[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5977 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5977

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
 Medicine to conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with 
 respect to the civil aviation and aerospace industries, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2020

 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Ms. Schrier, and Ms. Davids of 
   Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to enter into an 
  agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
 Medicine to conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with 
 respect to the civil aviation and aerospace industries, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Evaluation of Aviation and 
Aerospace Solutions to Climate Change Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON CERTAIN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION EFFORTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into 
an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine (referred to in this Act as the ``National Academies'') to 
conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with respect to 
the civil aviation and aerospace industries.
    (b) Study Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
the National Academies shall--
            (1) identify climate change mitigation efforts, including 
        efforts relating to emerging technologies, in the civil 
        aviation and aerospace industries;
            (2) develop and apply an appropriate indicator for 
        assessing the effectiveness of such efforts;
            (3) identify gaps in such efforts;
            (4) identify barriers preventing expansion of such efforts; 
        and
            (5) develop recommendations with respect to such efforts.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Findings of study.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date on which the Secretary enters into an agreement for a 
        study pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees the findings of the 
        study.
            (2) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary submits the findings pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration, shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report that contains an 
        assessment of the findings.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,500,000.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate, and other congressional 
        committees determined appropriate by the Secretary.
            (2) Climate change mitigation efforts.--The term ``climate 
        change mitigation efforts'' means efforts, including the use of 
        technologies, materials, processes, or practices, that 
        contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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