,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,tonko 7= himself & ,mr4      
,curtis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,en]gy ,/orage     
,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjg to e/abli% 
a rese>*1 developm5t1 & demon/ration    
program = ! recycl+ & reuse ( en]gy     
critical mat]ials us$ 9 en]gy /orage    
sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bol/]  
,am]ican ,te*nology ,?r\gh ,exp&+       
,recycl+ ,yield ,act ( #bjbj or !       
,,batt]y ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,en]gy      
critical mat]ial recycl+ & reuse rese>*1
 developm5t1 & demon/ration program  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,en]gy       
,/orage ,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbca7 is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7p7 ! foll[+3    
7q7 ,en]gy critical mat]ial recycl+ &   
reuse rese>*1 developm5t1 & demon/ration

 program  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
subsection3 7,a7 ,electric motor vehicle
 ,! t]m electric motor vehicle means a  
vehicle t d]ives all or "p ( its p[] =  
locomotion f electricity & is able to   
exce$ a maximum spe$ ( #be miles p] h\r 
)\t any ext]nal assi/ance1 includ+      
gravity1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7
 ,electronic scrap ,! t]m electronic    
scrap means p]sonal electronic products 
ne> or at ! end ( _! useful life1       
conta9+ emb$d$ en]gy /orage sy/ems1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,c7 ,en]gy    
critical mat]ial ,! t]m en]gy critical  
mat]ial means any ( a class ( *emical   
mat]ials t h a high risk ( a supply     
disruption & are critical to "o or m    
exi/+ or new1 en]gy-relat$ te*nologies  
su* t a sub/antial supply disruption (  
su* mat]ial w\ld significantly inhibit  
l>ge-scale deploym5t ( te*nologies t    
produce1 transmit1 /ore1 or cons]ve     
en]gy4  7,d7 ,en]gy /orage sy/em ,! t]m 
en]gy /orage sy/em means a sy/em1       
equipm5t1 facility1 or te*nology t-- 7i7

 is capable ( absorb+ en]gy1 /or+ su*   
en]gy = a p]iod ( "t1 & dispat*+ su*    
en]gy aft] /orage2 &  7ii7 uses a       
me*anical1 electrical1 *emical1         
electro*emical1 or !rmal process to /ore
 su* en]gy1 or any o!r process t !      
,secret>y det]m9es relevant4  7,e7      
,l[-spe$ electric vehicle ,! t]m l[-spe$
 electric vehicle means a vehicle ) few]
 ?an f\r :eels t d]ives all or "p ( its 
p[] = locomotion f electricity & is     
unable to exce$ a maximum spe$ ( #be    
miles p] h\r )\t any ext]nal assi/ance1 
includ+ gravity1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7,f7 ,recycl+ ,! t]m recycl+
 means ! sep>ation ( en]gy critical     
mat]ials emb$d$ )9 an en]gy /orage sy/em
 ?r\gh physical or *emical means & reuse
 ( ^? sep>at$ en]gy critical mat]ials 9 
o!r te*nologies4  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n   
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a rese>*1 developm5t1 &         
demon/ration program ( recycl+ ( en]gy  
/orage sy/ems conta9+ en]gy critical    

mat]ials4  7#c7 ,rese>*1 developm5t1 &  
demon/ration ,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 !  
,secret>y %all focus rese>*1 developm5t1
 & demon/ration activities on-- 7,a7    
te*nologies1 process improvem5ts1 design
 optimizations1 & me?ods t improve      
collection1 sort+1 /orage1 &            
transportation ( en]gy /orage sy/ems = !
 purposes ( recycl+1 includ+-- 7i7      
removal ( electronic scrap & l[-spe$    
electric vehicles f l&fill & g5]al      
recycl+ wa/e /reams2  7ii7 extraction ( 
en]gy /orage sy/ems f electronic scrap &
 l[-spe$ electric vehicles2  7iii7      
extraction1 recov]y1 & reuse ( en]gy    
critical mat]ials f en]gy /orage sy/ems2
  7iv7 extraction1 recov]y1 & reuse (   
en]gy /orage sy/ems1 & en]gy critical   
mat]ials f en]gy /orage sy/ems1 )9      
electric motor vehicles2  7v7 improv+ ! 
recyclability ( en]gy /orage sy/ems &   
products conta9+ en]gy /orage sy/ems2 & 
7vi7 safe disposal ( en]gy /orage       
sy/ems1 includ+ wa/e mat]ials &         
compon5ts recov]$ dur+ ! recycl+        

process2 &  7,b7 rese>* on & analysis ( 
non-te*nical b>ri]s to improve !        
collection & recycl+ ( en]gy /orage     
sy/ems conta9+ en]gy critical mat]ials1 
includ+ /rategies to improve consum]    
education (1 acceptance (1 &            
p>ticipation 91 ! recycl+ ( en]gy /orage
 sy/ems2 &  7,c7 rese>* on & analysis ( 
te*nologies & me?ods to mitigate        
environm5tal impacts t arise f recycl+  
en]gy /orage sy/ems1 includ+ disposal ( 
toxic reag5ts & byproducts relat$ to    
recycl+ processes4  7#d7 ,environm5tal  
/ew>d%ip ,! ,secret>y %all seek to      
ensure t any activity receiv+ fund+ "u  
?is program-- 7,a7 does n release toxic 
byproducts into ! environm5t2  7,b7     
suffici5tly m9imizes pot5tial fire      
risk-- 7i7 9 facilities :]e en]gy /orage
 sy/ems are /or$2 &  7ii7 9 !           
transportation ( en]gy /orage sy/ems2 & 
7,c7 protects ! heal? & safety ( all    
p]sons involv$ 9 or 9 proximity to su*  
activity4  7#e7 ,report to congress ,n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 

( ?is subsection1 & e #c ye>s !reaft]1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate a report summ>iz+ ! activities1  
f9d+s1 & progress ( ! program4  4  7b7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,en]gy ,/orage ,competitiv5ess  
,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbca7 is  
am5d$ 9 subsection 7p7-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#e71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9     
p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#g7 ! rese>*1 developm5t1 &          
demon/ration program "u subsection 7q7  
#bb1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjbe4  4