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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5235 

To expressly include sustainable aviation fuels in the Farm Bill, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 18, 2023 

Ms. CROCKETT (for herself and Mr. MILLER of Ohio) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 

to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 expressly include sustainable aviation fuels in the Farm 

Bill, 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 Fuselage 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Sustainable aviation fuels have the capacity 

2 to increase domestic energy security, support the ag3 riculture sector, and foster the farm economy by ac4 celerating the availability of a commercially viable 

5 and sustainable aviation biofuel industry in the 

6 United States. 

7 (2) Sustainable aviation fuels provide a critical 

8 opportunity to support America’s farmers and the 

9 rest of the agricultural sector in its partnership with 

10 the aviation sector to support rural economic devel11 opment. 

12 (3) Sustainable aviation fuels will expand do13 mestic energy capacity and create new markets for 

14 America’s farmers while providing a new energy re15 source for the aviation sector. 

16 SEC. 3. UPDATING THE BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP17 MENT BOARD. 

18 The Secretary of Agriculture shall determine whether 

19 the Biomass Research and Development Board established 

20 by section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest21 ment Act of 2002 has the requisite expertise to evaluate 

22 research proposals and coordinate development activities 

23 relating to sustainable aviation fuels and, based on the de24 termination, make such changes to the composition of the 


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1 board and board procedure as the Secretary deems nec2 essary under the authority provided by such section. 

3 SEC. 4. SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL BIO4 REFINERIES. 

5 Section 9003(c) of the Farm Security and Rural In6 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(c)) is amended to 

7 read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make avail9 able to eligible entities— 

10 ‘‘(1) grants to assist in paying the costs of the 

11 development and construction of demonstration-scale 

12 biorefineries to demonstrate the commercial viability 

13 of 1 or more processes for converting renewable bio14 mass to advanced biofuels; and 

15 ‘‘(2) guarantees for loans made to fund the de16 velopment, construction, and retrofitting of commer17 cial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. AWARDING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL AS AN 

19 ADVANCED BIOFUEL. 

20 Section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest21 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(h) INNOVATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) PREMIUMS.—Notwithstanding subsection 

25 (e), the Secretary shall make additional payments as 


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1 premiums to payments under subsection (b) for the 

2 purpose of encouraging the production of innovative 

3 advanced biofuels. 

4 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of any addi5 tional payment under paragraph (1) of this sub6 section shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount of 

7 the initial payment under subsection (b). 

8 ‘‘(3) INNOVATIVE ADVANCED BIOFUELS.—In 

9 paragraph (1), the term ‘innovative advanced 

10 biofuels’— 

11 ‘‘(A) means advanced biofuels with respect 

12 to which the Secretary determines— 

13 ‘‘(i) there is increasing market de14 mand; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) a minority of payments under 

16 this section have been made; and 

17 ‘‘(B) includes advanced biofuels used for 

18 aviation and other advanced biofuels determined 

19 by the Secretary.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION 

21 PROGRAM. 

22 Section 9006(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In23 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(a)) is amended by 

24 inserting ‘‘including aviation fleets,’’ after ‘‘fleets,’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF THE BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 Section 9011(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Farm Security and 

4 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111(a)(4)(B)(i)) 

5 is amended by inserting ‘‘, other than a biofuel crop,’’ be6 fore ‘‘that is eligible’’. 

7 SEC. 8. ESTABLISHING BIOFUEL CROP DESIGNATION. 

8 Section 508A(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

9 (7 U.S.C. 1508a(a)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or biofuel 

11 crop’’ after ‘‘replanted crop’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(4) BIOFUEL CROP.—The term ‘biofuel crop’ 

14 means camelina, carinata, pennycress, and any other 

15 crop used in the production of advanced biofuels as 

16 designated by the Secretary.’’. 

17 SEC. 9. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

18 Within 18 months after the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

20 the Risk Management Agency, shall submit to the Con21 gress a written report on how approval for farmers to in22 sure secondary crops with revenue streams resulting from 

23 biofuel use can be streamlined, with particular reference 

24 to carinata, pennycress, camelina, and other oilseeds. 


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1 SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 

3 take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

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