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Calendar No. 224 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2260 

To provide for the improvement of domestic infrastructure in order to prevent 

marine debris, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2019 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COONS, Mr. MURPHY, and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 

Reported by Mr. BARRASSO, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the improvement of domestic infrastructure 

in order to prevent marine debris, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure 

6 to Prevent Marine Debris Act’’. 


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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

2 (1) EPA ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘EPA 

3 Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the En4 vironmental Protection Agency. 

5 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

6 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 

7 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu8 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), without re9 gard to capitalization. 

10 (3) INTENDED USE PLAN.—The term ‘‘intended 

11 use plan’’ means a plan developed by a State under 

12 section 3(c)(1). 

13 (4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

14 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 

15 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev16 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec17 tion 501(a) of such Code. 

18 (5) POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGE19 MENT.—The term ‘‘post-consumer materials man20 agement’’ means the systems, operation, supervision, 

21 and aftercare of processes and equipment used for 

22 post-use material (including packaging, goods, prod23 ucts, and other materials), including— 

24 (A) collection; 

25 (B) transport; 


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1 (C) safe disposal of waste that cannot be 

2 recovered, reused, recycled, repaired, or refur3 bished; and 

4 (D) systems and processes related to post5 use materials that can be recovered, reused, re6 cycled, repaired, or refurbished. 

7 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

8 (A) a State; 

9 (B) an Indian Tribe; 

10 (C) the District of Columbia; and 

11 (D) a territory or possession of the United 

12 States. 

13 (7) STATE LOAN FUND.—The term ‘‘State loan 

14 fund’’ means a post-consumer materials manage15 ment revolving State loan fund established by a 

16 State under section 3(a)(2)(B). 

17 (8) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 

18 Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 

19 for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of 

20 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra21 tion. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING POST-CONSUMER MA2 TERIALS MANAGEMENT AND WATER MAN3 AGEMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator 

6 shall, in consultation with stakeholders, develop a strategy 

7 to improve post-consumer materials management and resi8 dential recycling infrastructure, particularly for post-con9 sumer materials management that is (at the time of enact10 ment of this Act) not meeting existing national standards, 

11 for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of plastic 

12 waste and other post-consumer materials into waterways 

13 and oceans. 

14 (b) RELEASE.—On development of the strategy 

15 under subsection (a), the EPA Administrator shall— 

16 (1) distribute the strategy to States and units 

17 of local government; and 

18 (2) make the strategy publicly available for use 

19 by— 

20 (A) for-profit private entities involved in 

21 post-consumer materials management; and 

22 (B) other nongovernmental entities. 

23 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that the strategy under subsection (a) should include 

25 guidance, for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of 


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1 plastic waste and other post-consumer materials into wa2 terways and oceans, relating to— 

3 (1) the harmonization of post-consumer mate4 rials management protocols, such as waste collection 

5 and municipal recycling, including— 

6 (A) best practices for the collection of resi7 dential recyclables; 

8 (B) improved quality and sorting of resi9 dential recyclable materials through opportuni10 ties such as— 

11 (i) education and awareness pro12 grams; 

13 (ii) improved infrastructure, including 

14 new equipment and innovative technologies 

15 for processing of recyclable materials; 

16 (iii) enhanced markets for recycled 

17 material; and 

18 (iv) standardized measurements; and 

19 (C) increasing capacity for more types of 

20 plastic (including plastic films) and other mate21 rials to be collected, processed, and recycled or 

22 repurposed into usable materials or products; 

23 (2) the development of new strategies and pro24 grams that prioritize engagement and cooperation 

25 with States and the private sector to expedite efforts 


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1 and assistance in States to partner with, encourage, 

2 advise, and facilitate the development and execution, 

3 where practicable, of projects, programs, and initia4 tives— 

5 (A) to improve the capacity, security, and 

6 standards of operations for post-consumer ma7 terials management; 

8 (B) to monitor and track how well post9 consumer materials management entities are 

10 functioning, based on uniform and transparent 

11 standards developed in cooperation with munic12 ipal, industrial, Federal, and civil society stake13 holders; 

14 (C)(i) to identify the operational challenges 

15 of post-consumer materials management; and 

16 (ii) to develop policy and programmatic so17 lutions to those challenges; and 

18 (D) to end intentional and unintentional 

19 incentives for municipalities, industries, and in20 dividuals to improperly dispose of municipal 

21 post-consumer materials; and 

22 (3) strengthening markets for products with 

23 high levels of recycled plastic content. 

