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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3614 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 

Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means 

and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015’’. 

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

2 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. 

3 TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

4 PROGRAMS 

5 SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

9 United States Code, is amended by striking the pe10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘and $1,675,000,000 

11 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 

12 ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 

13 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim14 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

15 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

16 made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time 

17 through September 30, 2016, and shall remain avail18 able until expended. 

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1 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur2 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 

3 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

4 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

5 Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 

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

7 the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 

8 (A) first calculate such funding apportion9 ments on an annualized basis as if the total 

10 amount available under section 48103 of such 

11 title for fiscal year 2016 were $3,350,000,000; 

12 and 

13 (B) then reduce by 50 percent— 

14 (i) all funding apportionments cal15 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

16 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec17 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

18 title. 

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

20 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter 

21 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 

22 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016,’’. 

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1 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

3 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in4 serting ‘‘April 1, 2016’’. 

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

6 is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period beginning on 

7 October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016’’ after 

8 ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 

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

10 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and not more than 

11 $5,175,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 

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

13 through 2015’’. 

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

15 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

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

18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015,’’ and in19 serting ‘‘April 1, 2016,’’. 

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

21 Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 

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

23 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 

24 2012 through 2015’’. 

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

26 Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is 

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

2 ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

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

4 Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2015,’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2016,’’. 

7 (i) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Re8 form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amend9 ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

11 (j) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Re12 form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

14 2016’’. 

15 SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER16 ATIONS. 

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

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 at the end; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the 

23 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

25 the following: 

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1 ‘‘(E) $4,870,350,000 for the period begin2 ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 

3 31, 2016.’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the 

5 period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 

6 March 31, 2016’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 

7 2015’’. 

8 SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) $1,300,000,000 for the period beginning 

12 on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 

13 2016.’’. 

14 SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

16 amended— 

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

18 end; 

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

20 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(9) $78,375,000 for the period beginning on 

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

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1 SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 

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

3 States Code, is amended— 

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

5 inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 

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

7 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

8 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 The budget authority authorized in this Act, including the 

10 amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy 

11 the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of 

12 section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for the pe13 riod beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 

14 31, 2016. 

15 SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

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

17 amended by striking ‘‘and $93,000,000 for fiscal year 

18 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, 

19 and $77,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

20 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’. 

21 TITLE II—REVENUE 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) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ in the matter 

2 preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 

3 2016’’, and 

4 (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of sub5 paragraph (A) and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 

6 Airway Extension Act of 2015;’’. 

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

8 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2016’’. 

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 ‘‘Sep14 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

15 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

17 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

18 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

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

20 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

21 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

22 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

23 (1) TREATMENT AS NON-COMMERCIAL AVIA24 TION.—Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by 

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

2 2016’’. 

3 (2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 

4 4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Sep5 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 

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