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‘‘(B) determine the relevance and merit of 
proposals through a system of peer review in 
accordance with section 103 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613); and 
‘‘(C) award grants on the basis of merit, 
quality, and relevance. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—A grant under this section shall 
have a term that does not exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(3) OTHER CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
set such other conditions on the award of a grant 
under this section as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(g) BUILDINGS
AND FACILITIES.—Funds made 
available under this section shall not be used for the con-
struction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, 
expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing build-
ing or facility (including site grading and improvement 
and architect fees). 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 7411. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
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U.S.C. 7621 et seq.), as amended by section 7410, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 413. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 
the specialty crop research initiative established by 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) SPECIALTY
CROP.—The term ‘specialty 
crop’ shall have the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 3(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act 
of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department a specialty crop research initiative to ad-
dress the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by 
developing and disseminating science-based tools to ad-
dress needs of specific crops and their regions, including— 
‘‘(1) research in— 
‘‘(A) 
plant 
breeding, 
genetics, 
and 
genomics to improve crop characteristics, such 
as— 
‘‘(i) product appearance; 
‘‘(ii) environmental responses and tol-
erances; 
‘‘(iii) nutrient management;
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‘‘(iv) pest and disease management; 
and 
‘‘(v) enhanced phytonutrient content; 
‘‘(B) safety; 
‘‘(C) quality; 
‘‘(D) yield; 
‘‘(E) taste; 
‘‘(F) shelf life; 
‘‘(G) policy and marketing; and 
‘‘(H) specialty crop pollination; 
‘‘(2) efforts to identify and address threats 
from invasive species; 
‘‘(3) efforts to improve agricultural production 
by developing more technologically efficient and ef-
fective applications of water, nutrients, and pes-
ticides; 
‘‘(4) new innovations and technology, such as 
enhancing mechanization and reducing reliance on 
labor; and 
‘‘(5) production efficiency, productivity, profit-
ability and marketing. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may carry 
out the Initiative through— 
‘‘(1) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(2) national laboratories;
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‘‘(3) colleges and universities; 
‘‘(4) research institutions and organizations; 
‘‘(5) private organizations or corporations; 
‘‘(6) State agricultural experiment stations; and 
‘‘(7) individuals. 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive 
basis. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For grants awarded under 
subsection (d) the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) seek and accept proposals for grants; 
‘‘(B) determine the relevance and merit of 
proposals through a system of peer review in 
accordance with section 103; and 
‘‘(C) award grants on the basis of merit, 
quality, and relevance. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—A grant under this section shall 
have a term that does not exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(3) OTHER CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
set such other conditions on the award of a grant 
under this section as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(f) BUILDINGS
AND
FACILITIES.—Funds made 
available under this section shall not be used for the con-
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struction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, 
expansion remodeling, or alteration of an existing building 
or facility (including site grading and improvement and 
architect fees). 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to funds 
made available under subsection (g), of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
available to carry out this section a total of $215,000,000 
for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION.— In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure that the Director of the applica-
ble Program Office established under section 7104(a) co-
ordinates projects and activities carried out under this sec-
tion to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
duplication of effort is eliminated or minimized. 
SEC. 7412. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’.
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Subtitle E—Other Laws 
SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 
Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7502. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 
382) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Section 536(c) of the Eq-
uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 7503. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION RE-
SEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7504. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1985. 
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7505. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT (NATIONAL RESEARCH 
INITIATIVE). 
Section 2 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(10), by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 7506. AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 
(CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH). 
Section 221(g) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 7507. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew-
able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 
note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7508. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7509. CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE GARDEN AT THE 
NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
The Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 191 et seq.), 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 197. CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE GARDEN AT THE 
NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
‘‘A Chinese Garden may be constructed at the Na-
tional Arboretum established under this Act with— 
‘‘(1) funds accepted under the provisions of sec-
tion 195 (20 U.S.C. 195); 
‘‘(2) authorities provided to the Secretary of 
Agriculture under section 196 (20 U.S.C. 196); and
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‘‘(3) appropriations provided for this purpose.’’. 
SEC. 7510. PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING USE OF BIO-
TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCING FOOD FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 
Section 10802(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5921a(b))is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7511. FRESH CUT PRODUCE SAFETY GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award com-
petitive research and extension grants to eligible entities 
to enable such entities to design, implement, and evaluate 
innovative, cost-effective programs to improve and en-
hance the safety of fresh cut produce. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a) an entity shall— 
(1) be a university, college, or other entity des-
ignated by the Secretary; and 
(2) have developed partnerships with producers 
of fresh cut produce. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use funds re-
ceived under a grant under this section to— 
(1) improve sanitation and food safety practices 
in the processing of fresh cut produce; 
(2) develop improved techniques to monitor and 
inspect fresh cut produce;
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(3) develop efficient, rapid and sensitive meth-
ods to detect contaminants in fresh cut produce; 
(4) determine the sources of contamination in 
fresh cut produce; 
(5) develop methods to reduce or destroy harm-
ful pathogens before, during, and after processing of 
fresh cut produce; and 
(6) conduct other research as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall require the recipient of a grant under this section 
to provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal 
sources in an amount at least equal to the amount pro-
vided by the Federal Government. 
(e) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Director of the applicable 
Program Office established under section 7104(a) coordi-
nates projects and activities carried out under this section 
to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that dupli-
cation of effort is eliminated or minimized. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012.
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(g) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to funds 
made available under subsection (f), of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
available to carry out this section a total of $25,000,000 
for fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 7512. UDC/EFNEP ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 208 of the District of Columbia Public Post-
secondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law 93– 
471) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘, except’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting 
a period; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 3’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 3(c)’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘such sums 
may be used to pay’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘work.’’. 
SEC. 7513. HATCH ACT OF 1987. 
Section 3(d)(4) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 
351c(d)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA’’ after ‘‘AREAS’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘ and the 
District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘United States’’;
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(3) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and the 
District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘respectively,’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or the 
District of Columbia’’ after ‘‘area’’. 
Subtitle F—Additional Provisions 
SEC. 7601. MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU-
CATIONAL GRANTS. 
Section 103 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613) is 
amended in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘Cooperative 
State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the 
Department’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Institute for 
Food and Agriculture.’’. 
SEC. 7602. REVIEW OF PLAN OF WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall work with univer-
sity partners in extension and research to review and iden-
tify measures to streamline the submission, reporting 
under, and implementation of plan of work requirements 
including those under— 
(1) section 1444(d) and 1445(c) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d) and 3222(c), re-
spectively); 
(2) section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 
U.S.C. 361g); and
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(3) section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
344). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report regarding the review 
carried out under subsection (a). The report shall include 
recommendations— 
(1) to reduce the administrative burden and 
workload upon institutions associated with plan of 
work compliance while meeting Department report-
ing needs for inputs, outputs, and outcome indica-
tors; 
(2) to streamline the submission and reporting 
requirements of the plan of work such that it is of 
practical utility to both the department and the in-
stitution; and 
(3) for any legislative changes necessary to 
carry out the plan of work improvements. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the review and 
formulating and compiling the recommendations, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the land grant institutions.
