118 HR 4862 IH: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-07-25 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 CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4862IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 25, 2023Mr. Flood (for himself and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo identify the standards required to meet the definition of sustainable aviation fuel at the Federal Aviation Administration.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023.

2.

Standard, uniform definition of sustainable aviation fuel

(a)

In general

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue or revise regulations as necessary to provide that the definition of sustainable aviation fuel specified in subsection (b) applies to— (1)all aircraft flown to, from, or within the United States; and (2)all programs established, administered, or overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration. (b)

Sustainable aviation fuel defined

(1)

In general

For purposes of subsection (a), 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 in accordance with paragraph (2)(C) as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50 percent. (2)

Other definitions

For purposes of paragraph (1): (A)

Applicable material

The term applicable material means— (i)monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides, (ii)free fatty acids, and (iii)fatty acid esters. (B)

Biomass

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

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 defined in accordance with— (i)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; or (ii)the most recent determinations under the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model developed by Argonne National Laboratory or any successor model developed by Argonne National Laboratory.