ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.

SEC. 960. [49 U.S.C. 40101 note] ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION. Section 101 of division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “, as well as the use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure that may require modifications to safely accommodate AAM operations,” after “vertiport infrastructure”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (iii) by striking “vertiport” and inserting “locations for”; (II) in clause (iv) by inserting “and guidance” after “any standards”; (III) in clause (v) by striking “vertiport infrastructure” and inserting “urban air mobility and regional air mobility operations”; and (IV) in clause (x) by inserting “or the modification of aviation infrastructure” after “operation of a vertiport”; (B) in paragraph (4)(B) by inserting “the Department of Defense, the National Guard,” before “or”; and (C) in paragraph (6)— (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking “September 30, 2025” and inserting “September 30, 2027”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (i) by striking “and” at the end; (II) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (III) by adding at the end the following: “(iii) a description of— “(I) initial community engagement efforts and responses from the public on the planning and development efforts of eligible entities related to urban air mobility and regional air mobility operations; “(II) how eligible entities are planning for and encouraging early adoption of urban air mobility and regional air mobility operations; “(III) what role each level of government plays in the process; and “(IV) whether such entities recommend specific regulatory or guidance actions be taken by the Secretary or any other head of a Federal agency in order to support such early adoption.” ; (2) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the following: “(1) Authorization.—Out of amounts made available under section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, there are authorized to carry out this section $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to remain available until expended.” ; (3) in subsection (d) by striking “2024” and inserting “2026” each place it appears; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) Advanced air mobility; aam; regional air mobility; urban air mobility; vertiport.—The terms ‘advanced air mobility’, ‘AAM’, ‘regional air mobility’, ‘urban air mobility’, and ‘vertiport’ have the meaning given such terms in section 2(i) of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).” ; and (B) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10).