[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 999 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 513
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 999
[Report No. 116-251]
To provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting
sustainable chemistry, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 3, 2019
Mr. Coons (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Klobuchar)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
August 12, 2020
Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting
sustainable chemistry, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Chemistry
Research and Development Act of 2019''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Congress recognized the importance and value
of sustainable chemistry and the role of the Federal Government
in section 114 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness
Act (Public Law 114-329);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) sustainable chemistry and materials
transformation is a key value contributor to business
competitiveness across many industrial and consumer
sectors;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) companies across hundreds of supply chains
critical to the American economy are seeking to reduce costs
and open new markets through innovations in manufacturing and
materials, and are in need of new innovations in chemistry,
including sustainable chemistry;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) sustainable chemistry can improve the
efficiency with which natural resources are used to meet human
needs for chemical products while avoiding environmental harm,
reduce or eliminate the emissions of and exposures to hazardous
substances, minimize the use of resources, and benefit the
economy, people, and the environment; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) a recent report by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO-18-307) found that the Federal
Government could play an important role in helping realize the
full innovation and market potential of sustainable chemistry
technologies, including through a coordinated national effort
on sustainable chemistry and standardized tools and definitions
to support sustainable chemistry research, development,
demonstration, and commercialization.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. NATIONAL COORDINATING ENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE
CHEMISTRY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall convene an interagency entity (referred to in
this Act as the ``Entity'') under the National Science and Technology
Council with the responsibility to coordinate Federal programs and
activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including those
described in sections 5 and 6.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Coordination With Existing Groups.--In convening the
Entity, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
shall consider overlap and possible coordination with existing
committees, subcommittees, or other groups of the National Science and
Technology Council, such as--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Environment, Natural
Resources, and Sustainability;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Committee on Technology;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Committee on Science; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) related groups or subcommittees.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Co-Chairs.--The Entity shall be co-chaired by
representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Science
Foundation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Agency Participation.--The Entity shall include
representatives, including subject matter experts, from the
Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, the National Science Foundation, the Department of
Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the
National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and other related Federal
agencies, as appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. ROADMAP FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Roadmap.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Entity shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) develop a working framework of attributes
characterizing sustainable chemistry, as described in
subsection (b);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) assess the state of sustainable chemistry in
the United States as a key benchmark from which progress under
the activities described in this Act can be measured, including
assessing key sectors of the United States economy, key
technology platforms, and barriers to innovation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) coordinate and support Federal research,
development, demonstration, technology transfer,
commercialization, education, and training efforts in
sustainable chemistry, including budget coordination and
support for public-private partnerships, as
appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) identify methods by which the Federal agencies
can facilitate the development of incentives for development,
consideration and use of sustainable chemistry processes and
products, including innovative financing mechanisms;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) identify major scientific challenges,
roadblocks, or hurdles to transformational progress in
improving the sustainability of the chemical sciences;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) identify other opportunities for expanding
Federal efforts in support of sustainable chemistry.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Attributes Characterizing Sustainable Chemistry.--The
Entity shall develop a working framework of attributes characterizing
sustainable chemistry for the purposes of carrying out the Act. In
developing this framework, the Entity shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) seek advice and input from stakeholders as
described in subsection (c);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) consider existing definitions of or frameworks
characterizing sustainable or green chemistry already in use at
Federal agencies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) consider existing definitions of or frameworks
characterizing sustainable or green chemistry already in use by
international organizations of which the United States is a
member, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) consider any other appropriate existing
definitions of or frameworks characterizing sustainable or
green chemistry.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties described in
subsections (a) and (b), the Entity shall consult and coordinate with
stakeholders qualified to provide advice and information to guide
Federal activities related to sustainable chemistry through workshops,
requests for information, and other mechanisms as necessary. The
