3.0.0 2619 2023-01-11T13:39:56Z 2023-01-11T13:39:56Z Senate S 2018-03-22 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-03-22T21:30:13Z Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 1776 S 2017-09-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2018-03-22 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-03-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2018-06-25 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Alternative and renewable resources Congressional oversight Energy storage, supplies, demand Fires Food supply, safety, and labeling Forests, forestry, trees Manufacturing Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Agriculture and Food 00 2018-03-22 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-27T12:19:17Z Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018

This bill amends the Farm Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize through FY2023 several Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs, including:

  • the Biobased Markets Program;
  • the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program;
  • the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels;
  • the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP);
  • the Biomass Research and Development Initiative;
  • the Feedstock Flexibility Program; and
  • the Community Wood Energy Program.

The bill modifies and reauthorizes the Biomass Crop Assistance Program to:

  • rename it the Biofuels and Biobased Product Feedstock and Wildland Fire Protection Program;
  • require USDA to provide assistance under the program for hazardous woody fuel reduction projects; and
  • expand the definition of eligible materials to include algae and animal waste byproducts, including fat, oil, grease, and manure.

The bill provides mandatory funding through FY2023 for several of the reauthorized programs.

The bill modifies the Biobased Markets Program to: (1) include producers of renewable chemicals in the voluntary labeling program, and (2) require USDA and the Department of Commerce to jointly develop North American Industry Classification system codes for renewable chemical manufacturers and biobased products manufacturers.

The bill modifies REAP to prohibit more than 30% of the funds from being used each year for: (1) any one form of renewable energy, or (2) technologies to improve the efficiency of energy usage.

]]> Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 Display Title Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize energy programs through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2619is/xml/BILLS-115s2619is.xml 2018-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.