[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H379-H380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. 99

                        Offered By: Mr. Shuster

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Improvement Program 
     Short-Term Extension Act of 1999''.

     TITLE I--EXTENSION OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$1,205,000,000'' and all that follows through the period at 
     the end and inserting the following: ``$2,410,000,000 for 
     fiscal years ending before October 1, 1999.''.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended by 
     striking ``March 31, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 
     1999''.

     SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

     SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations From General Fund.--
     Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``$5,158,000,000'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations From Trust Fund.--
     Section 48104(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Fiscal Years 
     1994-1998'' and inserting ``Fiscal Years 1994-2000''; and
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2000''.
       (c) Limitation on Obligating or Expending Amounts.--Section 
     48108(c) of such title is amended by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.

     SEC. 104. AIP DISCRETIONARY FUND.

       Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

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   TITLE II--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
                               AUTHORITY

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting ``October 
     1, 1999'', and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following: ``or the Omnibus Consolidated 
     and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 or the 
     Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act of 
     1999''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9502 of 
     such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Limitation on Transfers to Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or credited to the Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund on and after the date of any expenditure 
     from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund which is not permitted 
     by this section. The determination of whether an expenditure 
     is so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this subsection.
       ``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 1999, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.