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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2290 

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve 

energy programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2013 

Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. WILSON

of Florida, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 

Mr. ENYART, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 

addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 

Science, Space, and Technology, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002 to improve energy programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Energy Invest5 ment Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) production of energy from domestic sources 

2 offers considerable economic and energy security 

3 benefits to the United States, including enduring 

4 and desirable jobs; 

5 (2) the agricultural and forestry sectors of the 

6 United States offer significant potential for produc7 tion of renewable energy; 

8 (3) both renewable energy production and adop9 tion of energy efficiency offer considerable environ10 mental benefits; and 

11 (4) investments in energy efficiency projects 

12 and renewable energy systems in rural areas of the 

13 United States provide very significant energy secu14 rity, economic, and environmental benefits to the en15 tire United States in addition to the rural area bene16 fits. 

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

18 Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest19 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (6)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

23 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(E) renewable chemicals.’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph 

2 (A) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) converts renewable biomass into 

4 biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased prod5 ucts; and’’; 

6 (3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or com7 pound’’ and inserting ‘‘, compound, or renewable 

8 chemical’’; 

9 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) 

10 as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; and 

11 (5) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(13) RENEWABLE CHEMICAL.—The term ‘re14 newable chemical’ means a monomer, polymer, plas15 tic, formulated product, or chemical substance pro16 duced from renewable biomass.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 

18 Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest19 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(F) BIOBASED PRODUCT DESIGNA24 TIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 


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1 enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) begin to designate intermediate 

4 ingredients, feedstocks, and complex prod5 ucts in the guidelines issued under this 

6 paragraph; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) develop a recommendation for 

8 the designation of complex and finished 

9 biobased products in those guidelines. 

10 ‘‘(G) CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT MECHA11 NISMS.— 

12 ‘‘(i) ELECTRONIC PRODUCT PROCURE13 MENT CATALOGS.—The Secretary shall 

14 work with relevant officials in agencies 

15 that have electronic product procurement 

16 catalogs to identify and implement solu17 tions to increase the visibility of biobased 

18 and other sustainable products. 

19 ‘‘(ii) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PRODUCT

20 SPECIFICATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

22 than 1 year after the date of enact23 ment of this subparagraph and every 

24 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 

25 coordination with other appropriate 


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1 officials, shall work with the senior 

2 sustainability officer of each agency 

3 that has established agency-specific 

4 product specifications to review and 

5 revise the product specifications to en6 sure that, to the maximum extent 

7 practicable, the product specifica8 tions— 

9 ‘‘(aa) require the use of sus10 tainable products, including 

11 biobased products designated in 

12 accordance with this section; and 

13 ‘‘(bb) do not contain any 

14 language prohibiting the use of 

15 biobased products. 

16 ‘‘(II) REPORT.—Results of the 

17 reviews conducted under subclause (I) 

18 shall be reported annually to the Of19 fice of Management and Budget, the 

20 Office of Science and Technology Pol21 icy, and the appropriate committees of 

22 Congress. 

23 ‘‘(H) REPORTING.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

25 year after the date of enactment of this 


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1 subparagraph, the Administrator of Gen2 eral Services shall implement a system for 

3 service and construction contractors to re4 port annual purchases of biobased products 

5 under Federal Government contracts. 

6 ‘‘(ii) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RE7 PORTING SYSTEMS.—The system under 

8 clause (i) may be incorporated as an ele9 ment of 1 or more other contractor report10 ing systems.’’; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may take 

13 such action as the Secretary determines to be nec14 essary— 

15 ‘‘(A) to determine the compliance rate 

16 among Federal agencies in buying designated 

17 biobased products; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to determine whether vendor and con19 tractor claims about biobased products meeting 

20 item designation definitions and minimum re21 quired biobased content are accurate.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(3)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in24 serting the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 


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1 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(B) AUDITING AND COMPLIANCE.—The 

3 Secretary may carry out such auditing and 

4 compliance activities as the Secretary deter5 mines to be necessary to ensure compliance 

6 with subparagraph (A), including the imposition 

7 of a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on 

8 a person who misuses the label and, after re9 ceiving a notice of violation, fails to take action 

10 to correct the misuse described in the notice.’’; 

11 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 

12 as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; 

13 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PROMOTION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

17 out a program of outreach, education, and pro18 motion activities intended to increase knowledge, 

19 awareness, and benefits of biobased products. 

