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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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