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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, 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 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an education program on unleaded 

aviation gasoline, 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 ‘‘Undoing National 

5 Lead Emissions through Authorizing Directed Education 

6 from DOT Act’’ or the ‘‘UNLEADED Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EDUCATION PROGRAM ON UNLEADED GASOLINE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

4 Federal Aviation Administration shall establish and dis5 seminate an education program to provide general aviation 

6 pilots, flight schools, airport managers and operators, air7 craft maintenance technicians, fixed-base operators, and 

8 other members of the general aviation community with in9 formation about new unleaded aviation gasoline author10 ized for use in aircraft and aircraft engines by the Admin11 istrator. 

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the education 

14 program under subsection (a), the Administrator 

15 shall publish on a website of the Administration, or 

16 a public website, information about unleaded avia17 tion gasoline authorized for use in aircraft and air18 craft engines, including— 

19 (A) information about the compatibility of 

20 such gasoline with aircraft and aircraft engines; 

21 (B) the status of all variations of unleaded 

22 aviation gasoline undergoing evaluation and au23 thorization for use by the Administrator; 

24 (C) to the extent feasible, information 

25 about when unleaded aviation gasoline products 

26 become available for purchase; 


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1 (D) a list of any relevant information, in2 cluding supplemental type certificates, required 

3 for a general aviation pilot to use such gasoline; 

4 (E) educational information on unleaded 

5 aviation gasoline safety; and 

6 (F) information about the availability of 

7 any Federal initiatives or incentives (including 

8 tax credits) relating to such gasoline. 

9 (2) AUTHORIZATION TRACKING MECHANISM.— 

10 The Administrator shall make the information de11 scribed in paragraph (1)(B) available through a pub12 licly available and continuously updated authoriza13 tion tracking mechanism. 

14 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 

15 shall continuously update the information described 

16 in paragraph (1) and ensure such information is 

17 made available to— 

18 (A) flight instructors, pilot schools, and 

19 other pilot training providers; 

20 (B) fixed-base operators and the employees 

21 of such operators; 

22 (C) general aviation aircraft users, aircraft 

23 owners, aircraft pilots, and aircraft operators; 

24 and 

25 (D) the general public. 


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1 (c) TRAINING.—The Administrator shall coordinate 

2 with general aviation industry, fuel providers, and fixed3 based operators to facilitate annual education and training 

4 for leadership and staff of fixed-base operators to ensure 

5 that individuals assisting with transporting and handling 

6 unleaded aviation gasoline are informed of fuel type dif7 ferences and the impacts such fuels have on airplanes. 

8 (d) EXISTING PARTNERSHIP.—The Administrator 

9 may use an existing partnership, including the EAGLE 

10 Initiative, to carry out this Act. 

11 (e) TERMINATION.—The education program estab12 lished under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 

13 31, 2030. 

14 (f) BRIEFING.—Not later than 6 months after the 

15 Administrator establishes the education program under 

16 subsection (a), and periodically thereafter until the termi17 nation date described in subsection (e), the Administrator 

18 shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and In19 frastructure of the House and the Committee of Com20 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a brief21 ing containing the status of, and any findings with respect 

22 to, such program, including the following elements: 

23 (1) A year-to-date frequency of updates to the 

24 Administration website and information rollout to 

25 flight schools and fixed-base operators. 


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1 (2) The progress of unleaded aviation gasoline 

2 currently undergoing an evaluation and authoriza3 tion or approval process by the Administrator for 

4 use in aircraft and aircraft engines. 

5 (3) An estimated total number of gallons of un6 leaded fuel sold per year compared with the number 

7 of gallons sold per year of 100LL. 

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