Hydrogen Aviation Development Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3960 To encourage the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 9, 2023 Ms. DELBENE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com- mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hydrogen Aviation De- 4 velopment Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM USE OF FUNDS. 6 Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:24 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3960.IH H3960 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3960 IH (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 1 following: 2 ‘‘(S) acquiring land for, or work necessary 3 for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, or 4 improving, or otherwise modifying an airport or 5 airport facilities, or property adjacent to, or in 6 the vicinity of, an airport but intended to sup- 7 port the airport to store and distribute hydro- 8 gen, sustainable aviation fuel, or electrification 9 to power aircraft.’’; and 10 (2) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, including 11 hydrogen and electrification,’’ after ‘‘alternative 12 fuels’’. 13 SEC. 3. CLEEN ENGINE AND AIRFRAME TECHNOLOGY 14 PARTNERSHIP. 15 Section 47511(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 16 amended by striking ‘‘jet fuels for civil subsonic airplanes’’ 17 and inserting ‘‘jet fuels, hydrogen, and batteries for air- 18 craft’’. 19 SEC. 4. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ALTERNATIVE JET 20 FUELS AND ENVIRONMENT (ASCENT). 21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Center of Excellence for Al- 22 ternative Jet Fuels and Environment (ASCENT) shall 23 conduct research on hydrogen to increase aviation 24 decarbonization. Such research shall be in addition to any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:24 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3960.IH H3960 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3960 IH other research authorized to be carried out by the Center, 1 including other research relating to hydrogen. 2 (b) NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.—Begin- 3 ning with the first National Aviation Research Plan pub- 4 lished after the date of enactment of this section, as re- 5 quired under section 44501(c) of title 49, United States 6 Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis- 7 tration shall include research on hydrogen to increase 8 aviation decarbonization in such plan. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:24 Jun 29, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3960.IH H3960 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS