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<meta><dc:title>Public Law 114–55: 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.</dc:title>
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<preface><page display="no">?521</page><note role="coverPage"><centerRunningHead>PUBLIC LAW 114–55—SEPT. 30, 2015</centerRunningHead>
<coverTitle>AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT <br/>OF 2015</coverTitle>
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<page identifier="/us/stat/129/522">129 STAT. 522</page>
<dc:type>Public Law</dc:type><docNumber>114–55</docNumber>
<congress value="114">114th Congress</congress>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize12" style="-uslm-lc:I658005">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I658011">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.<sidenote><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x36858f32-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658076"><approvedDate date="2015-09-30">Sept. 30, 2015</approvedDate></p><p class="centered fontsize8" id="x36858f33-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658076">[<ref href="/us/bill/114/hr/3614">H.R. 3614</ref>]<?GPOvSpace 08?></p></sidenote></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><i>  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</i></enactingFormula><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36858f34-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Airport and Airway Extension Act</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36858f35-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">of 2015.</p><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36858f36-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s1">26 USC 1 note</ref>.</p></sidenote>
<section id="d201717e104" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I658146"><num class="bold" value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3685b647-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/s1/a" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Short Title</inline>.—</heading><content>This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="act">Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015</shortTitle>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3685dd58-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/s1/b" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Table of Contents</inline>.—</heading><content>The table of contents for this Act is as follows:<?GPOvSpace 04?>
<toc>
<referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 1. </designator>
<label>Short title; table of contents.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274">
<designator>TITLE I—</designator>
<label>AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 101. </designator>
<label>Extension of airport improvement program.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 102. </designator>
<label>Extension of expiring authorities.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 103. </designator>
<label>Federal Aviation Administration operations.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 104. </designator>
<label>Air navigation facilities and equipment.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 105. </designator>
<label>Research, engineering, and development.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 106. </designator>
<label>Funding for aviation programs.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 107. </designator>
<label>Essential air service.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="title" style="-uslm-lc:I658274">
<designator>TITLE II—</designator>
<label>REVENUE PROVISIONS</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 201. </designator>
<label>Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund.</label>
</referenceItem><referenceItem role="section" style="-uslm-lc:I658242">
<designator>Sec. 202. </designator>
<label>Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund.</label>
</referenceItem></toc>
</content></subsection>
</section>
<title id="d201717e196" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI" style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading>AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS</heading>
<section id="d201717e201" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y36862b79-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Authorization of Appropriations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36862b7a-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/1" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36862b7b-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In general</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s48103/a">Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and $1,675,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36862b7c-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/2" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Obligation of amounts</inline>.—</heading><content>Subject to limitations 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, 2016, and shall remain available until expended.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36862b7d-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/3" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36862b7e-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Program implementation</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>For purposes of calculating funding apportionments and meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, <page identifier="/us/stat/129/523">129 STAT. 523</page>
United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y36862b7f-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/3/A" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>first calculate such funding apportionments on an annualized basis as if the total amount available under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2016 were $3,350,000,000; and</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y36862b80-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/3/B" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau>then reduce by 50 percent—</chapeau><clause class="fontsize10" id="y36862b81-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/3/B/i" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>all funding apportionments calculated under subparagraph (A); and</content></clause>
<clause class="fontsize10" id="y36862b82-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/a/3/B/ii" style="-uslm-lc:I658126"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">(ii) </num><content>amounts available pursuant to sections 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title.</content></clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y36862b83-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s101/b" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Project Grant Authority</inline>.—</heading><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47104/c">Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
</section>
<section id="d201717e304" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b4-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/a" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47107/r/3">Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 1, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b5-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/b" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47115/j">Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b6-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/c" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47124/b/3/E">Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and not more than $5,175,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b7-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/d" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="d">(d) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47141/f">Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b8-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/e" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="e">(e) </num><content><ref href="/us/usc/t51/s50905/c/3">Section 50905(c)(3) of title 51, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2015,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 1, 2016,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0b9-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/f" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="f">(f) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x3686a0ba-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (<ref href="/us/stat/117/2518">117 Stat. 2518</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0bb-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/g" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="g">(g) </num><content>Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41731">49 U.S.C. 41731 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0bc-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/h" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="h">(h) </num><content>Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47113">49 U.S.C. 47113 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2013 through 2015,</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>fiscal years 2013 through 2016,</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0bd-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/i" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">(i) </num><content>Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s42301">49 U.S.C. 42301</ref> prec. note) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3686a0be-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s102/j" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="j">(j) </num><content>Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s47141">49 U.S.C. 47141 note</ref>) <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
</section>
<section id="d201717e479" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><heading>FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x3686c7cf-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s106/k">Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686c7d0-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103/1" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau>in paragraph (1)—</chapeau><subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686c7d1-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103/1/A" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="A">(A) </num><content>in subparagraph (C) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686c7d2-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103/1/B" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="B">(B) </num><content>in subparagraph (D) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and<page identifier="/us/stat/129/524">129 STAT. 524</page></content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686c7d3-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103/1/C" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="C">(C) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x3686c7d4-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> after subparagraph (D) the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y3686c7d5-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658124"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="E">“(E) </num><content>$4,870,350,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.”</content></subparagraph>
