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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
the Biomass Research and Development Board, 
which shall supersede the Interagency Council on 
Biobased Products and Bioenergy established by Ex-
ecutive Order No. 13134, to coordinate programs 
within and among departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government for the purpose of promoting 
the use of biobased fuels and biobased products by— 
‘‘(A) maximizing the benefits deriving from 
Federal grants and assistance; and 
‘‘(B) bringing coherence to Federal stra-
tegic planning. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist 
of— 
‘‘(A) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Energy designated under subsection 
(d), who shall serve as cochairperson of the 
Board; 
‘‘(B) the point of contact of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture designated under sub-
section (d), who shall serve as cochairperson of 
the Board; 
‘‘(C) a senior officer of each of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the National Science Foundation, 
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and the Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy, each of whom shall— 
‘‘(i) be appointed by the head of the 
respective agency; and 
‘‘(ii) have a rank that is equivalent to 
the rank of the points of contact; and 
‘‘(D) at the option of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the Secretary of Energy, other 
members appointed by the Secretaries (after 
consultation with the members described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C)). 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate research and development 
activities relating to biobased fuels and biobased 
products— 
‘‘(i) between the Department of Agri-
culture and the Department of Energy; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(B) provide recommendations to the 
points of contact concerning administration of 
this title; 
‘‘(C) ensure that— 
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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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