Sec. 941. AMENDMENTS TO THE BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000
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## SEC. 941 AMENDMENTS TO THE BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000 **[**[7 U.S.C. 8101 note](/us/usc/t7/s8101)**]** ###
(a)Definitions Section 303 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)by striking paragraphs (2), (9), and (10); ####
(2)by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and
(8)as paragraphs (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; ####
(3)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: > > #### “(2) Biobased fuel > > The term ‘**biobased fuel**’ means any transportation fuel produced from biomass. > > > #### “(3) Biobased product > > The term ‘**biobased product**’ means an industrial product (including chemicals, materials, and polymers) produced from biomass, or a commercial or industrial product (including animal feed and electric power) derived in connection with the conversion of biomass to fuel.” > ; ####
(4)by inserting after paragraph
(5)(as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: > > #### “(6) Demonstration > > The term ‘**demonstration**’ means demonstration of technology in a pilot plant or semi-works scale facility.” > ; and ####
(5)by striking paragraph
(9)(as redesignated by paragraph (2)) and inserting the following: > > #### “(9) National laboratory > > The term ‘**National Laboratory**’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.” > ###
(b)Cooperation and Coordination in Biomass Research and Development Section 304 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsections
(a)and (d), by striking “industrial products” each place it appears and inserting “fuels and biobased products”; ####
(2)by striking subsections
(b)and (c); and ####
(3)by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (b). ###
(c)Biomass Research and Development Board Section 305 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsections
(a)and (c), by striking “industrial products” each place it appears and inserting “fuels and biobased products”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “304(d)(1)(B)” and inserting “304(b)(1)(B)”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “304(d)(1)(A)” and inserting “304(b)(1)(A)”; and ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) > > ensure that— > > > ##### “(A) > > solicitations are open and competitive with awards made annually; and > > > ##### “(B) > > objectives and evaluation criteria of the solicitations are clearly stated and minimally prescriptive, with no areas of special interest; and > > > #### “(4) > > ensure that the panel of scientific and technical peers assembled under section 307(g)(1)(C) to review proposals is composed predominantly of independent experts selected from outside the Departments of Agriculture and Energy.” > . ###
(d)Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Section 306 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)(1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking “biobased industrial products” and inserting “biofuels”; #####
(B)by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)through
(J)as subparagraphs
(C)through (K), respectively; #####
(C)by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: > > ##### “(B) > > an individual affiliated with the biobased industrial and commercial products industry;” > ; #####
(D)in subparagraph
(F)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking “an individual has” and inserting “2 individuals have”; #####
(E)in subparagraphs (C), (D), (G), and
(I)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking “industrial products” each place it appears and inserting “fuels and biobased products”; and #####
(F)in subparagraph
(H)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by inserting “and environmental” before “analysis”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)(2)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking “goals” and inserting “objectives, purposes, and considerations”; #####
(B)by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subparagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; #####
(C)by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: > > ##### “(B) > > solicitations are open and competitive with awards made annually and that objectives and evaluation criteria of the solicitations are clearly stated and minimally prescriptive, with no areas of special interest;” > ; and #####
(D)in subparagraph
(C)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by inserting “predominantly from outside the Departments of Agriculture and Energy” after “technical peers”. ###
(e)Biomass Research and Development Initiative Section 307 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “research on biobased industrial products” and inserting “research on, and development and demonstration of, biobased fuels and biobased products, and the methods, practices and technologies, for their production”; and ####
(2)by striking subsections
(b)through
(e)and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Objectives > > The objectives of the Initiative are to develop— > > > #### “(1) > > technologies and processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biobased fuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; > > > #### “(2) > > high-value biobased products— > > > ##### “(A) > > to enhance the economic viability of biobased fuels and power; and > > > ##### “(B) > > as substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products; and > > > #### “(3) > > a diversity of sustainable domestic sources of biomass for conversion to biobased fuels and biobased products. > > > ### “(c) Purposes > > The purposes of the Initiative are— > > > #### “(1) > > to increase the energy security of the United States; > > > #### “(2) > > to create jobs and enhance the economic development of the rural economy; > > > #### “(3) > > to enhance the environment and public health; and > > > #### “(4) > > to diversify markets for raw agricultural and forestry products. > > > ### “(d) Technical Areas > > To advance the objectives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and heads of other appropriate departments and agencies (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research and development toward— > > > #### “(1) > > feedstock production through the development of crops and cropping systems relevant to production of raw materials for conversion to biobased fuels and biobased products, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > development of advanced and dedicated crops with desired features, including enhanced productivity, broader site range, low requirements for chemical inputs, and enhanced processing; > > > ##### “(B) > > advanced crop production methods to achieve the features described in subparagraph (A); > > > ##### “(C) > > feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage; and > > > ##### “(D) > > strategies for integrating feedstock production into existing managed land; > > > #### “(2) > > overcoming recalcitrance of cellulosic biomass through developing technologies for converting cellulosic biomass into intermediates that can subsequently be converted