Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II

Bill: 118-hr-6503
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2023-11-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather

Aviation and airports

Government trust funds

Infrastructure development

Land use and conservation

Life, casualty, property insurance

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Palau

Research and development

Roads and highways

Sales and excise taxes

State and local government operations

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-26
text: Became Public Law No: 118-34.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II</strong></p><p>This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024.</p><p>For example, the bill extends the FAA</p><ul><li>Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot programs (e.g., the UAS Test Site Program and the UAS remote detection and identification pilot program);</li><li>weather reporting programs;</li><li>Remote Tower Pilot Program; and</li><li>Essential Air Service Program.</li></ul><p>The bill also extends authorization for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). (This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.)</p><p>Further, the bill extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) and to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets. (The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.)</p>

action_date: 2023-12-11
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II</strong></p><p>This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024.</p><p>TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS</p><p>(Sec. 101) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.</p><p>(Sec. 102) This section extends through March 8, 2024, certain expiring Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA authorities and programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide insurance and reinsurance for the federal government for risks from operating an aircraft and providing related goods or services.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site Program, which provides verification of the safety of public and civil UAS, operations, and related navigation procedures before their integration into the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide exemptions from some requirements for UAS by using a risk-based approach to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement program to test and evaluate technologies or systems that detect and mitigate potential aviation safety risks posed by UAS.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, competitive access disclosure requirements for AIP grant applications for large and medium hub airports. Specifically, an airport must provide assurances to DOT that it will report if it has been unable to accommodate one or more requests by an air carrier for access to gates or other facilities at that airport in order to provide service or expanded service.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for AIP grants for airports located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for the FAA AIP supplementary discretionary funds for grants for airport or terminal development projects.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, AIP grant authorization for compatible land use planning and projects by state and local governments. Airport-compatible land uses are those that can coexist with a nearby airport without constraining the safe and efficient operation of the airport, or exposing people living or working nearby to significant environmental impacts.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the AIP non-movement area surveillance surface display systems pilot grant program. These systems use on-airport sensors to track vehicles or aircraft that are equipped with transponders on portions of the airfield surface that are not under the control of air traffic control.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the FAA weather reporting programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 9, 2024, a <em>learning period </em>(i.e., moratorium) that applies to certain DOT commercial spaceflight safety regulations governing the design or operation of a launch vehicle to protect the health and safety of crew, government astronauts, and space flight participants.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authority for DOT to enter into a reimbursable agreement with the Department of Interior for the purpose of funding airport development at Midway Island Airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the termination date for a final order establishing mileage and adjustment eligibility under the Essential Air Service Program using the most commonly used route between the place and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport. (DOT established the program to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.)</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the moratorium on discontinuing the FAA Contract Weather Observer Program at any airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA remote tower pilot program. A remote tower is a remotely operated air navigation facility, including all necessary system components, that provides the functions and capabilities of an air traffic control tower whereby air traffic services are provided to operators at an airport from a location that may not be on or near the airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for DOT to provide AIP grants for airport access roads in certain remote locations and for storage facilities for certain snow removal and safety equipment.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA's UAS remote detection and identification pilot program. Under the program, the FAA uses available remote detection or identification technologies for safety oversight, including enforcement actions against operators of UAS that are not in compliance with federal aviation laws and regulations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, which advises DOT in carrying out activities relating to airline customer service improvements.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the requirement that the Aviation Consumer Advocate at DOT submit an annual report to Congress summarizing aviation consumer complaints and recommendations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee to address the needs of passengers with disabilities.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for an FAA pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with certain Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) avionics.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the pilot program that allows AIP funds to be used for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties.</p><p>(Sec. 103) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, FAA salaries, operations, and maintenance.</p><p>Further, this section extends through March 8, 2024, DOT's authority to reduce the FAA's expenses for non-safety-related activities if DOT determines that the funding levels are insufficient to meet the FAA's authorized salary, operations, and maintenance expenses.</p><p>(Sec. 104) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities and equipment.</p><p>(Sec. 105) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to conduct civil aviation research, engineering, and development.</p><p>(Sec. 106) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the FAA Essential Air Service Program.</p><p>Further, this section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the Small Community Air Service Development Program, a DOT grant program designed to help small communities address air service and airfare issues.</p><p>TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS</p><p>(Sec. 201) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF). The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.</p><p>(Sec. 202) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2023-12-19
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II</strong></p><p>This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024.</p><p>TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS</p><p>(Sec. 101) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.</p><p>(Sec. 102) This section extends through March 8, 2024, certain expiring Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA authorities and programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide insurance and reinsurance for the federal government for risks from operating an aircraft and providing related goods or services.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site Program, which provides verification of the safety of public and civil UAS, operations, and related navigation procedures before their integration into the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide exemptions from some requirements for UAS by using a risk-based approach to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement program to test and evaluate technologies or systems that detect and mitigate potential aviation safety risks posed by UAS.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, competitive access disclosure requirements for AIP grant applications for large and medium hub airports. Specifically, an airport must provide assurances to DOT that it will report if it has been unable to accommodate one or more requests by an air carrier for access to gates or other facilities at that airport in order to provide service or expanded service.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for AIP grants for airports located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for the FAA AIP supplementary discretionary funds for grants for airport or terminal development projects.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, AIP grant authorization for compatible land use planning and projects by state and local governments. Airport-compatible land uses are those that can coexist with a nearby airport without constraining the safe and efficient operation of the airport, or exposing people living or working nearby to significant environmental impacts.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the AIP non-movement area surveillance surface display systems pilot grant program. These systems use on-airport sensors to track vehicles or aircraft that are equipped with transponders on portions of the airfield surface that are not under the control of air traffic control.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the FAA weather reporting programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 9, 2024, a <em>learning period </em>(i.e., moratorium) that applies to certain DOT commercial spaceflight safety regulations governing the design or operation of a launch vehicle to protect the health and safety of crew, government astronauts, and space flight participants.