116 S1982 IS: Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
U.S. Senate
2019-06-26
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
or the SOS 2.0 Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. TITLE I—Enhancing the domestic marine debris response Subtitle A—Marine Debris Response Trust Fund Sec. 101. Marine Debris Response Trust Fund. Subtitle B—Marine Debris Foundation Sec. 111. Establishment and purposes of Foundation. Sec. 112. Board of Directors of the Foundation. Sec. 113. Rights and obligations of the Foundation. Sec. 114. Administrative services and support. Sec. 115. Volunteer status. Sec. 116. Report requirements; petition of attorney general for equitable relief. Sec. 117. United States release from liability. Sec. 118. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle C—Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations Sec. 121. Definitions. Sec. 122. Genius prize for Save Our Seas Innovations. Sec. 123. Save Our Seas Innovation Steering Committee. Sec. 124. Agreement with the Marine Debris Foundation. Sec. 125. Judges. Sec. 126. Report to Congress. Sec. 127. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 128. Termination of authority. Subtitle D—Other measures relating to combating marine debris Sec. 131. Prioritization of marine debris in existing innovation and entrepreneurship programs. Sec. 132. Expansion of derelict vessel recycling. Sec. 133. Incentive for fishermen to collect and dispose of plastic found at sea. Sec. 134. Amendments to Marine Debris Program. Sec. 135. Marine debris on National Forest System land. Subtitle E—Studies and reports Sec. 141. Report on opportunities for innovative uses of plastic waste. Sec. 142. Report on microfiber pollution. Sec. 143. Study on United States plastic pollution data. Sec. 144. Report on minimizing the creation of new plastic waste. Sec. 145. Study on mass balance methodologies to certify circular polymers. TITLE II—Enhanced global engagement to combat marine debris Sec. 201. Statement of policy on international cooperation to combat marine debris. Sec. 202. Prioritization of efforts and assistance to combat marine debris and improve plastic waste management. Sec. 203. United States leadership in international fora. Sec. 204. Enhancing international outreach and partnership of United States agencies involved in marine debris activities. Sec. 205. Negotiation of new international agreements. Sec. 206. Consideration of marine debris in negotiating international agreements. TITLE III—Improving domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Strategy for improving waste management, recycling, and water management. Sec. 303. Waste management State revolving funds. Sec. 304. Grant programs. Sec. 305. Study on repurposing plastic waste in infrastructure. Sec. 306. Study on options to advance technologies for converting plastic waste to chemicals, feedstocks, and other products. Sec. 307. Study on effects of microplastics in food supplies and sources of drinking water. Sec. 308. Report on eliminating barriers to increase the collection of recyclable materials. Sec. 309. Report on economic incentives to spur development of new end-use markets for recycled plastics. 2.In this Act:
(1)The term circular economy means an economy that uses a systems-focused approach and involves industrial processes and economic activities that—
(A)are restorative or regenerative by design; (B)enable resources used in such processes and activities to maintain their highest values for as long as possible; and
(C)aim for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, and systems (including business models).
(2)The term EPA Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (3)The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(4)The term marine debris has the meaning given that term in section 7 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1956). (5)The term marine debris event means an event or related events that affects or may imminently affect the United States involving—
(A)marine debris caused by a natural event, including a tsunami, flood, landslide, hurricane, or other natural source;
(B)distinct, nonrecurring marine debris, including derelict vessel groundings and container spills, that have immediate or long-term impacts on habitats with high ecological, economic, or human-use values; or
(C)marine debris caused by an intentional or grossly negligent act or acts that causes substantial economic or environmental harm.
(6)The term non-Federal funds means funds provided by— (A)a State;
(B)an Indian Tribe; (C)a territory of the United States;
(D)one or more units of local governments or Tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304));
(E)a private for-profit entity; (F)a nonprofit organization; or
(G)a private individual. (7)The term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
(8)The term State means— (A)a State;
(B)an Indian Tribe; (C)the District of Columbia; and
(D)a territory or possession of the United States. (9)The term Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(10)The term waste management means the systems, operation, supervision, and aftercare of processes and equipment used for waste—
(A)collection; (B)transport;
(C)recovery; (D)reuse;
(E)recycling; and (F)safe disposal of waste when recovery, reuse, or recycling are not otherwise available.
3.It is the sense of Congress that— (1)eliminating plastic waste from the oceans requires a multi-faceted approach, including waste reduction and prevention, reuse and recycling, and innovation;
(2)both domestic and international efforts are required to make progress in combating marine debris; (3)efforts by States, communities, and corporations to minimize the use of single-use plastic products have been successful in raising awareness of the marine debris issue; and
(4)while we make progress toward a more sustainable future, we must recognize that there is significant amount of plastic waste that has already been created that must be prevented from entering the oceans through recycling, reuse, repurposing, and other innovative means.
<enum>I</enum><header>Enhancing the domestic marine debris response</header>
<subtitle id="id807368388cd5418aac5279efa2409003"><enum>A</enum><header>Marine Debris Response Trust Fund</header>
<section id="id8d902d965f0a49f6bd9d55475d362364"><enum>101.</enum><header>Marine Debris Response Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="id46afbbb083e24db893f8773d91ee3c65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/98">chapter 98</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="idb44488a82fcd458492502a9fe951d666"><enum>9512.</enum><header>Marine Debris Response Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="idac5903266e1a41e9bddbf5181999f1d8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of Trust Fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Marine Debris Response Trust Fund</quote>, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the Trust Fund as provided in this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id03BA4ABB4FAC4A999D2CCE9CCF863DFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes of Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="ideaff72668f004de8aecc5d416f27aa9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts in the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund shall be available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to respond to a marine debris event described in paragraph (2), which may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB79E276C129C425A97767611938A3F74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitoring, response, and prevention;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F6E3BB331AB43038C976651B82C011B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing funding to States, territories, Tribes, and other United States Government and nongovernmental organizations supporting prevention, cleanup, and response efforts; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE4AD467790A4F25AD984226FB5DF3AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>administrative costs relating to distributing amounts from the Trust Fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b97069c80ed44d3b124b906bc0b248a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Marine debris event described</header><text>A marine debris event described in this paragraph is an event that affects or may affect the United States involving—</text>
<subparagraph id="id19b8acf45e8f49119d8041a5f4a22267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>marine debris caused by a natural event, including a tsunami, flood, landslide, hurricane, or other natural source;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1adc2e50ef7444448db98b1a26f7a087"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distinct, nonrecurring marine debris, including derelict vessel groundings and container spills, that have immediate or long-term impacts on habitats with high ecological, economic, or human-use values; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5b9db2ae93947019462be161c787358"><enum>(C)</enum><text>marine debris caused by an intentional or grossly negligent act or acts that causes substantial economic or environmental harm.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98578687b093456588c0027379250c76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations on expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="id3867eaf95b6f47dc801b56d41bbb9886"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum per event</header><text>The maximum amount that may be paid from the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund with respect to any single event may not exceed $100,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c00dba148be4c51b3667b10ab149a92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum balance</header><text>A payment may be made from the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund only if the amount in the Trust Fund after the payment will not be less than $1,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2db4a079a1e2457b94372ed23af36923"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maximum balance</header><text>Amounts in the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund may not exceed $500,000,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id676bcf4f272f4b7f9eb6abbbecfa24e6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Initial funding</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to establish the Trust Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id769248ef37fa4361b04569337848c3e6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority To borrow</header>
<paragraph id="idbbabe3c709664c3e97e76c7a50473096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund, as repayable advances, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5eff0223f96b4fc1b806faca0bca9e7f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on amount outstanding</header><text>The maximum aggregate amount of repayable advances to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund outstanding at any one time may not exceed $1,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8888b64b9b784238bb5786ab32f603fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment of advances</header>
<subparagraph id="id50d914de6bad4d33bb7397238674882b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Advances made to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund shall be repaid, and interest on such advances shall be paid, to the general fund of the Treasury when the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines that amounts are available for such purposes in the Trust Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30834c1e652244feaaeddac45ee0ead6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final repayment</header><text>No advance may be made to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund after September 30, 2035, and all advances to such Fund shall be repaid on or before that date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb83fbf2aa29b4ea48812899c9f1d9543"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rate of interest</header><text>Interest on advances made pursuant to this subsection shall be—</text> <clause id="id4f9abdeb7cf748eda540f51fb81b5548"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the calendar month preceding the month in which the advance is made) to be equal to the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the anticipated period during which the advance will be outstanding, and</text>
</clause><clause id="id77600cb594a94e46a9df7e1d017928a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>compounded annually.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id558ba4a13a05427487df6a089566e1df"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Amounts in the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idCEDBB69EE5B040298F4C2C0731FDC4DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be available without fiscal year limitation and without apportionment; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3BC5F2A3C294496B85889903C6CC0AE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall supplement and not supplant other amounts available for responding to marine debris events.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id38c1282b50b84e3cb63ae38474938307"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest amounts in the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund in interest bearing obligations of the United States to the extent such amounts are not required to meet current withdrawals. Interest earned by such investments shall be credited to, and become a part of, the Trust Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8216ADF037474837AA1FDFE20A91B223"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall prescribe regulations—</text> <paragraph id="id91822B9074794C1FBC3EFF2A3F376B05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing for a process for submitting a claim to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund and for distributing amounts from the Trust Fund pursuant to those claims; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84DDCF6284854C60B43C500AD8F70E7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing guidance with respect to what constitutes an event for which amounts will be distributed from the Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id41222307764044C691577548C580F255"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Liability of the United States limited to amount in Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id636107551F7E4C1D8B6231B60E705978"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any claim filed against the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund may be paid only out of the Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5D2BB66626EB42789CE79064E2BDCAB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Order in which unpaid claims are to be paid</header><text>If at any time the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund has insufficient funds to pay all of the claims out of the Trust Fund at such time, such claims shall, to the extent permitted under paragraph (1), be paid in full in the order in which they were finally determined.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd0c37e48461c4c64b633179e595e3791"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Non-Federal contributions to the Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA6282741F01C43ABAC1EAF15C9B40F36"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A gift, award, devise, or bequest, and non-Federal amounts from legal judgments or settlements may be accepted by the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund without regard to whether the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf16457a6b4d643b6a1ff772414aebbcf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign gifts</header><text>Any gifts, awards, devises, or bequests given to or received from a person in a foreign country by or to the Marine Debris Response Trust Fund shall be made only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id80720e6d55f34372a6d656f1acd0c9a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id34c6a4c7-2f8e-451f-8b04-6652b7ee3ae1" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry idref="idb44488a82fcd458492502a9fe951d666" level="section">Sec. 9512. Marine Debris Response Trust Fund.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id918FCC23FF884C9BAC3612EA419329C2"><enum>B</enum><header>Marine Debris Foundation</header>
<section id="id60646475a58f4eeaae256b46f978dfbb"><enum>111.</enum><header>Establishment and purposes of Foundation</header>
