Biobased Task Force

Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 9003 (7 U.S.C. 8103) the following: 9004. Biobased task force (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a task force (referred to in this section as the task force)— (1) to coordinate programs and activities within the Department of Agriculture relating to the research, development, promotion, marketing, and analysis of biobased products, including to support the use of agricultural commodities and forest products in biobased products; (2) to maximize the resources allocated towards the research, development, promotion, marketing, and analysis of biobased products by the Department of Agriculture; (3) to determine the effectiveness of the programs and activities described in paragraph (1); and (4) to make recommendations for improvements to those programs and activities. (b) Membership The task force shall be composed of not less than 1 representative from each of the following mission areas or offices of the Department of Agriculture: (1) The rural development mission area. (2) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture. (3) The Economic Research Service. (4) The Agricultural Research Service. (5) The National Agricultural Statistics Service. (6) The Office of the Chief Scientist. (7) The Office of the Chief Economist. (8) The Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. (9) Any other mission area or office with responsibilities relating to the research, development, promotion, marketing, or analysis of biobased products. (c) Lead mission area The rural development mission area of the Department of Agriculture shall be the lead mission area for the task force. (d) Process for public input The task force shall establish a process for public input to help inform the determination of the task force under subsection (a)(3) of the effectiveness of the programs and activities described in subsection (a)(1). (e) Study and report (1) In general The task force shall conduct a study that— (A) identifies any existing programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture that may offer new opportunities to advance the research, development, promotion, marketing, and analysis of biobased products; and (B) describes those new opportunities and how those programs and activities may be used to advance and support the research, development, promotion, marketing, and analysis of biobased products. (2) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025, the task force shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that describes— (A) a summary of the work conducted by the task force; (B) the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1); and (C) recommendations for improvements to the programs and activities described in subsection (a)(1) and identified under paragraph (1)(A). (f) Termination The task force shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025. (g) Nonapplicability Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the task force..