113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 853 

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. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reducing Flight 

3 Delays Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS TO 

5 PREVENT REDUCED OPERATIONS AND 

6 STAFFING OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION AD7 MINISTRATION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding division G of the 

9 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

10 2013 (Public Law 113–6), any other provision of law, or 

11 a sequestration order issued or to be issued by the Presi12 dent pursuant to section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced 

13 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

14 U.S.C. 901a(7)(A)), the Secretary of Transportation may 

15 transfer during fiscal year 2013 an amount equal to the 

16 amount specified in subsection (c) to the appropriations 

17 account providing for the operations of the Federal Avia18 tion Administration, for any activity or activities funded 

19 by that account, from— 

20 (1) the amount made available for obligation in 

21 that fiscal year as discretionary grants-in-aid for air22 ports pursuant to section 47117(f) of title 49, 

23 United States Code; or 

24 (2) any other program or account of the Fed25 eral Aviation Administration. 
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1 (b) AVAILABILITY AND OBLIGATION OF TRANS2 FERRED AMOUNTS.—An amount transferred under sub3 section (a)(1) shall— 

4 (1) be available immediately for obligation and 

5 expenditure as directly appropriated budget author6 ity; and 

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

8 airports under part B of subtitle VII of title 49, 

9 United States Code, for purposes of complying with 

10 the limitation on incurring obligations during that 

11 fiscal year under the heading ‘‘GRANTS-IN-AID FOR

12 AIRPORTS’’ under title I of the Transportation, 

13 Housing and Urban Development, and Related 

14 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 

15 Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 647), and made ap16 plicable to fiscal year 2013 by division F of the Con17 solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 

18 Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6). 

19 (c) AMOUNT SPECIFIED.—The amount specified in 

20 this subsection is the amount, not to exceed $253,000,000, 

21 that the Secretary of Transportation determines to be nec22 essary to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the 

23 Federal Aviation Administration during fiscal year 2013 

24 to ensure a safe and efficient air transportation system; 

25 and provided that none of the funds transferred under this 
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1 subsection may be obligated unless the Secretary notifies 

2 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Senate at least 5 days in advance of 

4 such transfer. 

Passed the Senate April 25, 2013. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 853 

AN ACT 

To provide the Secretary of Transportation with 

Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. reduced operations and staffing of the Federal the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent