1.This Act may be cited as the
Electronic Device Recycling Research
and Development Act
.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)The volume of
electronic devices in the United States is substantial and will continue to
grow. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that over 2 billion
computers, televisions, wireless devices, printers, gaming systems, and other
devices have been sold since 1980, generating 2 million tons of unwanted
electronic devices in 2005 alone.
(2)Electronic devices
can be recycled or refurbished to recover and conserve valuable materials, such
as gold, copper, and platinum. However, according to the Environmental
Protection Agency, only 15 to 20 percent of electronic devices discarded from
households reach recyclers.
(3)The electronic
device recycling industry in the United States is growing; however, challenges
remain for the recycling of electronic devices by households and other small
generators. Collection of such electronic devices is expensive, and separation
and proper recycling of some of the materials recovered, like lead from
cathode-ray tube televisions, is costly.
(4)The export of unwanted electronic devices
to developing countries also presents a serious challenge. The crude methods of
many of the recycling operations in these countries can expose workers to
harmful chemicals, jeopardizing their health and polluting the
environment.
(5)Some of the challenges to increasing the
recyclability of electronic devices can be addressed by improving the logistics
and technology of the collection and recycling process, designing electronic
devices to avoid the use of hazardous materials and to be more easily recycled,
and encouraging the use of recycled materials in more applications.
(6)The public
currently does not take full advantage of existing electronic device recycling
opportunities. Studying factors that influence behavior and educating consumers
about responsible electronic device recycling could help communities and
private industry develop recycling programs that draw more
participation.
(7)The development of tools and technologies
to increase the lifespan of electronic devices and to promote their safe reuse
would decrease the impact of the production of electronic devices on the
environment and likely increase the recyclability of such devices.
(8)Accurately
assessing the environmental impacts of the production of electronic devices and
the recycling of such devices is a complex task. Data, tools, and methods to
better quantify these impacts would help policymakers and others determine the
best end-of-life management options for electronic devices.
3.Electronic device
engineering research, development, and demonstration projects
(a)The Administrator
shall award multiyear grants to consortia to conduct research to create
innovative and practical approaches to manage the environmental impacts of
electronic devices and, through the conduct of this research, to contribute to
the professional development of scientists, engineers, and technicians in the
fields of electronic device manufacturing, design, refurbishing, and recycling.
The grants awarded under this section shall support research to—
(1)increase the efficiency of and improve
electronic device collection and recycling;
(2)expand the uses
and applications for materials recovered from electronic devices;
(3)develop and demonstrate environmentally
friendly alternatives to the use of hazardous and potentially hazardous
materials in electronic devices and the production of such devices;
(4)develop methods to identify, separate, and
remove hazardous and potentially hazardous materials from electronic devices
and to reuse, recycle, or dispose of such materials in a safe manner;
(5)reconsider product design and assembly to
facilitate and improve refurbishment, reuse, and recycling of electronic
devices, including an emphasis on design for recycling;
(6)conduct lifecycle
analyses of electronic devices, including developing tools and methods to
assess the environmental impacts of the production, use, and end-of-life
management of electronic devices and electronic device components;
(7)develop product
design, tools, and techniques to extend the lifecycle of electronic devices,
including methods to promote their upgrade and safe reuse; and
(8)identify the social, behavioral, and
economic barriers to recycling and reuse for electronic devices and develop
strategies to increase awareness, consumer acceptance, and the practice of
responsible recycling and reuse for such devices.
(b)Merit review;
competitionGrants shall be awarded under this section on a
merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
(c)A
consortium shall submit an application for a grant under this section to the
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and
assurances as the Administrator may require. The application shall include a
description of—
(1)the research
project that will be undertaken by the consortium and the contributions of each
of the participating entities, including the for-profit entity;
(2)the applicability
of the project to reduce impediments to electronic device recycling in the
electronic device design, manufacturing, refurbishing, or recycling
industries;
(3)the potential for
and feasibility of incorporating the research results into industry practice;
and
(4)how the project
will promote collaboration among scientists and engineers from different
disciplines, such as electrical engineering, materials science, and social
science.
