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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6446

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 establish an education program on unleaded aviation gasoline, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2023

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Obernolte, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cardenas, 
  Mr. Carl, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Costa, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
   Pettersen, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 establish an education program on unleaded aviation gasoline, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Undoing National Lead Emissions 
through Authorizing Directed Education from DOT Act'' or the ``UNLEADED 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EDUCATION PROGRAM ON UNLEADED GASOLINE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall establish and disseminate an education program to provide general 
aviation pilots, flight schools, airport managers and operators, 
aircraft maintenance technicians, fixed-base operators, and other 
members of the general aviation community with information about new 
unleaded aviation gasoline authorized for use in aircraft and aircraft 
engines by the Administrator.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--In establishing the education program 
        under subsection (a), the Administrator shall publish on a 
        website of the Administration, or a public website, information 
        about unleaded aviation gasoline authorized for use in aircraft 
        and aircraft engines, including--
                    (A) information about the compatibility of such 
                gasoline with aircraft and aircraft engines;
                    (B) the status of all variations of unleaded 
                aviation gasoline undergoing evaluation and 
                authorization for use by the Administrator;
                    (C) to the extent feasible, information about when 
                unleaded aviation gasoline products become available 
                for purchase;
                    (D) a list of any relevant information, including 
                supplemental type certificates, required for a general 
                aviation pilot to use such gasoline;
                    (E) educational information on unleaded aviation 
                gasoline safety; and
                    (F) information about the availability of any 
                Federal initiatives or incentives (including tax 
                credits) relating to such gasoline.
            (2) Authorization tracking mechanism.--The Administrator 
        shall make the information described in paragraph (1)(B) 
        available through a publicly available and continuously updated 
        authorization tracking mechanism.
            (3) Public availability.--The Administrator shall 
        continuously update the information described in paragraph (1) 
        and ensure such information is made available to--
                    (A) flight instructors, pilot schools, and other 
                pilot training providers;
                    (B) fixed-base operators and the employees of such 
                operators;
                    (C) general aviation aircraft users, aircraft 
                owners, aircraft pilots, and aircraft operators; and
                    (D) the general public.
    (c) Training.--The Administrator shall coordinate with general 
aviation industry, fuel providers, and fixed-based operators to 
facilitate annual education and training for leadership and staff of 
fixed-base operators to ensure that individuals assisting with 
transporting and handling unleaded aviation gasoline are informed of 
fuel type differences and the impacts such fuels have on airplanes.
    (d) Existing Partnership.--The Administrator may use an existing 
partnership, including the EAGLE Initiative, to carry out this Act.
    (e) Termination.--The education program established under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2030.
    (f) Briefing.--Not later than 6 months after the Administrator 
establishes the education program under subsection (a), and 
periodically thereafter until the termination date described in 
subsection (e), the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House and the Committee of 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing 
containing the status of, and any findings with respect to, such 
program, including the following elements:
            (1) A year-to-date frequency of updates to the 
        Administration website and information rollout to flight 
        schools and fixed-base operators.
            (2) The progress of unleaded aviation gasoline currently 
        undergoing an evaluation and authorization or approval process 
        by the Administrator for use in aircraft and aircraft engines.
            (3) An estimated total number of gallons of unleaded fuel 
        sold per year compared with the number of gallons sold per year 
        of 100LL.
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