[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5235

 To expressly include sustainable aviation fuels in the Farm Bill, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2023

   Ms. Crockett (for herself and Mr. Miller of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
 in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expressly include sustainable aviation fuels in the Farm Bill, 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 ``Farm to Fuselage Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Sustainable aviation fuels have the capacity to 
        increase domestic energy security, support the agriculture 
        sector, and foster the farm economy by accelerating the 
        availability of a commercially viable and sustainable aviation 
        biofuel industry in the United States.
            (2) Sustainable aviation fuels provide a critical 
        opportunity to support America's farmers and the rest of the 
        agricultural sector in its partnership with the aviation sector 
        to support rural economic development.
            (3) Sustainable aviation fuels will expand domestic energy 
        capacity and create new markets for America's farmers while 
        providing a new energy resource for the aviation sector.

SEC. 3. UPDATING THE BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall determine whether the Biomass 
Research and Development Board established by section 9008 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 has the requisite expertise 
to evaluate research proposals and coordinate development activities 
relating to sustainable aviation fuels and, based on the determination, 
make such changes to the composition of the board and board procedure 
as the Secretary deems necessary under the authority provided by such 
section.

SEC. 4. SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL BIOREFINERIES.

    Section 9003(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Assistance.--The Secretary shall make available to eligible 
entities--
            ``(1) grants to assist in paying the costs of the 
        development and construction of demonstration-scale 
        biorefineries to demonstrate the commercial viability of 1 or 
        more processes for converting renewable biomass to advanced 
        biofuels; and
            ``(2) guarantees for loans made to fund the development, 
        construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale 
        biorefineries using eligible technology.''.

SEC. 5. AWARDING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AS AN ADVANCED BIOFUEL.

    Section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Innovation.--
            ``(1) Premiums.--Notwithstanding subsection (e), the 
        Secretary shall make additional payments as premiums to 
        payments under subsection (b) for the purpose of encouraging 
        the production of innovative advanced biofuels.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The amount of any additional payment 
        under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not exceed 25 
        percent of the amount of the initial payment under subsection 
        (b).
            ``(3) Innovative advanced biofuels.--In paragraph (1), the 
        term `innovative advanced biofuels'--
                    ``(A) means advanced biofuels with respect to which 
                the Secretary determines--
                            ``(i) there is increasing market demand; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) a minority of payments under this 
                        section have been made; and
                    ``(B) includes advanced biofuels used for aviation 
                and other advanced biofuels determined by the 
                Secretary.''.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Section 9006(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(a)) is amended by inserting ``including aviation 
fleets,'' after ``fleets,''.

SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF THE BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 9011(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, 
other than a biofuel crop,'' before ``that is eligible''.

SEC. 8. ESTABLISHING BIOFUEL CROP DESIGNATION.

    Section 508A(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or biofuel crop'' 
        after ``replanted crop''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Biofuel crop.--The term `biofuel crop' means 
        camelina, carinata, pennycress, and any other crop used in the 
        production of advanced biofuels as designated by the 
        Secretary.''.

SEC. 9. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Risk Management Agency, 
shall submit to the Congress a written report on how approval for 
farmers to insure secondary crops with revenue streams resulting from 
biofuel use can be streamlined, with particular reference to carinata, 
pennycress, camelina, and other oilseeds.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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