24 (d) COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of 

25 Congress that the strategy developed under subsection (a) 


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1 should include guidance on activities that are complemen2 tary to the activities described in subsection (c), such as— 

3 (1) reducing waste at the source of the waste, 

4 including anti-litter initiatives; 

5 (2) developing effective post-consumer materials 

6 management provisions for— 

7 (A) national pollutant discharge elimi8 nation system permits issued to municipal sepa9 rate storm sewer systems under section 402 of 

10 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

11 U.S.C. 1342); and 

12 (B) stormwater management plans; 

13 (3) capturing post-consumer materials at 

14 stormwater inlets, at stormwater outfalls, or in bod15 ies of water; 

16 (4) providing education and outreach relating to 

17 post-consumer materials movement and reduction; 

18 and 

19 (5) monitoring or modeling post-consumer ma20 terial flows and the reduction of post-consumer ma21 terials resulting from the implementation of best 

22 management practices. 


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1 SEC. 3. POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGEMENT STATE 

2 REVOLVING FUNDS. 

3 (a) BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH LOAN

4 FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

6 shall offer to enter into agreements with eligible 

7 States to make capitalization block grants, including 

8 letters of credit, to the States under this sub9 section— 

10 (A) to support improvements to local post11 consumer materials management, including mu12 nicipal recycling programs; 

13 (B) to assist local waste management au14 thorities in making improvements to local waste 

15 management systems— 

16 (i) to meet waste management stand17 ards, particularly with respect to systems 

18 falling significantly below national stand19 ards, as determined by the EPA Adminis20 trator; and 

21 (ii) to implement the strategy devel22 oped under section 2(a); 

23 (C) to deploy waste interceptor tech24 nologies, such as ‘‘trash wheels’’ and litter 

25 traps, to manage the collection and cleanup of 

26 aggregated waste from waterways; and 


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1 (D) for such other purposes as the EPA 

2 Administrator determines to be appropriate. 

3 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 capitalization block grant under this subsection, a 

5 State shall— 

6 (A) enter into a capitalization agreement 

7 with the EPA Administrator under paragraph 

8 (1); and 

9 (B) establish a post-consumer materials 

10 management revolving State loan fund. 

11 (3) DEPOSIT.—Funds from a capitalization 

12 block grant to a State under this subsection shall be 

13 deposited in the State loan fund established by the 

14 State. 

15 (4) PERIOD.—Funds from a capitalization block 

16 grant to a State under this subsection shall be avail17 able to the State for obligation— 

18 (A) during the fiscal year for which the 

19 funds are authorized; and 

20 (B) during the following fiscal year. 

21 (5) ALLOTMENT.—Funds made available to 

22 carry out this section shall be allotted to States at 

23 the discretion of the EPA Administrator. 

24 (6) REALLOTMENT.—Any funds not obligated 

25 by a State by the last day of the period for which 


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1 the block grants are available shall be reallotted in 

2 accordance with paragraph (5). 

3 (b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in a 

5 State loan fund, including loan repayments and in6 terest earned on the amounts, shall be used only— 

7 (A) for providing loans or loan guarantees; 

8 (B) for outcomes-based or performance 

9 payments; or 

10 (C) as a source of reserve and security for 

11 leveraged loans. 

12 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Loans or loan guarantees 

13 made by a State under paragraph (1)(A)— 

14 (A) may be used only for expenditures of 

15 a type or category that the EPA Administrator 

16 has determined, through guidance, will— 

17 (i) facilitate compliance with an in18 tended use plan; or 

19 (ii) otherwise significantly further the 

20 purposes described in subparagraphs (A) 

21 through (C) of subsection (a)(1); and 

22 (B) may not be used for the acquisition of 

23 real property or an interest in real property, 

24 unless the acquisition is— 


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1 (i) integral to an intended use plan; 

2 and 

3 (ii) from a willing seller. 

4 (c) INTENDED USE PLANS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—After providing for public 

6 review and comment, each State that has entered 

7 into a capitalization agreement under subsection 

8 (a)(1) annually shall prepare a plan that identifies 

9 the intended uses of the amounts available from the 

10 State loan fund of the State. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—An intended use plan shall in12 clude— 

13 (A) a list of the projects to be carried out 

14 by entities receiving the loans in the first fiscal 

15 year that begins after the date of the intended 

16 use plan, including a description of the project; 

17 (B) a description of how the funds will 

18 support disadvantaged communities; 

19 (C) an explanation of any local restrictions, 

20 such as flow control measures, that restrict ac21 cess to recyclable materials; 

22 (D) the criteria and methods established 

23 for the use of the funds; and 


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1 (E) a description of the financial status of 

2 the State loan fund and the short- and long3 term goals of the State loan fund. 

