H. R. 3607 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation 

Administration Extension Act’’. 

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 

FUND. 

(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 

(b) TICKET TAXES.— (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 

(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 

Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on October 1, 2009. 

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

1, 2010’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation 

Administration Extension Act’’ before the semicolon at the end 

of subparagraph (A). 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) 

of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2009’’ and inserting 

‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on October 1, 2009. 

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

Code, is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (5); 

(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 

(6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7) $1,000,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on 

October 1, 2009.’’. 

(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made available pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated 

at any time through September 30, 2010, and shall remain 

available until expended. 

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

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2009,’’. 

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

1, 2010.’’. 

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

‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

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

(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2009,’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

31, 2010,’’. 

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

‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’. 

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

‘‘October 1, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010.’’. 

(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

for the portion of fiscal year 2010 ending before January 1, 2010,’’ 

after ‘‘2009,’’. 

(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009.’’. 

(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’. 

(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

or in the portion of fiscal year 2010 ending before January 1, 

2010,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’. 

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

by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2010 ending before 

January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘2009,’’. 

(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2010.’’. 

(l) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 

on October 1, 2009. 

SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 

Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (D); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) $2,338,287,375 for the 3-month period beginning 

on October 1, 2009.’’. 
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SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(6) $733,444,250 for the 3-month period beginning on 

October 1, 2009.’’. 

SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (12); 

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(14) $46,250,000 for the 3-month period beginning on 

October 1, 2009.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.