,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iihg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,lawl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,got!im]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
conduct a /udy on ! feasibility (       
e/abli%+ a /&>diz$ national database =  
track+ recyclable mat]ials1 recycl+     
infra/ructure capacity1 mat]ial recov]y 
outcomes1 l&fill div]sion1 geographic   
areas ) limit$ access to recycl+        
collection s]vices & process+           
facilities1 & ext5d$ produc]            
responsibility program p]=mance1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,recycl+ ,infra/ructure 
& ,data ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,,epa 
/udy & report on a ,national ,recycl+   
,data & ,infra/ructure ,track+ ,database
  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,adm9i/rator %all conduct a /udy on !   
feasibility ( e/abli%+ a /&>diz$        

national database = track+ recyclable   
mat]ials1 recycl+ infra/ructure         
capacity1 mat]ial recov]y outcomes1     
l&fill div]sion1 geographic areas )     
limit$ access to recycl+ collection     
s]vices & process+ facilities1 & ext5d$ 
produc] responsibility program p]=mance4
  7#b7 ,inclusions ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u
 ?is subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--  
7,a7 id5tify regions ) limit$ access to 
recycl+ infra/ructure1 excessive        
di/ances = transport+ recyclable        
mat]ials1 & high reliance on l&fill     
disposal2  7,b7 id5tify & catalog !     
location1 facility type1 own]%ip1       
capacity1 mat]ials accept$1 & annual    
?r\ghput ( all wa/e facilities & recycl+
 facilities ) an annual ?r\ghput ( n    
less ?an #be1jjj tons 7or o!r ?re%old ! 
,adm9i/rator det]m9es appropriate72     
7,c7 analyze ! p]mitt$ & op]ational     
process+ capacity ( facilities id5tifi$ 
"u subp>agraph 7,b72  7,d7 analyze      
*all5ges = p]mitt+1 & economic b>ri]s   
impact+1 ! developm5t1 expansion1       

mod]nization1 & op]ation ( recycl+      
facilities & mat]ial recov]y facilities2
 &  7,e7 id5tify geographic areas :]e   
additional recycl+ facilities or mat]ial
 recov]y facilities are ne$$ to improve 
collection access1 r$uce transportation 
di/ances1 or increase process+ capacity4
  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 
report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 subsection 7a71 includ+ recomm5dations 
reg>d+ ! e/abli%m5t ( a /&>diz$ national
 database = track+ recyclable mat]ials1 
recycl+ infra/ructure capacity1 mat]ial 
recov]y outcomes1 l&fill div]sion1      
geographic areas ) limit$ access to     
recycl+ collection s]vices & process+   
facilities1 & ext5d$ produc]            
responsibility program p]=mance4  7c7   
,national ,recycl+ database ,if1        
pursuant to ! /udy conduct$ "u          
subsection 7a7 & ! report submitt$ "u   
subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator f9ds t   
e/abli%+ a /&>diz$ national database =  

track+ recyclable mat]ials1 recycl+     
infra/ructure capacity1 mat]ial recov]y 
outcomes1 l&fill div]sion1 geographic   
areas ) limit$ access to recycl+        
collection s]vices & process+           
facilities1 & ext5d$ produc]            
responsibility program p]=mance is      
feasible1 & recomm5ds e/abli%+ su* a    
/&>diz$ national database1 n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ! report is submitt$ "u
 subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
e/abli% & ma9ta9 publicly onl9e su* a   
/&>diz$ national database4  7d7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,ext5d$       
produc] responsibility program ,! t]m   
ext5d$ produc] responsibility program   
means a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local
 gov]nm5t program "u :i* produc]s (     
products or packag+ be> f9ancial or     
op]ational responsibility = !           
collection1 recycl+1 reuse1 or          
end-(-life managem5t ( su* products or  

packag+4