4 (3) LIST OF PROJECTS.—Each State, after no5 tice and opportunity for public comment, shall pub6 lish, and periodically update, a list of projects in the 

7 State that are eligible for assistance under this sec8 tion, including— 

9 (A) the priority assigned to each project; 

10 and 

11 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 the expected funding schedule for each project. 

13 (d) FUND MANAGEMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State loan fund shall 

15 be established, maintained, and credited with repay16 ments and interest, and the fund corpus shall be 

17 available in perpetuity in accordance with this sec18 tion. 

19 (2) INVESTMENT AUTHORIZED.—To the extent 

20 amounts in the State loan fund of a State are not 

21 required for current obligation or expenditure, the 

22 amounts shall be invested in interest bearing obliga23 tions. 

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1 quire that the State deposit in the State loan fund from 

2 State funds an amount equal to not less than 20 percent 

3 of the total amount of the block grant to be made to the 

4 State on or before the date on which the block grant pay5 ment is made to the State. 

6 (f) ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOAN FUND.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State annually may 

8 use not greater than 4 percent of the funds allotted 

9 to the State under this section to cover the reason10 able costs of administration of the programs under 

11 this section, including the recovery of reasonable 

12 costs expended to establish a State loan fund that 

13 are incurred after the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 (2) GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS.—The EPA 

15 Administrator shall issue guidance and promulgate 

16 regulations as are necessary to carry out this sec17 tion, including guidance and regulations— 

18 (A) to ensure that each State commits and 

19 expends funds allotted to the State under this 

20 section as efficiently as practicable in accord21 ance with this section and applicable State law; 

22 (B) to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; 

23 and 

24 (C) to ensure that the States receiving 

25 block grants under this section use accounting, 


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1 audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to 

2 generally accepted accounting standards. 

3 (3) STATE REPORT.—Not less frequently than 

4 every 2 years, each State administering a State loan 

5 fund under this section shall submit to the EPA Ad6 ministrator a report describing the activities carried 

7 out under this section, including the findings of the 

8 most recent audit of the State loan fund and the en9 tire State allotment. 

10 (4) AUDITS.—The EPA Administrator shall pe11 riodically audit all State loan funds established by, 

12 and all other amounts allotted to, the States in ac13 cordance with procedures established by the Comp14 troller General of the United States. 

15 (g) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

17 shall ensure that all laborers and mechanics em18 ployed on projects funded directly, or assisted in 

19 whole or in part, by a State loan fund established 

20 by this section shall be paid wages at rates not less 

21 than those prevailing on projects of a character simi22 lar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of 

23 Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 

24 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 (2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 

2 standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 

4 forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 

5 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 

6 title 40, United States Code. 

7 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 

10 SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN12 FRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

14 may provide grants to units of local government, In15 dian Tribes, and local post-consumer materials man16 agement entities— 

17 (A) to assist those entities in making im18 provements to post-consumer materials manage19 ment— 

20 (i) to meet waste management stand21 ards; and 

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1 ditional and innovative recycling and reuse 

2 technologies and processes for transforming re3 cyclable plastics into commodity-grade materials 

4 for use. 

5 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

6 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub7 mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 

8 such time, in such manner, and containing such in9 formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 

10 (b) DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

12 may provide competitive grants to units of local gov13 ernment (including units of local government that 

14 own treatment works (as defined in section 212 of 

15 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

16 1292))), Indian Tribes, and public water systems (as 

17 defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)), as applicable, to support im19 provements in removing plastic waste from drinking 

20 water, including planning, design, construction, tech21 nical assistance, and planning support for oper22 ational adjustments. 

23 (2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 

24 paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give 

25 preference to applicants that— 


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1 (A) seek to improve the removal of micro2 plastics, including microfibers, from drinking 

3 water; and 

4 (B) have demonstrated prior commitment 

5 and success in reducing other pollution sources 

6 in drinking water, such as lead and other con7 taminants. 

8 (3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

9 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub10 mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 

11 such time, in such manner, and containing such in12 formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 

13 (c) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

15 may provide grants to units of local government (in16 cluding units of local government that own treat17 ment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal 

18 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292))) and 

19 public water systems (as defined in section 1401 of 

20 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)), as 

21 applicable, to support improvements in removing 

22 plastic waste from wastewater. 

