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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2090 

To prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To prohibit the export from the United States of certain 

electronic waste, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Elec5 tronics Recycling Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC WASTE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. 

7 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle C of the Solid Waste 

8 Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 3025. ELECTRONIC WASTE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 30 

3 months after the date of enactment of this section, no per4 son shall export restricted electronic waste to a country 

5 described in subsection (e). 

6 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For 

7 purposes of this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) CONSIGNEE.—The term ‘consignee’ means 

9 the ultimate repair, refurbishment, treatment, stor10 age, or disposal facility in a receiving country to 

11 which restricted electronic waste will be sent. 

12 ‘‘(2) COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 

14 electronic equipment’ means the following used 

15 items, whole or in fragments, including parts, 

16 components, or assemblies thereof: 

17 ‘‘(i) Computers. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Central processing units. 

19 ‘‘(iii) Mobile computers (including 

20 notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book 

21 readers). 

22 ‘‘(iv) Computer accessories (including 

23 input devices, webcams, speakers, data 

24 storage devices, servers, and monitors). 

25 ‘‘(v) Televisions (including portable 

26 televisions and portable DVD players). 


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1 ‘‘(vi) Video display devices (including 

2 digital picture frames and portable video 

3 devices). 

4 ‘‘(vii) Digital imaging devices (includ5 ing printers, copiers, facsimile machines, 

6 image scanners, and multifunction ma7 chines). 

8 ‘‘(viii) Television peripheral devices 

9 (including video cassette recorders, DVD 

10 players, video game systems, game control11 lers, signal converter boxes, and cable and 

12 satellite receivers). 

13 ‘‘(ix) Digital cameras and projectors. 

14 ‘‘(x) Digital audio players. 

15 ‘‘(xi) Telephones and electronic com16 munication equipment (including cellular 

17 phones and wireless Internet communica18 tion devices). 

19 ‘‘(xii) Networking devices (including 

20 routers, network cards, modems, and 

21 hubs). 

22 ‘‘(xiii) Audio equipment. 

23 ‘‘(xiv) Portable video game systems. 

24 ‘‘(xv) Personal digital assistants. 


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1 ‘‘(xvi) Portable global positioning sys2 tem navigation devices. 

3 ‘‘(xvii) Other used electronic products 

4 the Administrator determines to be similar 

5 under the procedures promulgated in ac6 cordance with subsection (c). 

7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘covered elec8 tronic equipment’ shall not include parts of a 

9 motor vehicle. 

10 ‘‘(3) RESTRICTED ELECTRONIC WASTE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘restricted 

12 electronic waste’ means— 

13 ‘‘(i) items of covered electronic equip14 ment that include, contain, are derived 

15 from, or consist of— 

16 ‘‘(I) cathode ray tubes or cathode 

17 ray tube glass in any form, or cathode 

18 ray tube phosphor residues or dusts in 

19 any form; 

20 ‘‘(II) a lamp or other device con21 taining mercury phosphor; 

22 ‘‘(III) batteries containing— 

23 ‘‘(aa) lead, cadmium, or 

24 mercury; or 


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1 ‘‘(bb) organic solvents exhib2 iting the characteristic of ignit3 ability, as defined in section 

4 261.21 of title 40, Code of Fed5 eral Regulations; 

6 ‘‘(IV) switches or any other de7 vices containing mercury; 

8 ‘‘(V) hexavalent chromium; 

9 ‘‘(VI) other than batteries de10 scribed in subclause (III), items con11 taining antimony, barium, cadmium, 

12 lead, thallium, beryllium, arsenic, or 

13 selenium, including— 

14 ‘‘(aa) circuit boards; 

15 ‘‘(bb) printer drums; 

16 ‘‘(cc) liquid crystal displays; 

17 ‘‘(dd) flatscreen glass; and 

18 ‘‘(ee) light emitting diodes; 

19 or 

20 ‘‘(ii) any other covered electronic 

21 equipment, or materials derived therefrom, 

22 containing any other toxic material, in ele23 mental or compound form, identified by 

24 the Administrator under subsection (c). 


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1 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘restricted 

2 electronic waste’ shall not apply to items de3 scribed in this subparagraph. 

4 ‘‘(i) DE MINIMIS.—Covered electronic 

5 equipment described in subparagraphs 

6 (A)(i)(VI) and (A)(ii), including separated 

7 component streams (such as plastics or 

8 metals), which does not exceed de minimis 

9 levels set by the Administrator under sub10 section (d). 

