Sec. 4. Biobased markets program
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Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8102 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall— begin to designate intermediate ingredients, feedstocks, and complex products in the guidelines issued under this paragraph; and develop a recommendation for the designation of complex and finished biobased products in those guidelines.
The Secretary shall work with relevant officials in agencies that have electronic product procurement catalogs to identify and implement solutions to increase the visibility of biobased and other sustainable products. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with other appropriate officials, shall work with the senior sustainability officer of each agency that has established agency-specific product specifications to review and revise the product specifications to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the product specifications— require the use of sustainable products, including biobased products designated in accordance with this section; and do not contain any language prohibiting the use of biobased products.
Results of the reviews conducted under subclause
(I)shall be reported annually to the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the appropriate committees of Congress. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator of General Services shall implement a system for service and construction contractors to report annual purchases of biobased products under Federal Government contracts. The system under clause
(i)may be incorporated as an element of 1 or more other contractor reporting systems. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may take such action as the Secretary determines to be necessary— to determine the compliance rate among Federal agencies in buying designated biobased products; and to determine whether vendor and contractor claims about biobased products meeting item designation definitions and minimum required biobased content are accurate. ; in subsection (b)(3)— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may carry out such auditing and compliance activities as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with subparagraph (A), including the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on a person who misuses the label and, after receiving a notice of violation, fails to take action to correct the misuse described in the notice. ; by redesignating subsections
(d)through
(h)as subsections
(f)through (j), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: The Secretary shall carry out a program of outreach, education, and promotion activities intended to increase knowledge, awareness, and benefits of biobased products. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, update all existing BioPreferred and related sustainable acquisition training materials of the Department; work cooperatively with the senior sustainability officers and chief acquisition officers of Federal agencies to immediately implement such BioPreferred program agency education and outreach programs as are necessary to meet the requirements of this section; work actively with groups that support employment for the blind or disabled, such as the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, to promote education and outreach regarding BioPreferred AbilityOne products to— program, technical, and contracting personnel; and Federal agency purchase card holders; conduct consumer education and outreach (including consumer and awareness surveys); conduct outreach to and support for State and local governments interested in implementing biobased purchasing programs; partner with industry and nonprofit groups to produce educational and outreach materials and conduct educational and outreach events; sponsor special conferences and events to bring together buyers and sellers of biobased products; and support pilot and demonstration projects. In determining whether products are eligible for the USDA Certified Biobased Product label, the Secretary (acting through the Forest Products Laboratory) shall— review and approve forest-related products for which an application is submitted for the program; expedite the approval of innovative products resulting from technology developed by the Forest Products Laboratory or partners of the Laboratory; and provide appropriate technical assistance to applicants, as determined by the Secretary. ; in subsection
(i)(as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry out a study, and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a report, on job creation and the economic impact associated with the biobased product industry, including— the number of jobs in the United States originating from the biobased product industry annually over the preceding 10 years, including the job changes in specific sectors; the dollar value of the domestic biobased products industry at the time of the report, including intermediates, feedstocks, and finished products, but excluding biofuels; a forecast for biobased job creation potential over the next 10 years; a forecast for growth in the biobased industry over the next 10 years; and jobs data for both biofuels and biobased products, with data generated separately for each category. ; and in subsection
(j)(as redesignated by paragraph (3))— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting and $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 before the period at the end.
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