<subsection id="iddfe810b6b19a4b3a81f58edeab0e8b97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established the Marine Debris Foundation (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>Foundation</quote>). The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit organization and is not an agency or establishment of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1430316187a549a9844a08cc1d53e37c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Foundation are—</text> <paragraph id="id04af1537cb76445997c326f91d52a205"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Debris Program established under section 3 of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1952">33 U.S.C. 1952</external-xref>), and other relevant programs and agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1b0c16f7b3c348d3b8ce042eed42811e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to undertake and conduct such other activities as will further the efforts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris and address the adverse impacts of marine debris on the economy of the United States, the marine environment, and navigation safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda2120cbe7c84d85a7532619708442b4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to participate with, and otherwise assist, State, local, and Tribal governments, foreign governments, entities, and individuals in undertaking and conducting activities to assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris and address the adverse impacts of marine debris and its root causes on the economy of the United States, the marine environment (including waters in the jurisdiction of the United States, the high seas, and waters in the jurisdiction of other countries), and navigation safety; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id749ABFE29271409AAFBEEDF1D66A6634"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to support other Federal actions to reduce marine debris.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfdfb7ef4db5440bdbf4f57d2c4bb3086"><enum>112.</enum><header>Board of Directors of the Foundation</header> <subsection id="id042f64e9499a428c846049eb8957d9fc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and membership</header> <paragraph id="id53c5ff479c764214880c66a03240ee47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>), which shall consist of the Under Secretary and 12 additional Directors appointed in accordance with subsection (b) from among individuals who are United States citizens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7abc3265d0544cbfaae6675012078741"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representation of diverse points of view</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the membership of the Board shall represent diverse points of view relating to the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0dc1a2b6efc44f490ccff5e3b387a3a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Not Federal employees</header><text>Appointment as a Director of the Foundation shall not constitute employment by, or the holding of an office of, the United States for the purpose of any Federal law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4377e035af4d48b497a454ff644c913d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and terms</header>
<paragraph id="id45d1c346494644e485b2301c3a8662e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), after consulting with the EPA Administrator, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and considering the recommendations submitted by the Board, the Under Secretary shall appoint 12 Directors who meet the criteria established by subsection (a), of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf3c267d1d837424cb116e345f8997943"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 4 shall be educated or experienced in the assessment, prevention, reduction, or removal of marine debris, which may include an individual with expertise in waste management, recycling, reuse, or a circular economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bec33171b1e496babeec2740adc4a1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at least 2 shall be educated or experienced in the assessment, prevention, reduction, or removal of marine debris outside the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d3b13d0cf324860912c7ca7b169a4a6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least 2 shall be educated or experienced in ocean and coastal resource conservation science or policy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id655DF42A80DD4A839889EC791B5B7013"><enum>(D)</enum><text>at least 2 shall be educated or experienced in international trade or foreign policy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd98ad19c25ee4462bfd0675e3466d451"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header> <subparagraph id="id6d0fbb75d515433cb883d06458fbb7d6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), each Director (other than the Under Secretary) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id227c574383bc4204986af5ed356d9c06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial appointments to new member positions</header><text>Of the Directors appointed by the Under Secretary under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<clause id="id0fcabe57785e48c38bad0cf5eec78f12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>four Directors for a term of 6 years;</text> </clause><clause id="id99da255b318540c49bd628a30f2ad52e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>four Directors for a term of 4 years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7f91f02d47ab4c0fa5fcfbc912f518f9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>four Directors for a term of 2 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd4d8c35d4ca46aa8c1034db2b2832bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vacancies</header> <subparagraph id="idb5fbb504ad4b45aab7d72ea8007d0e07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Under Secretary shall fill a vacancy on the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4307e06d508b4118abf3e83a34b13076"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term of appointments to fill unexpired terms</header><text>An individual appointed to fill a vacancy that occurs before the expiration of the term of a Director shall be appointed for the remainder of the term.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id003700c00ed3478ea4fda910f992817b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reappointment</header><text>An individual (other than an individual described in paragraph (1)) shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a Director, excluding any term of less than 6 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15d495d9837d45b28b499d67df10c8c0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Request for removal</header><text>The executive committee of the Board may submit to the Under Secretary a letter describing the nonperformance of a Director and requesting the removal of the Director from the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf819540138ca4968ae6ae038763a350e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Consultation before removal</header><text>Before removing any Director from the Board, the Under Secretary shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the EPA Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c4130cce316479ab6bba5a8695f9085"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from its members for a 2-year term.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ida3447964180a43e6a093583dd784aa61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the current membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id976e89167aa544769aa9f10908075c7f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman at least once a year. If a Director misses 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings, that individual may be removed from the Board and that vacancy filled in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide96404dfb95142cf89f863c9f75ca92c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reimbursement of expenses</header><text>Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id937bf162d8b343f0a05980101815585a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>General powers</header>
<paragraph id="id5b8e56dbbfb743db874af84b54d6cd2b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by—</text> <subparagraph id="id27915d345b654d4abb0d1e21dd4b5df8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointing officers and employees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc80ba1305c6041c8a0a478eaba4446a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopting a constitution and bylaws consistent with the purposes of the Foundation and the provisions of this subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2225eeb703a46d58958a28d94cb78d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>undertaking of other such acts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95ea911e2a7b496daf12e64bd80a663c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations on appointment</header><text>The following limitations apply with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the Foundation:</text>
<subparagraph id="id35c0d8a5b4ce4d7db65e6732c82b2a27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Officers and employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. Officers and employees of the Foundation shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11d115a376cf47cf860fd39b294984e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The first officer or employee appointed by the Board shall be the Secretary of the Board who—</text> <clause id="id6cf899ee64c94a2888ef20f39e947039"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall serve, at the direction of the Board, as its chief operating officer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4710d169bcd2434fa6cb7e81f470cc06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idaa444978b5634d2491ff1a0ef9c4b5d4"><enum>113.</enum><header>Rights and obligations of the Foundation</header>
<subsection id="id998c1d43907741dea9baf0f43be48ed1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Foundation—</text> <paragraph id="id84ebcd0f55b14a699b7b5ae207cf8cfa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall have perpetual succession;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb25d9fd560a4fe0a71030013ec29948"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may conduct business throughout the several States, territories, and possessions of the United States and abroad;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0630b41753c1431bb19452558f42589f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall have its principal offices in the District of Columbia or in a county in the State of Maryland or Virginia that borders on the District of Columbia; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1abb32554c2b4777b5cf7e4e07d71cc6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall at all times maintain a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc7130b2a18d64472b75b13e06c9d828c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Service of process</header><text>The serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the agent required under subsection (a)(4), or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed as service upon or notice to the Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id54d35f26122344678a09a9c2a57c530e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Seal</header><text>The Foundation shall have an official seal selected by the Board which shall be judicially noticed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idc3d7e256a5f241d59ecac5c4ab5fcc9a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Powers</header> <paragraph id="idcf4c047245f6483b89a0e15b46a6061f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out its purposes under section 111, the Foundation shall have, in addition to the powers otherwise given it under this subtitle, the usual powers of a corporation acting as a trustee in the District of Columbia, including the power—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2dabef79684d4fa1876469ccc68bbf76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of real or personal property or any income therefrom or other interest therein;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b81cbe70f6848c5baa87dbf355a77f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to acquire by purchase or exchange any real or personal property or interest therein;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2828fd31b3e04d41905cecaaebdd5f54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51a1e68b3c7c4e539ab4520ef7e7c4fa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an agency or instrumentality of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3d907d91e304453918f964be47a3bcd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to make use of any interest or investment income that accrues as a consequence of actions taken under subparagraph (C) or (D) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id918964e22caa420391cf037b4a66f190"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to use Federal funds to make payments under cooperative agreements to provide substantial long-term benefits for the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d6ef1a71b2f47098d8fac6069c2f5cc"><enum>(G)</enum><text>unless otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, retain or otherwise dispose of any property or income therefrom;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9aca1ba5e3d54412849d463544266fc6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to borrow money and issue bonds, debentures, or other debt instruments;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf48e6c7379a0487a8c5d6d326f35045a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to sue and be sued, and complain and defend itself in any court of competent jurisdiction, except that the Directors of the Foundation shall not be personally liable, except for gross negligence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id018c17cc145e4c08b2cdca23f081fc26"><enum>(J)</enum><text>to enter into contracts or other arrangements with, or provide financial assistance to, public agencies and private organizations and persons and to make such payments as may be necessary to carry out its functions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8efca81f6540458aacf8f917f6d6ef70"><enum>(K)</enum><text>to do any and all acts necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the Foundation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id535d9cfaa0804afca0c88066417caa07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal contributions to the Fund</header><text>A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation without regard to whether the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id82d95a78b3ba494988ad5814b673f807"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notice to Members of Congress</header><text>The Foundation may not make a grant of Federal funds in an amount greater than $100,000 unless, by not later than 15 days before the grant is made, the Foundation provides notice of the grant to the Member of Congress for the congressional district in which the project to be funded with the grant will be carried out.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1fcc9e408c2544a181a15fc9f7dd68cf"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination of international efforts</header><text>Any efforts of the Foundation carried out in a foreign country, and any grants provided to an individual or entity in a foreign country, shall be made only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5674ca178bab4263952b74cd2d2eb997"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation with NOAA</header><text>The Foundation shall consult with the Under Secretary during the planning of any restoration or remediation action using funds resulting from judgments or settlements relating to the damage to trust resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id258830b901cd4da2b3878cb9b6e9079a"><enum>114.</enum><header>Administrative services and support</header>
