S.Amdt. 4068

SA 4068. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be
proposed to

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the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. BRIEFING ON FAA MANDATORY REDUCTION IN SERVICE
DURING A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall brief the
appropriate committees of Congress on the mandatory reduction
in service at high impact airports during the lapse in
appropriations that began on October 1, 2025. Such briefing
shall include the following information:
(1) The justification used for the flight reductions at
each high impact airport that resulted from the mandatory
reduction in service, including--
(A) NAS-wide and airport-specific air traffic control
staffing levels during the 14 days preceding the date on
which the mandatory reduction in service began, compared to
the air traffic control staffing levels during the same time
frame in each of the previous 2 years;
(B) NAS-wide and airport-specific delay and cancellation
rates during the 14 days preceding the date on which the
mandatory reduction in service began, compared to the delay
and cancellation rates during the same time frame in each of
the previous 2 years;
(C) NAS-wide and airport-specific near miss rates during
the 14 days preceding the date on which the mandatory
reduction in service began, compared to the near miss rates
during the same time frame in each of the previous 2 years;
(D) any safety concerns reported by airline or airport
employees at high impact airports, or their union
representatives, that factored into the decision making of
the Administrator;
(E) any safety data collected or concerns reported by air
traffic controllers at high impact airports, or their union
representatives, that factored into the decision making of
the Administrator; and
(F) any other safety, efficiency, staffing, or other data
or information used to inform the decision making of the
Administrator.
(2) The total cost of the flight reductions that resulted
from such mandatory reduction in service, including any lost
salaries of airline and airport employees.
(b) Subsequent Briefings.--In the event that any Federal
agency issues an order establishing operation limitations on
the use of navigable airspace during a lapse in
appropriations, not later than 3 days after such issuance,
the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of
Congress on such order, including with respect to the
information required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(C) the Members of Congress representing any State in which
a high impact airport is located.
(3) High impact airport.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``high impact airport'' means an airport described in
appendix A of the order issued by the Federal Aviation
Administration on November 7, 2025, titled ``Emergency Order
Establishing Operating Limitations on the Use of Navigable
Airspace''.
(4) NAS.--The term ``NAS'' means the national airspace
system.
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