I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6503 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2023 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Airport improvement program. 
Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities; miscellaneous authorizations. 
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 
Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 
Sec. 106. Small community air service. 
TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) $1,464,480,874 for the period beginning 
October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 
specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
(a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 
2024, and shall remain available until expended. 
(c) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of 
calculating funding apportionments and meeting other re-
quirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 
47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period be-
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ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 
2024, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall— 
(1) first calculate such funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount avail-
able under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 
2024 was $3,350,000,000; and 
(2) then reduce by 56 percent— 
(A) all funding apportionment amounts 
calculated under paragraph (1); and 
(B) amounts made available pursuant to 
subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of 
such title. 
(d) EXTENSION OF PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024,’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION-
MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’. 
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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MIS-
CELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 
44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’. 
(b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 
44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’. 
(c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.—Section 44807(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE 
HAZARD
MITIGATION
AND
ENFORCEMENT.—Section 
44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’. 
(e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(f) 
MARSHALL
ISLANDS, 
MICRONESIA, 
AND 
PALAU.—Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, 
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is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(g) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking clause (vi) and adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) $244,177,049 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
March 8, 2024.’’. 
(h) COMPATIBLE
LAND
USE
PLANNING
AND 
PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec-
tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
8, 2024’’. 
(i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT 
PROGRAM.—Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(j) WEATHER
REPORTING
PROGRAMS.—Section 
48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) $17,049,180 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 
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(k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(l) MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—Section 186(d) of the 
Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 
(Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024,’’. 
(m) FINAL ORDER ESTABLISHING MILEAGE
AND 
ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 409(d) of the Vision 
100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 
41731 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(n) CONTRACT
WEATHER
OBSERVERS.—Section 
2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 
2024’’. 
(o) REMOTE
TOWER
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; 
STORAGE
FACILITIES
FOR
SNOW
REMOVAL
EQUIP-
MENT.—Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
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SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 
SEC. 106. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 
(a) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AUTHORIZATION.—Sec-
tion 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$89,191,486 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘$155,115,628 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’. 
(b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV-
ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$2,513,661 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 
2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,371,585 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’. 
TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 9, 2024’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
8, 2024’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’. 
(2) TREATMENT
AS
NONCOMMERCIAL
AVIA-
TION.—Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
TICKET
TAX.—Section 
4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
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