In the Senate of the United States,

March 17, 1999.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 99) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 49, United

States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interim Federal Avia3 tion Administration Authorization Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

6 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik7 ing from ‘‘$1,205,000,000’’ through the period and inserting

8 ‘‘$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October

9 1, 1998.’’.
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1 (b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of

2 such title is amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘May’’.

4 (c) LIQUIDATION-OF-CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION.—

5 The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

6 Appropriations Act, 1999 is amended by striking the last

7 proviso under the heading ‘‘Grants-in-Aid for Airports,

8 (Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Air9 way Trust Fund)’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided further, That

10 not more than $1,300,000,000 of funds limited under this

11 heading may be obligated before the enactment of a law ex12 tending contract authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for

13 Airports Program beyond May 31, 1999.’’.

14 SEC. 3. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

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

16 amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

17 ‘‘(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.

18 SEC. 4. FAA OPERATIONS.

19 Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is

20 amended by striking from ‘‘$5,158,000,000’’ through the pe21 riod and inserting ‘‘$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.

22 SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON DISCRETIONARY FUND.

23 Section 47115(g) is amended by striking paragraph

24 (4).
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1 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

2 Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is

3 amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting ‘‘May’’.

4 SEC. 7. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.

5 Section 124 of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization

6 Act of 1996 is amended by striking subsection (d).

7 SEC. 8. DISCRETIONARY FUND DEFINITION.

8 (a) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47115.—Section 47115

9 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘25’’ in subsection (a) and in11 serting ‘‘12.5’’; and

12 (2) by striking the second sentence in subsection

13 (b).

14 (b) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47116.—Section 47116

15 of such title is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘75’’ in subsection (a) and in17 serting ‘‘87.5’’;

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in

19 subsection (b) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec20 tively, and inserting before subparagraph (A), as so

21 redesignated, the following:

22 ‘‘(1) one-seventh for grants for projects at small

23 hub airports (as defined in section 41731 of this

24 title); and

25 ‘‘(2) the remaining amounts based on the fol26 lowing:’’.
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1 SEC. 9. RELEASE OF 10 PERCENT OF MWAA FUNDS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections

3 49106(c)(6)(C) and 49108 of title 49, United States Code,

4 the Secretary of Transportation may approve an applica5 tion of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (an

6 application that is pending at the Department of Transpor7 tation on March 17, 1999) for expenditure or obligation of

8 up to $30,000,000 of the amount that otherwise would have

9 been available to the Authority for passenger facility fee/

10 airport development project grants under subchapter I of

11 chapter 471 of such title.

12 (b) LIMITATION.—The Authority may not execute con13 tracts, for applications approved under subsection (a), that

14 obligate or expend amounts totalling more than the amount

15 for which the Secretary may approve applications under

16 that subsection, except to the extent that funding for

17 amounts in excess of that amount are from other authority

18 or sources.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 99

AMENDMENT