7 U.S.C. § 2209k — Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers

(a) In general. The Secretary of Agriculture may not use Commodity Credit Corporation or Department of Agriculture funds, facilities, or authority—(1) to pay a refiner or importer, as those terms are defined in section 80.2 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations or successor regulations; or (2) to support such a refiner or importer directly or indirectly in meeting requirements under (A) the renewable-fuel program in section 7545(o) of title 42, or (B) another law requiring fossil fuel to be blended with renewable fuel. (b) The exclusion in subsection (a) does not apply to payments or support for biofuel producers, refiners, or importers, with “biofuel” defined in section 8101 of this title. (c) Moratorium. During the 180 days beginning October 1, 2020, the authorities in the ninth and tenth sentences of section 714b(h) of title 15, concerning exchanging agricultural products for petroleum products and the terms of those exchanges, may not be used.