,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,moore of ,utah 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,costa7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1      
,agriculture1 and ,natural ,resources1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,bioenergy with ,carbon   
,capture and ,storage ,advancement      
,commission in the ,department of       
,agriculture1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,,beccs ,advancement       
,commission ,act of #bjbe4  #b4         
,bioenergy with ,carbon ,capture and    
,storage ,advancement ,commission  7a7  
,establishment ,there is established in 

the ,department of ,agriculture a       
commission to be known as the ,bioenergy
 with ,carbon ,capture and ,storage     
,advancement ,commission or the ,,beccs 
,advancement ,commission4  7b7          
,membership ,the ,commission shall be   
composed of the following members3  7#a7
 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,agriculture 
for ,rural ,development4  7#b7 ,the     
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 or a    
designee of the ,chief under the        
supervision of the ,chief4  7#c7 ,the   
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 or a designee of the       
,director under the supervision of the  
,director4  7#d7 ,the ,director of the  
,bioenergy ,technologies ,office of the 
,department of ,energy1 or a designee of
 the ,director under the supervision of 
the ,director4  7#e7 ,a representative  
of the ,national ,association of ,state 
,foresters4  7#f7 ,a representative from
 the commercial timber industry4  7#g7  
,a representative of the ,national      
,association of ,state ,energy          

,officials4  7#h7 #d representatives    
from the ,,beccs industry4  7#i7 ,at    
least #a1 and not more than #b1         
representatives of counties receiving   
,federal funds under the ,secure ,rural 
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj4  7c7
 ,appointment ,within #ahj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall appoint--  7#a7    
each member described in paragraphs 7#e7
 through 7#g7 of subsection 7b71 in     
consultation with the organization      
concerned2  7#b7 each member described  
in subsection 7b77#h71 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of the ,interior and
 the ,secretary of ,energy2 and  7#c7   
each member described in subsection     
7b77#i71 from-- 7,a7 nominations        
submitted to the ,secretary by the      
counties described in the subsection or 
the ,states in which the counties are   
located2 and  7,b7 a different ,state   
than the other such member1 if the      
,secretary appoints more than #a such   

member4  7d7 ,chair ,subject to         
subsection 7e71 the ,under ,secretary of
 ,agriculture for ,rural ,development   
shall serve as--  7#a7 the chair of the 
,commission2 and  7#b7 the designated   
officer or employee of the ,federal     
,government for purposes of section     
#ajji7;e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7e7 ,removal2 vacancies  7#a7   
,removal ,the ,secretary may remove a   
member described in paragraphs 7#e7     
through 7#i7 of subsection 7b7 only for 
cause4  7#b7 ,appointment of chair if   
,under ,secretary is unavailable ,if the
 position of ,under ,secretary of       
,agriculture for ,rural ,development is 
vacant1 the ,secretary may appoint a    
member described in paragraphs 7#b7     
through 7#d7 of subsection 7b7 to serve 
in the roles described in subsection 7d7
 during the vacancy4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,a
 vacancy in the ,commission-- 7,a7 shall
 not affect the powers of the           
,commission2 and  7,b7 shall be filled  
in the same manner as the original      

appointment4  7f7 ,meetings  7#a7       
,initial meeting ,within #cj days after 
all members of the ,commission have been
 appointed1 the ,commission shall hold  
the first meeting of the ,commission4   
7#b7 ,frequency ,the ,commission shall  
meet not less frequently than once every
 #ij days4  7#c7 ,type ,the ,commission 
may hold meetings1 and a member of the  
,commission may participate in a meeting
 through teleconference1 video          
conference1 or similar means4  7#d7     
,quorum ,a majority of the members of   
the ,commission shall constitute a      
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  
may hold hearings4  7g7 ,duties  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,commission shall make 
policy recommendations and metrics for  
the improvement of ,federal policy with 
respect to--  7,a7 the development and  
implementation of systems or power      
plants utilizing bioenergy with carbon  
capture and storage throughout the      
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 the benefits 
of a growing ,,beccs industry on        

surrounding communities1 forest health1 
and wildfire management in the ,united  
,states4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress     
,within #a year after the date of the   
first meeting of the ,commission1 the   
,commission shall submit to the         
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the following3 7,a7 ,policy   
recommendations1 taking into account    
short-term and long-term goals1 for the 
modernization and expansion of the use  
of systems or power plants utilizing    
bioenergy with carbon capture and       
storage in the ,united ,states1         
including with respect to--  7i7 the    
effect of deployment of the systems or  
power plants on job growth in local     
communities2  7ii7 energy costs2  7iii7 
energy reliability2  7iv7 strengthening 
the domestic energy supply chain2 and   
7v7 meeting the energy demands of       
artificial intelligence infrastructure  
and data centers4  7,b7 ,metrics to     
quantitatively assess the benefits of   
systems or power plants utilizing       

