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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§48111 Funding Proposals

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART C — FINANCING › CHAPTER 481 — AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS › § 48111

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

After the Secretary of Transportation sends a funding proposal to the Senate under section 274(c) of the Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996, the Senate must introduce an implementing bill within 15 days, not counting days the Senate is not in session. The majority leader (for himself and the minority leader) or Senators they choose must introduce the bill. The bill goes first to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which must report it with recommendations within 60 days of introduction. After that, the bill is sent to the Committee on Finance for 60 legislative days. Implementing bill: a Senate bill introduced as described that makes law changes needed to carry out one or more FAA funding proposals. Funding proposal: a plan to give interim or permanent money for FAA operations. These rules are part of the Senate’s rules and override other Senate rules if they conflict, but the Senate can change its rules later like it can change any rule.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §48111

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(a)Introduction in the Senate.—
Within 15 days (not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session) after a funding proposal is submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of Transportation under section 274(c) of the Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996, an implementing bill with respect to such funding proposal shall be introduced in the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for himself and the minority leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
(b)Consideration in the Senate.—
An implementing bill introduced in the Senate under subsection (a) shall be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation shall report the bill with its recommendations within 60 days following the date of introduction of the bill. Upon the reporting of the bill by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the reported bill shall be referred sequentially to the Committee on Finance for a period of 60 legislative days.
(c)Definitions.—
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Implementing bill.—
The term “implementing bill” means only a bill of the Senate which is introduced as provided in subsection (a) with respect to one or more Federal Aviation Administration funding proposals which contain changes in existing laws or new statutory authority required to implement such funding proposal or proposals.
(2)Funding proposal.—
The term “funding proposal” means a proposal to provide interim or permanent funding for operations of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(d)Rules of the Senate.—
The provisions of this section are enacted—
(1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the Senate and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(2)with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 274(c) of the Air Traffic Management System Performance Improvement Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 274(c) of Pub. L. 104–264, which is set out as a note under section 40101 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on date that is 30 days after Oct. 9, 1996, see section 203 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title. Except as otherwise specifically provided, section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104–264, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 48111

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110