,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjah ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,perdue7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow    
airport projects to be eligible to      
participate in the ,,tifia program1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tifia  
for ,airports ,act4  #b4 ,project       
eligibility  7a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an eligible airport-related project
 7as defined in section #djaag7;a7 of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code7 shall 
be considered to be a project under     
section #fja7;a77#ab7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,credit     
subsidy limitation  7#a7 ,in general ,of
 the amounts made available to carry out
 the ,,tifia program 7as defined in     
section #fja7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united  

,states ,code71 not more than           
#aj1jjj1jjj may be used for subsidy     
costs of ,federal credit instruments for
 projects described in subsection 7a74  
7#b7 ,rule of construction ,paragraph   
7#a7 shall not apply to projects        
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,e7 of subsection #fja7;a77#ab7 of     
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,period of applicability  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the ,secretary of ,transportation
 may enter into an agreement to make a  
secured loan or loan guarantee1 or make 
available a line of credit1 for a       
project described in subsection 7a7 only
 during the period beginning on the date
 of enactment of this ,act and ending on
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,extension
 ,if the ,secretary of ,transportation  
does not enter into any agreement under 
paragraph 7#a7 before ,september #cj1   
#bjbj1 the ,secretary of ,transportation
 may--  7,a7 extend the period under    
that paragraph to ,march #cj1 #bjba2 and

  7,b7 enter into only #a agreement to  
make a secured loan or loan guarantee1  
or make available a line of credit1 for 
a project described in subsection 7a74