stakeholders shall include representatives from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) business and industry (including trade
associations and small- and medium-sized enterprises from
across the value chain);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the scientific community (including the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,
scientific professional societies, and academia);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the defense community;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) State, tribal, and local governments,
including nonregulatory State or regional sustainable chemistry
programs, as appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) nongovernmental organizations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) other appropriate organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Report to Congress.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Entity shall submit a report
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives. In addition to the elements described in
subsections (a) and (b), the report shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a summary of federally funded,
sustainable chemistry research, development,
demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization,
education, and training activities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) a summary of the financial resources
allocated to sustainable chemistry
initiatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) an assessment of the current state of
sustainable chemistry in the United States, including
the role that Federal agencies are playing in
supporting it;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) an analysis of the progress made
toward achieving the goals and priorities of this Act,
and recommendations for future program
activities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) an assessment of the benefits of
expanding existing, federally supported, regional
innovation and manufacturing hubs to include
sustainable chemistry and the value of directing the
creation of 1 or more dedicated sustainable chemistry
centers of excellence or hubs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) an evaluation of steps taken and
future strategies to avoid duplication of efforts,
streamline interagency coordination, facilitate
information sharing, and spread best practices among
participating agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Submission to gao.--The Entity shall also
submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the Comptroller
General of the United States for consideration in future
Congressional inquiries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE
CHEMISTRY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The agencies participating in the Entity
shall carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, as
appropriate to the specific mission and programs of each
agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Activities.--The activities described in subsection
(a) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) incorporate sustainable chemistry into
existing research, development, demonstration, technology
transfer, commercialization, education, and training programs,
that the agency determines to be relevant, including
consideration of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) merit-based competitive grants to
individual investigators and teams of investigators,
including, to the extent practicable, early career
investigators for research and development;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) grants to fund collaborative research
and development partnerships among universities,
industry, and nonprofit organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) coordination of sustainable chemistry
research, development, demonstration, and technology
transfer conducted at Federal laboratories and
agencies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) incentive prize competitions and
challenges in coordination with such existing Federal
agency programs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) grants, loans, and loan guarantees to
aid in the technology transfer and commercialization of
sustainable chemicals, materials, processes, and
products;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) collect and disseminate information on
sustainable chemistry research, development, technology
transfer, and commercialization, including information on
accomplishments and best practices;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) within education and training programs, expand
the education and training of undergraduate and graduate
students and professional scientists and engineers, and other
professionals involved in materials specification in
sustainable chemistry and engineering, including through
partnerships with industry as described in section 6;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) as relevant to an agency's programs, examine
methods by which the Federal agencies, in collaboration and
consultation with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, can facilitate the development or recognition of
validated, standardized tools for performing sustainability
assessments of chemistry processes or products;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) through programs identified by an agency,
support (including through technical assistance, participation,
financial support, communications tools, awards, or other forms
of support) outreach and dissemination of sustainable chemistry
advances such as non-Federal symposia, forums, conferences, and
publications in collaboration with, as appropriate, industry,
academia, scientific and professional societies, and other
relevant groups;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) provide for public input and outreach to be
integrated into the activities described in this section by the
convening of public discussions, through mechanisms such as
public meetings, consensus conferences, and educational events,
as appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) within each agency, develop metrics to track
the outputs and outcomes of the programs supported by that
agency; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) incentivize or recognize actions that advance
sustainable chemistry products, processes, or initiatives,
including through the establishment of a nationally recognized
awards program through the Environmental Protection Agency to
identify, publicize, and celebrate innovations in sustainable
chemistry and chemical technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Limitations.--Financial support provided under this
section shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) be available only for pre-competitive
activities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) not be used to promote the sale of a specific
product, process, or technology, or to disparage a specific
