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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8784 

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the United 

States Agency for International Development to accept or purchase used 

property for planning and implementation of wind energy programs under 

that Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. PHILLIPS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize 

the United States Agency for International Development 

to accept or purchase used property for planning and 

implementation of wind energy programs under that Act. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Worldwide Wind Tur5 bine Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Eighty-five to 90 percent of a wind turbine 

2 is recyclable, and is done so economically. However, 

3 some pieces of the turbine, notably the blade, do not 

4 have economical recycling options in the United 

5 States. 

6 (2) These blades are often made out of either 

7 glass or carbon fiber and held together with a series 

8 of resins and polymers. 

9 (3) These blades are built to last for decades 

10 and withstand the harshest conditions, making their 

11 strength their weakness for recyclability. 

12 (4) Currently, these blades are landfilled at a 

13 low cost and because they are an inert product, can 

14 safely be stored for long periods of time without con15 taminating local soil or aquifers. 

16 (5) These blades often have useful life left and 

17 can be used on a new turbine, potentially lowering 

18 costs on other projects or enabling projects that may 

19 not otherwise have been carried out. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 

2 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPT 

3 OR PURCHASE USED PROPERTY FOR PLAN4 NING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WIND EN5 ERGY PROGRAMS. 

6 Section 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

7 (22 U.S.C. 2151d) is amended by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT OR PURCHASE USED

10 PROPERTY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

12 United States Agency for International Development 

13 is authorized to accept as donation or purchase, use, 

14 and dispose of used property for the planning and 

15 implementation of wind energy programs under this 

16 chapter as appropriate and consistent with country 

17 needs and the Agency’s Country Development Co18 operation Strategy. In the case of donation of used 

19 property described in this paragraph, the Adminis20 trator shall require the donor to provide the Admin21 istrator with information on the age and origins of 

22 the used property. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF APPLI24 CATIONS.—The Administrator shall establish a proc25 ess to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) consider applications submitted to the 

2 Administrator for the donation of used property 

3 described in paragraph (1); and 

4 ‘‘(B) approve any such application if the 

5 Administrator determines that it meets the re6 quirements described in paragraph (1).’’. 

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