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SEC. 7603. MULTISTATE AND INTEGRATION FUNDING. 
(a) FUNDS EXPENDED ON INTEGRATION OF RE-
SEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Section 3 of the Hatch Act 
of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
lesser of’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii). 
(b) FUNDS EXPENDED ON MULTISTATE COOPERA-
TIVE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—Section 3 of the Smith 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
lesser of’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii). 
SEC. 7604. EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING TO 1862, 1890, AND INSULAR AREA 
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 1425(c)(2)(B) of the National 
Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in the prefatory material, by striking 
‘‘among the States’’; 
(2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $100,000 shall be distributed to 
each of the land grant colleges and univer-
sities;’’;
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(3) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(4) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) subject to subsection (d), of the 
remainder, 10 percent in fiscal year 2008, 
11 percent in fiscal year 2009, 12 percent 
in fiscal year 2010, 13 percent in fiscal 
year 2011, 14 percent in fiscal year 2012, 
and 15 percent in fiscal year 2013 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, shall be allo-
cated to each 1890 Institution (as defined 
in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998) in an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the total amount to be allocated 
under this clause as the population of the 
State living at or below 125 percent of the 
income poverty guidelines prescribed by the 
Office of Management and Budget (ad-
justed pursuant to section 673(2) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902)), bears to the total 
population of all the States that have 1890 
Institutions living at or below 125 percent 
of the income poverty guidelines, as deter-
mined by the last preceding decennial cen-
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sus at the time each such additional 
amount is first appropriated: Provided, 
That the total allocated under this clause 
shall not exceed: (I) the amount of the 
funds appropriated for the conduct of the 
expanded food and nutrition education pro-
gram for the fiscal year that are in excess 
of the amount appropriated for the con-
duct of the program for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, reduced by 
(II) any amounts expended pursuant to 
any adjustment under subsection (d); 
and’’; and 
(5) by amending clause (iii), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘allocated to each State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘allocated to the institution eligi-
ble to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 
1862 (and including the appropriate insular 
area institution) in each State (and the Univer-
sity of the District of Columbia, notwith-
standing section 208(c) of Public Law 93– 
471)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph: Provided, That the total 
allocated under this clause to the University of
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the District of Columbia shall not exceed: (I) 
the amount described in the proviso to clause 
(ii), reduced further by (II) the amount allo-
cated under clause (ii).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1425(c)(3) of the Na-
tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$83,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 
though 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2014’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 7605. GRANTS TO 1890 SCHOOLS TO EXPAND EXTEN-
SION CAPACITY. 
Section 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘teaching and 
research’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching, research, and exten-
sion’’. 
SEC. 
7606. 
BORLAUG 
INTERNATIONAL 
AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish a fellowship program to be known as
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the ‘‘Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 
Technology Fellowship Program,’’ to provide fellow-
ships for scientific training to individuals from eligi-
ble countries (as described under subsection (b)) 
who specialize in agricultural education, research, 
and extension for study in the United States. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the program established under paragraph (1) 
through 3 programs designed to assist individual fel-
lowship recipients as follows: 
(A) A Graduate Studies Program in Agri-
culture to assist individuals who participate in 
graduate agricultural degree training at a 
United States institution. 
(B) An Individual Career Improvement 
Program to assist agricultural scientists from 
developing countries to upgrade skills and un-
derstanding in agricultural science and tech-
nology. 
(C) The Borlaug Agricultural Policy Exec-
utive Leadership Course to assist senior agri-
cultural policy makers from eligible countries 
with an initial focus on sub-Saharan Africa and 
from the newly independent states of the former 
Soviet Union.
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(b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Developing countries, as 
determined by the Secretary using a gross national income 
per capita test, shall be eligible to participate in the pro-
gram established under this section. 
(c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships under 
this section shall promote food security and economic 
growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation 
of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge 
and collaborative research to improve agricultural produc-
tivity, and extending this knowledge to users and their 
intermediaries in the market place. Fellowships shall sup-
port— 
(1) training and collaborative research opportu-
nities through exchanges for entry-level international 
agricultural research scientists, faculty, and policy-
makers from eligible countries; 
(2) collaborative research to improve agricul-
tural productivity; 
(3) the transfer of new science and agricultural 
technologies to strengthen agricultural practice; and 
(4) the reduction of barriers to technology 
adoption. 
(d) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.—The Secretary 
may provide fellowships under the program author-
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ized by this section to individuals from eligible coun-
tries who specialize in or have experience in agricul-
tural education, research, extension, or related fields, 
including individuals from the public and private 
sectors, and private agricultural producers. 
(2) CANDIDATE
IDENTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall utilize the expertise of United States 
land-grant and similar universities, international or-
ganizations working in agricultural research and 
outreach, and national agricultural research organi-
zations to help identify program candidates for fel-
lowships under this section from both the public and 
private sectors of eligible countries. 
(e) USE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships shall pro-
mote collaborative programs between agricultural profes-
sionals of eligible countries with those of the United States 
and the international agricultural research system and, as 
appropriate, with United States entities conducting re-
search. They will be used to support fellowship recipients 
through the Graduate Studies Program in Agriculture es-
tablished under subsection (a)(2)(A). 
(f) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide for the management, coordination, evaluation 
and monitoring of the overall Borlaug International Agri-
cultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program and
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for the individual programs described in subsection (a)(2), 
except that the Secretary may contract out to one or more 
collaborating universities the management of one or more 
of the fellowship programs. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limi-
tation such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
program established under this section. 
SEC. 7607. COST RECOVERY. 
Section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3319a) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceeding 10 percent 
of the direct cost’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceeding 19 percent 
of the direct cost’’. 
SEC. 7608. ORGANIC FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 
FUNDING. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agri-
culture should use a share of Agricultural Research Serv-
ice’s total annual funding for research specific to organic 
food and agricultural systems that is at least commensu-
rate with the organic sector’s market, in order to facilitate 
the development of this growing sector.
A portion of 
these funds should be used to disseminate research results 
through the National Agriculture Library’s Alternative 
Farming Systems Information Center.
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TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
Sec. 8001. National priorities for private forest conservation. 
Sec. 8002. Long-term, State-wide assessments and strategies for forest re-
sources. 
Sec. 8003. Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 
Sec. 8004. Changes to Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. 
Sec. 8005. Changes to State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees. 
Sec. 8006. Competition in programs under Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978. 
