,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ab1 
#bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,king1 
,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require a ,national ,aeronautics and    
,space ,administration initiative on    
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions   
and noise emissions from aircraft1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,cleaner1
 ,quieter ,airplanes ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,air travel currently   
contributes approximately #c percent to 
global carbon emissions1 but emissions  
from this sector are expected to triple 
by #bjej4  7#b7 ,a healthy1 thriving    
aviation sector contributes to the      

quality of life and economic well-being 
of the ,united ,states4 ,in #bjad1      
aviation accounted for #e4a percent of  
the ,united ,states gross domestic      
product and supported #aj1fjj1jjj jobs4 
7#c7 ,existing aircraft technologies    
contribute to noise pollution that has  
adverse impacts on the quality of life  
in affected communities4 ,as air traffic
 volumes increase and the adoption of   
performance-based navigation technology 
proceeds1 the problem of noise pollution
 is becoming more severe in some areas4 
7#d7 ,the ,united ,states has adopted a 
goal of carbon-neutral growth in        
aviation from #bjbj4  7#e7 ,research on 
technologies to lessen the environmental
 and noise impacts of aviation is       
ongoing1 but should accelerate1 and     
should include work on integration of   
multiple enabling technologies1         
including novel integrated systems at   
the aircraft level4  #c4 ,national      
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
initiative on reduction of greenhouse   

gas emissions and noise emissions from  
aircraft  7a7 ,initiative required      
,section #djaab of title #ea1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7b7 through   
7e7 as subsections 7c7 through 7f71     
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7a7 the following new  
subsection 7b73  7b7 ,technologies for  
greenhouse gas emissions and noise      
emissions reduction  7#a7 ,initiative   
required ,the ,administrator shall      
establish an initiative to build upon   
and accelerate previous or ongoing work 
to develop and demonstrate new          
technologies1 including systems         
architecture1 components1 or integration
 of systems and airframe structures1 in 
electric aircraft concepts that are     
capable of reducing both greenhouse gas 
emissions and noise emissions from      
aircraft by at least #ej percent        
compared to the highest-performing      
aircraft technologies in service as of  
,december #ca1 #bjai1 with the goal of  

deploying new technologies developed    
pursuant to the initiative on regional  
transport aircraft intended to enter    
into service by #bjcj and on            
single-aisle aircraft designed to       
accommodate more than #abe passengers   
intended to enter into service by #bjdj4
  7#b7 ,approach ,in carrying out the   
initiative1 the ,administrator shall do 
the following3 7,a7 ,continue and expand
 work of the ,administration on         
research1 development1 and demonstration
 of electric aircraft concepts1 and the 
integration of such concepts1 with the  
goal of carrying out test flights by    
#bjbe4  7,b7 ,to the extent practicable1
 work with multiple partner             
organizations1 including small          
businesses and new entrants1 on research
 and development activities related to  
both regional transport aircraft and    
aircraft designed to accommodate more   
than #abe passengers in order to achieve
 an industry-wide shift towards electric
 aircraft concepts for reduction of     

greenhouse gas emissions and noise      
emissions4  7,c7 ,provide guidance to   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
7,,faa7 on technologies developed and   
tested pursuant to the initiative in    
order to assist the work of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration to identify  
new requirements for policy1            
infrastructure1 and administrative      
capacity necessary to enable the safe   
deployment of such technologies1        
including learning from the             
certification and operation of small    
aircraft using electric propulsion in   
order to inform subsequent standards for
 larger aircraft4  4  7b7 ,reports ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act and annually 
thereafter1 the ,administrator of the   
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration shall submit to         
,congress a report on the progress of   
the work under the initiative required  
by subsection 7b7 of section #djaab of  
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    

amended by subsection 7a7 of this       
section71 including a description of any
 perceived obstacles to achieving the   
goal of a #ej percent reduction in both 
greenhouse gas emissions and noise      
emissions from aircraft as contemplated 
for the initiative4  7c7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated for the ,national    
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
for the initiative required by          
subsection 7b7 of section #djaab of     
title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code 7as so 
amended71 amounts as follows3  7#a7 ,for
 fiscal year #bjba1 #abe1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 
,for fiscal year #bjbb1 #bbe1jjj1jjj4   
7#c7 ,for each of fiscal years #bjbc and
 #bjbd1 #bge1jjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,for fiscal 
year #bjbe1 #bbe1jjj1jjj4  7#e7 ,for    
fiscal year #bjbf1 #ge1jjj1jjj4