product, process, or technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Agency Budget Requests.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Each Federal agency and
department participating in the activities described in this
section shall, as part of its annual request for appropriations
to the Office of Management and Budget, submit a report to the
Office of Management and Budget that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) identifies the activities of the
agency or department that contribute directly to these
activities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) estimates the portion of the agency or
department's request for appropriations that is
intended to be allocated to those activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Annual budget request to congress.--The
President shall include in the annual budget request to
Congress a statement of the portion of the annual budget
request for each agency or department that will be allocated to
activities undertaken pursuant to this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. PARTNERSHIPS IN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The agencies participating in the Entity
may facilitate and support, through financial, technical, or other
assistance, the creation of partnerships between institutions of higher
education, nongovernmental organizations, consortia, or companies
across the value chain in the chemical industry, including small- and
medium-sized enterprises, to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry
research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, and
commercialization programs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) train students and retrain professional
scientists, engineers, and others involved in materials
specification on the use of sustainable chemistry concepts and
strategies by methods, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) developing or recognizing curricular
materials and courses for undergraduate and graduate
levels and for the professional development of
scientists, engineers, and others involved in materials
specification; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) publicizing the availability of
professional development courses in sustainable
chemistry and recruiting professionals to pursue such
courses.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Private Sector Participation.--To be eligible for
support under this section, a partnership in sustainable chemistry
shall include at least one private sector organization.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Selection of Partnerships.--In selecting partnerships
for support under this section, the agencies participating in the
Entity shall also consider the extent to which the applicants are
willing and able to demonstrate evidence of support for, and commitment
to, the goals outlined in the roadmap and report described in section
4.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Prohibited Use of Funds.--Financial support provided
under this section may not be used--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to support or expand a regulatory chemical
management program at an implementing agency under a State
law;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to construct or renovate a building or
structure; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) to promote the sale of a specific product,
process, or technology, or to disparage a specific product,
process, or technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 7. PRIORITIZATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In carrying out this Act, the Entity shall focus its
support for sustainable chemistry activities on those that achieve, to
the highest extent practicable, the goals outlined in the
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or amend
any State law or action with regard to sustainable chemistry or green
chemistry, as defined by the State.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Chemistry Research and
Development Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Congress recognized the importance and value of
sustainable chemistry in section 114 of the American Innovation
and Competitiveness Act (Public Law 114-329);
(2) sustainable chemistry and materials transformation is a
key value contributor to business competitiveness across many
industrial and consumer sectors;
(3) companies across hundreds of supply chains critical to
the American economy are seeking to reduce costs and open new
markets through innovations in manufacturing and materials, and
are in need of new innovations in chemistry, including
sustainable chemistry;
(4) sustainable chemistry can improve the efficiency with
which natural resources are used to meet human needs for
chemical products while avoiding environmental harm, reduce or
eliminate the emissions of and exposures to hazardous
substances, minimize the use of resources, and benefit the
economy, people, and the environment; and
(5) a recent report by the Government Accountability Office
(GAO-18-307) found that the Federal Government could play an
important role in helping realize the full innovation and
market potential of sustainable chemistry technologies,
including through a coordinated national effort on sustainable
chemistry and standardized tools and definitions to support
sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, and
commercialization.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL COORDINATING ENTITY FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy shall convene an interagency entity (referred to in
this Act as the ``Entity'') under the National Science and Technology
Council with the responsibility to coordinate Federal programs and
activities in support of sustainable chemistry, including those
described in sections 5 and 6.
(b) Coordination With Existing Groups.--In convening the Entity,
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
consider overlap and possible coordination with existing committees,
subcommittees, or other groups of the National Science and Technology
Council, such as--
(1) the Committee on Environment;
(2) the Committee on Technology;
(3) the Committee on Science; or
(4) related groups or subcommittees.
(c) Co-chairs.--The Entity shall be co-chaired by the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a representative from
the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, the National Science Foundation, or the
Department of Energy, as selected by the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy.
(d) Agency Participation.--The Entity shall include
representatives, including subject matter experts, from the
Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, the National Science Foundation, the Department of
Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the
National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and other related Federal
agencies, as appropriate.
(e) Termination.--The Entity shall terminate on the date that is 10
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.
