[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6927 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6927

  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on new and 
              advanced materials, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2020

 Mr. Bucshon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on new and 
              advanced materials, 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 ``Advancing New and Advanced Materials 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OF NEW AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
        coordination with the head of any other appropriate Federal 
        agency, shall conduct a study on the impact of new and advanced 
        materials, including synthetically derived or enhanced natural 
        properties, on United States businesses conducting interstate 
        commerce.
            (2) Requirements for study.--In conducting the study, the 
        Secretary shall do the following:
                    (A) Conduct a survey through outreach to 
                participating entities to--
                            (i) establish a list of the industry 
                        sectors that develop, use, or rely on new and 
                        advanced materials;
                            (ii) review how new and advanced materials 
                        are currently being used, as well as any 
                        potential applications of such materials;
                            (iii) identify any challenges to the 
                        development and adoption of new and advanced 
                        materials; and
                            (iv) review how such materials may be used 
                        to--
                                    (I) advance new products;
                                    (II) disrupt established patterns 
                                of commerce;
                                    (III) enhance infrastructure;
                                    (IV) develop new energy 
                                technologies; and
                                    (V) any other potential use of such 
                                materials.
                    (B) Develop and conduct a survey of Federal 
                activity related to new and advanced materials to--
                            (i) establish a list of Federal agencies 
                        asserting jurisdiction over industry sectors 
                        identified under subparagraph (A)(i);
                            (ii) develop a brief description of the 
                        jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
                        agencies regarding new and advanced materials;
                            (iii) identify all interagency activities 
                        regarding new and advanced materials; and
                            (iv) identify each Federal rule, 
                        regulation, guideline, policy, and Federal 
                        policy implemented by each Federal agency 
                        regarding new and advanced materials.
                    (C) Conduct an international survey of other 
                countries to establish a compendium at least 10 and not 
                more than 15 countries consisting of each country's 
                national strategy on new and advanced materials to 
                determine where the United States ranks with respect to 
                the adoption of such materials.
                    (D) Conduct a survey of the marketplace and supply 
                chain of new and advanced materials to--
                            (i) assess the severity of risks posed to 
                        such marketplace and supply chain;
                            (ii) review the ability of foreign 
                        governments or third parties to exploit such 
                        supply chain in a manner that raises risks to 
                        the economic and national security of the 
                        United States; and
                            (iii) identify emerging risks and long-term 
                        trends in such marketplace and supply chain.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary, in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations to--
                    (A) address any duplicative Federal rule, 
                regulation, guideline, policy, and other Federal 
                activity acting as a barrier to the adoption of new and 
                advanced materials;
                    (B) develop and implement a comprehensive plan to 
                promote the adoption of new and advanced materials in 
                the United States;
                    (C) develop policies that States can adopt to 
                encourage the adoption of new and advanced materials;
                    (D) develop a national strategy to advance the 
                position in the world of business sectors in the United 
                States on the adoption of new and advanced materials;
                    (E) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
                emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain of 
                new and advanced materials; and
                    (F) develop legislation to accomplish such 
                recommendations.
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