,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,cantwell introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
conduct a study on the technology1      
potential lifecycle energy savings1 and 
economic impact of recycled carbon      
fiber1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,carbon ,fiber ,recycling ,act of   
#bjae4  #b4 ,recycled carbon fiber study
  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that--  
7#a7 current methods for manufacturing  
carbon fiber are energy intensive1      
making carbon fiber costly for use in   
mass-produced applications2  7#b7 it    
takes approximately one-tenth the energy
 to produce recycled carbon fiber as it 
does to produce virgin carbon fiber2    
7#c7 using recycled carbon fiber in the 
manufacturing process could result in as

 great as #dj percent in cost savings   
compared to the manufacture of virgin   
fiber2 and  7#d7 up to #cj percent of   
carbon fiber manufactured becomes part  
of the waste stream4  7b7 ,study ,the   
,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in   
this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall      
conduct a study on--  7#a7 the          
technology of recycled carbon fiber and 
production waste carbon fiber2 and  7#b7
 the potential lifecycle energy savings 
and economic impact of recycled carbon  
fiber4  7c7 ,factors for consideration  
,in conducting the study under          
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
consider-- 7#a7 the quantity of recycled
 carbon fiber or production waste carbon
 fiber that would make the use of       
recycled carbon fiber or production     
waste carbon fiber economically viable2 
7#b7 any existing or potential barriers 
to recycling carbon fiber or using      
recycled carbon fiber2  7#c7 any        
financial incentives that may be        
necessary for the development of        

recycled carbon fiber or production     
waste carbon fiber2  7#d7 the potential 
lifecycle savings in energy from        
producing recycled carbon fiber1 as     
compared to producing new carbon fiber2 
7#e7 the best and highest use for       
recycled carbon fiber2  7#f7 the        
potential reduction in carbon dioxide   
emissions from producing recycled carbon
 fiber1 as compared to producing new    
carbon fiber2  7#g7 any economic        
benefits gained from using recycled     
carbon fiber or production waste carbon 
fiber2  7#h7 workforce training and     
skills needed to address labor demands  
in the development of recycled carbon   
fiber or production waste carbon fiber2 
and  7#i7 how the ,department of ,energy
 can leverage existing efforts in the   
industry on the use of production waste 
carbon fiber4  7d7 ,report ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress a report describing 
the results of the study conducted under

 subsection 7b74  #c4 ,recycled carbon  
fiber demonstration project ,the        
,secretary shall consult with the       
aviation and automotive industries and  
existing programs of the ,advanced      
,manufacturing ,office of the           
,department of ,energy to develop a     
carbon fiber recycling demonstration    
project4  #d4 ,authorization of         
,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this ,act #aj1jjj1jjj1 to     
remain available until expended4