S.Amdt. 2648

SA 2648. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations
of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities
inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. RENEWABLE FUEL FEEDSTOCK REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
entity located in the United States that produces renewable
fuel used as transportation fuel (as those terms are defined
in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1))).
(2) Eligible feedstock.--The term ``eligible feedstock''
means renewable biomass described in section 211(o)(1)(I) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) that is intended
to be used to produce the renewable fuel described in
paragraph (1).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(b) Establishment of Program.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall use such sums as are
necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
carry out a program to provide payments to eligible entities
to reimburse the eligible entities for purchases of eligible
feedstocks that were made during the period beginning on
January 1, 2020, and ending on March 31, 2020.
(c) Payment Amount.--The amount of a payment under
subsection (b) shall be an amount equal to 75 percent of the
purchase price of eligible feedstock paid by an eligible
entity.
(d) Proof of Cost.--The Secretary shall determine the
documentation that an eligible entity shall provide to the
Secretary to demonstrate the purchase price and quantity of
eligible feedstock purchased by the eligible entity to
receive a payment under subsection (b).
(e) Agreements.--To be eligible to receive a payment under
subsection (b), an eligible entity shall enter into an
agreement with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary.
(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives a report on the payments made under
subsection (b), including an identification of each eligible
entity that received a payment and the amount received.
(g) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary to carry out the program
established under subsection (b).
(2) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and
administration of the program established under subsection
(b) shall be made without regard to--
(A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of
title 5, United States Code;
(B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly
known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''); or
(C) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture
(36 Fed. Reg. 13804 (July 24, 1971)) relating to notices of
proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking.
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