H. R. 6984 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eight 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act of 2008, Part II’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDI-
TURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 
2009’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act of 2008, Part II’’ before the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (A). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) 
of such Code is amended by striking the date specified in such 
paragraph and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) $1,950,000,000 for the 6-month period beginning on 
October 1, 2008.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made available pursu-
ant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated 
at any time through September 30, 2009, and shall remain 
available until expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of calcu-
lating funding apportionments and meeting other requirements 
under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, 
United States Code, for the 6-month period beginning on 
October 1, 2008, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate funding apportionments on an 
annualized basis as if the total amount available under 
section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2009 were 
$3,900,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 50 percent— 
(i) all funding apportionments calculated under 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) 
amounts 
available 
pursuant 
to 
sections 
47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
31, 2009,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘April 
1, 2009.’’. 
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘November 30, 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
31, 2009,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 
31, 2009,’’. 
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2009,’’. 
(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘October 1, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2009.’’. 
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
for the portion of fiscal year 2009 ending before April 1, 2009,’’ 
after ‘‘2008,’’. 
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009.’’. 
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2009,’’. 
(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthor-
ization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2008,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2009 before April 1, 2009,’’. 
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2009 ending before 
April 1, 2009,’’ after ‘‘2008,’’.
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(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2008.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2009.’’. 
(l) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on October 1, 2008. 
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 subparagraph (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 
‘‘(E) $4,516,364,500 for the 6-month period beginning 
on October 1, 2008.’’. 
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 (3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) $1,360,188,750 for the 6-month period beginning on 
October 1, 2008.’’. 
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 (11)(K); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12)(L) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) $85,507,500 for the 6-month period beginning on 
October 1, 2008.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.