,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eahb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,booker7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish a ,federal working group for  
recycled plastic content traceability1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,tracking ,plastic ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  
,federal working group for recycled     
plastic content traceability  7a7       
,establishment ,there is established a  
,federal working group for recycled     
plastic content traceability 7referred  
to in this section as the ,working      
,group74  7b7 ,members  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,working ,group shall be composed 
of the following members3 7,a7 ,a       
representative of each of the following 
departments and agencies1 to be         

designated by the head of the respective
 department or agency3 7i7 ,the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7ii7 ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  
7iii7 ,the ,department of ,agriculture4 
7iv7 ,the ,national ,oceanic and        
,atmospheric ,administration4  7v7 ,the 
,department of ,state4  7vi7 ,the       
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology4  7vii7 ,the ,national      
,laboratory of the ,rockies4  7,b7 #a or
 more representatives of each of the    
following1 to be designated jointly by  
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency and the ,secretary 
of ,commerce3 7i7 ,institutions of      
higher education4  7ii7 ,the ,national  
,academy of ,sciences4  7#b7 ,initial   
designations ,the initial members of the
 ,working ,group shall be designated not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,lead     
agencies ,in carrying out the duties of 
the ,working ,group under subsection    
7c7-- 7,a7 the ,national ,institute of  

,standards and ,technology shall lead   
the ,working ,group with respect to     
developing recommendations for recycled 
plastic content traceability2 and  7,b7 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
and the ,department of ,commerce shall  
jointly lead the ,working ,group with   
respect to all other duties described in
 that subsection4  7c7 ,duties ,the     
,working ,group1 in coordination with   
,states1 local governments1 ,indian     
,tribes1 nonprofit organizations1       
material recovery facilities1 plastic   
reclaimers using recycled content1 and  
academic institutions1 shall1 using the 
,national ,recycling ,strategy of the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency as a 
guide-- 7#a7 develop recommendations to 
increase the use of post-consumer resin 
and1 in developing those                
recommendations1 consider-- 7,a7 the    
necessary capacity of and improvements  
to domestic markets for the use of      
recycled plastics generated in the      
,united ,states2  7,b7 economic benefits

 of using post-consumer resin in        
recycling2 and  7,c7 ways to monitor and
 measure the presence of toxic chemicals
 in post-consumer resin content2 and    
7#b7 develop recommendations to improve 
the measurement1 traceability1 and      
reporting of recycled plastic content in
 applicable sectors of the economy1     
including the packaging1 construction1  
infrastructure1 and automotive sectors  
and1 in developing those                
recommendations-- 7,a7 develop and      
establish standardized measurements for 
data collection relating to recycled    
plastics1 which shall1 to the extent    
practicable1 be consistent with         
international standards1 such as the    
,australia ,national ,framework for     
,recycled ,content ,traceability and    
standards used in ,north ,america and by
 other trading partners2  7,b7 describe 
a ,federal recycled plastic content     
tracking system for the purpose of      
assisting in harmonizing ,state recycled
 plastic content requirements2  7,c7    

consider ways to improve trade data     
clarity related to recycled plastic     
content traceability1 including         
reevaluating plastic trade codes for    
recycled content2 and  7,d7 consider    
ways to improve traceability of plastic 
marine debris4  7d7 ,report ,the        
,working ,group shall submit to         
,congress and make publicly available   
annual reports describing the activities
 of the ,working ,group during the      
previous year1 including-- 7#a7 a       
summary of any recommendations developed
 or updated under subsection 7c72 and   
7#b7 a summary of any issues for which  
recommendations are being considered for
 development or updating under          
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,termination ,the  
,working ,group shall terminate when the
 ,working ,group has fulfilled all      
duties of the ,working ,group under this
 ,act1 which shall be not later than the
 date that is #aj years after the date  
on which the ,working ,group is         
established4