S.Amdt. 4704

SA 4704. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 6 RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.

Section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

“(B) Applicable volume.--For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for calendar years 2007 through 2010 shall be determined, by rule, by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, in a manner that ensures that the applicable volume for calendar year 2010 and each calendar year thereafter is at least 10,000,000,000 gallons of renewable fuel.”.