out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2010. 
SEC. 7. BIOREFINERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
Section 932 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16232), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) BIOREFINERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application for increasing 
energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption in the 
operation of biorefinery facilities.’’. 
SEC. 8. STUDY OF INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF ETHANOL- 
BLENDED GASOLINE WITH HIGHER LEVELS 
OF ETHANOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of 
Transportation, and after providing notice and an oppor-
tunity for public comment, shall conduct a study of the 
feasibility of increasing consumption in the United States 
of ethanol-blended gasoline with levels of ethanol that are 
not less than 10 percent and not more than 40 percent. 
(b) STUDY.—The study under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
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(1) a review of production and infrastructure 
constraints on increasing consumption of ethanol; 
(2) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 
energy-related impacts of State and regional dif-
ferences in ethanol blends; 
(3) an evaluation of the economic, market, and 
energy-related impacts on gasoline retailers and con-
sumers of separate and distinctly labeled fuel stor-
age facilities and dispensers; 
(4) an evaluation of the environmental impacts 
of the ethanol blends described in subsection (a) on 
evaporative and exhaust emissions from on-road, off- 
road, and marine vehicle engines; 
(5) an evaluation of the impacts of the ethanol 
blends described in subsection (a) on the operation, 
durability, and performance of on-road, off-road, and 
marine vehicle engines; and 
(6) an evaluation of the safety impacts of the 
ethanol blends described in subsection (a) on con-
sumers that own and operate off-road and marine 
vehicle engines. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the results of the study con-
ducted under this section. 
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SEC. 9. STUDY OF OPTIMIZATION OF FLEXIBLE FUELED VE-
HICLES TO USE E–85 FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study of whether optimizing flexible fueled vehicles to op-
erate using E–85 fuel would increase the fuel efficiency 
of flexible fueled vehicles, and shall include recommenda-
tions for how manufacturers can best optimize such vehi-
cles to increase fuel efficiency. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results 
of the study under this section, including any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary. 
SEC. 10. STUDY OF ENGINE DURABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH 
THE USE OF BIODIESEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate 
a study on the effects of the use of biodiesel on engine 
durability. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The study under this section 
shall include— 
(1) an assessment of whether the use of bio-
diesel in conventional diesel engines lessens engine 
durability; and 
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(2) an assessment of the effects referred to in 
subsection (a) with respect to biodiesel blends at 
varying concentrations, including the following per-
centage concentrations of biodiesel: 
(A) 5 percent biodiesel. 
(B) 10 percent biodiesel. 
(C) 20 percent biodiesel. 
(D) 30 percent biodiesel. 
(E) 100 percent biodiesel. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Science and Technology of the House 
of Representatives the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results 
of the study under this section, including any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary. 
SEC. 11. BIOENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AU-
THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 
(a) Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16231) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) at the end of paragraph (2) by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) at the end of paragraph (3) by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) $963,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$251,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$377,000,000’’; 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$274,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$398,000,000’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) $419,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of 
which $150,000,00 shall be for section 932(d).’’. 
Æ 
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