[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 44 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H1485-H1487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT OF 2016

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4721) 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.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:
  Senate amendment:


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       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport 
     and Airway Extension Act of 2016''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                  TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities.
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations.
Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment.
Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development.
Sec. 106. Compliance with aviation funding requirement.
Sec. 107. Essential air service.

                      TITLE II--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--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 48103(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``$1,675,000,000 for the 
     period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 
     2016'' and inserting ``$2,652,083,333 for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.
       (2) Obligation of amounts.--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.
       (3) 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, 2015, and 
     ending on July 15, 2016, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall--
       (A) 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
       (B) then reduce by 20.83 percent--
       (i) all funding apportionments calculated under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) amounts available pursuant to sections 47117(b) and 
     47117(f)(2) of such title.
       (b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1), by striking ``March 31, 2016,'' and inserting 
     ``July 15, 2016,''.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     16, 2016''.
       (b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     15, 2016''.
       (c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``$5,175,000 for the period beginning 
     on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,'' and 
     inserting ``$8,193,750 for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,''.
       (d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     15, 2016''.
       (e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
     Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking 
     ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
       (f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
     Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by 
     striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
       (g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
     of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking 
     ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
       (h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
     of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ``March 
     31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.

     SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

       Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (E) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(E) $7,711,387,500 for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and 
     inserting ``July 15, 2016''.

     SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

       Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) $2,058,333,333 for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.

     SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) $124,093,750 for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.''.

     SEC. 106. COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIREMENT.

       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 July 15, 2016.

     SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

       Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``$77,500,000 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,'' and 
     inserting ``$122,708,333 for the period beginning on October 
     1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,''.

                      TITLE II--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 
     ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 16, 2016''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
     of 2016;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code 
     is amended by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     16, 2016''.

     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 ``March 31, 
     2016'' and inserting ``July 15, 2016''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--
       (1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     15, 2016''.
       (2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting ``July 
     15, 2016''.
       (c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
       (1) Treatment as non-commercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``April 1, 2016'' and 
     inserting ``July 16, 2016''.
       (2) Exemption from ticket taxes.--Section 4261(j) of such 
     Code is amended by striking ``March 31, 2016'' and inserting 
     ``July 15, 2016''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.


                             General Leave

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous materials on H.R. 4721.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This bill, as amended by the Senate, extends the authorization of the 
Federal Aviation Administration programs and the revenue collection 
authorities for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through July 15, 
2016.
  The current FAA reauthorization expires at the end of this month. 
Without this bill, the authority to collect aviation taxes will lapse, 
depriving the trust fund of more than $40 million per day. That is 
funding for air traffic control, airport development, and other 
aviation programs that can never be recovered.
  Additionally, the airports will be unable to receive grant money that 
has already been awarded to them, putting dozens of construction 
projects at risk.
  H.R. 4721 will avoid these unnecessary consequences while Congress 
works to finish a long-term aviation bill. I urge all my colleagues to 
support H.R. 4721.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, here we are a week later, and now we are doing another 
extension, which of course I support. This one will go to July 15, 
which is truly a drop-dead date. Congress will be out for the longest 
summer break since probably the 1950s, starting just after July 15, so 
we must get the long-term bill done by then.
  There is substantial agreement between the bill that came out of 
committee in the House and the Senate bill, with the exception of the 
tombstone rule on lithium batteries, a difference on flight attendants' 
rest hours, and, of course, the issue of privatization of the air 
traffic organization.
  I would hope that we can move ahead and preconference the many other 
titles and begin working on those, the differences on the flight 
attendants' rest time, and I will continue to push on lithium 
batteries. I would hope that this is the last extension.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, again, I urge all my colleagues to join me 
in supporting this piece of legislation.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) that the House suspend the 
rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 4721.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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