<subsection id="idf52e6adf3adf47c38ede6d8617a996c7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of services</header><text>The Under Secretary may provide personnel, facilities, and other administrative services to the Foundation, including reimbursement of expenses, not to exceed the current Federal Government per diem rates, for a period of up to 5 years beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id480b83acedba4836af727b6b77c3f649"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The Foundation may reimburse the Under Secretary for any administrative service provided under subsection (a). The Under Secretary shall deposit any reimbursement received under this subsection into the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing such services.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id83cbfe7fa79f4fa6bce3276a0feebb91"><enum>115.</enum><header>Volunteer status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce may accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of the Foundation, the Board, and the officers and employees of the Board, without compensation from the Department of Commerce, as volunteers in the performance of the functions authorized in this subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="ided1c808ed80d42a3b37b1f7249168cc0"><enum>116.</enum><header>Report requirements; petition of attorney general for equitable relief</header>
<subsection id="id7e5c71866e8e4f909c018a738fde193e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report—</text>
<paragraph id="id4085905E4DA44151830D77DDDB348A72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing the proceedings and activities of the Foundation during that fiscal year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFDC375527934B448CE0402250CE8831"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb075b0fdd59c445ab2f8c66e4281714f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relief with respect to certain foundation acts or failure To act</header><text>If the Foundation—</text> <paragraph id="idd48c6d22137a48b0a9df5ea3a6525623"><enum>(1)</enum><text>engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 111(b); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id72faedd0d817414e8f6596f8ab80cee3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this subtitle, or threatens to do so,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">the Attorney General may petition in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable
relief as may be necessary or appropriate.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section id="id8d74849ee88d48d0aff392f0315788ed"><enum>117.</enum><header>United States release from liability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation nor shall the full faith and credit of the United States extend to any obligation of the Foundation.</text>
</section><section id="ide91ef9c957714718bdd6859868d5ab97"><enum>118.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="id6012ab163cf24b3ca7d11e22c8544c38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="id8c61572eb6074a8ca45ef7a9327438da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37a89b77ebe3495f93b71a0bbcdd0c2d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of appropriated funds</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Foundation to match contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation, or to a recipient of a grant provided by the Foundation, by private persons and State and local government agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idec04430847644916bfb93ead399acd12"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on use for administrative expenses</header>
<subparagraph id="id4E3E2228058E48A29B3AFCA7B6BEB60D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) may be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other overhead expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B25AC1F5F3448E1B3FCBCAC7D3229FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary may allow the use of Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) to pay for salaries during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida19ba1e6198446c791934f2a2349b488"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional authorization</header>
<paragraph id="idb4251675ae074772abea97895a5239ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any other Federal law for use by the Foundation to further the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris in accordance with the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id095d4c1b4932421e86e0fe41f4651ff4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds accepted from Federal agencies</header><text>Federal funds provided to the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Foundation for matching, in whole or in part, contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local government agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf0604f85b22f42c5af242a501efc7d3f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of grant amounts for litigation and lobbying expenses</header><text>Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be used for—</text> <paragraph id="id0053268d99bb44d6be27a80f4d8d7461"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any expense related to litigation consistent with Federal-wide cost principles; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f6ffd0faa2945efbaf441180312a802"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any activity the purpose of which is to influence legislation pending before Congress consistent with Federal-wide cost principles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id11F9BB881CB341948133615689B080F3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations </header>
<section id="id0C69C11D997244A685440C0DF94F74B0"><enum>121.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="id01911415dc984dad8afc22a9a3d6108a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prize competition</header><text>The term <term>prize competition</term> means the competition for the award of the Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations established under section 122.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id555C113F0C694E878F541005E62D696E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id644307569615476CB8F19AA366F7B037"><enum>122.</enum><header>Genius prize for Save Our Seas Innovations</header> <subsection id="ida4ee70b350a94cfca2fe9cf46c33a8f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</external-xref>) a prize competition—</text>
<paragraph id="idb7e49e54619d4e4c94e030612e6c5fdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage technological innovation with the potential to reduce plastic waste and thereby prevent marine debris; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca6d70624685473da3c1f488b5ca74e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to award 1 or more prizes biennially for projects that advance human understanding and innovation in removing and preventing plastic waste, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id86f174784db84891abf464b04901668c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advancements in materials used in packaging and other products that, if such products enter the coastal or ocean environment, will fully degrade without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4536a7e11146417086a150a623ae1c5b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>innovations in production and packaging design that reduce the use of raw materials, increase recycled content, encourage reusability and recyclability, and promote a circular economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide158a29f4e094e67a22571579e3d6c4b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improvements in marine debris detection, monitoring, and cleanup technologies and processes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc16858c090a84c0f8b996ab0f1b60ea2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>technological improvements or improved strategies to increase solid waste collection, processing, sorting, recycling, reuse, or repurposing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2847b9551484fc0bd006cf5baef11b7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>new designs or strategies to reduce overall packaging needs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc6d15d8cc1bc4062becfe4a71ec70544"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The prize competition established under subsection (a) shall be known as the <quote>Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide1350f7f8a614ee2aacfc0d3378c9824"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In selecting awards for the prize competition, priority shall be given to projects that—</text> <paragraph id="id6ec408316cbb47c38960d85be78b62a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have a strategy, submitted with the application or proposal, to move the new technology, process, design, material, or other product supported by the prize to market-scale deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf48c1afacd9b4dc0a04d89a1d02b0423"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support the concept of a circular economy; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id79b00dc0542e43b3bb12714e5843dcc5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote development of materials that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5C2C64270BE2476F8AD679B9E9CDADC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>can fully degrade in the ocean without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9292E900BF714ADEB74E43451D086013"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are to be used in fishing gear or other maritime products that have an increased likelihood of entering the coastal or ocean environment as unintentional waste.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2411241d61ea4e9b93144ff9764225f1"><enum>123.</enum><header>Save Our Seas Innovation Steering Committee</header>
<subsection id="idbc0ab3f83726455e9195a9c1224825bf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a steering committee, to be known as the <quote>Save Our Seas Innovation Steering Committee</quote> (in this subtitle referred as the <quote>Committee</quote>) to provide expert advice and recommendations in the establishment of the prize competition, selection of awardees, and analysis of the successes of the prize competition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd20fea9d9f6e4289a10376713421713b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), with respect to the prize competition, the Committee shall—</text> <paragraph id="id34addf49b77a42e0aeed22e993263b4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>select a topic;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd3d69cd957c54a25a89e4956716f3730"><enum>(2)</enum><text>issue a problem statement; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc1681e917161470dbad75d0137e4c8bd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advise the Secretary on any opportunity for market-scale development of technological innovation to prevent marine plastic debris and promote the development of materials that fully degrade in ocean and coastal environments without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id257879670ece4d4b94c2f4b5144521e1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Competition judges</header><text>A member of the Committee may serve as a judge for the prize competition under section 125.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id55f472df44a245a494c98a3b1e5f70f8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative cost reduction</header><text>The Committee shall, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize the administrative costs of the Committee, including by encouraging remote participation to reduce travel costs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id82bd592b442d4850b242d3bd474abf19"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In selecting a topic and issuing a problem statement for the prize competition under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), respectively, the Committee shall consult widely with Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id93d8acd2165d490b8d9f8e32aa3b3a4a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 or more Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the prevention of marine debris or the promotion of innovative materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1c2283e49e3d4fa3b6d45b8e5dc6928e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>1 or more State agencies with jurisdiction over the prevention of marine debris or the promotion of innovative materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcef75f30ff80489ea2bcd3b7d81af661"><enum>(3)</enum><text>1 or more State, regional, or local conservation or waste management organizations, the mission of which relates to the prevention of marine debris or the promotion of innovative materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6887aa6114fd4404b817c4d942ebb8c4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>1 or more conservation groups, technology companies, research institutions, institutions of higher education, industry associations, or individual stakeholders with an interest in the prevention of marine debris or the promotion of innovative materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6bd66da1d1ca4218959bf4940be92871"><enum>(5)</enum><text>1 or more experts in the area of standards development regarding the degradation, breakdown, or recycling of polymers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7e5302bb947f4dba8cad185890ae96af"><enum>(6)</enum><text>experts in the following areas:</text> <subparagraph id="idDF69C945814C408AA753996D9BF6DD04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Polymer chemistry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9450E4D36DE54A9180019844CE2E2132"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Wildlife conservation and management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA738E8D807A4A0AA2D57ABDCEB58DA8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Marine biology or animal science.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id423CA4644DB44E3380F28E1F49115BF6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Waste management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB740C4C9FDB8434DB8168E70A117B341"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Technology development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id637FF148EE654F30A059CDEB06D044AA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Engineering.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA6C5D94D0800435D93D77EFCF29DFE49"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Lifecycle assessment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B95B97BFCC344E8BFFD377EC9764E11"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Economics.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0ECB747D9AB422FBBEA5FF28BEC2795"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Recycling.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE90371870414C66A76F1C5F2D9AFB9E"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Business development and management.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E959433E6BA4B9D8F8E25D2B488A6C2"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Marine environmental chemistry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id951CB001E1C24F408C6900C3F01903A1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Any other discipline that the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida2a8709a877d495eb18ad5f245a6e7b9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act</header>
<paragraph id="id7020B38B743940F0A37BE2FEDFA6BEAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to the Committee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE587C7BB4AC34792A287075B71B4A659"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of financial disclosure requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), section 208(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to Government employees serving on the Committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida296f1cc014a4c2c9df37506c2827700"><enum>124.</enum><header>Agreement with the Marine Debris Foundation</header>
