I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6134 
To restore certain fuels provisions enacted by section 1501 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2008 
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. DEAL 
of Georgia, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mrs. 
BONO
MACK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCCAUL 
of Texas, Mr. KUHL of New York, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To restore certain fuels provisions enacted by section 1501 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and for other purposes. 
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 Ad-
justment Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN RENEWABLE FUEL PRO-
VISIONS. 
Section 202 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 202 RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD. 
‘‘When the Secretary submits to Congress the report 
provided for in section 203 of this Act, the President shall 
recommend to Congress appropriate changes, if any, to 
section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act based upon the find-
ings in the report.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL AND STUDY. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 201 of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 is repealed. 
(b) STUDY.—Paragraph (11) of section 211(o) of the 
Clean Air Act, as added by section 203 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(11) STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall enter into an arrangement with the 
National Academy of Sciences under which the 
Academy shall assess the impact of Federal and 
State requirements to use ethanol on producers of 
feed grains, livestock, food, forest products, energy, 
and other consumer goods.’’. 
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SEC. 4. REDUCED ETHANOL BLENDER CREDIT FOR ETH-
ANOL DERIVED FROM CORN KERNELS, SOY-
BEANS, OR OTHER FOOD OR FEED SUB-
STANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 40 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to reduced credit 
for ethanol blenders) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS FOR ETHANOL 
DERIVED
FROM
CORN
KERNELS, SOYBEANS, OR 
OTHER FOOD OR FEED SUBSTANCES.—In the case of 
ethanol derived from corn kernels, soybeans, or any 
other substance that is suitable for human food or 
livestock feed consumption, the table contained in 
paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting the 
amounts in the following table for the otherwise ap-
plicable blender amounts and low-proof blender 
amounts: 
‘‘In the case of any sale or use 
during calendar year: 
The blender 
amount is: 
The low-proof 
blender 
amount is: 
2009 ....................................................................
33.33
2010 ....................................................................
24.44
2011 ....................................................................
11.11’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to sales and uses after December 
31, 2008. 
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