[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5711 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5711

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2023

Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mr. 
Smith of Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2023''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                   TITLE I--FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities; miscellaneous 
                            authorizations.
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations.
Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment.
Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development.
Sec. 106. Small community air service.
                 TITLE II--AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

                   TITLE I--FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5) by striking the ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) $842,076,502 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.''.
    (b) Obligation Authority.--Subject to limitations specified in 
advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available pursuant to the 
amendment made by subsection (a) may be obligated at any time through 
September 30, 2024, and shall remain available until expended.
    (c) 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 period 
beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall--
            (1) first calculate such funding apportionments on an 
        annualized basis as if the total amount available under section 
        48103 of such title for fiscal year 2024 was $3,350,000,000; 
        and
            (2) then reduce by 75 percent--
                    (A) all funding apportionment amounts calculated 
                under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) amounts made available pursuant to subsections 
                (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of such title.
    (d) Extension of Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ``September 30, 2023,'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2023,''.
    (e) Extension of Special Rule for Apportionments.--Section 
47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``2023 to'' and inserting ``2023, and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to''.

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES; MISCELLANEOUS 
              AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Authority To Provide Insurance.--Section 44310(b) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (b) Unmanned Aircraft Test Ranges.--Section 44803(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (c) Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--
Section 44807(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (d) Extension of Airport Safety and Airspace Hazard Mitigation and 
Enforcement.--Section 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2023''.
    (e) Competitive Access Reporting Requirement.--Section 47107(r)(3) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 
2023'' and inserting ``January 1, 2024''.
    (f) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.--Section 47115(i) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023'' 
after ``fiscal years 2018 through 2023''.
    (g) Supplemental Discretionary Funds.--Section 47115(j)(4)(A) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:
                            ``(vi) $140,401,803 for the period 
                        beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
                        December 31, 2023.''.
    (h) Compatible Land Use Planning and Projects by State and Local 
Governments.--Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2023''.
    (i) Non-Movement Area Surveillance Pilot Program.--Section 47143(c) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 
2023'' and inserting ``January 1, 2024''.
    (j) Weather Reporting Programs.--Section 48105 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) $9,803,278 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.''.
    (k) Learning Period.--Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting 
``January 1, 2024''.
    (l) Midway Island Airport.--Section 186(d) of the Vision 100--
Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 117 Stat. 
2518) is amended by inserting ``and for the period beginning on October 
1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023,'' after ``fiscal years 2018 
through 2023''.
    (m) Final Order Establishing Mileage and Adjustment Eligibility.--
Section 409(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization 
Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (n) Contract Weather Observers.--Section 2306(b) of the FAA 
Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-190; 130 
Stat. 641) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting 
``January 1, 2024''.
    (o) Remote Tower Pilot Program.--Section 161(a)(10) of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (p) Airport Access Roads in Remote Locations; Storage Facilities 
for Snow Removal Equipment.--Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by inserting ``and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023'' 
after ``fiscal years 2018 through 2023''.
    (q) UAS Remote Detection and Identification Pilot Program.--Section 
372(d) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2023''.
    (r) Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection.--Section 
411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2023''.
    (s) Aviation Consumer Advocate.--Section 424(e) of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (t) Advisory Committee on Air Travel Needs of Passengers With 
Disabilities.--Section 439(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(49 U.S.C. 41705 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (u) Enhanced Traffic Services.--Section 547(e) of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40103 note) is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (v) Pilot Program for Redevelopment of Airport Properties.--Section 
822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2023''.

SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

    Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
                following:
                    ``(G) $2,995,027,322 for the period beginning on 
                October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023'' 
        after ``fiscal years 2018 through 2023''.

SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

    Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) $740,273,224 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.''.

SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (15) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) $64,098,360 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2023, and ending on December 31, 2023.''.

SEC. 106. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE.

    (a) Essential Air Service Authorization.--Section 41742(a)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2023, and $89,191,486 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023,''.
    (b) Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service.--Section 41743(e)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and 
$2,513,661 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on 
December 31, 2023,'' after ``fiscal years 2018 through 2023''.

                 TITLE II--AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
        ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting ``January 1, 2024''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the 
        end and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 
        2023;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2024''.

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Fuel Taxes.--Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2023''.
    (b) Ticket Taxes.--
            (1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2023''.
            (2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2023''.
    (c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
            (1) Fuel tax.--Section 4043(d) of such Code is amended by 
        striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2023''.
            (2) Treatment as noncommercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) 
        of such Code is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2024''.
            (3) Exemption from ticket tax.--Section 4261(j) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
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