(C) by striking ‘‘or (o) of this section 
which establishes’’ and inserting ‘‘(o), or (w) of 
this section which establishes’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and (o) of 
this section’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘(o), and (w) of this section’’. 
SEC. 6. PROCUREMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective October 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall make a bulk purchase of an 
amount of sustainable aviation fuel that is not less than 
10 percent of the total amount of aviation fuel procured 
for operational purposes (as defined in section 2922h of 
title 10, United States Code) if— 
(1) the cost of sustainable aviation fuel is com-
petitive with the fully burdened cost of conventional 
jet fuel available for the same purpose; and 
(2) the sustainable aviation fuel is refined or 
produced in the United States. 
(b) BLENDED FUEL.—If the Secretary of Defense 
purchases sustainable aviation fuel that is blended with 
conventional jet fuel, the percentage of sustainable avia-
tion fuel in such blend will be counted towards the per-
centage described in subsection (a). 
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(c) CERTIFICATION.—Before making a purchase 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary concerned (as defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code) shall certify that the sustainable 
aviation fuel is suitable for use in aircrafts of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements 
of paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
waive the requirement under subsection (a) for rea-
sons of national security, including the lack of avail-
able, qualifying sustainable aviation fuel. 
(2) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 
issuing a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code) notice of the waiver. Any such notice 
shall include each of the following: 
(A) The rationale of the Secretary for 
issuing the waiver. 
(B) A certification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘fully burdened cost’’ 
and ‘‘operational purposes’’ have the meanings given such 
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terms, respectively, in section 2922h of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 7. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 911(a) of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 44504 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘assist in the development’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) assist in the development’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and other’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
other’’; 
(3) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘, and 
sustainable fuel that can be used without the need 
to blend with any other type of aviation fuel;’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the aviation sector 
to become a net-zero greenhouse gas emitting sector; 
‘‘(3) study the climate impacts of non-carbon 
dioxide greenhouse gas emissions, water vapor, and 
contrails and ways to minimize such impacts; and 
‘‘(4) develop a methodology for quantifying the 
non-carbon dioxide climate impacts of aviation in a 
lifecycle analysis, including the benefits of sustain-
able aviation fuel other than the reduction in carbon 
dioxide emissions.’’. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 911 of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.—The term 
‘sustainable aviation fuel’ means liquid fuel con-
sisting of synthesized hydrocarbons that— 
‘‘(A) is derived from a qualified feedstock; 
and 
‘‘(B) conforms to the standards, rec-
ommended practices, requirements and criteria, 
supporting 
documents, 
implementation 
ele-
ments, and any other technical guidance for 
sustainable aviation fuels that are adopted by 
the International Civil Aviation Organization 
with the agreement of the United States. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘quali-
fied feedstock’ means sources of hydrogen and car-
bon not originating from unrefined or refined petro-
chemicals. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration $35,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this sec-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program to research the use of cover crops 
or other crops grown for conservation purposes rather 
than for sale in the production of sustainable aviation fuel. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with 
the national laboratories, the Department of Agriculture, 
and industry partners. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.—The term 
‘‘sustainable aviation fuel’’ means liquid fuel con-
sisting of synthesized hydrocarbons that— 
(A) is derived from a qualified feedstock; 
and 
(B) conforms to the standards, rec-
ommended practices, requirements and criteria, 
supporting 
documents, 
implementation 
ele-
ments, and any other technical guidance for 
sustainable aviation fuels that are adopted by 
the International Civil Aviation Organization 
with the agreement of the United States. 
(2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘na-
tional laboratory’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801(3)). 
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