(a) Strategic Plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Entity shall--
(1) consult with relevant stakeholders, including
representatives from industry, academia, national labs, the
Federal Government, and international entities, to develop and
update, as needed, a consensus definition of ``sustainable
chemistry'' to guide the activities under this Act;
(2) develop a working framework of attributes
characterizing and metrics for assessing sustainable chemistry,
as described in subsection (b);
(3) assess the state of sustainable chemistry in the United
States as a key benchmark from which progress under the
activities described in this Act can be measured, including
assessing key sectors of the United States economy, key
technology platforms, commercial priorities, and barriers to
innovation;
(4) coordinate and support Federal research, development,
demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization,
education, and training efforts in sustainable chemistry,
including budget coordination and support for public-private
partnerships, as appropriate;
(5) identify any Federal regulatory barriers to, and
opportunities for, Federal agencies facilitating the
development of incentives for development, consideration and
use of sustainable chemistry processes and products;
(6) identify major scientific challenges, roadblocks, or
hurdles to transformational progress in improving the
sustainability of the chemical sciences; and
(7) review, identify, and make effort to eliminate
duplicative Federal funding and duplicative Federal research in
sustainable chemistry.
(b) Characterizing and Assessing Sustainable Chemistry.--The Entity
shall develop a working framework of attributes characterizing and
metrics for assessing sustainable chemistry for the purposes of
carrying out the Act. In developing this framework, the Entity shall--
(1) seek advice and input from stakeholders as described in
subsection (c);
(2) consider existing definitions of, or frameworks
characterizing and metrics for assessing, sustainable chemistry
already in use at Federal agencies;
(3) consider existing definitions of, or frameworks
characterizing and metrics for assessing, sustainable chemistry
already in use by international organizations of which the
United States is a member, such as the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development; and
(4) consider any other appropriate existing definitions of,
or frameworks characterizing and metrics for assessing,
sustainable chemistry.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties described in
subsections (a) and (b), the Entity shall consult and coordinate with
stakeholders qualified to provide advice and information to guide
Federal activities related to sustainable chemistry through workshops,
requests for information, or other mechanisms as necessary. The
stakeholders shall include representatives from--
(1) business and industry (including trade associations and
small- and medium-sized enterprises from across the value
chain);
(2) the scientific community (including the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, scientific
professional societies, national labs, and academia);
(3) the defense community;
(4) State, tribal, and local governments, including
nonregulatory State or regional sustainable chemistry programs,
as appropriate;
(5) nongovernmental organizations; and
(6) other appropriate organizations.
(d) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Entity shall submit a report to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives. In addition to the elements described in
subsections (a) and (b), the report shall include--
(A) a summary of federally funded, sustainable
chemistry research, development, demonstration,
technology transfer, commercialization, education, and
training activities;
(B) a summary of the financial resources allocated
to sustainable chemistry initiatives;
(C) an assessment of the current state of
sustainable chemistry in the United States, including
the role that Federal agencies are playing in
supporting it;
(D) an analysis of the progress made toward
achieving the goals and priorities of this Act, and any
recommendations for future program activities;
(E) an evaluation of steps taken and future
strategies to avoid duplication of efforts, streamline
interagency coordination, facilitate information
sharing, and spread best practices among participating
agencies; and
(F) an evaluation of duplicative Federal funding
and duplicative Federal research in sustainable
chemistry, efforts undertaken by the Entity to
eliminate duplicative funding and research, and
recommendations on how to achieve these goals.
(2) Submission to gao.--The Entity shall also submit the
report described in paragraph (1) to the Comptroller General of
the United States for consideration in future Congressional
inquiries.
SEC. 5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.
(a) In General.--The agencies participating in the Entity shall
carry out activities in support of sustainable chemistry, as
appropriate to the specific mission and programs of each agency.
