,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,ernst1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 and ,mr4        
,ricketts7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,farm ,security and ,rural
 ,investment ,act of #bjjb to improve   
the biobased markets program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,biomanufacturing and ,jobs ,act of     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,findings2 purposes  7a7    
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
biobased products provide additional    
markets for farm commodities1 reducing  
the reliance of the ,united ,states on  
petroleum and increasing the use of     
renewable agricultural resources while  
driving rural economic development and  
growth2  7#b7 ,united ,states farmers   
produce feedstock used to produce a     

variety of biobased products1 including 
personal care products1 industrial      
paints solvents1 construction materials1
 and apparels and textiles2  7#c7 the   
,bio,preferred ,program of the          
,department of ,agriculture is designed 
to increase the purchase and use of     
biobased products through a mandatory   
,federal purchasing initiative and a    
voluntary labeling initiative1 thereby  
supporting additional markets for       
agricultural commodities and rural      
economic development2  7#d7 according to
 the ,department of ,agriculture1 there 
are approximately #ae1jjj biobased      
products participating in the           
,bio,preferred ,program1 with           
approximately #b1fjj biobased products  
authorized to display the ,,usda        
,certified ,biobased ,product label     
under the voluntary labeling initiative2
 and  7#e7 the ,department of           
,agriculture has estimated that-- 7,a7  
as of #bjjh1 there were more than       
#ag1jjj biobased products in the ,united

 ,states2 and  7,b7 as of #bjad1 there  
were more than #dj1jjj biobased products
 in the ,united ,states1 demonstrating  
an increase in biobased products in the 
,united ,states of #ace percent in #f   
years4  7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of  
this ,act are-- 7#a7 to recognize the   
value that biobased products bring to   
agriculture in the ,united ,states2     
7#b7 to support domestic manufacturing  
of biobased products made from          
agricultural commodities1 including corn
 and soybeans2  7#c7 to expand the role 
of the ,department of ,agriculture in   
the promotion of biobased products2     
7#d7 to build on procurement programs   
administered by the ,department of      
,agriculture to increase ,federal       
purchasing of biobased products2  7#e7  
to strengthen domestic manufacturing of 
biobased products2 and  7#f7 to make a  
national commitment to the rural and    
agricultural economies of the ,united   
,states4  #c4 ,biobased markets program 
,section #ijjb of the ,farm ,security   

and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hajb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77i7--    
7,i7 in subclause 7,,ii77bb71 by        
striking and at the end2  7,,ii7 in     
subclause 7,,iii71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,,iii7 by adding at the end the   
following3  7,,iv7 on an annual basis1  
update the procurement requirement      
described in subclause 7,,iii7 by       
increasing the number of biobased-only  
contracts or the volume purchased under 
those contracts from the previous year4 
2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by        
striking clause 7iii7 and inserting the 
following3  7iii7 are available only at 
a price that exceeds the price premium  
established under paragraph             
7#c77;,b77viii7 for those items4  2 and 
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7,g7 ,guidance ,the         
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,office of ,federal ,procurement        

,policy1 shall issue guidance to        
procuring agencies to consider product  
lifespan1 savings1 and efficacy when    
making procurement decisions under this 
subsection4  2  7,b7 in paragraph       
7#c77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7vii71 by     
striking and at the end2  7ii7 by       
redesignating clause 7viii7 as clause   
7ix72 and  7iii7 by inserting after     
clause 7vii7 the following3  7viii7     
establish price premiums for different  
types of biobased products2 and  2 and  
7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking    
clause 7ii72 and  7,,ii7 by             
redesignating clauses 7iii7 and 7iv7 as 
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 respectively2   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7,i7 in  
the matter preceding subclause 7,i7--   
7aa7 by inserting and the ,secretary    
after ,policy2 and  7bb7 by striking    
information concerning-- and inserting a
 report that describes1 for the year    
covered by the report--2  7,,ii7 in     
subclause 7,i71 by inserting 1 including

 the actions taken by the procuring     
agency to establish and implement the   
biobased procurement program of the     
procuring agency under that paragraph   
before the semicolon2  7,,iii7 in       
subclause 7,,iv71 by striking and at the
 end2  7,,iv7 in subclause 7,v71 by     
striking and at the end2 and  7,v7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,,vi7
 7aa7 the specific categories of        
biobased products that are unavailable  
to meet the procurement needs of the    
procuring agency2 and  7bb7 the desired 
performance standards and other relevant
 specifications for those products2 and 
7,,vii7 if applicable1 the procurement  
requirement or updated procurement      
requirement established under paragraph 
7#b77;,a77i7 that the procuring agency  
failed to meet and reasons for the      
failure2 and  2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,d7            
,verification ,the ,office of ,federal  
,procurement ,policy1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary1 shall-- 7i7        

