II 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3614 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program. 
Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities. 
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 
Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 
Sec. 106. Funding for aviation programs. 
Sec. 107. Essential air service. 
TITLE II—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—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘and $1,675,000,000 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim-
itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 
sums made available pursuant to the amendment 
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made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time 
through September 30, 2016, and shall remain avail-
able 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 period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on March 31, 2016, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate such funding apportion-
ments on an annualized basis as if the total 
amount available under section 48103 of such 
title for fiscal year 2016 were $3,350,000,000; 
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 title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016,’’. 
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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘April 1, 2016’’. 
(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016’’ after 
‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2015’’. 
(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and not more than 
$5,175,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, 
and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 
through 2015’’. 
(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 
(e) Section 50905(c)(3) of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘April 1, 2016,’’. 
(f) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 
2012 through 2015’’. 
(g) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 
(h) Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2015,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2016,’’. 
(i) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 
(j) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 
2016’’. 
SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
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‘‘(E) $4,870,350,000 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 
31, 2016.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on 
March 31, 2016’’ after ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 
2015’’. 
SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $1,300,000,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 
2016.’’. 
SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) $78,375,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.’’. 
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SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The budget authority authorized in this Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy 
the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of 
section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 
31, 2016. 
SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41742(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and $93,000,000 for fiscal year 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, 
and $77,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’. 
TITLE II—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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striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2016’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 
4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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