,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aajh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #h1        
#bjai,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for funding from the ,airport   
and ,airway ,trust ,fund for all        
,federal ,aviation ,administration      
activities in the event of a ,government
 shutdown1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,aviation ,funding ,stability ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,funding for the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration in the event 
of a lapse in appropriation  7a7 ,in    
general ,if1 with respect to the        

,federal ,aviation ,administration1 an  
appropriation measure for a fiscal year 
is not enacted before the beginning of  
such fiscal year or a joint resolution  
making continuing appropriations is not 
in effect1 amounts in the ,airport and  
,airway ,trust ,fund not otherwise      
appropriated shall be available to the  
,administrator for continuing programs1 
projects1 or activities 7including the  
costs of direct loans and loan          
guarantees7 that were conducted with    
amounts made available for the ,federal 
,aviation ,administration1 including for
 the accounts ,federal ,aviation        
,administration--,operations1 ,federal  
,aviation ,administration--,facilities  
and ,equipment1 ,federal ,aviation      
,administration--,research1             
,engineering1 and ,development1 and     
,federal ,aviation                      
,administration--,grants-in-,aid for    
,airports in the preceding fiscal year--
  7#a7 in the corresponding             
appropriation ,act for such preceding   

fiscal year2 or  7#b7 if the            
corresponding appropriation bill for    
such preceding fiscal year did not      
become law1 then in a joint resolution  
making continuing appropriations for    
such preceding fiscal year4  7b7 ,rate  
for operations ,appropriations and funds
 made available1 and authority granted1 
for a program1 project1 or activity for 
any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 shall be at a rate for operations not  
greater than--  7#a7 the rate for       
operations provided for in the regular  
appropriation ,act providing for such   
program1 project1 or activity for the   
preceding fiscal year2 or  7#b7 in the  
absence of such an ,act1 the rate for   
operations provided for such program1   
project1 or activity pursuant to a joint
 resolution making continuing           
appropriations for such preceding fiscal
 year4  7c7 ,availability               
,appropriations and funds made          
available1 and authority granted1 for   
any fiscal year pursuant to this section

 for a program1 project1 or activity    
shall be available for the period       
beginning with the first day of a lapse 
in appropriations and ending with the   
date on which the applicable regular    
appropriation bill for such fiscal year 
becomes law 7whether or not such law    
provides for such program1 project1 or  
activity7 or a joint resolution making  
continuing appropriations becomes law1  
as the case may be4  7d7 ,terms and     
conditions ,an appropriation or funds   
made available1 or authority granted1   
for a program1 project1 or activity for 
any fiscal year pursuant to this section
 shall be subject to the terms and      
conditions imposed with respect to the  
appropriation made or funds made        
available for the preceding fiscal year1
 or authority granted for such program1 
project1 or activity under current law4 
7e7 ,end of fiscal year ,if this section
 is in effect at the end of a fiscal    
year1 funding levels shall continue as  
provided in this section for the next   

fiscal year4  7f7 ,expenditures and     
obligations ,expenditures and           
obligations made for a program1 project1
 or activity for any fiscal year        
pursuant to this section shall be       
charged to the applicable appropriation1
 fund1 or authorization whenever a      
regular appropriation bill or a joint   
resolution making continuing            
appropriations until the end of a fiscal
 year providing for such program1       
project1 or activity for such period    
becomes law4  7g7 ,expenditure authority
 ,section #iejb7;d77#a77;,a7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking the semicolon at the
 end and inserting or the ,aviation     
,funding ,stability ,act of #bjai24  7h7
 ,termination ,this section shall not   
apply to a program1 project1 or activity
 during any portion of a fiscal year if 
any other provision of law 7other than  
an authorization of appropriations7--   
7#a7 makes an appropriation1 makes funds
 available1 or grants authority for such

 program1 project1 or activity to       
continue for such period2 or  7#b7      
specifically provides that no           
appropriation shall be made1 no funds   
shall be made available1 or no authority
 shall be granted for such program1     
project1 or activity to continue for    
such period4