23 (2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 

24 paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give 

25 preference to applicants that— 


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1 (A) seek to improve the removal of micro2 plastics, including microfibers, from wastewater; 

3 and 

4 (B) have demonstrated prior commitment 

5 and success in reducing other pollution sources 

6 in wastewater, such as nutrient pollution and 

7 other contaminants. 

8 (3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

9 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub10 mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 

11 such time, in such manner, and containing such in12 formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 

13 (d) TRASH-FREE WATERS GRANTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 

15 may provide grants to political subdivisions of States 

16 and units of local government, Indian Tribes, and 

17 nonprofit organizations— 

18 (A) to support projects to reduce the quan19 tity of solid waste in bodies of water by reduc20 ing the quantity of waste at the source, includ21 ing through anti-litter initiatives; 

22 (B) to enforce local post-consumer mate23 rials management ordinances; 

24 (C) to implement the solid waste provisions 

25 of a national pollutant discharge elimination 


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1 system permit issued to a municipal separate 

2 storm sewer system under section 402 of the 

3 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

4 1342); 

5 (D) to capture post-consumer materials at 

6 stormwater inlets, at stormwater outfalls, or in 

7 bodies of water; 

8 (E) to provide education and outreach 

9 about post-consumer materials movement and 

10 reduction; and 

11 (F) to monitor or model flows of post-con12 sumer materials, including monitoring or mod13 eling a reduction in trash as a result of the im14 plementation of best management practices for 

15 the reduction of plastic waste and other post16 consumer materials in sources of drinking 

17 water. 

18 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub20 mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 

21 such time, in such manner, and containing such in22 formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 

23 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

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1 the programs described in this section, $50,000,000 

2 per year for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 

3 (2) NO IMPACT ON OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—No funds shall be made 

5 available under paragraph (1) to carry out sub6 sections (b) and (c) in a fiscal year if the total 

7 amount made available to carry out the pro8 grams described in subparagraph (B) for that 

9 fiscal year is less than the total amount made 

10 available to carry out the programs described in 

11 subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 2019. 

12 (B) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The pro13 grams referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 

14 (i) State drinking water treatment re15 volving loan funds established under sec16 tion 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); 

18 (ii) programs for assistance for small 

19 and disadvantaged communities under sub20 sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A 

21 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 300j–19a); and 

23 (iii) State water pollution control re24 volving funds established under title VI of 


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1 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

2 (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 5. STUDY ON REPURPOSING PLASTIC WASTE IN IN4 FRASTRUCTURE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

6 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) and the 

7 EPA Administrator shall seek to jointly enter into an ar8 rangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engi9 neering, and Medicine under which the National Acad10 emies will— 

11 (1) conduct a study of the feasibility and advis12 ability of innovative uses of plastic waste in road13 ways, bridges, and other infrastructure; and 

14 (2) as part of the study under paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) identify international examples of— 

16 (i) the use of materials described in 

17 that paragraph; and 

18 (ii) projects in which the use of plastic 

19 waste has been applied; 

20 (B) assess the economic benefits, if any, 

21 including employment opportunities, to munici22 palities and States in investing in innovative 

23 reuse of plastic waste in infrastructure; and 

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1 able, make recommendations with respect to 

2 what Federal testing standards and other bar3 riers may need to be addressed to enable those 

4 uses, including with respect to ensuring human 

5 health and safety. 

6 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

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

8 submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 

9 subsection (a). 

10 (c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the National Academies 

12 consider the innovative uses of plastic waste de13 scribed in subsection (a)(1) to be advisable, and the 

14 Secretary agrees, the Secretary shall establish a 

15 grant program to encourage those uses. 

16 (2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—If the Sec17 retary establishes a grant program under paragraph 

18 (1), the Secretary shall carry out the grant program 

19 by selecting, through a competitive process, not more 

20 than 5 projects to demonstrate the uses described in 

21 subsection (a)(1), each of which shall be located in 

22 a different region of the United States. 

23 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

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1 retary shall submit to Congress a report summa2 rizing the results of the demonstration projects, in3 cluding— 

4 (A) the total quantity of plastic waste redi5 rected from the waste stream into infrastruc6 ture; 

7 (B) the durability of the infrastructure 

8 constructed with plastic waste; and 

9 (C) any cost savings achieved through the 

10 use of plastic waste in the demonstration 

11 projects. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec14 essary to carry out this section. 