(d)Dissemination of
research resultsResearch
results shall be made publicly available through—
(1)development of best practices or training
materials for use in the electronic device manufacturing, design, refurbishing,
or recycling industries;
(2)dissemination at
conferences affiliated with such industries;
(3)publication on the
Environmental Protection Agency’s Web site;
(4)demonstration
projects; or
(5)educational materials for the public
produced in conjunction with State governments, local governments, or nonprofit
organizations on problems and solutions related to electronic device recycling
and reuse.
(e)Funding
contribution from for-Profit member of consortiumThe for-profit
entity participating in the consortium shall contribute at least 10 percent of
the total research project cost, either directly or with in-kind
contributions.
(f)Protection of
proprietary informationThe
Administrator—
(1)shall not disclose
any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any person or entity
pursuant to this section;
(2)shall ensure that,
as a condition of receipt of a grant under this section, each member of the
consortium has in place proper protections to maintain proprietary information
or trade secrets contributed by other members of the consortium; and
(3)if any member of
the consortium breaches the conditions under paragraph (2) or discloses
proprietary information or trade secrets, may require the return of any funds
received under this section by such member.
(g)Within 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the
Administrator shall transmit a report to Congress that provides—
(1)a list of the grants awarded under this
section;
(2)the entities
participating in each consortium receiving a grant;
(3)a description of
the research projects carried out in whole or in part with funds made available
under such a grant;
(4)the results of
such research projects; and
(5)a description of
the rate and success of the adoption or integration of such research results
into the manufacturing processes, management practices, and products of the
electronics industry.
(h)Authorization of
AppropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section:
(1)$18,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.
(2)$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(3)$22,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012.
4.National Academy
of Sciences Report on Electronic Device Recycling
(a)In order to better
recognize gaps and opportunities in the research and training programs
established in this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with
the National Academy of Sciences for a report, to be transmitted to Congress
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, on—
(1)opportunities for
and barriers to—
(A)increasing the
recyclability of electronic devices, specifically addressing—
(i)recycling or safe
disposal of electronic devices and low value materials recovered from such
devices;
(ii)designing
electronic devices to facilitate reuse and recycling; and
(iii)the reuse of
electronic devices; and
(B)making electronic
devices safer and more environmentally friendly, specifically addressing
reducing the use of hazardous materials and potentially hazardous materials in
electronic devices;
(2)the environmental
and human health risks posed by the storage, transport, recycling, and disposal
of unwanted electronic devices;
(3)the current status
of research and training programs to promote the environmental design of
electronic devices to increase the recyclability of such devices; and
(4)any regulatory or statutory barriers that
may prevent the adoption or implementation of best management practices or
technological innovations that may arise from the research and training
programs established in this Act.
(b)The
report under subsection (a) shall identify gaps in the current research and
training programs in addressing the opportunities, barriers, and risks relating
to electronic device recycling, and the report shall recommend areas where
additional research and development resources are needed to reduce the impact
of unwanted electronic devices on the environment.
5.Engineering
Curriculum Development Grants
(a)The Administrator, in
consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall award
grants to institutions of higher education to develop curricula that
incorporates the principles of environmental design into the development of
electronic devices—
(1)for the training of electrical, mechanical,
industrial, manufacturing, materials, and software engineers and other students
at the undergraduate and graduate level; and
(2)to support the
continuing education of professionals in the electronic device manufacturing,
design, refurbishing, or recycling industries.
(b)The term
institution of higher education
, as such term is used with
respect to eligibility to receive a grant under subsection (a)(2), includes any
institution of higher education under section 101(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(b)).
(c)Outreach to
Minority Serving InstitutionsThe Administrator shall conduct outreach to
minority serving institutions for the purposes of providing information on the
grants available under this section and how to apply for such grants.
