S.Amdt. 3173

SA 3173. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 62__. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

(a) In General.--Title I of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 19 the following:

``SEC. 20. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law (including regulations), in carrying out any program
under this Act under which the Secretary provides a loan or
loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan
guarantee to facilities employing commercially demonstrated
technologies for carbon dioxide capture and utilization.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 903) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), there
are''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Loans for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as are necessary to carry out section 20.
``(2) Separate appropriations.--The sums appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall be separate and distinct from the sums
appropriated under subsection (a).''.

Strike paragraph (1) of section 9103 and insert the
following:
(1) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``produces an advanced
biofuel'' and inserting the following: ``produces any 1 or
more, or a combination, of--
``(i) an advanced biofuel;
``(ii) a renewable chemical; or
``(iii) a biobased product'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``produces an advanced
biofuel.'' and inserting the following: ``produces any 1 or
more, or a combination, of--
``(i) an advanced biofuel;
``(ii) a renewable chemical; or
``(iii) a biobased product.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) a technology for the capture, compression, or
utilization of carbon dioxide that is produced at a
biorefinery producing an advanced biofuel, a renewable
chemical, or a biobased product.''; and
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