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<dc:title> HR 3614 ENR: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015</dc:title>
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<congress>One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress> <session>At the First Session</session><enrolled-dateline>Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen</enrolled-dateline> 
<legis-num>H. R. 3614</legis-num> 
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<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type> 
<official-title display="yes">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.</official-title> 
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<section id="HD35DFC7E27D54538BB615133A5D3332E" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title; table of contents</header> 
<subsection id="HDCD4425117EF4075A50844BC6D5E4FF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8ABEA932E3244843A94179D1CD49A38A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text>The table of contents for this Act is as follows:</text> 
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<toc-entry idref="HD35DFC7E27D54538BB615133A5D3332E" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H1F7BB28289334940B3FD2260453AEACC" level="title">Title I—Airport and Airway Programs</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="HFAF956DFD5074CF3B0B96386018FD66C" level="section">Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="HE7BEB4664F7344A6BBA62511F2335E11" level="section">Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H3C17644425514480B5EAA641878B7452" level="section">Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H206AE7E3E11C446BAC050DBD2EF0201B" level="section">Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H6F8CDC8278CC49818965B2315104ABD5" level="section">Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="HC9490D8AC05E4F648CB91AC7EE2C3AB6" level="section">Sec. 106. Funding for aviation programs.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="HCDD2C2AB8D9540A89D0B82E9313C6609" level="section">Sec. 107. Essential air service.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H0B628D7651EC423EBBD95E9D5CFB10B7" level="title">Title II—Revenue Provisions</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="H43777E872B3546F9AE069D97B1BF2F26" level="section">Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund.</toc-entry> 
<toc-entry idref="HA9C13B99432642AFBA4B817F7B134BE7" level="section">Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund.</toc-entry> </toc> </subsection></section> 
<title id="H1F7BB28289334940B3FD2260453AEACC"><enum>I</enum><header>Airport and Airway Programs</header> 
<section id="HFAF956DFD5074CF3B0B96386018FD66C"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extension of airport improvement program</header> 
<subsection id="H71379400D38644D786C91B1DD5F7C308"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> 
<paragraph id="H2158B31B99F94967B65BD1CC84E7369D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>and $1,675,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H80EDF3405AEB4EA68EF579BA4C36564B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obligation of amounts</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H20398113E2BF42EB924A9E1831A584A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HC408063A3FB143A4B084E14302AD27F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="HBB70F61AC7314B338658CF3B4F5D5E83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>then reduce by 50 percent—</text> <clause id="HCEDD91E7B32D437694CBD1A4FA94AC17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all funding apportionments calculated under subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause> 
<clause id="H9FB671849C4A457D8992AA8B6CAC1704"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>amounts available pursuant to sections 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20B1D726B08343D3A430F916CEFE32D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project grant authority</header><text>Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>September 30, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016,</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> 
<section id="HE7BEB4664F7344A6BBA62511F2335E11"><enum>102.</enum><header>Extension of expiring authorities</header> 
<subsection id="H220A0B41588D4764BB0F173DE37352D3"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H15DDC4D60F82461E978F37E723EC1B49"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016</quote> after <quote>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> 
<subsection id="H2A60E630A311468E97BF1740759F37CC"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and not more than $5,175,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,</quote> after <quote>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA7EDE36D048C4541ACCB078CFF94C432"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection> 
<subsection id="H3ED3A627AA34488EA255092BF63E73AA"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 50905(c)(3) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1, 2016,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HFA85311B9A7C43608585FC4681596852"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by inserting <quote>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,</quote> after <quote>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> 
<subsection id="HACBFDAD6D2AF4664AEF466145B555323"><enum>(g)</enum><text>Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41731">49 U.S.C. 41731</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB1502BA7025C4988AC3CA5E694B9904F"><enum>(h)</enum><text>Section 140(c)(1) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47113">49 U.S.C. 47113</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2016,</quote>.</text> </subsection> 
<subsection id="H6D54C8780A0F4E238F5A6800EF1A33F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9674544C4C7245AE9F1AD801BB3AFA5A"><enum>(j)</enum><text>Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47141">49 U.S.C. 47141</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> 
<section id="H3C17644425514480B5EAA641878B7452"><enum>103.</enum><header>Federal Aviation Administration operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H907B4EF538C543BFBEC308FB6D187D91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> 
<subparagraph id="HF431E2F1ADEB4CC9B189E07D446125D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8530B298222548029E930029F364B7E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H5020C52007B747429A2BC69C6603DEA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE8CCAAC7FD74386B20F8F7B2E0A1B97" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H62641FBD2053467FA57B6BDAEA2F5B33"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,870,350,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="HD000843F68A04649B39EC10B3AEAE54C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by inserting <quote>and for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016</quote> after <quote>fiscal years 2012 through 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section> <section id="H206AE7E3E11C446BAC050DBD2EF0201B"><enum>104.</enum><header>Air navigation facilities and equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> 
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<paragraph id="HE929283F1D864D2087F8C1A98D5173EB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,300,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="H6F8CDC8278CC49818965B2315104ABD5"><enum>105.</enum><header>Research, engineering, and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="H884F63A209864E30979E8B1DAA153656"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF118D4BE13324E26A85AF8CCA9D544F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H6A13C04C9E944A26A899A6CC35F5895A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B06188EDB0C4E7F9B0AB821629345FC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H377AA610903A4930A7BECF5B4E3FB4E9"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$78,375,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section> 
<section id="HC9490D8AC05E4F648CB91AC7EE2C3AB6"><enum>106.</enum><header>Funding for aviation programs</header> 
<subsection id="H8FA47531D1034608B8478FF865262F4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HBE81BC3FE63D4BEEAB5583EC0D47A16B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2016</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H542A1617E053486F9D43E3310839C5FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2) by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF31B0C9A7D884DB187D210976D06842A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with funding requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 section 48114 of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016.</text> </subsection></section> 
<section id="HCDD2C2AB8D9540A89D0B82E9313C6609"><enum>107.</enum><header>Essential air service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 41742(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$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,</quote>.</text> </section></title> <title id="H0B628D7651EC423EBBD95E9D5CFB10B7"><enum>II</enum><header>Revenue Provisions</header> <section id="H43777E872B3546F9AE069D97B1BF2F26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund</header> <subsection id="H8E85F74F3C4A42309B57CED5FB7113AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9502">Section 9502(d)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="HF09E54E83C244C41AFC711EA38EBC54D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>October 1, 2015</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>April 1, 2016</quote>, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D734F0AFEC340BEBA0496F7EFD7D0F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015;</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H7B244F16A8514562AA1086B00FA8AA32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="HA9C13B99432642AFBA4B817F7B134BE7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund</header> <subsection id="H569680D85FC64171B62C35450C526C39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fuel taxes</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4081">Section 4081(d)(2)(B)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </subsection> 
<subsection id="H3196D3244EB946C1A4149D89D43E49DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Ticket taxes</header> 
<paragraph id="H0CDFE51C78F640E681F573265671A3E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Persons</header><text>Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H877DDE77E55C422E9087BEEDD307FB7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H66597BD53A9F4B4CB4D0C1B3C2F828AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fractional ownership programs</header> 
<paragraph id="H12CCDED16CFB4D8CAB2C9DFE105C989A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Treatment as non-commercial aviation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>October 1, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>April 1, 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEE77D13662C44FA85DABD597A7CAAF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exemption from ticket taxes</header><text>Section 4261(j) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2016</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></title> 
</legis-body> <attestation><attestation-group><role>Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></attestation-group><attestation-group><role>Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.</role></attestation-group></attestation>
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