<subsection id="id8a35af06a7404254a10d34ba06cc6d26"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement, which may include a grant or cooperative agreement, under which the Marine Debris Foundation established under subtitle B shall administer the prize competition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idd89430658da94d34bd95bf4d249eef0a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall comply with the following requirements:</text> <paragraph id="id6b24203340c14b90b62357051e028e43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Marine Debris Foundation shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb33a96a2e87f47d4bc90237ae43c25d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advertise the prize competition;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a513567eb7341c6820bec028d319dfa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit prize competition participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59993060586946ffa9fdcd7fa7eca471"><enum>(C)</enum><text>administer funds relating to the prize competition;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c8a49a9f34c44619354833d92ded66b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>receive Federal and non-Federal funds—</text>
<clause id="id8396cb4d0fef47aa80a8ad3bdb662bf7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to administer the prize competition; and</text> </clause><clause id="idd11c96d66f584f048561a77fd35f953b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to award a cash prize;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id503b3abe3f784e9fbcc114b1a216c659"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out activities to generate contributions of non-Federal funds to offset, in whole or in part—</text> <clause id="id0c7eed1eccf8412283776c8592dba746"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the administrative costs of the prize competition; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7d2729cb42f04aa5b6a4861d3da9633e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the costs of a cash prize;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb950a5f948b4b489ecd7b64230bbe94"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in consultation with, and subject to final approval by, the Secretary, develop criteria for the selection of prize competition winners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe890595bd9641689b37b3746b6499b3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provide advice and consultation to the Secretary on the selection of judges under section 125 based on criteria developed in consultation with, and subject to the final approval of, the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cbe5f50240148d08c3f88dc2d0090bd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>announce 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6ca341482a84ba69a95fe78bb792eda"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), award 1 or more cash prizes biennially of not less than $100,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3a51562028949b69e3ac98f72d956be"><enum>(J)</enum><text>protect against unauthorized use or disclosure by the Marine Debris Foundation of any trade secret or confidential business information of a prize competition participant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c2fa63d10534dedb8e95ba260990f2d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional cash prizes</header><text>The Marine Debris Foundation may award more than 1 cash prize in a year—</text> <subparagraph id="id178b8b3beb684ad8bd2f3c1865a02753"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the initial cash prize referred to in paragraph (1)(I) and any additional cash prizes are awarded using only non-Federal funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19b3eeb3b59c44d1b48469fae3b7f832"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consisting of an amount determined by the Under Secretary after the Secretary is notified by the Marine Debris Foundation that non-Federal funds are available for an additional cash prize.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida6cbc0ed26714fafb16e8372934bc847"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Solicitation of funds</header><text>The Marine Debris Foundation—</text> <subparagraph id="idc6c8b6e62fa24922bcc03da013bf5eb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may request and accept Federal funds and non-Federal funds for a cash prize or administration of the prize competition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5105f02492fd4d798a2d6a2cb60f9579"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may accept a contribution for a cash prize in exchange for the right to name the prize; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id912ce8a8fec64651915b52c8a51c38e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not give special consideration to any Federal agency or non-Federal entity in exchange for a donation for a cash prize awarded under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6e218303cfe74a10ad0fa6a269b03a25"><enum>125.</enum><header>Judges</header>
<subsection id="idfcf0885460084beab63f3577ad7f731f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as provided in subsection (b), select the 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7bb636c925a144229faaf18f4372cdc1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination by the secretary</header><text>The judges appointed under subsection (a) shall not select any annual winner of the prize competition if the Secretary makes a determination that, in any fiscal year, none of the technological advancements entered into the prize competition merits an award.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id31b5769087ee4db684e4792f81d6badf"><enum>126.</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this subtitle, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the prize competition that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id8f29c79b08fd45db9567993c615d26aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a statement by the Committee that describes the activities carried out by the Committee relating to the duties described in section 123;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc68844df39f6419693f94b9bb5446abd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 124, a statement by the Marine Debris Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the Marine Debris Foundation relating to the duties described in section 123; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0dc216eea6242d39e73c2947a7f94cc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under section 125 that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id103bcdc3054942f39923c299687b82ab"><enum>127.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="idea9dd13ddb9e4f00a292ce40afeca5ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for expenses, including administrative expenses, relating to the prize competition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4787fea42f864304a59376c2cc8eb781"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement of expenses</header><text>Members of the Committee and judges appointed under section 125 shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id14007edb0ede4d5398bb989f4a8f9cf0"><enum>128.</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The prize program will terminate after 5 prize competition cycles have been completed.</text> </section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFAA45150FACB4888ABAE9050F58035ED" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Other measures relating to combating marine debris</header> <section id="id2dd05a59e1be40989103391da5c4b1aa"><enum>131.</enum><header>Prioritization of marine debris in existing innovation and entrepreneurship programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the EPA Administrator, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall prioritize efforts to combat marine debris in innovation and entrepreneurship programs established before the date of the enactment of this Act, including by using such programs to increase innovation in and the effectiveness of waste management, monitoring, detection, data-sharing related to the prevalence and location of marine debris, demand for recycled content, alternative uses for plastic waste, product design, reduction of disposable plastic consumer products and packaging, ocean biodegradable materials development, waste prevention, and cleanup.</text>
</section><section id="id9a2cc106b7304fb38a0015c24e033aad"><enum>132.</enum><header>Expansion of derelict vessel recycling</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary and the EPA Administrator shall jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of developing a nationwide derelict vessel recycling program—</text>
<paragraph id="id894cdb4c63834ae1b618f6f478d38159"><enum>(1)</enum><text>using as a model the fiberglass boat recycling program from the pilot project in Rhode Island led by Rhode Island Sea Grant and its partners; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc080f9b836b84bfcbffbf94b30a5f77b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>including, if possible, recycling of vessels made from materials other than fiberglass.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id1926a64867384e31b1125722a8d9908d"><enum>133.</enum><header>Incentive for fishermen to collect and dispose of plastic found at sea</header> <subsection id="idc0b42d53c6c741e9bbb6c8913c5145c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Under Secretary shall establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing incentives, such as grants, to fishermen based in the United States who incidentally capture marine debris while at sea—</text>
<paragraph id="id0f42542aa507494f9390b5347ab74e12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to track or keep the debris on board; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8d23a96e1f7047fb888451ce7b3493e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to dispose of the debris properly on land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0b775034333b4ea8816f66b9acb0c3d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Support for collection and removal of derelict gear</header><text>The Under Secretary shall encourage United States efforts, such as the Fishing for Energy net disposal program, that support—</text>
<paragraph id="id9F6D47CD42584BE19B6B211595F3BD0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collection and removal of derelict fishing gear and other fishing waste;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE75FDF598AE448D1B3E8FB2478697445"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disposal or recycling of such gear and waste; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2FB2846F48D843CBAE654D48A02337CE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prevention of the loss of such gear.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ide661fec2c67144f5bbe3af7e26f29020"><enum>134.</enum><header>Amendments to Marine Debris Program</header>
<subsection id="idb9291f62d2fd43e7ae5495c8c946f8ed"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 9(a) of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1958">33 U.S.C. 1958(a)</external-xref>) is amended by—</text> <paragraph id="id6582a141d995408994e09f49b766a198"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30ceeabcc9bf4126afc595b594913774"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking <quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8765290C50441D0846FD136D8F96787"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1951">33 U.S.C. 1951</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>marine environment,</quote> and inserting <quote>marine environment (including waters in the jurisdiction of the United States, the high seas, and waters in the jurisdiction of other countries),</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC00652ECD4F0462A978BCE05080E79F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(d)(2) of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1952">33 U.S.C. 1952(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id394f1371b8814e698cbc715ec8ebf5a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>the matching requirement under subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>a matching requirement under subparagraph (A) or (C)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddff88d1e40c34f269dbb4cfd5aaee237"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and except as provided in subparagraph (B)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd354596d24b84b7581ed78213c2ff0fe"><enum>135.</enum><header>Marine debris on National Forest System land</header> <subsection id="id0c4dbb64794346d6aee1f0e33b00e392"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special-Use authorization</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall not require a volunteer organization to obtain a special-use authorization for the removal of any marine debris being stored on National Forest System land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id77d13a3ae06746988598b7d569ee3cdf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary storage</header><text>Marine debris may be stored on National Forest System land in a location determined by the Secretary for not more than 60 days.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4e4edb16bbcf41ab9cd73551da1e39ce"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, any activities related to the removal of marine debris from National Forest System land shall be conducted in a manner consistent with applicable law and regulations and subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8AE4DB19D64942499A6B613DD87C86E9" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Studies and reports</header>
<section id="id39c19a4db1a740f5b7dd33e69266c01b"><enum>141.</enum><header>Report on opportunities for innovative uses of plastic waste</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Marine Debris Coordinating Committee established under section 5 of the Marine Debris Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1954">33 U.S.C. 1954</external-xref>) (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee</quote>) shall submit to Congress a report on innovative uses for plastic waste other than in infrastructure.</text>
</section><section id="idc09d50b9db8d40a88129d9133948122b"><enum>142.</enum><header>Report on microfiber pollution</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee shall submit to Congress a report on microfiber pollution that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="idfeb5caeb444a4aea9c525b67d79085d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a definition for <quote>microfiber</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2f2817ff32664e1ca0893e994501bf4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of the sources, prevalence, and causes of microfiber pollution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida4bc697cd49449aa9c366f696dd75611"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a recommendation for a standardized methodology to measure and estimate the prevalence of microfiber pollution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id09f58b8c8cd94505915da5a5333f710a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations for reducing microfiber pollution; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide93a10164c98435cad8aa3f06406b8e0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a plan for how Federal agencies, in partnership with other stakeholders, can lead on opportunities to reduce microfiber pollution during the 5-year period beginning on such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id90b76b963c2b46c4965377e224602d1b"><enum>143.</enum><header>Study on United States plastic pollution data</header>
<subsection id="id4080ba5248fe4223bb080148907794a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Under Secretary, in consultation with the EPA Administrator, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies will undertake a multifaceted study that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idc8749478cd974cbba89a2baf15fbf549"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An evaluation of United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste, including types, sources, and geographic variations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64d58b9c9c094107957c58c66a1aea7b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of the prevalence of marine debris and mismanaged plastic waste in saltwater and freshwater United States waterways.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id89f826c176bb4ce0a9c4832a9ff520fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id73fe04d0b88a4c7cbe834bcd9c84f794"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of the National Academies;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1850c815d7774ff599b30e3036db6260"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations on knowledge gaps that warrant further scientific inquiry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd8dd9388029e465fa6ecf306a347370b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations on the potential value of a national marine debris tracking and monitoring system and how such a system might be designed and implemented.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb6a0df240dc844378f6e8c52bbc9e17e"><enum>144.</enum><header>Report on minimizing the creation of new plastic waste</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee shall submit to Congress a report on minimizing the creation of new plastic waste.</text>
