[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 140 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5277]
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      By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. 
        Ernst):
  S. 4481. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to update the modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse 
gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4481

       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 ``Adopt the Greenhouse Gases, 
     Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation Model 
     Act'' or the ``Adopt GREET Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.

       In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

     SEC. 3. LIFECYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM CORN-BASED 
                   ETHANOL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 
     years thereafter, the Administrator shall update the 
     methodology used by the Environmental Protection Agency in 
     lifecycle analyses with respect to greenhouse gas emissions 
     that result from corn-based ethanol.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) First update.--In carrying out the first update 
     required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
     adopt--
       (A) the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, 
     and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to 
     as the ``GREET model'') developed by Argonne National 
     Laboratory; or
       (B) the methodology described in the study by the Office of 
     the Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture entitled 
     ``The greenhouse gas benefits of corn ethanol-assessing 
     recent evidence'' and published on March 25, 2019.
       (2) Subsequent updates.--In carrying out the second and 
     each subsequent update required under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (A) as necessary, adopt, review, or update a methodology 
     determined to be appropriate by the Administrator; or
       (B) adopt a methodology described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of paragraph (1).
       (c) Report.--If the Administrator fails to carry out 
     subsection (b)(2) before the applicable deadline described in 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Energy 
     and Natural Resources, and Environment and Public Works of 
     the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and 
     Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the reasons for the 
     failure to carry out subsection (b)(2), which may include a 
     determination by the Administrator that the methodology 
     adopted or updated in a previous update under subsection (a) 
     remains the most current methodology based on available data, 
     research, and technology.

     SEC. 4. LIFECYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM BIODIESEL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 
     years thereafter, the Administrator shall update the 
     methodology used by the Environmental Protection Agency in 
     lifecycle analyses with respect to greenhouse gas emissions 
     that result from biodiesel.
       (b) Requirements.--
       (1) First update.--In carrying out the first update 
     required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall adopt 
     the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and 
     Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as 
     the ``GREET model'') developed by Argonne National 
     Laboratory.
       (2) Subsequent updates.--In carrying out the second and 
     each subsequent update required under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (A) as necessary, adopt, review, or update a methodology 
     determined to be appropriate by the Administrator; or
       (B) adopt the methodology described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Report.--If the Administrator fails to carry out 
     subsection (b)(2) before the applicable deadline described in 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Energy 
     and Natural Resources, and Environment and Public Works of 
     the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and 
     Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the reasons for the 
     failure to carry out subsection (b)(2), which may include a 
     determination by the Administrator that the methodology 
     adopted or updated in a previous update under subsection (a) 
     remains the most current methodology based on available data, 
     research, and technology.
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