,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,ms4         
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,begich1 
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4      
,portman1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4
 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,graham1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4   
,alexander1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,toomey1
 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1
 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4   
,scott1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,grassley1   
,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4     
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1    
,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4         
,cochran1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4          
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,blunt1   
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4    
,hatch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prevent 
an increase in flight delays and        
cancellations1 and for other purposes4  

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,dependable ,air ,service ,act  
of #bjac4  #b4 ,prevention of increases 
in flight delays and cancellations  7a7 
,prevention of increases required ,the  
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
ensure that flight delays and           
cancellations do not result from        
furloughs of employees of the ,federal  
,aviation ,administration implemented as
 a result of any rescission or reduction
 in funding for fiscal year #bjac       
provided for under--  7#a7 a            
sequestration order issued by the       
,president pursuant to section          
#bea;,a7#g77;,a7 of the ,balanced       
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ija;a7#g77;,a772  7#b7 section #cjjb or
 #cjjd of the ,consolidated and ,further
 ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac
 7,public ,law #aac-f72 or  7#c7 section
 #bea or #bea;,a of the ,balanced       
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija and   

#ija;a74  7b7 ,funding ,in carrying out 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,transportation may--  7#a7 use amounts 
available for the operations of the     
,federal ,aviation ,administration for  
fiscal year #bjac as of the day before  
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 
or  7#b7 notwithstanding division ,g of 
the ,consolidated and ,further          
,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 
7,public ,law #aac-f71 or a             
sequestration order issued by the       
,president pursuant to section          
#bea;,a7#g77;,a7 of the ,balanced       
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ija;a7#g77;,a77--  7,a7 increase the   
amount available for the operations of  
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
for fiscal year #bjac by an amount the  
,secretary determines to be necessary to
 ensure that flight delays and          
cancellations do not result from the    
furloughs described in subsection 7a72  
and  7,b7 reduce amounts made available 

for other programs of the ,department of
 ,transportation for fiscal year #bjac  
by an amount equal to the amount by     
which funding for the operations of the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration is   
increased under subparagraph 7,a74