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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) fiscal year 2026, not more than 
28,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(B) fiscal year 2027, not more than 
29,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(C) fiscal year 2028, not more than 
30,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(D) fiscal year 2029, not more than 
31,000,000 acres; and 
‘‘(E) fiscal year 2030, not more than 
32,000,000 acres.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall enroll and 
maintain in the conservation reserve not 
fewer than 7,000,000 acres of land de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3) by September 
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30, 2028, of which not fewer than 
5,000,000 acres shall be reserved for the 
pilot program established under section 
1231C(c).’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAMS.—Section 1231C of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) GRASSLAND 30 CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish a pilot program to enroll land in the 
conservation reserve program through a 30-year 
conservation reserve contract (referred to in 
this subsection as a ‘Grassland 30 contract’) in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
OF
ACREAGE
LIMITA-
TION.—For purposes of applying the limitations 
described in section 1231(d)(1), the Secretary 
shall include acres of land enrolled under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Eligible land for enroll-
ment through a Grassland 30 contract— 
‘‘(A) is land that is eligible to be enrolled 
in the conservation reserve program under the 
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grasslands 
initiative 
described 
in 
section 
1231(d)(2); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be limited to land that is 
subject to a covered contract (as defined in 
paragraph (3)(A)). 
‘‘(3) CONSERVATION CONTRACT ELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
CON-
TRACT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 
contract’ means a contract entered into under 
this subchapter that— 
‘‘(i) expires on or after the date of en-
actment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) covers land enrolled in the con-
servation reserve program under the grass-
lands 
initiative 
described 
in 
section 
1231(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) EXPIRING CONTRACTS.—On the expi-
ration of a covered contract, an owner or oper-
ator party to the covered contract shall elect— 
‘‘(i) not to reenroll the land under the 
contract; 
‘‘(ii) to offer to reenroll the land 
under the contract if the land remains eli-
gible under the terms in effect as of the 
date of expiration; or 
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‘‘(iii) not to reenroll the land under 
the contract and to enroll that land 
through a Grassland 30 contract under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) UNEXPIRED
CONTRACTS.—Prior to 
the expiration of a covered contract, an owner 
or operator party to the covered contract may 
elect to terminate the contract and to enroll 
that land through a Grassland 30 contract 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of a Grassland 30 con-
tract shall be 30 years. 
‘‘(5) AGREEMENTS.—To be eligible to enroll 
land in the conservation reserve program through a 
Grassland 30 contract, the owner of the land shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) to implement a conservation reserve 
plan developed for the land; 
‘‘(B) to comply with the terms and condi-
tions of the contract and any related agree-
ments; and 
‘‘(C) to temporarily suspend the base his-
tory for the land covered by the contract. 
‘‘(6) CONDITIONS AND TERMS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Grassland 30 con-
tract— 
‘‘(i) shall include terms and conditions 
that promote sustainable grazing systems, 
protect and enhance soil carbon levels, and 
are compatible with wildlife habitat con-
servation, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) may include any additional provi-
sion that the Secretary determines is ap-
propriate to carry out this subsection or 
facilitate the practical administration of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATION.—On the violation of a 
term or condition of a Grassland 30 contract, 
the Secretary may require the owner to refund 
all or part of any payments received by the 
owner under the conservation reserve program, 
with interest on the payments, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMPATIBLE USES.—Land subject to 
a Grassland 30 contract may be used for com-
patible economic uses, including hunting and 
fishing, if the use— 
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‘‘(i) is specifically permitted by the 
conservation reserve plan developed for the 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) is consistent with the long-term 
protection and enhancement of the con-
servation resources for which the contract 
was established. 
‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall provide payment under this sub-
section to an owner of land enrolled through a 
Grassland 30 contract using 30 annual pay-
ments in an amount equal to the amount that 
would be used if the land were to be enrolled 
in the conservation reserve program under sec-
tion 1231(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.—Compensation 
for a Grassland 30 contract shall be provided 
by the Secretary in the form of a cash payment 
in an amount determined under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) TIMING.—The Secretary shall provide 
any annual payment obligation under subpara-
graph (A) as early as practicable in each fiscal 
year. 
