,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,vasquez 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mann7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish a program to
 provide assistance to underserved      
airports to improve passenger and flight
 capacity1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expanding ,regional ,airports ,act4
  #b4 ,regional airport expansion       
program  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #dag  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,iv ,regional ,airport     
,expansion ,program  #dagha4 ,grants for
 growing regional airports  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation shall establish a       
program to provide grants to eligible   
airports to improve passenger and flight

 capacity4  7b7 ,eligible uses ,an      
eligible airport may use a grant        
provided under this section for--  7#a7 
activities that improve passenger and   
flight capacity at such airport1        
including-- 7,a7 the expansion of       
passenger and property screening        
facilities2  7,b7 runway lengthening2   
7,c7 construction of hangars and        
associated infrastructure2 and  7,d7    
improving passenger facilities2 and     
7#b7 costs incurred to comply with      
operational and security requirements   
under part #aci or part #aed of title   
#ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
part #aedb of title #di1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations4  7c7 ,grant      
requirements ,in carrying out the       
program established under this section1 
the ,secretary shall provide not less   
than #c and not more than #aj grants to 
eligible airports in each fiscal year4  
7d7 ,eligible airport defined ,in this  
section1 the term eligible airport means
 an airport that--  7#a7 is a general   

aviation airport or a nonprimary        
commercial service airport 7as          
determined by the ,administrator of the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration72 and
  7#b7 serves a community with a        
population of at least #ge1jjj4  #daghb4
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated for   
each fiscal year #ej1jjj1jjj to carry   
out section #dagha4  4  7b7 ,technical  
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #dag
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #dagfg the          
following3  ,subchapter ,,iv--,regional 
,airport ,expansion ,program #dagha4    
,grants for growing regional airports4  
#daghb4 ,authorization of               
appropriations4  4