S.Amdt. 3784

SA 3784. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself
and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike subtitle A of title I and insert the following:

Subtitle A--Funding of FAA Programs

SEC. 1001. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE
COMPATIBILITY PLANNING AND PROGRAMS.

(a) Authorization.--Section 48103(a) is amended by striking
``section 47505(a)(2), and carrying out noise compatibility
programs under section 47504(c) $3,350,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2012 through 2015 and $2,652,083,333 for the
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15,
2016'' and inserting ``section 47505(a)(2), carrying out
noise compatibility programs under section 47504(c), for an
airport cooperative research program under section 44511, for
Airports Technology-Safety research, and Airports Technology-
Efficiency research, $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and
$3,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018''.
(b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``July 15,
2016'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.

SEC. 1002. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

Section 48101(a) is amended by striking paragraphs (1)
through (5) and inserting the following:
``(1) $2,855,241,025 for fiscal year 2016.
``(2) $2,862,020,524 for fiscal year 2017.
``(3) $2,901,601,229 for fiscal year 2018.''.

SEC. 1003. FAA OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 106(k)(1) is amended by striking
subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:
``(A) $9,910,009,314 for fiscal year 2016;
``(B) $10,025,361,111 for fiscal year 2017; and
``(C) $10,103,780,622 for fiscal year 2018.''.
(b) Authorized Expenditures.--Section 106(k)(2) is amended
by striking ``for fiscal years 2012 through 2015'' each place
it appears and inserting ``for fiscal years 2016 through
2018''.
(c) Authority to Transfer Funds.--Section 106(k)(3) is
amended by striking ``2012 through 2015 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016''
and inserting ``2016 through 2018''.

SEC. 1004. FAA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Section 48102 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``44511-44513'' and inserting ``44512-
44513''; and
(ii) by striking ``and, for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2015, under subsection (g)'';
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon; and
(C) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
``(9) $166,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
``(10) $169,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
``(11) $171,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 1005. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.

(a) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Guarantee.--Section
48114(a)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--The total budget resources made
available from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund each fiscal
year under sections 48101, 48102, 48103, and 106(k)--
``(i) shall in each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018, be
equal to the sum of--

``(I) 90 percent of the estimated level of receipts plus
interest credited to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for
that fiscal year; and
``(II) the actual level of receipts plus interest credited
to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the second preceding
fiscal year minus the total amount made available for
obligation from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the
second preceding fiscal year; and

``(ii) may be used only for the aviation investment
programs listed in subsection (b)(1).''.
(b) Enforcement of Guarantees.--Section 48114(c)(2) is
amended by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2018''.

SEC. 1006. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

(a) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.--Section
47115(j) is amended by striking ``2015 and for the period
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016,''
and inserting ``2018''.
(b) Extension of Compatible Land Use Planning and Projects
by State and Local Governments.--Section 47141(f) is amended
by striking ``July 15, 2016'' and inserting ``September 30,
2018''.
(c) Inspector General Report on Participation in FAA
Programs by Disadvantaged Small Business Concerns.--
(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2016 through
2018, the Inspector General of the Department of
Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the
number of new small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,
including those owned by veterans, that participated in the
programs and activities funded using the amounts made
available under this Act.
(2) New small business concerns.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), a new small business concern is a small business concern
that did not participate in the programs and activities
described in paragraph (1) in a previous fiscal year.
(3) Contents.--The report shall include--
(A) a list of the top 25 and bottom 25 large and medium hub
airports in terms of providing opportunities for small
business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals to participate in the
programs and activities funded using the amounts made
available under this Act;
(B) the results of an assessment, to be conducted by the
Inspector General, on the reasons why the top airports have
been successful in providing such opportunities; and
(C) recommendations to the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration and Congress on methods for other
airports to achieve results similar to those of the top
airports.
(d) Extension of 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 ``July 15, 2016'' and inserting ``September 30,
2018''.
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