11 ‘‘(ii) REUSE.—Covered electronic 

12 equipment that is— 

13 ‘‘(I) tested, pursuant to sub14 section (i)(1), prior to export and 

15 found to be— 

16 ‘‘(aa) functional for the pur17 pose for which the equipment 

18 was designed, or, in the case of 

19 multifunction devices, fully func20 tional for at least one of the pri21 mary purposes for which the 

22 equipment was designed; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) appropriately pack24 aged for shipment to prevent the 

25 equipment from losing 


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1 functionality due to damage dur2 ing transit; and 

3 ‘‘(II) appropriately labeled or 

4 marked pursuant to subsection 

5 (i)(3)(A). 

6 ‘‘(iii) CERTAIN CATHODE RAY TUBE

7 GLASS.—Furnace-ready cathode ray tube 

8 glass cullet, cleaned of all phosphors, that 

9 the competent authority in the importing 

10 country declares in writing is not waste, to 

11 be used as— 

12 ‘‘(I) a direct feedstock in a lead13 glass manufacturing furnace; or 

14 ‘‘(II) another feedstock applica15 tion that does not require further 

16 processing or preparation other than 

17 quality control. 

18 ‘‘(iv) WARRANTIES.—Customer re19 turns, to point of sale, to original equip20 ment manufacturers, or to contractual 

21 warranty collectors, of recently purchased 

22 covered electronic equipment— 

23 ‘‘(I) that is either— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) under original equip2 ment manufacturer warranty to 

3 customers; or 

4 ‘‘(bb) under warranty from 

5 the original design manufacturer 

6 or original component manufac7 turer to the original equipment 

8 manufacturer, or otherwise re9 turned by the original purchaser 

10 of the electronic equipment, due 

11 to defect or customer dissatisfac12 tion, and the manufacturer ac13 cepts such returns for the pur14 poses of repair or replacement in 

15 order to return to the customer a 

16 functional working product or 

17 part of the same type and model, 

18 except that products and parts 

19 covered in this item shall not in20 clude— 

21 ‘‘(AA) covered elec22 tronic equipment accepted 

23 for return from individuals 

24 or businesses under general 

25 takeback, recycling, trade-in 


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1 (for purposes of recycling, 

2 disposal, sales promotions, 

3 or obtaining credit for prod4 uct purchases or leases) or 

5 buy-back programs, events, 

6 or policies designed to col7 lect used or waste electronic 

8 equipment; 

9 ‘‘(BB) covered elec10 tronic equipment returned at 

11 the end of leases to cus12 tomers; or 

13 ‘‘(CC) covered elec14 tronic equipment collected 

15 by asset recovery programs; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(II) where any export of such 

18 covered electronic equipment is to a 

19 country from whose competent au20 thority the Administrator receives 

21 written consent pursuant to sub22 section (h)(1). 

23 ‘‘(v) RECALLS.—Recalls of covered 

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1 facturer, or original component manufac2 turer where— 

3 ‘‘(I) the covered electronic equip4 ment is subject to recall notice issued 

5 by the Consumer Product Safety 

6 Commission or other pertinent Fed7 eral authority; 

8 ‘‘(II) the original design manu9 facturer or original component manu10 facturer requires the defective covered 

11 electronic equipment to be physically 

12 returned to that manufacturer as a 

13 term of the warranty; and 

14 ‘‘(III) any export of recalled cov15 ered electronic equipment is to a 

16 country from whose competent au17 thority the Administrator receives 

18 written consent pursuant to sub19 section (h)(1). 

20 ‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING

21 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS.—Any reference to a chemical 

22 element shall be construed to be a reference to that 

23 element in compound or elemental form. 

24 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIP25 MENT AND RESTRICTED MATERIALS.—Not later than 18 


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1 months after the date of enactment of this section, the 

2 Administrator shall, after notice and opportunity for pub3 lic comment, and after consultation with appropriate Fed4 eral and State agencies, develop and promulgate proce5 dures for identifying— 

6 ‘‘(1) similar electronic equipment to add to the 

7 list of covered electronic equipment under subsection 

8 (b)(2); and 

9 ‘‘(2) additional restricted toxic materials to add 

10 to the list in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), the presence of 

11 which in covered electronic equipment poses a poten12 tial hazard to human health or the environment. 

13 Such procedures shall include a method for any interested 

14 party to propose a new product or material for review by 

15 the Administrator. 