</section><section id="id2cde17e8cb8f452b874b850ea5060758"><enum>145.</enum><header>Study on mass balance methodologies to certify circular polymers</header>
<subsection id="idc495a47551794320bacd67be4c5da7c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall conduct a study of available mass balance methodologies that are or could be readily standardized to certify circular polymers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id57b5577570e949d09bc8a8ee12e2f1e3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Institute shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="idc25d9fbcced74649ad7cd22af3c9581a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an identification and assessment of existing mass balance methodologies, standards, and certification systems that are or may be applicable to supply chain sustainability of polymers, considering the full life cycle of the polymer, and including an examination of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6a99f94e45f346bfa365bf1a77f2b0e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id800fcadd3eae4f9e8f01e61a0e449882"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida394dcc539f64e40826cf59179c4ff47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of any legal or regulatory barriers to developing a standard and certification system for circular polymers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44C139DD5E414BDB929D5F9C6829B16A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f8e776e93c44252af7bf7b5f3f8d3a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circular polymers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>circular polymers</term> means polymers that can be reused multiple times or converted into a new, higher-quality product.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cd5dcf6de77448db402043f2e36f502"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mass balance methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mass balance methodology</term> means the method of chain of custody accounting designed to track the exact total amount of certain content in products or materials through the production system and to ensure an appropriate allocation of this content in the finished goods based on auditable bookkeeping.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Enhanced global engagement to combat marine debris</header>
<section id="id73b80f7ef92d4d418dbc2300be0d049b"><enum>201.</enum><header>Statement of policy on international cooperation to combat marine debris</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States to partner, consult, and coordinate with foreign governments (at the national and subnational levels), civil society, international organizations, international financial institutions, subnational coastal communities, commercial and recreational fishing industry leaders, and the private sector, in a concerted effort—</text>
<paragraph id="id34ff5e15176b422b93fdfecb388db409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase knowledge and raise awareness about—</text> <subparagraph id="id59a1eb53c83b4aecb2a09367ff0149f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the linkages between the sources of plastic waste, mismanaged waste, and marine debris; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa44caaea8d64964a0babdca974707fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the upstream and downstream causes and effects of plastic waste, mismanaged waste, and marine debris on marine environments, marine wildlife, human health, and economic development;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf1f781c977c454b894cc61c2d584580"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to support—</text> <subparagraph id="id9b3d333d269b4709ac9b127d175f8946"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthening systems for recovering, managing, reusing (to the extent practicable), and recycling plastic waste, marine debris, and microfiber pollution in the world’s oceans, emphasizing upstream waste management solutions—</text>
<clause id="id99990edf21d74df1968c4d93d5badc97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to mitigate plastic waste at its source; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3aadb94c2f4843b98e1a1037948ae117"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to prevent leakage of plastic waste into the environment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ce1e53eeb814218905936a4a555822a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advancing the utilization and availability of safe and affordable reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products in commerce, to the extent practicable, and with consideration for the potential impacts of such alternatives, and other efforts to prevent marine debris;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ddeeb73c2994ecfb938a8518ef7bbd6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>deployment of and access to advanced technologies to capture value from municipal solid waste streams through mechanical and other recycling systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63963f91103748b7bec24156ad5be383"><enum>(D)</enum><text>access to information on best practices in waste management, options for waste system financing, and options for participating in public-private partnerships; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4875add8832c4671b62130dce15eb651"><enum>(E)</enum><text>implementation of management measures to reduce derelict fishing gear, the loss of fishing gear, and other sources of pollution generated from marine activities and to increase proper disposal and recycling of fishing gear; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee0bd341441641c6b3794e11da04727f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to work cooperatively with international partners—</text> <subparagraph id="id6D842455B9484FA1813215CAF265D5CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on establishing—</text>
<clause id="id13F3634D35114A3588ADE9ED635C4673"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measurable targets for reducing marine debris, lost fishing gear, and plastic waste from all sources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id938AB3F4B151436AA6883F6728404853"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>action plans to achieve those targets with a mechanism to provide regular reporting;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id805c837d806c4e629d291b747281eb0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote consumer education, awareness, and outreach to prevent marine debris;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d5fed439fb74abea96f677a18d45f79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to reduce marine debris by improving advance planning for marine debris events and responses to such events; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72C834DEC9E844CE89A8B9E09F3988D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to share best practices in waste management systems to prevent the entry of plastic waste into the environment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id81896137cd174a67b5d6f77a337d347c"><enum>202.</enum><header>Prioritization of efforts and assistance to combat marine debris and improve plastic waste
management</header>
<subsection id="idc5970aaa164d47178a9aaa77e8fea572"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, and the officials specified in subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="id442E409FC2B84B089DA986F4AF88CD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lead and coordinate efforts to implement the policy described in section 201; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9C2F424B970C4D4EA221E950E16C9A2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop strategies and implement programs that prioritize engagement and cooperation with foreign governments, subnational and local stakeholders, and the private sector to expedite efforts and assistance in foreign countries—</text>
<subparagraph id="id463626fb2d0a4b8a91c6b28ec9cbbc92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to partner with, encourage, advise and facilitate national and subnational governments on the development and execution, where practicable, of national projects, programs and initiatives to—</text>
<clause id="id11a771eec53e4e4b8f601560333f1bfb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the capacity, security, and standards of operations of waste management systems;</text> </clause><clause id="id7dfe13d57a3e421caafadc07902b262a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monitor and track how well waste management systems are functioning nationwide, based on uniform and transparent standards developed in cooperation with municipal, industrial, and civil society stakeholders;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8c1fed3f785048c598e8976ad5ef8c1e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify waste management systems’ operational challenges and develop policy and programmatic solutions;</text>
</clause><clause id="id05a4506dec4a4980ab9b1a8ee5e5ba37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>end intentional or unintentional incentives for municipalities, industries, and individuals to improperly dispose of plastic waste; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf41a4e8a10e245ebb4b39156b7c2ea87"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conduct outreach campaigns to raise public awareness of the importance of proper waste disposal;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3087a5b2d94144c7881e9cf7ad1f1532"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate the involvement of municipalities and industries in improving solid waste reduction, collection, disposal, and reuse and recycling projects, programs, and initiatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5c491674fa042bfb065eadc9ae6976a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to partner with and provide technical assistance to investors, and national and local institutions, including private sector actors, to develop new business opportunities and solutions to specifically reduce plastic waste and expand solid waste management best practices and waste collection services in foreign countries by—</text>
<clause id="id16e1b69ccf254132a0b9756dca7e4dd3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maximizing the number of people and businesses, in both rural and urban communities, receiving reliable solid waste management services and using safe and responsible practices for properly disposing, including recycling or reusing waste materials;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8aae161e5e7447e5a66e7a369c49018d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving and expanding the capacity of foreign industries to responsibly manage waste;</text> </clause><clause id="id64f7e02a3efb48c58d47dbd171e0bd29"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improving and expanding the capacity and transparency of tracking mechanisms for marine debris to reduce the impacts on the marine environment;</text>
</clause><clause id="idaa1ac9ae90884bada19ac37c22f60ff4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>eliminating incentives that undermine responsible waste management practices and lead to improper waste disposal practices and leakage;</text>
</clause><clause id="id49a081b378b34ab59abada8c546db726"><enum>(v)</enum><text>building the capacity of countries—</text> <subclause id="iddd50e26f8f80498f9c8f5663d4fe69d0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to monitor, regulate, and manage waste, plastic waste, and pollution appropriately and transparently;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6b0d509db2d2464aa7df404d6ca656fd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to encourage private investment in waste management, including collection services and responsible and beneficial reuse of plastic waste products; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1f63f9de18ee4b9f995c2eb8eadecbe4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to encourage private investment, grow opportunities, and develop markets for recyclable, reusable, and repurposed plastic waste materials, and products with high levels of recycled plastic content, at both national and local levels; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id04f560ff762b41a4bd746a1cc43d6c45"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>promoting safe and affordable reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products, to the extent practicable; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72db707bbd1a4da2bb000fa9cc3c0150"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to research, identify, and facilitate opportunities to promote collection and proper disposal of damaged or derelict fishing gear.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEC7F87CEBCB848AEB21FD347B9A1241C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Officials specified</header><text>The officials specified in this subsection are the following:</text> <paragraph id="idE3F2507A70A04A6FB1349617FF629855"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The United States Trade Representative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0B3794B09C21441983AF61B69109CC5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Under Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id630A8BEB8D64481E906F6237E8439CDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The EPA Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idADEBC43A6DFA42B4BBB8DA8A33B055E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Director of the Trade and Development Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B02D0B3D6DE4C52938E830AEBFEFFE4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The President and the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6E306BA575B944E2AD4B1FB0A024285A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6AFBDCD418F74ADDA6B50A75ECEE92AB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The heads of such other agencies as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8d8309cdbcd94e2c831205bfcf76335c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the officials specified in subsection (b) shall prioritize assistance to countries with—</text>
<paragraph id="id5214C068F92848E0A3C4FDD612771F6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rapidly developing economies; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id31FAE76082FE4DCAAAD6FD231E903699"><enum>(2)</enum><text>rivers and coastal areas that are the most severe sources of marine debris.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida04709bc34f9434a8a01f43e2cdb0d17"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effectiveness measurement</header><text>In prioritizing and expediting efforts and assistance under this section, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall use clear, accountable, and metric-based targets to measure the effectiveness of guarantees and assistance in achieving the policy described in section 201.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ida8636172631f48b9a6a8b4ba24144327"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the modification of or the imposition of limits on the portfolios of any agency or institution led by an official specified in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5573b57454894dcda69cc1d07187e4bb"><enum>203.</enum><header>United States leadership in international fora</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In implementing the policy described in section 201, the President shall direct the United States representatives to appropriate international bodies and conferences (such as the United Nations Environment Programme, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Group of 7, the Group of 20, and the Our Ocean Conference) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States, consistent with the broad foreign policy goals of the United States, to advocate that each such body—</text>
