[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3960 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3960

To encourage the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2023

 Ms. DelBene introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 encourage the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector, 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 ``Hydrogen Aviation Development Act''.

SEC. 2. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(S) acquiring land for, or work necessary for 
                constructing, reconstructing, repairing, or improving, 
                or otherwise modifying an airport or airport 
                facilities, or property adjacent to, or in the vicinity 
                of, an airport but intended to support the airport to 
                store and distribute hydrogen, sustainable aviation 
                fuel, or electrification to power aircraft.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``, including hydrogen 
        and electrification,'' after ``alternative fuels''.

SEC. 3. CLEEN ENGINE AND AIRFRAME TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP.

    Section 47511(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``jet fuels for civil subsonic airplanes'' and inserting ``jet 
fuels, hydrogen, and batteries for aircraft''.

SEC. 4. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS AND ENVIRONMENT 
              (ASCENT).

    (a) In General.--The Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels 
and Environment (ASCENT) shall conduct research on hydrogen to increase 
aviation decarbonization. Such research shall be in addition to any 
other research authorized to be carried out by the Center, including 
other research relating to hydrogen.
    (b) National Aviation Research Plan.--Beginning with the first 
National Aviation Research Plan published after the date of enactment 
of this section, as required under section 44501(c) of title 49, United 
States Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall include research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization 
in such plan.
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