#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #eiab  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to permit   
the use of incentive payments to        
expedite certain federally financed     
airport development projects4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expedited ,delivery of ,airport    
,infrastructure ,act of #bjbj4  #b4     
,allowable cost standards for airport   
development projects  7a7 ,in general   
,section #dgaaj7;b77#a7 of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking 7#a7 if the cost       
necessarily and inserting 7#a77;,a7 if  
the cost necessarily2  7#b7 by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting 2
 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7,b7 if the cost is an      
incentive payment incurred in carrying  
out the project described in            
subparagraph 7,a7 that is to be provided
 to a contractor upon early completion  
of a project1 if--  7i7 such payment    
does not exceed the lesser of #e percent

 of the initial construction contract   
amount or #a1jjj1jjj2  7ii7 the level of
 contractor's control of1 or access to1 
the worksite necessary to shorten the   
duration of the project does not        
negatively impact the operation of the  
airport2  7iii7 the contract specifies  
application of the incentive structure  
in the event of unforeseeable1          
non-weather delays beyond the control of
 the contractor2  7iv7 nothing in any   
agreement with the contractor prevents  
the airport operator from retaining     
responsibility for the safety1          
efficiency1 and capacity of the airport 
during the execution of the grant       
agreement2 and  7v7 the ,secretary      
determines that the use of an incentive 
payment is likely to increase airport   
capacity or efficiency or result in cost
 savings as a result of shortening the  
project's duration2  4  7b7 ,technical  
correction ,section #dgaaj7;e77#g7 of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking 7#g7 ,partnership   

,program ,airports4-- and inserting 7#g7
 ,partnership program airports4--4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,october #a1 #bjbj4;,clerk4