With authorization for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs set to expire on September 30, 2015, Congress this week approved H.R. 3614, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015. The bill provides for a six month extension of the FAA’s authority to award grants under the Airport Improvement Program for airport development and to operate the air traffic control system.
This six month extension provides Congress with more time to develop comprehensive FAA reauthorization legislation. Neither the House nor the Senate has introduced such legislation at this time.