,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,wittman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to carry out a study regarding aluminum 
recycling4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,counting ,aluminum 
,net ,surplus ,act of #bjbf or the      
,,cans ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,aluminum    
recycling study  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall carry out an ongoing   
study to assess the amount of aluminum  
disposed of in landfills4  7b7 ,report  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #c     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this section and triennially           
thereafter1 the ,secretary1 in          
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,energy and ,commerce1 ,natural         
,resources1 and ,science1 ,space1 and   

,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committees on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and ,energy and ,natural ,resources of 
the ,senate a report regarding the study
 required under subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,requirements ,each report submitted    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the  
following information3  7,a7 ,an        
estimate of the amount of aluminum      
disposed of in landfills each year and  
the associated end-use market of such   
aluminum4  7,b7 ,an estimate of the     
amount of aluminum disposed of in       
landfills by industrial waste sites and 
automotive industry application each    
year4  7,c7 ,an estimate of the amount  
of aluminum1 both in aggregate and per  
country1 exported through foreign scrap 
purchases1 including to foreign entities
 of concern1 each year4  7,d7           
,improvements to collection and sorting 
technologies needed to ensure aluminum  
is returned to and used in the supply   
chain4  7,e7 ,policies necessary to     

ensure that-- 7i7 aluminum can be       
diverted from landfills2 and  7ii7      
aluminum scrap that would otherwise be  
exported remains in the domestic supply 
chain4  7,f7 ,the effect of increased   
domestic aluminum recycling on--  7i7   
lessening the dependence of the ,united 
,states on foreign entities of concern  
for sourcing aluminum2 and  7ii7        
domestic manufacturing capacity for     
aluminum4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,aluminum scrap ,the term 
aluminum scrap means scrap that is      
composed primarily of aluminum4  7#b7   
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    
foreign entity of concern has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#djbjg7;a7 of the ,infrastructure       
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahgda7;a774  7#c7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,united    
,states ,geological ,survey4