49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration stationed at remote localities where such accom-
modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head-
ing, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certifi-
cation; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $2,838,000,000, of which $486,000,000 shall re-
main 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2017, 
and 
$2,352,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and 
modernization of national airspace systems: Provided fur-
ther, That no later than March 31, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall transmit to the Congress an investment 
plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
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as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$167,500,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
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thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $3,750,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2017, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 
be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of funds limited under 
this heading, not more than $107,691,000 shall be obli-
gated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Pro-
gram, not less than $31,375,000 shall be available for Air-
port Technology Research. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2017. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili-
ties. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such ac-
count at the close of that fiscal year may be made available 
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to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes of such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certifi-
cate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee 
of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior 
written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Adminis-
tration of the Department of Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds made available under this Act or 
any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue 
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