111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4217 

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. 

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 ‘‘Fiscal Year 2010 Fed3 eral Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR5 WAY TRUST FUND. 

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

7 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘March 31, 2010’’. 

10 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

12 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘March 31, 2010’’. 

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

16 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

18 2010’’. 

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

20 this section shall take effect on January 1, 2010. 

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

22 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and insert26 ing ‘‘April 1, 2010’’; and 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Fiscal Year 2010 Fed2 eral Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part 

3 II’’ before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 

4 (A). 

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

6 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Jan7 uary 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2010’’. 

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

9 this section shall take effect on January 1, 2010. 

10 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(7) of title 49, 

13 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(7) $2,000,000,000 for the 6-month period be15 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

16 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made 

17 available pursuant to the amendment made by para18 graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 

19 September 30, 2010, and shall remain available until 

20 expended. 

21 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur22 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 

23 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

24 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

25 Code, for the 6-month period beginning on October 
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1 1, 2009, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

2 Administration shall— 

3 (A) first calculate funding apportionments 

4 on an annualized basis as if the total amount 

5 available under section 48103 of such title for 

6 fiscal year 2010 were $4,000,000,000; and 

7 (B) then reduce by 50 percent— 

8 (i) all funding apportionments cal9 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

10 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec11 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

12 title. 

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

14 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’. 

16 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010.’’ and in19 serting ‘‘April 1, 2010.’’. 

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

21 (1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’; and 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘June 30, 2010,’’. 
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1 (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘March 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

3 2010,’’. 

4 (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘January 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 

6 2010.’’. 

7 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2010,’’. 

9 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik10 ing ‘‘December 31, 2009.’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

11 2010.’’. 

12 (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

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

14 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia15 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘April 1, 2010,’’. 

18 (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010,’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘April 1, 2010,’’. 

21 (j) The amendments made by this section shall take 

22 effect on January 1, 2010. 
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1 SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER2 ATIONS. 

3 Section 106(k)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(F) $4,676,574,750 for the 6-month pe6 riod beginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

7 SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

8 Section 48101(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, 

9 is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(6) $1,466,888,500 for the 6-month period be11 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

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

13 Section 48102(a)(14) of title 49, United States Code, 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(14) $92,500,000 for the 6-month period be16 ginning on October 1, 2009.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 

2009. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4217 

AN ACT 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

for other purposes. tions for the airport improvement program, and title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizathe Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend extend the funding and expenditure authority of