20 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying 

21 out this subsection, the Secretary, at a minimum, 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date 

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1 isting BioPreferred and related sustainable ac2 quisition training materials of the Department; 

3 ‘‘(B) work cooperatively with the senior 

4 sustainability officers and chief acquisition offi5 cers of Federal agencies to immediately imple6 ment such BioPreferred program agency edu7 cation and outreach programs as are necessary 

8 to meet the requirements of this section; 

9 ‘‘(C) work actively with groups that sup10 port employment for the blind or disabled, such 

11 as the Committee for Purchase From People 

12 Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, to pro13 mote education and outreach regarding BioPre14 ferred AbilityOne products to— 

15 ‘‘(i) program, technical, and con16 tracting personnel; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) Federal agency purchase card 

18 holders; 

19 ‘‘(D) conduct consumer education and out20 reach (including consumer and awareness sur21 veys); 

22 ‘‘(E) conduct outreach to and support for 

23 State and local governments interested in im24 plementing biobased purchasing programs; 


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1 ‘‘(F) partner with industry and nonprofit 

2 groups to produce educational and outreach 

3 materials and conduct educational and outreach 

4 events; 

5 ‘‘(G) sponsor special conferences and 

6 events to bring together buyers and sellers of 

7 biobased products; and 

8 ‘‘(H) support pilot and demonstration 

9 projects. 

10 ‘‘(e) FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY COORDINA11 TION.—In determining whether products are eligible for 

12 the ‘USDA Certified Biobased Product’ label, the Sec13 retary (acting through the Forest Products Laboratory) 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) review and approve forest-related products 

16 for which an application is submitted for the pro17 gram; 

18 ‘‘(2) expedite the approval of innovative prod19 ucts resulting from technology developed by the For20 est Products Laboratory or partners of the Labora21 tory; and 

22 ‘‘(3) provide appropriate technical assistance to 

23 applicants, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 

24 (5) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by para25 graph (3)), by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) JOBS CREATION RESEARCH AND RE2 PORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en3 actment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry 

4 out a study, and submit to the President and the ap5 propriate committees of Congress a report, on job 

6 creation and the economic impact associated with 

7 the biobased product industry, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) the number of jobs in the United 

9 States originating from the biobased product in10 dustry annually over the preceding 10 years, in11 cluding the job changes in specific sectors; 

12 ‘‘(B) the dollar value of the domestic 

13 biobased products industry at the time of the 

14 report, including intermediates, feedstocks, and 

15 finished products, but excluding biofuels; 

16 ‘‘(C) a forecast for biobased job creation 

17 potential over the next 10 years; 

18 ‘‘(D) a forecast for growth in the biobased 

19 industry over the next 10 years; and 

20 ‘‘(E) jobs data for both biofuels and 

21 biobased products, with data generated sepa22 rately for each category.’’; and 

23 (6) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by para24 graph (3))— 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

5 and’’; and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(C) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

9 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

11 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

12 through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 

13 SEC. 5. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 

14 Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest15 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

17 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, renewable chemicals, 

18 or biobased products’’ after ‘‘biofuels’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, a re20 newable chemical, or a biobased product’’ after 

21 ‘‘biofuel’’ each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) 

22 and (B); 

23 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, renew24 able chemicals, or biobased products’’ after 

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1 (4) in subsection (d)(2)(C)— 

2 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, renewable 

3 chemical, or biobased product’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, renew6 able chemicals, or biobased products’’ after 

7 ‘‘biofuels’’; 

8 (5) in subsection (e)(1)(C)— 

9 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, renewable 

10 chemical, or biobased product’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in clauses (iii) and (vii), by inserting 

13 ‘‘, renewable chemicals, or biobased products’’ 

14 after ‘‘biofuels’’ each place it appears; and 

15 (6) in subsection (h)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

20 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

21 and’’; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(C) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

25 2014 through 2018.’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

3 through 2018’’ before the period at the end; 

4 and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Of the funds made available 

7 under this subsection, at least 75 percent for each 

8 fiscal year shall be made available for the manufac9 ture of advanced biofuels.’’. 

10 SEC. 6. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

11 Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest12 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is amended by striking 

13 subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 

16 the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

17 shall use to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 

18 each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain 

19 available until expended. 

20 ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—In addition to 

21 any other funds made available to carry out this sec22 tion, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

23 out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2014 through 2018.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 

2 Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest3 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

8 subparagraph (E); and 

9 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization; and’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) LOAN GUARANTEE AND GRANT PRO16 GRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

18 similar authority, the Secretary shall provide 

19 loan guarantees and grants to agricultural pro20 ducers and rural small businesses— 

21 ‘‘(i) to purchase renewable energy sys22 tems, including— 

23 ‘‘(I) systems that may be used to 

24 produce and sell electricity, such as 

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1 ‘‘(II) unique components of re2 newable energy systems; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) to make energy efficiency im4 provements. 

5 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out 

7 this subsection, the Secretary shall estab8 lish a multi-tiered application process that 

9 varies based on the cost of the proposed 

10 project. 

11 ‘‘(ii) SIMPLIFICATION.—The multi12 tiered process shall ensure that applica13 tions are most simplified for the projects 

14 with the lowest project costs. 

