119 STAT. 876
PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and heads of other appropriate departments and agencies (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretaries’), shall direct research and development toward— ‘‘(1) feedstock production through the development of crops and cropping systems relevant to production of raw materials for conversion to biobased fuels and biobased products, including— ‘‘(A) development of advanced and dedicated crops with desired features, including enhanced productivity, broader site range, low requirements for chemical inputs, and enhanced processing; ‘‘(B) advanced crop production methods to achieve the features described in subparagraph (A); ‘‘(C) feedstock harvest, handling, transport, and storage; and ‘‘(D) strategies for integrating feedstock production into existing managed land; ‘‘(2) overcoming recalcitrance of cellulosic biomass through developing technologies for converting cellulosic biomass into intermediates that can subsequently be converted into biobased fuels and biobased products, including— ‘‘(A) pretreatment in combination with enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis; and ‘‘(B) thermochemical approaches, including gasification and pyrolysis; ‘‘(3) product diversification through technologies relevant to production of a range of biobased products (including chemicals, animal feeds, and cogenerated power) that eventually can increase the feasibility of fuel production in a biorefinery, including— ‘‘(A) catalytic processing, including thermochemical fuel production; ‘‘(B) metabolic engineering, enzyme engineering, and fermentation systems for biological production of desired products or cogeneration of power; ‘‘(C) product recovery; ‘‘(D) power production technologies; and ‘‘(E) integration into existing biomass processing facilities, including starch ethanol plants, paper mills, and power plants; and ‘‘(4) analysis that provides strategic guidance for the application of biomass technologies in accordance with realization of improved sustainability and environmental quality, cost effectiveness, security, and rural economic development, usually featuring system-wide approaches. ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Within the technical areas described in subsection (d), and in addition to advancing the purposes described in subsection (c) and the objectives described in subsection (b), the Secretaries shall support research and development— ‘‘(1) to create continuously expanding opportunities for participants in existing biofuels production by seeking synergies and continuity with current technologies and practices, such as the use of dried distillers grains as a bridge feedstock; ‘‘(2) to maximize the environmental, economic, and social benefits of production of biobased fuels and biobased products
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