</quotedContent>; and</content></subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686c7d6-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s103/2" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (3) by <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016</quotedText>” after “<quotedText>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
</section>
<section id="d201717e548" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s104" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><heading>AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.</heading><content class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x3686eee7-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s48101/a">Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3686eee8-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="5">“(5) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x3686eee9-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>$1,300,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.”</content></paragraph>
</quotedContent>.</content></section>
<section id="d201717e576" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s105" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><heading>RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.</heading><chapeau class="indentUp0 firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="x368715fa-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s48102/a">Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y368715fb-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s105/1" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in paragraph (7) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and</quotedText>” at the end;</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y368715fc-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s105/2" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in paragraph (8) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the period at the end and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>; and</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y368715fd-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s105/3" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="3">(3) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="add">adding</amendingAction> at the end the following:<quotedContent><paragraph class="indentUp0 fontsize10" id="y368715fe-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="9">“(9) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x368715ff-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><content>$78,375,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.”</content></paragraph>
</quotedContent>.</content></paragraph>
</section>
<section id="d201717e629" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s106" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="106">SEC. 106. </num><heading>FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y36873d10-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s106/a" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau><ref href="/us/usc/t49/s48114">Section 48114 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36873d11-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s106/a/1" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>in subsection (a)(2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016</quotedText>”; and</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36873d12-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s106/a/2" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>in subsection (c)(2) by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y36873d13-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s106/b" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36873d14-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Compliance With Funding Requirements</inline>.—</heading><content>The budget authority authorized in this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s48114">section 48114 of title 49, United States Code</ref>, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</content></subsection>
</section>
<section id="d201717e689" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tI/s107" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="107">SEC. 107. </num><sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36873d15-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180">Time period.</p></sidenote><heading>ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I658120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t49/s41742/a">Section 41742(a) of title 49, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>and $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>$93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $77,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,</quotedText>”.</content></section>
</title>
<title id="d201717e712" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII" style="-uslm-lc:I658178"><num value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading>REVENUE PROVISIONS</heading>
<section id="d201717e717" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s201" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><heading>EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y36876426-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s201/a" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">In General</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x36876427-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s9502">26 USC 9502</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction>—</chapeau><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36876428-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s201/a/1" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2015</quotedText>” in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 1, 2016</quotedText>”, and</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y36876429-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s201/a/2" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><content>by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015;</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3687642a-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s201/b" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Conforming Amendment</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 1, 2016</quotedText>”.<page identifier="/us/stat/129/525">129 STAT. 525</page></content></subsection>
</section>
<section id="d201717e786" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202" style="-uslm-lc:I658143"><num class="fontsize12" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><heading>EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.</heading><subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3687b24b-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/a" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="a">(a) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fuel Taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986<sidenote><p class="leftAlign firstIndent0 fontsize8" id="x3687b24c-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658180"><ref href="/us/usc/t26/s4081">26 USC 4081</ref>.</p></sidenote> <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3687b24d-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/b" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="b">(b) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Ticket Taxes</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3687b24e-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/b/1" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Persons</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3687b24f-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/b/2" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Property</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection class="firstIndent0 fontsize10" id="y3687b250-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/c" style="-uslm-lc:I658120"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="c">(c) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Fractional Ownership Programs</inline>.—</heading><paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3687b251-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/c/1" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="1">(1) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Treatment as non-commercial aviation</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4083(b) of such Code <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>October 1, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>April 1, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph class="fontsize10" id="y3687b252-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" identifier="/us/pl/114/55/tII/s202/c/2" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I658122"><num class="fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="2">(2) </num><heading class="fontsize10"><inline class="smallCaps">Exemption from ticket taxes</inline>.—</heading><content>Section 4261(j) of such Code <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> “<quotedText>September 30, 2015</quotedText>” and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> “<quotedText>March 31, 2016</quotedText>”.</content></paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<action>
<actionDescription style="-uslm-lc:I658030">Approved</actionDescription> <date date="2015-09-30">September 30, 2015</date>.</action>
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<legislativeHistory>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658031"><inline class="underline">LEGISLATIVE HISTORY</inline>—<ref href="/us/bill/114/hr/3614">H.R. 3614</ref>:</heading>
<note>
<heading style="-uslm-lc:I658032">CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):</heading>
<p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x3687b253-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">Sept. 28, considered and passed House.</p><p class="indentUp4 firstIndent-1" id="x3687b254-e847-11f0-a1e4-69761a48a15a" style="-uslm-lc:I658035">Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.</p></note>
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