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 ‘‘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 demand 
for petroleum in the transportation sector, the Nation 
must diversify its fuel supply to include domestically 
produced biofuels; 
(2) while ethanol has been successful in the mar-
ket 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 distributors 
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 instal-
lation of new biofuel compatible infrastructure and 
transportation systems; 
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(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 ac-
cumulate more than the statutory limit of 15 parts 
per million of sulfur when transported through mul-
tiple pipelines, tanks, and trucks to the final point of 
sale; and 
(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 content. 
SEC. 3. BIOFUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDITIVES RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research 
and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Assistant Administrator’’), 
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, shall carry 
out a program of research and development of materials to 
be added to biofuels to make them more compatible with 
existing infrastructure used to store and deliver petroleum- 
based fuels to the point of final sale. The program shall 
address— 
(1) materials to prevent or mitigate— 
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(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 tem-
peratures; 
(F) oxidative and thermal instability in 
long-term storage and use; 
(G) microbial contamination; and 
(H) problems associated with electrical con-
ductivity; 
(2) alternatives to conventional methods for re-
furbishment and cleaning of gasoline and diesel tanks, 
including tank lining applications; and 
(3) other problems as identified by the Assistant 
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary 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 
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demonstration program on portable, low-cost, and accurate 
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 avail-
able. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency $10,000,000 for carrying out 
this Act. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to facilitate 
the development of markets for biofuels and Ultra Low 
Sulfur Diesel fuel through research and development and 
data collection.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 2 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 547 
[Report No. 110–7] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the development of markets for alter-
native fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel 
through research, development, and demonstra-
tion and data collection. 
FEBRUARY 5, 2007 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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