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 * //Senate bill 3614//**

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**Tiltle**: Renewable Fuel Standard amendment (RFS)


 * Sponsor**: Senator Pete V. Domenici(NM) (Republican)
 * The purpose of the bill**: The purpose of RFS is to reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. Pete Domenici proposes that instead of investing our time in going overseas to get oil, we should stay in our country and use ethanol as a alternative fuel source. In 2006, U.S. ethanol industry supported the creation of 160,000 new jobs while producing five billion gallons of ethanol. So not only will alternative fuel sources industries help reduce this countries' dependency on oil, but it will help create jobs.

This bill will amend Representative Collin C. Peterson's bill 2419, which was to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. This bill will the whole country in its use of oil and the uses of the alternative fuel sources. In using renewable fuels used in motor vehicles, homes and boilers, this bill requires that our country would use 8.5 billion gallons of these renewable fuels in 2008 and use 36 billion gallons of these renewable fuels in 2022. In 2016, the bill says that the use of advanced biofuels should increase. These biofuels include cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel and other fuels derived from unconventional biomass feedstock, like sorghum. The amount of advanced biofuels should be at 3 billion gallons in 2016 and in 2022 the amount of gallons should increase to 21 billion gallons. This amendment would be attached to Food and Security Act of 2007. **Cosponsors** Sen Thune, John [SD] Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] This is a cartoon describing United States consumption on foreign oil. The pig represents United States. The United States consumes 20.68 million barrels per day.
 * Who will this bill this affect?**



This graph shows all activities that are dependent on foreign oil. Pete Dominici plan will replace these dependent on oil activities with alternative ways so we can use alternative renewable resources.

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