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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3125 

To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competitive grants 

to support research and development, education, and training to produce 

a bio-based aviation fuel for use by the Air Force and to provide an 

initial infusion of funds for the grant program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 

Mr. ENYART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competitive grants to support research and development, education, and training to produce a bio-based aviation fuel 

for use by the Air Force and to provide an initial infusion of funds for the grant program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. BIO-BASED AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH AND DE4 VELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING EF5 FORTS. 

6 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION AND PRIMARY PURPOSE.— 

2 The Secretary of the Air Force may make a grant, 

3 on a competitive basis, to an existing biofuels re4 search center in the United States to conduct pilot5 scale research, development, and testing of bio-based 

6 fuels that are suitable for use by the Air Force as 

7 an aviation fuel for jet aircraft. 

8 (2) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—Grant funds pro9 vided under paragraph (1) may also be used by the 

10 grant recipient to train military and civilian per11 sonnel in the new technologies and to conduct a 

12 study regarding the economic feasibility of a full13 scale bio-based aviation fuel production facility. 

14 (b) GRANT APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Grant applicants shall sub16 mit an application to the Secretary of the Air Force 

17 at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

18 such information as the Secretary may reasonably 

19 require. 

20 (2) SELECTION PREFERENCE.—In conducting 

21 the competition for selection of the grant recipient, 

22 the Secretary shall give a preference to an existing 

23 biofuels research center in the United States that— 

24 (A) has the capacity and expertise nec25 essary to quickly and efficiently conduct the 


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1 pilot-scale research, development, and testing 

2 described in subsection (a)(1); and 

3 (B) is located in close proximity to— 

4 (i) the raw materials specified in sub5 paragraph (B) of subsection (a)(1); 

6 (ii) a military installation with respon7 sibility for military air transportation; and 

8 (iii) a private or commercial airport 

9 with capacity to host a research and pilot 

10 production facility. 

11 (c) GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grants under subsection (a) 

12 may not exceed a total $25,000,000. With the approval 

13 of the Secretary of the Air Force, grant funds may be 

14 used for infrastructure to facilitate the pilot-scale re15 search, development, and testing described in subsection 

16 (a)(1). 

17 (d) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 

19 to the Secretary of the Air Force $25,000,000 from unob20 ligated amounts in the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund 

21 to provide funds for grants under subsection (a). The 

22 transferred funds shall be available to the Secretary of the 

23 Air Force, until expended, only for the purpose of making 

24 grants under subsection (a). The Secretary of the Air 


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1 Force shall obligate such funds as soon as practicable 

2 after the establishment of the grant program. 

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