into biobased fuels and biobased products, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > pretreatment in combination with enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis; and > > > ##### “(B) > > thermochemical approaches, including gasification and pyrolysis; > > > #### “(3) > > product diversification through technologies relevant to production of a range of biobased products (including chemicals, animal feeds, and cogenerated power) that eventually can increase the feasibility of fuel production in a biorefinery, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > catalytic processing, including thermochemical fuel production; > > > ##### “(B) > > metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering, and fermentation systems for biological production of desired products or cogeneration of power; > > > ##### “(C) > > product recovery; > > > ##### “(D) > > power production technologies; and > > > ##### “(E) > > integration into existing biomass processing facilities, including starch ethanol plants, paper mills, and power plants; and > > > #### “(4) > > analysis that provides strategic guidance for the application of biomass technologies in accordance with realization of improved sustainability and environmental quality, cost effectiveness, security, and rural economic development, usually featuring system-wide approaches. > > > ### “(e) Additional Considerations > > Within the technical areas described in subsection (d), and in addition to advancing the purposes described in subsection
(c)and the objectives described in subsection (b), the Secretaries shall support research and development— > > > #### “(1) > > to create continuously expanding opportunities for participants in existing biofuels production by seeking synergies and continuity with current technologies and practices, such as the use of dried distillers grains as a bridge feedstock; > > > #### “(2) > > to maximize the environmental, economic, and social benefits of production of biobased fuels and biobased products on a large scale through life-cycle economic and environmental analysis and other means; and > > > #### “(3) > > to assess the potential of Federal land and land management programs as feedstock resources for biobased fuels and biobased products, consistent with the integrity of soil and water resources and with other environmental considerations. > > > ### “(f) Eligible Entities > > To be eligible for a grant, contract, or assistance under this section, an applicant shall be— > > > #### “(1) > > an institution of higher education; > > > #### “(2) > > a National Laboratory; > > > #### “(3) > > a Federal research agency; > > > #### “(4) > > a State research agency; > > > #### “(5) > > a private sector entity; > > > #### “(6) > > a nonprofit organization; or > > > #### “(7) > > a consortium of two or more entities described in paragraphs
(1)through (6). > > > ### “(g) Administration > > > #### “(1) In general > > After consultation with the Board, the points of contact shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > publish annually one or more joint requests for proposals for grants, contracts, and assistance under this section; > > > ##### “(B) > > require that grants, contracts, and assistance under this section be awarded competitively, on the basis of merit, after the establishment of procedures that provide for scientific peer review by an independent panel of scientific and technical peers; and > > > ##### “(C) > > give some preference to applications that— > > > ###### “(i) > > involve a consortia of experts from multiple institutions; > > > ###### “(ii) > > encourage the integration of disciplines and application of the best technical resources; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > increase the geographic diversity of demonstration projects. > > > #### “(2) Distribution of funding by technical area > > Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for activities described in this section, funds shall be distributed for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010 so as to achieve an approximate distribution of— > > > ##### “(A) > > 20 percent of the funds to carry out activities for feedstock production under subsection (d)(1); > > > ##### “(B) > > 45 percent of the funds to carry out activities for overcoming recalcitrance of cellulosic biomass under subsection (d)(2); > > > ##### “(C) > > 30 percent of the funds to carry out activities for product diversification under subsection (d)(3); and > > > ##### “(D) > > 5 percent of the funds to carry out activities for strategic guidance under subsection (d)(4). > > > #### “(3) Distribution of funding within each technical area > > Within each technical area described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection (d), funds shall be distributed for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010 so as to achieve an approximate distribution of— > > > ##### “(A) > > 15 percent of the funds for applied fundamentals; > > > ##### “(B) > > 35 percent of the funds for innovation; and > > > ##### “(C) > > 50 percent of the funds for demonstration. > > > #### “(4) Matching funds > > > ##### “(A) In general > > A minimum 20 percent funding match shall be required for demonstration projects under this title. > > > ##### “(B) Commercial applications > > A minimum of 50 percent funding match shall be required for commercial application projects under this title. > > > #### “(5) Technology and information transfer to agricultural users > > The Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall ensure that applicable research results and technologies from the Initiative are adapted, made available, and disseminated through those services, as appropriate.” > . ###
(f)Annual Reports Section 309 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “purposes described in section 307(b)” and inserting “objectives, purposes, and additional considerations described in subsections
(b)through
(e)of section 307”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; ######
(iii)by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (D); and ######
(iv)by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following: > > ##### “(C) > > achieves the distribution of funds described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of section 307(g); and” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “industrial products” and inserting “fuels and biobased products”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Updates > > The Secretary and the Secretary of Energy shall update the Vision and Roadmap documents prepared for Federal biomass research and development activities.” > . ###
(g)Authorization of Appropriations Section 310(b) of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended by striking “title $54,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007” and inserting “title $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015”. ###
(h)Repeal of Sunset Provision Section 311 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is repealed.
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Sec. 941
AMENDMENTS TO THE BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106-224
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