H.R. 5234 · 115th Congress
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research…
Full title
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.
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This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to allow algae to be considered an eligible material under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2018
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to allow algae to be considered an eligible material under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
(Under BCAP, USDA provides matching payments to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. Under current law, algae is excluded from the definition of "eligible material.")
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand opportunities for algae-based research, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Mar 28, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 8, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.