<paragraph id="idefccad7e5d634ca5857768e3f62917a4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>commit to significantly increasing efforts to promote investment in well-designed waste management and plastic waste elimination and mitigation projects and services that increase access to safe waste management and mitigation services, in partnership with the private sector and consistent with the constraints of other countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id175946baac1c4b9fb57d8302db2f5e6b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>address the waste management needs of individuals and communities where access to municipal waste management services is historically impractical or cost-prohibitive;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbb580e32ae684ef6b20aab033797582e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance coordination with the private sector—</text> <subparagraph id="idf2be2679860042afa032f90736cc0d87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase access to solid waste management services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98f50b0990b74834adb6e50bcca5f7dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to utilize safe and affordable reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products, to the extent practicable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc260985481c40b482da106af3c19ae7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to encourage and incentivize the use of recycled content; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb001549743464351a329752f183c2c03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to grow economic opportunities and develop markets for recyclable, reusable, and repurposed plastic waste materials and other efforts that support the circular economy;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcffad25bbf7e4c74b374dbfa25b67926"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to foreign regulatory authorities and governments to remove unnecessary barriers to investment in otherwise commercially-viable projects related to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9b1de36015504ab18c81de55b2b40f88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waste management including recycling;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0bac47ba29754a7b99945a797e70a139"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of safe and affordable reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products, to the extent practicable; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc918ee05f54d4926849ee26a80012481"><enum>(C)</enum><text>beneficial reuse of solid waste, plastic waste, plastic products, and refuse;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f9d27e47f8e447c80cc119ad0470472"><enum>(5)</enum><text>use clear, accountable, and metric-based targets to measure the effectiveness of such projects; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b1ea4744887422b993fd300d985bbf7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>engage international partners in an existing multilateral forum (or, if necessary, establish through an international agreement a new multilateral forum) to improve global cooperation on—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida76baca978aa4af987a3f16fb0c29226"><enum>(A)</enum><text>creating tangible metrics for evaluating efforts to reduce plastic waste and marine debris;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5e5f69a5f7a648a3beafeffa0fac4b26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing and implementing best practices for collecting, disposing, recycling, and reusing plastic waste, including building capacity for improving waste management at the national and subnational levels of foreign countries, particularly countries with little to no solid waste management systems, facilities, or policies in place;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide41600c7824d41b9976b756f2b0d5614"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encouraging the development of standards and practices, and increasing recycled content percentage requirements for disposable plastic products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46d4c02311ae4c4f939df55af2643592"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integrating tracking and monitoring systems into waste management systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc515202785b541c69e3bb0d1b6aaa44b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fostering research to improve scientific understanding of—</text>
<clause id="idac99e618690b4ecdb1dfb4020bd6c93d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how microfibers and microplastics may affect marine ecosystems, human health and safety, and maritime activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="idafb3fd613b9c4211924334d1940c74ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>changes in the amount and regional concentrations of plastic waste in the ocean, based on scientific modeling and forecasting;</text>
</clause><clause id="id80c5027140ae4adc906b512c2c562079"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the role rivers, streams, and other inland waterways play in serving as conduits for mismanaged waste traveling from land to the ocean;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida3d3c0157b3e4a5db08414fbb6261bed"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>effective means to eliminate present and future leakages of plastic waste into the environment; and</text> </clause><clause id="idb30aed5849b146c69445dd84b5ee8f42"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other related areas of research the United States representatives deem necessary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb65fd8eb6b83424e8be47a487e523569"><enum>(F)</enum><text>encouraging the World Bank and other international finance organizations to prioritize efforts to combat marine debris;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id283578b78a93483a8bc72c99fd857a2a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>collaborating on technological advances in waste management and recycled plastics;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59ac644e42f145fab7fcb2bce3cd0169"><enum>(H)</enum><text>growing economic opportunities and developing markets for recyclable, reusable, and repurposed plastic waste materials and other efforts that support the circular economy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c5d1fd7777d467187915a3e131c0394"><enum>(I)</enum><text>advising foreign countries, at both the national and subnational levels, on the development and execution of regulatory policies, services, including recycling and reuse of plastic, and laws pertaining to reducing the creation and the collection and safe management of—</text>
<clause id="id42c48b2e02bf432999abbaa574e176e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>solid waste;</text> </clause><clause id="id68014bf44f9b4e08ad48a737bdb5bba5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>plastic waste; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id253d1348b7d245bba413738ad3bfb007"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>marine debris.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idb5106df8324647b5bb6cb7d0e4d82fc6"><enum>204.</enum><header>Enhancing international outreach and partnership of United States agencies involved in marine debris activities</header> <subsection id="id5f34925f99ee4e40ba9f004864c4fbfb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress recognizes the success of the marine debris program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Trash-Free Waters program of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4af1591f22da4707b5609040232829cc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of efforts To build foreign partnerships</header><text>The Under Secretary and the EPA Administrator shall work with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to build partnerships, as appropriate, with the governments of foreign countries and to support international efforts to combat marine debris.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idbda38a153cb644a087f5b3ed068d42b1"><enum>205.</enum><header>Negotiation of new international agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="ide826cc63ee464acf8656edbf606c14ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assessing the potential for negotiating new international agreements or creating a new international forum to reduce land-based sources of marine debris and derelict fishing gear, consistent with section 203;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idca36a260517b41729f57b35e3f5ee99f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing the provisions that could be included in such agreements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id214A38F13D3144E4A6EA99A91D276DAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assessing potential parties to such agreements.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idb1e5f30541fe47ccac2471fa64e89a1e"><enum>206.</enum><header>Consideration of marine debris in negotiating international agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In negotiating any relevant international agreement with any country or countries after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, as appropriate—</text>
<paragraph id="idCB01760B6F974FECABB2D60E3D65B002"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the impact of land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country on the marine and aquatic environment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id164C8D2ED474415D819D740F18176F2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the agreement strengthens efforts to eliminate land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country that impact the marine and aquatic environment.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Improving domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris</header>
<section id="id73b259e809f14263890ea13bc890b7a9"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="idaf53ff6c48eb4db08f515416e4e4a890"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Intended use plan</header><text>The term <term>intended use plan</term> means a plan developed by a State under section 303(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddc7b851e1f2f43cd945d99af46a32e49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="idc901f2ead6854d7aac4fa5242abbce01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59B1FBD86125467380FB734031D17BE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66C26D3BA86648608A62F7B4A0BBED56"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id619173d7cec545cd9362396dd33e4047"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a territory or possession of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9eb940e7d695416e9b99cf9df8892d01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State loan fund</header><text>The term <term>State loan fund</term> means a waste management revolving loan fund established by a State under section 303(a)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id187E87D0C9CD4123B2721D7849D4D414"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian tribe</term> in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="iddd29dc4225e44e8caf9f848fbc2d5b73"><enum>302.</enum><header>Strategy for improving waste management, recycling, and water management</header>
<subsection id="idbb2873bddb38437ca4642e6e79b83cf9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall, in consultation with stakeholders, develop a strategy to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure, particularly for waste management and recycling infrastructure systems not meeting national standards under subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6941">42 U.S.C. 6941</external-xref> et seq.) and other waste standards, for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of plastic waste and other solid waste into waterways and oceans.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide8459ab5302241ca8bef852fbf06f8fd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Release</header><text>On development of the strategy under subsection (a), the EPA Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="id589F65D2DA774954B923FE8D024FC17B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>distribute the strategy to States and units of local government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0DEE69C5A5AD4E7881C6C7D07DA065BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the strategy publicly available for use by—</text> <subparagraph id="id2AA42E7D3EAE4821AD70214DE35716B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for-profit private waste management and recycling entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFF1566A86E24D6D8AE0868FA42E7EDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other nongovernmental entities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8591aaebe663480897fae7057765d812"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the strategy under subsection (a) should include guidance, for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of plastic waste and other solid waste into waterways and oceans, relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="id4202edf500d1447cb88b0228c8e967c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the harmonization of waste collection protocols;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf9d8bd1497b14d8f87f6758ec690a324"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the harmonization of recycling protocols for municipal recycling programs, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9eb913f9b02045a289834608e32f712c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>best practices for the collection of residential recyclables;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77aa5c28d064489c84f557c48d7a19f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved quality and sorting of recyclable materials through opportunities such as—</text>
<clause id="idE9C15DC782F2476E82CEE2198EF7D85F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>education and awareness programs;</text> </clause><clause id="id80C67378E1554F70925CD4C657E7FE4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved infrastructure, including new equipment and innovative technologies for processing of recyclable materials;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF82B659D6C284D9AB7E749187397B47C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>enhanced markets for recycled material; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4FD566B919F446FA8DD0A88F18587737"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>standardized measurements; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc89b4341eda44eebaa7731576727943"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing capacity for more types of plastic (including plastic films) and other materials to be collected, processed, and recycled or repurposed into usable materials or products;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida68b81fba9134563b232ae1cb6f319d4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of new strategies and programs that prioritize engagement and cooperation with States and the private sector to expedite efforts and assistance in States to partner with, encourage, advise, and facilitate the development and execution, where practicable, of projects, programs, and initiatives—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2eb68e85878444f4bbffeee86b41b50e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve the capacity, security, and standards of operations of waste management systems;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf105231760f4a8290788396cc5e7723"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to monitor and track how well waste management systems are functioning, based on uniform and transparent standards developed in cooperation with municipal, industrial, Federal, and civil society stakeholders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41af6e183e4446f488064b7ca9b9dad9"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6BAE208F222F44218F9722883B1E1353"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify the operational challenges of waste management systems; and</text> </clause><clause id="id69274ACE88714396BB6394E25CE0B799" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop policy and programmatic solutions to those challenges; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f9fb298d61a43eb94a5d989d7dbb3bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to end intentional and unintentional incentives for municipalities, industries, and individuals to improperly dispose of municipal solid waste; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f47f7db159347e3a261f2ae6d9e532e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>strengthening markets for products with high levels of recycled plastic content.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2c814bdfefb646eb8a1c8e027b5ebe95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Complementary activities</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the strategy developed under subsection (a) should include guidance on activities that are complementary to the activities described in subsection (c), such as—</text>
