Mike Conaway: “I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of subtitle B of title III the following: SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS OR AWARDS FOR DROP-IN BIOFUELS OR BIOREFINERIES DURING SEQUESTRATION. (a) In General.--The Department of Defense may not, during fiscal year 2018 through 2021, enter into any new contracts or make any new award, and no funds may be obligated or expended, with respect to drop-in biofuels or biorefineries. (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: (1) Drop-in biofuel.--The term ``drop-in biofuel'' means a neat of blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment. (2) Biorefinery.--The term ``biorefinery'' means-- (A) a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into advanced biofuels (as such term is defined under section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101)); and (B) a facility (including equipment and processes) that converts renewable biomass into biofuels and biobased products (as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002). SEC. 317. CALCULATION OF THE COST OF DROP-IN FUELS.…”