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[H.R. 7454 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.7454
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four
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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. 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 III -- MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
Sec. 301. Counter-UAS authorities.
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) $2,041,120,218 for the period beginning October 1, 2023,
and ending on May 10, 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 May 10, 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 39 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 ``March 8, 2024,'' and inserting ``May 10,
2024,''.
(e) Extension of Special Rule for Apportionments.--Section
47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
``March 8, 2024,'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
(b) Unmanned Aircraft Test Ranges.--Section 44803(h) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
(c) Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--
Section 44807(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
(e) Competitive Access Reporting Requirement.--Section 47107(r)(3)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``March 9,
2024'' and inserting ``May 11, 2024''.
(f) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.--Section 47115(i) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024''
and inserting ``May 10, 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) $340,321,762 for the period beginning on October
1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
(i) Non-Movement Area Surveillance Pilot Program.--Section 47143(c)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``March 9,
2024'' and inserting ``May 11, 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) $23,762,295 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023,
and ending on May 10, 2024.''.
(k) Learning Period.--Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``March 9, 2024'' and inserting
``May 11, 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 ``March 8, 2024,'' and inserting ``May 10,
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 ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 9, 2024'' and inserting ``May
11, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024''
and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10,
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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May 10,
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) $7,259,685,792 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 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) $1,794,357,923 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on May 10, 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) $155,368,852 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on May 10, 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 ``$155,115,628 for
the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024,''
and inserting ``$216,192,407 for the period beginning on October 1,
2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,''.
(b) Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service.--Section 41743(e)(2)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$4,371,585
for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8,
2024,'' and inserting ``$6,092,896 for the period beginning on October
1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 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
``March 9, 2024'' and inserting ``May 11, 2024''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end
and inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024;''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ``March 9, 2024'' and inserting ``May 11, 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 ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May
10, 2024''.
(b) Ticket Taxes.--
(1) Persons.--Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting
``May 10, 2024''.
(2) Property.--Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
(c) Fractional Ownership Programs.--
(1) Fuel tax.--Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and inserting ``May
10, 2024''.
(2) Treatment as noncommercial aviation.--Section 4083(b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 9,
2024'' and inserting ``May 11, 2024''.
(3) Exemption from ticket tax.--Section 4261(j) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 8, 2024'' and
inserting ``May 10, 2024''.
TITLE III -- MISCELLANEOUS EXTENSIONS
SEC. 301. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITIES.
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
124n(i)) is amended by striking ``March 9, 2024'' and inserting ``May
11, 2024''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
H.R. 7454 (ENR) - Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024
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Publish Date: Mar 7, 2024
Scanned and Processed on: Sep 23, 2024
Official Title: 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.
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