,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,tonko 7for himself and ,mr4  
,curtis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,united ,states   
,energy ,storage ,competitiveness ,act  
of #bjjg to establish a research1       
development1 and demonstration program  
for the recycling and reuse of energy   
critical materials used in energy       
storage systems1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,bolster ,american         
,technology ,through ,expanding         
,recycling ,yield ,act of #bjbj or the  
,,battery ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,energy   
critical material recycling and reuse   
research1 development1 and demonstration
 program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,united  
,states ,energy ,storage                
,competitiveness ,act of #bjjg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agbca7 is amended by         

inserting after subsection 7p7 the      
following3  7q7 ,energy critical        
material recycling and reuse research1  
development1 and demonstration program  
7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,electric motor vehicle ,the term  
electric motor vehicle means a vehicle  
that derives all or part of its power   
for locomotion from electricity and is  
able to exceed a maximum speed of #be   
miles per hour without any external     
assistance1 including gravity1 as       
determined by the ,secretary4  7,b7     
,electronic scrap ,the term electronic  
scrap means personal electronic products
 near or at the end of their useful     
life1 containing embedded energy storage
 systems1 as determined by the          
,secretary4  7,c7 ,energy critical      
material ,the term energy critical      
material means any of a class of        
chemical materials that have a high risk
 of a supply disruption and are critical
 to one or more existing or new1        
energy-related technologies such that a 

substantial supply disruption of such   
material would significantly inhibit    
large-scale deployment of technologies  
that produce1 transmit1 store1 or       
conserve energy4  7,d7 ,energy storage  
system ,the term energy storage system  
means a system1 equipment1 facility1 or 
technology that-- 7i7 is capable of     
absorbing energy1 storing such energy   
for a period of time1 and dispatching   
such energy after storage2 and  7ii7    
uses a mechanical1 electrical1 chemical1
 electrochemical1 or thermal process to 
store such energy1 or any other process 
that the ,secretary determines relevant4
  7,e7 ,low-speed electric vehicle ,the 
term low-speed electric vehicle means a 
vehicle with fewer than four wheels that
 derives all or part of its power for   
locomotion from electricity and is      
unable to exceed a maximum speed of #be 
miles per hour without any external     
assistance1 including gravity1 as       
determined by the ,secretary4  7,f7     
,recycling ,the term recycling means the

 separation of energy critical materials
 embedded within an energy storage      
system through physical or chemical     
means and reuse of those separated      
energy critical materials in other      
technologies4  7#b7 ,establishment ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall establish a research1  
development1 and demonstration program  
of recycling of energy storage systems  
containing energy critical materials4   
7#c7 ,research1 development1 and        
demonstration ,in carrying out the      
program1 the ,secretary shall focus     
research1 development1 and demonstration
 activities on-- 7,a7 technologies1     
process improvements1 design            
optimizations1 and methods that improve 
collection1 sorting1 storage1 and       
transportation of energy storage systems
 for the purposes of recycling1         
including-- 7i7 removal of electronic   
scrap and low-speed electric vehicles   
from landfill and general recycling     

waste streams2  7ii7 extraction of      
energy storage systems from electronic  
scrap and low-speed electric vehicles2  
7iii7 extraction1 recovery1 and reuse of
 energy critical materials from energy  
storage systems2  7iv7 extraction1      
recovery1 and reuse of energy storage   
systems1 and energy critical materials  
from energy storage systems1 within     
electric motor vehicles2  7v7 improving 
the recyclability of energy storage     
systems and products containing energy  
storage systems2 and  7vi7 safe disposal
 of energy storage systems1 including   
waste materials and components recovered
 during the recycling process2 and  7,b7
 research on and analysis of            
non-technical barriers to improve the   
collection and recycling of energy      
storage systems containing energy       
critical materials1 including strategies
 to improve consumer education of1      
acceptance of1 and participation in1 the
 recycling of energy storage systems2   
and  7,c7 research on and analysis of   

technologies and methods to mitigate    
environmental impacts that arise from   
recycling energy storage systems1       
including disposal of toxic reagents and
 byproducts related to recycling        
processes4  7#d7 ,environmental         
stewardship ,the ,secretary shall seek  
to ensure that any activity receiving   
funding under this program-- 7,a7 does  
not release toxic byproducts into the   
environment2  7,b7 sufficiently         
minimizes potential fire risk-- 7i7 in  
facilities where energy storage systems 
are stored2 and  7ii7 in the            
transportation of energy storage        
systems2 and  7,c7 protects the health  
and safety of all persons involved in or
 in proximity to such activity4  7#e7   
,report to congress ,not later than #c  
years after the date of enactment of    
this subsection1 and every #c years     
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  

,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report summarizing the        
activities1 findings1 and progress of   
the program4  4  7b7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,the ,united ,states     
,energy ,storage ,competitiveness ,act  
of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbca7 is      
amended in subsection 7p7-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by        
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#g7 the research1          
development1 and demonstration program  
under subsection 7q7 #bb1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbe4  4