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42 U.S.C. § 7546 — Renewable fuel

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42 U.S.C. § 7546 — Renewable fuel

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**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Municipal solid waste** — The term “municipal solid waste” has the meaning given the term “solid waste” in [section 6903 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6903&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **RFG State** — The term “RFG State” means a State in which is located one or more covered areas (as defined in [section 7545(k)(10)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7545/k/10/D&num=0&edition=prelim)). (3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy. **(b) Cellulosic biomass ethanol and municipal solid waste loan guarantee program** (1) **In general** — Funds may be provided for the cost (as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ([2 U.S.C. 661](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section661&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)) of loan guarantees issued under title XIV of the Energy Policy Act 11 See References in Text note below. to carry out commercial demonstration projects for celluosic 22 So in original. biomass and sucrose-derived ethanol. (2) **Demonstration projects** (A) *In general* — The Secretary shall issue loan guarantees under this section to carry out not more than 4 projects to commercially demonstrate the feasibility and viability of producing cellulosic biomass ethanol or sucrose-derived ethanol, including at least 1 project that uses cereal straw as a feedstock and 1 project that uses municipal solid waste as a feedstock. (B) *Design capacity* — Each project shall have a design capacity to produce at least 30,000,000 gallons of cellulosic biomass ethanol each year. (3) **Applicant assurances** — An applicant for a loan guarantee under this section shall provide assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that— (A) the project design has been validated through the operation of a continuous process facility with a cumulative output of at least 50,000 gallons of ethanol; (B) the project has been subject to a full technical review; (C) the project is covered by adequate project performance guarantees; (D) the project, with the loan guarantee, is economically viable; and (E) there is a reasonable assurance of repayment of the guaranteed loan. (4) **Limitations** (A) *Maximum guarantee* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a loan guarantee under this section may be issued for up to 80 percent of the estimated cost of a project, but may not exceed $250,000,000 for a project. (B) *Additional guarantees* (i) *In general* — The Secretary may issue additional loan guarantees for a project to cover up to 80 percent of the excess of actual project cost over estimated project cost but not to exceed 15 percent of the amount of the original guarantee. (ii) *Principal and interest* — Subject to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall guarantee 100 percent of the principal and interest of a loan made under subparagraph (A). (5) **Equity contributions** — To be eligible for a loan guarantee under this section, an applicant for the loan guarantee shall have binding commitments from equity investors to provide an initial equity contribution of at least 20 percent of the total project cost. (6) **Insufficient amounts** — If the amount made available to carry out this section is insufficient to allow the Secretary to make loan guarantees for 3 projects described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall issue loan guarantees for one or more qualifying projects under this section in the order in which the applications for the projects are received by the Secretary. (7) **Approval** — An application for a loan guarantee under this section shall be approved or disapproved by the Secretary not later than 90 days after the application is received by the Secretary. **(c) Authorization of appropriations for resource center** There is authorized to be appropriated, for a resource center to further develop bioconversion technology using low-cost biomass for the production of ethanol at the Center for Biomass-Based Energy at the Mississippi State University and the Oklahoma State University, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. **(d) Renewable fuel production research and development grants** (1) **In general** — The Administrator shall provide grants for the research into, and development and implementation of, renewable fuel production technologies in RFG States with low rates of ethanol production, including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass ethanol. (2) **Eligibility** (A) *In general* — The entities eligible to receive a grant under this subsection are academic institutions in RFG States, and consortia made up of combinations of academic institutions, industry, State government agencies, or local government agencies in RFG States, that have proven experience and capabilities with relevant technologies. (B) *Application* — To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application in such manner and form, and accompanied by such information, as the Administrator may specify. (3) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. **(e) Cellulosic biomass ethanol conversion assistance** (1) **In general** — The Secretary may provide grants to merchant producers of cellulosic biomass ethanol in the United States to assist the producers in building eligible production facilities described in paragraph (2) for the production of cellulosic biomass ethanol. (2) **Eligible production facilities** — A production facility shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the production facility— (A) is located in the United States; and (B) uses cellulosic biomass feedstocks derived from agricultural residues or municipal solid waste. (3) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection— (A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and (B) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

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2 U.S.C. § 661 — Provisions relating to House of Representatives

