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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2270 

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

energy programs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2012 

Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. CONRAD) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

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 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) production of energy from domestic sources 

9 offers considerable economic and energy security 


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1 benefits to the United States, including enduring 

2 and desirable jobs; 

3 (2) the agricultural and forestry sectors of the 

4 United States offer significant potential for produc5 tion of renewable energy; 

6 (3) both renewable energy production and adop7 tion of energy efficiency offer considerable environ8 mental benefits; and 

9 (4) investments in energy efficiency projects 

10 and renewable energy systems in rural areas of the 

11 United States provide very significant energy secu12 rity, economic, and environmental benefits to the en13 tire United States in addition to the rural area bene14 fits. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest17 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 

19 (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively; 

20 and 

21 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(5) BIOCHEMICAL.—The term ‘biochemical’ 

24 means a chemical derived from renewable biomass.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 

2 Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest3 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(F) BIOBASED PRODUCT DESIGNA8 TIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

9 enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) increase the number of categories 

12 of biobased products designated and indi13 vidual biobased products eligible for pre14 ferred purchasing by 50 percent; 

15 ‘‘(ii) begin to designate intermediate 

16 ingredients or feedstocks in the guidelines 

17 issued under this paragraph; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) develop a recommendation for 

19 the designation of complex and finished 

20 biobased products in those guidelines. 

21 ‘‘(G) CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT MECHA22 NISMS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) ELECTRONIC PRODUCT PROCURE24 MENT CATALOGS.—The Secretary shall 

25 work with relevant officials in agencies 

26 that have electronic product procurement 


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1 catalogs to identify and implement solu2 tions to increase the visibility of biobased 

3 and other sustainable products. 

4 ‘‘(ii) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PRODUCT

5 SPECIFICATIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

7 than 1 year after the date of enact8 ment of this subparagraph and every 

9 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 

10 coordination with other appropriate 

11 officials, shall work with the senior 

12 sustainability officer of each agency 

13 that has established agency-specific 

14 product specifications to review and 

15 revise the product specifications to en16 sure that, to the maximum extent 

17 practicable, the product specifica18 tions— 

19 ‘‘(aa) require the use of sus20 tainable products, including 

21 biobased products designated in 

22 accordance with this section; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) do not contain any 

24 language prohibiting the use of 

25 biobased products. 


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1 ‘‘(II) REPORT.—Results of the 

2 reviews conducted under subclause (I) 

3 shall be reported annually to the Of4 fice of Management and Budget, the 

5 Office of Science and Technology Pol6 icy, and the appropriate committees of 

7 Congress. 

8 ‘‘(H) REPORTING.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

10 year after the date of enactment of this 

11 subparagraph, the Secretary and the Fed12 eral Acquisition Regulatory Council shall 

13 jointly propose an amendment to the Fed14 eral Acquisition Regulation to require re15 porting of biobased product purchases, to 

16 be made public on an annual basis. 

17 ‘‘(ii) REPORTING TEMPLATE.—After 

18 the promulgation of the proposed amend19 ment described in clause (i), the Secretary, 

20 in consultation with the Chief Acquisition 

21 Officers Council, shall develop and make 

22 available a reporting template to facilitate 

23 the annual reporting requirement.’’; and 

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


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

2 such action as the Secretary determines to be nec3 essary— 

4 ‘‘(A) to determine the compliance rate 

5 among Federal agencies in buying designated 

6 biobased products; and 

7 ‘‘(B) to determine whether vendor and con8 tractor claims about biobased products meeting 

9 item designation definitions and minimum re10 quired biobased content are accurate.’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

14 inserting the following: 

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

16 (ii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(B) AUDITING AND COMPLIANCE.—The 

19 Secretary may carry out such auditing and 

20 compliance activities as the Secretary deter21 mines to be necessary to ensure compliance 

22 with subparagraph (A), including the imposition 

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

24 a person who misuses the label and, after re25 ceiving a notice of violation, fails to take action 


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

2 and 

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

4 ‘‘(4) COMPLEX AND FINISHED PRODUCTS.—Not 

5 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

6 paragraph, the Secretary shall develop a rec7 ommendation for labeling complex and finished 

8 products.’’; 

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

10 as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; 

11 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol12 lowing: 

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

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

15 out a program of outreach, education, and pro16 motion activities intended to increase knowledge, 

17 awareness, and benefits of biobased products. 