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authority for DOT to enter into a reimbursable agreement with the Department of Interior for the purpose of funding airport development at Midway Island Airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the termination date for a final order establishing mileage and adjustment eligibility under the Essential Air Service Program using the most commonly used route between the place and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport. (DOT established the program to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.)</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the moratorium on discontinuing the FAA Contract Weather Observer Program at any airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA remote tower pilot program. A remote tower is a remotely operated air navigation facility, including all necessary system components, that provides the functions and capabilities of an air traffic control tower whereby air traffic services are provided to operators at an airport from a location that may not be on or near the airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for DOT to provide AIP grants for airport access roads in certain remote locations and for storage facilities for certain snow removal and safety equipment.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA's UAS remote detection and identification pilot program. Under the program, the FAA uses available remote detection or identification technologies for safety oversight, including enforcement actions against operators of UAS that are not in compliance with federal aviation laws and regulations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, which advises DOT in carrying out activities relating to airline customer service improvements.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the requirement that the Aviation Consumer Advocate at DOT submit an annual report to Congress summarizing aviation consumer complaints and recommendations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee to address the needs of passengers with disabilities.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for an FAA pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with certain Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) avionics.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the pilot program that allows AIP funds to be used for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties.</p><p>(Sec. 103) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, FAA salaries, operations, and maintenance.</p><p>Further, this section extends through March 8, 2024, DOT's authority to reduce the FAA's expenses for non-safety-related activities if DOT determines that the funding levels are insufficient to meet the FAA's authorized salary, operations, and maintenance expenses.</p><p>(Sec. 104) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities and equipment.</p><p>(Sec. 105) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to conduct civil aviation research, engineering, and development.</p><p>(Sec. 106) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the FAA Essential Air Service Program.</p><p>Further, this section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the Small Community Air Service Development Program, a DOT grant program designed to help small communities address air service and airfare issues.</p><p>TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS</p><p>(Sec. 201) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF). The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.</p><p>(Sec. 202) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2023-12-26
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II</strong></p><p>This act temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024.</p><p>TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS</p><p>(Sec. 101) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.</p><p>(Sec. 102) This section extends through March 8, 2024, certain expiring Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA authorities and programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide insurance and reinsurance for the federal government for risks from operating an aircraft and providing related goods or services.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site Program, which provides verification of the safety of public and civil UAS, operations, and related navigation procedures before their integration into the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide exemptions from some requirements for UAS by using a risk-based approach to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement program to test and evaluate technologies or systems that detect and mitigate potential aviation safety risks posed by UAS.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, competitive access disclosure requirements for AIP grant applications for large and medium hub airports. Specifically, an airport must provide assurances to DOT that it will report if it has been unable to accommodate one or more requests by an air carrier for access to gates or other facilities at that airport in order to provide service or expanded service.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for AIP grants for airports located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.</p><p>This section extends authorization through March 8, 2024, for the FAA AIP supplementary discretionary funds for grants for airport or terminal development projects.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, AIP grant authorization for compatible land use planning and projects by state and local governments. Airport-compatible land uses are those that can coexist with a nearby airport without constraining the safe and efficient operation of the airport, or exposing people living or working nearby to significant environmental impacts.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the AIP non-movement area surveillance surface display systems pilot grant program. These systems use on-airport sensors to track vehicles or aircraft that are equipped with transponders on portions of the airfield surface that are not under the control of air traffic control.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authorization for the FAA weather reporting programs.</p><p>This section extends through March 9, 2024, a <em>learning period </em>(i.e., moratorium) that applies to certain DOT commercial spaceflight safety regulations governing the design or operation of a launch vehicle to protect the health and safety of crew, government astronauts, and space flight participants.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, authority for DOT to enter into a reimbursable agreement with the Department of Interior for the purpose of funding airport development at Midway Island Airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the termination date for a final order establishing mileage and adjustment eligibility under the Essential Air Service Program using the most commonly used route between the place and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport. (DOT established the program to ensure that small communities that were served by certificated air carriers before the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 would continue to receive scheduled passenger service.)</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the moratorium on discontinuing the FAA Contract Weather Observer Program at any airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA remote tower pilot program. A remote tower is a remotely operated air navigation facility, including all necessary system components, that provides the functions and capabilities of an air traffic control tower whereby air traffic services are provided to operators at an airport from a location that may not be on or near the airport.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for DOT to provide AIP grants for airport access roads in certain remote locations and for storage facilities for certain snow removal and safety equipment.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA's UAS remote detection and identification pilot program. Under the program, the FAA uses available remote detection or identification technologies for safety oversight, including enforcement actions against operators of UAS that are not in compliance with federal aviation laws and regulations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, which advises DOT in carrying out activities relating to airline customer service improvements.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the requirement that the Aviation Consumer Advocate at DOT submit an annual report to Congress summarizing aviation consumer complaints and recommendations.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA Air Carrier Access Act Advisory Committee to address the needs of passengers with disabilities.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for an FAA pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with certain Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) avionics.</p><p>This section extends through March 8, 2024, the pilot program that allows AIP funds to be used for activities related to the redevelopment of airport properties.</p><p>(Sec. 103) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, FAA salaries, operations, and maintenance.</p><p>Further, this section extends through March 8, 2024, DOT's authority to reduce the FAA's expenses for non-safety-related activities if DOT determines that the funding levels are insufficient to meet the FAA's authorized salary, operations, and maintenance expenses.</p><p>(Sec. 104) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities and equipment.</p><p>(Sec. 105) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority to conduct civil aviation research, engineering, and development.</p><p>(Sec. 106) This section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the FAA Essential Air Service Program.</p><p>Further, this section reauthorizes through March 8, 2024, the Small Community Air Service Development Program, a DOT grant program designed to help small communities address air service and airfare issues.</p><p>TITLE II—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS</p><p>(Sec. 201) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF). The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.</p><p>(Sec. 202) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority for the FAA to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 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 H. R. 6503 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.

