§ 16253. Small business bioproduct marketing and certification grants

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2005

   Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 title IX § 944 · 119 Stat. 594

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16253

   Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 944, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 881

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 944, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 881

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 944. SMALL BUSINESS BIOPRODUCT MARKETING AND CERTIFICATION GRANTS. (a) In General.— Using amounts made available under subsection (g), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall make available on a competitive basis grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the biobased product marketing and certification purposes described in subsection (c). (b) Eligible Entities.— (1) In general.— An entity eligible for a grant under this section is any manufacturer of biobased products that— (A) proposes to use the grant for the biobased product marketing and certification purposes described in subsection (c); and (B) has not previously received a grant under this section. (2) Preference.— In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall provide a preference to an eligible entity that has fewer than 50 employees. (c) Biobased Product Marketing and Certification Grant Purposes.— A grant made under this section shall be used— (1) to provide working capital for marketing of biobased products; and (2) to provide for the certification of biobased products to— (A) qualify for the label described in section 9002(h)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)(1)); or (B) meet other biobased standards determined appropriate by the Secretary. (d) Matching Funds.— (1) In general.— Grant recipients shall provide matching non-Federal funds equal to the amount of the grant received. (2) Expenditure.— Matching funds shall be expended in advance of grant funding, so that for every dollar of grant that is advanced, an equal amount of matching funds shall have been funded prior to submitting the request for reimbursement. (e) Amount.— A grant made under this section shall not exceed $100,000. (f) Administration.— The Secretary shall establish such administrative requirements for grants under this section, including requirements for applications for the grants, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (g) Authorizations of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this section— (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and (2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2015.

2. 2014

   Agricultural Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–79 title IX § 9002(b) · 128 Stat. 649

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 16253(c)(2)(A)

   Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 8102(b)” for “section 8102(h)(1)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 8102(b)” for “section 8102(h)(1)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 944(c)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16253(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “section 9002(h)(1)” and inserting “section 9002(b)”.

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