I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2279 
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 the airport improvement program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2011 
Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
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 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 2011, Part III’’. 
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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 ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
22, 2011’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on July 1, 2011. 
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 ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 23, 2011’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex-
tension Act of 2011, Part III’’ before the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (A). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on July 1, 2011. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (8) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(8) $2,840,890,411 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2010, and ending on July 22, 2011.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim-
itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 
sums made available pursuant to the amendment 
made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time 
through September 30, 2011, 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, 2010, 
and ending on July 22, 2011, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 
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(A) first calculate funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount 
available under section 48103 of such title for 
fiscal year 2011 were $3,515,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 7 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 such title is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 22, 2011,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. 
(c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
31, 2011,’’. 
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