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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5597 
To establish the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Advancement 
Commission in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agri-
culture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage 
Advancement Commission in the Department of Agri-
culture, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘BECCS Advancement 
Commission Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. BIOENERGY WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE 
ADVANCEMENT COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Agriculture a commission to be known as 
the ‘‘Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Ad-
vancement Commission’’ or the ‘‘BECCS Advancement 
Commission’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
(1) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development. 
(2) The Chief of the Forest Service, or a des-
ignee of the Chief under the supervision of the 
Chief. 
(3) The Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, or a designee of the Director under the su-
pervision of the Director. 
(4) The Director of the Bioenergy Technologies 
Office of the Department of Energy, or a designee 
of the Director under the supervision of the Direc-
tor. 
(5) A representative of the National Association 
of State Foresters. 
(6) A representative from the commercial tim-
ber industry. 
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(7) A representative of the National Association 
of State Energy Officials. 
(8) 4 representatives from the BECCS indus-
try. 
(9) At least 1, and not more than 2, represent-
atives of counties receiving Federal funds under the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—Within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint— 
(1) each member described in paragraphs (5) 
through (7) of subsection (b), in consultation with 
the organization concerned; 
(2) each member described in subsection (b)(8), 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Energy; and 
(3) each member described in subsection (b)(9), 
from— 
(A) nominations submitted to the Sec-
retary by the counties described in the sub-
section or the States in which the counties are 
located; and 
(B) a different State than the other such 
member, if the Secretary appoints more than 1 
such member. 
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(d) CHAIR.—Subject to subsection (e), the Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall 
serve as— 
(1) the chair of the Commission; and 
(2) the designated officer or employee of the 
Federal Government for purposes of section 1009(e) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) REMOVAL; VACANCIES.— 
(1) REMOVAL.—The Secretary may remove a 
member described in paragraphs (5) through (9) of 
subsection (b) only for cause. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR IF UNDER SEC-
RETARY IS UNAVAILABLE.—If the position of Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development is 
vacant, the Secretary may appoint a member de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection 
(b) to serve in the roles described in subsection (d) 
during the vacancy. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commis-
sion— 
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission; and 
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
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(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Within 30 days after 
all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
the Commission shall hold the first meeting of the 
Commission. 
(2) FREQUENCY.—The Commission shall meet 
not less frequently than once every 90 days. 
(3) TYPE.—The Commission may hold meet-
ings, and a member of the Commission may partici-
pate in a meeting through teleconference, video con-
ference, or similar means. 
(4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(g) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
policy recommendations and metrics for the improve-
ment of Federal policy with respect to— 
(A) the development and implementation of 
systems or power plants utilizing bioenergy with 
carbon capture and storage throughout the 
United States; and 
(B) the benefits of a growing BECCS in-
dustry on surrounding communities, forest 
health, and wildfire management in the United 
States. 
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(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Within 1 year 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the following: 
(A) Policy recommendations, taking into 
account short-term and long-term goals, for the 
modernization and expansion of the use of sys-
tems or power plants utilizing bioenergy with 
carbon capture and storage in the United 
States, including with respect to— 
(i) the effect of deployment of the sys-
tems or power plants on job growth in 
local communities; 
(ii) energy costs; 
(iii) energy reliability; 
(iv) strengthening the domestic energy 
supply chain; and 
(v) meeting the energy demands of ar-
tificial intelligence infrastructure and data 
centers. 
(B) Metrics to quantitatively assess the 
benefits of systems or power plants utilizing 
bioenergy with carbon capture and storage with 
respect to— 
(i) domestic forest health; 
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(ii) wildfire mitigation; 
(iii) clean energy production; and 
(iv) economic development of the for-
estry sector. 
(C) Identification of Federal policies to fa-
cilitate the development of systems or power 
plants utilizing bioenergy with carbon capture 
and storage in the United States. 
(D) Recommendations with respect to leg-
islative and regulatory changes to facilitate the 
use of biomass from federally managed lands, 
consistent with wildfire and wildlife manage-
ment objectives for such lands, for systems or 
power plants utilizing bioenergy with carbon 
capture and storage, including— 
(i) streamlined biomass offtake con-
tracts; and 
(ii) interagency coordination between 
Federal land managers and the BECCS in-
dustry. 
(E) Any other recommendation or metric 
consistent with paragraph (1). 
(3) INTERIM
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—The 
Commission may submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, at the sole discretion of the Com-
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mission, 1 or more interim reports relating to any 
matter described in paragraph (2). 
(h) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
the Commission considers advisable to carry out this 
Act. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
secure directly from a Federal department or 
agency such information as the Commission 
considers necessary to carry out this Act. 
(B) FURNISHING
INFORMATION.—On re-
quest of the chair of the Commission, the head 
of the department or agency shall furnish the 
information to the Commission. 
(3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(4) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, 
or dispose of such gifts or donations of services or 
property as the Commission considers necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
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(i) COMPENSATION; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member 
of the Commission shall— 
(1) serve without compensation; and 
(2) be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission. 
(j) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To assist the Commission in 
carrying out this Act, the chair of the Commission 
may, without regard to the civil service laws (includ-
ing regulations), appoint and terminate— 
(A) an executive director, subject to the 
approval of the Commission; and 
(B) such other additional personnel as may 
be determined necessary by the chair of the 
Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The chair of the Commis-
sion may fix the compensation of the personnel ap-
pointed under this subsection without regard to 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 
5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except 
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that the rate of pay for the personnel may not ex-
ceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(3) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—On 
the request of the chair of the Commission, the head 
of any Federal department or agency may detail, on 
a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of 
that department or agency to the Commission to as-
sist the Commission in carrying out this Act, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 
civil service status or privilege. 
(4) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The chair of the Commission 
may procure temporary or intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of such title. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is 180 days after the Commission submits 
the report pursuant to subsection (g)(2). 
(l) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Energy, may prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. 
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(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate; and 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) BECCS INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘BECCS in-
dustry’’ shall have the meaning given the term under 
a rule or regulation prescribed under subsection (l). 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Stor-
age Advancement Commission established under 
subsection (a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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