[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6503 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.6503
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three
An Act
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, Part II''.
(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 by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
``(7) $1,464,480,874 for the period beginning October 1, 2023,
and ending on March 8, 2024.''.
(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 March 8, 2024, 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 56 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 ``December 31, 2023,'' and inserting ``March
8, 2024,''.
(e) Extension of Special Rule for Apportionments.--Section
47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``December 31, 2023,'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024,''.
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 ``December 31, 2023'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(b) Unmanned Aircraft Test Ranges.--Section 44803(h) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(c) Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--
Section 44807(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(d) Extension of Airport Safety and Airspace Hazard Mitigation and
Enforcement.--Section 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8,
2024''.
(e) Competitive Access Reporting Requirement.--Section 47107(r)(3)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1,
2024'' and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.
(f) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.--Section 47115(i) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,
2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(g) Supplemental Discretionary Funds.--Section 47115(j)(4)(A) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (vi) and
adding at the end the following:
``(vi) $244,177,049 for the period beginning on October
1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8,
2024''.
(i) Non-Movement Area Surveillance Pilot Program.--Section 47143(c)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1,
2024'' and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.
(j) Weather Reporting Programs.--Section 48105 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end
the following:
``(5) $17,049,180 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023,
and ending on March 8, 2024.''.
(k) Learning Period.--Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1, 2024'' and inserting
``March 9, 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 striking ``December 31, 2023,'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024,''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023''
and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(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 ``January 1, 2024'' and inserting
``March 9, 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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(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 striking ``December 31,
2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8,
2024''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(s) Aviation Consumer Advocate.--Section 424(e) of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(u) Enhanced Traffic Services.--Section 547(e) of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40103 note) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting
after subparagraph (F) the following:
``(G) $5,208,743,169 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (7) and adding at the end the following:
``(7) $1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.''.
SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
``(16) $111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.''.
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 ``$89,191,486 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31,
2023,'' and inserting ``$155,115,628 for the period beginning on
October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,''.
(b) Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service.--Section 41743(e)(2)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$2,513,661
for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31,
2023,'' and inserting ``$4,371,585 for the period beginning on October
1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,''.
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
``January 1, 2024'' and inserting ``March 9, 2024''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023,
Part II;''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ``January 1, 2024'' and inserting ``March 9,
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 ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(b) Ticket Taxes.--
(1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and
inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023''
and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
(c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
(1) Fuel tax.--Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting
``March 8, 2024''.
(2) Treatment as noncommercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``January
1, 2024'' and inserting ``March 9, 2024''.
(3) Exemption from ticket tax.--Section 4261(j) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2023''
and inserting ``March 8, 2024''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.