,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #c1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,"y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,padilla7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f>m ,security &     
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb to enhance
 ! recognition1 procurem5t1 & dome/ic   
production ( biobas$ products1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,biobas$ ,m>ket         
,expansion ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4           
,expansion ( ! biobas$ m>kets program   
,section #ijjb ( ! ,f>m ,security &     
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #hajb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 
7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7-- 7,i7 9      
subclause 7,,ii77bb71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7,,ii7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,,iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3      
7,,iv7 on an annual basis1 update !     

procurem5t requirem5t e/abli%$ "u       
subclause 7,,iii7 by increas+ ! numb] ( 
biobas$-only contracts or ! volume      
pur*as$ "u ^? contracts f ! previ\s ye>4
  2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 9 
clause 7ii77,,ii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2
 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ clause 7iii7 &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7iii7 are available   
only at a price t exce$s ! price        
pref]5ce e/abli%$ "u p>agraph           
7#c77;,b77ix7 = ^? items2 or  7iv7 d n  
meet procurem5t requirem5ts "u *apt] #hc
 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code       
7commonly kn[n z ! ,buy ,am]ican ,act74 
2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7--  7,i7 9 clause 7vii71
 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,,ii7 by        
r$esignat+ clause 7viii7 z clause 7x72 &
  7,,iii7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7vii7 ! 
foll[+3  7viii7 promote biobas$ products
 t are produc$ :olly or 9 "p 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7ix7 e/abli% price pref]5ces = 
biobas$ products2 &  2 &  7ii7 9        
subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ :i*-- 9 !    
matt] prec$+ clause 7i7 & all t foll[s  

?r\gh ! quantity 9 clause 7ii7 & ins]t+ 
:i* ! quantity2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph      
7#d7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7,i7 by
 /rik+ clause 7ii72  7,,ii7 by          
r$esignat+ clauses 7iii7 & 7iv7 z       
clauses 7ii7 & 7iii71 respectively2 &   
7,,iii7 9 clause 7iii7 7z s             
r$esignat$7-- 7aa7 9 ! matt] prec$+     
subclause 7,i71 by ins]t+ & publi% on a 
publicly available website aft]         
,congress2  7bb7 9 subclause 7,i71 by   
/rik+ & at ! end2  7cc7 9 subclause     
7,,ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &     
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7dd7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,,iii7 outl9es any pot5tial   
b>ri]s to compliance by procur+ ag5cies4
  2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i7-- 7,i7 9
 ea* ( subclauses 7,,iv7 & 7,v71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,,ii7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,,vi7 if applicable1 ! 
procurem5t requirem5t e/abli%$ "u       
p>agraph 7#b77;,a77i7 t ! procur+ ag5cy 
fail$ to meet & reasons = ! failure2 &  
7,,vii7 ! specific categories1 p]=mance 
/&>ds1 & o!r specifications ( products =

 :i* biobas$ products are comm]cially   
unavailable to meet ! ne$s ( ! procur+  
ag5cy2 &  2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7,d7 ,tra9+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is           
subp>agraph1 ea* procur+ ag5cy %all     
ensure t contract+ (fic]s1 pur*ase c>d  
manag]s1 pur*ase c>d hold]s1 & o!r      
appropriate /aff h complet$ tra9+ on & h
 begun to implem5t biobas$ product      
pur*as+4  7,e7  ,f$]al catalog  ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 subp>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al   
,s]vices1 9 coop]ation ) ! ,secret>y1   
%all update ,f$]al catalogs & data      
sy/ems = procurem5t & contract+ to      
cle>ly del9eate eligible biobas$        
products4  7,f7  ,v]ification  ,! ,(fice
 ( ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,policy %all-- 7i7
 annually collect1 & make publicly      
available1 ! in=mation requir$ to be    
report$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7    
annually v]ify1 us+ ! in=mation collect$
 "u subp>agraph 7,b71 t ea* procur+     
ag5cy1 z applicable1 has e/abli%$ & is  

op]at+ a procurem5t program 9 accordance
 ) "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a77i77,i74  2     
7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 9 
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 
9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7iv7 enc\rage ! pur*ase (
 biobas$ products t are produc$ :olly or
 9 "p )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  2  7#c7 9    
subsection 7j77#c7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by /rik+ clauses 7iv7 & 7v7 &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7iv7 ! e/imat$        
economic value return$ to ! agricultural
 indu/ry2  7v7 ! geographic di/ribution 
& value ( biomanufactur+ facilities or  
bioref9]ies produc+ products be>+ !     
label describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a72 &  
2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 /rike ?is 
subp>agraph & ins]t+ ! ,biobas$ ,m>ket  
,expansion ,act ( #bjbe2 &  7#d7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7n7 ,review ,n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! 
,biobas$ ,m>ket ,expansion ,act ( #bjbe1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all submit to ,congress a report t     

describes--  7#a7 an assessm5t ( !      
implem5tation ( ?is section1 includ+--  
7,a7 ! compliance ( procur+ ag5cies )   
subsection 7a77#b72  7,b7 ! efficacy (  
guidel9es develop$ "u subsection        
7a77#c72  7,c7 compliance ) requirem5ts 
"u subsection 7a77#d72 &  7,d7 !        
recognition programs develop$ "u        
subsection 7c72  7#b7 a review ( data   
provid$ by procur+ ag5cies to det]m9e   
:e!r ! data be+ collect$ is adequate &  
actionable = policymak]s to make        
decisions reg>d+ ! implem5tation ( ?is  
section2  7#c7 recomm5dations =         
additional data ne$$ = procur+ ag5cies  
to increase biobas$ procurem5t2  7#d7   
recomm5dations = improvem5ts to !       
biobas$ procurem5t programs ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &  7#e7       
opportunities to improve procurem5t (   
biobas$ products made 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
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