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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4721 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  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:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for 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.
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.

                  TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 48103(a) of title 49, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,675,000,000 for the 
        period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 
        2016'' and inserting ``$2,652,083,333 for the period beginning 
        on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.
            (2) Obligation of amounts.--Subject to limitations 
        specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available 
        pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be 
        obligated at any time through September 30, 2016, and shall 
        remain available until expended.
            (3) Program implementation.--For purposes of calculating 
        funding apportionments and meeting other requirements under 
        sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United 
        States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
        ending on July 15, 2016, the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration shall--
                    (A) first calculate such funding apportionments on 
                an annualized basis as if the total amount available 
                under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2016 
                were $3,350,000,000; and
                    (B) then reduce by 20.83 percent--
                            (i) all funding apportionments calculated 
                        under subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) amounts available pursuant to sections 
                        47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title.
    (b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``March 31, 2016,'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016,''.

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 16, 2016''.
    (b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
    (c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``$5,175,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,'' and inserting ``$8,193,750 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 
2016,''.
    (d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
    (e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking ``March 31, 
2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
    (f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking 
``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
    (g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' 
and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
    (h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and 
inserting ``July 15, 2016''.

SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

    Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (E) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(E) $7,711,387,500 for the period beginning on 
                October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and 
        inserting ``July 15, 2016''.

SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

    Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(5) $2,058,333,333 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.

SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(9) $124,093,750 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.

SEC. 106. COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIREMENT.

    The budget authority authorized in this Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of section 48114 of 
title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.

SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$77,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on March 31, 2016,'' and inserting ``$122,708,333 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,''.

                      TITLE II--REVENUE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 16, 2016''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the 
        end and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 
        2016;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 16, 2016''.

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Fuel Taxes.--Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
15, 2016''.
    (b) Ticket Taxes.--
            (1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 
        2016''.
            (2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 
        2016''.
    (c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
            (1) Treatment as non-commercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) 
        of such Code is amended by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and 
        inserting ``July 16, 2016''.
            (2) Exemption from ticket taxes.--Section 4261(j) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting 
        ``July 15, 2016''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 4721

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                               AMENDMENT
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