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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8533 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 

update the regulations to issue regulations to phase out the use of 

bleed air systems in certain aircraft, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2024 

Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. LIEU, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GARCI ́A

of Illinois, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update the regulations to issue regulations 

to phase out the use of bleed air systems in certain 

aircraft, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Air on Airplanes 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REGULATIONS ON BLEED AIR SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN 

2 AIRCRAFT.. 

3 (a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 

4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad5 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 

6 update the regulations under part 25 of title 14, Code of 

7 Federal Regulations, and any other applicable regulations, 

8 to— 

9 (1) prohibit new type certified turbine and 

10 turbo-prop aircraft designs from using bleed air sys11 tems; 

12 (2) require that, beginning on the date that is 

13 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any 

14 bleed air system in a newly manufactured aircraft is 

15 fitted with a filter or combination of filter and air 

16 cleaning device designed and demonstrated to re17 move gaseous and particulate components of oil 

18 fumes; and 

19 (3) provide for a phase-out of the use of bleed 

20 air systems in the manufacture of existing type de21 signs of turbine and turbo-prop driven aircraft ac22 cording to the following: 

23 (A) Not later than 10 years after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, 25 percent of such 

25 aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air 

26 systems. 


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1 (B) Not later than 20 years after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, 50 percent of such 

3 aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air 

4 systems. 

5 (C) Not later than 30 years after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, 100 percent of such 

7 aircraft shall be manufactured without bleed air 

8 systems. 

9 (b) DEFINITION OF BLEED AIR SYSTEM.—In this 

10 Act, the term ‘‘bleed air system’’ means an air system 

11 that— 

12 (1) uses compressed air that is taken from an 

13 aircraft engine, or auxiliary power unite compressor 

14 stage, that is upstream of the combustion chamber 

15 or on a shaft driven by a turbine engine; and 

16 (2) provides pressurized air to the aircraft 

17 pneumatic system that passengers or crew could 

18 foreseeably inhale or come in contact with during 

19 the operation of the aircraft for applications includ20 ing ventilation. 

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