Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act
Bill: H.R.5589 | Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh (D-CA)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act
This bill requires the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to award grants for pilot projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions by converting and valorizing tree nut harvest by-products into higher value biocarbon products. Eligible grantees include, among others, certain colleges or universities and agricultural business entities.

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to award 
grants to eligible entities to carry out projects with the potential to 
reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree 
nut harvest by-products into multiple higher value biocarbon products, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pyrolysis Innovation Grants Act''.

SEC. 2. PYROLYSIS INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the 
``Secretary''), acting through the Director of the National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture, shall establish a program under which the 
Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities to carry 
out not fewer than 10 pilot projects with the potential to reduce or 
sequester greenhouse gas emissions by converting and valorizing tree 
nut harvest by-products into multiple higher value biocarbon products, 
including sustainable industrial applications, agrochemicals, 
repurposing process heat, energy, and construction materials.
    (b) Eligible Entity Defined.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
            (1) a college or university (as defined in section 1404 of 
        the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
        Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103));
            (2) a third-party private entity, the primary business of 
        which is related to agriculture (as determined by the 
        Secretary);
            (3) a nongovernmental organization with experience working 
        with agricultural producers (as determined by the Secretary); 
        and
            (4) a Federal agency or other governmental organization.
    (c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date on which the 
first grant is awarded under subsection (a), and biennially thereafter 
until two years after the date on which the last grant is awarded under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on--
            (1) the activities carried out using grants awarded under 
        such subsection;
            (2) best practices used to leverage the investment of the 
        Federal Government for the purposes specified in subsection 
        (a); and
            (3) an assessment of the results achieved by the program 
        established under this section.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
        $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to 
        remain available until expended.
            (2) Administrative costs.--Of the amounts made available 
        under this section in any fiscal year, not more than 8 percent 
        may be used for evaluation, monitoring, salaries, and 
        administrative expenses.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 122

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 5589

                          [Report No. 117-167]

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