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the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds avail-
able under this heading, including aircraft for aviation reg-
ulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, $2,516,920,000, of which 
$2,056,947,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010, and of which $459,973,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and 
modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further, 
That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal 
year 2009 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive cap-
ital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion which includes funding for each budget line item for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2013, with total funding for each 
year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
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sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $148,800,000, to 
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset-
ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and 
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and 
systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under 
section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for in-
spection activities and administration of airport safety pro-
grams, including those related to airport operating certifi-
cates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
$4,399,000,000 to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That none of the funds under this heading shall be 
available for the planning or execution of programs the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $3,514,500,000 in fiscal 
year 2008, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading shall be available for the replace-
ment of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of ter-
minal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than 
$80,676,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less 
than $10,000,000 shall be available for the airport coopera-
tive research program, not less than $18,712,000 shall be 
for Airport Technology Research and $10,000,000 shall be 
available and transferred to the account available to admin-
ister the small community air service development program, 
to remain available until expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and prior years under sections 48103 
and 48112 of title 49, United States Code, $185,500,000 
are rescinded. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 375 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during 
fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohi-
bition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree-
ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant 
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land 
without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 
U.S.C. 45303: Provided, That during fiscal year 2008, 49 
U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, and any amount remain-
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ing in such account at the close of that fiscal year may 
be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the sub-
sequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appro-
priation current at the time of collection, to be merged with 
and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2006,’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2008,’’. 
(b) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘2008,’’. 
(c) Section 44310 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘March 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 115. MULTICREW COVERED OPERATIONS SERV-
ICE BY OLDER PILOTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
‘‘§ 44729. Age standards for pilots 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation in sub-
section (c), a pilot may serve in multicrew covered oper-
ations until attaining 65 years of age. 
‘‘(b) COVERED OPERATIONS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered operations’ means operations under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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