In the Senate of the United States, 
September 23, 2010. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4853) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do 
pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2010, Part III’’. 
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
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by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2010’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2010’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 
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 ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2011’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex-
tension Act of 2010, Part III’’ before the semicolon at 
the end of subparagraph (A). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (6); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) $925,000,000 for the 3-month period begin-
ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limi-
tations 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. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 
(c) APPORTIONMENT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall 
apportion in fiscal year 2011 to the sponsor of an airport
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that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a 
large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 
14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations 
as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of 
section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum appor-
tionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if the Secretary 
determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger 
boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data 
submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’. 
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’.
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(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2011.’’. 
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before 
January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘2010,’’. 
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2010.’’. 
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 
(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, or in the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending 
before January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2009 or 2010’’. 
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 
2011 ending before January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘October 1, 
2010,’’. 
(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2011.’’. 
(l) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2010.
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SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 
Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) $2,451,375,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on October 1, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) $746,250,000 for the 3-month period begin-
ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(13);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) $49,593,750 for the 3-month period begin-
ning on October 1, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Effective as of August 1, 2010, and as if included 
therein as enacted, the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation 
Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 
216) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 202(a) (124 Stat. 2351) by insert-
ing ‘‘of title 49, United States Code,’’ before ‘‘is 
amended’’. 
(2) In section 202(b) (124 Stat. 2351) by insert-
ing ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 
(3) In section 203(c)(1) (124 Stat. 2356) by in-
serting ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 
(4) In section 203(c)(2) (124 Stat. 2357) by in-
serting ‘‘of such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.