**(a) Enforcement in House of Representatives** It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or order that waives the application of [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Disposition of points of order** (1) **Application to House of Representatives** — This subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives. (2) **Threshold burden** — In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order under [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) of this section must specify the precise language on which it is premised. (3) **Question of consideration** — As disposition of points of order under [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) of this section, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition that is the subject of the points of order. (4) **Debate and intervening motions** — A question of consideration under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may be. (5) **Effect on amendment in order as original text** — The disposition of the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered also to determine the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to an amendm

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42 U.S.C. § 6903 — Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) The term “construction,” with respect to any project of construction under this chapter, means (A) the erection or building of new structures and acquisition of lands or interests therein, or the acquisition, replacement, expansion, remodeling, alteration, modernization, or extension of existing structures, and (B) the acquisition and installation of initial equipment of, or required in connection with, new or newly acquired structures or the expanded, remodeled, altered, modernized or extended part of existing structures (including trucks and other motor vehicles, and tractors, cranes, and other machinery) necessary for the proper utilization and operation of the facility after completion of the project; and includes preliminary planning to determine the economic and engineering feasibility and the public health and safety aspects of the project, the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, and any surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, and other action necessary for the carrying out of the project, and (C) the inspection and supervision of the process of carrying out the project to completion. (2A) The term “demonstration” means the initial exhibition of a new technology process or practice or a significantly new combination or use of technologies, processes or practices, subsequent to the development stage, for the purpose of proving technological feasibility and cost effectiveness. (3) The term “disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such solid waste or haz

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42 U.S.C. § 15801 — National Laboratory Jobs ACCESS Program

**(a) In general** On or after the date that is 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Secretary may establish a program, to be known as the “Department of Energy National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program”, under which the Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, 5-year grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) for the Federal share of the costs of pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs described in subsection (b). **(b) Pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs described** A pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program described in this subsection is a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that— (1) leads to recognized postsecondary credentials for secondary school and postsecondary students; (2) is focused on skills and qualifications needed, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the directors of the National Laboratories, to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of traditional and emerging technician positions (including machinists and cybersecurity technicians) at the National Laboratories and covered facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (3) is established in consultation with a National Laboratory or covered facility of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (4) is registered with and approved by the Secretary of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency; and (5) ensures that participants in the pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program do not displace paid employees. **(c) Eligible entities described** An eligible entity described in this subsection is a workforce intermediary or an eligible sponsor of a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that— (1) demonstrates experience in implementing and providing career planning and career pathways

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42 U.S.C. § 7550 — Definitions

As used in this part— (1) The term “manufacturer” as used in sections 7521, 7522, 7525, 7541, and 7542 of this title means any person engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new motor vehicles, new motor vehicle engines, new nonroad vehicles or new nonroad engines, or importing such vehicles or engines for resale, or who acts for and is under the control of any such person in connection with the distribution of new motor vehicles, new motor vehicle engines, new nonroad vehicles or new nonroad engines, but shall not include any dealer with respect to new motor vehicles, new motor vehicle engines, new nonroad vehicles or new nonroad engines received by him in commerce. (2) The term “motor vehicle” means any self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or highway. (3) Except with respect to vehicles or engines imported or offered for importation, the term “new motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred to an ultimate purchaser; and the term “new motor vehicle engine” means an engine in a new motor vehicle or a motor vehicle engine the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred to the ultimate purchaser; and with respect to imported vehicles or engines, such terms mean a motor vehicle and engine, respectively, manufactured after the effective date of a regulation issued under [section 7521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7521&num=0&edition=prelim) which is applicable to such vehicle or engine (or which would be applicable to such vehicle or engine had it been manufactured for importation into the United States). (4) The term “dealer” means any person who is engaged in the sale or the distributio

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2 U.S.C. § 621 — Treatment of deposit insurance and agencies and other insurance programs

**(a) In general** This subchapter shall not apply to the credit or insurance activities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Resolution Trust Corporation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, National Flood Insurance, National Insurance Development Fund, Crop Insurance, or Tennessee Valley Authority. **(b) Study** The Director and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall each study whether the accounting for Federal deposit insurance programs should be on a cash basis on the same basis as loan guarantees, or on a different basis. Each Director shall report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress on or before May 31, 1991. **(c) Access to data** For the purposes of subsection (b), the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office shall have access to all agency data that may facilitate these studies.

