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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8187 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program 

to support the development, maintenance, implementation, and adoption 

of digital identification systems for advanced energy technologies for 

the purpose of increasing critical material supply chain transparency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2024 

Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry 

out a program to support the development, maintenance, 

implementation, and adoption of digital identification 

systems for advanced energy technologies for the purpose 

of increasing critical material supply chain transparency. 

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 ‘‘Critical Material 

3 Transparency and Reporting in Advanced Clean Energy 

4 Act of 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 2. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN 

6 TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall establish and carry out a program to 

11 support the development, maintenance, implementa12 tion, and adoption of digital identification systems 

13 for advanced energy technologies to improve the 

14 transparency of the supply chains of advanced en15 ergy technologies by tracking and tracing the flow of 

16 critical materials used in such technologies. 

17 (2) FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

18 The Secretary may provide financial and technical 

19 assistance to entities to support the development, 

20 maintenance, implementation, and adoption of dig21 ital identification systems under paragraph (1). 

22 (3) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Sec23 retary shall consult with the Administrator of the 

24 Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 

25 the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec26 retary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the 


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1 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, the Di2 rector of the United States Geological Survey, the 

3 Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and other 

4 Federal agencies the Secretary determines are rel5 evant to align the program established under para6 graph (1) with— 

7 (A) any existing regulations, rules, guide8 lines, and funding opportunities related to ad9 vanced energy technologies or critical materials; 

10 and 

11 (B) other efforts that support recycling, 

12 reuse, refurbishment, repurposing, and the sus13 tainable sourcing, manufacturing, and use of 

14 advanced energy technologies. 

15 (4) EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT.—In establishing 

16 and carrying out the program under paragraph (1), 

17 the Secretary shall engage with external stake18 holders, including potentially impacted communities, 

19 digital identification system developers and users, 

20 mining organizations, national security organiza21 tions, consumer privacy experts, advanced energy 

22 technology manufacturers, and nongovernmental or23 ganizations. 

24 (b) DIGITAL BATTERY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 

2 established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

3 support the development, maintenance, implementa4 tion, and adoption of digital battery identification 

5 systems, which shall contain the data and other in6 formation required under paragraph (4). 

7 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a digital bat8 tery identification system developed, maintained, im9 plemented, or adopted pursuant to this subsection 

10 include— 

11 (A) enabling demonstration and 

12 verification of compliance with the applicable 

13 mineral percentages under section 30D(e) of 

14 the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 30D(e)); 

15 (B) enabling and improving effective and 

16 responsible battery collection and end-of-life 

17 management, including the reuse and recycling 

18 of critical materials; 

19 (C) reducing safety concerns relating to 

20 the improper disposal of batteries; 

21 (D) improving and harmonizing global sup22 ply chain data collection and verification proc23 esses; and 

24 (E) enabling the reduction of global green25 house gas emissions. 


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1 (3) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

2 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) establish a framework for responsible 

4 data governance, including developing, identi5 fying, documenting, and establishing best prac6 tices, methods, and standards for data collec7 tion, access, ownership, verification, sharing, 

8 collation, reporting, and security, including the 

9 protection of confidential business information; 

10 (B) engage with stakeholders, including 

11 potentially impacted communities, digital identi12 fication system developers and users, mining or13 ganizations, national security organizations, 

14 consumer privacy experts, advanced energy 

15 technology manufacturers, in collaborative plat16 forms, including workshops and forums; 

17 (C) consider best practices for use and ad18 ministration of digital battery identification sys19 tems, including display format; and 

20 (D) encourage digital battery identification 

21 systems to be comparable and interoperable 

22 through harmonized data collection, verification 

23 methods, and standards. 

24 (4) REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL BATTERY

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1 fication system developed, maintained, implemented, 

2 or adopted pursuant to this subsection shall— 

3 (A) identify and provide detailed informa4 tion on the battery components and battery ma5 terials, including cathode and anode chemistry; 

6 (B) identify the country of origin for each 

7 battery component and battery material identi8 fied under subparagraph (A); 

9 (C) identify the geographical location of 

10 the battery’s final manufacturing facility and 

11 include the full material journey of each battery 

12 component and battery material identified 

13 under subparagraph (A), which may include lo14 cations of extraction, production, processing, 

15 manufacturing, recycling, and refurbishment; 

16 (D) identify the recycled content of battery 

17 components identified under subparagraph (A); 

18 (E) as applicable, provide the information 

19 necessary to demonstrate and verify compliance 

20 with the applicable mineral percentages under 

21 section 30D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 

22 (26 U.S.C. 30D(e)); 

23 (F) provide information on how to assem24 ble, disassemble, remove, recycle, repair, repur25 pose, reuse, and dispose of the battery; 


