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Departments of Agriculture and Energy; 
and 
‘‘(iv) activities under this section are 
carried out in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—To avoid duplication of 
effort, the Advisory Committee shall coordinate its 
activities with those of other Federal advisory com-
mittees working in related areas. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at least quarterly to enable the Advisory 
Committee to carry out the duties of the Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(6) TERMS.—Members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, ex-
cept that— 
‘‘(A) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 
and 
‘‘(B) one-third of the members initially ap-
pointed shall be appointed for a term of 2 
years. 
‘‘(g) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INI-
TIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of Energy, acting through 
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their respective points of contact and in consultation 
with the Board, shall establish and carry out a Bio-
mass Research and Development Initiative under 
which competitively awarded grants, contracts, and 
financial assistance are provided to, or entered into 
with, eligible entities to carry out research on, and 
development and demonstration of, biobased fuels 
and biobased products, and the methods, practices 
and technologies, for their production. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initia-
tive are to develop— 
‘‘(A) technologies and processes necessary 
for abundant commercial production of biobased 
fuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; 
‘‘(B) high-value biobased products— 
‘‘(i) to enhance the economic viability 
of biobased fuels and power; and 
‘‘(ii) as substitutes for petroleum- 
based feedstocks and products; and 
‘‘(C) a diversity of sustainable domestic 
sources of biomass for conversion to biobased 
fuels and biobased products. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative 
are— 
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‘‘(A) to increase the energy security of the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) to create jobs and enhance the eco-
nomic development of the rural economy; 
‘‘(C) to enhance the environment and pub-
lic health; and 
‘‘(D) to diversify markets for raw agricul-
tural and forestry products. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL AREAS.—To advance the ob-
jectives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and heads of other appro-
priate departments and agencies (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research 
and development toward— 
‘‘(A) feedstock production through the de-
velopment of crops and cropping systems rel-
evant to production of raw materials for conver-
sion to biobased fuels and biobased products, 
including— 
‘‘(i) development of advanced and 
dedicated crops with desired features, in-
cluding enhanced productivity, broader site 
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