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‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible ma-
terial’ shall only include— 
‘‘(i) eligible material that is collected 
or harvested by the eligible material 
owner— 
‘‘(I) directly from— 
‘‘(aa) National Forest Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(bb) Bureau of Land Man-
agement land; 
‘‘(cc) non-Federal land; or 
‘‘(dd) land owned by an in-
dividual Indian or Indian tribe 
that is held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of 
the individual Indian or Indian 
tribe or subject to a restriction 
against alienation imposed by the 
United States; 
‘‘(II) in a manner that is con-
sistent with— 
‘‘(aa) a conservation plan; 
‘‘(bb) a forest stewardship 
plan; or 
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‘‘(cc) a plan that the Sec-
retary determines is equivalent to 
a plan described in item (aa) or 
(bb) and consistent with Execu-
tive Order 13112 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 note; relating to invasive 
species); 
‘‘(ii) if woody eligible material, woody 
eligible material that is produced on land 
other than contract acreage that— 
‘‘(I) is a byproduct of a preventa-
tive treatment that is removed to re-
duce hazardous fuel or to reduce or 
contain disease or insect infestation; 
and 
‘‘(II) if harvested from Federal 
land, is harvested in accordance with 
section 102(e) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6512(e)); and 
‘‘(iii) eligible material that is delivered 
to a qualified biomass conversion facility to 
be used for heat, power, biobased products, 
research, or advanced biofuels. 
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‘‘(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible ma-
terial’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) material that is whole grain from 
any crop that is eligible to receive pay-
ments under title I of the Agriculture Re-
form, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 or an 
amendment made by that title, including— 
‘‘(I) barley, corn, grain sorghum, 
oats, rice, or wheat; 
‘‘(II) honey; 
‘‘(III) mohair; 
‘‘(IV) oilseeds, including canola, 
crambe, 
flaxseed, 
mustard 
seed, 
rapeseed, safflower seed, soybeans, 
sesame seed, and sunflower seed; 
‘‘(V) peanuts; 
‘‘(VI) pulse; 
‘‘(VII) chickpeas, lentils, and dry 
peas; 
‘‘(VIII) dairy products; 
‘‘(IX) sugar; and 
‘‘(X) wool and cotton boll fiber; 
‘‘(ii) animal waste and byproducts, in-
cluding fat, oil, grease, and manure; 
‘‘(iii) food waste and yard waste; 
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‘‘(iv) algae; 
‘‘(v) woody eligible material that— 
‘‘(I) is removed outside contract 
acreage; and 
‘‘(II) is not a byproduct of a pre-
ventative treatment to reduce haz-
ardous fuel or to reduce or contain 
disease or insect infestation; 
‘‘(vi) any woody eligible material col-
lected or harvested outside contract acre-
age that would otherwise be used for exist-
ing market products; or 
‘‘(vii) bagasse. 
‘‘(7) PRODUCER.—The term ‘producer’ means 
an owner or operator of contract acreage that is 
physically located within a BCAP project area. 
‘‘(8) PROJECT
SPONSOR.—The term ‘project 
sponsor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a group of producers; or 
‘‘(B) a biomass conversion facility. 
‘‘(9) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMER
OR 
RANCHER.—The term ‘socially disadvantaged farmer 
or rancher’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)). 
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‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish and administer a Biomass Crop As-
sistance Program to— 
‘‘(1) support the establishment and production 
of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in se-
lected BCAP project areas; and 
‘‘(2) assist agricultural and forest land owners 
and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, 
and transportation of eligible material for use in a 
biomass conversion facility. 
‘‘(c) BCAP PROJECT AREA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
financial assistance to a producer of an eligible crop 
in a BCAP project area. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION OF PROJECT AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for 
selection as a BCAP project area, a project 
sponsor shall submit to the Secretary a pro-
posal that, at a minimum, includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the eligible land 
and eligible crops of each producer that 
will participate in the proposed BCAP 
project area; 
‘‘(ii) a letter of commitment from a 
biomass conversion facility that the facility 
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