[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6271 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6271

 To amend certain agricultural laws with respect to the definition of 
    biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Flood, Ms. Craig, Mr. Finstad, Ms. 
  Budzinski, Mrs. Hinson, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Feenstra, and Mr. Nunn of 
    Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend certain agricultural laws with respect to the definition of 
    biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, 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 Fly Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To enable access for sustainable aviation fuels within 
        Department of Agriculture bio-energy programs to foster 
        alternative biofuels in national aviation, expanding the fuel 
        supply, promoting clean energy sources, and supporting United 
        States agriculture.
            (2) To recognize the critical role the United States 
        agricultural sector plays in the production of sustainable 
        aviation fuel and the importance of such fuel to achieving the 
        goals of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Sustainable aviation fuels have the capacity to 
        increase domestic energy security, support the agricultural 
        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 farmers of the United States and the 
        rest of the agricultural sector in the sector's partnership 
        with the aviation sector to support rural economic development.
            (3) Feedstocks have been identified for sustainable 
        aviation fuels due to the collective abundance and perceived 
        sustainability attributes of such feedstocks.
            (4) Sustainable aviation fuels will increase domestic 
        energy security, create new markets for farmers of the United 
        States while providing a new energy resource for the aviation 
        sector.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iv) by inserting ``and sustainable 
                aviation fuel'' after ``diesel-equivalent fuel'';
                    (B) by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as 
                clauses (vi) through (viii), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) biofuel, including sustainable 
                        aviation fuel, produced from an intermediate 
                        ingredient or feedstock;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) Sustainable aviation fuel.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `sustainable aviation 
                fuel' means liquid fuel, the portion of which is not 
                kerosene, which--
                            ``(i) meets the requirements of--
                                    ``(I) ASTM International Standard 
                                D7566; or
                                    ``(II) the Fischer Tropsch 
                                provisions of ASTM International 
                                Standard D1655, Annex A1;
                            ``(ii) is not derived from coprocessing an 
                        applicable material (or materials derived from 
                        an applicable material) with a feedstock which 
                        is not biomass;
                            ``(iii) is not derived from palm fatty acid 
                        distillates or petroleum; and
                            ``(iv) has been certified in accordance 
                        with subparagraph (B)(iii) as having a 
                        lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction 
                        percentage of at least 50 percent.
                    ``(B) Other definitions.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A):
                            ``(i) Applicable material.--The term 
                        ``applicable material'' means--
                                    ``(I) monoglycerides, diglycerides, 
                                and triglycerides;
                                    ``(II) free fatty acids; and
                                    ``(III) fatty acid esters.
                            ``(ii) Biomass.--The term ``biomass'' has 
                        the meaning given such term in section 
                        45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                            ``(iii) 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 Technologies (GREET) model 
                                developed by Argonne National 
                                Laboratory.''.

SEC. 4. FARM TO FLY COLLABORATION INITIATIVE.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such actions as are 
necessary to carry out a comprehensive and integrated pursuit of all 
Department of Agriculture mission areas for the advancement of 
Sustainable Aviation Fuels through--
            (1) ensuring leadership working across Department of 
        Agriculture agencies to maximize effectiveness;
            (2) identification of opportunities to maximize Sustainable 
        Aviation Fuels development and commercialization;
            (3) leveraging the capabilities of America's farmers, 
        foresters, and the agricultural sector in capturing the 
        opportunities presented by the emerging Sustainable Aviation 
        Fuels market;
            (4) supporting rural economic development through improved 
        sustainability for aviation; and
            (5) advancing public private partnerships through 
        collaboration complementing Federal Government efforts.

SEC. 5. BIOREFINERY, RENEWABLE CHEMICAL, AND BIOBASED PRODUCT 
              MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 9003(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
                        as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) sustainable aviation fuel;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
                        as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) sustainable aviation fuel;''; and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) foster and advance sustainable aviation fuels.''.
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