(d)Merit review;
competitionGrants shall be awarded under this section on a
merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
(e)Grants awarded under this section shall be used for
activities that enhance the ability of an institution of higher education to
broaden the undergraduate and graduate-level engineering curriculum or
professional continuing education curriculum to include environmental
engineering design principles and consideration of product lifecycles related
to electronic devices and increasing the recyclability of such devices.
Activities may include—
(1)developing and
revising curriculum to include multidisciplinary elements;
(2)creating research and internship
opportunities for students through partnerships with industry, nonprofit
organizations, or government agencies;
(3)creating and
establishing certificate programs; and
(4)developing curricula for short courses and
continuing education for professionals in the environmental design of
electronic devices to increase the recyclability of such devices.
(f)An
institution of higher education seeking a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and with such
information and assurances as the Administrator may require.
(g)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section:
(1)$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.
(2)$5,150,000 for fiscal year 2011.
(3)$5,304,000 for fiscal year 2012.
6.Environmentally
Friendly Alternative Materials Physical Property Database
(a)The Director shall
establish an initiative to develop a comprehensive physical property database
for environmentally friendly alternative materials for use in electronic
devices.
(b)The Director, working with the electronic
device design, manufacturing, or recycling industries, shall develop a
strategic plan to establish priorities and the physical property
characterization requirements for the database described in subsection
(a).
(c)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section:
(1)$3,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010.
(2)$3,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011.
(3)$3,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012.
7.For the purposes of this Act:
(1)The
term Administrator
means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(2)The
term consortium
means a grant applicant or recipient under
section 3(a) that includes—
(A)at least one
institution of higher education, nonprofit research institution, or government
laboratory; and
(B)at least one
for-profit entity, including a manufacturer, designer, refurbisher, or recycler
of electronic devices or the components of such devices.
(3)The term Director
means the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(4)The term
electronic device
may include computers, computer monitors,
televisions, laptops, printers, wireless devices, copiers, fax machines,
stereos, video gaming systems, and the components of such devices.
(5)Institution of
higher educationThe term institution of higher
education
has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(6)Minority Serving
InstitutionThe term
minority serving institution
means an institution that is an
eligible institution under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
1.This Act may be cited as the
Electronic Device Recycling Research
and Development Act
.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)the volume of electronic
devices in the United States is substantial and will continue to
increase;
(2)the Environmental
Protection Agency estimates that more than 2,000,000,000 computers,
televisions, wireless devices, printers, gaming systems, and other devices have
been sold since 1980, generating 2,000,000 tons of unwanted electronic devices
in 2005 alone;
(3)electronic devices can be
recycled or refurbished to recover and conserve valuable materials, such as
gold, copper, and platinum, but, according to the Environmental Protection
Agency, only 15 to 20 percent of electronic devices discarded from households
reach recyclers;
(4)the electronic device
recycling industry in the United States is growing, but challenges remain for
the recycling of electronic devices by households and other small
generators;
(5)collection of those
electronic devices is expensive, and separation and proper recycling of some of
the materials recovered, such as lead from cathode-ray tube televisions, is
costly;
(6)the export of unwanted electronic devices
to developing countries also presents a serious challenge;
(7)the crude methods of many of the recycling
operations in those countries can expose workers to harmful chemicals,
jeopardizing the health of the workers and polluting the environment;
(8)some of the challenges to increasing the
recyclability of electronic devices can be addressed by—
(A)improving the logistics and technology of
the collection and recycling process;
(B)designing electronic devices to avoid the
use of hazardous materials and to be more easily recycled; and
(C)encouraging the use of recycled materials
in more applications;
(9)the public currently does
not take full advantage of existing electronic device recycling
opportunities;
(10)studying factors that
influence behavior and educating consumers about responsible electronic device
recycling could help communities and private industry develop recycling
programs that draw more participation;
(11)the development of tools and technologies
to increase the lifespan of electronic devices and to promote the safe reuse of
those devices would decrease the impact of the production of electronic devices
on the environment and likely increase the recyclability of those
devices;
(12)accurately assessing the
environmental impacts of the production of electronic devices and the recycling
of those devices is a complex task; and
(13)data, tools, and methods
to better quantify those impacts would help policymakers and others determine
the best end-of-life management options for electronic devices.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Academy means the National Academy of Sciences.
