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handle is hein.crs/govcivr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Short-Term FAA Extension in Place, but Legislative Debate Continues Updated December 18, 2017 Both the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation acted favorably on bills to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other aviation programs in June 2017. The two bills, H.R. 2997 and S. 1405, have significant differences, many of them related to provisions in the House bill that would create a not- for-profit private corporation to take over responsibility for running the national air traffic control system. The Senate bill contains no similar provisions, and the passage of long-term legislation will likely depend on whether both chambers can agree on an issue that they were unable to bridge last year. Disagreement on air traffic control reforms in the 114th Congress led to a one-year aviation extension (P.L. 114-190) that expired at the end ofFY2017. A subsequent six-month extension (P.L. 115-63) is to expire at the end of March 2018. Whereas S. 1405 would fund FAA programs through FY202 1, H.R. 2997 would extend funding through FY2023 (see Table 1). Since the House committee bill provides that the proposed corporation would take over air traffic services starting in FY202 1, it would eliminate all Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) financing for FAA operations and air traffic facilities and equipment beyond FY2020. Consequently, taxes on airline tickets, cargo, and commercial fuel would be reduced by roughly 80% starting in FY2020. These temporary tax reductions would expire after FY2023, and would therefore need to be revisited in subsequent FAA reauthorization debate. AATF funding of facilities and equipment not directly tied to air traffic functions and general fund financing of aviation safety programs would continue through FY2023 under the House bill. Table I. FAA MajorAccount Funding Authorization (in millions of dollars) FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Operations HR. 2997 10,132 10,349 10,571 1,957 2,002 2,047 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN10795 CRS }NStGHT Prepaed for Membeiv and cornn ttees o4 Co nqqress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------