,i #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecgc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #ba1 #bjah,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 & ,mr4 ,biggs7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to provide support = ! production ( algae1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts 7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,algae ,agriculture ,act ( #bjah4 7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #b4 ,national cons]vation practice /&>d = algae-bas$ nutri5t managem5t sy/ems4 ,sec4 #c4 ,rural electrification assi/ance programs4 ,sec4 #d4 ,agriculture & ,food ,rese>* ,initiatives priorities4 ,sec4 #e4 ,f\ndation = ,food & ,agriculture ,rese>* ,purposes4 ,sec4 #f4 ,/udies4 ,sec4 #g4 ,c5t] ( excell5ce4 ,sec4 #h4 ,en]gy programs4 ,sec4 #i4 ,assi/ance = algae production4 #b4 ,national cons]vation practice /&>d = algae-bas$ nutri5t managem5t sy/ems ,section #abdd ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7m7 ,national cons]vation practice /&>d = algae-,bas$ nutri5t managem5t sy/ems ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,algae ,agriculture ,act ( #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & publi% 9 ! ,national ,h&book ( ,cons]vation ,practices1 a national cons]vation practice /&>d = algae-bas$ nutri5t managem5t sy/ems4 4 #c4 ,rural electrification assi/ance programs 7a7 ,section #b7;a7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijb7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ effici5cy & cons]vation & ins]t+ effici5cy1 cons]vation1 & emissions r$uction 7includ+ c>bon capture & use74 7b7 ,section #d7;a7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijd7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 ins]t+ aft] g5]at+ plants ! foll[+3 & relat$ emissions r$uction facilities 7includ+ c>bon capture & use72 & 7#b7 by /rik+ effici5cy & cons]vation & ins]t+ effici5cy1 cons]vation1 & emissions r$uction 7includ+ c>bon capture & use74 7c7 ,section #ai7;a7 ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;a7a77 is am5d$ 9 ea* ( p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 by ins]t+ 7includ+ c>bon capture & use & o!r relat$ emissions r$uction7 aft] g5]ation4 7d7 ,section #fji7;c77#c7 ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;c7c77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ --2 & 7#b7 by add+ aft] & bel[ ! end ! foll[+3 7,a7 r5ewable en]gy facilities2 & 7,b7 c>bon capture & use4 4 #d4 ,agriculture & ,food ,rese>* ,initiatives priorities ,subsection 7b77#b7 ( ! ,competitive1 ,special1 & ,facilities ,rese>* ,grant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ ,plant sy/ems & ins]t+ ,plant & algae sy/ems 7includ+ micro- & macro-algae sy/ems72 7,b7 9 clause 7iv71 by /rik+ plant-pe/ & ins]t+ plant- & algae-pe/2 & 7,c7 by ins]t+ & algae aft] plant ea* place x appe>s 9 clauses 7i71 7ii71 7v71 7vi71 & 7vii72 7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7ix77,,ii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,b7 9 clause 7x71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clauses3 7xi7 developm5t & te/+ ( alt]native fe$s & fe$ +r$i5ts to meet gr[+ global dem& = prote9s1 nutritional oils1 & o!r fe$ compon5ts2 & 7xii7 ) respect to animal heal?1 immune /imulants & o!r complem5ts or alt]natives to antibiotic drugs & biologics4 2 7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7iv71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,b7 9 clause 7v71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3 7vi7 developm5t & te/+ ( new food +r$i5ts4 2 7#d7 9 subp>agraph 7,d77iii71 by ins]t+ 1 re/or+ soil c>bon & soil heal?1 aft] wat] losses2 & 7#e7 9 subp>agraph 7,f7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7v71 7vi71 & 7vii7 z clauses 7vi71 7vii71 & 7viii72 & 7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7iv7 ! foll[+ new clause3 7v7 economic opportunities f new fe$/ocks or food products t exp& agricultural opportunity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh production on m>g9al or unproductive l&1 indu/rial sy/ems1 or coa/al or op5 seawat]1 or t significantly increase ! yield ( food1 fe$1 or o!r products f exi/+ agricultural l&2 4 #e4 ,f\ndation = ,food & ,agriculture ,rese>* ,purposes ,sec4 #gfja7;c77,a7 ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eici7;c77,a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ & algae aft] plant ea* place x appe>s4 #f4 ,/udies 7a7 ,algae prote9 /udy 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all initiate a /udy ( algae prote9 production pot5tial4 ,! /udy %all-- 7,a7 review & validate project$ ne$s & supply gaps = prote9 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! next #bj ye>s 7beg9n+ ) #bjai71 bas$ on curr5t production tr5ds1 dem& & te*nology outlook2 7,b7 assess ! physical & economic feasibility = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to gr[ algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae7 to address su* ne$s & supply gaps2 7,c7 comp>e ! nutritional pr(ile & b5efits ( algae ) o!r alt]native prote9 s\rces & meat prote9s2 7,d7 det]m9e public & private activities & inve/m5ts requir$ to scale up to ,unit$ ,/ates algae prote9 production ov] ! %ort-1 m$ium-1 & long-t]m2 7,e7 e/imate ! numb] ( jobs creat$1 p] ,/ate & p] ,congressional di/rict1 by fully ramp+ up production ( algae prote9s2 & 7,f7 e/imate ! pot5tial value ( algae prote9 exports f ! ,unit$ ,/ates by #bjbe1 #bjcj1 & #bjce4 7#b7 ,/udy team memb]s ,! team ( individuals conduct+ su* /udy %all include "o laboratory ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 "o laboratory ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 indu/ry associations1 & academics4 7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all submit to ,congress a report t describes ! results ( ! /udy4 7#d7 ,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection su* sums z may be necess>y1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 7b7 ,algae = soil heal? /udy 7#a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all initiate a competitive ext]nal /udy to det]m9e ! b5efits to microbial div]sity1 ! re/oration ( soil organic c>bon & humic sub/ances1 & o!r aspects ( soil heal? ( on-field application ( algae biomass 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae7 or algae-d]iv$ compon5ts4 ,! /udy %all1 ) respect to ! application ( algae biomass-- 7,a7 develop a rese>* protocol = a ?ree-ye> evaluation2 7,b7 conduct field trials2 7,c7 prep>e & dissem9ate an annual progress report to ! public on ! ,int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 & 7,d7 prep>e & dissem9ate a f9al report to ! public1 includ+ an assessm5t ( opportunities & b>ri]s to comm]cial deploym5t4 7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a report t describes ! results ( ! /udy4 7#c7 ,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection su* sums z may be necess>y1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 #g4 ,c5t] ( excell5ce ,section #afgc ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibf7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 7d7 ,algae prote9 c5t] ( excell5ce ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an ,algae ,prote9 ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce to accel]ate developm5t ( a ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae7 indu/ry t w s]ve z a hub = innovation & collaboration1 among lead+ ,unit$ ,/ates algae companies1 int]national food corporations1 & univ]sity rese>* exp]ts4 ,! ,c5t] %all be compris$ ( "o c5t] = ea* ( ! foll[+ major prote9 m>kets3 7#a7 ,food4 7#b7 ,animal fe$4 7#c7 ,aquaculture fe$4 4 #h4 ,en]gy programs 7a7 ,am5dm5ts to def9itions ,section #ijja ( ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haja7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,b7 9 clause 7vii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7viii7 fuel d]iv$ f biological process+ ( c>bon captur$ f-- 7,i7 an indu/rial s\rce t w\ld o!rwise be releas$ into ! atmosph]e2 or 7,,ii7 air capture4 2 7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ 1 except food or fe$ f algae or biological capture & reuse ( c>bon aft] o!r ?an food or fe$2 7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ or =e/ry mat]ials & ins]t+ 1 =e/ry mat]ials1 or fuel d]iv$ f biological process+ ( c>bon captur$ f an indu/rial s\rce t w\ld o!rwise be releas$ into ! atmosph]e or air capture2 & 7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#ac77;,b77ii7-- 7,a7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,b7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,v7 fuel d]iv$ f biological process+ ( c>bon captur$ f-- 7aa7 an indu/rial s\rce t w\ld o!rwise be releas$ into ! atmosph]e2 or 7bb7 air capture4 4 7b7 ,biobas$ ,m>kets ,program ,section #ijjb ( ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7k7 ,biobas$ cont5t = recycl$ c>bon ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% biobas$ cont5t me?odology = products f biologically recycl$ c>bon t provides full cr$it = c>bon cont5t f biological process+ ( c>bon captur$ f-- 7#a7 an indu/rial s\rce t w\ld o!rwise be releas$ into ! atmosph]e2 or 7#b7 air capture4 4 7c7 ,bioref9]y1 r5ewable *emical1 & biobas$ product manufactur+ assi/ance ,section #ijjc ( ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajc7 is am5d$ 9 subsection 7b77#c7-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & at ! end & ins]t+ or2 & 7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ r5ewable *emical or biobas$ product be=e te*nology2 & 7,b7 by /rik+ bioref9]y t produces an advanc$ bi(uel4 & ins]t+ bioref9]y44 7d7 ,biomass ,crop ,assi/ance ,program ,section #ijaa7;a77#f77;,c7 ( ! ,f>m ,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haaa7;a77#f77;,c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7iv72 & 7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7v7 ?r\gh 7vii7 z subsections 7iv7 ?r\gh 7vi71 respectively4 #i4 ,assi/ance = algae production 7a7 ,eligibility ( algae = non9sur$ crop disa/] assi/ance program ,section #aif7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,agriculture ,improvem5t & ,re=m ,act ( #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc7;a77#b77;,b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae71 aft] biomass sorghum14 7b7 ,rese>* & developm5t priorities ,section #ebb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by ins]t+ algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae71 aft] includ+12 7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#bd7 z p>agraph 7#be72 & 7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#bc7 ! foll[+3 7#bd7 ,algae insurance policies 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,corporation %all (f] to ent] into #a or m contracts ) qualifi$ entities to c>ry out rese>* & developm5t reg>d+ a policy to insure algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae7 t is gr[n = ! production ( food1 fe$1 r5ewable bi(uel1 biobas$ products1 or o!r purposes4 7,b7 ,rese>* & developm5t ,rese>* & developm5t ) respect to ! policy requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( risk managem5t tools = ! production ( algae 7includ+ microalgae & macroalgae71 includ+ policies & plans ( insurance t-- 7i7 are bas$ on m>ket prices & yields2 7ii7 to ! ext5t t insuffici5t data exi/ to develop a policy bas$ on m>ket prices & yields1 evaluate ! policies & plans ( insurance bas$ on o!r factors det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 & 7iii7 provide protection = production or rev5ue losses1 or bo?4 4