Sec. 8007. Cooperative forest innovation partnership projects. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Other Laws 
Sec. 8101. Healthy forest reserve program. 
Sec. 8102. Emergency forest restoration program. 
Sec. 8103. Office of International Forestry. 
Sec. 8104. Rural revitalization technologies. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 8201. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources 
leadership program. 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 
SEC. 8001. NATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR PRIVATE FOREST 
CONSERVATION. 
Section 2 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available under this Act, the Secretary 
shall focus on the following national private forest con-
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servation priorities, notwithstanding other priorities speci-
fied elsewhere in this Act: 
‘‘(1) Conserving and managing working forest 
landscapes for multiple values and uses. 
‘‘(2) Protecting forests from threats, including 
wildfire, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice 
storm, flooding, drought, invasive species, or insect 
or disease outbreak, and restoring appropriate forest 
types in response to such threats. 
‘‘(3) Enhancing public benefits from private 
forests, including air and water quality, soil con-
servation, biological diversity, carbon storage, forest 
products, forestry-related jobs, production of renew-
able energy, wildlife and wildlife habitat, and recre-
ation. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
September 30, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report describing how funding was used under this 
Act and through other programs administered by the Sec-
retary to address the national priorities specified in sub-
section (c) and the outcomes achieved in meeting the na-
tional priorities.’’.
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SEC. 8002. LONG-TERM, STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENTS AND 
STRATEGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is 
amended by inserting after section 2 (16 U.S.C. 2101) 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2A. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 
FOREST RESOURCES. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST 
RESOURCES.—For a State to be eligible to receive funds 
under the authorities of this Act, the State forester of the 
State or equivalent State official shall develop and submit 
to the Secretary, not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy 
Act of 2007, the following: 
‘‘(1) A State-wide assessment of forest resource 
conditions, including— 
‘‘(A) the conditions and trends of forest re-
sources in that State; 
‘‘(B) the threats to forest lands and re-
sources in that State consistent with the na-
tional priorities specified in section 2(c); 
‘‘(C) any areas or regions of that State 
that are of priority; and 
‘‘(D) any areas, known as multi-State 
areas, that are of priority to more than just 
that State.
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‘‘(2) A State-wide forest resource strategy, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) strategies for addressing threats to 
forest resources in the State outlined in the as-
sessment required by paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) a description of the resources avail-
able to the State forester or equivalent State of-
ficial from all sources to address the State-wide 
strategy required by subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) UPDATING.—The State forester or equivalent 
State official shall submit the State-wide strategy required 
by subsection (a)(2) on an annual basis. The State-wide 
assessment of forest resource conditions required by sub-
section (a)(1) shall be updated as the Secretary or State 
Forester or equivalent State official determines to be nec-
essary. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In developing the State-wide 
assessment and annual strategy under subsection (a), the 
State forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate 
with— 
‘‘(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating 
Committee established for the State under section 
19(b);
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‘‘(2) the State wildlife agency to incorporate 
any overlapping priorities included in State wildlife 
action plans; and 
‘‘(3) the State Technical Committee. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds available under this 
Act for a fiscal year, the Secretary may not use more than 
$10,000,000 to implement this section for that fiscal year. 
Use of funds for implementing this section shall be con-
sistent with the original authorities for such funds.’’. 
SEC. 8003. ASSISTANCE TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MI-
CRONESIA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE MAR-
SHALL ISLANDS, AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
PALAU. 
Section 13(d)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Republic of Palau,’’. 
SEC. 8004. CHANGES TO FOREST RESOURCE COORDI-
NATING COMMITTEE. 
Section 19 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113) is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) FOREST
RESOURCE
COORDINATING
COM-
MITTEE.—
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a committee, to be known as the ‘Forest Re-
source Coordinating Committee’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Coordinating Committee’), to co-
ordinate private non-industrial forestry activities 
within the Department of Agriculture and with the 
private sector. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Coordinating Com-
mittee shall be composed of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(B) The Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Farm Service 
Agency. 
‘‘(D) The Administrator of the Cooperative 
State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(E) 
Non-Federal 
representatives 
ap-
pointed by the Secretary to 3 year terms, al-
though initial appointees shall have staggered 
terms, including the following persons: 
‘‘(i) At least three State foresters or 
equivalent State officials from geographi-
cally diverse regions of the United States.
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‘‘(ii) A representative of a State fish 
and wildlife agency. 
‘‘(iii) A private non-industrial forest 
landowner. 
‘‘(iv) A forest industry representative. 
‘‘(v) A conservation organization rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(vi) A land-grant university or col-
lege representative. 
‘‘(vii) A private forestry consultant. 
‘‘(viii) A representative from a State 
Technical Committee established under 
section 1261 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861). 
‘‘(ix) Such other persons as deter-
mined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chief of the Forest 
Service shall serve as chairperson of the Coordi-
nating Committee. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Coordinating Committee 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide direction and coordination of 
actions within the Department of Agriculture, 
and coordination with State agencies and the 
private sector, to effectively address the na-
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tional priorities specified in section 2(c), with 
specific focus on private non-industrial forest 
landowners; 
‘‘(B) clarify individual agency responsibil-
ities of each agency represented on the Coordi-
nating Committee concerning the national pri-
orities specified in section 2(c), with specific 
focus on private non-industrial forested land; 
‘‘(C) provide advice on the allocation of 
funds, including the competitive funds set-aside 
by sections 8006 and 8007 of the Farm, Nutri-
tion, and Bioenergy Act of 2007; and 
‘‘(D) assist the Secretary in developing and 
reviewing the report required by section 2(d). 
‘‘(5) MEETING.—The Coordinating Committee 
shall meet biannually to discuss progress in address-
ing the national priorities specified in section 2(c) 
and issues regarding non-industrial private forest 
land. 
‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL
MEMBERS.—Members of 
the Coordinating Committee who are full-time 
officers or employees of the United States shall 
receive no additional pay, allowances, or bene-
fits by reason of their service on the Committee.
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‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.—Non-fed-
eral members of the Coordinating Committee 
shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed 
for reasonable costs incurred while performing 
their duties on behalf of the Committee.’’. 
SEC. 8005. CHANGES TO STATE FOREST STEWARDSHIP CO-
ORDINATING COMMITTEES. 
Section 19(b) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (VII); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(IX) the State Technical Com-
mittee.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘a Forest 
Stewardship Plan under paragraph (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the State-wide assessment and strategy regard-
ing forest resource conditions under section 2A’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
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SEC. 8006. COMPETITION IN PROGRAMS UNDER COOPERA-
TIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) COMPETITION.—Beginning not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall competitively allocate a portion, to be 
determined by the Secretary, of the funds available under 
the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) to State foresters or equivalent State 
officials. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—In determining the competi-
tive allocation of funds under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consult with the Forest Resource Coordinating Com-
mittee established by section 19(a) of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(a)). 