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1 (G) provide appropriate diagnostic, mainte2 nance, safety, and performance data with re3 spect to the battery, including data determined 

4 to be useful for facilitating second use applica5 tions, such as data on the minimum voltage, 

6 rated capacity, date of manufacture, and bat7 tery manufacturer; 

8 (H) provide information on, as determined 

9 in consultation with the Secretary of State and 

10 the Secretary of Labor— 

11 (i) environmental concerns and im12 pacts, which may include the carbon foot13 print, related to the full material journey 

14 of each battery component and battery ma15 terial identified under subparagraph (A); 

16 and 

17 (ii) any labor and human rights issues 

18 and violations related to the processing, 

19 manufacturing, and sourcing of each bat20 tery component and battery material iden21 tified under subparagraph (A); 

22 (I) not collect or share data that risks con23 sumer privacy; and 


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1 (J) provide any other information the Sec2 retary determines necessary to meet the pur3 poses described in paragraph (2). 

4 (5) OTHER STANDARDS AND LAWS.—The devel5 opment, maintenance, implementation, and adoption 

6 of digital battery identification systems pursuant to 

7 this subsection shall be compatible with— 

8 (A) the labeling guidelines and other forms 

9 of communication materials developed pursuant 

10 to section 70401(c) of the Infrastructure In11 vestment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 6966c(c)); 

12 (B) international standards and programs 

13 relevant to battery labeling and digital identi14 fication systems; 

15 (C) the Mercury-Containing and Recharge16 able Battery Management Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 14301 et seq.); and 

18 (D) other relevant standards and laws as 

19 determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

20 (6) FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

22 provide financial and technical assistance to en23 tities under this subsection to support the de24 velopment, maintenance, implementation, and 


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1 adoption of digital battery identification sys2 tems. 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—Financial and technical 

4 assistance provided under this paragraph may 

5 include— 

6 (i) grants and other types of financial 

7 assistance; and 

8 (ii) conducting outreach and education 

9 on digital battery identification systems. 

10 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

12 submit to Congress a report describing the activities of 

13 the program established under subsection (a). 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

16 out this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

17 through 2028. 

18 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The 

20 term ‘‘advanced energy technology’’— 

21 (A) means— 

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1 hanced geothermal system, or another re2 newable resource; 

3 (ii) a microturbine or energy storage 

4 system, including a fuel cell and battery; 

5 (iii) electric grid modernization equip6 ment; 

7 (iv) technology used to capture, re8 move, use, or sequester carbon dioxide; 

9 (v) equipment that refines, 

10 electrolyzes, or blends any fuel, chemical, 

11 or product that is— 

12 (I) renewable; or 

13 (II) low-carbon and low-emission; 

14 (vi) an energy conservation tech15 nology, including such a technology used 

16 for residential, commercial, or industrial 

17 applications; 

18 (vii) a light-, medium-, or heavy-duty 

19 electric or fuel cell vehicle, an electric or 

20 fuel cell locomotive, an electric or fuel cell 

21 maritime vessel, or an electric or fuel cell 

22 plane, including charging or refueling in23 frastructure associated with such a vehicle, 

24 locomotive, maritime vessel, or plane; or 


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1 (viii) a hybrid vehicle with a gross ve2 hicle weight rating of not less than 14,000 

3 pounds, including charging or refueling in4 frastructure associated with such a hybrid 

5 vehicle; and 

6 (B) includes any other technology that is 

7 designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as 

8 determined by the Secretary. 

9 (2) BATTERY.—The term ‘‘battery’’ means a 

10 device that— 

11 (A) consists of 1 or more electrochemical 

12 cells that are electrically connected; 

13 (B) stores and delivers electric energy; and 

14 (C) has a capacity of at least 2 kilowatt15 hours. 

16 (3) BATTERY COMPONENT.—The term ‘‘battery 

17 component’’— 

18 (A) means a component of a battery; and 

19 (B) includes materials, enhancements, en20 closures, anodes, cathodes, electrolytes, cells, 

21 and other associated technologies that comprise 

22 a battery. 

23 (4) BATTERY MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘battery 

24 material’’ means the raw and processed form of a 


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1 mineral, metal, chemical, or other material used in 

2 a battery component. 

3 (5) CRITICAL MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘critical 

4 material’’ has the meanings given such term in sec5 tion 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 

6 1606(a)). 

7 (6) GEOTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL; ENHANCED

8 GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM.—The terms ‘‘geothermal’’, 

9 ‘‘hydrothermal’’, and ‘‘enhanced geothermal system’’ 

10 have the meanings given such terms in section 612 

11 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

12 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191). 

13 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of Energy. 

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