,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 and ,mr4          
,marshall7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish and  
support advanced recycling research and 
development programs1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,advanced ,recycling
 ,research and ,development ,act of     
#bjbj4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,sec4
 #c4 ,optimized plastics recycling      
research and development program4,sec4  
#d4 ,lithium-ion battery recycling      
research and development program4  #b4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        

,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,energy4  7#b7       
,national ,laboratory ,the term         
,national ,laboratory has the meaning   
given that term in section #b of the    
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,energy4  7#d7 ,recyclable plastic ,the
 term recyclable plastic means plastic  
that is designed to be readily1         
economically1 and efficiently recyclable
 or otherwise recoverable for beneficial
 use4  7#e7 ,critical material ,the term
 critical material means material that  
serves an essential function in the     
manufacturing of a product and has a    
high risk of a supply disruption1 such  
that a shortage of such material would  
have significant consequences for the   
economic or national security of the    
,united ,states4  7#f7 ,composite ,the  
term composite means plastic reinforced 
with fiber or particulate secondary     
material like bio-derived fibers1 carbon

 fibers1 glass or any other solid       
material4  #c4 ,optimized plastics      
recycling research and development      
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall carry out a research1            
development1 and demonstration program  
to accelerate innovation in             
energy-efficient recyclable plastics1   
next-generation plastics1 and composites
 recycling and upcycling strategies and 
technologies1 in order to increase the  
economic value of plastics supply       
streams and to reduce the environmental 
impact of global plastics consumption4  
7b7 ,execution ,in carrying out the     
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 develop novel   
collection and sorting technologies to  
prevent plastics and composites1        
including waterborne plastics1 from     
entering landfills and the marine       
environment2  7#b7 develop biological1  
chemical1 and hybrid bio-chemical       
technologies and methods for            
deconstructing plastic and composite    

waste1 including environmental waste1   
into useful chemical and material       
streams2  7#c7 develop technologies to  
upcycle waste1 including chemical1      
material1 and gaseous streams1 into     
higher-value products2  7#d7 develop new
 economically recyclable-by-design      
plastics and composites that can be     
scaled for domestic manufacturability   
and recovery2  7#e7 develop new         
energy-efficient advanced manufacturing 
techniques for reclaimed plastics and   
composites2 and  7#f7 develop new data  
collection methods and practices in     
collaboration with relevant ,federal    
agencies4  7c7 ,leveraging ,in carrying 
out the program under this section1 the 
,secretary shall leverage resources and 
expertise from-- 7#a7 the ,basic ,energy
 ,sciences ,program and the ,biological 
and ,environmental ,research ,program of
 the ,office of ,science2 and  7#b7 the 
,office of ,energy ,efficiency and      
,renewable ,energy4  7d7 ,standard of   
review ,the ,secretary shall            

periodically review activities carried  
out under the program under this section
 to determine the achievement of        
technical milestones as determined by   
the ,secretary4  7e7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in 
general ,from within funds authorized to
 be appropriated-- 7,a7 to the          
,department's ,office of ,science1 there
 shall be made available to the         
,secretary to carry out the program     
under this section #ae1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe2 and
  7,b7 to the ,department's ,office of  
,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable      
,energy1 there shall be made available  
to the ,secretary to carry out the      
program under this section #be1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbe4  7#b7 ,prohibition ,in carrying  
out the program under this section1 the 
,secretary shall not use funds made     
available under paragraph 7#a7 for      
commercial application of energy        
technology4  #d4 ,lithium-ion battery   
recycling research and development      

program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall carry out a research1            
development1 and demonstration program  
to support the development of-- 7#a7    
advanced materials for batteries with   
considerations given to resource        
availability and environmentally benign 
disposal and recycling2 and  7#b7       
innovative technologies to reclaim and  
recycle critical materials from advanced
 and lithium-ion based battery          
technologies used in consumer           
electronics1 defense1 stationary        
storage1 and transportation             
applications4  7b7 ,execution ,in       
carrying out the program under this     
section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
promote the discovery of new            
domestically sourced raw materials for  
batteries that can degrade without      
causing damage to the environment2  7#b7
 develop innovative and cost-effective  
technologies and processes for the      
collection1 storage1 and transportation 
of discarded lithium-ion batteries that 

use domestic mining resources and       
increase availability of domestically   
sourced raw materials for batteries2 and
  7#c7 develop cost-effective recycling 
processes to recover critical materials 
from discarded lithium-ion batteries and
 enable their reintroduction in new     
lithium-ion cell technologies and for   
use in other relevant industries4  7c7  
,leveraging ,in carrying out the program
 under this section1 the ,secretary     
shall leverage resources and expertise  
from-- 7#a7 the ,basic ,energy ,sciences
 ,program of the ,office of ,science2   
7#b7 the ,office of ,energy ,efficiency 
and ,renewable ,energy1 including       
current lithium-ion battery recycling   
activities supported by the ,vehicle    
,technologies ,office within the ,office
 of ,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable  
,energy2 and  7#c7 the ,office of       
,technology ,transitions4  7d7 ,standard
 of review ,the ,secretary shall        
periodically review activities carried  
out under the program under this section

 to determine the achievement of        
technical milestones as determined by   
the ,secretary4  7e7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in 
general ,from within funds authorized to
 be appropriated-- 7,a7 to the          
,department's ,office of ,science1 there
 shall be made available to the         
,secretary to carry out the activities  
under this section #aj1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe2 and
  7,b7 to the ,department's ,office of  
,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable      
,energy1 there shall be made available  
to the ,secretary to carry out the      
activities under this section           
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe4  7#b7 ,prohibition 
,in carrying out the program under this 
section1 the ,secretary shall not use   
funds made available under paragraph    
7#a7 for commercial application of      
energy technology4