<paragraph id="id5951da1c5fd54751958f7a18e9c60fbf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing waste at the source of the waste, including anti-litter initiatives;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddfd8c58a62f340a893e3e72f47abcf32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing effective trash provisions for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id58F9876035824F2D9ED024B337645199"><enum>(A)</enum><text>national pollutant discharge elimination system permits issued to municipal separate storm sewer systems under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7298A0A157F943E08771A76E974B5F40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stormwater management plans;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id232787ed9a5a4ce18a785601c2565ab4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>capturing trash at stormwater inlets, stormwater outfalls, or in bodies of water;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideb36a5baf69d48eb973d4a8e0ddd9ba2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing education and outreach relating to trash movement and reduction; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida90c11a94bf24f69ab8bdca7819a65cb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>monitoring or modeling waste flows and the reduction of waste resulting from the implementation of best management practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id05078212f9014c97a28f46fff3c9dcad"><enum>303.</enum><header>Waste management State revolving funds</header>
<subsection id="ida37e7d555c6c472293234db59e3f56b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Block grants to States To establish loan funds</header>
<paragraph id="iddfd2da3d5847428cb9242d731d4740d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator shall offer to enter into agreements with eligible States to make capitalization block grants, including letters of credit, to the States under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="idee2d52b1dc50404aaee37fe775efcd0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to support improvements to local waste management systems, including traditional and innovative recycling and reuse technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56f7f55c4a8446629293a247f095ca1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assist local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems—</text>
<clause id="id00D352E9C60F48E09CBD991DC9DBE199"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to meet waste management standards under subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6941">42 U.S.C. 6941</external-xref> et seq.), particularly with respect to systems falling significantly below national standards under that subtitle, as determined by the EPA Administrator; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDA3C0780F064FFEB228F67541DB6D4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to implement the strategy developed under section 302(a);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id269f8fe2bc674e87b8f6560715281dfd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to deploy waste interceptor technologies, such as <quote>trash wheels</quote> and litter traps, to manage the collection and cleanup of aggregated waste from waterways; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1915ba383ab446494846f0735334d7a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for such other purposes as the EPA Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7753d2036ad0476d801c5baf6934ea36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a capitalization block grant under this subsection, a State shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idb7551d881b3b40408416673c03371e64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into a capitalization agreement with the EPA Administrator under paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd509fea34cc840ff981b2922d3f6dad3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a waste management revolving State loan fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id57ce838b35b44e10ac30cdbc29a631f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text>Funds from a capitalization block grant to a State under this subsection shall be deposited in the State loan fund established by the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida0163522d75e4560a84ed14a2c9ae67b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Period</header><text>Funds from a capitalization block grant to a State under this subsection shall be available to the State for obligation—</text>
<subparagraph id="id12dff1decd1f402589b98fedc4b4b8da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd483f3a9289d4abeb4a1fa52edcfe0eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>during the following fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf6dafc397c745a2a20585892059feed"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allotment</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section shall be allotted to States at the discretion of the EPA Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idde055399af354dacbc4f324243b90bbf"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reallotment</header><text>Any funds not obligated by a State by the last day of the period for which the block grants are available shall be reallotted in accordance with paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idec93c337765e4894a6522c2a92ca8ede"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="idcaca997f3b9f4f77966da6568c9b8ddc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts deposited in a State loan fund, including loan repayments and interest earned on the amounts, shall be used only—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf268a806eb42450e8a2b1acb1403767a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for providing loans or loan guarantees;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94F195FF90D5412F973E4CD09AF1949E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for outcomes-based or performance payments; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8542ec2eac04ad9b9cae4d4af080b23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as a source of reserve and security for leveraged loans.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cf9c18c3ed44410a23e24c24b99099e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Loans or loan guarantees made by a State under paragraph (1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3c684ad9718c4702812f7b11ad5973bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be used only for expenditures of a type or category that the EPA Administrator has determined, through guidance, will—</text>
<clause id="id7ebad4646411434caafbb3ba9f423aaa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate compliance with an intended use plan; or</text> </clause><clause id="ide78ae3a9a89e4d80967c6fbebbe90ee1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise significantly further the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdc55badb4584c269fbcf50345ce3428"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not be used for the acquisition of real property or an interest in real property, unless the acquisition is—</text>
<clause id="id08c3c480914741d2b0ba7d6d21a46a5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>integral to an intended use plan; and</text> </clause><clause id="ida9ba9bc78fb24aae967ac6dfcfe958bd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from a willing seller.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd5da0fdeb19c4a6fb5feb4318960e651"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Intended use plans</header>
<paragraph id="idc50e4c903e0d4cb492518e4951694155"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After providing for public review and comment, each State that has entered into a capitalization agreement under subsection (a)(1) annually shall prepare a plan that identifies the intended uses of the amounts available from the State loan fund of the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0385d29b734f42f4953855eb488a8784"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An intended use plan shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="idf1b0a48fe3c947eb9689647ddf9d662a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of the projects to be carried out by entities receiving the loans in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the intended use plan, including a description of the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01DEAA711BAA40C6BD3EB460F5B4C186"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the funds will support disadvantaged communities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cf27f5058e14ec781fa0682e783eb2b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the criteria and methods established for the use of the funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f3b620c4b494cf7a4c2725b88e87884"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of the financial status of the State loan fund and the short- and long-term goals of the State loan fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a5b21bc010c49578800bd8e45aa4956"><enum>(3)</enum><header>List of projects</header><text>Each State, after notice and opportunity for public comment, shall publish, and periodically update, a list of projects in the State that are eligible for assistance under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2aa4bf3cc05945a8bd5dd625c9741db9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the priority assigned to each project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide56c3e76bd374c91b1bc122d3b34e635"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, the expected funding schedule for each project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ec7b038fae24865b1a90e0f8403504a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fund management</header>
<paragraph id="id350ee663ad0f4c97a2fb5d0cc8934513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State loan fund shall be established, maintained, and credited with repayments and interest, and the fund corpus shall be available in perpetuity in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id629b730dbaf149b4accc296c11347de5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investment authorized</header><text>To the extent amounts in the State loan fund of a State are not required for current obligation or expenditure, the amounts shall be invested in interest bearing obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id85a6f656e93b411fbc1405f3ca071268"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State contributions</header><text>Each capitalization agreement entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall require that the State deposit in the State loan fund from State funds an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the block grant to be made to the State on or before the date on which the block grant payment is made to the State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbc7f3cf50de54ae9a08bdb7ad425d992"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration of State loan fund</header>
<paragraph id="id5457587c98e44a00afbba527ce9fba7e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State annually may use not greater than 4 percent of the funds allotted to the State under this section to cover the reasonable costs of administration of the programs under this section, including the recovery of reasonable costs expended to establish a State loan fund that are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide0a71a91dbd0489188120e5770555179"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance and regulations</header><text>The EPA Administrator shall issue guidance and promulgate regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, including guidance and regulations—</text>
<subparagraph id="id985ece15138e4261b0c60eb3bf9de92c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure that each State commits and expends funds allotted to the State under this section as efficiently as practicable in accordance with this section and applicable State law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfcea05b4ef34edd85e01bae94386ba3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccd7ed1730b649fe84b5c0a025351c31"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that the States receiving block grants under this section use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to generally accepted accounting standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b2239bdd40b44aaae46cf7641682f43"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State report</header><text>Not less frequently than every 2 years, each State administering a State loan fund under this section shall submit to the EPA Administrator a report describing the activities carried out under this section, including the findings of the most recent audit of the State loan fund and the entire State allotment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c2be86bb05740379f2b9f330c50f0af"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Audits</header><text>The EPA Administrator shall periodically audit all State loan funds established by, and all other amounts allotted to, the States in accordance with procedures established by the Comptroller General of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d20c946eba442698d4c2413f6647950"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applicability of Federal law</header>
<paragraph id="id748474eff05a4114bf1474d1dac14924"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator shall ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed on projects funded directly, or assisted in whole or in part, by a State loan fund established by this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0dbd31884e59430bab489138e052367d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>With respect to the labor standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id076fa835f0aa48faadc0d884ac0ac03a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such amounts as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id41e20cf3db024e65b0c201bd396200a6"><enum>304.</enum><header>Grant programs</header>
<subsection id="id22a27cac295d4ccaa982420ea85a84b1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waste management infrastructure grant program</header>
<paragraph id="idccca6fe37343499cbc0fa042e4eb16a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator may provide grants to units of local government, Indian Tribes, and local waste management systems—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0e769c19e1fa4648bd778b7ae6d9b8cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist those entities in making improvements to waste management systems—</text> <clause id="id7bfd3fc608d9439caee6456ae1fe5ae9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to meet waste management standards established under subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6941">42 U.S.C. 6941</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ida3558c2557d741669619248e04a4ac63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to implement the strategy developed section 302(a); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad86c58c6542447ea0ad500b7eaba296"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support improvements to local waste management systems, including traditional and innovative recycling and reuse technologies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f7b429b8aa34e6295387e03949a9245"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the EPA Administrator may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf89d43a1067241d1bb3818b4dfd088b7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Drinking water infrastructure grants</header>
