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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6271 

To amend certain agricultural laws with respect to the definition of biofuels 

and sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 

Mr. MILLER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. FLOOD, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms. 

BUDZINSKI, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. FEENSTRA, and Mr. 

NUNN of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend certain agricultural laws with respect to the definition of biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, 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 ‘‘Farm to Fly Act of 

5 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS. 

7 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol8 lows: 


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1 (1) To enable access for sustainable aviation 

2 fuels within Department of Agriculture bio-energy 

3 programs to foster alternative biofuels in national 

4 aviation, expanding the fuel supply, promoting clean 

5 energy sources, and supporting United States agri6 culture. 

7 (2) To recognize the critical role the United 

8 States agricultural sector plays in the production of 

9 sustainable aviation fuel and the importance of such 

10 fuel to achieving the goals of the Sustainable Avia11 tion Fuel Grand Challenge. 

12 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

13 (1) Sustainable aviation fuels have the capacity 

14 to increase domestic energy security, support the ag15 ricultural sector, and foster the farm economy by ac16 celerating the availability of a commercially viable 

17 and sustainable aviation biofuel industry in the 

18 United States. 

19 (2) Sustainable aviation fuels provide a critical 

20 opportunity to support farmers of the United States 

21 and the rest of the agricultural sector in the sector’s 

22 partnership with the aviation sector to support rural 

23 economic development. 

24 (3) Feedstocks have been identified for sustain25 able aviation fuels due to the collective abundance 


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1 and perceived sustainability attributes of such feed2 stocks. 

3 (4) Sustainable aviation fuels will increase do4 mestic energy security, create new markets for farm5 ers of the United States while providing a new en6 ergy resource for the aviation sector. 

7 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

8 Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest9 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

11 (A) in clause (iv) by inserting ‘‘and sus12 tainable aviation fuel’’ after ‘‘diesel-equivalent 

13 fuel’’; 

14 (B) by redesignating clauses (v) through 

15 (vii) as clauses (vi) through (viii), respectively; 

16 and 

17 (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(v) biofuel, including sustainable 

20 aviation fuel, produced from an inter21 mediate ingredient or feedstock;’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(18) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sustainable 

2 aviation fuel’ means liquid fuel, the portion of 

3 which is not kerosene, which— 

4 ‘‘(i) meets the requirements of— 

5 ‘‘(I) ASTM International Stand6 ard D7566; or 

7 ‘‘(II) the Fischer Tropsch provi8 sions of ASTM International Stand9 ard D1655, Annex A1; 

10 ‘‘(ii) is not derived from coprocessing 

11 an applicable material (or materials de12 rived from an applicable material) with a 

13 feedstock which is not biomass; 

14 ‘‘(iii) is not derived from palm fatty 

15 acid distillates or petroleum; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) has been certified in accordance 

17 with subparagraph (B)(iii) as having a 

18 lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduc19 tion percentage of at least 50 percent. 

20 ‘‘(B) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes 

21 of subparagraph (A): 

22 ‘‘(i) APPLICABLE MATERIAL.—The 

23 term ‘‘applicable material’’ means— 

24 ‘‘(I) monoglycerides, diglycerides, 

25 and triglycerides; 


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1 ‘‘(II) free fatty acids; and 

2 ‘‘(III) fatty acid esters. 

3 ‘‘(ii) BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ 

4 has the meaning given such term in section 

5 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

6 1986. 

7 ‘‘(iii) LIFECYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS

8 EMISSIONS REDUCTION PERCENTAGE.— 

9 The term ‘‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis10 sions reduction percentage’’ means, with 

11 respect to any sustainable aviation fuel, 

12 the percentage reduction in lifecycle green13 house gas emissions achieved by such fuel 

14 as compared with petroleum-based jet fuel, 

15 as defined in accordance with— 

16 ‘‘(I) the most recent Carbon Off17 setting and Reduction Scheme for 

18 International Aviation which has been 

19 adopted by the International Civil 

20 Aviation Organization with the agree21 ment of the United States; or 

22 ‘‘(II) the most recent determina23 tions under the Greenhouse gases, 

24 Regulated Emissions, and Energy use 

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1 veloped by Argonne National Labora2 tory.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. FARM TO FLY COLLABORATION INITIATIVE. 

4 The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such actions 

5 as are necessary to carry out a comprehensive and inte6 grated pursuit of all Department of Agriculture mission 

7 areas for the advancement of Sustainable Aviation Fuels 

8 through— 

9 (1) ensuring leadership working across Depart10 ment of Agriculture agencies to maximize effective11 ness; 

12 (2) identification of opportunities to maximize 

13 Sustainable Aviation Fuels development and com14 mercialization; 

15 (3) leveraging the capabilities of America’s 

16 farmers, foresters, and the agricultural sector in 

17 capturing the opportunities presented by the emerg18 ing Sustainable Aviation Fuels market; 

19 (4) supporting rural economic development 

20 through improved sustainability for aviation; and 

21 (5) advancing public private partnerships 

22 through collaboration complementing Federal Gov23 ernment efforts. 


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1 SEC. 5. BIOREFINERY, RENEWABLE CHEMICAL, AND 

2 BIOBASED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AS3 SISTANCE. 

4 Section 9003(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In5 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 

9 (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 

10 and 

11 (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) sustainable aviation fuel;’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 

16 (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 

17 and 

18 (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(ii) sustainable aviation fuel;’’; and 

21 (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

22 semicolon; 

23 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and 

24 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) foster and advance sustainable aviation 

2 fuels.’’. 

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