To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5234
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-03-08
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Agricultural research

Horticulture and plants
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to allow algae to be considered an eligible material under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). </p> <p>(Under BCAP, USDA provides matching payments to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. Under current law, algae is excluded from the definition of &quot;eligible material.&quot;)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.

1. Expanding opportunities for algae-based research Section 9011(a)(6)(C) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8111(a)(6)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking clause (iv); and (2) by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively.