112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3800 
AN ACT 
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 authorizations for the airport 
improvement program, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2012’’. 
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 ‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 17, 2012’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 
2012’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘January 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 
2012’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on February 1, 2012. 
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 ‘‘February 1, 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘February 18, 2012’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex-
tension Act of 2012’’ 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 ‘‘Feb-
ruary 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on February 1, 2012. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(9) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) $1,344,535,519 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 
2012.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim-
itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 
sums made available for a portion of fiscal year 
2012 pursuant to the amendment made by para-
graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 
September 30, 2012, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 18, 2012.’’. 
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘and $2,016,393 for the portion of fiscal year 
2012 ending before February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 
‘‘and $2,295,082 for the portion of fiscal year 2012 end-
ing before February 18, 2012,’’. 
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. 
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 17, 2012,’’. 
(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 
2012.’’. 
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 18, 
2012,’’. 
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 
2012.’’.
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘January 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012,’’. 
(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. 
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 
amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2012,’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 18, 2012,’’. 
(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 17, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 
6. 
FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 106(k)(1)(H) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) $3,692,555,464 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on Feb-
ruary 17, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a)(8) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) $1,044,541,913 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 
2012.’’.
SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a)(16) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(16) $64,092,459 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 9. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘and $50,309,016 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 
2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $54,699,454 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on February 17, 
2012,’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 24, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3800 
AN ACT 
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 authoriza-
tions for the airport improvement program, and 
for other purposes.