[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3970 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3970

  To provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and 
              Development Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2004

 Mr. Gingrey (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
   Ehlers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and 
              Development Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green Chemistry Research and 
Development Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act--
            (1) the term ``green chemistry'' means chemistry and 
        chemical engineering to design chemical products and processes 
        that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous 
        substances;
            (2) the term ``Interagency Working Group'' means the 
        interagency working group established under section 3(c); and
            (3) the term ``Program'' means the Green Chemistry Research 
        and Development Program described in section 3.

SEC. 3. GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish a Green Chemistry 
Research and Development Program to promote and coordinate Federal 
green chemistry research, development, demonstration, education, and 
technology transfer activities.
    (b) Program Activities.--The activities of the Program shall be 
designed to--
            (1) provide sustained support for green chemistry research, 
        development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer 
        through--
                    (A) merit-reviewed competitive grants to individual 
                investigators and teams of investigators, including, to 
                the extent practicable, young investigators, for 
                research and development;
                    (B) merit-reviewed competitive grants to fund 
                collaborative university-industry research and 
                development partnerships;
                    (C) green chemistry research, development, 
                demonstration, and technology transfer conducted at 
                Federal laboratories; and
                    (D) to the extent practicable, encouragement of 
                consideration of green chemistry in--
                            (i) the conduct of Federal chemical science 
                        and engineering research and development; and
                            (ii) the solicitation and evaluation of all 
                        proposals for chemical science and engineering 
                        research and development;
            (2) examine methods by which the Federal Government can 
        create incentives for consideration and use of green chemistry 
        processes and products;
            (3) facilitate the adoption of green chemistry innovations;
            (4) expand education and training of undergraduate and 
        graduate students in green chemistry science and engineering;
            (5) collect and disseminate information on green chemistry 
        research, development, and technology transfer, including 
        information on--
                    (A) incentives and impediments to development and 
                commercialization;
                    (B) accomplishments;
                    (C) best practices; and
                    (D) costs and benefits; and
            (6) provide venues for outreach and dissemination of green 
        chemistry advances such as symposia, forums, conferences, and 
        written materials in collaboration with, as appropriate, 
        industry, academia, scientific and professional societies, and 
        other relevant groups.
    (c) Interagency Working Group.--The President shall establish an 
Interagency Working Group, which shall include representatives from the 
National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and any other agency that the President may designate. The 
Director of the National Science Foundation and the Assistant 
Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall serve as co-chairs of the Interagency Working 
Group. The Interagency Working Group shall oversee the planning, 
management, and coordination of the Program. The Interagency Working 
Group shall--
            (1) establish goals and priorities for the Program, to the 
        extent practicable in consultation with green chemistry 
        researchers and potential end-users of green chemistry products 
        and processes; and
            (2) provide for interagency coordination, including budget 
        coordination, of activities under the Program.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Interagency Working Group shall transmit a 
report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
This report shall include--
            (1) a summary of federally funded green chemistry research, 
        development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer 
        activities, including the green chemistry budget for each of 
        these activities; and
            (2) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the 
        goals and priorities for the Program, and recommendations for 
        future program activities.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) National Science Foundation.--From sums otherwise authorized to 
be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
National Science Foundation for carrying out this Act--
            (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
    (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--From sums 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 
carrying out this Act--
            (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
    (c) Department of Energy.--From sums otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
of Energy for carrying out this Act--
            (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
    (d) Environmental Protection Agency.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Environmental Protection Agency for carrying out this Act--
            (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
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