Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term sustainable aviation fuel means liquid fuel consisting of synthesized hydrocarbons that— meets the requirements of a Department of Defense specification for military jet fuel or an American Society of Testing and Materials specification for aviation turbine fuel; is derived from qualified feedstock; and is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator that such fuel— either— conforms to the standards, recommended practices, requirements and criteria, supporting documents, implementation elements, 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; or meets the definition of advanced biofuel under section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1) ), as demonstrated by compliance with Environmental Protection Agency implementing regulations under subpart M of part 80 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and achieves at least a 50-percent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional jet fuel.
The term qualified feedstock means sources of hydrogen and carbon not originating from unrefined or refined petrochemicals. The term lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions means the combined greenhouse gas emissions from feedstock production, collection of feedstock, transportation of feedstock to fuel production facilities, conversion of feedstock to fuel, transportation and distribution of fuel, and fuel combustion in an aircraft engine, as well as from induced land-use change emissions, as calculated using appropriate modeling techniques approved by a regulating authority.
The term induced land-use change emissions means the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the conversion of land to the production of feedstocks and from the conversion of other land due to the displacement of crops or animals for which the original land was previously used, as calculated using appropriate modeling techniques approved by a regulating authority. The term conventional jet fuel means liquid hydrocarbon fuel used for aviation that is derived or refined from petrochemicals.
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