,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ai1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to establish a renewable   
fuel feedstock reimbursement program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,renewable ,fuel ,feedstock     
,reimbursement ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,renewable fuel feedstock reimbursement 
program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term
 eligible entity means an entity that   
produces renewable fuel used as         
transportation fuel 7as those terms are 
defined in section #baa7o77#a7 of the   
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gede7o77#a7774  7#b7 ,eligible         
feedstock ,the term eligible feedstock  
means renewable biomass described in    

section #baa7o77#a77;,i77i7 of the      
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gede7o77#a77;,i77i77 that is intended  
to be used to produce the renewable fuel
 described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,establishment of program               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 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 
#a1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,march #ca1    
#bjbj4  7c7 ,payment amount ,the amount 
of a payment under subsection 7b7 shall 
be an amount equal to #ge percent of the
 purchase price of eligible feedstock   
paid by an eligible entity4  7d7 ,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 7b74  7e7      
,agreements ,to be eligible to receive a
 payment under subsection 7b71 an       
eligible entity shall enter into an     
agreement with the ,secretary1 as       
determined by the ,secretary4  7f7      
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives a report on the    
payments made under subsection 7b71     
including an identification of each     
eligible entity that received a payment 
and the amount received4  7g7           
,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall promulgate such regulations as are

 necessary to carry out the program     
established under subsection 7b74  7#b7 
,procedure ,the promulgation of the     
regulations and administration of the   
program established under subsection 7b7
 shall be made without regard to-- 7,a7 
the notice and comment provisions of    
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7,b7 chapter #ce of     
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly known as the ,paperwork       
,reduction ,act72 or  7,c7 the          
,statement of ,policy of the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture 7#cf ,fed4 ,reg4 #achjd 
7,july #bd1 #aiga77 relating to notices 
of proposed rulemaking and public       
participation in rulemaking4