,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ehi #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dafb ,report ,no4 #aaf-bif ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #b1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,november #af1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,wicker1 without amendment ,a ,,bill ,to provide certainty for airport funding4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,airport ,infrastructure ,readiness ,act of #bjbj or the ,,air ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,airport improvement program apportionments to primary airports ,section #dgaad7;c77#a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,j7 ,special rule for fiscal years #bjbb and #bjbc ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a7 and the absence of scheduled passenger aircraft service at an airport1 the ,secretary shall apportion in fiscal years #bjbb and #bjbc to the sponsor of the airport an amount based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during whichever of the following years that would result in the highest apportioned amount3 7i7 ,calendar year #bjah4 7ii7 ,calendar year #bjai4 7iii7 ,the prior full calendar year prior to the current fiscal year4 4 #c4 ,air traffic control contract program ,notwithstanding section #dgabd7;d77#a77;,b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air traffic control tower participating in the ,contract ,tower ,program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic decrease in fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba4 ,november #af1 #bjbj,reported without amendment