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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7155 

To prohibit the importation of petroleum and petroleum products from the 

Russian Federation, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

establish an income tax credit for the sale or blending of certain fuels 

containing ethanol and to extend tax incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel, to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol 

waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2022 

Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. BUSTOS, and Mrs. HINSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 

and Agriculture, 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 prohibit the importation of petroleum and petroleum 

products from the Russian Federation, to amend the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an income 

tax credit for the sale or blending of certain fuels containing ethanol and to extend tax incentives for biodiesel 

and renewable diesel, to amend the Clean Air Act with 

respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure 

limitations under that Act, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Home Front Energy 

5 Independence Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM 

7 AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM THE RUS8 SIAN FEDERATION. 

9 (a) PROHIBITION.—The importation of petroleum 

10 and petroleum products from the Russian Federation is 

11 prohibited. 

12 (b) TERMINATION.—The prohibition under sub13 section (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Presi14 dent determines and reports to Congress that the Govern15 ment of the Russian Federation recognizes the sovereignty 

16 and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internation17 ally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub19 section (a) applies with respect to articles entered, or with20 drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 

21 date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF ETHANOL 

2 FUELS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub4 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

6 section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 45U. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF ETHANOL 

8 FUELS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, the 

10 ethanol fuel credit determined under this section for any 

11 taxable year is an amount equal to— 

12 ‘‘(1) in the case of an applicable taxpayer which 

13 is described in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 

14 ‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 blended by 

15 such taxpayer, 5 cents, and 

16 ‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel blended by 

17 such taxpayer which contains more than 15 vol18 ume percent ethanol, 10 cents, and 

19 ‘‘(2) subject to subsection (c), in the case of an 

20 applicable taxpayer which is described in subsection 

21 (b)(1)(B)— 

22 ‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 sold by such 

23 taxpayer, 5 cents, and 

24 ‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel sold by such 

25 taxpayer which contains more than 15 volume 

26 percent ethanol, 10 cents. 


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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

2 ‘‘(1) APPLICABLE TAXPAYER.—The term ‘appli3 cable taxpayer’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) an oxygenate blender (as defined in 

5 section 1090.80 of title 40, Code of Federal 

6 Regulations), and 

7 ‘‘(B) a retailer (as defined in paragraph 

8 (7) of section 101 of the Petroleum Marketing 

9 Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801)). 

10 ‘‘(2) E15.—The term ‘E15’ means gasoline 

11 that contains more than 13 and no more than 15 

12 volume percent ethanol. 

13 ‘‘(c) ELECTION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) ELECTION BY OXYGENATE BLEND16 ER.—Subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect 

17 to any gallon of fuel described in such sub18 section only if the applicable taxpayer described 

19 in subsection (b)(1)(A) elects to have such sub20 section apply with respect to such gallon of fuel. 

21 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The applicable tax22 payer described in subparagraph (A) shall pro23 vide notice of their election with respect to any 

24 gallon of fuel described in such subparagraph to 

25 any applicable taxpayer described in subsection 


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1 (b)(1)(B) to which such fuel is sold, with such 

2 notice to be provided on or before the date of 

3 such sale. 

4 ‘‘(2) CREDIT FOR RETAILER AVAILABLE ONLY

5 IF NOT CLAIMED BY OXYGENATE BLENDER.—Sub6 section (a)(2) shall apply with respect to any gallon 

7 of fuel described in such subsection only if the appli8 cable taxpayer described in subsection (b)(1)(A) has 

9 not elected (pursuant to paragraph (1)) to apply 

10 subsection (a)(1) with respect to such gallon of fuel. 

11 ‘‘(d) REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR SMALL RETAIL12 ERS.—For purposes of this title, in the case of a retailer 

13 with not greater than 5 retail locations at the close of the 

14 taxable year, the credit allowed under subsection (a)(2) 

15 for such taxable year shall be treated as a credit allowable 

16 under subpart C (and not allowable under this subpart) 

17 for such taxable year. 

