A bill 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.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), notwithstanding the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), any other provision of law, or sequestration order, to transfer for FY2013 to any Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) appropriations account (such as the one for air traffic control operations) a certain amount from funds otherwise made available for discretionary grants-in-aid under the airport improvement program or any other FAA program.
Makes any transferred amount available immediately for obligation and expenditure as directly appropriated budget authority.
Prohibits any such transfer of funds unless the Secretary notifies Congress at least five days in advance.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Became Public Law No: 113-9.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3059-3060; text as passed Senate: CR S3059-3060)
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3059-3060; text as passed Senate: CR S3059-3060)
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate requests return of papers with respect to S. 853 by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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