[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 144 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5400]
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  SA 2648. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations 
of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to 
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities 
inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RENEWABLE FUEL FEEDSTOCK REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
     entity located in the United States that produces renewable 
     fuel used as transportation fuel (as those terms are defined 
     in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1))).
       (2) Eligible feedstock.--The term ``eligible feedstock'' 
     means renewable biomass described in section 211(o)(1)(I) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) that is intended 
     to be used to produce the renewable fuel described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
     necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     carry out a program to provide payments to eligible entities 
     to reimburse the eligible entities for purchases of eligible 
     feedstocks that were made during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 2020, and ending on March 31, 2020.
       (c) Payment Amount.--The amount of a payment under 
     subsection (b) shall be an amount equal to 75 percent of the 
     purchase price of eligible feedstock paid by an eligible 
     entity.
       (d) Proof of Cost.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     documentation that an eligible entity shall provide to the 
     Secretary to demonstrate the purchase price and quantity of 
     eligible feedstock purchased by the eligible entity to 
     receive a payment under subsection (b).
       (e) Agreements.--To be eligible to receive a payment under 
     subsection (b), an eligible entity shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the payments made under 
     subsection (b), including an identification of each eligible 
     entity that received a payment and the amount received.
       (g) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       (2) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and 
     administration of the program established under subsection 
     (b) shall be made without regard to--
       (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''); or
       (C) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (36 Fed. Reg. 13804 (July 24, 1971)) relating to notices of 
     proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking.
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