Biorefinery assistance

(a) In general Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by inserting or innovative before commercial-scale; and (B) by inserting, renewable chemicals, or biobased products after end-user products; (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking all that precedes a loan guarantee and inserting the following: (B) Feasibility (i) In general In approving; and (ii) by adding after and below the end the following: (ii) Waiver The Secretary may waive the requirement that the applicant must demonstrate commercial viability for projects adopting commercially available technology.; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Technical review agreement (i) In general The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each project applicant that clearly outlines the specific objectives, outcomes, and conditions by which the Secretary determines successful technical feasibility of the project under this section. (ii) Conditions of agreement The agreement provided under clause (i) shall include clear guidelines and expectations for the methodologies, protocols, and procedures, and what the eligible technology must demonstrate, for the Department to determine technical feasibility from an integrated demonstration unit, including— (I) a set timeline for the integrated demonstration unit campaign and final technical report to show reliable evidence of continuous, steady-state production; (II) criteria and methods for evaluating the project’s success, including any third-party assessments or evaluations that may be conducted during the demonstration period and at the conclusion of the set timeline; (III) criteria and methods to prove the ability of the integrated demonstration unit to use project-specific feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products at a yield and quality consistent with the design basis of the project; (IV) required information and conditions that demonstrate operation duration, quality, and quantity specifications; and (V) any other information that, if supplied to the Secretary, would assist the eligible entity in sufficiently demonstrating a project’s technical feasibility. (iii) Failure to comply with agreement (I) Noncompliance notification If a project applicant fails to comply with the technical feasibility requirements as provided under clause (ii), the Secretary shall issue a written notice to the project applicant detailing the specific deficiencies and providing a reasonable timeframe for the project applicant to rectify the issues. (II) Corrective action period The project applicant shall have a period of not more than 90 days from the date of issuance of the noncompliance notice to address the identified deficiencies and submit a revised technical feasibility assessment for reconsideration. (iv) Technical feasibility approval Upon fulfillment of the conditions of agreement established under clause (ii) or approval of the revised technical feasibility assessment under clause (iii)(II), the Secretary shall determine the project to be technically feasible.; and (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking all that precedes is authorized and inserting the following: (g) Funding There; and (B) by striking 2023 and inserting 2031. (b) Rescission Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, $18,000,000 are rescinded.

(a) In general Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by inserting or innovative before commercial-scale; and (B) by inserting, renewable chemicals, or biobased products after end-user products; (2) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking all that precedes a loan guarantee and inserting the following: (B) Feasibility (i) In general In approving; and (ii) by adding after and below the end the following: (ii) Waiver The Secretary may waive the requirement that the applicant must demonstrate commercial viability for projects adopting commercially available technology.; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Technical review agreement (i) In general The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each project applicant that clearly outlines the specific objectives, outcomes, and conditions by which the Secretary determines successful technical feasibility of the project under this section. (ii) Conditions of agreement The agreement provided under clause (i) shall include clear guidelines and expectations for the methodologies, protocols, and procedures, and what the eligible technology must demonstrate, for the Department to determine technical feasibility from an integrated demonstration unit, including— (I) a set timeline for the integrated demonstration unit campaign and final technical report to show reliable evidence of continuous, steady-state production; (II) criteria and methods for evaluating the project’s success, including any third-party assessments or evaluations that may be conducted during the demonstration period and at the conclusion of the set timeline; (III) criteria and methods to prove the ability of the integrated demonstration unit to use project-specific feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, or biobased products at a yield and quality consistent with the design basis of the project; (IV) required information and conditions that demonstrate operation duration, quality, and quantity specifications; and (V) any other information that, if supplied to the Secretary, would assist the eligible entity in sufficiently demonstrating a project’s technical feasibility. (iii) Failure to comply with agreement (I) Noncompliance notification If a project applicant fails to comply with the technical feasibility requirements as provided under clause (ii), the Secretary shall issue a written notice to the project applicant detailing the specific deficiencies and providing a reasonable timeframe for the project applicant to rectify the issues. (II) Corrective action period The project applicant shall have a period of not more than 90 days from the date of issuance of the noncompliance notice to address the identified deficiencies and submit a revised technical feasibility assessment for reconsideration. (iv) Technical feasibility approval Upon fulfillment of the conditions of agreement established under clause (ii) or approval of the revised technical feasibility assessment under clause (iii)(II), the Secretary shall determine the project to be technically feasible.; (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking $250,000,000 and inserting $400,000,000; and (4) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking all that precedes is authorized and inserting the following: (g) Funding There; and (B) by striking 2023 and inserting 2031. (b) Rescission Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, $18,000,000 are rescinded.