I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3097 
To partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are 
low. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. 
WOMACK, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. HURT, Mr. ROONEY, 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GRIFFIN of 
Arkansas, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BOREN, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. ROSS of Ar-
kansas, Mr. BACA, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BARROW, and Mr. 
GRIFFITH of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn 
inventories are low. 
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 ‘‘Renewable Fuel Stand-
ard Flexibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PARTIAL WAIVER. 
Paragraph (7) of section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof: 
‘‘(G) CONSIDERATION
OF
CORN
INVEN-
TORIES.— 
‘‘(i) 
DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING 
CORN
STOCKS-TO-USE
RATIO.—Not later 
than August 1 and the end of November 
each year, the Administrator shall deter-
mine and publish the United States corn 
stocks-to-use ratio for the current crop 
year— 
‘‘(I) in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(II) based on the most recent 
publication of the World Agricultural 
Supply and Demand Estimate or 
other similar authoritative estimate 
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—Based on the Admin-
istrator’s most recent determination under 
clause (i), the Administrator shall waive 
the requirements of paragraph (2) by re-
ducing the national quantity of renewable 
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fuel otherwise required for a period in ac-
cordance with the following table: 
‘‘U.S. Corn Stocks-to-Use Ratio for 
the Current Crop Year (percent) 
Reduction in national quantity 
of renewable fuel required 
Above 10.0 
No adjustment 
10.0–7.5 
10 percent reduction 
7.49–6.0 
15 percent reduction 
5.99–5.0 
25 percent reduction 
Below 5.0 
50 percent reduction. 
‘‘(iii) DURATION.—A waiver granted 
under clause (ii)— 
‘‘(I) based on a determination re-
quired by clause (i) to be made by the 
end of November, shall be effective for 
the following calendar year; and 
‘‘(II) based on a determination 
required by clause (i) to be made by 
August 1, shall take effect 30 days 
from the date of publication of the de-
termination and shall (in place of the 
waiver under subclause (I)) be effec-
tive for the remainder of such cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(iv) ADJUSTMENT
OF
RENEWABLE 
FUEL
OBLIGATION.—Upon granting any 
waiver under clause (ii) reducing the na-
tional quantity of renewable fuel required 
for a period to which paragraph (3) ap-
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