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 ‘‘Home Front Energy 
Independence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM 
AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The importation of petroleum 
and petroleum products from the Russian Federation is 
prohibited. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Presi-
dent determines and reports to Congress that the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation recognizes the sovereignty 
and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internation-
ally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) applies with respect to articles entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF ETHANOL 
FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 45U. CREDIT FOR SALE OR BLENDING OF ETHANOL 
FUELS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, the 
ethanol fuel credit determined under this section for any 
taxable year is an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an applicable taxpayer which 
is described in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 
‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 blended by 
such taxpayer, 5 cents, and 
‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel blended by 
such taxpayer which contains more than 15 vol-
ume percent ethanol, 10 cents, and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (c), in the case of an 
applicable taxpayer which is described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) for each gallon of E15 sold by such 
taxpayer, 5 cents, and 
‘‘(B) for each gallon of fuel sold by such 
taxpayer which contains more than 15 volume 
percent ethanol, 10 cents. 
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE TAXPAYER.—The term ‘appli-
cable taxpayer’ means— 
‘‘(A) an oxygenate blender (as defined in 
section 1090.80 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations), and 
‘‘(B) a retailer (as defined in paragraph 
(7) of section 101 of the Petroleum Marketing 
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801)). 
‘‘(2) E15.—The term ‘E15’ means gasoline 
that contains more than 13 and no more than 15 
volume percent ethanol. 
‘‘(c) ELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ELECTION
BY
OXYGENATE
BLEND-
ER.—Subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect 
to any gallon of fuel described in such sub-
section only if the applicable taxpayer described 
in subsection (b)(1)(A) elects to have such sub-
section apply with respect to such gallon of fuel. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The applicable tax-
payer described in subparagraph (A) shall pro-
vide notice of their election with respect to any 
gallon of fuel described in such subparagraph to 
any applicable taxpayer described in subsection 
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(b)(1)(B) to which such fuel is sold, with such 
notice to be provided on or before the date of 
such sale. 
‘‘(2) CREDIT FOR RETAILER AVAILABLE ONLY 
IF NOT CLAIMED BY OXYGENATE BLENDER.—Sub-
section (a)(2) shall apply with respect to any gallon 
of fuel described in such subsection only if the appli-
cable taxpayer described in subsection (b)(1)(A) has 
not elected (pursuant to paragraph (1)) to apply 
subsection (a)(1) with respect to such gallon of fuel. 
‘‘(d) REFUNDABLE CREDIT
FOR SMALL RETAIL-
ERS.—For purposes of this title, in the case of a retailer 
with not greater than 5 retail locations at the close of the 
taxable year, the credit allowed under subsection (a)(2) 
for such taxable year shall be treated as a credit allowable 
under subpart C (and not allowable under this subpart) 
for such taxable year. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regulations 
or other guidance as the Secretary determines nec-
essary or appropriate, if, with respect to the credit 
allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year, 
the applicable taxpayer elects the application of this 
subsection for such taxable year with respect to all 
(or any portion specified in such election) of such 
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credit, the eligible entity specified in such election, 
and not the applicable taxpayer, shall be treated as 
the taxpayer for purposes of this title with respect 
to such credit (or such portion thereof). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means any per-
son within the supply chain for fuel described in 
such section (a).’’. 
(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 
the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (33) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(34) the credit for sale or blending of ethanol 
fuels under section 45U to which subsection (d) of 
such section does not apply.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45U. Credit for sale or blending of ethanol fuels.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to fuel blended or sold after De-
cember 31, 2021. 
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SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL 
AND RENEWABLE DIESEL. 
(a) INCOME TAX CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40A(g) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 
after December 31, 2022. 
(b) EXCISE TAX INCENTIVES.— 
(1) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6426(c)(6) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(B) PAYMENTS.—Section 6427(e)(6)(B) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 
after December 31, 2022. 
SEC. 5. ETHANOL REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATIONS 
AND E15 LABELING. 
(a) ETHANOL WAIVER.— 
(1) REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(h)) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or more’’ after 
‘‘10 percent’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘additional alcohol or’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
more’’ after ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(2) EXISTING WAIVERS.—Section 211(f)(4) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator, upon’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator, upon’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been 
granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) prior 
to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the condi-
tions of that waiver, other than the waiver’s 
limits for Reid Vapor Pressure, may be intro-
duced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive 
meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure 
requirements.’’. 
