II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26 (legislative day, March 25), 2010 Received AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010.

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 March 31, 2010 and inserting April 30, 2010. (b)

Ticket taxes

(1)

Persons

Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 31, 2010 and inserting April 30, 2010. (2)

Property

Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking March 31, 2010 and inserting April 30, 2010. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2010.

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 April 1, 2010 and inserting May 1, 2010; and (2)by inserting or the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). (b)

Conforming amendment

Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking April 1, 2010 and inserting May 1, 2010. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2010.

4.

Extension of airport improvement program

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

Section 48103(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (7)$2,333,333,333 for the 7-month period beginning on October 1, 2009. . (2)

Obligation of amounts

Sums made available pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 2010, and shall remain available until expended. (3)

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 7-month period beginning on October 1, 2009, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— (A)first calculate funding apportionments on an annualized basis as if the total amount available under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2010 were $4,000,000,000; and (B)then reduce by 42 percent— (i)all funding apportionments calculated under subparagraph (A); and (ii)amounts available pursuant to sections 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. (b)

Project grant authority

Section 47104(c) of such title is amended by striking March 31, 2010, and inserting April 30, 2010, .

5.

Extension of expiring authorities

(a)Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking April 1, 2010. and inserting May 1, 2010.. (b)Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— (1)by striking March 31, 2010, and inserting April 30, 2010,; and (2)by striking June 30, 2010, and inserting July 31, 2010,. (c)Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking June 30, 2010, and inserting July 31, 2010,. (d)Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking April 1, 2010. and inserting May 1, 2010.. (e)Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking April 1, 2010, and inserting May 1, 2010, . (f)Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking March 31, 2010. and inserting April 30, 2010.. (g)Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking March 31, 2010, and inserting April 30, 2010,. (h)Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking April 1, 2010, and inserting May 1, 2010,. (i)Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking April 1, 2010, and inserting May 1, 2010, . (j)The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2010.

6.

Federal Aviation Administration operations

Section 106(k)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (F)$5,454,183,000 for the 7-month period beginning on October 1, 2009. .

7.

Air navigation facilities and equipment

Section 48101(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (6)$1,712,785,083 for the 7-month period beginning on October 1, 2009. .

8.

Research, engineering, and development

Section 48102(a)(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (14)$111,125,000 for the 7-month period beginning on October 1, 2009. .

Passed the House of Representatives March 25, 2010. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk.