,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,shaheen1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to approve certain advanced    
biofuel registrations1 to require the   
consideration of certain advanced       
biofuel pathways1 and to reduce         
greenhouse gas emissions1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,approval of advanced    
biofuel registrations  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,application ,the
 term application means an application  
for registration under section #hj4adej 
of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7as in effect on ,june #ag1
 #bjbj7-- 7,a7 that was submitted for   
approval before ,june #ag1 #bjbj2  7,b7 
for which not less than #ahj days have  
elapsed since the date on which         
application was submitted for approval2 

and  7,c7 that has not been denied by   
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency 7referred to in    
this ,act as the ,administrator7 before 
,june #ag1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,transportation 
fuel ,the term transportation fuel has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#baa7o77#a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7o77#a774  7b7 ,action  
on applications  7#a7 ,in general ,for  
the purposes of carrying out the        
,renewable ,fuel ,program under section 
#baa7o7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #gede7o77 7referred to in this
 ,act as the ,renewable ,fuel ,program71
 an application shall be considered     
approved if not less than #a ,state has 
approved the sale of fuel produced using
 the processes described in the         
application under a program designed to 
reduce the carbon intensity of          
transportation fuel4  7#b7 ,final action
 on certain applications ,for the       
purposes of carrying out the ,renewable 
,fuel ,program1 in a case in which no   

,state has approved the sale of fuel    
produced using the processes described  
in the application under a program      
designed to reduce the carbon intensity 
of transportation fuel1 not later than  
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall take
 final action on the application4  #b4  
,requirement for action on pending      
advanced biofuel pathways ,for purposes 
of carrying out the ,renewable ,fuel    
,program1 not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,administrator shall take final action 
on a petition for a renewable fuel      
pathway under section #hj4adaf of title 
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on ,june #ag1 #bjbj71 if--    
7#a7 the petition was submitted for     
approval and deemed complete in         
accordance with section #hj4adaf of     
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on ,june #ag1
 #bjbj71 before ,june #ag1 #bjbj2 and   
7#b7 not less than #ahj days have       

elapsed since the date on which the     
petition was submitted for approval and 
deemed complete in accordance with      
section #hj4adaf of title #dj1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
,june #ag1 #bjbj74  #c4 ,funding  7a7   
,in general ,out of any funds in the    
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   
transfer to the ,administrator to carry 
out this ,act #b1jjj1jjj1 to remain     
available until expended4  7b7 ,receipt 
and acceptance ,the ,administrator shall
 be entitled to receive1 shall accept1  
and shall use to carry out this ,act the
 funds transferred under subsection 7a71
 without further appropriation4