[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4617 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4617

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2023

  Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Costa) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
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.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall 
establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to 
eligible entities to carry out not fewer than 10 pilot 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, 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), 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 carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, 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.
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