NASULGC's Farm Bill Provisions

471. Procurement
of Biobased Products

Summary

Reauthorizes and amends the current law program to (1)
require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish regional centers to advise
and assist producers of biobased products in accessing Federal agency
markets, and (2) authorize the Secretary to provide assistance develop a
model State biobased product procurement law and to encourage its adoption by
the States.

Legislative
Language

SEC. 471. PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS.

Section 9002 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended—

(1) by redesignating
subsection (k) as subsection (m);

(2) by inserting after subsection
(j) the following:

“(k) Regional
Centers.—The Secretary shall establish regional centers to advise and
assist producers of biobased products in accessing Federal agency markets for
those products.

“(l) State Procurement
Laws.—The Secretary may provide technical and other assistance—

“(1) to develop a model
State biobased product procurement law; and

“(2) to
encourage the adoption of such laws by the States.”;

(3) in
subsection (m), as redesignated, by striking
“2007” and inserting “2014”.