15 ‘‘(iii) REQUIREMENTS FOR WIND TUR16 BINE PROJECTS.—Each application for a 

17 loan guarantee or grant under this para18 graph for a project that includes the pur19 chase of a wind turbine shall include— 

20 ‘‘(I) with respect to an applica21 tion seeking a loan guarantee or grant 

22 of less than $20,000, a small turbine 

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1 ‘‘(II) with respect to an applica2 tion seeking a loan guarantee or grant 

3 of $20,000 or more, a power perform4 ance and acoustic certification from 

5 an accredited certification body.’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘amount’’ and in10 serting ‘‘priority’’; and 

11 (II) by striking ‘‘section’’ and in12 serting ‘‘subsection’’; 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

14 ‘‘and the type of energy efficiency improve15 ment to be made so as to ensure that the 

16 program supports a diversity of tech17 nologies across the United States’’ before 

18 the semicolon at the end; 

19 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

20 (I) by inserting ‘‘and public 

21 health’’ before ‘‘benefits’’; and 

22 (II) by inserting ‘‘and energy ef23 ficiency improvements’’ before the 

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1 (iv) by striking paragraph (F) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(F) the natural resource conservation 

4 benefits of the renewable energy system;’’; 

5 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

10 (ii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.— 

13 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

14 provided in subclause (II), the amount 

15 of a grant under this paragraph shall 

16 not exceed the lesser of $100,000 or 

17 50 percent of the cost of the activity 

18 carried out using funds from the 

19 grant. 

20 ‘‘(II) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED

21 FARMER OR RANCHER.—In the case 

22 of an agricultural producer who is a 

23 socially disadvantaged farmer or 

24 rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) 

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1 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

2 U.S.C. 2279(e))), the amount of a 

3 grant under this paragraph shall not 

4 exceed the lesser of $100,000 or 75 

5 percent of the cost of the activity car6 ried out using funds from the grant.’’; 

7 and 

8 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

9 (D) in paragraph (4)— 

10 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

11 inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—Subject to subparagraph 

13 (B), the amount of a grant under this sub14 section shall not exceed the lesser of— 

15 ‘‘(i) 25 percent of the cost of the ac16 tivity carried out using funds from the 

17 grant; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) as applicable— 

19 ‘‘(I) if the project is for energy 

20 efficiency improvements, $250,000; or 

21 ‘‘(II) if the project is for a re22 newable energy system, $500,000.’’; 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘75 percent of the cost’’ and inserting ‘‘all 

3 eligible costs’’; and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sec6 tion, the Secretary shall not require a second meter 

7 for on-farm residential portions of rural projects 

8 connected to the grid.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (e)(2), strike ‘‘June 30 of 

10 each fiscal year’’ and insert ‘‘a date to be deter11 mined each fiscal year by the Secretary’’; 

12 (4) in subsection (f)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORT.—Not later than 4 

18 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

19 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 

20 activities carried out under this section, including 

21 the outcomes achieved by projects funded under this 

22 section.’’; and 

23 (5) in subsection (g)— 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

4 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

5 and’’; and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(E) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

9 2014 through 2018;’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), strike ‘‘April 1 of 

11 each fiscal year’’ and insert ‘‘the date deter12 mined each fiscal year by the Secretary’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and 

14 $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

15 through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 

16 SEC. 8. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

17 Section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest18 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘biofuels and’’ each place it ap20 pears in subsections (b), (c)(3), (d)(2)(A), (e), and 

21 (g)(2) and inserting ‘‘biofuels, renewable chemicals, 

22 and’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (e)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘at prices com2 petitive with fossil fuels’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘, renewable chemicals, and 

4 biobased products’’; and 

5 (II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 

6 semicolon at the end; 

7 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

8 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

9 (C) as subparagraph (B); and 

10 (iv) in subparagraph (B) (as so redes11 ignated), by inserting ‘‘renewable chemi12 cals,’’ after ‘‘bioenergy,’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (I) in the subparagraph heading, 

16 by inserting ‘‘, RENEWABLE CHEMI17 CALS,’’ after ‘‘BIOFUELS’’; and 

18 (II) in clause (i), by striking 

19 ‘‘cellulosic’’; and 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

21 (I) in the heading, by striking 

22 ‘‘BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT’’; and 

23 (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

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1 (C) by striking paragraph (4); 

2 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 

3 (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

4 (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (D))— 

6 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

7 (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and 

8 (H), respectively; and 

9 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

10 (E) the following: 

11 ‘‘(G) a tribal organization (as defined in 

12 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

13 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b));’’; 

14 and 

15 (3) in subsection (h)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

20 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

21 and’’; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(E) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

3 through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 

4 SEC. 9. RURAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVE. 

5 Section 9009(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In6 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8109(d)) is amended by 

