,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abb #aagth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eehi
 ,report ,no4 #aag-afg ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #ae1 #bjba,mr4 ,harder of ,california  
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 and ,mr4   
,costa7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,november #a1             
#bjba,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,october #ae1     
#bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the        
,secretary of ,agriculture to carry out 
a program to award grants to eligible   
entities to carry out projects with the 
potential to reduce or sequester        
greenhouse emissions that convert and   
valorize tree nut harvest by-products   
into multiple higher value biocarbon    

products1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pyrolysis ,innovation ,grants ,act4
  #b4 ,pyrolysis innovation grant       
program  7a7 ,in general ,subject to the
 availability of appropriations1 the    
,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to 
in this ,act as the ,secretary71 acting 
through the ,director of the ,national  
,institute of ,food and ,agriculture1   
shall establish a program under which   
the ,secretary will award competitive   
grants to eligible entities to carry out
 not fewer than #aj pilot projects with 
the potential to reduce or sequester    
greenhouse gas emissions by converting  
and valorizing tree nut harvest         
by-products into multiple higher value  
biocarbon products1 including           
sustainable industrial applications1    
agrochemicals1 repurposing process heat1
 energy1 and construction materials4    
7b7 ,eligible entity defined ,the term  
eligible entity means-- 7#a7 a college  
or university 7as defined in section    

#adjd of the ,national ,agricultural    
,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#cajc772  7#b7 a third-party private    
entity1 the primary business of which is
 related to agriculture 7as determined  
by the ,secretary72  7#c7 a             
nongovernmental organization with       
experience working with agricultural    
producers 7as determined by the         
,secretary72 and  7#d7 a ,federal agency
 or other governmental organization4    
7c7 ,report ,not later than two years   
after the date on which the first grant 
is awarded under subsection 7a71 and    
biennially thereafter until two years   
after the date on which the last grant  
is awarded under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report on--  
7#a7 the activities carried out using   
grants awarded under such subsection2   

7#b7 best practices used to leverage the
 investment of the ,federal ,government 
for the purposes specified in subsection
 7a72 and  7#c7 an assessment of the    
results achieved by the program         
established under this section4  7d7    
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbc through      
#bjbg1 to remain available until        
expended4  7#b7 ,administrative costs   
,of the amounts made available under    
this section in any fiscal year1 not    
more than #h percent may be used for    
evaluation1 monitoring1 salaries1 and   
administrative expenses4  ,november #a1 
#bjba,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed