NASULGC's Farm Bill Provisions

473. Biodiesel
Fuel Education and Development Grants

Summary

Reauthorizes the program and expands it beyond education
to include assistance in the development of new technologies for biodiesel
fuels production.

Legislative
Language

SEC. 473. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS.

(a) Expansion of
Program.—Section 9004(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(a)) is amended—

(1) by striking “eligible
entities to educate” and inserting “eligible entities—

“(1) to educate”; and

(2) by inserting before the period
after “fuel use” the following “; and

“(2) to
assist in the development of new and emerging technologies for the production
of biodiesel fuels”.

(b) Technical
Amendment.—The heading of section 9004 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by inserting “AND
DEVELOPMENT” after “EDUCATION”.

(c)
Reauthorization.—Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended by striking
“2007” and inserting “2014”.