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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3607 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 

Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MICA, Mr. CAMP, Mr. 

COSTELLO, and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 2010 Fed5 eral Aviation Administration Extension Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR2 WAY TRUST FUND. 

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

4 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

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

6 ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 

7 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

9 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

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

11 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009’’. 

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

13 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

15 2009’’. 

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

17 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2009. 

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

19 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

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

23 ‘‘January 1, 2010’’, and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Fiscal Year 2010 Fed25 eral Aviation Administration Extension Act’’ before 

26 the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). 


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

2 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Oc3 tober 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2010’’. 

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

5 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2009. 

6 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

9 United States Code, is amended— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para11 graph (5); 

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

13 paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(7) $1,000,000,000 for the 3-month period be16 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

17 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made 

18 available pursuant to the amendment made by para19 graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 

20 September 30, 2010, and shall remain available until 

21 expended. 

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

23 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

24 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’. 


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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 ‘‘October 1, 2009.’’ and in4 serting ‘‘January 1, 2010.’’. 

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

6 striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

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

8 (1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and in9 serting ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and in11 serting ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’. 

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

13 striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

14 2010,’’. 

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

16 striking ‘‘October 1, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 

17 2010.’’. 

18 (f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by in19 serting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2010 ending 

20 before January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘2009,’’. 

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

22 striking ‘‘September 30, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

23 31, 2009.’’. 

24 (h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘September 30, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

26 2009,’’. 


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1 (i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia2 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

3 amended by inserting ‘‘, or in the portion of fiscal year 

4 2010 ending before January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 

5 2009’’. 

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

7 amended by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 

8 2010 ending before January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘2009,’’. 

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

10 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009.’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’. 

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

13 effect on October 1, 2009. 

14 SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER15 ATIONS. 

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

17 amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara19 graph (D); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub21 paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(F) $2,338,287,375 for the 3-month pe24 riod beginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

3 amended— 

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

5 (4); 

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of para7 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(6) $733,444,250 for the 3-month period be10 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

13 amended— 

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

15 (12); 

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (13) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(14) $46,250,000 for the 3-month period be20 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

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