(a) This part sets forth the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the USDA Biobased Markets Program, called the BioPreferred® Program, established by section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and further amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014, and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 107-171, 116 Stat. 476, 7 U.S.C. 8102).

(b) The guidelines in this part establish:

(1) A process for designating categories of products that are, or can be, produced with biobased Intermediate Ingredients or feedstocks and whose procurement by procuring agencies and other relevant Stakeholders will carry out the objectives of section 9002 of FSRIA;

(2) The criteria for eligibility and the process through which Biobased Products can participate in the BioPreferred Program, be subject to preferred Federal procurement, and be eligible to display the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label;

(3) Specifications for the correct and incorrect uses of the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label and Certification Icon, which apply to Participating Organizations and Other Entities; and

(4) Actions that constitute noncompliance with this part.