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handle is hein.crs/govcivx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Congressional Debate on FAA Reauthorization Charts New Legislative Path Updated May 3, 2018 On April 27, 2018, the House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4), a six-year reauthorization measure that does not include a controversial proposal laid out in an earlier bill, H.R. 2997, to privatize air traffic control. The measure now proceeds to the Senate, where the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ordered to be reported a four-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization (S. 1405) that does not address air traffic control privatization. Despite similarities, there are also differences in the two bills, including the length of authorization, funding amounts, and other provisions (see Table 1). The current FAA authorization expires on September 30. If enacted, H.R. 4 would represent the first long-term FAA reauthorization act since the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95) expired at the end of FY2015. Disagreement regarding air traffic control reforms stalled action on a subsequent long-term FAA bill for almost three years, leading the 114th Congress to approve a series of extensions, including a one-year extension (P.L. 114-190) that expired at the end of FY2017. The 115th Congress passed a six-month extension (P.L. 115- 63) through the end of March 2018. Subsequently, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115- 141), further extended aviation programs and airport and airway trust fund revenue authority through the end of FY2018. Table I. FAA Major Account Funding Authorization ($ millions) FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Operations H.R. 4 10,247 10,486 10,732 11,000 11,269 11,537 S. 1405 10,123 10,233 10,341 10,453 Airport Improvement Program H.R. 4 3,350 3,350 3,350 3,350 3,350 3,350 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN10863 CFS NStGHT Prepai-ed for Mernbeis alnd Comnminttees o.i C- --q . . . . . . . . . . . ..---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------