SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE.

SEC. 104. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. (a) Essential Air Service Authorization.—Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “and $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017” and inserting “$175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and $74,794,521 for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2018,”. (b) Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service.—Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and $4,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2018,” after “fiscal years 2012 through 2017”.