annually collect the information        
required to be reported under           
subparagraph 7,b7 and make the          
information publicly available2 and     
7ii7 annually verify1 using the         
information collected under subparagraph
 7,b71 that each procuring agency under 
paragraph 7#b77;,a77i71 as applicable1  
has established a procurement program in
 accordance with subclause 7,i7 of that 
paragraph4  7,e7 ,training  7i7 ,in     
general ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this           
subparagraph1 each procuring agency     
shall have completed training on        
biobased product purchasing for the     
appropriate staff of the procuring      
agency1 including contracting officers1 
purchase card managers1 and purchase    
card holders4  7ii7 ,materials ,the     
,office of ,federal ,procurement        
,policy1 in cooperation with the        
,secretary1 shall provide training      
materials for procuring agencies        
conducting training pursuant to clause  

7i74  7,f7 ,federal catalog updates ,not
 later than #b years after the date of  
the enactment of this subparagraph1 the 
,administrator for ,federal ,procurement
 ,policy1 in cooperation with the       
,secretary1 shall-- 7i7 direct the      
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
update the ,federal ,procurement ,data  
,system described in section            
#aabb7;a77#d7 of title #da1 ,united     
,states ,code1 or any successor system1 
to include biobased product             
designations2  7ii7 direct that the     
,system for ,award ,management collect  
biobased product purchasing data2  7iii7
 direct that ,federal online procurement
 systems1 including ,,gsa ,advantage6   
and ,fed,mall1 include designations for 
products that meet the guidelines under 
paragraph 7#c72  7iv7 require1 to the   
maximum extent practicable1 that        
,federal online procurement systems1    
including ,,gsa ,advantage6 and         
,fed,mall1 use ,north ,american         
,industry ,classification ,system codes1

 ,north ,american ,product              
,classification ,system-based product   
codes1 and other product codes1 as      
determined in consultation with the     
,secretary1 when identifying products   
that meet the guidelines under paragraph
 7#c72 and  7v7 require agencies with   
online ,federal sales platforms to      
include reporting of these purchases in 
their reporting on products that meet   
the guidelines under paragraph 7#c74  2 
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#c71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,c7 ,regulations ,the     
,secretary shall promulgate such        
regulations as the ,secretary determines
 to be appropriate to ensure the        
integrity of the label described in     
paragraph 7#a71 including regulations to
 define additional terms necessary to   
avoid or reduce public confusion        
relating to the label4  7,d7            
,unauthorized use ,not later than #abj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall1 in 

coordination with the ,inspector        
,general of the ,department of          
,agriculture1 notify the public of how  
to report an instance of unauthorized   
use of the label described in paragraph 
7#a74  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#e7 ,public marketing  
and education ,the ,secretary may       
conduct outreach to educate the public  
on and promote the use of biobased      
products1 including by-- 7,a7 conducting
 outreach to small businesses producing 
biobased products that seek a label     
under this subsection2  7,b7 providing  
information about biobased product      
procurement preferences to ,state       
procurement agencies2 and  7,c7         
establishing public-private partnerships
 to further increase awareness and use  
of biobased products4  7#f7 ,acceptance 
and use of contributions  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary may establish an
 account to accept contributions of     
non-,federal funds to carry out public  
marketing and education under paragraph 

7#e74  7,b7 ,deposit and use of         
contributions ,contributions of         
non-,federal funds received to carry out
 the activities under paragraph 7#e7    
shall-- 7i7 be deposited into the       
account established under this paragraph
 for those activities2  7ii7 be         
available to and subject to the control 
of the ,secretary1 without further      
appropriation and until expended1 to    
carry out those activities2 and  7iii7  
supplement any funding made available   
under subsection 7k7 and allocated by   
the ,secretary for those activities4    
7#g7 ,report ,not later than ,december  
#ca1 #bjbd1 and annually thereafter1 the
 ,secretary shall make publicly         
available on the website of the         
,department of ,agriculture and submit  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 and the ,committee on ,agriculture of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that includes-- 7,a7 a list of the      
biobased products that were authorized  

