[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9327 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9327
To make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel
production and imports, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 9, 2024
Mr. Flood (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Carbajal, Mr.
Pappas, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Scholten, and Ms. Titus) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel
production and imports, 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 ``Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Information Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTED DATA.
(a) Reported Data.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall include
in each report titled ``Petroleum Supply Monthly'' of the Energy
Information Administration, each report titled ``Weekly Petroleum
Status Report'' of the Energy Information Administration, and any other
relevant report of the Energy Information Administration, as determined
by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, data on
sustainable aviation fuel, including--
(1) the type, origin, and volume of feedstock used in the
production of sustainable aviation fuel--
(A) in each State or, if appropriate, Petroleum
Administration for Defense District, as applicable;
(B) in the United States; and
(C) to the maximum extent practicable, in each
foreign country, as applicable; and
(2) the total amount of sustainable aviation fuel--
(A) produced--
(i) in each State, as applicable; and
(ii) in the United States; and
(B) imported from--
(i) each foreign country, as applicable;
and
(ii) all foreign countries, as applicable.
(b) Reporting Requirements.--Data published pursuant to this
section shall be obtained using an accounting methodology that--
(1) is consistent with reliable statistical sampling
techniques; and
(2) ensures no double counting of feedstock or fuel.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section affects the
applicability of section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7135).
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applicable material.--The term ``applicable material''
means--
(A) monoglycerides, diglycerides, and
triglycerides;
(B) free fatty acids; and
(C) fatty acid esters.
(2) Biomass.--The term ``biomass'' has the meaning given
such term in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(3) 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 determined in accordance with--
(A) the most recent determinations under the
Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use
in Technologies (GREET) model developed by Argonne
National Laboratory or any successor model developed by
Argonne National Laboratory; or
(B) 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.
(4) Sustainable aviation fuel.--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 as having a lifecycle
greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at
least 50 percent.
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