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‘‘(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-
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— 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(xi) at the option of the points of 
contact, other members. 
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