Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§17031 Biodiesel

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 152— - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS › Part Part B— - Biofuels Research and Development › § 17031

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary and EPA Administrator must report to Congress on R&D challenges to increasing biodiesel within 180 days after December 19, 2007. NIST must publish biodiesel and biofuels' properties and characterization with Secretary.

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Title 42, §17031

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(a)Not later than 180 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to Congress a report on any research and development challenges inherent in increasing the proportion of diesel fuel sold in the United States that is biodiesel.
(b)The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Secretary, shall make publicly available the physical property data and characterization of biodiesel and other biofuels as appropriate.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 17031

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73