Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§17031 Biodiesel
Title 42 › CHAPTER 152 — ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS › Part B — Biofuels Research and Development › § 17031
Summary
Within 180 days after Dec. 19, 2007, Secretary, with EPA, must report to Congress on R&D barriers to increasing biodiesel in U.S. diesel. NIST must publish biodiesel and biofuels' physical property data.
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Title 42, §17031
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(a)Biodiesel study
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)Material for the establishment of standards
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 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110