,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cabe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1      
#bjac,mr4 ,enyart introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of the ,air ,force to make competitive  
grants to support research and          
development1 education1 and training to 
produce a bio-based aviation fuel for   
use by the ,air ,force and to provide an
 initial infusion of funds for the grant
 program4  #a4 ,bio-based aviation fuel 
research and development1 education1 and
 training efforts  7a7 ,competitive     
grants authorized  7#a7 ,authorization  
and primary purpose ,the ,secretary of  
the ,air ,force may make a grant1 on a  

competitive basis1 to an existing       
biofuels research center in the ,united 
,states to conduct pilot-scale research1
 development1 and testing of bio-based  
fuels that are suitable for use by the  
,air ,force as an aviation fuel for jet 
aircraft4  7#b7 ,additional purposes    
,grant funds provided under paragraph   
7#a7 may also be used by the grant      
recipient to train military and civilian
 personnel in the new technologies and  
to conduct a study regarding the        
economic feasibility of a full-scale    
bio-based aviation fuel production      
facility4  7b7 ,grant applications and  
selection  7#a7 ,in general ,grant      
applicants shall submit an application  
to the ,secretary of the ,air ,force at 
such time1 in such manner1 and          
accompanied by such information as the  
,secretary may reasonably require4  7#b7
 ,selection preference ,in conducting   
the competition for selection of the    
grant recipient1 the ,secretary shall   
give a preference to an existing        

biofuels research center in the ,united 
,states that-- 7,a7 has the capacity and
 expertise necessary to quickly and     
efficiently conduct the pilot-scale     
research1 development1 and testing      
described in subsection 7a77#a72 and    
7,b7 is located in close proximity to-- 
7i7 the raw materials specified in      
subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a72
  7ii7 a military installation with     
responsibility for military air         
transportation2 and  7iii7 a private or 
commercial airport with capacity to host
 a research and pilot production        
facility4  7c7 ,grant amounts ,grants   
under subsection 7a7 may not exceed a   
total #be1jjj1jjj4 ,with the approval of
 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1     
grant funds may be used for             
infrastructure to facilitate the        
pilot-scale research1 development1 and  
testing described in subsection 7a77#a74
  7d7 ,source of funds ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall transfer to

 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force      
#be1jjj1jjj from unobligated amounts in 
the ,afghanistan ,infrastructure ,fund  
to provide funds for grants under       
subsection 7a74 ,the transferred funds  
shall be available to the ,secretary of 
the ,air ,force1 until expended1 only   
for the purpose of making grants under  
subsection 7a74 ,the ,secretary of the  
,air ,force shall obligate such funds as
 soon as practicable after the          
establishment of the grant program4