[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Senate] [Page 22624] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1637 introduced earlier today by Senator Lott. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative assistant read as follows: A bill (S. 1637) to extend through the end of the current fiscal year certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration authorizations. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent this bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1637) was passed, as follows: S. 1637 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, ETC. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$2,050,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 1998 and ending August 6, 1999.'' and inserting ``$2,410,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.''. (b) Obligation Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title is amended by striking ``August 6, 1999,'' and inserting ``September 30, 1999,''. (c) Liquidation of Contract Authorization.--The provision of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, with the caption ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports (Liquidation of contract authorization) (airport and airway trust fund)'' is amended by striking ``Code: Provided further, That no more than $1,660,000,000 of funds limited under this heading may be obligated prior to the enactment of a bill extending contract authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program to the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 1999,'' and inserting ``Code.''. ____________________