7 U.S.C. § 7624: Biobased products

In this section, the term “biobased product” means a product suitable for food or nonfood use that is derived in whole or in part from renewable agricultural and forestry materials. coordinate the research, technical expertise, economic information, and market information resources and activities of the Department to develop, commercialize, and promote the use of biobased products; solicit input from private sector persons who produce, or are interested in producing, biobased products; provide a centralized contact point for advice and technical assistance for promising and innovative biobased products; and submit an annual report to Congress describing the coordinated research, marketing, and commercialization activities of the Department relating to biobased products. The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities described in subsection (d), under which the facilities and technical expertise of the Agricultural Research Service and the Forest Service may be made available to operate pilot plants and other large-scale preparation facilities for the purpose of bringing technologies necessary for the development and commercialization of new biobased products to the point of practical application. research on potential environmental impacts of a biobased product; methods to reduce the cost of manufacturing a biobased product; and other appropriate research. To carry out a cooperative agreement with a private entity under paragraph (1), the Secretary may rent to the private entity equipment, the title of which is held by the Federal Government. A party that has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the Secretary under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ). A recipient of funding from the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation. A recipient of funding from the Secretary under a Small Business Innovation Research Program established under section 638 of title 15 . encourage innovative and collaborative science; and during each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012, develop biobased products with promising commercial potential. funds appropriated to carry out this section; and funds otherwise available for cooperative research and development agreements under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). The Secretary may not use funds referred to in paragraph (1)(B) to carry out subsection (e). For the purpose of determining the market potential for new biobased products produced at a pilot plant or other large-scale preparation facility under a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall authorize the private partner or partners to the agreement to sell the products. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012. The term ‘construction product’ means any article, or component part thereof, produced or distributed for use during the construction, maintenance, or preservation of a highway, road, street, bridge, building, dam, port, or airport construction project. for sale to a consumer for use in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise; or for the personal use, consumption or enjoyment of a consumer in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation, or otherwise; and any product or product category described in subparagraphs (A) through (I) of section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) ). The term ‘covered agricultural commodity’ means any agricultural commodity, food, feed, fiber, livestock, oil, or a derivative thereof, that the Secretary determines to have been used in the production of materials that have demonstrated market viability and benefits (as described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b)) as of the date of enactment of this Act. is funded, in part, by a State; is located within a reasonable distance, not to exceed 3 miles, of the primary residence hall of an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )); provides students opportunities to engage in research activities; and provides opportunities for an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )) to collaborate with private enterprise. The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Agriculture. cost savings relative to other commonly used alternative materials; greenhouse gas emission reductions and other environmental benefits relative to other commonly used alternative materials; life-cycle and longevity-extending characteristics relative to other commonly used alternative materials; life-cycle and longevity-reducing characteristics relative to other commonly used alternative materials; landfill quantity and waste management cost reductions; product development and production scale-up; and any other benefits that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2023.”