Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/893

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 875

(D) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘an individual has’’ and inserting ‘‘2 individuals have’’; (E) in subparagraphs (C), (D), (G), and (I) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by striking ‘‘industrial products’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fuels and biobased products’’; and (F) in subparagraph (H) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘and environmental’’ before ‘‘analysis’’; (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘goals’’ and inserting ‘‘objectives, purposes, and considerations’’; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘(B) solicitations are open and competitive with awards made annually and that objectives and evaluation criteria of the solicitations are clearly stated and minimally prescriptive, with no areas of special interest;’’; and (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by inserting ‘‘predominantly from outside the Departments of Agriculture and Energy’’ after ‘‘technical peers’’. (e) BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.—Section 307 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 8101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘research on biobased industrial products’’ and inserting ‘‘research on, and development and demonstration of, biobased fuels and biobased products, and the methods, practices and technologies, for their production’’; and (2) by striking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Initiative are to develop— ‘‘(1) technologies and processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biobased fuels at prices competitive with fossil fuels; ‘‘(2) high-value biobased products— ‘‘(A) to enhance the economic viability of biobased fuels and power; and ‘‘(B) as substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products; and ‘‘(3) a diversity of sustainable domestic sources of biomass for conversion to biobased fuels and biobased products. ‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Initiative are— ‘‘(1) to increase the energy security of the United States; ‘‘(2) to create jobs and enhance the economic development of the rural economy; ‘‘(3) to enhance the environment and public health; and ‘‘(4) to diversify markets for raw agricultural and forestry products. ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL AREAS.—To advance the objectives and purposes of the Initiative, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary

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