IIB 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7685 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American 

industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, 

concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Innovative Mitigation 

3 Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘IMPACT Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. ADVANCED CEMENT, CONCRETE, AND ASPHALT 

6 PRODUCTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

7 (a) PROGRAM.—Part I of subtitle C of title V of the 

8 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117– 

9 58) is amended by inserting after section 40522 the fol10 lowing new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 40523. ADVANCED CEMENT, CONCRETE, AND AS12 PHALT PRODUCTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) ADVANCED PRODUCTION.—The term ‘ad15 vanced production’ means production of cement, 

16 concrete, or asphalt with one or more of the fol17 lowing improvements with respect to the production 

18 of commercially available cement, concrete, or as19 phalt: 

20 ‘‘(A) Improved cost-effectiveness. 

21 ‘‘(B) Improved quality, durability, engi22 neering performance, and resilience. 

23 ‘‘(C) Improved efficiency of resource con24 sumption and material demand. 

25 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE FUELS.—The term ‘alter26 native fuels’ means any solid, liquid, or gaseous maVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:18 Sep 25, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7685.RFS H7685

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1 terials, or a combination thereof, used to replace or 

2 supplement any portion of fuels used in combustion 

3 or pyrolysis for low-emissions cement, concrete, or 

4 asphalt. 

5 ‘‘(3) COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.—The term 

6 ‘commercially available’, with respect to cement, con7 crete, and asphalt, means that the cement, concrete, 

8 or asphalt is— 

9 ‘‘(A) readily and widely available for pur10 chase in the United States; and 

11 ‘‘(B) produced using a production method 

12 of cement, concrete, or asphalt products, as ap13 plicable, that is widely in use. 

14 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en15 tity’ means any of the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) An institution of higher education. 

17 ‘‘(B) An appropriate State or Federal enti18 ty, including a federally funded research and 

19 development center of the Department. 

20 ‘‘(C) A nonprofit research institution. 

21 ‘‘(D) A private entity. 

22 ‘‘(E) Any other relevant entity the Sec23 retary determines appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(F) A partnership or consortium of two 

2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) 

3 through (E). 

4 ‘‘(5) ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE-BASED

5 STANDARD.—The term ‘engineering performance6 based standard’ means an existing engineering 

7 standard with respect to which the requirements ap8 plicable to such standard are stated in terms of re9 quired results, with criteria for verifying compliance 

10 rather than specific composition, design, or proce11 dure. 

12 ‘‘(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

13 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

14 meaning given such term in section 101 of the High15 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

16 ‘‘(7) LOW-EMISSIONS CEMENT, CONCRETE, AND

17 ASPHALT.—The term ‘low-emissions cement, con18 crete, and asphalt’ means cement, concrete, asphalt 

19 binder, or asphalt mixture that reduces, to the max20 imum extent practicable, greenhouse gas or directly21 related copollutant emissions to levels below commer22 cially available cement, concrete, or asphalt. 

23 ‘‘(8) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ has 

24 the meaning given such term in section 343(a) of 


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1 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

2 (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). 

3 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec5 retary shall establish a program of research, development, 

6 demonstration, and commercial application of advanced 

7 tools, technologies, and methods for advanced production 

8 and use of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt in 

9 order to— 

10 ‘‘(1) increase the technological and economic 

11 competitiveness of industry and production in the 

12 United States; 

13 ‘‘(2) expand and increase the stability of supply 

14 chains through enhanced domestic production, 

15 nearshoring, and cooperation with allies; 

16 ‘‘(3) achieve measurable greenhouse gas or di17 rectly related copollutant emissions reductions in the 

18 production processes for cement, concrete, and as19 phalt products; and 

20 ‘‘(4) create quality domestic jobs. 

21 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program 

22 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) coordinate with the programs and activi24 ties authorized under title VI of division Z of the 

25 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (relating to 


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1 industrial and manufacturing technologies) and the 

2 amendments made by such title; 

3 ‘‘(2) coordinate across all relevant program of4 fices of the Department, including the Office of 

5 Science, the Advanced Research Projects Agency6 Energy, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, 

7 the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable En8 ergy, the Office of Fossil Energy, the Office of In9 dustrial Efficiency and Decarbonization, the Office 

10 of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, and 

11 the Office of Nuclear Energy; 

12 ‘‘(3) leverage, to the extent practicable, the re13 search infrastructure of the Department, including 

14 scientific computing user facilities, x-ray light 

15 sources, neutron scattering facilities, and nanoscale 

16 science research centers; and 

17 ‘‘(4) conduct research, development, demonstra18 tion, and commercial application of the advanced 

19 production of low-emissions cement, concrete, and 

20 asphalt that have the potential to increase domestic 

21 production and employment in both advanced and 

22 commercially available processes. 

