SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Fuels Infra-
structure Research and Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that—
(1) in order to lessen United States dependence 
on foreign sources of petroleum, and decrease de-
mand for petroleum in the transportation sector, the 
Nation must diversify its fuel supply to include do-
mestically produced biofuels including hydrogen; 
(2) while ethanol has been successful in the 
market place as a fuel additive, newer biofuels may 
present unique challenges that may render the fuels 
incompatible with the current fuel transportation 
and delivery infrastructure, placing the burden of 
costly refurbishment and construction on fuel dis-
tributors and retailers; 
(3) chemical additives to the fuels may mitigate 
the negative impacts of some biofuels on existing in-
frastructure and preclude costly retrofitting or in-
stallation of new biofuel compatible infrastructure 
and transportation systems; 
(4) in order to mitigate air pollution and com-
ply with Federal mandates, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel 
fuel was introduced into the marketplace in 2006;
(5) fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel may 
accumulate more than the statutory limit of 15 
parts per million of sulfur when transported through 
multiple pipelines, tanks, and trucks to the final 
point of sale; 
(6) fuel distributors and retailers may inadvert-
ently take delivery of fuel labeled Ultra Low Sulfur 
Diesel with more than 15 parts per million of sulfur 
without a practical means of verifying sulfur con-
tent; and 
(7) fuel distributors and retailers may trans-
form their business by dispensing hydrogen, re-
formed on site from various feedstocks, or delivered 
by pipeline or tube trucks, resulting in new storage, 
handling, and equipment challenges. 
SEC. 3. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDITIVES RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Re-
search and Development of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Assistant Adminis-
trator’’), in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall 
carry out a program of research and development of mate-
rials to be added to biofuels to make them more compat-
ible with existing infrastructure used to store and deliver
petroleum-based fuels to the point of final sale. The As-
sistant Administrator is encouraged to utilize Land Grant 
Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Hispanic Serving Institutions, and other minority-serving 
institutions among other resources to undertake research 
for this program. The program shall address—
(1) materials to prevent or mitigate—
(A) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, 
cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material 
used in pipes and storage tanks; 
(B) dissolving of storage tank sediments; 
(C) clogging of filters; 
(D) contamination from water or other 
adulterants or pollutants; 
(E) poor flow properties related to low 
temperatures; 
(F) oxidative and thermal instability in 
long-term storage and use; 
(G) microbial contamination; and 
(H) problems associated with electrical 
conductivity; 
(2) alternatives to conventional methods for re-
furbishment and cleaning of gasoline and diesel 
tanks, including tank lining applications;
(3) strategies to minimize emissions from infra-
structure; 
(4) issues with respect to certification by a na-
tionally recognized testing laboratory of components 
for fuel dispensing devises that specifically reference 
compatibility with alcohol blended and other biofuels 
that contain greater than 15 percent alcohol; 
(5) challenges for design, reforming, storage, 
handling, and dispensing hydrogen fuel from various 
feedstocks, including biomass, from neighborhood 
fueling stations, including codes and standards de-
velopment necessary beyond that carried out under 
section 809 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16158); 
(6) issues with respect to where in the fuel sup-
ply chain additives optimally should be added to 
fuels; and 
(7) other problems as identified by the Assist-
ant Administrator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Energy and the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
SEC. 4. SULFUR TESTING FOR DIESEL FUELS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Assistant Administrator, in con-
sultation with the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, shall carry out a research, development, and
demonstration program on portable, low-cost, and accu-
rate methods and technologies for testing of sulfur content 
in fuel, including Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel and Low Sulfur 
Diesel. 
(b) SCHEDULE
OF DEMONSTRATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Assistant Administrator shall begin demonstrations of 
technologies under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS AND DATA 
BASE DEVELOPMENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall develop a physical properties data base and 
standard reference materials for biofuels. Such data base 
and standard reference materials shall be maintained and 
updated as appropriate as additional biofuels become 
available. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SUBJECT TO 
PAY AS YOU GO. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency $10,000,000 for carrying 
out this Act, to be derived from amounts otherwise appro-
priated to the Environmental Protection Agency for en-
ergy research, development, and demonstration activities
related to fuels or environmental research and develop-
ment activities related to fuels. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the 
program under this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
transmit a report to Congress containing suggestions for 
any Federal incentives that could help such program be 
more successful. 
SEC. 8. ADDITIONAL FINDING. 
The Congress also finds that in order to lessen 
United States dependence on foreign sources of petroleum, 
and decrease demand for petroleum in aircraft, such as 
passenger planes with 42 business class seats capable of 
transcontinental flights, the Nation must diversify its fuel 
supply for aircraft to include domestically produced alter-
native fuels. 
SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL ISSUES. 
Research and development under this Act shall ad-
dress issues with respect to increased volatile emissions 
or increased nitrogen oxide emissions. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.