H. R. 6503 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three 
An Act 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations 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 Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. 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 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) $1,464,480,874 for the period beginning October 1, 
2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to limitations specified 
in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available pursuant 
to the amendment made by subsection (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 requirements under sec-
tions 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 
Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending
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on March 8, 2024, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall— 
(1) first calculate such funding apportionments on an 
annualized basis as if the total amount available under section 
48103 of such title for fiscal year 2024 was $3,350,000,000; 
and 
(2) then reduce by 56 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 striking ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’. 
(e) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR APPORTIONMENTS.—Sec-
tion 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024,’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MISCELLANEOUS 
AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE.—Section 44310(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TEST RANGES.—Section 44803(h) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS.—Section 44807(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND AIRSPACE HAZARD MITI-
GATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 44810(h) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(e) COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 
47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(f) MARSHALL
ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND
PALAU.—Section 
47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(g) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS.—Section 
47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
clause (vi) and adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) $244,177,049 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’. 
(h) COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND PROJECTS BY STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 47141(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(i) NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 47143(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(j) WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.—Section 48105 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $17,049,180 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’.
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(k) LEARNING PERIOD.—Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 9, 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 ‘‘December 31, 2023,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 9, 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 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(p) AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS; STORAGE 
FACILITIES FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 162 of the 
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(q) UAS REMOTE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(r) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER PROTEC-
TION.—Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 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 ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
(v) PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORT PROP-
ERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 
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 following: 
‘‘(G) $5,208,743,169 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 8, 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:
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(2) TREATMENT
AS
NONCOMMERCIAL
AVIATION.—Section 
4083(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 2024’’. 
(3) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAX.—Section 4261(j) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘March 8, 2024’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.