112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3800 

AN ACT 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 

and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 

States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 

improvement program, 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 and Airway 

3 Extension Act of 2012’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR5 WAY TRUST FUND. 

6 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

7 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘February 17, 2012’’. 

10 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

11 (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 

12 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 

14 2012’’. 

15 (2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 

16 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 

18 2012’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall take effect on February 1, 2012. 

21 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND 

22 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012’’ and insert26 ing ‘‘February 18, 2012’’; and 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex2 tension Act of 2012’’ before the semicolon at the end 

3 of subparagraph (A). 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 

5 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Feb6 ruary 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall take effect on February 1, 2012. 

9 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(9) of title 49, 

12 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(9) $1,344,535,519 for the period beginning 

14 on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 

15 2012.’’. 

16 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim17 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

18 sums made available for a portion of fiscal year 

19 2012 pursuant to the amendment made by para20 graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 

21 September 30, 2012, and shall remain available until 

22 expended. 

23 (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 

24 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

2 (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 

3 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012.’’. 

5 (b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘and $2,016,393 for the portion of fiscal year 

7 2012 ending before February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘and $2,295,082 for the portion of fiscal year 2012 end9 ing before February 18, 2012,’’. 

10 (c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. 

15 (d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. 

17 (e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 

19 2012.’’. 

20 (f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 

22 2012,’’. 

23 (g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 

25 2012.’’. 
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1 (h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’. 

3 (i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia4 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. 

7 (j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. 

10 (k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 

11 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012.’’. 

13 SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER14 ATIONS. 

15 Section 106(k)(1)(H) of title 49, United States Code, 

16 is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(H) $3,692,555,464 for the period begin18 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on Feb19 ruary 17, 2012.’’. 

20 SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

21 Section 48101(a)(8) of title 49, United States Code, 

22 is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(8) $1,044,541,913 for the period beginning 

24 on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 

25 2012.’’. 
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1 SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

2 Section 48102(a)(16) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(16) $64,092,459 for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 

6 2012.’’. 

7 SEC. 9. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

8 Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘and $50,309,016 for the period 

10 beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 

11 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $54,699,454 for the period be12 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 

13 2012,’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives January 24, 

2012. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3800 

AN ACT 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

for other purposes. tions for the airport improvement program, and title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizathe Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend extend the funding and expenditure authority of