In the Senate of the United States, 

September 23, 2010. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4853) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do 

pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 

3 Extension Act of 2010, Part III’’. 

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 amended 
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1 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

2 31, 2010’’. 

3 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

5 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and in7 serting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 

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

9 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

11 2010’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

13 section shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 

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

15 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

17 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘January 1, 2011’’; and 

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex21 tension Act of 2010, Part III’’ before the semicolon at 

22 the end of subparagraph (A). 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec24 tion 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 

25 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

2 section shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 

3 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para8 graph (6); 

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

10 paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(8) $925,000,000 for the 3-month period begin14 ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 

15 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limi16 tations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

17 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

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

19 through September 30, 2011, and shall remain avail20 able until expended. 

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

22 title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep23 tember 30, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 

24 (c) APPORTIONMENT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall 

25 apportion in fiscal year 2011 to the sponsor of an airport 
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1 that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a 

2 large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 

3 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations 

4 as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of 

5 section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum appor6 tionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary 

7 determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger 

8 boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data 

9 submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code 

10 of Federal Regulations. 

11 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

13 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘January 1, 2011.’’. 

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

16 striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

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

18 (1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and in19 serting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’. 

22 (d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’. 
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1 (e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 

3 2011.’’. 

4 (f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by insert5 ing ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before 

6 January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘2010,’’. 

7 (g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

9 2010.’’. 

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

11 ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 

12 (i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 

13 Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by 

14 inserting ‘‘, or in the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending 

15 before January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2009 or 2010’’. 

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

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

18 2011 ending before January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘October 1, 

19 2010,’’. 

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

21 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘September 30, 2011.’’. 

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

24 effect on October 1, 2010. 
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1 SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 

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

3 amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (E); 

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara7 graph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(G) $2,451,375,000 for the 3-month period 

11 beginning on October 1, 2010.’’. 

12 SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

14 amended— 

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

16 (5); 

17 (2) by striking the period at the end of para18 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(7) $746,250,000 for the 3-month period begin21 ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 

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

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

24 amended— 

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

26 (13); 
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(15) $49,593,750 for the 3-month period begin5 ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 

6 SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 Effective as of August 1, 2010, and as if included 

8 therein as enacted, the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation 

9 Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 

10 216) is amended as follows: 

11 (1) In section 202(a) (124 Stat. 2351) by insert12 ing ‘‘of title 49, United States Code,’’ before ‘‘is 

13 amended’’. 

14 (2) In section 202(b) (124 Stat. 2351) by insert15 ing ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 

16 (3) In section 203(c)(1) (124 Stat. 2356) by in17 serting ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 

18 (4) In section 203(c)(2) (124 Stat. 2357) by in19 serting ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4853 

AMENDMENT