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

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

20 shall— 

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

22 of enactment of this paragraph, update all ex23 isting BioPreferred and related sustainable ac24 quisition training materials of the Department; 


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1 ‘‘(B) work cooperatively with the senior 

2 sustainability officers and chief acquisition offi3 cers of Federal agencies to immediately imple4 ment such BioPreferred program agency edu5 cation and outreach programs as are necessary 

6 to meet the requirements of this section; 

7 ‘‘(C) work actively with groups that sup8 port employment for the blind or disabled, such 

9 as the Committee for Purchase From People 

10 Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, to pro11 mote education and outreach regarding BioPre12 ferred AbilityOne products to— 

13 ‘‘(i) program, technical, and con14 tracting personnel; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) Federal agency purchase card 

16 holders; 

17 ‘‘(D) conduct consumer education and out18 reach (including consumer and awareness sur19 veys); 

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

21 State and local governments interested in im22 plementing biobased purchasing programs; 

23 ‘‘(F) partner with industry and nonprofit 

24 groups to produce educational and outreach 


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1 materials and conduct educational and outreach 

2 events; 

3 ‘‘(G) sponsor special conferences and 

4 events to bring together buyers and sellers of 

5 biobased products; and 

6 ‘‘(H) support pilot and demonstration 

7 projects.’’; 

8 (5) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para9 graph (3)), by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) JOBS CREATION RESEARCH AND RE11 PORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en12 actment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry 

13 out a study, and submit to the President and the ap14 propriate committees of Congress a report, on job 

15 creation and the economic impact associated with 

16 the biobased product industry, including— 

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

18 States originating from the biobased product in19 dustry annually over the preceding 10 years, in20 cluding the job changes in specific sectors; 

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

22 biobased products industry at the time of the 

23 report, including intermediates, feedstocks, and 

24 finished products, but excluding biofuels; 


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

2 potential over the next 10 years; 

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

4 industry over the next 10 years; and 

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

6 biobased products, with data generated sepa7 rately for each category.’’; and 

8 (6) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by para9 graph (3))— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

14 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

15 and’’; and 

16 (iii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

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

19 2013 through 2017.’’; and 

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

21 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

22 through 2017’’ before the period at the end. 

23 SEC. 5. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 

24 Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest25 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or a bio2 chemical’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’ each place it appears in 

3 subparagraphs (A) and (B); 

4 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or bio5 chemicals’’ after ‘‘biofuels’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (d)(2)(C)— 

7 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or bio8 chemical’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; and 

9 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘or bio10 chemicals’’ after ‘‘biofuels’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (e)(1)(C)— 

12 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or bio13 chemical’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘or biochemicals’’ after ‘‘biofuels’’ each place it 

16 appears; and 

17 (5) in subsection (h)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

22 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

23 and’’; and 

24 (iii) by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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

2 2013 through 2017.’’; and 

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

4 $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

5 through 2017’’ before the period at the end. 

6 SEC. 6. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

7 Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest8 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is amended by striking 

9 subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

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

12 the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

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

14 each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, to remain 

15 available until expended. 

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

17 any other funds made available to carry out this sec18 tion, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

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

20 2013 through 2017.’’. 

