3.0.0 2879 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z Senate S S 2014-09-18 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T21:38:54Z 2014-09-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2014-09-18 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2014-09-18 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2014-09-18 True Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Chemistry Congressional oversight Education programs funding Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Higher education Manufacturing Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Scientific communication Solid waste and recycling Teaching, teachers, curricula Technology transfer and commercialization Science, Technology, Communications 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-29T13:50:52Z Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities.

Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group that includes representatives from specified federal agencies to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program.

Requires the Interagency Working Group to establish an Advisory Council on Sustainable Chemistry to make recommendations to it and provide it with advice and assistance.

Requires participating agencies to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Program activities and appropriations.

Requires the Interagency Working Group to submit a report to Congress, as well as to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Instructs the Interagency Working Group to lead agencies in awarding grants to institutions of higher education to establish partnerships with companies across the value chain in the chemical industry to: (1) create collaborative research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, and commercialization programs; and (2) train students and retrain professional scientists and engineers in the use of sustainable chemistry concepts and strategies.

Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to contract with the National Research Council to assess the current status of sustainable chemistry research in the United States.

Directs the Interagency Working Group to produce a national strategy for sustainable chemistry that provides a framework for advancing sustainable chemistry research.

]]> Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 Display Title Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the implementation of a Sustainable Chemistry Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2879is/xml/BILLS-113s2879is.xml 2014-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.