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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2644 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2011 

Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

FILNER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 

BOSWELL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

BISHOP of New York, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. 

SHULER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. SIRES, and Ms. EDWARDS) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, 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 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 ‘‘Aviation Jobs and 

3 Safety Act of 2011’’. 

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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 

18 2011’’. 

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

20 this section shall apply to periods beginning after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act. 

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

23 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 


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

2 ‘‘October 1, 2011’’; and 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Aviation Jobs and 

4 Safety Act of 2011’’ before the semicolon at the end 

5 of subparagraph (A). 

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

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

8 23, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011’’. 

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

10 this section shall apply to periods beginning after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

14 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

15 striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(8) $3,515,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

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

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

19 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’. 

20 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

22 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘October 1, 2011.’’. 

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


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

2 ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’. 

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

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

7 2011,’’. 

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

9 striking ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

10 2011.’’. 

11 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011,’’. 

13 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘July 22, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

15 2011.’’. 

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

17 ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’. 

18 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia19 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc21 tober 1, 2011,’’. 

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

23 amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc24 tober 1, 2011,’’. 

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