118 HR 9327 IH: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-08-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9327IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 9, 2024Mr. Flood (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Scholten, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel production and imports, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act.

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Reported data

(a)

Reported data

As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall include in each report titled Petroleum Supply Monthly of the Energy Information Administration, each report titled Weekly Petroleum Status Report of the Energy Information Administration, and any other relevant report of the Energy Information Administration, as determined by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, data on sustainable aviation fuel, including—(1)the type, origin, and volume of feedstock used in the production of sustainable aviation fuel—(A)in each State or, if appropriate, Petroleum Administration for Defense District, as applicable;(B)in the United States; and(C)to the maximum extent practicable, in each foreign country, as applicable; and(2)the total amount of sustainable aviation fuel—(A)produced—(i)in each State, as applicable; and(ii)in the United States; and(B)imported from—(i)each foreign country, as applicable; and(ii)all foreign countries, as applicable.(b)

Reporting requirements

Data published pursuant to this section shall be obtained using an accounting methodology that—(1)is consistent with reliable statistical sampling techniques; and(2)ensures no double counting of feedstock or fuel.(c)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section affects the applicability of section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7135).

3.

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Applicable material

The term applicable material means—(A)monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides;(B)free fatty acids; and(C)fatty acid esters.(2)

Biomass

The term biomass has the meaning given such term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(3)

Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage

The term lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage means, with respect to any sustainable aviation fuel, the percentage reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions achieved by such fuel as compared with petroleum-based jet fuel, as determined in accordance with—(A)the most recent determinations under the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) model developed by Argonne National Laboratory or any successor model developed by Argonne National Laboratory; or(B)the most recent Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation which has been adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement of the United States.(4)

Sustainable aviation fuel

The term sustainable aviation fuel means liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which—(A)meets the requirements of—(i)ASTM International Standard D7566; or(ii)the Fischer Tropsch provisions of ASTM International Standard D1655, Annex A1;(B)is not derived from coprocessing an applicable material (or materials derived from an applicable material) with a feedstock which is not biomass;(C)is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum; and(D)has been certified as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50 percent.