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42 U.S.C. § 7545 — Regulation of fuels

**(a) Authority of Administrator to regulate** The Administrator may by regulation designate any fuel or fuel additive (including any fuel or fuel additive used exclusively in nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles) and, after such date or dates as may be prescribed by him, no manufacturer or processor of any such fuel or additive may sell, offer for sale, or introduce into commerce such fuel or additive unless the Administrator has registered such fuel or additive in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. **(b) Registration requirement** (1) For the purpose of registration of fuels and fuel additives, the Administrator shall require— (A) the manufacturer of any fuel to notify him as to the commercial identifying name and manufacturer of any additive contained in such fuel; the range of concentration of any additive in the fuel; and the purpose-in-use of any such additive; and (B) the manufacturer of any additive to notify him as to the chemical composition of such additive. (2) For the purpose of registration of fuels and fuel additives, the Administrator shall, on a regular basis, require the manufacturer of any fuel or fuel additive— (A) to conduct tests to determine potential public health and environmental effects of the fuel or additive (including carcinogenic, teratogenic, or mutagenic effects); and (B) to furnish the description of any analytical technique that can be used to detect and measure any additive in such fuel, the recommended range of concentration of such additive, and the recommended purpose-in-use of such additive, and such other information as is reasonable and necessary to determine the emissions resulting from the use of the fuel or additive contained in such fuel, the effect of such fuel or additive on the emission control

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22 U.S.C. § 1622a — Transfer of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to Department of Justice

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, established under Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1954, is hereby transferred to the Department of Justice as a separate agency within that Department.

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22 U.S.C. § 1622g — Independence of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States; finality of Commission decisions

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the independence of the Commission in making its determinations on claims in programs that it is authorized to administer pursuant to the powers and responsibilities conferred upon the Commission by the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended [[50 U.S.C. 4101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended [[22 U.S.C. 1621](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1621&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1954. The decisions of the Commission with respect to claims shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact, and shall not be subject to review by the Attorney General or any other official of the United States or by any court by mandamus or otherwise.

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23 U.S.C. § 142 — Public transportation

**(a)** (1) To encourage the development, improvement, and use of public mass transportation systems operating buses on Federal-aid highways for the transportation of passengers, so as to increase the traffic capacity of the Federal-aid highways for the movement of persons, the Secretary may approve as a project on any Federal-aid highway the construction of exclusive or preferential high occupancy vehicle lanes, highway traffic control devices, bus passenger loading areas and facilities (including shelters), and fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities, which may include electric vehicle charging stations or natural gas vehicle refueling stations, to serve high occupancy vehicle and public mass transportation passengers, and sums apportioned under [section 104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section104/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be available to finance the cost of projects under this paragraph. If fees are charged for the use of any parking facility constructed under this section, the rate thereof shall not be in excess of that required for maintenance and operation of the facility and the cost of providing shuttle service to and from the facility (including compensation to any person for operating the facility and for providing such shuttle service). (2) In addition to the projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary may approve payment from sums apportioned under section 104(b)(2) for carrying out any capital transit project eligible for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, capital improvement to provide access and coordination between intercity and rural bus service, and construction of facilities to provide connections between highway transportation and other modes of transportation. (3) *

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42 U.S.C. § 1857f–8 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 1857f–6e, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 212, as added Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, § 10(c), 84 Stat. 1700; amended Apr. 9, 1973, Pub. L. 93–15, § 1(b), 87 Stat. 11; June 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–319, § 13(b), 88 Stat. 265, which related to low emission vehicles, was transferred to [section 7546 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7546&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1857f–6f, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 213, as added June 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–319, § 10, 88 Stat. 261; amended S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977, which related to fuel economy for new vehicles, was transferred to [section 7547 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7547&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 1857f–7, act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 214, formerly § 208, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 994; renumbered § 212 and amended Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 503; renumbered § 213 and amended Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91–604, §§ 8(a), 10(d), 11(a)(2)(A), 84 Stat. 1694, 1703, 1705; renumbered § 214, June 22, 1974, Pub. L. 93–319, § 10, 88 Stat. 261, which related to definitions concerning motor vehicle emission and fuel standards, was transferred to [section 7550 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7550&num=0&edition=prelim).

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