[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3662 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 29, 2022.
    Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 3662) entitled ``An Act 
to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film 
forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.'', 
do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE AUTHORITY FOR AQUEOUS FILM 
              FORMING FOAM INPUT-BASED TESTING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Special Rule for Covered Equipment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Government's share of allowable 
        project costs for covered equipment and its installation shall 
        be 100 percent.
            ``(2) Definition of covered equipment.--For purposes of 
        this subsection, the term `covered equipment' means aqueous 
        film forming foam input-based testing equipment that is 
        eligible for Airport Improvement Program funding based on 
        Federal Aviation Administration PGL 21-01, titled `Extension of 
        Eligibility for stand-alone acquisition of input-based testing 
        equipment and truck modification', dated October 5, 2021 (or 
        any other successor program guidance letter).
            ``(3) Sunset.--The higher cost share authority established 
        in this subsection shall terminate on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) 180 days after the date on which the 
                eligibility of covered equipment for Airport 
                Improvement Program funding under the authority 
                described in paragraph (2) terminates or is 
                discontinued by the Administrator; or
                    ``(B) 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection.''.
    (b) Outreach Efforts.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct an outreach effort to make airports aware 
of the higher cost share authority established in section 47109(g) of 
title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Forward-looking Airport Reimbursements.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives that reviews--
            (1) potential options for Congress to reimburse airports 
        that--
                    (A) are certificated under part 139 of title 14, 
                Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) acquired covered equipment (as defined in 
                section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code) as 
                added by subsection (a)--
                            (i) with Federal funding but with a 
                        Government's share less than 100 percent; or
                            (ii) without Federal funding;
            (2) information relevant to estimating the potential cost 
        of providing such reimbursement;
            (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
        outreach efforts as required under subsection (b); and
            (4) any additional information the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration considers appropriate.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to amounts that first become available in fiscal year 
2023 or thereafter.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3662

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                               AMENDMENT