21 SEC. 7. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 

22 Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest23 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 


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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

4 subparagraph (E); and 

5 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

6 the following: 

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

8 (2) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert10 ing the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) LOAN GUARANTEE AND GRANT PRO12 GRAM.— 

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

14 similar authority, the Secretary shall provide 

15 loan guarantees and grants to agricultural pro16 ducers and rural small businesses— 

17 ‘‘(i) to purchase renewable energy sys18 tems, including— 

19 ‘‘(I) systems that may be used to 

20 produce and sell electricity, such as 

21 for agricultural, and associated resi22 dential, purposes; and 

23 ‘‘(II) unique components of re24 newable energy systems; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) to make energy efficiency im2 provements. 

3 ‘‘(B) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In providing loan 

5 guarantees and grants under this sub6 section, the Secretary shall use a 3-tiered 

7 application process that reflects the sizes 

8 of proposed projects in accordance with 

9 this subparagraph. 

10 ‘‘(ii) TIER 1.—The Secretary shall es11 tablish a separate application process for 

12 projects for which the cost of the activity 

13 funded under this subsection is not more 

14 than $80,000. 

15 ‘‘(iii) TIER 2.—The Secretary shall es16 tablish a separate application process for 

17 projects for which the cost of the activity 

18 funded under this subsection is greater 

19 than $80,000 but less than $200,000. 

20 ‘‘(iv) TIER 3.—The Secretary shall es21 tablish a separate application process for 

22 projects for which the cost of the activity 

23 funded under this subsection is equal to or 

24 greater than $200,000. 


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1 ‘‘(v) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The 

2 Secretary shall establish an application, 

3 evaluation, and oversight process that is 

4 most simplified for tier I projects and more 

5 comprehensive for each subsequent tier.’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

8 ‘‘so as to ensure that the program sup9 ports a diversity of technologies across the 

10 United States’’ before the semicolon at the 

11 end; 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

13 ‘‘and public health’’ before ‘‘benefits’’; and 

14 (iii) by striking paragraph (F) and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(F) the natural resource conservation 

17 benefits of the renewable energy system; and;’’ 

18 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

20 ‘‘in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per 

21 grant’’ after ‘‘in the form of grants’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

23 (D) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘75 

24 percent of the cost’’ and inserting ‘‘all eligible 

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

2 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sec3 tion, the Secretary shall not require a second meter 

4 for on-farm residential portions of rural projects 

5 connected to the grid.’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (f)— 

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

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 

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

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

12 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

13 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 

14 activities carried out under this section, including 

15 the outcomes achieved by projects funded under this 

16 section.’’; and 

17 (4) in subsection (g)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ‘‘fis19 cal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

20 years 2012 through 2017’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and 

22 $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

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1 SEC. 8. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

2 Section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest3 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘biofuels and’’ each place it ap5 pears in subsections (b), (c)(3), (d)(2)(A), (e), and 

6 (g)(2) and inserting ‘‘biofuels, biochemicals, and’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (e)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘at prices com11 petitive with fossil fuels’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘and biobased products’’; and 

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

14 semicolon at the end; 

15 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

16 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

17 (C) as subparagraph (B); and 

18 (iv) in subparagraph (B) (as so redes19 ignated), by inserting ‘‘biochemicals,’’ after 

20 ‘‘bioenergy,’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (B), in the sub23 paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘, BIO24 CHEMICALS,’’ after ‘‘BIOFUELS’’; and 

25 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

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1 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 

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

3 (3) in subsection (h)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

8 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

9 and’’; and 

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

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

13 2013 through 2017.’’; and 

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

15 $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

16 through 2017’’ before the period at the end. 

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

18 Section 9009(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In19 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8109(d)) is amended by 

20 inserting ‘‘and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

21 through 2017’’ before the period at the end. 