<paragraph id="idba6188d29a2b4f05a9fef98db21fbadc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator may provide competitive grants to units of local government (including units of local government that own treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1292">33 U.S.C. 1292</external-xref>))), Indian Tribes, and public water systems (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref>)), as applicable, to support improvements in removing plastic waste from drinking water, including planning, design, construction, technical assistance, and planning support for operational adjustments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7cc04a356a594ea683d6e5bcfc2f5a7e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In making grants under paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give preference to applicants that—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddb3202e3d898487a9752f81a0df4d02d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek to improve the removal of microplastics, including microfibers, from drinking water; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11e282b353ae456d8dcc4991c058a69e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have demonstrated prior commitment and success in reducing other pollution sources in drinking water, such as lead and other contaminants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd69e3476a4eb4e20a254efd1243f171e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the EPA Administrator may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id49b98b4b31794c19af68778a2f1f6c84"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wastewater infrastructure grants</header>
<paragraph id="id094c1ffe40334fb5b3fbb3477be89e51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator may provide grants to units of local government (including units of local government that own treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1292">33 U.S.C. 1292</external-xref>))) and public water systems (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref>)), as applicable, to support improvements in removing plastic waste from wastewater.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb036082d4d214fa09961848b65586dcb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In making grants under paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give preference to applicants that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3844db7bc3144d90a964f083977e0a1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek to improve the removal of microplastics, including microfibers, from wastewater; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6279b628165f4893845131919938d8aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have demonstrated prior commitment and success in reducing other pollution sources in wastewater, such as nutrient pollution and other contaminants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida27c35c65b86443e97484cd90076f7e8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the EPA Administrator may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id705c65a7a9fc453bb22813dce7baacb5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Trash-Free waters grants</header>
<paragraph id="id7c04f646aa50461bbcc36b5db233c9af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator may provide grants to political subdivisions of States and units of local government, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations—</text>
<subparagraph id="id461696fd98c14db1bb9ad0e7dd393f86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to support projects to reduce the quantity of trash in bodies of water by reducing the quantity of trash at the source of the trash, including anti-litter initiatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7b32c1552fc434c989485bb84f590b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to enforce local trash ordinances;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6743d25f86d74136be9d2b19b3edd2c5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to implement the trash provisions of a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit issued to a municipal separate storm sewer system under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd25836c888b7417ebe3286591d5c7965"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to capture trash at stormwater inlets, stormwater outfalls, or in bodies of water;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb21e3af477184b41ac1d579ddc2a9875"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to provide education and outreach about trash movement and reduction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id703f3df01bc7453ca414d096029a8ac1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to monitor or model flows of trash, including monitoring or modeling a reduction in trash as a result of the implementation of best management practices for the reduction of trash in sources of drinking water.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31b7f789dea84a56aba856e5a56c3855"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the EPA Administrator may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd48ddc44e79f40b7a7c97c8293352bbc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="idA142B7673FBC44A6A58F5E8322AB5748"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67AFCF83E7DB44AB817D739F03AF2A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No impact on other Federal funds</header>
<subparagraph id="id554C53EBD63A40B1ABEFE00FDDF8A83E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds shall be made available under paragraph (1) to carry out subsections (b) and (c) in a fiscal year if the total amount made available to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (B) for that fiscal year is less than the total amount made available to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 2019.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9E581AC0A08423E89E00C07DA4AF0AF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Programs described</header><text>The programs referred to in subparagraph (A) are—</text> <clause id="id35D074222CAD4E0AA645C82ADA1409C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="idAB7958A34C224F75A0DDD882CCBA7F8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>programs for assistance for small and disadvantaged communities under subsections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-19a">42 U.S.C. 300j–19a</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCAA79A07AEF043158BEC82418B9AC7C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1381">33 U.S.C. 1381</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida0f560a92f074bffb3542378dc7a820c"><enum>305.</enum><header>Study on repurposing plastic waste in infrastructure</header>
<subsection id="ide2af5fd7be724fac8b5b0779a42d7f16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) and the EPA Administrator shall seek to jointly enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies will—</text>
<paragraph id="ide2b9272bce3a4126b51c01799287d32f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a study of the feasibility and advisability of innovative uses of plastic waste in roadways, bridges, and other infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF78300753304DC7A4AEAE53391F22E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as part of the study under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7ba0fdae4af44a58a4b9c4958814654e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify international examples of—</text>
<clause id="id98FD2664300C43D4BC141ABC51B25A92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of materials described in that paragraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="idF15579EDD3D74D99BE04F5104142F5D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>projects in which the use of plastic waste has been applied;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61dc05cd27ca4f3bbc1408aaa3733c49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the economic benefits, if any, including employment opportunities, to municipalities and States in investing in innovative reuse of plastic waste in infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd848d5d520fc451394556a19ff0f85f9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the National Academies consider uses described in that paragraph to be advisable, make recommendations with respect to what Federal testing standards and other barriers may need to be addressed to enable those uses, including with respect to ensuring human health and safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2731f7cb5cb14605b7cf0ffacb4f66b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4292f9ba2613419eb2499014f7c0ec8d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BE638801817414C8033E84DC23D594A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the National Academies consider the innovative uses of plastic waste described in subsection (a)(1) to be advisable, and the Secretary agrees, the Secretary shall establish a grant program to encourage those uses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F36C1BCDBA94FA49F676FDABD594A18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration projects</header><text>If the Secretary establishes a grant program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall carry out the grant program by selecting, through a competitive process, not more than 5 projects to demonstrate the uses described in subsection (a)(1), each of which shall be located in a different region of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4140A59ABA7441F6A6338706348A2516"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the last demonstration project, if any, is completed under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the results of the demonstration projects, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc9a5a21eea524000aab095c1b844610b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total quantity of plastic waste redirected from the waste stream into infrastructure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id525954FA17914F869B8A4F0267463B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the durability of the infrastructure constructed with plastic waste; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFC82142BC63486988072127FB7217FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any cost savings achieved through the use of plastic waste in the demonstration projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0AC03CEFB0A64048904F0749843FDE2B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6aa555c509f64d988c79284810d0ab94"><enum>306.</enum><header>Study on options to advance technologies for converting plastic waste to chemicals, feedstocks, and
other products</header>
<subsection id="id704043ac2aca4bfe9287ab59a5d76c3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies will conduct a study on options to advance technologies (including pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, methanolysis, gasification, and enzymatic breakdown) for converting plastic waste to useful products, such as chemicals, feedstocks, fuels, and energy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id47F1CC65F1E04C569E56427956DBDC12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>As part of the study under subsection (a), the National Academies shall conduct an evaluation of—</text>
<paragraph id="id35CC7FFABD2941CE811ADB276E5A1E0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the air emissions associated with technologies described in that subsection; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5ED4300116734DDAB33226C7BBC084BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an evaluation of the ability of those technologies to become cost-competitive with other options for obtaining source materials or producing energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id325478c5d2b942a3905780ad6a04e7cb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idcbdc212dbaef4e08b36ecd698486a0eb"><enum>307.</enum><header>Study on effects of microplastics in food supplies and sources of drinking water</header>
<subsection id="idb4b2494fa2cb416c8692efd0af7da3f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The EPA Administrator, in consultation with the Under Secretary, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies will conduct a human health and environmental risk assessment on microplastics, including microfibers, in food supplies and sources of drinking water.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id76942ebcc2fc44999f9eb8aa11c70cdf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id7d348b58a9d94484a1b945b28038f543"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a science-based definition of <quote>microplastics</quote> that can be adopted in federally supported monitoring and future assessments supported or conducted by a Federal agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id145b3c6e22124e27939f40a90f6ee9b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations for standardized monitoring, testing, and other necessary protocols relating to microplastics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8feed5eb48b746a5bc548b299a7c7d8f"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0A70FA5757AF4B04BE0C3336C3AA9BC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of whether microplastics are currently present in the food supplies and sources of drinking water of United States consumers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFAF3406245E436F9CC2B5E2E68FA712" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the assessment under subparagraph (A) is positive—</text> <clause id="idDBEE073DC921472EBFD43A624218B7E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the extent to which microplastics are present in the food supplies and sources of drinking water; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0c302fc58b5646e89d695dcc0eb0d680"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of the type, source, prevalence, and risk of microplastics in the food supplies and sources of drinking water;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8de051929754defaafd9129dbb00d43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of the risk posed, if any, by the presence of microplastics in the food supplies and sources of drinking water of United States consumers that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7d14216d8d05466ab6721d6e8057f46b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an identification of the most significant sources of those microplastics; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaba4b636753a4d5e9b3b1c5dc851781e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a review of the best available science to determine any potential hazards of microplastics in the food supplies and sources of drinking water of United States consumers; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfcafc9adc85641898b0972dda5cf4ad5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a measurement of—</text> <subparagraph id="idC6B76F3A1B884C7CA3255FE9B23B229C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity of environmental chemicals that absorb to microplastics; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE214B24353034EED9819EC99C0DEBDB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quantity described in subparagraph (A) that would be available for human exposure through food supplies or sources of drinking water.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id879A21E5BE574CB899DEF41DC0B9217C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ideab2c3a8eec94956babee15ef0dbc2fd"><enum>308.</enum><header>Report on eliminating barriers to increase the collection of recyclable materials</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing—</text>
<paragraph id="idF8483E33D44A4DCDB3A75EF2A8263A67"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic, technological, resource availability, or other barriers to increasing the collection of recyclable materials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CE31CC62A46487299436D492F67E8BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations to overcome the barriers described under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04f927c31b4d4c42847d18bb175821e3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><header>Report on economic incentives to spur development of new end-use markets for recycled plastics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the most efficient and effective economic incentives to spur the development of additional new end-use markets for recyclable plastics, including the use of increased recycled content by manufacturers in the production of plastic goods and packaging.</text>
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