Advancing New and Advanced Materials Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6927 To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on new and advanced materials, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 19, 2020 Mr. BUCSHON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con- cerned A BILL To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on new and advanced materials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing New and 4 Advanced Materials Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. STATE OF NEW AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IN THE 6 UNITED STATES STUDY. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6927 IH (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 2 retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 3 of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall con- 4 duct a study on the impact of new and advanced 5 materials, including synthetically derived or en- 6 hanced natural properties, on United States busi- 7 nesses conducting interstate commerce. 8 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In con- 9 ducting the study, the Secretary shall do the fol- 10 lowing: 11 (A) Conduct a survey through outreach to 12 participating entities to— 13 (i) establish a list of the industry sec- 14 tors that develop, use, or rely on new and 15 advanced materials; 16 (ii) review how new and advanced ma- 17 terials are currently being used, as well as 18 any potential applications of such mate- 19 rials; 20 (iii) identify any challenges to the de- 21 velopment and adoption of new and ad- 22 vanced materials; and 23 (iv) review how such materials may be 24 used to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6927 IH (I) advance new products; 1 (II) disrupt established patterns 2 of commerce; 3 (III) enhance infrastructure; 4 (IV) develop new energy tech- 5 nologies; and 6 (V) any other potential use of 7 such materials. 8 (B) Develop and conduct a survey of Fed- 9 eral activity related to new and advanced mate- 10 rials to— 11 (i) establish a list of Federal agencies 12 asserting jurisdiction over industry sectors 13 identified under subparagraph (A)(i); 14 (ii) develop a brief description of the 15 jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 16 agencies regarding new and advanced ma- 17 terials; 18 (iii) identify all interagency activities 19 regarding new and advanced materials; 20 and 21 (iv) identify each Federal rule, regula- 22 tion, guideline, policy, and Federal policy 23 implemented by each Federal agency re- 24 garding new and advanced materials. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 6927 IH (C) Conduct an international survey of 1 other countries to establish a compendium at 2 least 10 and not more than 15 countries con- 3 sisting of each country’s national strategy on 4 new and advanced materials to determine where 5 the United States ranks with respect to the 6 adoption of such materials. 7 (D) Conduct a survey of the marketplace 8 and supply chain of new and advanced mate- 9 rials to— 10 (i) assess the severity of risks posed 11 to such marketplace and supply chain; 12 (ii) review the ability of foreign gov- 13 ernments or third parties to exploit such 14 supply chain in a manner that raises risks 15 to the economic and national security of 16 the United States; and 17 (iii) identify emerging risks and long- 18 term trends in such marketplace and sup- 19 ply chain. 20 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 21 months after the completion of the study required pursu- 22 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with 23 the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall 24 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 6927 IH House of Representatives and the Committee on Com- 1 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 2 that contains— 3 (1) the results of the study conducted under 4 subsection (a); and 5 (2) recommendations to— 6 (A) address any duplicative Federal rule, 7 regulation, guideline, policy, and other Federal 8 activity acting as a barrier to the adoption of 9 new and advanced materials; 10 (B) develop and implement a comprehen- 11 sive plan to promote the adoption of new and 12 advanced materials in the United States; 13 (C) develop policies that States can adopt 14 to encourage the adoption of new and advanced 15 materials; 16 (D) develop a national strategy to advance 17 the position in the world of business sectors in 18 the United States on the adoption of new and 19 advanced materials; 20 (E) develop strategies to mitigate current 21 and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup- 22 ply chain of new and advanced materials; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 6927 IH (F) develop legislation to accomplish such 1 recommendations. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Jun 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6927.IH H6927 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS