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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 794 

To prevent an increase in flight delays and cancellations, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 24, 2013 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. COATS, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mr. LEE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MANCHIN, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. ENZI, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 

BARRASSO, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. COBURN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. INHOFE, 

Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. JOHNSON

of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. COCHRAN, Mrs. FISCHER, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. RUBIO, and 

Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To prevent an increase in flight delays and cancellations, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dependable Air Service 

5 Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF INCREASES IN FLIGHT DELAYS 

2 AND CANCELLATIONS. 

3 (a) PREVENTION OF INCREASES REQUIRED.—The 

4 Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that flight delays 

5 and cancellations do not result from furloughs of employ6 ees of the Federal Aviation Administration implemented 

7 as a result of any rescission or reduction in funding for 

8 fiscal year 2013 provided for under— 

9 (1) a sequestration order issued by the Presi10 dent pursuant to section 251A(7)(A) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

12 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(7)(A)); 

13 (2) section 3002 or 3004 of the Consolidated 

14 and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 

15 (Public Law 113–6); or 

16 (3) section 251 or 251A of the Balanced Budg17 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

18 U.S.C. 901 and 901a). 

19 (b) FUNDING.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

20 Secretary of Transportation may— 

21 (1) use amounts available for the operations of 

22 the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 

23 2013 as of the day before the date of the enactment 

24 of this Act; or 

25 (2) notwithstanding division G of the Consoli26 dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 


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1 2013 (Public Law 113–6), or a sequestration order 

2 issued by the President pursuant to section 

3 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

5 901a(7)(A))— 

6 (A) increase the amount available for the 

7 operations of the Federal Aviation Administra8 tion for fiscal year 2013 by an amount the Sec9 retary determines to be necessary to ensure 

10 that flight delays and cancellations do not re11 sult from the furloughs described in subsection 

12 (a); and 

13 (B) reduce amounts made available for 

14 other programs of the Department of Transpor15 tation for fiscal year 2013 by an amount equal 

16 to the amount by which funding for the oper17 ations of the Federal Aviation Administration is 

18 increased under subparagraph (A). 

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