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U.S. Code/Title 7/§ 8101

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§ 8101

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Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:

((1)) ** Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

((2)) ** Advisory Committee** The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by .section 8108(d)(1) of this title

((3)) ** Advanced biofuel**

((A)) ** In general** The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.

((B)) ** Inclusions** Subject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—

((i)) biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;

((ii)) biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch);

((iii)) biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste;

((iv)) diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat;

((v)) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass;

((vi)) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and

((vii)) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.

((4)) ** Biobased product** The term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—

((A)) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, and forestry materials; or

((B)) an intermediate ingredient or feedstock.

((5)) ** Biofuel** The term “biofuel” means a fuel derived from renewable biomass.

((6)) ** Biomass conversion facility** The term “biomass conversion facility” means a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into—

((A)) heat;

((B)) power;

((C)) biobased products; or

((D)) advanced biofuels.

((7)) ** Biorefinery** The term “biorefinery” means a facility (including equipment and processes) that—

((A)) converts renewable biomass or an intermediate ingredient or feedstock of renewable biomass into any 1 or more, or a combination, of—

((i)) biofuels;

((ii)) renewable chemicals; or

((iii)) biobased products; and

((B)) may produce electricity.

((8)) ** Board** The term “Board” means the Biomass Research and Development Board established by .section 8108(c) of this title

((9)) ** Forest product**

((A)) ** In general** The term “forest product” means a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber.

((B)) ** Inclusions** The term “forest product” includes—

((i)) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, lumber, and other wood products; and

((ii)) any recycled products derived from forest materials.

((10)) ** Indian tribe** The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in .section 5304 of title 25

((11)) ** Institution of higher education** The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in .section 1002(a) of title 20

((12)) ** Intermediate ingredient or feedstock** The term “intermediate ingredient or feedstock” means a material or compound made in whole or in significant part from biological products, including renewable agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials, that are subsequently used to make a more complex compound or product.

((13)) ** Renewable biomass** The term “renewable biomass” means—

((A)) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in ) that—

((i)) are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed—

((I)) to reduce hazardous fuels;

((II)) to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation; or

((III)) to restore ecosystem health;

((ii)) would not otherwise be used for higher-value products; and

((iii)) are harvested in accordance with—

((I)) applicable law and land management plans; and

((II)) the requirements for—

((aa)) old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (e) of ; and

((bb)) large-tree retention of subsection (f) of that section; or

((B)) any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, including—

((i)) renewable plant material, including—

((I)) feed grains;

((II)) other agricultural commodities;

((III)) other plants and trees; and

((IV)) algae; and

((ii)) waste material, including—

((I)) crop residue;

((II)) other vegetative waste material (including wood waste and wood residues);

((III)) animal waste and byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure); and

((IV)) food waste and yard waste.

((14)) ** Renewable chemical** The term “renewable chemical” means a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass.

((15)) ** Renewable energy** The term “renewable energy” means energy derived from—

((A)) a wind, solar, renewable biomass, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, or hydroelectric source; or

((B)) hydrogen derived from renewable biomass or water using an energy source described in subparagraph (A).

((16)) ** Renewable energy system**

((A)) ** In general** Subject to subparagraph (C), the term “renewable energy system” means a system that produces usable energy from a renewable energy source.

((B)) ** Inclusions** The term “renewable energy system” includes—

((i)) distribution components necessary to move energy produced by a system described in subparagraph (A) to the initial point of sale; and

((ii)) other components and ancillary infrastructure of a system described in subparagraph (A), such as a storage system.

((C)) ** Limitation** A system described in subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism for dispensing energy at retail.

((17)) ** Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

Related Legislation

(10 bills)

Bills that would modify or reference this section of law.

HR-112

FUEL Reform Act

Andrew S. Biggs

Arizona representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
1/3/2025
HR-1719

Farm to Fly Act of 2025

Max Miller

Ohio representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
2/27/2025
HR-4339

Renewable Energy for U.S. Territories Act

Ted Lieu

California representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
7/10/2025
HR-4832

Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025

Mark Alford

Missouri representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
8/1/2025
HR-4898

Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood Act

Frank Pallone

New Jersey representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
8/5/2025
HR-7080

Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

Gabriel Vasquez

New Mexico representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
1/14/2026
HR-7567

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Glenn Thompson

Pennsylvania representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
2/13/2026
HR-7977

Energy Bills Relief Act

Sean Casten

Illinois representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
3/18/2026
S-144

Farm to Fly Act of 2025

Jerry Moran

Kansas senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
1/16/2025
S-2654

Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act of 2025

Elissa Slotkin

Michigan senator

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
8/1/2025

Release: pl-119-103 (2026-09-02)

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