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‘‘(4) TECHNICAL AREAS.—To advance the objec-
tives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and heads of other appropriate de-
partments and agencies (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research, develop-
ment, and commercial applications toward— 
‘‘(A) feedstocks and feedstock systems rel-
evant to production of raw materials for conver-
sion to biobased fuels and biobased products, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) development of advanced and dedi-
cated crops and other biomass sources with 
desired features, including enhanced pro-
ductivity, broader site range, low require-
ments for chemical inputs, and enhanced 
processing; 
‘‘(ii) advanced crop production meth-
ods to achieve the features described in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) 
feedstock 
harvest, 
handling, 
transport, and storage; 
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‘‘(iv) strategies for integrating feed-
stock production into existing managed 
land; and 
‘‘(v) improving the value and quality 
of coproducts, including materials used for 
animal feeding; 
‘‘(B) overcoming recalcitrance of cellulosic 
biomass through developing technologies for con-
verting cellulosic biomass into intermediates that 
can subsequently be converted into biobased fuels 
and biobased products, including— 
‘‘(i) pretreatment in combination with 
enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis; 
‘‘(ii) thermochemical approaches, in-
cluding gasification and pyrolysis; and 
‘‘(iii) self-processing crops that express 
enzymes capable of degrading cellulosic bio-
mass; 
‘‘(C) product diversification through tech-
nologies relevant to production of a range of 
biobased products (including chemicals, animal 
feeds, and cogenerated power) that eventually 
can increase the feasibility of fuel production in 
a biorefinery, including— 
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‘‘(i) catalytic processing, including 
thermochemical fuel production; 
‘‘(ii) metabolic engineering, enzyme en-
gineering, and fermentation systems for bio-
logical production of desired products, co-
products, or cogeneration of power; 
‘‘(iii) product recovery; 
‘‘(iv) power production technologies; 
‘‘(v) integration into existing biomass 
processing facilities, including starch eth-
anol plants, sugar processing or refining 
plants, paper mills, and power plants; and 
‘‘(vi) enhancement of products and co-
products, including dried distillers grains 
(including substantially elevated starch con-
tent, increased oil content, improved fatty 
acid profiles, and improved resistance to 
mold and mycotoxins; and 
‘‘(D) analysis that provides strategic guid-
ance for the application of biomass technologies 
in accordance with realization of improved sus-
tainability and environmental quality, cost effec-
tiveness, security, and rural economic develop-
ment, usually featuring system-wide approaches. 
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‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Within the 
technical areas described in paragraph (4), and in 
addition to advancing the purposes described in para-
graph (3) and the objectives described in paragraph 
(2), the Secretaries shall support research and devel-
opment— 
‘‘(A) to create continuously expanding op-
portunities for participants in existing biofuels 
production by seeking synergies and continuity 
with current technologies and practices, such as 
improvements in dried distillers grains as a 
bridge feedstock; 
‘‘(B) to maximize the environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits of production of 
biobased fuels and biobased products on a large 
scale through life-cycle economic and environ-
mental analysis and other means; and 
‘‘(C) to assess the potential of Federal land 
and land management programs as feedstock re-
sources for biobased fuels and biobased products, 
consistent with the integrity of soil and water re-
sources and with other environmental consider-
ations. 
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‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant, contract, or assistance under this subsection, 
an applicant shall be— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) a National Laboratory; 
‘‘(C) a Federal research agency; 
‘‘(D) a State research agency; 
‘‘(E) a private sector entity; 
‘‘(F) a nonprofit organization; or 
‘‘(G) a consortium of two or more entities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After consultation with 
the Board, the points of contact shall— 
‘‘(i) publish annually one or more joint 
requests for proposals for grants, contracts, 
and assistance under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) require that grants, contracts, 
and assistance under this section be award-
ed competitively, on the basis of merit, after 
the establishment of procedures that provide 
for scientific peer review by an independent 
panel of scientific and technical peers; and 
‘‘(iii) give some preference to applica-
tions that— 
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‘‘(I) involve a consortia of experts 
from multiple institutions; 
‘‘(II) encourage the integration of 
disciplines and application of the best 
technical resources; and 
‘‘(III) increase the geographic di-
versity of demonstration projects. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING BY TECH-
NICAL AREA.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated for activities described in this sub-
section, funds shall be distributed for each of fis-
cal years 2007 through 2012 so as to achieve an 
approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for feedstock production under 
paragraph (4)(A); 
‘‘(ii) 45 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for overcoming recalcitrance of 
cellulosic biomass under paragraph (4)(B), 
of which not less than 10 percent shall be 
used for activities referred to in each clause 
of paragraph (4)(B); 
‘‘(iii) 30 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for product diversification 
under paragraph (4)(C); and 
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‘‘(iv) 5 percent of the funds to carry 
out activities for strategic guidance under 
paragraph (4)(D). 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDING
WITHIN 
EACH TECHNICAL AREA.—Within each technical 
area described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
of paragraph (4), funds shall be distributed for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 so as to 
achieve an approximate distribution of— 
‘‘(i) 15 percent of the funds for applied 
fundamentals; 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent of the funds for inno-
vation; and 
‘‘(iii) 50 percent of the funds for dem-
onstration and commercial applications. 
