§ 3154. — Grants for research on production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC3154]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER III--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS AND
FELLOWSHIPS
Sec. 3154. Grants for research on production and marketing of
alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural
commodities and forest products
(a) Authority of Secretary
The Secretary may award grants under this section to colleges,
universities, and Federal laboratories for the purpose of conducting
research related to--
(1) alcohol fuels, including ethanol and methanol or their
ethers;
(2) industrial oilseed crops and animal fats and oils for diesel
fuel and petrochemical substitutes;
(3) other forms of biomass fuels, including gaseous and solid
fuels;
(4) other industrial hydrocarbons or triglycerides made from
agricultural commodities and forest products; and
(5) the development of the most economical and commercially
feasible means of producing, collecting, and transporting
agricultural crops, wastes, residues, and byproducts for use as
feedstocks for the production of alcohol and other forms of biomass
energy and the development of new markets for byproducts.
(b) Set aside of funds for certain grant projects
Of the amounts appropriated in any fiscal year pursuant to the
authorization contained in subsection (d) of this section, not less than
50 percent of those amounts shall be made available for grants for
research relating to the development of technologies for increasing the
energy efficiency and commercial feasibility of alcohol production,
including--
(1) processes of cellulose conversion and membrane technology,
(2) research to improve the quality and value of byproducts to
increase digestibility and performance of livestock, poultry, and
fish, and
(3) development of new markets for byproducts.
(c) Minority groups
The Secretary may set aside a portion of funds appropriated for the
award of grants under this section and make such amounts available only
for grants to eligible colleges and universities that the Secretary
determines have unique capabilities for achieving the objective of full
participation of minority groups in research on the production and
marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural
commodities and forest products.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying
out this section $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through
2007.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1419, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 997;
Pub. L. 96-294, title II, Sec. 252, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 705; Pub. L.
97-98, title XIV, Sec. 1422, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1306; Pub. L. 101-
624, title XVI, Sec. 1609(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3718; Pub. L.
102-237, title IV, Sec. 402(7), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1863; Pub. L.
104-127, title VIII, Sec. 806, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1162; Pub. L.
105-185, title III, Sec. 301(a)(2), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 562; Pub.
L. 107-171, title VII, Secs. 7134, 7209(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 436,
445.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 7209(b)(1), inserted
``and animal fats and oils'' after ``industrial oilseed crops''.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 7209(b)(2), inserted ``or
triglycerides'' after ``other industrial hydrocarbons''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 7134, substituted ``2007'' for
``2002''.
1998--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-185 substituted ``2002'' for
``1997''.
1996--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ``1997'' for
``1995''.
1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``subsection (d)''
for ``subsection (c)''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-624 amended section generally, substituting
present provisions for provisions which authorized grants to conduct
research related to production and marketing of coal tar and other coal
derivatives, alcohol and other forms of biomass energy, and other
industrial hydrocarbons made from agricultural commodities and forest
products, authorized appropriations for such activities, and defined
terms ``biomass'', ``biomass energy'', and ``municipal wastes''.
1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-98 inserted reference to Federal
laboratories in two places, extended authorization of appropriations
through fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, in first proviso,
substituted ``$40,000,000 during the eight-year period beginning October
1, 1977, and shall not exceed such sums as may be authorized by law for
any fiscal year subsequent to such period'' for ``$24,000,000 during the
five-year period beginning October 1, 1977, and ending September 30,
1982, and not in excess of such sums as may after September 29, 1977, be
authorized by law for any subsequent fiscal year'', and in second
proviso, increased maximum amount awardable from $3,000,000 to
$5,000,000.
1980--Pub. L. 96-294 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
inserted provisions relating to grants to Government corporations for
conducting research in production and marketing of agricultural
chemicals, etc., and provisions relating to authority to conduct
research under paragraph (2) and authorizations of appropriations for
grants to conduct such research, substituted ``subsection'' for
``section'' wherever appearing, substituted ``and other forms of biomass
energy as substitutes for petroleum or natural gas'' for ``made from
agricultural commodities and forest products as a substitute for alcohol
made from petroleum products'', in par. (2), and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3311 of this title; title 42
section 8852.
