THUD Funding: The Senate passed its version of the Transportation, Housing,
and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill on May 19, and the House
Appropriations Committee approved its version of the legislation on May 24. The Senate
THUD spending bill, if enacted, would provide $16.4 billion for the FAA, which is $131.6
million above the FY2016 enacted level. Specifically, the Senate version would provide
the FAA Operations account $9.9 billion ($54 million over the President's request), the
F&E account $2.8 billion, and the Research, Engineering, and Development account
$167.5 million. This is great news for NATCA, especially considering that other THUD
programs received cuts. The House THUD spending bill would provide $16.3 billion for
the FAA. Specifically, the bill would provide the marks NATCA advocated for --- $9.994
billion in the FAA Operations account, and $2.838 billion in the F&E account.
Background: As a reminder, there are 12 spending bills for both chambers to
get through in order to fund the government before Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) starts on
October 1. If that doesn't happen, a continuing resolution (CR) will need to be enacted to
keep the government open. NATCA GA staff monitors the THUD appropriations bill,
which is the spending measure that provides funding to the FAA. NATCA GA staff has
been continuously meeting with members of both the full House and Senate
Appropriations Committees, as well as committee staff, to make sure they know the
importance of sufficient funding for the FAA to NATCA members.
Status of Appropriations Bills: So far, the House has passed the Mil-Con VA,
Legislative Branch, Energy-Water, and Defense appropriations bills, while the Senate
has passed THUD, Mil-Con VA, and the Energy-Water bill.
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