15 SEC. 6. STUDY ON OPTIONS TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES 

16 FOR CONVERTING PLASTIC WASTE TO 

17 CHEMICALS, FEEDSTOCKS, AND OTHER 

18 PRODUCTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator shall 

20 seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Acad21 emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which 

22 the National Academies will conduct a study on options 

23 to advance technologies (including pyrolysis, 

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1 breakdown) for converting plastic waste to useful prod2 ucts, such as chemicals, feedstocks, fuels, and energy. 

3 (b) INCLUSIONS.—As part of the study under sub4 section (a), the National Academies shall conduct an eval5 uation of— 

6 (1) the air emissions associated with tech7 nologies described in that subsection; and 

8 (2) an evaluation of the ability of those tech9 nologies to become cost-competitive with other op10 tions for obtaining source materials or producing en11 ergy. 

12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the EPA Ad14 ministrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study 

15 conducted under subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 7. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS IN FOOD 

17 SUPPLIES AND SOURCES OF DRINKING 

18 WATER. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator, in con20 sultation with the Under Secretary, shall seek to enter into 

21 an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, 

22 Engineering, and Medicine under which the National 

23 Academies will conduct a human health and environmental 

24 risk assessment on microplastics, including microfibers, in 

25 food supplies and sources of drinking water. 


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1 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the EPA Ad3 ministrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study 

4 conducted under subsection (a) that includes— 

5 (1) a science-based definition of ‘‘microplastics’’ 

6 that can be adopted in federally supported moni7 toring and future assessments supported or con8 ducted by a Federal agency; 

9 (2) recommendations for standardized moni10 toring, testing, and other necessary protocols relat11 ing to microplastics; 

12 (3)(A) an assessment of whether microplastics 

13 are currently present in the food supplies and 

14 sources of drinking water of United States con15 sumers; and 

16 (B) if the assessment under subparagraph (A) 

17 is positive— 

18 (i) the extent to which microplastics are 

19 present in the food supplies and sources of 

20 drinking water; and 

21 (ii) an assessment of the type, source, 

22 prevalence, and risk of microplastics in the food 

23 supplies and sources of drinking water; 

24 (4) an assessment of the risk posed, if any, by 

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1 and sources of drinking water of United States con2 sumers that includes— 

3 (A) an identification of the most signifi4 cant sources of those microplastics; and 

5 (B) a review of the best available science 

6 to determine any potential hazards of micro7 plastics in the food supplies and sources of 

8 drinking water of United States consumers; and 

9 (5) a measurement of— 

10 (A) the quantity of environmental chemi11 cals that absorb to microplastics; and 

12 (B) the quantity described in subpara13 graph (A) that would be available for human 

14 exposure through food supplies or sources of 

15 drinking water. 

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec18 essary to carry out this section. 

19 SEC. 8. REPORT ON ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO INCREASE 

20 THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATE21 RIALS. 

22 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Con24 gress a report describing— 


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1 (1) the economic, technological, resource avail2 ability, or other barriers to increasing the collection 

3 of recyclable materials; and 

4 (2) recommendations to overcome the barriers 

5 described under paragraph (1). 

6 SEC. 9. REPORT ON ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO SPUR DE7 VELOPMENT OF NEW END-USE MARKETS FOR 

8 RECYCLED PLASTICS. 

9 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Con11 gress a report describing the most efficient and effective 

12 economic incentives to spur the development of additional 

13 new end-use markets for recyclable plastics (including 

14 plastic film), including the use of increased recycled con15 tent by manufacturers in the production of plastic goods 

16 and packaging. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. 

18 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

19 ‘‘Save Our Seas 2.0: Improving Domestic Infrastructure to 

20 Prevent Marine Debris Act’’. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

22 (1) EPA ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘EPA Ad23 ministrator’’ means the Administrator of the Envi24 ronmental Protection Agency. 


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1 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

2 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), without re5 gard to capitalization. 

6 (3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘non7 profit organization’’ means an organization that is 

8 described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 

9 Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 

10 501(a) of such Code. 

11 (4) POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGE12 MENT.—The term ‘‘post-consumer materials manage13 ment’’ means the systems, operation, supervision, and 

14 long-term management of processes and equipment 

15 used for post-use material (including packaging, 

16 goods, products, and other materials), including— 

17 (A) collection; 

18 (B) transport; 

19 (C) safe disposal of waste that cannot be re20 covered, reused, recycled, repaired, or refur21 bished; and 

22 (D) systems and processes related to post23 use materials that can be recovered, reused, recy24 cled, repaired, or refurbished. 

