106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 99

AN ACT

To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend

poses.through September 30, 1999, and for other purFederal Aviation Administration programs
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 99

AN ACT

To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend Federal

Aviation Administration programs through September

30, 1999, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport Improvement

3 Program Short-Term Extension Act of 1999’’.

4 TITLE I—EXTENSION OF FED5 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA6 TION PROGRAMS

7 SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

9 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

10 striking ‘‘$1,205,000,000’’ and all that follows through

11 the period at the end and inserting the following:

12 ‘‘$2,410,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1,

13 1999.’’.

14 (b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c)

15 is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 1999’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.

17 SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

18 Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

19 amended by adding at the end the following:

20 ‘‘(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.

21 SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM

23 GENERAL FUND.—Section 106(k) of title 49, United

24 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$5,158,000,000’’

25 and all that follows through the period at the end and
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1 inserting the following: ‘‘$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year

2 1999.’’.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM

4 TRUST FUND.—Section 48104(c) of such title is

5 amended—

6 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘FIS7 CAL YEARS 1994–1998’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

8 YEARS 1994–2000’’; and

9 (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by

10 striking ‘‘through 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘through

11 2000’’.

12 (c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATING OR EXPENDING

13 AMOUNTS.—Section 48108(c) of such title is amended by

14 striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2000’’.

15 SEC. 104. AIP DISCRETIONARY FUND.

16 Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is

17 amended—

18 (1) by striking subsection (g); and

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub20 section (g).
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1 TITLE II—EXTENSION OF AIR2 PORT AND AIRWAY TRUST

3 FUND EXPENDITURE AU4 THORITY

5 SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d)

7 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expendi8 tures from Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1998’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘October 1, 1999’’; and

11 (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end

12 of subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘or the Omnibus

13 Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro14 priations Act, 1999 or the Airport Improvement

15 Program Short-Term Extension Act of 1999’’.

16 (b) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.—

17 Section 9502 of such Code is amended by adding at the

18 end the following new subsection:

19 ‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), no amount may be appropriated or cred22 ited to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund on and

23 after the date of any expenditure from the Airport

24 and Airway Trust Fund which is not permitted by

25 this section. The determination of whether an ex-
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1 penditure is so permitted shall be made without re2 gard to—

3 ‘‘(A) any provision of law which is not con4 tained or referenced in this title or in a revenue

5 Act; and

6 ‘‘(B) whether such provision of law is a

7 subsequently enacted provision or directly or in8 directly seeks to waive the application of this

9 subsection.

10 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR PRIOR OBLIGATIONS.—

11 Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any expenditure to

12 liquidate any contract entered into (or for any

13 amount otherwise obligated) before October 1, 1999,

14 in accordance with the provisions of this section.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives February 3,

1999.

Attest:

Clerk.