(2)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(3)The
term consortium means a grant applicant or recipient under
section 4(a) that includes—
(A)at least 1 institution of
higher education, nonprofit research institution, or government laboratory;
and
(B)at least 1 for-profit
entity, including a manufacturer, designer, refurbisher, or recycler of
electronic devices or the components of those devices.
(4)The term Director means the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(5)The term
electronic device includes computers, computer monitors,
televisions, laptops, printers, wireless devices, copiers, fax machines,
stereos, video gaming systems, and the components of those devices.
(6)Institution of higher
educationThe term institution of higher
education—
(A)has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
and
(B)for the purpose of
section 7(a)(2), includes any institution of higher education under section
101(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(b)).
(7)Minority Serving InstitutionThe term minority serving
institution means an institution that is an eligible institution under
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
4.Electronic device
engineering research, development, and demonstration projects grant
program
(a)
(1)The Administrator
shall provide multiyear grants to consortia—
(A)to conduct research to create innovative
and practical approaches to manage the environmental impacts of electronic
devices; and
(B)through the conduct of that research, to
contribute to the professional development of scientists, engineers, and
technicians in the fields of electronic device manufacturing, design,
refurbishing, and recycling.
(2)The grants provided
under this section shall support research—
(A)to provide data and
information on—
(i)effects, human exposures,
environmental releases, and recycling and disposal processes; and
(ii)changes to manufacturing
and other processes, such as refurbishing and recycling, to reduce—
(I)adverse human health and
environmental impacts; and
(II)the volume of unwanted
electronic devices;
(B)to increase the efficiency of and improve
electronic device collection and recycling;
(C)to expand the uses and
applications for materials recovered from electronic devices;
(D)to develop and demonstrate environmentally
preferable alternatives to the use of toxic, hazardous, potentially hazardous,
or scarce materials in electronic devices and the production of those
devices;
(E)to develop methods to identify, separate,
and remove hazardous and potentially hazardous materials from electronic
devices and to reuse, recycle, or dispose of those materials in a safe
manner;
(F)to modify product design and assembly to
facilitate and improve refurbishment, reuse, and recycling of electronic
devices, including an emphasis on design for recycling;
(G)to conduct lifecycle
analyses of electronic devices, including developing tools and methods to
assess the environmental impacts of the production, use, and end-of-life
management of electronic devices and electronic device components;
(H)to develop product
design, tools, and techniques to extend the lifecycle of electronic devices,
including methods to promote the upgrade and safe reuse of those
devices;
(I)to identify the social, behavioral, and
economic barriers to recycling and reuse for electronic devices and develop
strategies to increase awareness, consumer acceptance, and the practice of
responsible recycling and reuse for those devices;
(J)to characterize
environmental releases from electronic device recycling processes,
including—
(i)evaluating dermal or
inhalation exposure to dusts or fumes from shredding, disassembly, or thermal
processes; and
(ii)investigating
appropriate control or mitigation processes;
(K)to assess exposure risks,
and develop control and strategies to mitigate contaminant releases, from
disposal of electronic devices and recycling residuals, such as landfill
leachate, smelter emissions, and smelter residues that pose human health and
environmental risks;
(L)to evaluate alternative
materials and management processes that would reduce toxics use, extend product
life, and enhance recycling of electronic devices over disposal;
(M)to quantify the
environmental benefits of making the purchase, use, and end-of-life management
of electronic devices more environmentally preferable, including improved
designs to enhance the reuse and recyclability of new electronic devices
through research on materials and life cycle impacts;
(N)to characterize the flow
of unwanted electronic devices in global commerce, including
identifying—
(i)specific hazardous
materials and the products that contain the materials; and
(ii)the ultimate
destinations of those materials through reuse, disposal, or incorporation in
new products;
(O)to develop methods to
discourage exports to countries with unsafe recycling practices of recyclable
materials from electronic devices that could be processed into usable
commodities in the United States or in North America, including
identifying—
(i)what kind of additional,
specialized capacity is needed;
(ii)existing barriers to the
development of that capacity; and
(iii)options for overcoming
those barriers;
(P)to assess—
(i)current recovery rates
for precious and critical metals in various processing regimes, such as manual
disassembly, shredding of whole or partially dismantled electronic devices, and
smelting; and
(ii)how to optimize the
recovery of precious metals and critical metals in the recycling of discarded
electronic devices;
(Q)to track quantities of
specific elements and substances used in electronic devices over time;
and
(R)to determine current and
predicted quantities and types of electronic devices used, stored, generated,
collected for recycling, exported, and disposed to quantify and analyze the
flow of electronic devices from the point of sale to the end of life of the
devices.
(b)Merit review;
competitionGrants shall be provided under this section on a
merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
(c)
(1)To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a
consortium shall submit an application for the grant to the Administrator at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as
the Administrator may require.
(2)The
application shall include a description of—
(A)the research project that
will be undertaken by the consortium and the contributions of each of the
participating entities, including the for-profit entity;
(B)the applicability of the
project to reduce impediments to electronic device recycling in the electronic
device design, manufacturing, refurbishing, or recycling industries;
(C)the potential for and
feasibility of incorporating the research results into industry practice;
and
(D)how the project will
promote collaboration among scientists and engineers from different
disciplines, such as electrical engineering, materials science, and social
science.
(d)Dissemination of
research resultsResearch
results shall be made publicly available through—
(1)publication on the website of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2)the development of best practices or
training materials for use in the electronic device manufacturing, design,
refurbishing, or recycling industries;
(3)the dissemination at
conferences affiliated with those industries;
(4)demonstration projects;
or
(5)educational materials for the public
produced in conjunction with State governments, local governments, or nonprofit
organizations on problems and solutions relating to electronic device recycling
and reuse.
(e)Funding contribution
from for-Profit member of consortiumTo be eligible for a grant
under this section, the for-profit entity participating in the consortium shall
contribute at least 10 percent of the total research project cost, either
directly or through the provision of in-kind contributions.
(f)Protection of
proprietary informationThe
Administrator—
(1)shall not disclose any
proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any person or entity
pursuant to this section;
(2)shall ensure that, as a
condition of receipt of a grant under this section, each member of the
consortium has in place proper protections to maintain proprietary information
or trade secrets contributed by other members of the consortium; and
(3)if any member of the
consortium breaches the conditions under paragraph (2) or discloses proprietary
information or trade secrets, may require the return of any funds received
under this section by the member.
(g)Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter until
Congress does not provide funds to carry out this Act, the Administrator shall
submit to Congress a report that provides—
(1)a list of the grants provided under this
section;
(2)a list of the entities
participating in each consortium receiving a grant;
(3)a description of the
research projects carried out in whole or in part with funds made available
under such a grant;
(4)the results of those
research projects; and
(5)a description of the rate
and success of the adoption or integration of such research results into the
manufacturing processes, management practices, and products of the electronics
industry.
(h)Authorization of
AppropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section—
(1)$18,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011;
(2)$20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and
(3)$22,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.
5.Electronic device
engineering research, development, and demonstration projects of Environmental
Protection Agency
(a)The Administrator, through an applied research program of
the Office of Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall conduct research for the purposes described in and on the topics listed
in section 4(a).
(b)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2011 through 2013.
