S.Amdt. 3628

SA 3628. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr.
Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5032. REDUCTION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION, EMISSIONS, AND
NOISE FROM CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT.

(a) Establishment of Research Program.--From amounts made
available under section 48102(a) of title 49, United States
Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall establish a research program related to
reducing civilian aircraft energy use, emissions, and source
noise with equivalent safety through grants or other
measures, which shall include cost-sharing authorized under
section 106(l)(6) of such title, including reimbursable
agreements with other Federal agencies.
(b) Establishment of Consortium.--
(1) Designation as consortium.--The Administrator shall
designate, using a competitive process, one or more
institutions or entities described in paragraph (2), to be
known as a ``Government led Consortium for Continuous Lower
Energy, Emissions, and Noise'' or ``CLEEN'', to perform
research in accordance with this section.
(2) Participation.--The Administrator shall include
educational and research institutions or private sector
entities that have existing facilities and experience for
developing and testing noise, emissions, and energy reduction
engine and aircraft technology, and developing alternative
fuels, in the research program required by subsection (a) to
fulfill the performance objectives specified in subsection
(c).
(3) Coordination mechanisms.--In conducting the research
program required by subsection (a), the consortium designated
under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) coordinate its activities with the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of
Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
and other relevant Federal agencies; and
(B) consult on a regular basis with the Commercial Aviation
Alternative Fuels Initiative.
(c) Performance Objectives.--Not later than January 1,
2021, the Administrator shall seek to ensure that the
research program required subsection (a) supports the
following objectives for civil subsonic airplanes:
(1) Certifiable aircraft technology that reduces aircraft
fuel burn 40 percent relative to year 2000 best-in-class in-
service aircraft.
(2) Certifiable engine technology that reduces landing and
takeoff cycle nitrogen oxide emissions by 70 percent over the
International Civil Aviation Organization standard adopted in
2011.
(3) Certifiable aircraft technology that reduces noise
levels by 32 decibels cumulatively, relative to the Stage 4
standard, or reduces the noise contour area in absolute
terms.
(4) The feasibility of use of drop-in alternative jet fuels
in aircraft and engine systems, including successful
demonstration and quantification of benefits, advancement of
fuel testing capability, and support for fuel evaluation.
(d) Certifiable Defined.--In this section, the term
``certifiable'' means the technology has been demonstrated to
Technology Readiness Level 6 or 7, and there are no foreseen
issues that would prevent certification to existing
standards.
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