23 ‘‘(d) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

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1 section (b), the Secretary shall develop a 5-year stra2 tegic plan identifying research, development, dem3 onstration, and commercial application goals for 

4 such program. The Secretary shall submit such plan 

5 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

6 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

7 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

8 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan under 

9 paragraph (1) shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) identify programs at the Department 

11 related to the advanced production of low-emis12 sions cement, concrete, and asphalt that sup13 port the research, development, demonstration, 

14 and commercial application activities described 

15 in this section, and the demonstration projects 

16 under subsection (f); 

17 ‘‘(B) establish technological and pro18 grammatic goals to achieve the requirements 

19 specified in subsection (c); and 

20 ‘‘(C) include timelines for the accomplish21 ment of such goals developed under the plan. 

22 ‘‘(3) UPDATES TO PLAN.—Not less than once 

23 every two years, the Secretary shall submit to the 

24 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

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1 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate an up2 dated version of the strategic plan under paragraph 

3 (1). 

4 ‘‘(e) FOCUS AREAS.—In carrying out the program es5 tablished in subsection (c), the Secretary shall focus on 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) Carbon capture technologies for low-emis8 sions cement, concrete, and asphalt production proc9 esses, which may include the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) Oxycombustion and chemical looping 

11 technologies. 

12 ‘‘(B) Precombustion technologies. 

13 ‘‘(C) Post combustion technologies. 

14 ‘‘(D) Direct carbon dioxide separation 

15 technologies. 

16 ‘‘(2) Materials, technologies, inputs, and proc17 esses that— 

18 ‘‘(A) produce fewer greenhouse gas or di19 rectly related copollutant emissions during pro20 duction, use, and end use of cement, concrete, 

21 and asphalt; or 

22 ‘‘(B) provide quality, durability, resilience, 

23 engineering, or other performance metrics equal 

24 to or greater than commercially available prod25 ucts. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Medium- and high-temperature heat-gen2 eration technologies used for the advanced produc3 tion of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt 

4 which may include the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) Alternative fuels. 

6 ‘‘(B) Renewable heat-generation and stor7 age technology. 

8 ‘‘(C) Electrification of heating processes. 

9 ‘‘(D) Other clean heat-generation tech10 nologies and sources. 

11 ‘‘(4) Technologies and practices that increase 

12 the efficiency of energy use, natural resource con13 sumption, or material demand, which may include 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Designing products that encourage 

16 reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and re17 cycling. 

18 ‘‘(B) Minimizing waste, including waste 

19 heat, from low-emissions cement, concrete, and 

20 asphalt production processes, including through 

21 the reuse of waste as a resource in other indus22 trial processes for mutual benefit. 

23 ‘‘(C) Increasing the overall energy effi24 ciency of low-emissions cement, concrete, and 


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1 asphalt production processes, including through 

2 life cycle assessments. 

3 ‘‘(5) Technologies and approaches to reduce 

4 greenhouse gas or directly related copollutant emis5 sions from the advanced production of cement, con6 crete, and asphalt. 

7 ‘‘(6) High-performance computing to develop 

8 advanced materials and production processes that 

9 may contribute to the focus areas described in para10 graphs (1) through (5), including the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Modeling, simulation, and optimiza12 tion of the design of cost-effective and energy13 efficient products and processes. 

14 ‘‘(B) The use of digital prototyping and 

15 additive production to enhance product design. 

16 ‘‘(7) Advanced sensor technologies and methods 

17 to monitor and quantify the performance of low18 emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt materials at 

19 scale and under a variety of conditions. 

20 ‘‘(8) Technologies that can be retrofitted at ce21 ment, concrete, and asphalt plants that represent 

22 the most common facility types in the United States 

23 and in other countries, with consideration for field 

24 validation of such retrofits. 


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1 ‘‘(9) Best practices for data standardization 

2 and data sharing tools and technologies, in coordina3 tion with relevant Federal agencies. 

4 ‘‘(10) Fundamental research in chemistry and 

5 materials science to identify the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Novel materials and alternative do7 mestic feedstocks and processing operations for 

8 the advanced production of low-emissions ce9 ment, concrete, and asphalt. 

10 ‘‘(B) Improved understanding by eligible 

11 entities of the mechanisms that determine the 

12 performance and durability of low-emissions ce13 ment, concrete, and asphalt over time. 

14 ‘‘(f) DEMONSTRATIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 

17 the Secretary, in carrying out the program estab18 lished in subsection (b), and in collaboration with 

19 the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator 

20 of General Services, industry partners, institutions 

21 of higher education, and National Laboratories, shall 

22 support demonstrations of advanced production of 

23 low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that 

24 uses either— 

25 ‘‘(A) a single technology or practice; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) a combination of multiple tech2 nologies or practices. 

