In the Senate of the United States, 

March 17, 2016. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4721) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do 

pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Air3 port and Airway Extension Act of 2016’’. 

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—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program. 

Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities. 

Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 
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Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 

Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 

Sec. 106. Compliance with aviation funding requirement. 

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. 

1 TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

2 PROGRAMS 

3 SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

7 United States Code, is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$1,675,000,000 for the period beginning on October 

9 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘$2,652,083,333 for the period beginning on Octo11 ber 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 

12 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limi13 tations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

14 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

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

16 through September 30, 2016, and shall remain avail17 able until expended. 

18 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes 

19 of calculating funding apportionments and meeting 

20 other requirements under sections 47114, 47115, 

21 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for 
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1 the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 

2 on July 15, 2016, the Administrator of the Federal 

3 Aviation Administration shall— 

4 (A) first calculate such funding apportion5 ments on an annualized basis as if the total 

6 amount available under section 48103 of such 

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

8 and 

9 (B) then reduce by 20.83 percent— 

10 (i) all funding apportionments cal11 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

12 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec13 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. 

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

15 title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the matter pre16 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016,’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’. 

18 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

20 is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

21 16, 2016’’. 

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

23 is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
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1 (c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States 

2 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$5,175,000 for the period be3 ginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 

4 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,193,750 for the period beginning 

5 on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,’’. 

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

7 is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

9 (e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia10 tion Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

12 (f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia13 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amend14 ed by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 

15 2016’’. 

16 (g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Re17 form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 

19 2016’’. 

20 (h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Re21 form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER2 ATIONS. 

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

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara6 graph (E) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(E) $7,711,387,500 for the period begin8 ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 

9 2016.’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘March 31, 

11 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

12 SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

13 Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(5) $2,058,333,333 for the period beginning on 

16 October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 

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

18 Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, 

19 is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(9) $124,093,750 for the period beginning on 

21 October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 

22 SEC. 106. COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIRE23 MENT. 

24 The budget authority authorized in this Act, including 

25 the amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy 

26 the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of sec-
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1 tion 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for the period 

2 beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016. 

3 SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

4 Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘$77,500,000 for the period begin6 ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘$122,708,333 for the period beginning on 

8 October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,’’. 

9 TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 

10 SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 

11 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal 

13 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

14 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

15 by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 

16 2016’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semi18 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 

19 Airway Extension Act of 2016;’’. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of 

21 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and in22 serting ‘‘July 16, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 

2 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

3 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Inter4 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘March 

5 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

6 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

8 Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

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

11 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

13 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

14 (1) TREATMENT AS NON-COMMERCIAL AVIA15 TION.—Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 

17 2016’’. 

18 (2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 

19 4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 

20 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 4721 

AMENDMENT