,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,ms4   
,cantwell introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to     
conduct a /udy on ! te*nology1 pot5tial 
lifecycle en]gy sav+s1 & economic impact
 ( recycl$ c>bon fib]1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,c>bon ,fib] ,recycl+ ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,recycl$ c>bon fib] /udy  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 curr5t me?ods 
= manufactur+ c>bon fib] are en]gy      
int5sive1 mak+ c>bon fib] co/ly = use 9 
mass-produc$ applications2  7#b7 x takes
 approximately "o-t5? ! en]gy to produce
 recycl$ c>bon fib] z x does to produce 
virg9 c>bon fib]2  7#c7 us+ recycl$     
c>bon fib] 9 ! manufactur+ process c\ld 
result 9 z great z #dj p]c5t 9 co/ sav+s
 comp>$ to ! manufacture ( virg9 fib]2 &
  7#d7 up to #cj p]c5t ( c>bon fib]     
manufactur$ becomes "p ( ! wa/e /ream4  

7b7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all       
conduct a /udy on--  7#a7 ! te*nology ( 
recycl$ c>bon fib] & production wa/e    
c>bon fib]2 &  7#b7 ! pot5tial lifecycle
 en]gy sav+s & economic impact ( recycl$
 c>bon fib]4  7c7 ,factors =            
consid]ation ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all        
consid]-- 7#a7 ! quantity ( recycl$     
c>bon fib] or production wa/e c>bon fib]
 t w\ld make ! use ( recycl$ c>bon fib] 
or production wa/e c>bon fib]           
economically viable2  7#b7 any exi/+ or 
pot5tial b>ri]s to recycl+ c>bon fib] or
 us+ recycl$ c>bon fib]2  7#c7 any      
f9ancial inc5tives t may be necess>y = !
 developm5t ( recycl$ c>bon fib] or     
production wa/e c>bon fib]2  7#d7 !     
pot5tial lifecycle sav+s 9 en]gy f      
produc+ recycl$ c>bon fib]1 z comp>$ to 
produc+ new c>bon fib]2  7#e7 ! be/ &   
highe/ use = recycl$ c>bon fib]2  7#f7 !
 pot5tial r$uction 9 c>bon dioxide      
emissions f produc+ recycl$ c>bon fib]1 

z comp>$ to produc+ new c>bon fib]2     
7#g7 any economic b5efits ga9$ f us+    
recycl$ c>bon fib] or production wa/e   
c>bon fib]2  7#h7 work=ce tra9+ & skills
 ne$$ to address labor dem&s 9 !        
developm5t ( recycl$ c>bon fib] or      
production wa/e c>bon fib]2 &  7#i7 h[ !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy c lev]age exi/+     
ef=ts 9 ! indu/ry on ! use ( production 
wa/e c>bon fib]4  7d7 ,report ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report describ+ ! results ( 
! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7b74  #c4 
,recycl$ c>bon fib] demon/ration project
 ,! ,secret>y %all consult ) ! aviation 
& automotive indu/ries & exi/+ programs 
( ! ,advanc$ ,manufactur+ ,(fice ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy to develop a c>bon   
fib] recycl+ demon/ration project4  #d4 
,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is ,act          
#aj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4