In the Senate of the United States,
March 17, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 99) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 49, United
States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration pro-
grams through September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interim Federal Avia-
tion Administration Authorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing from ‘‘$1,205,000,000’’ through the period and inserting
‘‘$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period beginning October
1, 1998.’’.
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(b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of
such title is amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting
‘‘May’’.
(c) LIQUIDATION-OF-CONTRACT
AUTHORIZATION.—
The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 is amended by striking the last
proviso under the heading ‘‘Grants-in-Aid for Airports,
(Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund)’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided further, That
not more than $1,300,000,000 of funds limited under this
heading may be obligated before the enactment of a law ex-
tending contract authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for
Airports Program beyond May 31, 1999.’’.
SEC. 3. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
SEC. 4. FAA OPERATIONS.
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking from ‘‘$5,158,000,000’’ through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON DISCRETIONARY FUND.
Section 47115(g) is amended by striking paragraph
(4).
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SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting ‘‘May’’.
SEC. 7. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.
Section 124 of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization
Act of 1996 is amended by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 8. DISCRETIONARY FUND DEFINITION.
(a) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47115.—Section 47115
of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘25’’ in subsection (a) and in-
serting ‘‘12.5’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence in subsection
(b).
(b) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47116.—Section 47116
of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘75’’ in subsection (a) and in-
serting ‘‘87.5’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in
subsection (b) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively, and inserting before subparagraph (A), as so
redesignated, the following:
‘‘(1) one-seventh for grants for projects at small
hub airports (as defined in section 41731 of this
title); and
‘‘(2) the remaining amounts based on the fol-
lowing:’’.
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SEC. 9. RELEASE OF 10 PERCENT OF MWAA FUNDS.
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sections
49106(c)(6)(C) and 49108 of title 49, United States Code,
the Secretary of Transportation may approve an applica-
tion of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (an
application that is pending at the Department of Transpor-
tation on March 17, 1999) for expenditure or obligation of
up to $30,000,000 of the amount that otherwise would have
been available to the Authority for passenger facility fee/
airport development project grants under subchapter I of
chapter 471 of such title.
(b) LIMITATION.—The Authority may not execute con-
tracts, for applications approved under subsection (a), that
obligate or expend amounts totalling more than the amount
for which the Secretary may approve applications under
that subsection, except to the extent that funding for
amounts in excess of that amount are from other authority
or sources.
Attest:
Secretary.