; (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (7) biological carbon removal (as defined in section 2 of the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2023 ). ; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Biological carbon removal (1) Definition of carbon removal In this subsection, the term carbon removal has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2023 . (2) Goals The goals of the biological carbon removal program under subsection (b)(7) shall be to develop and deploy, in partnership with industry and institutions of higher education— (A) improved tools and understanding of feedstocks, supplies, and logistics with respect to carbon removal using biomass sources; (B) technologies for the optimized conversion of aquatic and terrestrial biomass for carbon removal; (C) cost-competitive carbon capture technologies applied to bioenergy, including— (i) algal, terrestrial, and marine biomass; (ii) biofuels; and (iii) bioproducts; and (D) applied research on best practices in macroalgae cultivation and phenotype selection, including by carrying out aquatic pilot projects. (3) Coordination Activities conducted under this subsection shall be coordinated with the relevant programs of the Office of Science, the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, and the Department of Agriculture. . (c) Office of fossil energy and carbon management Section 962(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16292(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking performance of and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “performance of— (A) coal and natural gas use; (B) biomass with carbon capture for utilization or permanent storage; and (C) manufacturing and industrial facilities. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (v), by striking and after the semicolon