II 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7454 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. 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 III — MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS 
Sec. 301. Counter-UAS authorities. 
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) $2,041,120,218 for the period beginning 
October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations 
specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
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(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-
ginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
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 39 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 ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024,’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTION-
MENTS.—Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United 
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(k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 
51, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 
9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 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 ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 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 ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘May 10, 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 ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 
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 ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 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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2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION 
PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 
2024’’. 
(r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER 
PROTECTION.—Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 
10, 2024’’. 
(s) 
AVIATION
CONSUMER
ADVOCATE.—Section 
424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(t) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AIR TRAVEL NEEDS 
OF PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 439(g) of 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 41705 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(u) ENHANCED TRAFFIC SERVICES.—Section 547(e) 
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 
40103 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
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(v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR-
PORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph 
(G) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) $7,259,685,792 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 
10, 2024.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘March 8, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (7) and adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) $1,794,357,923 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.’’. 
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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) $155,368,852 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 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 ‘‘$155,115,628 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$216,192,407 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,’’. 
(b) AIRPORTS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SERV-
ICE.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘$4,371,585 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$6,092,896 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 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 ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 
2024’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2024;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 11, 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 
‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 
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 
‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
(2) TREATMENT
AS
NONCOMMERCIAL
AVIA-
TION.—Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘March 9, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
TICKET
TAX.—Section 
4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 8, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 10, 2024’’. 
TITLE III — MISCELLANEOUS 
EXTENSIONS 
SEC. 301. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES. 
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
9, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘May 11, 2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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