(1) providing financial support for not more 
than 4 nor less than 6 demonstration facilities 
that— 
(A) use woody biomass to deploy advanced 
technologies for production of thermal and elec-
tric energy, biofuels, and bioproducts; and 
(B) are targeted at regional feedstocks and 
markets; 
(2) conducting targeted research for the devel-
opment of cellulosic ethanol and other liquid fuels 
from woody or other biomass that may be used in 
transportation or stationary applications, such as in-
dustrial processes or industrial, commercial, and res-
idential heating; 
(3) conducting research into the best scientif-
ically-based and periodically-updated methods of as-
sessing and certifying the impacts of each low-car-
bon fuel with respect to— 
(A) the reduction in lifecycle greenhouse 
gas emissions of each fuel as compared to— 
(i) the fuel emission baseline; and 
(ii) the greenhouse gas emissions of 
other sectors, such as the agricultural, in-
dustrial, and manufacturing sectors; 
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(B) the contribution of the fuel toward en-
hancing the energy security of the United 
States by displacing imported petroleum and 
petroleum products; 
(C) any impacts of the fuel on wildlife 
habitat, biodiversity, water quality, and air 
quality; and 
(D) any effect of the fuel with respect to 
rural and regional economies; 
(4) conducting research to determine to what 
extent the use of low-carbon fuels in the transpor-
tation sector would impact greenhouse gas emissions 
in other sectors, such as the agricultural, industrial, 
and manufacturing sectors; 
(5) conducting research for the development of 
the supply infrastructure that may provide renew-
able biomass feedstocks in a consistent, predictable, 
and environmentally-sustainable manner; 
(6) conducting research for the development of 
supply infrastructure that may provide renewable 
low-carbon fuels in a consistent, predictable, and en-
vironmentally-sustainable manner; and 
(7) conducting policy research on the global 
movement of low-carbon fuels in a consistent, pre-
dictable, and environmentally-sustainable manner. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
funding authorized under section 122, there are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
(1) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(4) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(5) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
Subtitle C—Studies 
SEC. 141. STUDY OF ADVANCED BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2012, 
the Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with the 
National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy 
shall conduct a study of technologies relating to the pro-
duction, transportation, and distribution of advanced 
biofuels. 
(b) SCOPE.—In conducting the study, the Academy 
shall— 
(1) include an assessment of the maturity of 
advanced biofuels technologies; 
(2) consider whether the rate of development of 
those technologies will be sufficient to meet the ad-
vanced biofuel standards required under section 111; 
(3) consider the effectiveness of the research 
and development programs and activities of the De-
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partment of Energy relating to advanced biofuel 
technologies; and 
(4) make policy recommendations to accelerate 
the development of those technologies to commercial 
viability, as appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than November 30, 2014, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a report describing the results of the study conducted 
under this section. 
SEC. 142. STUDY OF INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF ETH-
ANOL-BLENDED 
GASOLINE 
WITH 
HIGHER 
LEVELS OF ETHANOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of 
Transportation, and after providing notice and an oppor-
tunity for public comment, shall conduct a study of the 
feasibility of increasing consumption in the United States 
of ethanol-blended gasoline with levels of ethanol that are 
not less than 10 percent and not more than 40 percent. 
(b) STUDY.—The study under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
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(1) a review of production and infrastructure 
constraints on increasing consumption of ethanol; 
(2) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 
energy-related impacts of State and regional dif-
ferences in ethanol blends; 
(3) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 
energy-related impacts on gasoline retailers and con-
sumers of separate and distinctly labeled fuel stor-
age facilities and dispensers; 
(4) an evaluation of the environmental impacts 
of mid-level ethanol blends on evaporative and ex-
haust emissions from on-road, off-road, and marine 
engines, recreational boats, vehicles, and equipment; 
(5) an evaluation of the impacts of mid-level 
ethanol blends on the operation, durability, and per-
formance of on-road, off-road, and marine engines, 
recreational boats, vehicles, and equipment; and 
(6) an evaluation of the safety impacts of mid- 
level ethanol blends on consumers that own and op-
erate off-road and marine engines, recreational 
boats, vehicles, or equipment. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the results of the study con-
ducted under this section. 
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