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(b) E15 LABELING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 211(c) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REVISIONS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) revise the regulations of the Ad-
ministrator, and any other labeling re-
quirements or conditions that the Adminis-
trator has adopted pursuant to this sec-
tion, to prescribe that retailers shall label 
gasoline that contains more than 10 per-
cent, but not more than 15 percent, eth-
anol to have only the following language: 
‘Contains no more than 15% ethanol.’; and 
‘‘(ii) finalize the proposed rule of the 
Environmental Protection Agency entitled 
‘E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Com-
patibility 
With 
Underground 
Storage 
Tanks’ (86 Fed. Reg. 5094 (January 19, 
2021)). 
‘‘(B) WAIVERS
VALID.—Notwithstanding 
the change in labeling required by subpara-
graph (A)(i), any waiver granted to gasoline 
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that contains more than 10 percent, but not 
more than 15 percent, ethanol under subsection 
(f)(4) before the date of enactment of this para-
graph shall remain valid.’’. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR EXPANDING DOMESTIC BIOFUEL CON-
SUMPTION. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9015. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICUL-
TURAL 
PRODUCT 
MARKET 
EXPANSION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State or unit of local government; 
‘‘(2) a Tribal government; 
‘‘(3) an authority, agency, partnership, or in-
strumentality of an entity described in paragraph 
(1) or (2); and 
‘‘(4) a group of entities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (3). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a grant program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties to carry out the activities described in subsection (f). 
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‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the grant program 
established under subsection (b) shall be— 
‘‘(1) to increase the use of domestic agricultural 
crops by expanding or aiding in the expansion of do-
mestic biofuel markets; 
‘‘(2) to aid in the development of new and addi-
tional biofuel markets, marketing facilities, and uses 
for feedstock derived from agricultural crops and 
other biomass; 
‘‘(3) to stabilize prices in agricultural markets 
by increasing demand for feedstock derived from ag-
ricultural crops; 
‘‘(4) to boost domestic production and use of 
biofuels to promote rural economic development and 
job creation; and 
‘‘(5) to support farm income by increasing de-
mand for feedstock use and production. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at the time, in the manner, and containing the 
information that the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—In selecting an eligible 
entity to receive a grant under this section, the Secretary 
shall consider the extent to which the application of the 
eligible entity proposes— 
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‘‘(1) to convert existing pump infrastructure to 
deliver ethanol blends with greater than 10 percent 
ethanol; 
‘‘(2) to diversify the geographic area selling eth-
anol blends with greater than 10 percent ethanol; 
‘‘(3) to support existing or emerging biodiesel, 
bioheat, and sustainable aviation fuel markets that 
have existing incentives; 
‘‘(4) to increase the use of existing fuel delivery 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(5) to enable or accelerate the deployment of 
renewable fuel infrastructure that would be unlikely 
to be completed without Federal assistance; and 
‘‘(6) to build and retrofit traditional and pipe-
line biodiesel terminal operations (including rail 
lines) and home heating oil distribution centers or 
equivalent entities— 
‘‘(A) to blend biodiesel; and 
‘‘(B) to carry ethanol and biodiesel. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE USE.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section may use the grant funds— 
‘‘(1) to distribute to private or public entities 
for costs related to incentivizing deployment of re-
newable fuel infrastructure; 
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‘‘(2) to convert existing pump infrastructure to 
deliver ethanol blends greater than 10 percent and 
biodiesel blends greater than 20 percent; 
‘‘(3) to install fuel pumps and related infra-
structure dedicated to the distribution of higher eth-
anol blends (including E15 and E85) and higher 
biodiesel blends up to B100 at fueling locations, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) local fueling stations; 
‘‘(B) convenience stores; 
‘‘(C) hypermarket fueling stations; and 
‘‘(D) fleet facilities or similar entities; and 
‘‘(4) to build and retrofit traditional and pipe-
line biodiesel terminal operations (including rail 
lines) and home heating oil distribution centers or 
equivalent entities— 
‘‘(A) to blend biodiesel; and 
‘‘(B) to carry ethanol and biodiesel. 
‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Any infra-
structure used or installed with grant funds provided 
under this section shall be certified by the Underwriters 
Laboratory as infrastructure that distributes blends with 
an ethanol content of 25 percent or greater. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the total cost of carrying out a project awarded a 
grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN AC-
TIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall ensure that Federal funds do not 
exceed— 
‘‘(A) 75 percent of the per pump cost 
for— 
‘‘(i) pumps that can dispense a range 
of ethanol blends of E85 or lower (new 
pumps or retrofit of existing pumps); and 
‘‘(ii) dedicated E15 or E85 pumps 
(new pumps or retrofit of existing pumps); 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of the terminal cost for 
terminals with B100 capabilities; or 
‘‘(C) 40 percent of the per tank cost for 
new storage tanks and related equipment asso-
ciated with new facilities or additional capacity 
other than replacement of existing storage 
tanks and related equipment associated with ex-
isting facilities. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
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