[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 643

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1999

    Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
                        considered, and amended

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                                 A BILL


 
  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:''.
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