S.Amdt. 3700

SA 3700. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr.
McConnell (for 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 subtitle C of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1305. AIRPORT VEHICLE EMISSIONS.

Section 40117(a)(3)(G) is amended to read as follows:
``(G) A project to reduce emissions under subchapter I of
chapter 471 or to use cleaner burning conventional fuels, or
for acquiring for use at a commercial service airport
vehicles or ground support equipment that include low-
emission technology or use cleaner burning fuels, or, if the
airport is located in an air quality nonattainment area (as
defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7501(2))) or a maintenance area referred to in section 175A
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a), a project to retrofit any such
vehicles or equipment that are powered by a diesel or
gasoline engine with emission control technologies certified
or verified by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce
emissions, if such project would be able to receive emission
credits for the project from the governing State or Federal
environmental agency as described in section 47139.''.

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5037. 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.

SEC. 5038. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON ALTERNATIVE JET FUEL
TECHNOLOGY FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

Section 911 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 44504 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to assist in'' and
inserting ``with the objective of accelerating'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting ``and ability to
prioritize researchable constraints'' after ``with
experience''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Collaboration and Report.--
``(1) Collaboration.--The Administrator, in coordination
with the Administrator of NASA, the Secretary of Energy, and
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall continue research and
development activities into the development and deployment of
jet fuels described in subsection (a).
``(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration
Reauthorization Act of 2016, the Administrator, in
coordination with the Administrator of NASA, the Secretary of
Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture, and after
consultation with the heads of other relevant agencies, shall
submit to Congress a joint plan to carry out the research
described in subsection (a).''.
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