II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6984 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 23 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authoriza-
tions 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Extension Act of 2008, Part II’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 31, 2009’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 
2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND 
EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 1, 2009’’, and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Extension Act of 2008, Part II’’ before 
the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking the 
date specified in such paragraph and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) $1,950,000,000 for the 6-month period be-
ginning on October 1, 2008.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by para-
graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 
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September 30, 2009, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur-
poses of calculating funding apportionments and 
meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 
47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 
Code, for the 6-month period beginning on October 
1, 2008, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount 
available under section 48103 of such title for 
fiscal year 2009 were $3,900,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 50 percent— 
(i) all funding apportionments cal-
culated under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) amounts available pursuant to sec-
tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 
title. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’. 
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SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 1, 2009.’’. 
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘November 30, 2008,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘May 31, 2009,’’. 
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 
2009,’’. 
(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2009.’’. 
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2009 ending 
before April 1, 2009,’’ after ‘‘2008,’’. 
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 
2009.’’. 
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘October 1, 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’. 
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(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2008,’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2009 before April 1, 2009,’’. 
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 
2009 ending before April 1, 2009,’’ after ‘‘2008,’’. 
(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009.’’. 
(l) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 
6. 
FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) $4,516,364,500 for the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2008.’’. 
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SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $1,360,188,750 for the 6-month period be-
ginning on October 1, 2008.’’. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(11)(K); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12)(L) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) $85,507,500 for the 6-month period be-
ginning on October 1, 2008.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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