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‘‘(D) PAYMENTS
TO
OTHERS.—The Sec-
retary shall make a payment, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in 
a manner as the Secretary determines is fair 
and reasonable under the circumstances, if an 
owner that is entitled to a payment under this 
section— 
‘‘(i) dies; 
‘‘(ii) becomes incompetent; 
‘‘(iii) is succeeded by another person 
or entity that renders or completes the re-
quired performance; or 
‘‘(iv) is otherwise unable to receive the 
payment. 
‘‘(8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
assist owners in complying with the terms and 
conditions of a Grassland 30 contract. 
‘‘(B) CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts 
with private entities or agreements with a 
State, nongovernmental organization, or Indian 
Tribe to carry out necessary maintenance of a 
Grassland 30 contract if the Secretary deter-
mines that the contract or agreement will ad-
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vance the purposes of the conservation reserve 
program. 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) CONSERVATION
RESERVE
PLAN.— 
The Secretary shall develop a conservation re-
serve plan for any land subject to a Grassland 
30 contract, which shall include practices and 
activities necessary to maintain, protect, and 
enhance the conservation value of the enrolled 
land, including the protection and enhancement 
of soil carbon levels. 
‘‘(B) DELEGATION OF CONTRACT ADMINIS-
TRATION.— 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, OR 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—The Sec-
retary may delegate any of the manage-
ment, monitoring, and enforcement respon-
sibilities of the Secretary under this sub-
section to other Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local government agencies that have the 
appropriate authority, expertise, and re-
sources necessary to carry out those dele-
gated responsibilities. 
‘‘(ii) 
CONSERVATION
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary may delegate any 
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management responsibilities of the Sec-
retary under this subsection to conserva-
tion organizations if the Secretary deter-
mines the conservation organization has 
similar expertise and resources.’’. 
SEC. 505. ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb et seq.) (as amended 
by section 304) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1240T. ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ALTERNATIVE
MANURE
MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘alternative manure manage-
ment program’ means the program established under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) COVERED MANAGEMENT MEASURE.—The 
term ‘covered management measure’ means a dairy 
or livestock operation method that is used by an eli-
gible producer to reduce baseline methane emissions 
and, where applicable, improve carbon sequestration 
on the operation of that eligible producer, including 
the measures described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (f)(2). 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PRODUCER.—The term ‘eligible 
producer’ means a dairy or livestock producer that 
agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adopt-
ing at least 1 covered management measure as an 
alternative or complement to anaerobic systems that 
capture methane emissions. 
‘‘(4) 
PASTURE-BASED
MANAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘pasture-based management’ means a dairy or 
livestock production system— 
‘‘(A) that eliminates or reduces the quan-
tity of manure stored in anaerobic conditions; 
and 
‘‘(B) in which the animals spend all or a 
substantial portion of their time grazing on 
fields in which some or all of the manure is de-
posited and left in the field and decomposes 
aerobically. 
‘‘(5) SOLID
SEPARATION
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘solid separation system’ means a system designed to 
separate liquid components of manure from mineral 
and organic solid components of that manure. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an alternative manure management program to award 
contracts to eligible producers to support carbon seques-
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tration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions by imple-
menting covered management measures. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—To be eli-
gible to participate in the alternative manure management 
program, an eligible producer shall submit to the Sec-
retary a contract offer that details any management meas-
ure to be used on the operation of the eligible producer. 
‘‘(d) CLUSTER CONTRACT OFFERS.—The Secretary 
shall establish procedures under which— 
‘‘(1) groups of eligible producers may submit a 
joint contract offer for a shared composting facility; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary shall allocate payments to 
each eligible producer associated with a joint con-
tract described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) EVALUATING APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall develop 
criteria for evaluating applications that will maxi-
mize— 
‘‘(A) carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(B) greenhouse gas emissions reductions; 
and 
‘‘(C) the overall environmental and public 
health benefits. 
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding contracts under 
this section, the Secretary, using criteria developed 
under paragraph (1), shall give priority to contract 
offers that address air quality, water quality, or 
other public health concerns associated with dairy 
and livestock operations located near low-income or 
underserved communities. 
‘‘(3) GROUPING.—The Secretary may group 
and evaluate contract offers relative to other con-
tract offers for similar farming operations. 
‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY.—In awarding 
contracts under this section, the Secretary shall en-
sure geographical diversity. 
‘‘(f) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) TERM.—A contract awarded under this 
section shall have a term that does not exceed 3 
years. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
MANAGEMENT
MEASURES.— 
Each eligible producer requesting funding for a 
project under the alternative manure management 
program shall implement at least 1 of the following 
management measures: 
‘‘(A) With respect to pasture-based man-
agement— 
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‘‘(i) adopting pasture-based manage-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) converting a non-pasture dairy or 
livestock operation to pasture-based man-
agement; 
‘‘(iii) increasing the amount of time 
livestock spend at pasture at an existing 
pasture operation; or 
‘‘(iv) improving pasture-based man-
agement, including transitioning to man-
agement-intensive rotational grazing (as 
defined in section 1240L(d)(1)). 
‘‘(B) Adopting alternative manure treat-
ment and storage practices, including— 
‘‘(i) the installation of a compost-bed-
ded pack barn that composts manure; 
‘‘(ii) the installation of slatted floor 
pit storage manure collection that is 
cleaned out at least once a month; or 
‘‘(iii) other similar practices, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C)(i) In conjunction with 1 or more 
management measures described in clause (ii)— 
‘‘(I) adopting a solid separation sys-
tem; 
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‘‘(II) installing a new solid separation 
system that has a significantly higher sep-
aration efficiency than any existing solid 
separation system; or 
‘‘(III) developing or retrofitting a ma-
nure management system that primarily 
avoids wet handling infrastructure. 
‘‘(ii) The management measures referred 
to in clause (i) are the following: 
‘‘(I) Open solar drying or composting 
of manure onsite. 
‘‘(II) Solar drying in an enclosed envi-
ronment. 
‘‘(III) Forced evaporation with nat-
ural-gas fueled dryers. 
‘‘(IV) 
Storage 
of 
manure 
in 
unconfined piles or stacks. 
‘‘(V) Composting in an enclosed ves-
sel, with forced aeration and continuous 
mixing. 
‘‘(VI) Composting in piles with forced 
aeration without mixing. 
‘‘(VII) Composting in intensive wind-
rows with regular turning for mixing and 
aeration. 
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‘‘(VIII) Composting in passive wind-
rows with infrequent turning for mixing 
and aeration. 
‘‘(IX) Vermiculture or vermifiltration. 
‘‘(X) Other similar activities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) Adopting scrape technologies, in con-
junction with 1 of the management measures 
described in subclauses (I) through (X) of sub-
paragraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS UNDER 
CONTRACT.—To receive payments under the alter-
native manure management program, an eligible 
producer shall— 
‘‘(A) implement 1 or more covered man-
agement measures; 
‘‘(B) supply information as required by the 
Secretary to determine compliance with the re-
quirements of the alternative manure manage-
ment program; and 
‘‘(C) comply with such additional provi-
sions as the Secretary determines are necessary 
to carry out the alternative manure manage-
ment program. 
‘‘(g) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030, the Secretary shall provide pay-
ments to eligible producers that enter into contracts 
with the Secretary under the alternative manure 
management program. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—Payments 
provided to an eligible producer under this section 
may be used to implement 1 or more covered man-
agement measures. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may 
provide a payment to an eligible producer under the 
alternative manure management program for an 
amount that is up to 100 percent of the costs associ-
ated with planning, design, materials, equipment, in-
stallation, labor, management, maintenance, and 
training relating to implementing a covered manage-
ment measure. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—A person or 
legal entity (including a joint venture and a general 
partnership) may not receive, directly or indirectly, 
payments under the program that exceed $825,000 
during any 5-year period. 
‘‘(5) ADVANCED
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall provide not less than 50 percent of the amount 
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of total payments to an eligible producer in advance 
for all costs relating to— 
‘‘(A) purchasing or contracting materials 
and equipment; or 
‘‘(B) any technical assistance provided by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) MODIFICATION
OR TERMINATION
OF CON-
TRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY.—The Secretary may modify 
or terminate a contract entered into with an eligible 
producer under the alternative manure management 
program if— 
‘‘(A) the producer agrees to the modifica-
tion or termination; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the 
modification or termination is in the public in-
terest. 
‘‘(2) INVOLUNTARY.—The Secretary may termi-
nate a contract under the alternative manure man-
agement program if the Secretary determines that 
the eligible producer violated the contract. 
‘‘(i) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) determine and publish factors for esti-
mating the carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas 
emissions reductions for each covered management 
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measure described in subclauses (I) through (X) of 
subsection (f)(2)(C)(ii); 
‘‘(2) assist an eligible producer in achieving the 
carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions re-
duction, and other environmental and public health 
goals of the alternative manure management pro-
gram plan by— 
‘‘(A) providing payments for developing 
and implementing 1 or more covered manage-
ment measures, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) providing that eligible producer with 
information, technical assistance, and training 
to aid in implementation of the covered man-
agement measures; and 
‘‘(3)(A) review the adequacy of existing con-
servation practice standards for supporting the cov-
ered management measures; and 
‘‘(B) if necessary— 
‘‘(i) revise existing conservation practice 
standards; and 
‘‘(ii) develop new conservation practice 
standards. 
‘‘(j) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In providing tech-
nical assistance under the alternative manure manage-
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ment program, the Secretary shall apply sections 1241(c) 
and 1242, except that the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) apportion not more than 15 percent of the 
total funding available for the alternative manure 
management program for the provision of technical 
assistance; and 
‘‘(2) enter into cooperative agreements with 
third-party providers with relevant expertise in the 
covered management measures to ensure adequate 
technical services are available to alternative manure 
management program applicants. 
‘‘(k) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the 
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out the alternative ma-
nure management program (including the provision 
of technical assistance described in subsection (j)) 
using $1,500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS
OF
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 
a majority of the funds made available by paragraph 
(1) for contract offers from small- and mid-sized 
dairy and livestock operations, including— 
‘‘(A) beginning farmers or ranchers; 
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‘‘(B) limited resource farmers and ranch-
ers; and 
‘‘(C) socially disadvantaged farmers and 
ranchers.’’. 
TITLE VI—ON-FARM 
RENEWABLE ENERGY 
SEC. 601. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘and renewable energy develop-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘, renewable energy devel-
opment, and the reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘that re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions’’ before the pe-
riod at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(E) as subparagraph (G); and 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
‘‘(E) a nonprofit corporation; 
‘‘(F) an agricultural cooperative or pro-
ducer group; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, 
including greenhouse gas emissions reductions’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, agricultural 
processors,’’ 
after 
‘‘agricultural 
pro-
ducers’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) assisting in the development of feasi-
bility studies and plans for implementing rec-
ommendations provided under subparagraph 
(B).’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
agricultural processors,’’ after ‘‘agricultural 
producers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and 
(H), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) the following: 
‘‘(F) carbon accounting assessments devel-
oped under subsection (d) with respect to the 
renewable energy system to be installed or the 
energy efficiency upgrade to be undertaken;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘The amount’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in subparagraph (F), the amount 
of a grant under this subsection shall not 
exceed 50 percent’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM
PERCENTAGE
OF
LOAN 
GUARANTEE.—The portion of a loan that the 
Secretary may guarantee under this section 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a loan in an 
amount equal to not less than $1,000,000, 
80 percent of the principal amount of the 
loan; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a loan in an 
amount equal to less than $1,000,000, 90 
percent of the principal amount of the 
loan.’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) UNDERSERVED
PRODUCERS.—The 
amount of a grant provided under this sub-
section to an agricultural producer that is a be-
ginning farmer or rancher, a socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher, or a veteran farmer or 
rancher (as those terms are defined in section 
2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation 
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and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))) 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of the 
activity funded by the grant.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) PREAPPROVED
TECHNOLOGIES.—In 
order to streamline the adoption of renewable 
energy systems and energy efficiency improve-
ments, the Secretary shall develop a stream-
lined application process for projects using 
preapproved products and technologies included 
on the list described in paragraph (5).’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PREAPPROVED LIST.—The Secretary shall, 
beginning in fiscal year 2026— 
‘‘(A) develop a list of preapproved tech-
nologies and products for purposes of para-
graph (4)(F); and 
‘‘(B) update that list every 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.—In making grants or loan 
guarantees under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
give priority to proposed projects that use tech-
nologies— 
‘‘(A) with a substantially low carbon foot-
print; or 
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