2002—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7209(b)(1), inserted “and animal fats and oils” after “industrial oilseed crops”.

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7209(b)(2), inserted “or triglycerides” after “other industrial hydrocarbons”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7134, substituted “2007” for “2002”.

1998—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–185 substituted “2002” for “1997”.

1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “1997” for “1995”.

1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “subsection (d)” for “subsection (c)”.

1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which authorized grants to conduct research related to production and marketing of coal tar and other coal derivatives, alcohol and other forms of biomass energy, and other industrial hydrocarbons made from agricultural commodities and forest products, authorized appropriations for such activities, and defined terms “biomass”, “biomass energy”, and “municipal wastes”.

1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–98 inserted reference to Federal laboratories in two places, extended authorization of appropriations through fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, in first proviso, substituted “$40,000,000 during the eight-year period beginning October 1, 1977, and shall not exceed such sums as may be authorized by law for any fiscal year subsequent to such period” for “$24,000,000 during the five-year period beginning October 1, 1977, and ending September 30, 1982, and not in excess of such sums as may after September 29, 1977, be authorized by law for any subsequent fiscal year”, and in second proviso, increased maximum amount awardable from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000.

1980—Pub. L. 96–294 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provisions relating to grants to Government corporations for conducting research in production and marketing of agricultural chemicals, etc., and provisions relating to authority to conduct research under paragraph (2) and authorizations of appropriations for grants to conduct such research, substituted “subsection” for “section” wherever appearing, substituted “and other forms of biomass energy as substitutes for petroleum or natural gas” for “made from agricultural commodities and forest products as a substitute for alcohol made from petroleum products”, in par. (2), and added subsec. (b).

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.