112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2553 

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 the airport improvement program, 

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. 

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

3 Extension Act of 2011, Part IV’’. 

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 

8 amended by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep9 tember 16, 2011’’. 

10 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

12 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘September 16, 2011’’. 

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

16 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘July 22, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 

18 2011’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall take effect on July 23, 2011. 

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

22 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011’’ and inserting 

26 ‘‘September 17, 2011’’; and 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex2 tension Act of 2011, Part IV’’ before the semicolon 

3 at the end of subparagraph (A). 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 

5 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 

6 23, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 2011’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall take effect on July 23, 2011. 

9 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

12 United States Code, is amended by striking para13 graph (8) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(8) $3,380,178,082 for the period beginning 

15 on October 1, 2010, and ending on September 16, 

16 2011.’’. 

17 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim18 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

19 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

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

21 through September 30, 2011, and shall remain avail22 able until expended. 

23 (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 

24 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

3 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘September 17, 2011.’’. 

5 (b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’. 

10 (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

12 2011,’’. 

13 (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 

15 2011.’’. 

16 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 

18 2011,’’. 

19 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik20 ing ‘‘July 22, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 

21 2011.’’. 

22 (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’. 

24 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia25 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 
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1 amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep2 tember 17, 2011,’’. 

3 (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep5 tember 17, 2011,’’. 

6 (j) The amendments made by this section shall take 

7 effect on July 23, 2011. 

8 SEC. 6. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REFORM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A) by redesignating 

12 clauses (i) through (iii) as subclauses (I) through 

13 (III), respectively; 

14 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

15 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 

16 (3) in clause (i)(I) (as so redesignated) by in17 serting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘(i)(I)’’; 

18 (4) in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so redesig19 nated)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘determined’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘was determined’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; and 

24 (C) by striking the period at the end and 

25 inserting a semicolon; and 
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1 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(B) is located not less than 90 miles from 

3 the nearest medium or large hub airport; and 

4 ‘‘(C) had an average subsidy per passenger 

5 of less than $1,000 during the most recent fis6 cal year, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 

7 (b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO DECIDE A PLACE

8 NOT AN ELIGIBLE PLACE.—Section 41731(b) of such title 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘on the basis of a passenger 

13 subsidy at that place or on another basis’’ and in14 serting ‘‘on any basis’’. 

15 (c) EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS.—Section 41731 of 

16 such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR LOCATIONS IN ALASKA.— 

18 Subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(C) shall not apply with 

19 respect to a location in the State of Alaska. 

20 ‘‘(d) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive subsection 

21 (a)(1)(B) with respect to a location if the Secretary deter22 mines that the geographic characteristics of the location 
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1 result in undue difficulty in accessing the nearest medium 

2 or large hub airport.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2011. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2553 

AN ACT 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

poses. port improvement program, and for other purtitle 49, United States Code, to extend the airthe Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend extend the funding and expenditure authority of