,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjac ,mr4  
,eny>t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,air ,=ce to make competitive grants  
to support rese>* & developm5t1         
education1 & tra9+ to produce a bio-bas$
 aviation fuel = use by ! ,air ,=ce4    
#a4 ,bio-bas$ aviation fuel rese>* &    
developm5t1 education1 & tra9+ ef=ts    
7a7 ,competitive grants au?oriz$  7#a7  
,au?orization & prim>y purpose ,!       
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce may make a      
grant1 on a competitive basis1 to an    
exi/+ bi(uels rese>* c5t] 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates to conduct pilot-scale rese>*1   
developm5t1 & te/+ ( bio-bas$ fuels t   
are suitable = use by ! ,air ,=ce z an  
aviation fuel = jet aircraft4  7#b7     
,additional purposes ,grant funds       
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may also be us$
 by ! grant recipi5t to tra9 milit>y &  
civilian p]sonnel 9 ! new te*nologies & 

to conduct a /udy reg>d+ ! economic     
feasibility ( a full-scale bio-bas$     
aviation fuel production facility4  7b7 
,grant applications & selection  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,grant applicants %all submit an 
application to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce
 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by
 su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may        
reasonably require4  7#b7 ,selection    
pref]5ce ,9 conduct+ ! competition =    
selection ( ! grant recipi5t1 !         
,secret>y %all give a pref]5ce to an    
exi/+ bi(uels rese>* c5t] 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates t--  7,a7 has ! capacity &       
exp]tise necess>y to quickly &          
effici5tly conduct ! pilot-scale rese>*1
 developm5t1 & te/+ describ$ 9          
subsection 7a77#a72 &  7,b7 is locat$ 9 
close proximity to--  7i7 ! raw mat]ials
 specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 (          
subsection 7a77#a72  7ii7 a milit>y     
in/allation ) responsibility = milit>y  
air transportation2 &  7iii7 a private  
or comm]cial airport ) capacity to ho/ a
 rese>* & pilot production facility4    

7c7 ,grant am\nts ,grants "u subsection 
7a7 may n exce$ a total #be1jjj1jjj4 ,) 
! approval ( ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce1 
grant funds may be us$ = infra/ructure  
to facilitate ! pilot-scale rese>*1     
developm5t1 & te/+ describ$ 9 subsection
 7a77#a74