IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3540 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 
Received 
OCTOBER 4, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
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 2007’’. 
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, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2007’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 
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, 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2008’’, and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Extension Act of 2007’’ before the 
semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(f) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2008’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 
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 (3); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) $918,750,000 for the 3-month period be-
ginning October 1, 2007.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by para-
graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 
September 30, 2008, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
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(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD PARTY 
LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS ARISING OUT OF 
ACTS OF TERRORISM. 
Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
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) such sums as may be necessary for 
the 3-month period beginning October 1, 
2007.’’. 
SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(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 inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) such sums as may be necessary for the 3- 
month period beginning October 1, 2007.’’. 
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)(L); 
(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) such sums as may be necessary for the 
3-month period beginning October 1, 2007.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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