(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority for 
funding to States for which the strategies submitted under 
section 2A(a)(2) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 will best promote the national priorities speci-
fied in section 2(c) of such Act. 
SEC. 8007. COOPERATIVE FOREST INNOVATION PARTNER-
SHIP PROJECTS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE FOREST INNOVATION PARTNER-
SHIP PROJECTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may com-
petitively allocate not more than 5 percent of funding 
available under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) to support innovative
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national, regional, or local education, outreach, or tech-
nology transfer projects that the Secretary determines 
would substantially increase the ability of the Department 
of Agriculture to address the national priorities specified 
in section 2(c) of such Act. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the eligibility 
limitations contained within the Cooperative Forestry As-
sistance Act of 1978, any State or local government, In-
dian tribe, land-grant college or university, or private enti-
ty shall be eligible for funds under subsection (a). 
(c) COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall not cover more than 
50 percent of the total cost of a project under such sub-
section. In calculating the total cost of a project and con-
tributions made with regard to the project, the Secretary 
shall include in-kind contributions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 8101. HEALTHY FOREST RESERVE PROGRAM. 
Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 508. FUNDING. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this title $10,000,000
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for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. Such funds 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 8102. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title IV of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–2205) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 404, 405, and 406 
as sections 405, 406, and 407, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 403 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 404. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to provide financial and tech-
nical assistance to an owner of non-industrial private for-
est lands to assist with developing and implementing an 
approved plan in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) COST SHARE.—Payments under subsection 
(a) may not cover more than 75 percent of the total 
cost of measures implemented pursuant to an ap-
proved plan in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—An owner of non-indus-
trial private forest lands may not receive more than 
$50,000 per year under this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for assistance 
under this section, a landowner must—
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‘‘(1) have suffered a loss of, or damage to, non- 
industrial private forest land due to events, including 
wildfires, hurricanes, drought, windstorms, insect 
and disease, ice storms, or invasive species, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) develop a plan, in cooperation with the 
Secretary, and agree to implement the plan during 
the 10-year period beginning on the date of the loss, 
that— 
‘‘(A) provides for reforestation, rehabilita-
tion, and related measures for the non-indus-
trial private forest land; 
‘‘(B) restores the land and related natural 
resources; 
‘‘(C) uses best management practices on 
the forest land, in accordance with the best 
management practices as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(D) incorporates good stewardship and 
conservation practices on the land, while main-
taining the land in a forested state. 
‘‘(d) INSECT
AND DISEASE THREATS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (c)(1), non-industrial private forest 
lands are eligible under this section if the Secretary deter-
mines that the lands are under an imminent threat of loss
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or damage by insect or disease and immediate action 
would help to avoid the loss or damage. 
‘‘(e) NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LAND DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘non-industrial private 
forest land’ means rural lands, as determined by the Sec-
retary, that— 
‘‘(1) have existing tree cover or had tree cover 
within the preceding 10 years; and 
‘‘(2) are owned by any non-industrial private 
individual, group, association, corporation, Indian 
tribe, or other private legal entity so long as the in-
dividual, group, association, corporation, tribe, or 
entity has definitive decision-making authority over 
the lands.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out section 404 of 
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, as added by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 8103. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Pre-
vention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 8104. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2004 through 2008’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 
8201. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTION 
AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEAD-
ERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make grants, on a competitive basis, to His-
panic-serving institutions for the purpose of establishing 
an undergraduate scholarship program to assist in the re-
cruitment, retention, and training of Hispanics and other 
under-represented groups in forestry and related fields. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants made under this 
section shall be used to recruit, retain, train, and develop 
professionals to work in forestry and related fields with 
Federal agencies, such as the Forest Service, State agen-
cies, and private-sector entities. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITU-
TION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Hispanic-serving institu-
tion’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101a(a)(5)).
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
Sec. 9001. Table of contents. 
Sec. 9002. Federal procurement of biobased products. 
Sec. 9003. Loan guarantees for biorefineries and biofuel production plants. 
Sec. 9004. Energy audit and renewable energy development program. 
Sec. 9005. Renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. 
Sec. 9006. Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. 
Sec. 9007. Adjustments to the bioenergy program. 
Sec. 9008. Research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy 
technologies and products. 
Sec. 9009. Energy Council of the Department of Agriculture. 
Sec. 9010. Farm energy production pilot program. 
Sec. 9011. Rural energy self-sufficiency initiative. 
Sec. 9012. Agricultural biofuels from biomass internship pilot program. 
Sec. 9013. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. 
Sec. 9014. Biomass inventory report. 
Sec. 9015. Future farmsteads program. 
Sec. 9016. Sense of Congress on renewable energy. 
SEC. 9001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing before section 9001 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9000. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘The table of contents of this title is as follows: 
‘‘TITLE IX—ENERGY 
‘‘Sec. 9000. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 9001. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 9002. Federal procurement of biobased products. 
‘‘Sec. 9003. Biorefinery development grants. 
‘‘Sec. 9004. Biodiesel fuel education program. 
‘‘Sec. 9005. Energy audit and renewable energy development program. 
‘‘Sec. 9006. Rural energy for America program. 
‘‘Sec. 9007. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 
‘‘Sec. 9008. Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. 
‘‘Sec. 9009. Cooperative research and extension projects. 
‘‘Sec. 9010. Continuation of bioenergy program.
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‘‘Sec. 9011. Research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy 
technologies and products. 
‘‘Sec. 9012. Energy Council of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘Sec. 9013. Farm energy production pilot program. 
‘‘Sec. 9014. Rural energy self-sufficiency initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 9015. Agricultural Biofuels from Biomass Internship Pilot Program. 
‘‘Sec. 9016. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.’’. 
SEC. 9002. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) COMPOSITION OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS.—Sec-
tion 9002(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, composed of at least five percent of inter-
mediate ingredients and feedstocks (such as biopolymers, 
methyl soyate, and soy polyols) as designated by the Sec-
retary,’’ after ‘‘highest percentage of biobased products 
practicable’’. 
(b) PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE CONSIDERATIONS.— 
Section 9002(e)(2)(B) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(e)(2)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘life cycle costs’’ and inserting ‘‘information 
on life cycle costs if such information is appropriate and 
available’’. 
(c) LABELING REQUIREMENTS AND REVISED DEAD-
LINE.—Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Within one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting
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‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of the (Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy 
Act of 2007),’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Criteria shall be issued for finished products 
and intermediate ingredients and feedstocks.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting 
after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the eligi-
bility criteria for the labeling program under this 
section, the Secretary shall consult with other Fed-
eral agencies and with non-governmental groups 
with an interest in biobased products including small 
and large producers of biobased materials and prod-
ucts, industry, trade organizations, academia, con-
sumer organizations, and environmental organiza-
tions.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 9002(k) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
FEDERAL
PROCUREMENT.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000
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for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 to 
implement the provisions of this section other 
than subsection (h). 
