[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 643 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.643

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine


                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Airport Improvement Program for 2 months, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interim Federal Aviation 
Administration Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking from ``$1,205,000,000'' 
through the period and inserting ``$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month 
period beginning October 1, 1998.''.
    (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title is 
amended by striking ``March'' and inserting ``May''.
    (c) Liquidation-of-Contract Authorization.--The Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 is amended 
by striking the last proviso under the heading ``Grants-in-Aid for 
Airports, (Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund)'' and inserting ``Provided further, That not more than 
$1,300,000,000 of funds limited under this heading may be obligated 
before the enactment of a law extending contract authorization for the 
Grants-in-Aid for Airports Program beyond May 31, 1999.''.

SEC. 3. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following:
        ``(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

SEC. 4. FAA OPERATIONS.

    Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking from ``$5,158,000,000'' through the period and inserting 
``$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON DISCRETIONARY FUND.

    Section 47115(g) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``March'' and inserting ``May''.

SEC. 7. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.

    Section 124 of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 is 
amended by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 8. DISCRETIONARY FUND DEFINITION.

    (a) Amendment of Section 47115.--Section 47115 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``25'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
    ``12.5''; and
        (2) by striking the second sentence in subsection (b).
    (b) Amendment of Section  47116.--Section 47116 of such title is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``75'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
    ``87.5'';
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in subsection (b) 
    as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and inserting before 
    subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, the following:
        ``(1) one-seventh for grants for projects at small hub airports 
    (as defined in section 41731 of this title); and
        ``(2) the remaining amounts based on the following:''.

SEC. 9. RELEASE OF 10 PERCENT OF MWAA FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 49106(c)(6)(C) and 49108 
of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may 
approve an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
Authority (an application that is pending at the Department of 
Transportation on March 17, 1999) for expenditure or obligation of up 
to $30,000,000 of the amount that otherwise would have been available 
to the Authority for passenger facility fee/airport development project 
grants under subchapter I of chapter 471 of such title.
    (b) Limitation.--The Authority may not execute contracts, for 
applications approved under subsection (a), that obligate or expend 
amounts totalling more than the amount for which the Secretary may 
approve applications under that subsection, except to the extent that 
funding for amounts in excess of that amount are from other authority 
or sources.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.