I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4576 
To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to make available for sale renewable fuel 
credits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2023 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. NORCROSS, 
and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency to make avail-
able for sale renewable fuel credits, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Domestic 
Energy Production and Independence Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL COST CONTAINMENT CREDITS. 
Section 211(o)(7) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(o)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) CONVENTIONAL BIOFUEL.— 
‘‘(i) CONVENTIONAL BIOFUEL WAIVER 
CREDITS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Admin-
istrator shall make available for sale 
renewable fuel credits to any person 
with a renewable volume obligation 
under paragraph (2) at a price of not 
more than $0.20 per credit. 
‘‘(II) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLA-
TION.—As determined appropriate by 
the Administrator, the price referred 
to in subclause (I) shall be adjusted 
for inflation. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF CREDITS.—A renewable 
fuel credit sold under this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) shall only be used for the 
purpose of complying with the re-
quirement under paragraph (2) for 
the year for which the credit was sold; 
and 
‘‘(II) may not— 
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‘‘(aa) be resold or trans-
ferred to another person; or 
‘‘(bb) be used to fulfill the 
cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based 
diesel, or advanced biofuel re-
quirements under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(iii) USE OF REVENUES.—Revenues 
from the sale of renewable fuel credits 
under this subparagraph shall be allocated 
in accordance with the following: 
‘‘(I) 1⁄3 shall be made available to 
the Administrator to provide grants 
and technical assistance to any person 
with a renewable volume obligation 
under paragraph (2) and partners of 
those persons for purposes of sup-
porting 
investments 
in 
advanced 
biofuels. 
‘‘(II) 1⁄3 shall be made available 
to the Secretary of Agriculture to pro-
vide financial and technical assistance 
to agricultural producers for voluntary 
investments in alternative crops and 
diversified cropping systems. 
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‘‘(III) 1⁄3 shall be deposited into 
the Habitat and Wildlife Restoration 
Fund established by clause (iv)(I). 
‘‘(iv) HABITAT
AND
WILDLIFE
RES-
TORATION FUND.— 
‘‘(I) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is 
established in the Treasury a fund, to 
be known as the ‘Habitat and Wildlife 
Restoration Fund’ (referred to in this 
subparagraph as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(II) 
AMOUNTS.—The 
Fund 
shall consist of— 
‘‘(aa) amounts deposited in 
the Fund under clause (iii)(III); 
and 
‘‘(bb) any amounts appro-
priated to the Fund. 
‘‘(III) USES.— 
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.— 
Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available, without further appro-
priation, to the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
for existing programs, the pur-
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poses of which are to protect, 
conserve, or restore the types of 
habitat and wildlife that are most 
impacted by the conversion of na-
tive habitat to crop production, 
including grasslands, wetlands, 
forests, and adjacent waterways 
in areas that have experienced 
significant expansion of corn and 
soy production since January 1, 
2007. 
‘‘(bb) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall 
jointly enter into an agreement 
with the National Fish and Wild-
life Foundation to cooperatively 
manage amounts in the Fund in 
accordance with the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.).’’. 
Æ 
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