,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and ,ms4       
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,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 biodiesel1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,adopt the ,greenhouse ,gases1  
,regulated ,emissions1 and ,energy ,use 
in ,transportation ,model ,act or the   
,adopt ,,greet ,act4  #b4 ,definition of
 ,administrator ,in this ,act1 the term 
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  #c4 ,lifecycle greenhouse gas 
emissions from corn-based ethanol  7a7  
,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 

not later than #ij days after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 and every #e 
years thereafter1 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 ethanol4  7b7           
,requirements  7#a7 ,first update ,in   
carrying out the first update required  
under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator
 shall adopt-- 7,a7 the most recent     
,greenhouse gases1 ,regulated           
,emissions1 and ,energy use in          
,transportation model 7commonly referred
 to as the ,,greet model7 developed by  
,argonne ,national ,laboratory2 or  7,b7
 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 #be1 #bjai4     
7#b7 ,subsequent updates ,in carrying   
out the second and each subsequent      

update required under subsection 7a71   
the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 as      
necessary1 adopt1 review1 or update a   
methodology determined to be appropriate
 by the ,administrator2 or  7,b7 adopt a
 methodology described in subparagraph  
7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a74  7c7    
,report ,if the ,administrator fails to 
carry out subsection 7b77#b7 before the 
applicable deadline described in        
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall
 submit to the ,committees on           
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry1
 ,energy and ,natural ,resources1 and   
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate and the ,committees on          
,agriculture1 ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of   
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
describing the reasons for the failure  
to carry out subsection 7b77#b71 which  
may include a determination by the      
,administrator that the methodology     
adopted or updated in a previous update 
under subsection 7a7 remains the most   

current methodology based on available  
data1 research1 and technology4  #d4    
,lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from
 biodiesel  7a7 ,in general ,subject to 
subsection 7b71 not later than #ij days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and every #e years thereafter1 the
 ,administrator shall update the        
methodology used by the ,environmental  
,protection ,agency in lifecycle        
analyses with respect to greenhouse gas 
emissions that result from biodiesel4   
7b7 ,requirements  7#a7 ,first update   
,in carrying out the first update       
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,administrator shall adopt the most     
recent ,greenhouse gases1 ,regulated    
,emissions1 and ,energy use in          
,transportation model 7commonly referred
 to as the ,,greet model7 developed by  
,argonne ,national ,laboratory4  7#b7   
,subsequent updates ,in carrying out the
 second and each subsequent update      
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,administrator shall-- 7,a7 as          

necessary1 adopt1 review1 or update a   
methodology determined to be appropriate
 by the ,administrator2 or  7,b7 adopt  
the methodology described in paragraph  
7#a74  7c7 ,report ,if the              
,administrator fails to carry out       
subsection 7b77#b7 before the applicable
 deadline described in subsection 7a71  
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
,committees on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry1 ,energy and ,natural    
,resources1 and ,environment and ,public
 ,works of the ,senate and the          
,committees on ,agriculture1 ,energy and
 ,commerce1 and ,science1 ,space1 and   
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report describing the
 reasons for the failure to carry out   
subsection 7b77#b71 which may include a 
determination by the ,administrator that
 the methodology adopted or updated in a
 previous update under subsection 7a7   
remains the most current methodology    
based on available data1 research1 and  
technology4