3 ‘‘(2) SELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 

4 out the demonstrations under paragraph (1), the 

5 Secretary shall select eligible entities to carry out 

6 demonstration projects and to the maximum extent 

7 practicable— 

8 ‘‘(A) encourage regional diversity among 

9 eligible entities, including participation by enti10 ties located in rural areas; 

11 ‘‘(B) encourage technological diversity 

12 among eligible entities; and 

13 ‘‘(C) ensure that specific projects se14 lected— 

15 ‘‘(i) expand on the existing technology 

16 demonstration programs of the Depart17 ment; 

18 ‘‘(ii) are based on the extent of green19 house gas emissions reductions achieved; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(iii) prioritize leveraging matching 

22 funds from non-Federal sources. 

23 ‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to 

24 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 


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1 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

2 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate— 

3 ‘‘(A) not less frequently than once every 

4 two years for the duration of the demonstra5 tions under paragraph (1), a report describing 

6 the performance of such demonstration; and 

7 ‘‘(B) if any such demonstration is termi8 nated, an assessment of the success of, and 

9 education provided by, the measures carried out 

10 by such demonstration. 

11 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi12 nate the demonstratives under paragraph (1) if the 

13 Secretary determines that sufficient low-emissions 

14 cement, concrete, and asphalt produced through ad15 vanced production are commercially available domes16 tically at a price comparable to the price of cement, 

17 concrete, and asphalt produced through traditional 

18 methods of production. 

19 ‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta21 tion with the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec22 retary of Commerce (acting through the Director of 

23 the National Institute of Standards and Tech24 nology), the Administrator of General Services, the 

25 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 


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1 Agency, and appropriate representatives of relevant 

2 standards development organizations, shall provide 

3 technical assistance to eligible entities to carry out 

4 an activity described in paragraph (2) to promote 

5 the commercial application of technologies for the 

6 production and use of low-emissions cement, con7 crete, and asphalt. 

8 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—An activity re9 ferred to in paragraph (1) is any of the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) Efforts related to collecting data that 

11 could be used in the updating of local codes, 

12 specifications, and standards to engineering 

13 performance-based standards. 

14 ‘‘(B) A lifecycle assessment of the final 

15 product. 

16 ‘‘(C) An environmental impact comparison 

17 between different cements, concretes, and as18 phalts. 

19 ‘‘(D) A techno-economic assessment. 

20 ‘‘(E) An environmental permitting or other 

21 regulatory process. 

22 ‘‘(F) An evaluation or testing activity. 

23 ‘‘(G) Any other activity that promotes the 

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1 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall seek 

2 applications for technical assistance under this sub3 section— 

4 ‘‘(A) on a competitive basis; and 

5 ‘‘(B) on a periodic basis, but not less fre6 quently than once every 12 months. 

7 ‘‘(4) REGIONAL CENTERS.—The Secretary may 

8 designate or establish one or more regional centers 

9 to provide technical assistance to eligible entities to 

10 carry out the activity described in paragraph (2)(A). 

11 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL COORDINATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) MANUFACTURING USA.—In carrying out 

13 this section the Secretary shall consider— 

14 ‘‘(A) leveraging the resources of relevant 

15 existing Manufacturing USA Institutes de16 scribed in section 34(d) of the National Insti17 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

18 U.S.C. 278s(d)); 

19 ‘‘(B) integrating program activities into a 

20 relevant existing Manufacturing USA Institute; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(C) awarding financial assistance, con23 sistent with section 34(e) of the National Insti24 tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

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1 sons to assist the person or group of persons in 

2 planning, establishing, or supporting a Manu3 facturing U.S.A. institute focused on advanced 

4 production of low-emissions cement, concrete, 

5 and asphalt. 

6 ‘‘(2) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In carrying 

7 out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with 

8 other Federal agencies, including the Department of 

9 Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the 

10 National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

11 that are carrying out research and development ini12 tiatives to increase industrial competitiveness and 

13 achieve measurable greenhouse gas or directly re14 lated copollutant emissions reductions through the 

15 advanced production of cement, concrete, and as16 phalt. 

17 ‘‘(i) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate seven 

18 years after the date of the enactment of this section. 

19 ‘‘(j) RESEARCH SECURITY.—The activities author20 ized under this section shall be applied in a manner con21 sistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and De22 velopment, Competition, and Innovation Act (enacted as 

23 division B of Public Law 117–167 (42 U.S.C. 19231 et 

24 seq.)). 


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1 ‘‘(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion may be construed to amend, alter, or affect the au3 thorities of the Secretary to define, establish, or enforce 

4 new environmental industry standards for, or related to, 

5 cement, concrete, or asphalt.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

7 in section 1(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

8 Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec9 tion 40522 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 40523. Advanced cement, concrete, and asphalt production research program.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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