Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the BioPreferred® Program as it exists under current law and as proposed in the House version of the 2024 Farm Bill, noting that the Senate version is pending.

• The BioPreferred® Program, managed by the USDA, aims to increase the use of bio-based products—materials derived from renewable agricultural, marine, and forestry sources—to drive economic development, job creation, and new markets for farm commodities.
• A 2021 USDA report indicated that the U.S. bio-based products industry supported 4.6 million jobs and contributed $470 billion to the economy in 2017, while displacing approximately 9.4 million barrels of oil annually.
• Funding for the program included $3 million in mandatory annual funding and $3 million in discretionary annual funding through fiscal year (FY) 2023. While mandatory funding was extended through FY 2024, no discretionary funding was provided for FY 2023 or FY 2024.
• The House version of the Farm Bill proposes extending both mandatory and discretionary funding of $3 million per year through fiscal year 2029.
• The House version suggests expanding the program's administrative and reporting requirements, including the creation of a national registry of testing centers for biobased product manufacturers and the development of North American Products Classification System (NAPCS) codes alongside existing NAICS codes.
• The House version proposes increasing accountability for procuring agencies by requiring them to report specific categories of biobased products that are unavailable and the reasons why certain procurement requirements were not met.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2024). Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-BioPreferred-Program.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. 2024. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-BioPreferred-Program.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2024farm, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-BioPreferred-Program.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }