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authorized under section 156 of the Federal Agri-
culture Improvement and Reform Act (7 U.S.C. 
7272)), the Secretary shall sell such commodity to bio-
energy producers under this section. 
‘‘(4) TRANSFER RULE; STORAGE FEES.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
TRANSFER
RULE.—Except 
as provided in subparagraph (C), the Secretary 
shall ensure that bioenergy producers that pur-
chase eligible commodities pursuant to this sub-
section take possession of such commodities with-
in 30 calendar days of the date of such purchase 
from the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT OF STORAGE FEES PROHIB-
ITED.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, 
carry out this subsection in a manner that 
ensures no storage fees are paid by the Com-
modity Credit Corporation in the adminis-
tration of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall not 
apply with respect to any commodities 
owned and held in inventory by the Com-
modity Credit Corporation (accumulated 
pursuant to the program authorized under 
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section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act (7 U.S.C. 
7272)). 
‘‘(C) 
OPTION
TO
PREVENT
STORAGE 
FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into contracts with bioenergy pro-
ducers to sell eligible commodities to such 
producers prior in time to entering into 
contracts with eligible entities to purchase 
such commodities to be used to satisfy the 
contracts entered into with the bioenergy 
producers. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL TRANSFER RULE.—If the 
Secretary makes a sale and purchase re-
ferred to in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
ensure that the bioenergy producer that pur-
chased eligible commodities takes possession 
of such commodities within 30 calendar 
days of the date the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration purchases such commodities. 
‘‘(5) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—If sugar that 
is subject to a marketing allotment under part VII of 
subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is the subject 
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of a payment under this section, such sugar shall be 
considered marketed and shall count against a proc-
essor’s allocation of an allotment under such part, as 
applicable. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use the 
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, including the use of such sums as 
are necessary, to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 9014. DEDICATED ETHANOL PIPELINE FEASIBILITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
of Transportation, shall spend up to $1,000,000 to fund fea-
sibility studies for the construction of dedicated ethanol 
pipelines. 
(b) CONDUCT OF STUDIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
(A) through a competitive solicitation proc-
ess, select 1 or more firms having capabilities in 
the planning, development, and construction of 
dedicated pipelines to carry out the feasibility 
studies described in subsection (a); or 
(B) carry out the feasibility studies in con-
junction with such firms. 
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(2) TIMING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the Secretary selects 1 or more firms under 
paragraph (1)(A) and funding is made available 
under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award 
funding under this section. 
(B) STUDIES.—As a condition of receiving 
funds under this section, a recipient of funding 
shall agree to submit to the Secretary a com-
pleted feasibility study not later than one year 
after the date on which the recipient is awarded 
funds pursuant to paragraph (1)(A). 
(c) STUDY
FACTORS.—Feasibility studies funded 
under this section shall include consideration of— 
(1) existing or potential barriers to dedicated 
ethanol pipelines, including technical, siting, financ-
ing, and regulatory barriers; 
(2) potential evolutionary pathways for the de-
velopment of an ethanol pipeline transport system, 
such as starting with localized gathering networks as 
compared to major interstate ethanol pipelines to 
carry larger volumes from the Midwest to the East or 
West coast; 
(3) market risk, including throughput risk, and 
ways of mitigating the risk; 
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(4) regulatory, financing, and siting options that 
would mitigate risk in these areas and help ensure the 
construction of dedicated ethanol pipelines; 
(5) financial incentives that may be necessary 
for the construction of dedicated ethanol pipelines, in-
cluding the return on equity that sponsors of the first 
dedicated ethanol pipelines will require to invest in 
the pipelines; 
(6) 
ethanol 
production 
of 
20,000,000,000, 
30,000,000,000, and 40,000,000,000 gallons per year 
by 2020; and 
(7) such other factors that the Secretary con-
siders to be appropriate. 
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—If a recipient of funding 
under this section requests confidential treatment for crit-
ical energy infrastructure information or commercially-sen-
sitive data contained in a feasibility study submitted by 
the recipient under subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall 
offer to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the re-
cipient to maintain the confidentiality of the submitted in-
formation. 
(e) REVIEW; REPORT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
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