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
H. R. 6503
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.
Short title; table of contents
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II
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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.
FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS
Airport improvement program
Authorization of appropriations
Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
$1,464,480,874 for the period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
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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.
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—
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
then reduce by 56 percent—
all funding apportionment amounts calculated under paragraph (1); and
amounts made available pursuant to subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of such title.
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,
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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,
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Extension of expiring authorities; miscellaneous authorizations
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
$244,177,049 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
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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
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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
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Weather reporting programs
Section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the following:
$17,049,180 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
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Learning period
Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 2024
and inserting March 9, 2024
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Federal Aviation Administration operations
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
$5,208,743,169 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
; and
in paragraph (3) by striking December 31, 2023
and inserting March 8, 2024
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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:
$1,287,431,694 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
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Research, engineering, and development
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
$111,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024.
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Small community air service
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,
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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,
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AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS
Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund
In general
Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking January 1, 2024
and inserting March 9, 2024
; and
in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II;
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Conforming amendment
Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking January 1, 2024
and inserting March 9, 2024
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Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund
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
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Ticket taxes
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
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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
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Fractional ownership programs
Fuel tax
Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2023
and inserting March 8, 2024
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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
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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
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.