,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,udall 
of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,toomey1
 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,mr4  
,roberts7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide the ,secretary of               
,transportation with the flexibility to 
transfer certain funds to prevent       
furloughs by the ,federal ,aviation     
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,reducing ,flight ,delays  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,authorization to   
transfer certain funds to prevent       
furloughs by the ,federal ,aviation     
,administration  7a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding division ,g of the     
,consolidated and ,further ,continuing  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7,public    
,law #aac-f71 any other provision of    

law1 or a sequestration order issued or 
to be 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;,a771 the         
,secretary of ,transportation may       
transfer during fiscal year #bjac an    
amount equal to the amount specified in 
subsection 7c7 to the appropriations    
account providing for the operations of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 
for any activity or activities funded by
 that account1 from--  7#a7 the amount  
made available for obligation in that   
fiscal year as discretionary            
grants-in-aid for airports pursuant to  
section #dgaag7;f7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code2 or  7#b7 any other      
program or account of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration4  7b7         
,availability and obligation of         
transferred amounts ,an amount          
transferred under subsection 7a77#a7    
shall--  7#a7 be available immediately  

for obligation and expenditure as       
directly appropriated budget authority2 
and  7#b7 be deemed as obligated for    
grants-in-aid for airports under part ,b
 of subtitle ,,vii of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 for purposes of         
complying with the limitation on        
incurring obligations during that fiscal
 year under the heading ,grants-in-,aid 
for ,airports under title ,i of the     
,transportation1 ,housing and ,urban    
,development1 and ,related ,agencies    
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7division ,c
 of ,public ,law #aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4   
#fdg71 and made applicable to fiscal    
year #bjac by division ,f of the        
,consolidated and ,further ,continuing  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7,public    
,law #aac-f74  7c7 ,amount specified    
,the amount specified in this subsection
 is the amount1 not to exceed           
#bec1jjj1jjj1 that the ,secretary of    
,transportation determines to be        
necessary--  7#a7 to prevent during     
fiscal year #bjac furloughs of employees

 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration whom the ,secretary     
determines are necessary for ensuring a 
safe and efficient air transportation   
system2 and  7#b7 to continue during    
that fiscal year the operations of air  
traffic control towers that were        
operational as of ,january #a1 #bjac1   
under the contract tower program of the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration4