[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 421 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 421

 To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require 
   the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for lithium production 
                       research and development.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2011

  Mrs. Hagan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require 
   the Secretary of Energy to provide grants for lithium production 
                       research and development.

    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 ``Powering America's Lithium 
Production Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Subtitle E of title VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 657. GRANTS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
`eligible entity' means--
            ``(1) a private partnership or other entity that is--
                    ``(A) organized in accordance with Federal law; and
                    ``(B) engaged in lithium production for use in 
                advanced battery technologies;
            ``(2) a public entity, such as a State, tribal, or local 
        governmental entity; or
            ``(3) a consortium of entities described in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2).
    ``(b) Grants.--The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible 
entities for research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application of domestic industrial processes that are designed to 
enhance domestic lithium production for use in advanced battery 
technologies, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Use.--An eligible entity shall use a grant provided under 
this subsection to develop or enhance--
            ``(1) domestic industrial processes that increase lithium 
        production, processing, or recycling for use in advanced 
        lithium batteries; or
            ``(2) industrial process associated with new formulations 
        of lithium feedstock for use in advanced lithium batteries.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.''.
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