7 inserting ‘‘and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

8 through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 

9 SEC. 10. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIO10 ENERGY PRODUCERS. 

11 Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In12 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

17 SEC. 11. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

18 Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest19 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking 

22 ‘‘or has the potential to become invasive or nox23 ious’’; 

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1 (i) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 

2 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The 

3 term’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

4 in subparagraph (C), the term’’; and 

5 (ii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(C) CERTAIN CONSERVATION PRO8 GRAMS.—Land described in clause (iii), (iv), or 

9 (v) of subparagraph (B) may be prepared for 

10 biomass production before October 1 of the cur11 rent fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary, 

12 if a contract described in that clause that cov13 ers the land will expire at the end of the cur14 rent fiscal year.’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(9) QUALIFYING ELIGIBLE MATERIAL.—The 

17 term ‘qualifying eligible material’ means an eligible 

18 material, including residue from crops described in 

19 paragraph (6)(B)(i), that before transport and deliv20 ery to the biomass conversion facility— 

21 ‘‘(A) is collected or harvested by the eligi22 ble material owner— 

23 ‘‘(i) directly from— 

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1 ‘‘(II) Bureau of Land Manage2 ment land; 

3 ‘‘(III) non-Federal land; or 

4 ‘‘(IV) land belonging to an In5 dian or Indian tribe that is held in 

6 trust by the United States or subject 

7 to a restriction against alienation im8 posed by the United States; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with— 

10 ‘‘(I) applicable law and land 

11 management plans; 

12 ‘‘(II) a conservation, forest stew13 ardship, or equivalent plan, as deter14 mined by the Secretary; 

15 ‘‘(III) Executive Order 13112 

16 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 

17 invasive species); and 

18 ‘‘(IV) if harvested from Federal 

19 land, the requirements for old growth 

20 forest maintenance, restoration, and 

21 management direction provided by 

22 section 102 of the Healthy Forests 

23 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(B) if woody, is removed as a byproduct 

2 of preventive treatments to— 

3 ‘‘(i) reduce hazardous fire fuels; 

4 ‘‘(ii) reduce or contain disease or in5 sect infestation; 

6 ‘‘(iii) reduce or contain invasive spe7 cies; or 

8 ‘‘(iv) improve ecosystem health in ac9 cordance with a landscape scale strategy, 

10 as determined by the Secretary.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

13 (i) in clause (vii)— 

14 (I) in subclause (II), by striking 

15 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (II) in subclause (III), by adding 

17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

18 (III) by adding at the end the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(IV) geographic and feedstock 

21 diversity of the proposed BCAP 

22 project area as compared with existing 

23 BCAP project areas;’’; 

24 (ii) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (iii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 

2 clause (x); and 

3 (iv) by inserting after clause (viii) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(ix) the prospects for significant pro6 ducer participation; and’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 

8 ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

9 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

12 (i), by striking ‘‘the amount’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Except as provided in sub14 paragraph (D), the amount’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

17 (ii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(D) BEGINNING, SOCIALLY DISADVAN20 TAGED, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED

21 FARMERS OR RANCHERS.—In the case of a be22 ginning, socially disadvantaged, or geographi23 cally disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as de24 termined by the Secretary), the amount of an 

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1 shall be up to 75 percent of the costs of estab2 lishing an eligible perennial crop covered by the 

3 contract, including the costs described in 

4 clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (B).’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘quali7 fying’’ before ‘‘eligible material’’ both places it 

8 appears; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘$45 per ton for a pe13 riod of 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘$25 per 

14 ton for a period of up to 3 years’’; 

15 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

16 paragraph (4); and 

17 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE WITH COL20 LECTION, HARVEST, STORAGE, AND TRANSPOR21 TATION.—To ensure effective administration of this 

22 subsection, the Secretary may— 

23 ‘‘(A) require such documentation from pro24 ducers or persons seeking payments as the Sec25 retary considers necessary; 


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1 ‘‘(B) establish limits on the total number 

2 and amounts of payments received by any pro3 ducer or person under this subsection; and 

4 ‘‘(C) implement any additional require5 ments the Secretary determines necessary.’’; 

6 and 

7 (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

10 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 

11 the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

12 shall use to carry out this section $75,000,000 for 

13 each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, of which not 

14 more than $15,000,000 for each fiscal year may be 

15 used for collection, harvest, storage, and transpor16 tation. 

17 ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—In addition to 

18 any other funds made available to carry out this sec19 tion, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

20 out this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2014 through 2018’’. 

22 SEC. 12. FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY. 

23 Section 9012(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In24 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8112(d)) is amended by 

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1 SEC. 13. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 

2 Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest3 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub5 section (f); 

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(e) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of the 

9 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 

10 carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

11 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para13 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2018’’. 

15 SEC. 14. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

16 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

17 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

18 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

19 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

20 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

21 by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro22 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

23 vote on passage. 

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