[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3540 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3540


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2007

                                Received

                            October 4, 2007

          Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 
  expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (b) Ticket Taxes.--
            (1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
            (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``October 1, 2007'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 2008'', and
            (2) by inserting ``or the Federal Aviation Administration 
        Extension Act of 2007'' before the semicolon at the end of 
        subparagraph (A).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 9502(f) of such 
Code is amended by striking ``October 1, 2007'' and inserting ``January 
1, 2008''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2007.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 48103 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (3);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (4) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) $918,750,000 for the 3-month period beginning October 
        1, 2007.''.
            (2) Obligation of amounts.--Sums made available pursuant to 
        the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any 
        time through September 30, 2008, and shall remain available 
        until expended.
    (b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2007,'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2007,''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR 
              CARRIERS ARISING OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.

    Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

    Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) such sums as may be necessary for the 3-month 
                period beginning October 1, 2007.''.

SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

    Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) such sums as may be necessary for the 3-month period 
        beginning October 1, 2007.''.

SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (11)(L);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12)(L) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) such sums as may be necessary for the 3-month period 
        beginning October 1, 2007.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.