3.0.0 5925 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-16T20:01:14Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:04:10Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-03T19:34:03Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:04:15Z 2006-08-16 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2006-08-03 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 N Energy Agricultural extension work Agricultural research Agricultural wastes Agriculture and Food Alternative energy sources Awards, medals, prizes Biomass energy Commemorations Commercialization Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Energy efficiency Energy research Environmental Protection Farms Federal aid to research Federally-guaranteed loans Government lending Governmental investigations Refuse as fuel Research and development Research grants Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Energy 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-09-21T20:17:58Z Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) develop recommendations for evaluation measures and criteria for programs under this Act; and (2) evaluate the feasibility of prize and best practices award programs as tools to promote self-powered farms.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an award program for up to 30 state agricultural research programs for self-powered farm demonstrations; (2) provide low-cost revolving loans and loan guarantees to eligible entities for the commercial application of energy or other technologies that will contribute to establishing self-powered farms, with highest preference given to applicants who propose to meet their energy needs from biobased feedstocks or other renewable energy sources produced on that farm; and (3) enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a review of the programs under this Act.

]]> To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide for Federal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to enable the development of farms that are net producers of both food and energy, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5925ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5925ih.xml 2006-08-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.