18 ‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF CREDIT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regulations 

20 or other guidance as the Secretary determines nec21 essary or appropriate, if, with respect to the credit 

22 allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year, 

23 the applicable taxpayer elects the application of this 

24 subsection for such taxable year with respect to all 

25 (or any portion specified in such election) of such 


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1 credit, the eligible entity specified in such election, 

2 and not the applicable taxpayer, shall be treated as 

3 the taxpayer for purposes of this title with respect 

4 to such credit (or such portion thereof). 

5 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 

6 subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means any per7 son within the supply chain for fuel described in 

8 such section (a).’’. 

9 (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS

10 CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal 

11 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 

12 the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the 

13 end of paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add14 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(34) the credit for sale or blending of ethanol 

16 fuels under section 45U to which subsection (d) of 

17 such section does not apply.’’. 

18 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec19 tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 

20 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 45U. Credit for sale or blending of ethanol fuels.’’. 

22 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 this section shall apply to fuel blended or sold after De24 cember 31, 2021. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL 

2 AND RENEWABLE DIESEL. 

3 (a) INCOME TAX CREDIT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40A(g) is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

8 by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 

9 after December 31, 2022. 

10 (b) EXCISE TAX INCENTIVES.— 

11 (1) TERMINATION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6426(c)(6) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

15 (B) PAYMENTS.—Section 6427(e)(6)(B) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

19 by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 

20 after December 31, 2022. 

21 SEC. 5. ETHANOL REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATIONS 

22 AND E15 LABELING. 

23 (a) ETHANOL WAIVER.— 

24 (1) REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATION.—Sec25 tion 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

26 7545(h)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (4)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or more’’ after 

4 ‘‘10 percent’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘additional alcohol or’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 

8 more’’ after ‘‘10 percent’’. 

9 (2) EXISTING WAIVERS.—Section 211(f)(4) of 

10 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amend11 ed— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator, upon’’ 

13 and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) The Administrator, upon’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been 

17 granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) prior 

18 to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the condi19 tions of that waiver, other than the waiver’s 

20 limits for Reid Vapor Pressure, may be intro21 duced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive 

22 meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure 

23 requirements.’’. 


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1 (b) E15 LABELING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 211(c) 

2 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(5) REVISIONS REQUIRED.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 

6 months after the date of enactment of this 

7 paragraph, the Administrator shall— 

8 ‘‘(i) revise the regulations of the Ad9 ministrator, and any other labeling re10 quirements or conditions that the Adminis11 trator has adopted pursuant to this sec12 tion, to prescribe that retailers shall label 

13 gasoline that contains more than 10 per14 cent, but not more than 15 percent, eth15 anol to have only the following language: 

16 ‘Contains no more than 15% ethanol.’; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) finalize the proposed rule of the 

18 Environmental Protection Agency entitled 

19 ‘E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Com20 patibility With Underground Storage 

21 Tanks’ (86 Fed. Reg. 5094 (January 19, 

22 2021)). 

23 ‘‘(B) WAIVERS VALID.—Notwithstanding 

24 the change in labeling required by subpara25 graph (A)(i), any waiver granted to gasoline 


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1 that contains more than 10 percent, but not 

2 more than 15 percent, ethanol under subsection 

3 (f)(4) before the date of enactment of this para4 graph shall remain valid.’’. 

5 SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR EXPANDING DOMESTIC BIOFUEL CON6 SUMPTION. 

7 Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

8 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 9015. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICUL11 TURAL PRODUCT MARKET EXPANSION 

12 GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

15 ‘‘(1) a State or unit of local government; 

16 ‘‘(2) a Tribal government; 

17 ‘‘(3) an authority, agency, partnership, or in18 strumentality of an entity described in paragraph 

19 (1) or (2); and 

20 ‘‘(4) a group of entities described in paragraphs 

21 (1) through (3). 

22 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

24 establish a grant program to award grants to eligible enti25 ties to carry out the activities described in subsection (f). 


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1 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the grant program 

2 established under subsection (b) shall be— 

3 ‘‘(1) to increase the use of domestic agricultural 

4 crops by expanding or aiding in the expansion of do5 mestic biofuel markets; 

6 ‘‘(2) to aid in the development of new and addi7 tional biofuel markets, marketing facilities, and uses 

8 for feedstock derived from agricultural crops and 

9 other biomass; 

10 ‘‘(3) to stabilize prices in agricultural markets 

11 by increasing demand for feedstock derived from ag12 ricultural crops; 

13 ‘‘(4) to boost domestic production and use of 

14 biofuels to promote rural economic development and 

15 job creation; and 

16 ‘‘(5) to support farm income by increasing de17 mand for feedstock use and production. 

18 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring a 

19 grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 

20 application at the time, in the manner, and containing the 

21 information that the Secretary may require. 

22 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—In selecting an eligible 

23 entity to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary 

24 shall consider the extent to which the application of the 

25 eligible entity proposes— 


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1 ‘‘(1) to convert existing pump infrastructure to 

2 deliver ethanol blends with greater than 10 percent 

3 ethanol; 

4 ‘‘(2) to diversify the geographic area selling eth5 anol blends with greater than 10 percent ethanol; 

6 ‘‘(3) to support existing or emerging biodiesel, 

7 bioheat, and sustainable aviation fuel markets that 

8 have existing incentives; 

9 ‘‘(4) to increase the use of existing fuel delivery 

10 infrastructure; 

11 ‘‘(5) to enable or accelerate the deployment of 

12 renewable fuel infrastructure that would be unlikely 

13 to be completed without Federal assistance; and 

14 ‘‘(6) to build and retrofit traditional and pipe15 line biodiesel terminal operations (including rail 

16 lines) and home heating oil distribution centers or 

17 equivalent entities— 

18 ‘‘(A) to blend biodiesel; and 

19 ‘‘(B) to carry ethanol and biodiesel. 

20 ‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE USE.—An eligible entity that receives 

21 a grant under this section may use the grant funds— 

22 ‘‘(1) to distribute to private or public entities 

23 for costs related to incentivizing deployment of re24 newable fuel infrastructure; 


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1 ‘‘(2) to convert existing pump infrastructure to 

2 deliver ethanol blends greater than 10 percent and 

3 biodiesel blends greater than 20 percent; 

4 ‘‘(3) to install fuel pumps and related infra5 structure dedicated to the distribution of higher eth6 anol blends (including E15 and E85) and higher 

7 biodiesel blends up to B100 at fueling locations, in8 cluding— 

9 ‘‘(A) local fueling stations; 

10 ‘‘(B) convenience stores; 

11 ‘‘(C) hypermarket fueling stations; and 

12 ‘‘(D) fleet facilities or similar entities; and 

13 ‘‘(4) to build and retrofit traditional and pipe14 line biodiesel terminal operations (including rail 

15 lines) and home heating oil distribution centers or 

16 equivalent entities— 

17 ‘‘(A) to blend biodiesel; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to carry ethanol and biodiesel. 

19 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Any infra20 structure used or installed with grant funds provided 

21 under this section shall be certified by the Underwriters 

22 Laboratory as infrastructure that distributes blends with 

23 an ethanol content of 25 percent or greater. 

24 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

2 the total cost of carrying out a project awarded a 

3 grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent. 

4 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN AC5 TIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under 

6 this section shall ensure that Federal funds do not 

7 exceed— 

8 ‘‘(A) 75 percent of the per pump cost 

9 for— 

10 ‘‘(i) pumps that can dispense a range 

11 of ethanol blends of E85 or lower (new 

12 pumps or retrofit of existing pumps); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) dedicated E15 or E85 pumps 

14 (new pumps or retrofit of existing pumps); 

15 ‘‘(B) 50 percent of the terminal cost for 

16 terminals with B100 capabilities; or 

17 ‘‘(C) 40 percent of the per tank cost for 

18 new storage tanks and related equipment asso19 ciated with new facilities or additional capacity 

20 other than replacement of existing storage 

21 tanks and related equipment associated with ex22 isting facilities. 

23 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

24 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 


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1 out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

2 through 2031.’’. 

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