,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aijb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #h1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,graham7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration and the       
,secretary of ,energy to exercise       
leadership in the creation of ,federal  
and international policies relating to  
the safe and efficient use of hydrogen  
to increase aviation decarbonization and
 reduce air and noise pollution1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,hydrogen     
,aviation ,strategy ,act4  #b4 ,,faa and
 ,department of ,energy leadership on   
using hydrogen to increase aviation     
decarbonization  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,transportation1 acting   
primarily through the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  

7in this ,act referred to as the        
,administrator71 and jointly with the   
,secretary of ,energy1 shall exercise   
leadership in the creation of ,federal  
and international policies1 and shall   
conduct studies1 relating to the safe   
and efficient use of hydrogen to        
increase aviation decarbonization and   
reduce air and noise pollution4  7b7    
,exercise of leadership ,in carrying out
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of      
,transportation1 the ,administrator1 and
 the ,secretary of ,energy shall-- 7#a7 
establish positions and goals for the   
use of hydrogen to increase aviation    
decarbonization2  7#b7 through grant1   
contract1 or interagency agreements1    
study the contribution the use of       
hydrogen would have on aviation         
decarbonization1 including hydrogen as  
an input for conventional jet fuel1     
sustainable aviation fuel1 and power to 
liquids or synthetic fuel1 and on air   
pollution and noise pollution1 and study
 ways of accelerating introduction of   

hydrogen-powered aircraft2  7#c7 review 
grant eligibility requirements and other
 policies and requirements of the       
,federal ,aviation ,administration and  
the ,department of ,energy to identify  
ways to increase the use of hydrogen2   
7#d7 consider the needs of the aerospace
 industry1 aviation suppliers1 hydrogen 
producers1 airlines1 and other          
stakeholders when creating policies that
 enable the safe commercial deployment  
of hydrogen in aviation2  7#e7 obtain   
input from the ,national ,aeronautics   
and ,space ,administration1 the         
aerospace industry1 aviation suppliers1 
hydrogen producers1 airlines1 airport   
sponsors1 fixed base operators1 and     
other stakeholders regarding-- 7,a7 the 
efficient use of hydrogen to decarbonize
 aviation within ,united ,states        
airspace1 including-- 7i7 updating or   
modifying existing policies on such use2
  7ii7 barriers to1 and benefits of1 the
 introduction of aircraft powered with  
hydrogen2  7iii7 the operational        

differences between aircraft powered    
with hydrogen and aircraft powered with 
other types of fuels2  7iv7 impacts on  
aircraft emissions2 and  7v7 public1    
economic1 and noise benefits of the     
operation of aircraft powered with      
hydrogen and associated aerospace       
industry activity2 and  7,b7 other      
issues identified by the ,secretary of  
,transportation1 the ,administrator1 the
 ,secretary of ,energy1 or the advisory 
committee established under paragraph   
7#f7 that must be addressed to enable   
the safe and expeditious commercial     
deployment and safe and efficient       
operation of aircraft powered with      
hydrogen2 and  7#f7 establish an        
advisory committee composed of          
representatives of the ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the aerospace industry1 aviation       
suppliers1 hydrogen producers1 airlines1
 airport sponsors1 fixed base operators1
 and other stakeholders to advise the   
,secretary of ,transportation1 the      

,administrator1 and the ,secretary of   
,energy on the activities carried out   
under this section and section #c4  7c7 
,international leadership ,the          
,secretary of ,transportation1 the      
,administrator1 and the ,secretary of   
,energy1 in the appropriate             
international forums1 shall take actions
 that-- 7#a7 demonstrate global         
leadership in carrying out the          
activities required by subsections 7a7  
and 7b72  7#b7 address the needs of the 
aerospace industry1 aviation suppliers1 
hydrogen producers1 airlines1 airport   
sponsors1 fixed base operators1 and     
other stakeholders identified under     
subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 preserve the  
,united ,states aviation                
competitiveness4  7d7 ,report to        
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary of ,transportation1      
acting primarily through the            
,administrator1 and jointly with the    
,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to  

the appropriate committees of ,congress 
a report detailing-- 7#a7 the ,secretary
 of ,transportation's1 ,administrator's1
 and ,secretary of ,energy's actions to 
exercise leadership in the creation of  
,federal and international policies1 and
 of studies conducted1 relating to the  
safe and efficient use of hydrogen to   
increase aviation decarbonization and   
improve air and noise pollution2  7#b7  
planned1 proposed1 and anticipated      
actions to update or modify existing    
policies related to hydrogen in the     
aviation sector1 including those        
identified as a result of consultation  
with1 and feedback from1 the aerospace  
industry1 aviation suppliers1 hydrogen  
producers1 airlines1 airport sponsors1  
fixed base operators1 and other         
stakeholders2 and  7#c7 a timeline for  
any actions to be taken to update or    
modify existing policies related to     
hydrogen4  #c4 ,,faa leadership on the  
certification of hydrogen-powered       
aircraft to increase aviation           

decarbonization  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,administrator shall exercise leadership
 in the creation of ,federal            
regulations1 standards1 and guidance    
relating to the safe and efficient use  
of hydrogen to increase aviation        
decarbonization1 and reduce air and     
noise pollution4  7b7 ,exercise of      
,leadership ,in carrying out subsection 
7a71 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7    
establish a viable path for the         
certification of hydrogen-powered       
aircraft that considers existing        
frameworks2  7#b7 review certification  
regulations and other requirements of   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
to identify ways to facilitate the use  
of hydrogen2  7#c7 consider the needs of
 the aerospace industry1 aviation       
suppliers1 hydrogen producers1 airlines1
 airport sponsors1 fixed base operators1
 and other stakeholders when creating   
regulations and standards that enable   
the safe commercial deployment of       
hydrogen in aviation2 and  7#d7 obtain  

the input of the aerospace industry1    
aviation suppliers1 hydrogen producers1 
airlines1 airport sponsors1 fixed base  
operators1 and other stakeholders       
regarding-- 7,a7 the appropriate        
regulatory framework and timeline for   
permitting the safe and efficient use of
 hydrogen within ,united ,states        
airspace1 including updating or         
modifying existing regulations on such  
use2  7,b7 how to accelerate the        
resolution of issues related to         
standards and regulations for the type  
certification and safe operation of     
aircraft powered with hydrogen2 and     
7,c7 other issues identified by the     
,administrator or the advisory committee
 established under section #b7;b77#f7   
that must be addressed to enable the    
safe and expeditious commercial         
deployment and safe and efficient       
operation of aircraft powered with      
hydrogen4