Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2421
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2013-06-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Agricultural research

Alternative and renewable resources

Chemistry

Government lending and loan guarantees

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make biorefinery assistance available for renewable chemicals projects.</p> <p>Defines &quot;renewable chemical&quot; as a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass. </p> <p>Extends mandatory and discretionary funding for biorefinery assistance through FY2018.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2013 Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide biorefinery assistance eligibility to renewable chemicals projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 . 2. Inclusion of renewable chemical projects in biorefinery assistance (a) Definitions Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) renewable chemicals. ; (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking biofuels and biobased products and inserting biofuels, biobased products, or renewable chemicals ; (3) in paragraph (11), by inserting (including a renewable chemical) after material or compound ; (4) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: (14) Renewable chemical The term renewable chemical means a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass. . (b) Biorefinery assistance (1) Renewable chemicals Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8103 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking advanced biofuels and inserting advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products ; (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking advanced biofuel and inserting advanced biofuel, a renewable chemical, or a biobased product ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking advanced biofuel and inserting advanced biofuel, a renewable chemical, or a biobased product ; (C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking advanced biofuels and inserting advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products ; (D) in subsection (d)(2)(C)— (i) in clause (i), by striking advanced biofuel and inserting advanced biofuel, a renewable chemical, or a biobased product ; and (ii) in clause (iii), by striking advanced biofuels and inserting advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products ; and (E) in subsection (e)(1)(C)— (i) in clause (i), by striking advanced biofuel and inserting advanced biofuel or renewable chemical ; and (ii) in clause (iii), striking advanced biofuels and inserting advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products . (2) Funding Subsection (h) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking to remain available until expended and all that follows and inserting to remain available until expended, $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 .