropriations accounts providing 

for the operations of the Federal Aviation Administration, for any 

activity or activities funded by that account, from— 

(1) the amount made available for obligation in that fiscal 

year as discretionary grants-in-aid for airports pursuant to 

section 47117(f) of title 49, United States Code; or 

(2) any other program or account of the Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

(b) AVAILABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF TRANSFERRED AMOUNTS.— 

An amount transferred under subsection (a)(1) shall— 

(1) be available immediately for obligation and expenditure 

as directly appropriated budget authority; and 

(2) be deemed as obligated for grants-in-aid for airports 

under part B of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 

for purposes of complying with the limitation on incurring 

obligations during that fiscal year under the heading ‘‘GRANTSIN-AID FOR AIRPORTS’’ under title I of the Transportation, 

Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–55; 125 

Stat. 647), and made applicable to fiscal year 2013 by division 

F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 

Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6). 

(c) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.—The amount specified in this subsection is the amount, not to exceed $253,000,000, that the Secretary 
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of Transportation determines to be necessary to prevent reduced 

operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration 

during fiscal year 2013 to ensure a safe and efficient air transportation system; and provided that none of the funds transferred 

under this subsection may be obligated unless the Secretary notifies 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of such transfer. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.