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1 (A) a State; 

2 (B) an Indian Tribe; 

3 (C) the District of Columbia; 

4 (D) a territory or possession of the United 

5 States; or 

6 (E) any political subdivision of an entity 

7 described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

8 (6) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under Sec9 retary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

10 Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the Na11 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

12 SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING POST-CONSUMER MATE13 RIALS MANAGEMENT AND WATER MANAGE14 MENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall, in 

17 consultation with stakeholders, develop a strategy to im18 prove post-consumer materials management and infrastruc19 ture for the purpose of reducing plastic waste and other 

20 post-consumer materials in waterways and oceans. 

21 (b) RELEASE.—On development of the strategy under 

22 subsection (a), the EPA Administrator shall— 

23 (1) distribute the strategy to States; and 

24 (2) make the strategy publicly available for use 

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1 (A) for-profit private entities involved in 

2 post-consumer materials management; and 

3 (B) other nongovernmental entities. 

4 SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE FOR ISSUES TO BE IN5 CLUDED IN STRATEGY FOR POST-CONSUMER 

6 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND WATER MAN7 AGEMENT. 

8 It is the sense of the Senate that the strategy under 

9 section 2 should address, for the purpose of reducing plastic 

10 waste and other post-consumer materials in waterways and 

11 oceans— 

12 (1) the harmonization of post-consumer mate13 rials management protocols, including— 

14 (A) best practices for the collection of post15 consumer recyclables; 

16 (B) improved quality and sorting of post17 consumer recyclable materials through opportu18 nities such as— 

19 (i) education and awareness programs; 

20 (ii) improved infrastructure, including 

21 new equipment and innovative technologies 

22 for processing of recyclable materials; 

23 (iii) enhanced markets for recycled ma24 terial; and 

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1 (C) increasing capacity, where practicable, 

2 for more types of plastic (including plastic films) 

3 and other materials to be collected, processed, 

4 and recycled or repurposed into usable materials 

5 or products; 

6 (2) the development of new strategies and pro7 grams that prioritize engagement and cooperation 

8 with States and the private sector to expedite efforts 

9 and assistance for States to partner with, encourage, 

10 advise, and facilitate the development and execution, 

11 where practicable, of projects, programs, and initia12 tives— 

13 (A) to improve operations for post-consumer 

14 materials management; 

15 (B) to monitor how well post-consumer ma16 terials management entities are functioning; 

17 (C)(i) to identify the operational challenges 

18 of post-consumer materials management; and 

19 (ii) to develop policy and programmatic so20 lutions to those challenges; and 

21 (D) to end intentional and unintentional 

22 incentives to improperly dispose of post-con23 sumer materials; 

24 (3) strengthening markets for products with high 

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1 (4) the consideration of complementary activi2 ties, such as— 

3 (A) reducing waste at the source of the 

4 waste, including anti-litter initiatives; 

5 (B) developing effective post-consumer mate6 rials management provisions in stormwater 

7 management plans; 

8 (C) capturing post-consumer materials at 

9 stormwater inlets, at stormwater outfalls, or in 

10 bodies of water; 

11 (D) providing education and outreach relat12 ing to post-consumer materials movement and 

13 reduction; 

14 (E) monitoring or modeling post-consumer 

15 material flows and the reduction of post-con16 sumer materials resulting from the implementa17 tion of best management practices; and 

18 (F) incentives for manufacturers to design 

19 packaging and consumer goods that can more 

20 easily be recycled, repurposed, or otherwise re21 moved from the waste stream after their initial 

22 use. 

23 SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAMS. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator may 

2 provide grants to States, as defined in section 1(b)(5), 

3 to implement the strategy developed under section 

4 2(a) and— 

5 (A) to support improvements to local post6 consumer materials management, including mu7 nicipal recycling programs; 

8 (B) to assist local waste management au9 thorities in making improvements to local waste 

10 management systems; 

11 (C) to deploy waste interceptor technologies, 

12 such as ‘‘trash wheels’’ and litter traps, to man13 age the collection and cleanup of aggregated 

14 waste from waterways; and 

15 (D) for such other purposes as the EPA Ad16 ministrator determines to be appropriate. 

