,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,reed1   
and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to carry out the 
,direct ,air ,capture and ,blue ,carbon 
,removal ,technology ,program1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,securing      
,energy for our ,armed ,forces ,using   
,engineering ,leadership ,act of #bjai  
or the ,,sea ,,fuel ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,direct ,air ,capture and ,blue ,carbon 
,removal ,technology ,program  7a7      
,program required  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination
 with the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security1 the ,secretary of ,energy1   
and the heads of such other ,federal    
agencies as the ,secretary of ,defense  

considers appropriate1 shall carry out a
 program on research1 development1      
testing1 evaluation1 study1 and         
demonstration of technologies related to
 blue carbon capture and direct air     
capture4  7#b7 ,program goals ,the goals
 of the program established under       
paragraph 7#a7 are as follows3 7,a7 ,to 
develop technologies that capture carbon
 dioxide from seawater and the air to   
turn such carbon dioxide into clean     
fuels to enhance fuel and energy        
security4  7,b7 ,to develop and         
demonstrate technologies that capture   
carbon dioxide from seawater and the air
 to reuse such carbon dioxide to create 
products for military uses4  7,c7 ,to   
develop direct air capture technologies 
for use-- 7i7 at military installations 
or facilities of the ,department of     
,defense2 or  7ii7 in modes of          
transportation by the ,navy or the      
,coast ,guard4  7#c7 ,phases ,the       
program established under paragraph 7#a7
 shall be carried out in two phases as  

follows3 7,a7 ,the first phase shall    
consist of research and development and 
shall be carried out as described in    
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,the second phase 
shall consist of testing and evaluation 
and shall be carried out as described in
 subsection 7c71 if the ,secretary      
determines that the results of the      
research and development phase justify  
implementing the testing and evaluation 
phase4  7#d7 ,designation ,the program  
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be known as the ,direct ,air ,capture   
and ,blue ,carbon ,removal ,technology  
,program 7in this section referred to as
 the ,program74  7b7 ,research and      
development phase  7#a7 ,in general     
,during the research and development    
phase of the ,program1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall conduct research and    
development in pursuit of the goals set 
forth in subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7      
,direct air capture ,the research and   
development phase of the ,program may   
include1 with respect to direct air     

capture1 a front end engineering and    
design study that includes an evaluation
 of direct air capture designs to       
produce fuel for use-- 7,a7 at military 
installations or facilities of the      
,department of ,defense2 or  7,b7 in    
modes of transportation by the ,navy or 
the ,coast ,guard4  7#c7 ,duration ,the 
,secretary shall carry out the research 
and development phase of the ,program   
during a four-year period commencing not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  7#d7       
,grants authorized ,the ,secretary may  
carry out the research and development  
phase of the ,program through the award 
of grants to private persons and        
eligible laboratories4  7#e7 ,report    
required ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the completion of the      
research and development phase of the   
,program1 the ,secretary shall submit to
 ,congress a report on the research and 
development carried out under the       
,program4  7#f7 ,authorization of       

appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the        
research and development phase of the   
,program-- 7,a7 #h1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjbj2 and  7,b7 #aj1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbc4  7c7 ,testing and evaluation     
phase  7#a7 ,in general ,during the     
testing and evaluation phase of the     
,program1 the ,secretary shall1 in      
pursuit of the goals set forth in       
subsection 7a77#b71 conduct tests and   
evaluations of the technologies         
researched and developed during the     
research and development phase of the   
,program4  7#b7 ,direct air capture ,the
 testing and evaluation phase of the    
,program may include demonstration      
projects for direct air capture to      
produce fuel for use-- 7,a7 at military 
installations or facilities of the      
,department of ,defense2 or  7,b7 in    
modes of transportation by the ,navy or 
the ,coast ,guard4  7#c7 ,duration      
,subject to subsection 7a77#c77;,b71 the

 ,secretary shall carry out the testing 
and evaluation phase of the ,program    
during the three-year period commencing 
on the date of the completion of the    
research and development phase described
 in subsection 7b71 except that the     
testing and evaluation phase of the     
,program with respect to direct air     
capture may commence at such time after 
a front end engineering and design study
 demonstrates to the ,secretary that    
commencement of such phase is           
appropriate4  7#d7 ,grants authorized   
,the ,secretary may carry out the       
testing and evaluation phase of the     
,program through the award of grants to 
private persons and eligible            
laboratories4  7#e7 ,locations ,the     
,secretary shall carry out the testing  
and evaluation phase of the ,program at 
military installations or facilities of 
the ,department of ,defense4  7#f7      
,report required ,not later than        
,september #cj1 #bjbf1 the ,secretary   
shall submit to ,congress a report on   

the findings of the ,secretary with     
respect to the effectiveness of the     
technologies tested and evaluated under 
the ,program4  7#g7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out the testing
 and evaluation phase of the ,program   
#ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbd through #bjbf4  7d7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,blue carbon     
capture ,the term blue carbon capture   
means the removal of dissolved carbon   
dioxide from seawater through engineered
 or inorganic processes1 including      
filters1 membranes1 or phase change     
systems4  7#b7 ,direct air capture  7,a7
 ,in general ,the term direct air       
capture1 with respect to a facility1    
technology1 or system1 means that the   
facility1 technology1 or system uses    
carbon capture equipment to capture     
carbon dioxide directly from the air4   
7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term direct air    
capture does not include any facility1  
technology1 or system that captures     

carbon dioxide-- 7i7 that is            
deliberately released from a naturally  
occurring subsurface spring2 or  7ii7   
using natural photosynthesis4  7#c7     
,eligible laboratory ,the term eligible 
laboratory means-- 7,a7 a ,national     
,laboratory 7as defined in section #b of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja772 or  7,b7 a          
laboratory of the ,department of        
,defense4