Sec. 10205. National evaluation of aviation and aerospace solutions to climate change
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on climate change mitigation efforts with respect to the civil aviation and aerospace industries. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the National Academies shall— identify climate change mitigation efforts, including efforts relating to emerging technologies, in the civil aviation and aerospace industries; develop and apply an appropriate indicator for assessing the effectiveness of such efforts; identify gaps in such efforts; identify barriers preventing expansion of such efforts; and develop recommendations with respect to such efforts.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary enters into an agreement for a study pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the findings of the study. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the findings pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains an assessment of the findings.
There is authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,500,000. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and other congressional committees determined appropriate by the Secretary. The term climate change mitigation efforts means efforts, including the use of technologies, materials, processes, or practices, that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.