6.National Academy of
Sciences Report on Electronic Device Recycling
(a)In order to better
identify gaps and opportunities in the research and training programs
established under this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement
with the Academy under which the Academy shall, not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, complete and submit to Congress a report
on—
(1)opportunities for and
barriers to—
(A)increasing the
recyclability of electronic devices, specifically addressing—
(i)recycling or safe
disposal of electronic devices and low-value materials recovered from those
devices;
(ii)designing electronic
devices to facilitate reuse and recycling; and
(iii)the reuse of electronic
devices; and
(B)making electronic devices
safer and more environmentally preferable, specifically addressing reducing the
use of hazardous materials and potentially hazardous materials in electronic
devices;
(2)the environmental and
human health risks posed by the storage, transport, recycling, and disposal of
unwanted electronic devices;
(3)the current status of
research and training programs to promote the environmental design of
electronic devices to increase the recyclability of those devices;
(4)any regulatory or statutory barriers that
may prevent the adoption or implementation of best management practices or
technological innovations that may arise from the research and training
programs established under this Act; and
(5)the direct and indirect
economic and domestic employment impacts associated with recycling and
harvesting materials from unwanted electronic devices in lieu of the disposal
of those devices directly in landfills.
(b)The
report under subsection (a) shall—
(1)identify gaps in the
research and training programs in addressing the opportunities, barriers, and
risks relating to electronic device recycling; and
(2)recommend areas in which
additional research and development resources are needed to reduce the impact
of unwanted electronic devices on the environment.
7.Engineering Curriculum
Development Grants
(a)The Administrator, in
consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall
provide grants to institutions of higher education to develop curricula that
incorporates the principles of environmental design into the development of
electronic devices—
(1)for the training of electrical, mechanical,
industrial, manufacturing, materials, and software engineers and other students
at the undergraduate and graduate levels; and
(2)to support the continuing
education of professionals in the electronic device manufacturing, design,
refurbishing, or recycling industries.
(b)Outreach to Minority
Serving InstitutionsThe
Administrator shall conduct outreach to minority serving institutions for the
purposes of providing information on—
(1)the grants available under this section;
and
(2)the application process for those
grants.
(c)Merit review;
competitionGrants shall be provided under this section on a
merit-reviewed, competitive basis.
(d)
(1)Grants provided under this section shall be used for
activities that enhance the ability of an institution of higher education to
broaden the undergraduate and graduate-level engineering curriculum or
professional continuing education curriculum—
(A)to include environmental
engineering design principles and consideration of product lifecycles relating
to electronic devices; and
(B)to increase the
recyclability of those devices.
(2)Activities carried out using funds from a grant may
include—
(A)developing and revising
curriculum to include multidisciplinary elements;
(B)creating research and internship
opportunities for students through partnerships with industry, nonprofit
organizations, or government agencies;
(C)creating and establishing
certificate programs; and
(D)developing curricula for short courses and
continuing education for professionals in the environmental design of
electronic devices to increase the recyclability of those devices.
(e)An
institution of higher education seeking a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and with such
information and assurances as the Administrator may require.
(f)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator to carry out this section—
(1)$5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011;
(2)$5,150,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
(3)$5,304,000 for fiscal year 2013.
8.Environmentally
Preferable Alternative Materials Physical Property Database
(a)
(1)The Director shall
develop a comprehensive physical property database for environmentally
preferable alternative materials, design features, and manufacturing practices
for use in electronic devices.
(2)In
developing the database under this section, the Director shall consult with the
Administrator regarding the environmental preferability of the materials,
design features, and manufacturing processes to be contained in the
database.
(b)The Director, working with the electronic
device design, manufacturing, or recycling industries, shall develop a
strategic plan to establish priorities and the physical property
characterization requirements for the database described in subsection
(a).
(c)The Director may expand the database to include
information on the environmental impacts of various materials, design features,
and manufacturing practices used in electronic devices from a lifecycle
standpoint.
(d)The Director shall update the database not less than
annually.
(e)Authorization of
appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
Director to carry out this section—
(1)$3,000,000 for fiscal
year 2011;
(2)$3,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012; and
(3)$3,000,000 for fiscal
year 2013.
April 19, 2010
Reported with an amendment