‘‘(D) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A minimum 20 
percent funding match shall be required for 
demonstration projects under this section. 
‘‘(ii) COMMERCIAL
APPLICATIONS.—A 
minimum of 50 percent funding match shall 
be required for commercial application 
projects under this section. 
‘‘(E) 
TECHNOLOGY
AND
INFORMATION 
TRANSFER TO AGRICULTURAL USERS.—The Ad-
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ministrator of the Cooperative State Research, 
Education, and Extension Service and the Chief 
of the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
shall ensure that applicable research results and 
technologies from the Initiative are adapted, 
made available, and disseminated through those 
services, as appropriate. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent administrative 
support and funds are not provided by other agencies 
under paragraph (2)(b), the Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of Agriculture may provide such admin-
istrative support and funds of the Department of En-
ergy and the Department of Agriculture to the Board 
and the Advisory Committee as are necessary to en-
able the Board and the Advisory Committee to carry 
out their duties under this section. 
‘‘(2) OTHER AGENCIES.—The heads of the agen-
cies referred to in subsection (e)(2)(C), and the other 
members appointed under subsection (e)(2)(D), may, 
and are encouraged to, provide administrative sup-
port and funds of their respective agencies to the 
Board and the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 4 percent of 
the amount appropriated for each fiscal year under 
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subsection (g)(6) may be used to pay the administra-
tive costs of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—For each fiscal year for 
which funds are made available to carry out this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall jointly submit to Congress a detailed 
report on— 
‘‘(A) the status and progress of the Initia-
tive, including a report from the Advisory Com-
mittee on whether funds appropriated for the 
Initiative have been distributed and used in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) is consistent with the objectives, 
purposes, and additional considerations de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) through (5) of 
subsection (g); 
‘‘(ii) uses the set of criteria established 
in the initial report submitted under title 
III of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000; 
‘‘(iii) achieves the distribution of funds 
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
subsection (g)(7); and 
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‘‘(iv) takes into account any rec-
ommendations that have been made by the 
Advisory Committee; 
‘‘(B) the general status of cooperation and 
research and development efforts carried out at 
each agency with respect to biobased fuels and 
biobased products, including a report from the 
Advisory Committee on whether the points of 
contact are funding proposals that are selected 
under subsection (g)(3)(B)(iii); and 
‘‘(C) the plans of the Secretary of Energy 
and the Secretary of Agriculture for addressing 
concerns raised in the report, including concerns 
raised by the Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Energy shall update the Vision and Road-
map documents prepared for Federal biomass re-
search and development activities. 
‘‘(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall 
every five years, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, submit to Congress a detailed management 
plan for the implementation of this section. The man-
agement plan shall include— 
‘‘(A) consideration of the contribution of the 
section towards achieving the objectives referred 
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to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (g) 
and in achieving the goals of the biomass pro-
gram of the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(B) consideration of input solicited from 
the Advisory Committee, State, and private 
sources; and 
‘‘(C) specific and quantifiable near and 
long-term goals. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Title III of the Agricultural Risk Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224) is hereby re-
pealed. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN SUBMISSION DATE.—The first 
management plan required to be submitted under section 
9008(i)(3) of the Biomass Research and Development Act 
of 2000, as added by subsection (a), shall be submitted not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9007. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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