17 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

18 grant under paragraph (1), the applicant State shall 

19 submit to the EPA Administrator an application at 

20 such time, in such manner, and containing such in21 formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 

22 (3) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS.—In developing 

23 application requirements, the EPA Administrator 

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1 (A) a description of the project or projects 

2 to be carried out by entities receiving the grant; 

3 (B) a description of how the funds will sup4 port disadvantaged communities; and 

5 (C) an explanation of any limitations, such 

6 as flow control measures, that restrict access to 

7 recyclable materials. 

8 (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Jan9 uary 1, 2023, the EPA Administrator shall submit to 

10 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

11 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

12 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a re13 port that includes— 

14 (A) a description of the activities carried 

15 out under this subsection; 

16 (B) estimates as to how much plastic waste 

17 was prevented from entering the oceans and 

18 other waterways as a result of activities funded 

19 by the grant; and 

20 (C) a recommendation on the utility of 

21 evolving the grant program into a new waste 

22 management State revolving fund. 

23 (b) DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator may 

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1 ment, including units of local government that own 

2 treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Fed3 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)), 

4 Indian Tribes, and public water systems (as defined 

5 in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 300f)), as applicable, to support improvements 

7 in removing plastic waste and post-consumer mate8 rials, including microplastics and microfibers, from 

9 drinking water, including planning, design, construc10 tion, technical assistance, and planning support for 

11 operational adjustments. 

12 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

13 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit 

14 to the EPA Administrator an application at such 

15 time, in such manner, and containing such informa16 tion as the EPA Administrator may require. 

17 (c) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator may 

19 provide grants to units of local government, including 

20 units of local government that own treatment works 

21 (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollu22 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)), Indian Tribes, 

23 and public water systems (as defined in section 1401 

24 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)), as 

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1 plastic waste and post-consumer materials, including 

2 microplastics and microfibers, from wastewater. 

3 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit 

5 to the EPA Administrator an application at such 

6 time, in such manner, and containing such informa7 tion as the EPA Administrator may require. 

8 (d) TRASH-FREE WATERS GRANTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator may 

10 provide grants to units of local government, Indian 

11 Tribes, and nonprofit organizations— 

12 (A) to support projects to reduce the quan13 tity of solid waste in bodies of water by reducing 

14 the quantity of waste at the source, including 

15 through anti-litter initiatives; 

16 (B) to enforce local post-consumer materials 

17 management ordinances; 

18 (C) to implement State or local policies re19 lating to solid waste; 

20 (D) to capture post-consumer materials at 

21 stormwater inlets, at stormwater outfalls, or in 

22 bodies of water; 

23 (E) to provide education and outreach 

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1 (F) to monitor or model flows of post-con2 sumer materials, including monitoring or mod3 eling a reduction in trash as a result of the im4 plementation of best management practices for 

5 the reduction of plastic waste and other post-con6 sumer materials in sources of drinking water. 

7 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

8 grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit 

9 to the EPA Administrator an application at such 

10 time, in such manner, and containing such informa11 tion as the EPA Administrator may require. 

12 (e) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator shall 

14 ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed on 

15 projects funded directly, or assisted in whole or in 

16 part, by a grant established by this section shall be 

17 paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 

18 projects of a character similar in the locality as deter19 mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 

20 subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II 

21 of title 40, United States Code. 

22 (2) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the labor 

23 standards specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

24 Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth 

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1 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 

2 40, United States Code. 

3 (f) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under 

4 this section may not be used (directly or indirectly) as a 

5 source of payment (in whole or in part) of, or security for, 

6 an obligation the interest on which is excluded from gross 

7 income under section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

8 1986. 

9 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

11 there are authorized to be appropriated— 

12 (A) for the program described subsection 

13 (a), $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

14 through 2025; and 

15 (B) for each of the programs described sub16 sections (b), (c), and (d), $10,000,000 for each of 

17 fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 

18 (2) NO IMPACT ON OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—No funds shall be made 

20 available under paragraph (1) to carry out sub21 sections (b) and (c) in a fiscal year if the total 

22 amount made available to carry out the pro23 grams described in subparagraph (B) for that 

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1 available to carry out the programs described in 

2 subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 2019. 