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. I FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 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 sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 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 Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2023, and inserting March 8, 2024, . 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 systems 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 mitigation 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 Section 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. . (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 program 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 protection 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 properties 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 . 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 . 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) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 105. Research, engineering, and development Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following: (16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 106. Small community air service (a) Essential air service authorization Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $155,115,628 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . (b) Airports not receiving sufficient service Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,513,661 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $4,371,585 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . II AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) In general Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 ; and (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II; . (b) Conforming amendment Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 . 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) Fuel taxes Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (b) Ticket taxes (1) Persons Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (2) Property Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (c) Fractional ownership programs (1) Fuel tax Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (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.

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6503 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2023 Received 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.

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. I FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 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 sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 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 Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2023, and inserting March 8, 2024, . 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 systems 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 mitigation 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 Section 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. . (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 program 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 protection 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 properties 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 . 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 . 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) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 105. Research, engineering, and development Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following: (16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 106. Small community air service (a) Essential air service authorization Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $155,115,628 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . (b) Airports not receiving sufficient service Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,513,661 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $4,371,585 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . II AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) In general Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 ; and (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II; . (b) Conforming amendment Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 . 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) Fuel taxes Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (b) Ticket taxes (1) Persons Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (2) Property Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (c) Fractional ownership programs (1) Fuel tax Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (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 .

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2023. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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.

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. I FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 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 sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 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 Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2023, and inserting March 8, 2024, . 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 systems 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 mitigation 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 Section 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. . (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 program 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 protection 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 properties 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 . 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 . 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) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 105. Research, engineering, and development Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following: (16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 106. Small community air service (a) Essential air service authorization Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $155,115,628 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . (b) Airports not receiving sufficient service Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,513,661 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $4,371,585 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . II AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) In general Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 ; and (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II; . (b) Conforming amendment Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 . 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) Fuel taxes Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (b) Ticket taxes (1) Persons Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (2) Property Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (c) Fractional ownership programs (1) Fuel tax Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (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 .

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2023 Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Larsen of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , and Science, Space, and Technology , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL 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.

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. I FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS 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 sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending 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 Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2023, and inserting March 8, 2024, . 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 systems 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 mitigation 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 Section 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. . (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 program 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 protection 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 properties 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 . 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 . 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) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 105. Research, engineering, and development Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following: (16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024. . 106. Small community air service (a) Essential air service authorization Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $155,115,628 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . (b) Airports not receiving sufficient service Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,513,661 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, and inserting $4,371,585 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, . II AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) In general Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 ; and (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II; . (b) Conforming amendment Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting March 9, 2024 . 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund (a) Fuel taxes Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (b) Ticket taxes (1) Persons Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (2) Property Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (c) Fractional ownership programs (1) Fuel tax Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023 and inserting March 8, 2024 . (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 .