to use the label described in paragraph 
7#a7 during the preceding fiscal year2  
7,b7 a description of the audit and     
compliance activities conducted under   
paragraph 7#c77;,b7 during the preceding
 fiscal year1 including any findings of 
noncompliance and any actions taken by  
the ,secretary to address the           
noncompliance2  7,c7 7i7 a description  
of the public marketing and education   
conducted by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#e72 and  7ii7 a plan for    
conducting public marketing and         
education under that paragraph for the  
following two fiscal years that is      
designed to increase the use of the     
label described in paragraph 7#a7 and   
the purchase of biobased products2 and  
7,d7 the total amount of contributions  
of non-,federal funds accepted into the 
account established under paragraph     
7#f74  2  7#c7 in subsection 7f77#a71 in
 the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking ,the ,secretary and the    
,secretary of ,commerce shall jointly   

and inserting ,the ,secretary of        
,commerce1 in consultation with the     
,secretary1 shall2  7#d7 in subsection  
7j77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--   
7i7 in clause 7v71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting 1 including greenhouse gas   
emissions reduced and avoided22  7ii7 in
 clause 7vi71 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7vii7 identifying available industry    
methodologies to establish a lifecycle  
greenhouse gas emissions assessment     
methodology for biobased products4  2   
and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by      
striking this subparagraph and inserting
 the ,biomanufacturing and ,jobs ,act of
 #bjbc and every #e years thereafter2   
7#e7 in subsection 7k71 by striking     
#bjbc each place it appears and         
inserting #bjbh2 and  7#f7 in subsection
 7l7-- 7,a7 by striking ,in this section
 and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in 
general ,in this section  2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#b7 

,standard ,the ,secretary shall use the 
most recent version of the              
,,astm-,d-#fhff standard of ,,astm      
,international to determine the contents
 of biobased products4  4  #d4 ,biobased
 ,task ,force ,title ,,ix of the ,farm  
,security and ,rural ,investment ,act of
 #bjjb is amended by inserting after    
section #ijjc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hajc7 the  
following3  #ijjd4 ,biobased task force 
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall
 establish a task force 7referred to in 
this section as the task force7-- 7#a7  
to coordinate programs and activities   
within the ,department of ,agriculture  
relating to the research1 development1  
promotion1 marketing1 and analysis of   
biobased products1 including to support 
the use of agricultural commodities and 
forest products in biobased products2   
7#b7 to maximize the resources allocated
 towards the research1 development1     
promotion1 marketing1 and analysis of   
biobased products by the ,department of 
,agriculture2  7#c7 to determine the    

effectiveness of the programs and       
activities described in paragraph 7#a72 
and  7#d7 to make recommendations for   
improvements to those programs and      
activities4  7b7 ,membership ,the task  
force shall be composed of not less than
 #a representative from each of the     
following mission areas or offices of   
the ,department of ,agriculture3 7#a7   
,the rural development mission area4    
7#b7 ,the ,national ,institute of ,food 
and ,agriculture4  7#c7 ,the ,economic  
,research ,service4  7#d7 ,the          
,agricultural ,research ,service4  7#e7 
,the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics
 ,service4  7#f7 ,the ,office of the    
,chief ,scientist4  7#g7 ,the ,office of
 the ,chief ,economist4  7#h7 ,the      
,office of ,energy ,policy and ,new     
,uses4  7#i7 ,any other mission area or 
office with responsibilities relating to
 the research1 development1 promotion1  
marketing1 or analysis of biobased      
products4  7c7 ,lead mission area ,the  
rural development mission area of the   

,department of ,agriculture shall be the
 lead mission area for the task force4  
7d7 ,process for public input ,the task 
force shall establish a process for     
public input to help inform the         
determination of the task force under   
subsection 7a77#c7 of the effectiveness 
of the programs and activities described
 in subsection 7a77#a74  7e7 ,study and 
report  7#a7 ,in general ,the task force
 shall conduct a study that-- 7,a7      
identifies any existing programs and    
activities of the ,department of        
,agriculture that may offer new         
opportunities to advance the research1  
development1 promotion1 marketing1 and  
analysis of biobased products2 and  7,b7
 describes those new opportunities and  
how those programs and activities may be
 used to advance and support the        
research1 development1 promotion1       
marketing1 and analysis of biobased     
products4  7#b7 ,report ,not later than 
#c years after the date of enactment of 
the ,biomanufacturing and ,jobs ,act of 

#bjbc1 the task force 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 
that describes-- 7,a7 a summary of the  
work conducted by the task force2  7,b7 
the findings of the study conducted     
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,c7         
recommendations for improvements to the 
programs and activities described in    
subsection 7a77#a7 and identified under 
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7f7 ,termination  
,the task force shall terminate on the  
date that is #d years after the date of 
enactment of the ,biomanufacturing and  
,jobs ,act of #bjbc4  7g7               
,nonapplicability ,chapter #aj of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not    
apply to the task force4  4