PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015 

AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT 

OF 2015 


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129 STAT. 522 PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015 

Public Law 114–55 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 

improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and 

Airway Extension Act of 2015’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program. 

Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities. 

Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 

Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 

Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 

Sec. 106. Funding for aviation programs. 

Sec. 107. Essential air service. 

TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

PROGRAMS 

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States 

Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 

‘‘and $1,675,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 

(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limitations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available 

pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be 

obligated at any time through September 30, 2016, and shall 

remain available until expended. 

(3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of calculating funding apportionments and meeting other requirements 

under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, 

Time period. 

Time period. 

Airport and 

Airway 

Extension Act 

of 2015. 

26 USC 1 note. 

Sept. 30, 2015 

[H.R. 3614] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 523 

United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 

2015, and ending on March 31, 2016, the Administrator of 

the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 

(A) first calculate such funding apportionments on an 

annualized basis as if the total amount available under 

section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2016 were 

$3,350,000,000; and 

(B) then reduce by 50 percent— 

(i) all funding apportionments calculated under 

subparagraph (A); and 

(ii) amounts available pursuant to sections 

47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. 

(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of title 49, 

United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 

(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

2016,’’. 

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 

2016’’. 

(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 

and ending on March 31, 2016’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 

2015’’. 

(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting ‘‘and not more than $5,175,000 for the period 

beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ 

after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(e) Section 50905(c)(3) of title 51, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 

2016,’’. 

(f) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 

Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 

31, 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

(g) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 

Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(h) Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

years 2013 through 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 

2016,’’. 

(i) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(j) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 

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

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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129 STAT. 524 PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015 

(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 

‘‘(E) $4,870,350,000 for the period beginning on October 

1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016’’ after 

‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) $1,300,000,000 for the period beginning on October 

1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 

SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(9) $78,375,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 

SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

(b) COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.—The budget 

authority authorized in this Act, including the amendments made 

by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of section 48114 of title 49, United 

States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 

ending on March 31, 2016. 

SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

Section 41742(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘and $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $77,500,000 for the period 

beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’. 

TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 

SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

TRUST FUND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ in the matter preceding 

subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2016’’, and 

(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 

(A) and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 

of 2015;’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code 

is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘April 

1, 2016’’. 

26 USC 9502. 

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PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 525 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3614: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 

Sept. 28, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate. 

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SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

TRUST FUND. 

(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(b) TICKET TAXES.— 

(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 

amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 

amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

(1) TREATMENT AS NON-COMMERCIAL AVIATION.—Section 

4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2016’’. 

(2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 4261(j) of such 

Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

Approved September 30, 2015. 

26 USC 4081. 


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