S.Amdt. 3769

SA 3769. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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:

On page 222, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 2321. CABIN AIR QUALITY TECHNOLOGY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall initiate research and
development work on effective air cleaning and sensor
technology for the engine and auxiliary power unit for bleed
air supplied to the passenger cabin and flight deck of a
pressurized aircraft.
(b) Technology Requirements.--The technology developed
under subsection (a) shall be capable of--
(1) removing oil-based contaminants from the bleed air
supplied to the passenger cabin and flight deck; and
(2) detecting and recording oil-based contaminants in the
bleed air fraction of the total air supplied to the passenger
cabin and flight deck.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a
report to Congress that describes the results of the research
and development work carried out under subsection (a).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
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