bioenergy with carbon capture and       
storage with respect to--  7i7 domestic 
forest health2  7ii7 wildfire           
mitigation2  7iii7 clean energy         
production2 and  7iv7 economic          
development of the forestry sector4     
7,c7 ,identification of ,federal        
policies to facilitate the development  
of systems or power plants utilizing    
bioenergy with carbon capture and       
storage in the ,united ,states4  7,d7   
,recommendations with respect to        
legislative and regulatory changes to   
facilitate the use of biomass from      
federally managed lands1 consistent with
 wildfire and wildlife management       
objectives for such lands1 for systems  
or power plants utilizing bioenergy with
 carbon capture and storage1 including--
  7i7 streamlined biomass offtake       
contracts2 and  7ii7 interagency        
coordination between ,federal land      
managers and the ,,beccs industry4  7,e7
 ,any other recommendation or metric    
consistent with paragraph 7#a74  7#c7   

,interim reports to ,congress ,the      
,commission may submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees1 at
 the sole discretion of the ,commission1
 #a or more interim reports relating to 
any matter described in paragraph 7#b74 
7h7 ,powers  7#a7 ,hearings ,the        
,commission may hold such hearings1 sit 
and act at such times and places1 take  
such testimony1 and receive such        
evidence as the ,commission considers   
advisable to carry out this ,act4  7#b7 
,information from ,federal agencies     
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission may   
secure directly from a ,federal         
department or agency such information as
 the ,commission considers necessary to 
carry out this ,act4  7,b7 ,furnishing  
information ,on request of the chair of 
the ,commission1 the head of the        
department or agency shall furnish the  
information to the ,commission4  7#c7   
,postal services ,the ,commission may   
use the ,united ,states mails in the    
same manner and under the same          

conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
7#d7 ,gifts ,the ,commission may accept1
 use1 or dispose of such gifts or       
donations of services or property as the
 ,commission considers necessary to     
carry out this ,act4  7i7 ,compensation2
 travel expenses ,a member of the       
,commission shall--  7#a7 serve without 
compensation2 and  7#b7 be allowed      
travel expenses1 including per diem in  
lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized
 for employees of agencies under        
subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away   
from their homes or regular places of   
business in the performance of services 
for the ,commission4  7j7 ,personnel    
7#a7 ,in general ,to assist the         
,commission in carrying out this ,act1  
the chair of the ,commission may1       
without regard to the civil service laws
 7including regulations71 appoint and   
terminate-- 7,a7 an executive director1 
subject to the approval of the          

,commission2 and  7,b7 such other       
additional personnel as may be          
determined necessary by the chair of the
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,compensation ,the  
chair of the ,commission may fix the    
compensation of the personnel appointed 
under this subsection without regard to 
chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 relating to classification of   
positions and ,general ,schedule pay    
rates1 except that the rate of pay for  
the personnel may not exceed the rate   
payable for level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule under section #ecaf of such   
title4  7#c7 ,detail of government      
employees ,on the request of the chair  
of the ,commission1 the head of any     
,federal department or agency may       
detail1 on a nonreimbursable basis1 any 
of the personnel of that department or  
agency to the ,commission to assist the 
,commission in carrying out this ,act1  
and such detail shall be without        
interruption or loss of civil service   

status or privilege4  7#d7 ,procurement 
of temporary and intermittent services  
,the chair of the ,commission may       
procure temporary or intermittent       
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals that do not exceed
 the daily equivalent of the annual rate
 of basic pay prescribed for level ,v of
 the ,executive ,schedule under section 
#ecaf of such title4  7k7 ,termination  
,the ,commission shall terminate on the 
date that is #ahj days after the        
,commission submits the report pursuant 
to subsection 7g77#b74  7l7 ,regulations
 ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of the ,interior and the 
,secretary of ,energy1 may prescribe    
regulations to carry out this ,act4  7m7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,agriculture of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  

on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of 
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives2  7,d7 the          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2 and  7,e7 
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,,beccs
 industry ,the term ,,beccs industry    
shall have the meaning given the term   
under a rule or regulation prescribed   
under subsection 7l74  7#c7 ,commission 
,the term ,commission means the         
,bioenergy with ,carbon ,capture and    
,storage ,advancement ,commission       
established under subsection 7a74  7#d7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4