118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7454 

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. 

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 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Airport improvement program. 

Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities; miscellaneous authorizations. 

Sec. 103. Federal aviation administration operations. 

Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 

Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 

Sec. 106. Small community air service. 

TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from airport and airway trust fund. 

Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding airport and airway trust fund. 

TITLE III — MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS 

Sec. 301. Counter-UAS authorities. 

7 TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION 

8 PROGRAMS 

9 SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

12 striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(7) $2,041,120,218 for the period beginning 

14 October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 

15 (b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 

16 specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 

17 available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
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1 (a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 

2 2024, and shall remain available until expended. 

3 (c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 

4 calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re5 quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 

6 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be7 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024, 

8 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 

9 shall— 

10 (1) first calculate such funding apportionments 

11 on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail12 able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 

13 2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 

14 (2) then reduce by 39 percent— 

15 (A) all funding apportionment amounts 

16 calculated under paragraph (1); and 

17 (B) amounts made available pursuant to 

18 subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of 

19 such title. 

20 (d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

21 Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 

22 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik23 ing ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024,’’. 

24 (e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION25 MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 
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1 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024,’’. 

3 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MIS4 CELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 

6 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

8 (b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 

9 44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

11 (c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED

12 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.—Section 44807(d) of title 49, 

13 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 

14 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

15 (d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE

16 HAZARD MITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 

17 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

19 (e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE20 MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 

21 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

23 (f) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND

24 PALAU.—Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, 
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1 is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

3 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec4 tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 

5 amended by striking clause (vi) and adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(vi) $340,321,762 for the period be8 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

9 May 10, 2024.’’. 

10 (h) COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND

11 PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec12 tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 

14 2024’’. 

15 (i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT

16 PROGRAM.—Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States 

17 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

19 (j) WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.—Section 

20 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

21 striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(5) $23,762,295 for the period beginning on 

24 October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 
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1 (k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 

2 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 

3 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

4 (l) MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—Section 186(d) of the 

5 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 

6 (Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024,’’. 

8 (m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE AND

9 ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 409(d) of the Vision 

10 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 

11 41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

13 (n) CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS.—Section 

14 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 

15 of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 

17 2024’’. 

18 (o) REMOTE TOWER PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

19 161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

20 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 

21 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

22 (p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 

23 STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP24 MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
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1 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

3 (q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

4 PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor5 ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 

7 2024’’. 

8 (r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER

9 PROTECTION.—Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization 

10 and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 

12 10, 2024’’. 

13 (s) AVIATION CONSUMER ADVOCATE.—Section 

14 424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

15 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 

16 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

17 (t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS

18 OF PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 439(g) of 

19 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 41705 

20 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

22 (u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 

23 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 

24 40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
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1 (v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR2 PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod3 ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 

4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER7 ATIONS. 

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

9 amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph 

11 (G) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(G) $7,259,685,792 for the period begin14 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 

15 10, 2024.’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘March 8, 

17 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

18 SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

20 amended by striking paragraph (7) and adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) $1,794,357,923 for the period beginning 

23 on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 
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1 SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

3 amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(16) $155,368,852 for the period beginning on 

6 October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 

7 SEC. 106. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 

8 (a) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION.—Sec9 tion 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘$155,115,628 for the period begin11 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$216,192,407 for the period beginning on 

13 October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,’’. 

14 (b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV15 ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘$4,371,585 for the period begin17 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$6,092,896 for the period beginning on Oc19 tober 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,’’. 

20 TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE 

21 PROVISIONS 

22 SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 

23 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Inter25 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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1 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

2 by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 

3 2024’’; and 

4 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi5 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 

6 Airway Extension Act of 2024;’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) 

8 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

10 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 

11 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

12 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the In13 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

15 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

16 (1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the 

17 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik18 ing ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

19 (2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 

20 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 

22 2024’’. 

23 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
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1 (1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of the Inter2 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

4 (2) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIA5 TION.—Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue 

6 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 

7 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

8 (3) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAX.—Section 

9 4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 

12 TITLE III — MISCELLANEOUS 

13 EXTENSIONS 

14 SEC. 301. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES. 

15 Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 

16 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 

17 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 

2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7454 

AN ACT 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend 

and for other purposes. thority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure augram, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of authorizations for the airport improvement pro-