,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #c1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,young 7for himself and ,mr4 ,padilla7 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 enhance the recognition1 procurement1 and domestic production of biobased products1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,biobased ,market ,expansion ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,expansion of the 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 established under subclause 7,,iii7 by increasing the number of biobased-only contracts or the volume purchased under those contracts from the previous year4 2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7ii77,,ii71 by striking or at the end2 and 7,,ii7 by striking clause 7iii7 and inserting the following3 7iii7 are available only at a price that exceeds the price preference established under paragraph 7#c77;,b77ix7 for those items2 or 7iv7 do not meet procurement requirements under chapter #hc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,buy ,american ,act74 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7vii71 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 by redesignating clause 7viii7 as clause 7x72 and 7,,iii7 by inserting after clause 7vii7 the following3 7viii7 promote biobased products that are produced wholly or in part in the ,united ,states2 7ix7 establish price preferences for biobased products2 and 2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking which-- in the matter preceding clause 7i7 and all that follows through the quantity in clause 7ii7 and inserting which the quantity2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking clause 7ii72 7,,ii7 by redesignating clauses 7iii7 and 7iv7 as clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 respectively2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7iii7 7as so redesignated7-- 7aa7 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by inserting and publish on a publicly available website after ,congress2 7bb7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking and at the end2 7cc7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7dd7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iii7 outlines any potential barriers to compliance by procuring agencies4 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7,i7 in each of subclauses 7,,iv7 and 7,v71 by striking and at the end2 and 7,,ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,vi7 if applicable1 the procurement requirement established under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 that the procuring agency failed to meet and reasons for the failure2 and 7,,vii7 the specific categories1 performance standards1 and other specifications of products for which biobased products are commercially unavailable to meet the needs of the procuring agency2 and 2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,training ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph1 each procuring agency shall ensure that contracting officers1 purchase card managers1 purchase card holders1 and other appropriate staff have completed training on and have begun to implement biobased product purchasing4 7,e7 ,federal catalog ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 in cooperation with the ,secretary1 shall update ,federal catalogs and data systems for procurement and contracting to clearly delineate eligible biobased products4 7,f7 ,verification ,the ,office of ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall-- 7i7 annually collect1 and make publicly available1 the information required to be reported under subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 annually verify1 using the information collected under subparagraph 7,b71 that each procuring agency1 as applicable1 has established and is operating a procurement program in accordance with under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i77,i74 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 encourage the purchase of biobased products that are produced wholly or in part within the ,united ,states4 2 7#c7 in subsection 7j77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking clauses 7iv7 and 7v7 and inserting the following3 7iv7 the estimated economic value returned to the agricultural industry2 7v7 the geographic distribution and value of biomanufacturing facilities or biorefineries producing products bearing the label described in subsection 7b77#a72 and 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 strike this subparagraph and inserting the ,biobased ,market ,expansion ,act of #bjbe2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7n7 ,review ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of the ,biobased ,market ,expansion ,act of #bjbe1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report that describes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the implementation of this section1 including-- 7,a7 the compliance of procuring agencies with subsection 7a77#b72 7,b7 the efficacy of guidelines developed under subsection 7a77#c72 7,c7 compliance with requirements under subsection 7a77#d72 and 7,d7 the recognition programs developed under subsection 7c72 7#b7 a review of data provided by procuring agencies to determine whether the data being collected is adequate and actionable for policymakers to make decisions regarding the implementation of this section2 7#c7 recommendations for additional data needed for procuring agencies to increase biobased procurement2 7#d7 recommendations for improvements to the biobased procurement programs of the ,department of ,agriculture2 and 7#e7 opportunities to improve procurement of biobased products made in the ,united ,states4 4