‘‘(B) LABELING.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 to implement sub-
section (h) of this section.’’. 
(e) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT BY AGENCIES TO ADMINISTRATOR 
FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY.—Subsection 
(f) of section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Office of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) The Administrator for’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) To assist the Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy in preparing the report to Congress re-
quired under paragraph (1), each procuring agency each 
year shall submit to the Administrator a report covering 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Actions taken to implement subsections 
(c), (d), and (g) of this section.
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‘‘(B) The results of the annual review and mon-
itoring 
program 
established 
under 
subsection 
(g)(2)(C). 
‘‘(C) The number of contracts entered into by 
the agency during the year covered by the report 
that include the procurement of biobased products. 
‘‘(D) A list of the biobased products procured 
by the agency during the year covered by the re-
port.’’. 
(2) REPORT BY SECRETARY TO CONGRESS ON 
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
SECTION.—Section 9002 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) REPORT BY SECRETARY TO CONGRESS ON IM-
PLEMENTATION OF SECTION.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of the Farm, Nutrition, 
and Bioenergy Act of 2007, and each year thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the imple-
mentation of this section. The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A comprehensive management plan defin-
ing tasks, milestones, and funding allocations for 
fully implementing this section.
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‘‘(2) A list of items designated under subsection 
(e)(1)(A) whose procurement will carry out the ob-
jectives of this section, with associated cost and per-
formance data. 
‘‘(3) Information on the current status of im-
plementation of the procurement preference under 
this section, including the procurement program of 
each Federal agency under subsection (g), and the 
voluntary labeling program under subsection (h).’’. 
(f) REPEAL OF SUBSECTION.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(b)) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 9003. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR BIOREFINERIES AND 
BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PLANTS. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
LOAN GUARANTEES FOR BIOREFINERIES AND 
BIOFUEL
PRODUCTION
PLANTS’’ 
after 
‘‘GRANTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
the 1st place it appears and inserting ‘‘or’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by redesignating sub-
section (h) as subsection (j) and subsections (d) 
through (g) as subsections (e) through (h), respec-
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tively, and inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
loan guarantees to eligible entities to assist in pay-
ing the cost of development and construction of bio-
refineries and biofuel production plants (including 
retrofitting) to carry out projects to demonstrate the 
commercial viability of 1 or more processes for con-
verting biomass to fuels or chemicals. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
PERCENTAGE
OF
LOAN 
GUARANTEED.—A loan guarantee under para-
graph (1) shall be for not more than 90 percent 
of the principal and interest due on the loan. 
‘‘(B) TOTAL
AMOUNTS
GUARANTEED.— 
The total amount of principal and interest 
guaranteed under paragraph (1) shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(i) $1,000,000,000, in the case of 
loans 
valued 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$100,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000,000, in the case of 
loans valued at more than $100,000,000 
but not more than $250,000,000.
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‘‘(C) MAXIMUM TERM OF LOAN GUARAN-
TEED.—The Secretary shall determine the max-
imum term of a loan guarantee provided under 
paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (viii); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of clause (ix) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(x) The level of local ownership.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY
IN
AWARDING
LOAN
GUARAN-
TEES.—In selecting projects to receive loan guaran-
tees under subsection (d), the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects based on the criteria set forth in 
paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection.’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) CONDITION OF PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—As 
a condition of receiving a grant or loan guarantee under 
this section, the eligible entity shall ensure that all labor-
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ers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontrac-
tors in the performance of construction work financed in 
whole or in part with the grant or loan guarantee, as the 
case may be, shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, 
United States Code. The Secretary of Labor shall have, 
with respect to such labor standards, the authority and 
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 
of 1950 (15 Fed. Reg. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267) and section 
3145 of such title.’’; 
(6) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(5) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’.
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(8) in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (f) (as so 
redesignated)— 
(A) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in clause ix, by striking ‘‘approaches.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘approaches; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(x) whether the impact the distribu-
tion of funds would have on existing manu-
facturing and other facilities that utilize 
similar feedstocks would be minimal.’’. 
SEC. 9004. ENERGY AUDIT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 9005(i) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 9005. RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EF-
FICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9006. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, other agricultural producer’’ 
after ‘‘rancher’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) produce and sell electricity generated by 
new renewable energy systems.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, other agri-
cultural producer’’ after ‘‘rancher’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 percent’’; 
and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C) and inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following: 
‘‘(B) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
‘‘(i) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of a loan guaranteed under this 
section shall not exceed $25,000,000.
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‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.—A loan 
guaranteed under this section shall not ex-
ceed 75 percent of the cost of the activity 
funded under subsection (a).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall 
give the greatest priority for grants under subsection 
(a) to activities for which the least percentage of the 
total cost of such activities is requested by the farm-
er, rancher, other agricultural producer, or rural 
small business.’’. 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (g) and striking subsection (f); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(e) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
assistance to a farmer, rancher, other agricultural 
producer, or rural small business to conduct a feasi-
bility study of a project for which assistance may be 
provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available to
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carry out this section to provide assistance described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall issue reg-
ulations establishing criteria for the receipt of assist-
ance under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) AVOIDANCE
OF
DUPLICATIVE
ASSIST-
ANCE.—An farmer, rancher, other agricultural pro-
ducer, or rural small business that receives assist-
ance to carry out a feasibility study for a project 
under this subsection shall not be eligible for assist-
ance to carry out a feasibility study for the project 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(f) SMALL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall use not less than 15 percent of the 
funds made available under subsection (h) to provide 
grants for activities that have a cost of $50,000 or 
less. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Beginning on the first day 
of the third quarter of a fiscal year, the limitation 
on the use of funds under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to funds made available under subsection (h) 
for such fiscal year.’’. 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(h) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make available to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
(a) RESTATEMENT OF ACT.—Section 9008 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (116 
Stat. 486) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000’. 
‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(1) conversion of biomass into biobased indus-
trial products offers outstanding potential for benefit 
to the national interest through— 
‘‘(A) improved strategic security and bal-
ance of payments; 
‘‘(B) healthier rural economies; 
‘‘(C) improved environmental quality;
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‘‘(D) near-zero net greenhouse gas emis-
sions; 
‘‘(E) technology export; and 
‘‘(F) sustainable resource supply; 
‘‘(2) the key technical challenges to be overcome 
in order for biobased industrial products to be cost- 
competitive are finding new technology and reducing 
the cost of technology for converting biomass into 
desired biobased industrial products; 
‘‘(3) biobased fuels have the clear potential to 
be sustainable, low cost, and high performance fuels 
that are compatible with both current and future 
transportation systems and provide near-zero net 
greenhouse gas emissions; 
‘‘(4) biobased chemicals have the clear potential 
for environmentally benign product life cycles; 
‘‘(5) biobased power can— 
‘‘(A) provide environmental benefits; 
‘‘(B) promote rural economic development; 
and 
‘‘(C) diversify energy resource options; 
‘‘(6) many biomass feedstocks suitable for in-
dustrial processing show the clear potential for sus-
tainable production, in some cases resulting in im-
proved soil fertility and carbon sequestration;
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‘‘(7)(A) grain processing mills are biorefineries 
that produce a diversity of useful food, chemical, 
feed, and fuel products; and 
‘‘(B) technologies that result in further diver-
sification of the range of value-added biobased in-
dustrial products can meet a key need for the grain 
processing industry; 
‘‘(8)(A) cellulosic feedstocks are attractive be-
cause of their low cost and widespread availability; 
and 
‘‘(B) research resulting in cost-effective tech-
nology to overcome the recalcitrance of cellulosic bio-
mass would allow biorefineries to produce fuels and 
bulk chemicals on a very large scale, with a commen-
surately large realization of the benefit described in 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(9) research into the fundamentals to under-
stand important mechanisms of biomass conversion 
can be expected to accelerate the application and ad-
vancement of biomass processing technology by— 
‘‘(A) increasing the confidence and speed 
with which new technologies can be scaled up; 
and 
‘‘(B) giving rise to processing innovations 
based on new knowledge;
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‘‘(10) the added utility of biobased industrial 
products developed through improvements in proc-
essing technology would encourage the design of 
feedstocks that would meet future needs more effec-
tively; 
‘‘(11) the creation of value-added biobased in-
dustrial products would create new jobs in construc-
tion, manufacturing, and distribution, as well as new 
higher-valued exports of products and technology; 
‘‘(12)(A) because of the relatively short-term 
time horizon characteristic of private sector invest-
ments, and because many benefits of biomass proc-
essing are in the national interest, it is appropriate 
for 
the 
Federal 
Government 
to 
provide 
precommercial investment in fundamental research 
and research-driven innovation in the biomass proc-
essing area; and 
‘‘(B) such an investment would provide a valu-
able complement to ongoing and past governmental 
support in the biomass processing area; and 
‘‘(13) several prominent studies, including stud-
ies by the President’s Committee of Advisors on 
Science and Technology and the National Research 
Council—
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‘‘(A) support the potential for large re-
search-driven advances in technologies for pro-
duction of biobased industrial products as well 
as associated benefits; and 
‘‘(B) document the need for a focused, in-
tegrated, and innovation-driven research effort 
to provide the appropriate progress in a timely 
manner. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Advi-
sory Committee’ means the Biomass Research and 
Development Technical Advisory Committee estab-
lished by this section. 
‘‘(2) BIOBASED
FUEL.—The term ‘biobased 
fuel’ means any transportation or heating fuel pro-
duced 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 (in-
cluding animal feed and electric power) derived in 
connection with the conversion of biomass to fuel. 
‘‘(4) BIOMASS.—The term ‘biomass’ means any 
organic matter that is available on a renewable or 
recurring basis, including agricultural crops and
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trees, wood and wood wastes and residues, plants 
(including aquatic plants), grasses, residues, fibers, 
and animal wastes, municipal wastes, and other 
waste materials. 
‘‘(5) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Biomass Research and Development Board estab-
lished by this section. 
‘‘(6) DEMONSTRATION.—The term ‘demonstra-
tion’ means demonstration of technology in a pilot 
plant or semi-works scale facility. 
‘‘(7) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 
the Biomass Research and Development Initiative 
established under this section. 
‘‘(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)). 
‘‘(9) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 
‘‘(10) POINT OF CONTACT.—The term ‘point of 
contact’ means a point of contact designated under 
this section. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATION AND COORDINATION IN BIOMASS 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of Energy shall cooperate 
with respect to, and coordinate, policies and proce-
dures that promote research and development lead-
ing to the production of biobased fuels and biobased 
products. 
‘‘(2) POINTS OF CONTACT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To coordinate re-
search and development programs and activities 
relating to biobased fuels and biobased products 
that are carried out by their respective Depart-
ments— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
designate, as the point of contact for the 
Department of Agriculture, an officer of 
the Department of Agriculture appointed 
by the President to a position in the De-
partment before the date of the designa-
tion, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Energy shall 
designate, as the point of contact for the 
Department of Energy, an officer of the 
Department of Energy appointed by the 
President to a position in the Department
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before the date of the designation, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The points of contact shall 
jointly— 
‘‘(i) assist in arranging interlabora-
tory and site-specific supplemental agree-
ments 
for 
research 
and 
development 
projects relating to biobased fuels and 
biobased products; 
‘‘(ii) serve as cochairpersons of the 
Board; 
‘‘(iii) administer the Initiative; and 
‘‘(iv) respond in writing to each rec-
ommendation of the Advisory Committee 
made under subsection (f). 
