I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2290 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve 
energy programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2013 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Mr. ENYART, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Budget, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 to improve energy programs. 
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 ‘‘Rural Energy Invest-
ment Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) production of energy from domestic sources 
offers considerable economic and energy security 
benefits to the United States, including enduring 
and desirable jobs; 
(2) the agricultural and forestry sectors of the 
United States offer significant potential for produc-
tion of renewable energy; 
(3) both renewable energy production and adop-
tion of energy efficiency offer considerable environ-
mental benefits; and 
(4) investments in energy efficiency projects 
and renewable energy systems in rural areas of the 
United States provide very significant energy secu-
rity, economic, and environmental benefits to the en-
tire United States in addition to the rural area bene-
fits. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) renewable chemicals.’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) converts renewable biomass into 
biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased prod-
ucts; and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or com-
pound’’ and inserting ‘‘, compound, or renewable 
chemical’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) 
as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) RENEWABLE CHEMICAL.—The term ‘re-
newable chemical’ means a monomer, polymer, plas-
tic, formulated product, or chemical substance pro-
duced from renewable biomass.’’. 
SEC. 4. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) 
BIOBASED
PRODUCT
DESIGNA-
TIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
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enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) begin to designate intermediate 
ingredients, feedstocks, and complex prod-
ucts in the guidelines issued under this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) develop a recommendation for 
the designation of complex and finished 
biobased products in those guidelines. 
‘‘(G) CHANGES IN PROCUREMENT MECHA-
NISMS.— 
‘‘(i) ELECTRONIC PRODUCT PROCURE-
MENT
CATALOGS.—The Secretary shall 
work with relevant officials in agencies 
that have electronic product procurement 
catalogs to identify and implement solu-
tions to increase the visibility of biobased 
and other sustainable products. 
‘‘(ii) 
AGENCY-SPECIFIC
PRODUCT 
SPECIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this subparagraph and every 
4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 
coordination with other appropriate 
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officials, shall work with the senior 
sustainability officer of each agency 
that has established agency-specific 
product specifications to review and 
revise the product specifications to en-
sure that, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the product specifica-
tions— 
‘‘(aa) require the use of sus-
tainable 
products, 
including 
biobased products designated in 
accordance with this section; and 
‘‘(bb) do not contain any 
language prohibiting the use of 
biobased products. 
‘‘(II) REPORT.—Results of the 
reviews conducted under subclause (I) 
shall be reported annually to the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, the 
Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, and the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
‘‘(H) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this 
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subparagraph, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall implement a system for 
service and construction contractors to re-
port annual purchases of biobased products 
under Federal Government contracts. 
‘‘(ii) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
RE-
PORTING
SYSTEMS.—The system under 
clause (i) may be incorporated as an ele-
ment of 1 or more other contractor report-
ing systems.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may take 
such action as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary— 
‘‘(A) to determine the compliance rate 
among Federal agencies in buying designated 
biobased products; and 
‘‘(B) to determine whether vendor and con-
tractor claims about biobased products meeting 
item designation definitions and minimum re-
quired biobased content are accurate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) AUDITING
AND
COMPLIANCE.—The 
Secretary may carry out such auditing and 
compliance activities as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to ensure compliance 
with subparagraph (A), including the imposition 
of a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on 
a person who misuses the label and, after re-
ceiving a notice of violation, fails to take action 
to correct the misuse described in the notice.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PROMOTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program of outreach, education, and pro-
motion activities intended to increase knowledge, 
awareness, and benefits of biobased products. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary, at a minimum, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, update all ex-
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isting BioPreferred and related sustainable ac-
quisition training materials of the Department; 
‘‘(B) work cooperatively with the senior 
sustainability officers and chief acquisition offi-
cers of Federal agencies to immediately imple-
ment such BioPreferred program agency edu-
cation and outreach programs as are necessary 
to meet the requirements of this section; 
‘‘(C) work actively with groups that sup-
port employment for the blind or disabled, such 
as the Committee for Purchase From People 
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, to pro-
mote education and outreach regarding BioPre-
ferred AbilityOne products to— 
‘‘(i) program, technical, and con-
tracting personnel; and 
‘‘(ii) Federal agency purchase card 
holders; 
‘‘(D) conduct consumer education and out-
reach (including consumer and awareness sur-
veys); 
‘‘(E) conduct outreach to and support for 
State and local governments interested in im-
plementing biobased purchasing programs; 
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‘‘(F) partner with industry and nonprofit 
groups to produce educational and outreach 
materials and conduct educational and outreach 
events; 
‘‘(G) sponsor special conferences and 
events to bring together buyers and sellers of 
biobased products; and 
‘‘(H) support pilot and demonstration 
projects. 
‘‘(e) FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY COORDINA-
TION.—In determining whether products are eligible for 
the ‘USDA Certified Biobased Product’ label, the Sec-
retary (acting through the Forest Products Laboratory) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) review and approve forest-related products 
for which an application is submitted for the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) expedite the approval of innovative prod-
ucts resulting from technology developed by the For-
est Products Laboratory or partners of the Labora-
tory; and 
‘‘(3) provide appropriate technical assistance to 
applicants, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(5) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) JOBS
CREATION
RESEARCH
AND
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry 
out a study, and submit to the President and the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report, on job 
creation and the economic impact associated with 
the biobased product industry, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of jobs in the United 
States originating from the biobased product in-
dustry annually over the preceding 10 years, in-
cluding the job changes in specific sectors; 
‘‘(B) the dollar value of the domestic 
biobased products industry at the time of the 
report, including intermediates, feedstocks, and 
finished products, but excluding biofuels; 
‘‘(C) a forecast for biobased job creation 
potential over the next 10 years; 
‘‘(D) a forecast for growth in the biobased 
industry over the next 10 years; and 
‘‘(E) jobs data for both biofuels and 
biobased products, with data generated sepa-
rately for each category.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 5. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, renewable chemicals, 
or biobased products’’ after ‘‘biofuels’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, a re-
newable chemical, or a biobased product’’ after 
‘‘biofuel’’ each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B); 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, renew-
able 
chemicals, 
or 
biobased 
products’’ 
after 
‘‘biofuels’’; 
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(4) in subsection (d)(2)(C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, renewable 
chemical, or biobased product’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, renew-
able chemicals, or biobased products’’ after 
‘‘biofuels’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1)(C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, renewable 
chemical, or biobased product’’ after ‘‘biofuel’’; 
and 
(B) in clauses (iii) and (vii), by inserting 
‘‘, renewable chemicals, or biobased products’’ 
after ‘‘biofuels’’ each place it appears; and 
(6) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Of the funds made available 
under this subsection, at least 75 percent for each 
fiscal year shall be made available for the manufac-
ture of advanced biofuels.’’. 
SEC. 6. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is amended by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—In addition to 
any other funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
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‘‘(B) if woody, is removed as a byproduct 
of preventive treatments to— 
‘‘(i) reduce hazardous fire fuels; 
‘‘(ii) reduce or contain disease or in-
sect infestation; 
‘‘(iii) reduce or contain invasive spe-
cies; or 
‘‘(iv) improve ecosystem health in ac-
cordance with a landscape scale strategy, 
as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (vii)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (III), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) geographic and feedstock 
diversity of the proposed BCAP 
project area as compared with existing 
BCAP project areas;’’; 
(ii) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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