(b) Activities.--The activities described in subsection (a) shall--
(1) incorporate sustainable chemistry into existing basic
and applied research, development, demonstration, technology
transfer, commercialization, education, and training programs,
that the agency determines to be relevant, including
consideration of--
(A) merit-based competitive grants to individual
investigators and teams of investigators, including, to
the extent practicable, early career investigators for
research and development;
(B) grants to fund collaborative research and
development partnerships among universities, industry,
and nonprofit organizations;
(C) coordination of sustainable chemistry research,
development, demonstration, and technology transfer
conducted at Federal laboratories and agencies;
(D) incentive prize competitions and challenges in
coordination with such existing Federal agency
programs; and
(E) grants, loans, and loan guarantees to aid in
the technology transfer and commercialization of
sustainable chemicals, materials, processes, and
products;
(2) collect and disseminate information on sustainable
chemistry research, development, technology transfer, and
commercialization, including information on accomplishments and
best practices;
(3) within education and training programs, expand the
education and training of undergraduate and graduate students
and professional scientists and engineers, and other
professionals involved in all aspects of sustainable chemistry
and engineering, including through partnerships with industry
as described in section 6;
(4) as relevant to an agency's programs, examine methods by
which the Federal agencies, in collaboration and consultation
with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, can
facilitate the development or recognition of validated,
standardized tools for performing sustainability assessments of
chemistry processes or products;
(5) through programs identified by an agency, support
(including through technical assistance, participation,
financial support, communications tools, awards, or other forms
of support) outreach and dissemination of sustainable chemistry
advances such as non-Federal symposia, forums, conferences, and
publications in collaboration with, as appropriate, industry,
academia, scientific and professional societies, and other
relevant groups;
(6) provide for public input and outreach to be integrated
into the activities described in this section by the convening
of public discussions, through mechanisms such as public
meetings, consensus conferences, and educational events, as
appropriate;
(7) within each agency, develop or adapt metrics to track
the outputs and outcomes of the programs supported by that
agency; and
(8) incentivize or recognize actions that advance
sustainable chemistry products, processes, or initiatives,
including through the establishment of a nationally recognized
awards program through the Environmental Protection Agency to
identify, publicize, and celebrate innovations in sustainable
chemistry and chemical technologies.
(c) Limitations .--Financial support provided under this section
shall--
(1) be available only for pre-competitive activities; and
(2) not be used to promote the sale of a specific product,
process, or technology, or to disparage a specific product,
process, or technology.
SEC. 6. PARTNERSHIPS IN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.
(a) In General.--The agencies participating in the Entity may
facilitate and support, through financial, technical, or other
assistance, the creation of partnerships between institutions of higher
education, nongovernmental organizations, consortia, or companies
across the value chain in the chemical industry, including small- and
medium-sized enterprises, to--
(1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry research,
development, demonstration, technology transfer, and
commercialization programs; and
(2) train students and retrain professional scientists,
engineers, and others involved in materials specification on
the use of sustainable chemistry concepts and strategies by
methods, including--
(A) developing or recognizing curricular materials
and courses for undergraduate and graduate levels and
for the professional development of scientists,
engineers, and others involved in materials
specification; and
(B) publicizing the availability of professional
development courses in sustainable chemistry and
recruiting professionals to pursue such courses.
(b) Private Sector Participation.--To be eligible for support under
this section, a partnership in sustainable chemistry shall include at
least one private sector organization.
(c) Selection of Partnerships.--In selecting partnerships for
support under this section, the agencies participating in the Entity
shall also consider the extent to which the applicants are willing and
able to demonstrate evidence of support for, and commitment to, the
goals outlined in the strategic plan and report described in section 4.
(d) Prohibited Use of Funds.--Financial support provided under this
section may not be used--
(1) to support or expand a regulatory chemical management
program at an implementing agency under a State law;
(2) to construct or renovate a building or structure; or
(3) to promote the sale of a specific product, process, or
technology, or to disparage a specific product, process, or
technology.
SEC. 7. PRIORITIZATION.
In carrying out this Act, the Entity shall focus its support for
sustainable chemistry activities on those that achieve, to the highest
extent practicable, the goals outlined in the Act.
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or amend any State
law or action with regard to sustainable chemistry, as defined by the
State.
Calendar No. 513
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 999
[Report No. 116-251]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting
sustainable chemistry, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
August 12, 2020
Reported with an amendment