118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6503 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. 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. 

6 TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION 

7 PROGRAMS 

8 SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

11 striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(7) $1,464,480,874 for the period beginning 

13 October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 

14 (b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 

15 specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 

16 available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 

17 (a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 

18 2024, and shall remain available until expended. 
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1 (c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 

2 calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re3 quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 

4 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be5 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 

6 2024, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis7 tration shall— 

8 (1) first calculate such funding apportionments 

9 on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail10 able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 

11 2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 

12 (2) then reduce by 56 percent— 

13 (A) all funding apportionment amounts 

14 calculated under paragraph (1); and 

15 (B) amounts made available pursuant to 

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

17 such title. 

18 (d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

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

20 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik21 ing ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

22 2024,’’. 

23 (e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION24 MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 
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1 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

8 2024’’. 

9 (b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 

10 44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

12 2024’’. 

13 (c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED

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

15 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 

16 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

17 (d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE

18 HAZARD MITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 

19 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

21 2024’’. 

22 (e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE23 MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 

24 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and in25 serting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
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1 (f) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND

2 PALAU.—Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

5 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec6 tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(vi) $244,177,049 for the period be10 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

11 March 8, 2024.’’. 

12 (h) COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND

13 PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec14 tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

16 8, 2024’’. 

17 (i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT

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

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and in20 serting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 

21 (j) WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.—Section 

22 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

23 striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(5) $17,049,180 for the period beginning on 

2 October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 

3 (k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 

4 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 

5 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 

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

7 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 

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

9 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

10 2024,’’. 

11 (m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE AND

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

13 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 

14 41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

16 (n) CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS.—Section 

17 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 

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

19 by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 

20 2024’’. 

21 (o) REMOTE TOWER PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

22 161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

23 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

24 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
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1 (p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 

2 STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP3 MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 

4 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by striking ‘‘De5 cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

6 (q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

7 PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor8 ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

10 8, 2024’’. 

11 (r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER

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

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

14 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

16 (s) AVIATION CONSUMER ADVOCATE.—Section 

17 424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

18 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

19 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

20 (t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS

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

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

23 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
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1 (u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 

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

3 40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

5 (v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR6 PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod7 ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 

8 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

10 SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER11 ATIONS. 

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

13 amended— 

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

15 (G) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(G) $5,208,743,169 for the period begin18 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 

19 8, 2024.’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘December 31, 

21 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

22 SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

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

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(7) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning 

2 on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 

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

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

5 amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on 

8 October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 

9 SEC. 106. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 

10 (a) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION.—Sec11 tion 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘$89,191,486 for the period begin13 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

14 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘$155,115,628 for the period begin15 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’. 

16 (b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV17 ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘$2,513,661 for the period begin19 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

20 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,371,585 for the period begin21 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’. 
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1 TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 

4 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Inter6 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

8 by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘March 9, 2024’’; and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi11 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 

12 Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II;’’. 

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

14 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 

16 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 

17 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

18 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the In19 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘De20 cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

21 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

23 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

25 2024’’. 
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1 (2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 

2 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

4 8, 2024’’. 

5 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

6 (1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of the Inter7 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 

9 2024’’. 

10 (2) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIA11 TION.—Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 

13 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 

14 (3) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAX.—Section 

15 4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and in17 serting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 

2023. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6503 

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-