3 (B) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The programs 

4 referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 

5 (i) State drinking water treatment re6 volving loan funds established under section 

7 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 300j–12); 

9 (ii) programs for assistance for small 

10 and disadvantaged communities under sub11 sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of 

12 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 300j–19a); and 

14 (iii) State water pollution control re15 volving funds established under title VI of 

16 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

17 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 

18 SEC. 5. STUDY ON REPURPOSING PLASTIC WASTE IN INFRA19 STRUCTURE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

21 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) and the EPA 

22 Administrator shall jointly enter into an arrangement with 

23 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med24 icine under which the National Academies will— 


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1 (1) conduct a study on the uses of plastic waste 

2 in infrastructure; and 

3 (2) as part of the study under paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) identify domestic and international ex5 amples of— 

6 (i) the use of plastic waste materials 

7 described in that paragraph; 

8 (ii) infrastructure projects in which the 

9 use of plastic waste has been applied; and 

10 (iii) projects in which the use of plastic 

11 waste has been incorporated into or with 

12 other infrastructure materials; 

13 (B) assess— 

14 (i) the effectiveness and utility of the 

15 uses of plastic waste described in that para16 graph; 

17 (ii) the extent to which plastic waste 

18 materials are consistent with recognized 

19 specifications for infrastructure construction 

20 and other recognized standards; 

21 (iii) relevant impacts of plastic waste 

22 materials compared to non-waste plastic 

23 materials; 

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1 (I) plastic waste on humans and 

2 animals; and 

3 (II) the increased use of plastic 

4 waste for infrastructure; 

5 (v) the ability of plastic waste infra6 structure to withstand natural disasters, ex7 treme weather events, and other hazards; 

8 and 

9 (vi) plastic waste in infrastructure 

10 through an economic analysis; and 

11 (C) make recommendations with respect to 

12 what standards or matters may need to be ad13 dressed with respect to ensuring human and ani14 mal health and safety from the use of plastic 

15 waste in infrastructure. 

16 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act and subject to the avail18 ability of appropriations, the Secretary and the EPA Ad19 ministrator shall submit to Congress a report on the study 

20 conducted under subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 6. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS IN FOOD 

22 SUPPLIES AND SOURCES OF DRINKING 

23 WATER. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator, in con25 sultation with the Under Secretary, shall seek to enter into 


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1 an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, 

2 Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Acad3 emies will conduct a human health and environmental risk 

4 assessment on microplastics, including microfibers, in food 

5 supplies and sources of drinking water. 

6 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator 

8 shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted 

9 under subsection (a) that includes— 

10 (1) a science-based definition of ‘‘microplastics’’ 

11 that can be adopted in federally supported monitoring 

12 and future assessments supported or conducted by a 

13 Federal agency; 

14 (2) recommendations for standardized moni15 toring, testing, and other necessary protocols relating 

16 to microplastics; 

17 (3)(A) an assessment of whether microplastics 

18 are currently present in the food supplies and sources 

19 of drinking water of United States consumers; and 

20 (B) if the assessment under subparagraph (A) is 

21 positive— 

22 (i) the extent to which microplastics are 

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1 (ii) an assessment of the type, source, preva2 lence, and risk of microplastics in the food sup3 plies and sources of drinking water; 

4 (4) an assessment of the risk posed, if any, by 

5 the presence of microplastics in the food supplies and 

6 sources of drinking water of United States consumers 

7 that includes— 

8 (A) an identification of the most significant 

9 sources of those microplastics; and 

10 (B) a review of the best available science to 

11 determine any potential hazards of microplastics 

12 in the food supplies and sources of drinking 

13 water of United States consumers; and 

14 (5) a measurement of— 

15 (A) the quantity of environmental chemicals 

16 that absorb to microplastics; and 

17 (B) the quantity described in subparagraph 

18 (A) that would be available for human exposure 

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1 SEC. 7. REPORT ON ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO INCREASE 

2 THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATE3 RIALS. 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress 

6 a report describing— 

7 (1) the economic, educational, technological, re8 source availability, legal, or other barriers to increas9 ing the collection, processing, and use of recyclable 

10 materials; and 

11 (2) recommendations to overcome the barriers de12 scribed under paragraph (1). 

13 SEC. 8. REPORT ON ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO SPUR DE14 VELOPMENT OF NEW END-USE MARKETS FOR 

15 RECYCLED PLASTICS. 

16 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act, the EPA Administrator shall submit to Congress 

18 a report describing the most efficient and effective economic 

19 incentives to spur the development of additional new end20 use markets for recyclable plastics (including plastic film), 

21 including the use of increased recycled content by manufac22 turers in the production of plastic goods and packaging. 


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Calendar No. 224 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2260 

A BILL 

To provide for the improvement of domestic infrafor other purposes. structure in order to prevent marine debris, and 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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