Sec. 10833. CLEANER, QUIETER AIRPLANES
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## SEC. 10833 CLEANER, QUIETER AIRPLANES ###
(a)Initiative Required Section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(f)as subsections
(c)through (g), respectively; and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: > > ### “(b) Research and Development Initiative on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas and Noise Emissions From Aircraft > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Administrator shall establish an initiative to research, develop, and demonstrate new technologies and concepts— > > > ##### “(A) > > to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, including carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, other greenhouse gases, water vapor, black carbon and sulfate aerosols, and increased cloudiness due to contrail formation; > > > ##### “(B) > > to reduce aviation noise emissions; and > > > ##### “(C) > > to enable associated aircraft performance characteristics. > > > #### “(2) Goals > > The goals of the initiative required by paragraph
(1)shall be— > > > ##### “(A) > > to ensure United States leadership in research and technology innovation leading to substantial reductions in aviation noise and greenhouse gas emissions; > > > ##### “(B) > > to enhance and expand basic research, and the translation of basic research into applications, that may lead to transformational advances in reducing aviation noise and greenhouse gas emissions; > > > ##### “(C) > > to accelerate research and development that contributes to maturing new technologies for reducing aircraft noise and greenhouse gas emissions; and > > > ##### “(D) > > to obtain and disseminate associated testing and performance data that facilitates the incorporation of new technologies into commercial aircraft development as soon as practicable. > > > #### “(3) Objectives > > The objectives of the initiative established under paragraph
(1)and the goals described in paragraph
(2)shall include— > > > ##### “(A) > > as soon as practicable, a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from new aircraft by at least 50 percent, as compared to the highest-performing aircraft technologies in service as of December 31, 2021; > > > ##### “(B) > > noise levels from aircraft throughout all phases of flight that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of the flight route; > > > ##### “(C) > > net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft by 2050; and > > > ##### “(D) > > demonstration of new technologies developed pursuant to such initiative on— > > > ###### “(i) > > regional aircraft intended to enter into service by 2030; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > single-aisle aircraft designed to accommodate more than 125 passengers intended to enter into service by 2040.” > . ###
(b)Technology Focus Areas **[**[51 U.S.C. 40112 note](/us/usc/t51/s40112)**]** In carrying out the research and development initiative established under section 40112(b) of title 51, United States Code, the Administrator shall advance research, development, and demonstration projects on promising technologies such as— ####
(1)advanced subsonic propulsion technology, design, and integration; ####
(2)electric and hybrid-electric propulsion, including battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric systems; ####
(3)airframe concepts and configurations; ####
(4)analysis of technology options, including cost-benefit analysis of greenhouse gas and noise emissions reduction technologies; ####
(5)analytical tools for system-level and system-of-systems-level modeling and integration; ####
(6)airspace operations improvements; ####
(7)noise emissions reduction; and ####
(8)any other effort, as determined by the Administration, that contributes to a sustainable future for aviation. ###
(c)Implementation In implementing the initiative established under section 40112(b) of title 51, United States Code, the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable— ####
(1)ensure that testing and performance data integrates the results of community acceptance surveys conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and other relevant studies, including studies on the impacts of new noise effects from novel propulsion systems and from airspace operations changes; ####
(2)provide testing and performance data on the technologies described in subsection
(b)of this section to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to facilitate the work of the Federal Aviation Administration in identifying new requirements for policy, infrastructure, and administrative capacity necessary to enable the safe integration of such technologies on aircraft; ####
(3)pursue partnerships with organizations, current commercial production aircraft providers, academic institutions, small businesses, and new entrants, including partnerships to advance research and development activities related to both regional aircraft and aircraft designed to accommodate more than 125 passengers; ####
(4)include universities, academic institutions, and other research organizations in the partnerships described in paragraph (3); ####
(5)expand basic research; ####
(6)ensure equity in research sponsorship of, and partnership opportunities with, underrepresented students, faculty, and minority-serving-institutions; ####
(7)continue to coordinate with the Secretary of Energy on battery technology research; ####
(8)make available the research and development carried out under the initiative established under subsection
(b)of section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, to help enable an industry-wide shift toward aircraft concepts that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and aircraft noise to achieve the goals and objectives under paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of that subsection; and ####
(9)continue to support research, development, and demonstration of aircraft concepts, including systems architecture, materials and components, integration of systems and airframe structures, human factors, airspace planning and operations, and the integration of related advanced technologies and concepts, with the goal of carrying out test flights with integrated subsystems by 2025. ###
(d)Annual Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress of the efforts carried out under the initiative established under subsection
(b)of section 40112 of title 51, United States Code, including— ####
(1)the status of progress on such initiative; ####
(2)an updated, anticipated timeframe for readiness of technologies and aircraft to be adopted by industry with the emissions reduction levels directed under that subsection; and ####
(3)an identification of fundamental aeronautics research activities contributing to achieving the goals and objectives of such initiative, as described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of that subsection, and a description of any obstacles to achieving such goals and objectives. ## Subtitle D Space Technology
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