22 SEC. 10. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

23 Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest24 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 

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

2 ‘‘or has the potential to become invasive or nox3 ious’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (5)— 

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

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

7 term’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

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

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(C) CERTAIN CONSERVATION PRO12 GRAMS.—Land described in clause (iii), (iv), or 

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

14 biomass production before October 1 of the cur15 rent fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary, 

16 if a contract described in that clause that cov17 ers the land will expire at the end of the cur18 rent fiscal year.’’; and 

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

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

21 term ‘qualifying eligible material’ means an eligible 

22 material, including residue from crops described in 

23 paragraph (6)(B)(i), that before transport and deliv24 ery to the biomass conversion facility— 


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1 ‘‘(A) is collected or harvested by the eligi2 ble material owner— 

3 ‘‘(i) directly from— 

4 ‘‘(I) National Forest System 

5 land; 

6 ‘‘(II) Bureau of Land Manage7 ment land; 

8 ‘‘(III) non-Federal land; or 

9 ‘‘(IV) land belonging to an In10 dian or Indian tribe that is held in 

11 trust by the United States or subject 

12 to a restriction against alienation im13 posed by the United States; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) in accordance with— 

15 ‘‘(I) applicable law and land 

16 management plans; 

17 ‘‘(II) a conservation, forest stew18 ardship, or equivalent plan, as deter19 mined by the Secretary; 

20 ‘‘(III) Executive Order 13112 

21 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to 

22 invasive species); and 

23 ‘‘(IV) if harvested from Federal 

24 land, the requirements for old growth 

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1 management direction provided by 

2 section 102 of the Healthy Forests 

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

4 6512) for Federal land; and 

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

6 of preventive treatments to— 

7 ‘‘(i) reduce hazardous fire fuels; 

8 ‘‘(ii) reduce or contain disease or in9 sect infestation; 

10 ‘‘(iii) reduce or contain invasive spe11 cies; or 

12 ‘‘(iv) improve ecosystem health in ac13 cordance with a landscape scale strategy, 

14 as determined by the Secretary.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

17 (i) in clause (vii)— 

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

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

22 (III) by adding at the end the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(IV) geographic and feedstock 

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1 project area as compared with existing 

2 BCAP project areas;’’; 

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

4 at the end; 

5 (iii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 

6 clause (x); and 

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(ix) the prospects for significant pro10 ducer participation; and’’; 

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

12 ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

16 (i), by striking ‘‘the amount’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Except as provided in sub18 paragraph (D), the amount’’; 

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

20 inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 

21 (III) by inserting ‘‘but not to ex22 ceed $500 per acre’’ after ‘‘by the 

23 contract’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(D) BEGINNING, SOCIALLY DISADVAN2 TAGED, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED

3 FARMERS OR RANCHERS.—In the case of a be4 ginning, socially disadvantaged, or geographi5 cally disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as de6 termined by the Secretary), the amount of an 

7 establishment payment under this subsection 

8 shall be up to 75 percent of the costs of estab9 lishing an eligible perennial crop covered by the 

10 contract but not to exceed $750 per acre, in11 cluding the costs described in clauses (i) 

12 through (iii) of subparagraph (B).’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘quali15 fying’’ before ‘‘eligible material’’ both places it 

16 appears; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

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

19 inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘$45 per ton for a pe21 riod of 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘$25 per 

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

23 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

24 paragraph (4); and 


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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE WITH COL4 LECTION, HARVEST, STORAGE, AND TRANSPOR5 TATION.—To ensure effective administration of this 

6 subsection, the Secretary may— 

7 ‘‘(A) require such documentation from pro8 ducers or persons seeking payments as the Sec9 retary considers necessary; 

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

11 and amounts of payments received by any pro12 ducer or person under this subsection; and 

13 ‘‘(C) implement any additional require14 ments the Secretary determines necessary.’’; 

15 and 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

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

20 the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

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

22 each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, of which not 

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

24 used for collection, harvest, storage, and transpor25 tation. 


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

2 any other funds made available to carry out this sec3 tion, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

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

5 2013 through 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 11. FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY. 

7 Section 9012(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In8 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8112(d)) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

10 SEC. 12. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 

11 Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural In12 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

14 SEC. 13. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

17 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

19 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

20 by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro21 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

22 vote on passage. 

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