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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5711 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. 

SMITH of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 

the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023’’. 


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

2 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. 

3 TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION 

4 PROGRAMS 

5 SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

7 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (5) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(7) $842,076,502 for the period beginning on 

14 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

15 2023.’’. 

16 (b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 

17 specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 

18 available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 


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

2 2024, and shall remain available until expended. 

3 (c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 

4 calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re5 quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 

6 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be7 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

8 2023, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis9 tration shall— 

10 (1) first calculate such funding apportionments 

11 on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail12 able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 

13 2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 

14 (2) then reduce by 75 percent— 

15 (A) all funding apportionment amounts 

16 calculated under paragraph (1); and 

17 (B) amounts made available pursuant to 

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

19 such title. 

20 (d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

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

22 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik23 ing ‘‘September 30, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

24 2023,’’. 


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1 (e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION2 MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2023 to’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘2023, and for the period beginning on October 1, 

5 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to’’. 

6 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MIS7 CELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 

9 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

11 31, 2023’’. 

12 (b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 

13 44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

15 31, 2023’’. 

16 (c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED

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

18 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 

19 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

20 (d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE

21 HAZARD MITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 

22 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

24 31, 2023’’. 


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1 (e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE2 MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 

3 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in4 serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

5 (f) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND

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

7 is amended by inserting ‘‘, and for the period beginning 

8 on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023’’ 

9 after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 

10 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec11 tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 

12 amended by inserting at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(vi) $140,401,803 for the period be14 ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

15 December 31, 2023.’’. 

16 (h) COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND

17 PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec18 tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem20 ber 31, 2023’’. 

21 (i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT

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

23 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and in24 serting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 


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1 (j) WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.—Section 

2 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(5) $9,803,278 for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

6 2023.’’. 

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

8 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 

9 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 

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

11 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 

12 (Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by in13 serting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 

14 and ending on December 31, 2023,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 

15 2018 through 2023’’. 

16 (m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE AND

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

18 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 

19 41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

20 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

21 (n) CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS.—Section 

22 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 

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

24 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 

25 2024’’. 


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1 (o) REMOTE TOWER PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

2 161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

3 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

4 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

5 (p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 

6 STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP7 MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 

8 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by inserting 

9 ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and 

10 ending on December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 

11 through 2023’’. 

12 (q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

13 PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor14 ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem16 ber 31, 2023’’. 

17 (r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER

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

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

20 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

22 (s) AVIATION CONSUMER ADVOCATE.—Section 

23 424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 

24 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

25 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 


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1 (t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS

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

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

4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

6 (u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 

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

8 40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

9 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

10 (v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR11 PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod12 ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 

13 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

15 SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER16 ATIONS. 

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

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 at the end; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the 

23 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(G) $2,995,027,322 for the period begin2 ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on De3 cember 31, 2023.’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the 

5 period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 

6 December 31, 2023’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 

7 through 2023’’. 

8 SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

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

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(7) $740,273,224 for the period beginning on 

12 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

13 2023.’’. 

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

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

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (15) by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(16) $64,098,360 for the period beginning on 

22 October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 

23 2023.’’. 


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1 SEC. 106. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 

2 (a) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION.—Sec3 tion 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, and 

5 $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, 

6 and ending on December 31, 2023,’’. 

7 (b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV8 ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

9 is amended by inserting ‘‘, and $2,513,661 for the period 

10 beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 

11 31, 2023,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 

12 TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE 

13 PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 

15 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Inter17 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

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

19 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu20 ary 1, 2024’’; and 

21 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi22 colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 

23 Airway Extension Act of 2023;’’. 

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

25 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2024’’. 


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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 In4 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sep5 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

6 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

8 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

9 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

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

11 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

12 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

13 (c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 

14 (1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of such Code 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

17 (2) TREATMENT AS NONCOMMERCIAL AVIA18 TION.—Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

20 1, 2024’’. 

21 (3) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAX.—Section 

22 4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Sep23 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

24 2023’’. 

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