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The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) extends and revises the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) and authorizes funding to be appropriated through 2023. BCAP provides financial assistance to producers who establish and harvest biomass crops. The rule makes changes consistent with the 2018 Farm Bill changes. The rule will add algae as an eligible material. Other aspects of BCAP remain essentially unchanged; all biomass must be harvested in a manner that is consistent with a conservation plan, forest stewardship plan or equivalent plan. The rule will revise the definition of biobased to add renewable chemicals and clarify that renewable chemicals are not just an intermediate ingredient, but rather a biobased product, an output that we require for qualified biomass conversion facilities to produce. Finally, the rule will provide notification about adjustments to sign up expectations in order to respond to the changes in funding.