‘‘(e) BIOMASS
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT 
BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
the Biomass Research and Development Board, 
which shall supersede the Interagency Council on 
Biobased Products and Bioenergy established by Ex-
ecutive Order No. 13134, to coordinate programs 
within and among departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government for the purpose of promoting 
the use of biobased fuels and biobased products by—
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‘‘(A) maximizing the benefits deriving from 
Federal grants and assistance; and 
‘‘(B) bringing coherence to Federal stra-
tegic planning. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist 
of— 
‘‘(A) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Energy designated under subsection 
(d), who shall serve as cochairperson of the 
Board; 
‘‘(B) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture designated under sub-
section (d), who shall serve as cochairperson of 
the Board; 
‘‘(C) a senior officer of each of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the National Science Foundation, 
and the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, each of whom shall— 
‘‘(i) be appointed by the head of the 
respective agency; and 
‘‘(ii) have a rank that is equivalent to 
the rank of the points of contact; and 
‘‘(D) at the option of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the Secretary of Energy, other
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members appointed by the Secretaries (after 
consultation with the members described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C)). 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate research and development 
activities relating to biobased fuels and biobased 
products— 
‘‘(i) between the Department of Agri-
culture and the Department of Energy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(B) provide recommendations to the 
points of contact concerning administration of 
this title; 
‘‘(C) ensure that— 
‘‘(i) solicitations are open and com-
petitive with awards made annually; and 
‘‘(ii) objectives and evaluation criteria 
of the solicitations are clearly stated and 
minimally prescriptive, with no areas of 
special interest; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that the panel of scientific 
and technical peers assembled under subsection 
(g) to review proposals is composed predomi-
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nantly of independent experts selected from out-
side the Departments of Agriculture and En-
ergy. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Each agency represented on 
the Board is encouraged to provide funds for any 
purpose under this section. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at 
least quarterly to enable the Board to carry out the 
duties of the Board under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(f) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECH-
NICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
the Biomass Research and Development Technical 
Advisory Committee, which shall supersede the Advi-
sory Committee on Biobased Products and Bio-
energy established by Executive Order No. 13134— 
‘‘(A) to advise the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the points of con-
tact concerning— 
‘‘(i) the technical focus and direction 
of requests for proposals issued under the 
Initiative; and 
‘‘(ii) procedures for reviewing and 
evaluating the proposals;
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‘‘(B) to facilitate consultations and part-
nerships among Federal and State agencies, ag-
ricultural producers, industry, consumers, the 
research community, and other interested 
groups to carry out program activities relating 
to the Initiative; and 
‘‘(C) to evaluate and perform strategic 
planning on program activities relating to the 
Initiative. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of— 
‘‘(i) an individual affiliated with the 
biofuels industry; 
‘‘(ii) an individual affiliated with the 
biobased industrial and commercial prod-
ucts industry; 
‘‘(iii) an individual affiliated with an 
institution of higher education who has ex-
pertise in biobased fuels and biobased 
products; 
‘‘(iv) two prominent engineers or sci-
entists from government or academia who 
have expertise in biobased fuels and 
biobased products;
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‘‘(v) an individual affiliated with a 
commodity trade association; 
‘‘(vi) 2 individuals affiliated with an 
environmental or conservation organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(vii) an individual associated with 
State government who has expertise in 
biobased fuels and biobased products; 
‘‘(viii) an individual with expertise in 
energy and environmental analysis; 
‘‘(ix) an individual with expertise in 
the economics of biobased fuels and 
biobased products; 
‘‘(x) an individual with expertise in 
agricultural economics; 
‘‘(xi) an individual with expertise in 
agronomy, crop science, or soil science; and 
‘‘(xii) at the option of the points of 
contact, other members. 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the 
points of contact. 
‘‘(3) 
DUTIES.—The 
Advisory 
Committee 
shall—
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‘‘(A) advise the points of contact with re-
spect to the Initiative; and 
‘‘(B) evaluate whether, and make rec-
ommendations in writing to the Board to en-
sure that— 
‘‘(i) funds authorized for the Initiative 
are distributed and used in a manner that 
is consistent with the objectives, purposes, 
and considerations of the Initiative; 
‘‘(ii) solicitations are open and com-
petitive 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; 
‘‘(iii) the points of contact are funding 
proposals under this title that are selected 
on the basis of merit, as determined by an 
independent panel of scientific and tech-
nical peers predominantly from outside the 
Departments of Agriculture and Energy; 
and 
‘‘(iv) activities under this section are 
carried out in accordance with this section.
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‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—To avoid duplication of 
effort, the Advisory Committee shall coordinate its 
activities with those of other Federal advisory com-
mittees working in related areas. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at least quarterly to enable the Advisory 
Committee to carry out the duties of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(6) TERMS.—Members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, ex-
cept that— 
‘‘(A) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 
and 
‘‘(B) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 2 
years. 
‘‘(g) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INI-
TIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of Energy, acting through 
their respective points of contact and in consultation 
with the Board, shall establish and carry out a Bio-
mass Research and Development Initiative under 
which competitively awarded grants, contracts, and
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financial assistance are provided to, or entered into 
with, eligible entities to carry out research on, and 
development and demonstration of, biobased fuels 
and biobased products, and the methods, practices 
and technologies, for their production. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initia-
tive are to develop— 
‘‘(A) technologies and processes necessary 
for abundant commercial production of biobased 
fuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; 
‘‘(B) high-value biobased products— 
‘‘(i) to enhance the economic viability 
of biobased fuels and power; 
‘‘(ii) as substitutes for petroleum- 
based feedstocks and products; and 
‘‘(iii) to enhance the value of coprod-
ucts arise from such technologies and proc-
esses; and 
‘‘(C) a diversity of sustainable domestic 
sources of biomass for conversion to biobased 
fuels and biobased products. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative 
are— 
‘‘(A) to increase the energy security of the 
United States;
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‘‘(B) to create jobs and enhance the eco-
nomic development of the rural economy; 
‘‘(C) to enhance the environment and pub-
lic health; and 
‘‘(D) to diversify markets for raw agricul-
tural and forestry products. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL AREAS.—To advance the ob-
jectives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and heads of other appro-
priate departments and agencies (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research, 
development, and commercial applications toward— 
‘‘(A) feedstocks and feedstock systems rel-
evant to production of raw materials for conver-
sion to biobased fuels and biobased products, 
including— 
‘‘(i) development of advanced and 
dedicated crops and other biomass sources 
with desired features, including enhanced 
productivity, broader site range, low re-
quirements for chemical inputs, and en-
hanced processing;
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‘‘(ii) advanced crop production meth-
ods to achieve the features described in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) feedstock harvest, handling, 
transport, and storage; 
‘‘(iv) strategies for integrating feed-
stock production into existing managed 
land; and 
‘‘(v) improving the value and quality 
of coproducts, including materials used for 
animal feeding; 
‘‘(B) 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, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) pretreatment in combination with 
enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis; 
‘‘(ii) thermochemical approaches, in-
cluding gasification and pyrolysis; and 
‘‘(iii) self-processing crops that ex-
press enzymes capable of degrading cel-
lulosic biomass;
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‘‘(C) product diversification through tech-
nologies 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— 
‘‘(i) catalytic processing, including 
thermochemical fuel production; 
‘‘(ii) metabolic engineering, enzyme 
engineering, and fermentation systems for 
biological production of desired products, 
coproducts, or cogeneration of power; 
‘‘(iii) product recovery; 
‘‘(iv) power production technologies; 
‘‘(v) integration into existing biomass 
processing facilities, including starch eth-
anol plants, sugar processing or refining 
plants, paper mills, and power plants; and 
‘‘(vi) enhancement of products and co-
products, including dried distillers grains 
(including substantially elevated starch 
content, increased oil content, improved 
fatty acid profiles, and improved resistance 
to mold and mycotoxins; and
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‘‘(D) analysis that provides strategic guid-
ance for the application of biomass technologies 
in accordance with realization of improved sus-
tainability and environmental quality, cost ef-
fectiveness, security, and rural economic devel-
opment, usually featuring system-wide ap-
proaches. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—Within 
the technical areas described in paragraph (4), and 
in addition to advancing the purposes described in 
paragraph (3) and the objectives described in para-
graph (2), the Secretaries shall support research and 
development— 
‘‘(A) to create continuously expanding op-
portunities for participants in existing biofuels 
production by seeking synergies and continuity 
with current technologies and practices, such as 
improvements in dried distillers grains as a 
bridge feedstock; 
‘‘(B) to maximize the environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits of production of 
biobased fuels and biobased products on a large 
scale through life-cycle economic and environ-
mental analysis and other means; and
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‘‘(C) to assess the potential of Federal 
land and land management programs as feed-
stock resources for biobased fuels and biobased 
products, consistent with the integrity of soil 
and water resources and with other environ-
mental considerations. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant, contract, or assistance under this subsection, 
an applicant shall be— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) a National Laboratory; 
‘‘(C) a Federal research agency; 
‘‘(D) a State research agency; 
‘‘(E) a private sector entity; 
‘‘(F) a nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(G) a consortium of two or more entities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After consultation 
with the Board, the points of contact shall— 
‘‘(i) publish annually one or more 
joint requests for proposals for grants, 
contracts, and assistance under this sub-
section;
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‘‘(ii) require that grants, contracts, 
and assistance under this section be 
awarded competitively, on the basis of 
merit, after the establishment of proce-
dures that provide for scientific peer review 
by an independent panel of scientific and 
technical peers; and 
‘‘(iii) give some preference to applica-
tions 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 di-
versity of demonstration projects. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDING
BY 
TECHNICAL AREA.—Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated for activities described in this 
subsection, funds shall be distributed for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 so as to 
achieve an approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for feedstock production 
under paragraph (4)(A);
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‘‘(ii) 45 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for overcoming recalcitrance 
of cellulosic biomass under paragraph 
(4)(B), of which not less than 10 percent 
shall be used for activities referred to in 
each clause of paragraph (4)(B); 
‘‘(iii) 30 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for product diversification 
under paragraph (4)(C); and 
‘‘(iv) 5 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for strategic guidance under 
paragraph (4)(D). 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING WITHIN 
EACH TECHNICAL AREA.—Within each technical 
area described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of paragraph (4), funds shall be distributed 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 so 
as to achieve an approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 15 percent of the funds for ap-
plied fundamentals; 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent of the funds for inno-
vation; and 
‘‘(iii) 50 percent of the funds for dem-
onstration and commercial applications. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING FUNDS.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A minimum 20 
percent funding match shall be required 
for demonstration projects under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS.—A 
minimum of 50 percent funding match 
shall be required for commercial applica-
tion projects under this section. 
‘‘(E) TECHNOLOGY
AND
INFORMATION 
TRANSFER TO AGRICULTURAL USERS.—The Ad-
ministrator 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. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent administra-
tive support and funds are not provided by other 
agencies under paragraph (2)(b), the Secretary of 
Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture may pro-
vide such administrative support and funds of the 
Department of Energy and the Department of Agri-
culture to the Board and the Advisory Committee as
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are necessary to enable the Board and the Advisory 
Committee to carry out their duties under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
AGENCIES.—The heads of the 
agencies referred to in subsection (e)(2)(C), and the 
other 
members 
appointed 
under 
subsection 
(e)(2)(D), may, and are encouraged to, provide ad-
ministrative support and funds of their respective 
agencies to the Board and the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 4 percent of 
the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under 
subsection (g)(6) may be used to pay the adminis-
trative costs of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—For each fiscal year 
for which funds are made available to carry out this 
section, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall jointly submit to Congress a de-
tailed report on— 
‘‘(A) the status and progress of the Initia-
tive, including a report from the Advisory Com-
mittee on whether funds appropriated for the 
Initiative have been distributed and used in a 
manner that—
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‘‘(i) is consistent with the objectives, 
purposes, and additional considerations de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) through (5) of 
subsection (g); 
‘‘(ii) uses the set of criteria estab-
lished in the initial report submitted under 
title III of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000; 
‘‘(iii) achieves the distribution of 
funds described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of subsection (g)(7); and 
‘‘(iv) takes into account any rec-
ommendations that have been made by the 
Advisory Committee; 
‘‘(B) the general status of cooperation and 
research and development efforts carried out at 
each agency with respect to biobased fuels and 
biobased products, including a report from the 
Advisory Committee on whether the points of 
contact are funding proposals that are selected 
under subsection (g)(3)(B)(iii); and 
‘‘(C) the plans of the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of Agriculture for addressing 
concerns raised in the report, including con-
cerns raised by the Advisory Committee.
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‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Energy shall update the Vision and Road-
map documents prepared for Federal biomass re-
search and development activities. 
‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall 
every five years, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Energy, submit to Congress a detailed manage-
ment plan for the implementation of this section. 
The management plan shall include— 
‘‘(A) consideration of the contribution of 
the section towards achieving the objectives re-
ferred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (g) and in achieving the goals of the 
biomass program of the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(B) consideration of input solicited from 
the Advisory Committee, State, and private 
sources; and 
‘‘(C) specific and quantifiable near and 
long-term goals. 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make available to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
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‘‘(B) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
‘‘(E) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
amounts transferred under paragraph (1), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2015.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Title III of the Agricultural Risk Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224) is hereby re-
pealed. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMISSION DATE.—The 
first management plan required to be submitted under sec-
tion 9008(i)(3) of the Biomass Research and Development 
Act of 2000, as added by subsection (a), shall be sub-
mitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 9007. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the final period and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) production of heat and power at a 
biofuels plant; 
‘‘(D) biomass gasification; 
‘‘(E) hydrogen made from cellulosic com-
modities for fuel cells; 
‘‘(F) renewable diesel; 
‘‘(G) such other items as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE FEEDSTOCK.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
feedstock’ means— 
‘‘(i) any plant material grown or col-
lected for the purpose of being converted to 
energy (including aquatic plants); 
‘‘(ii) any organic byproduct or residue 
from agriculture and forestry, including
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mill residues and pulping residues that can 
be converted into energy; 
‘‘(iii) any waste material that can be 
converted to energy and is derived from 
plant material, including— 
‘‘(I) wood waste and residue; 
‘‘(II) specialty crop waste, includ-
ing waste derived from orchard trees, 
vineyard crops, and nut crops; or 
‘‘(III) other fruit and vegetable 
byproducts or residues; or 
‘‘(iv) animal waste and byproducts. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible feed-
stock’ does not include corn starch.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble commodity’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible feed-
stock’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) RENEWABLE DIESEL.—The term ‘renew-
able diesel’ means any type of biobased renewable 
fuel derived from plant or animal matter that may 
be used as a substitute for standard diesel fuel and 
meets the requirements of an appropriate American 
Society for Testing and Material standard. Such
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term does not include any fuel derived from coproc-
essing an eligible feedstock with a feedstock that is 
not biomass.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall 
continue’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Secretary makes’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall make’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘eligible commodities’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible feedstock’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘eligi-
ble commodities’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible feed-
stock’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making payments 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 
priority to contracts by considering the factors 
referred to in section 9003(e)(2)(B).’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may limit 
the amount of payments that may be received by an