16 ‘‘(d) DE MINIMIS LEVELS.—Not later than 18 

17 months after the date of enactment of this section, the 

18 Administrator shall, after notice and opportunity for pub19 lic comment, and after consultation with appropriate Fed20 eral and State agencies, develop and promulgate proce21 dures for identifying de minimis levels for restricted elec22 tronic waste described in subparagraphs (A)(i)(VI) and 

23 (A)(ii) of subsection (b)(3), below which such waste is de24 termined by the Administrator not to pose a potential haz25 ard to human health or the environment. 


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1 ‘‘(e) COUNTRIES TO WHICH PROHIBITION AP2 PLIES.—The countries referred to in subsection (a) are all 

3 countries which are not— 

4 ‘‘(1) members of the Organisation for Economic 

5 Co-operation and Development or the European 

6 Union; or 

7 ‘‘(2) Liechtenstein. 

8 ‘‘(f) NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATOR.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), no person shall export covered electronic 

11 equipment described in subsection (b)(3)(B) to a 

12 country described in subsection (e) unless, not later 

13 than 60 days before the initial export shipment, such 

14 person transmits to the Administrator written notice 

15 of an intended export. Such a notification may cover 

16 export activities extending over a maximum of 12 

17 months for the same type of covered electronic 

18 equipment, exported to the same facility via the 

19 same transit countries. The notification shall include 

20 the following information: 

21 ‘‘(A) The name, mailing address, telephone 

22 number, and if applicable, the Environmental 

23 Protection Agency or Resource Conservation 

24 and Recovery Act identification number. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Documentation of licensing of the ex2 porter under subsection (g). 

3 ‘‘(C) The name and site address of the 

4 consignee and any alternate consignee. 

5 ‘‘(D) A statement from the exporter that 

6 includes— 

7 ‘‘(i) a description of the type and total 

8 quantity of covered electronic equipment 

9 that will be exported to the consignee; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the estimated frequency or rate 

11 at which such covered electronic equipment 

12 is to be exported, and the period of time 

13 over which such covered electronic equip14 ment is to be exported; 

15 ‘‘(iii) all points of entry to and depar16 ture from each country through which the 

17 covered electronic equipment will pass in 

18 transit; 

19 ‘‘(iv) a description of the means by 

20 which each shipment of the covered elec21 tronic equipment will be transported, in22 cluding the mode of transportation and 

23 type or types of container; and 

24 ‘‘(v) a description of the manner in 

25 which the covered electronic equipment will 


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1 be treated, stored, or disposed of in the re2 ceiving country. 

3 ‘‘(E) A list of all transit countries through 

4 which the covered electronic equipment will be 

5 transported, and a description of the approxi6 mate length of time the covered electronic 

7 equipment will remain in each country and the 

8 nature of its handling while there. 

9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of para10 graph (1) shall not apply with respect to exports of 

11 covered electronic equipment described in subsection 

12 (b)(3)(B)(i), or exports of covered electronic equip13 ment described in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii). 

14 ‘‘(g) LICENSES.—In order to export covered elec15 tronic equipment to a country described in subsection (e) 

16 under the exceptions to restricted electronic waste in sub17 section (b)(3)(B), an entity shall obtain a license for such 

18 export that is issued by the Administrator in accordance 

19 with regulations issued under subsection (i)(2). 

20 ‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL EXPORT CONDITIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) WARRANTIES AND RECALLS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person shall ex23 port covered electronic equipment to a country 

24 described in subsection (e) under the exceptions 


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1 to restricted electronic waste in subsections 

2 (b)(3)(B)(iv) or (v) unless— 

3 ‘‘(i) the export is made by an original 

4 equipment manufacturer or its contractual 

5 agent to the original design manufacturer 

6 or original component manufacturer’s site 

7 of last assembly, or to a company con8 tracted to make warranty repairs, for the 

9 purposes of business credit to the original 

10 equipment manufacturer, repair or refur11 bishment and subsequent reuse, or replace12 ment; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the original equipment manufac14 turer has a presence and assets in the 

15 United States; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) the person who exports the cov17 ered electronic equipment— 

18 ‘‘(I) keeps copies of normal busi19 ness records, such as contracts, dem20 onstrating that each shipment of ex21 ported covered electronic equipment is 

22 intended for repair or refurbishment 

23 and subsequent reuse, or replacement, 

24 which documentation shall be retained 


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1 for a period of at least 3 years after 

2 the date of export; and 

3 ‘‘(II) submits an annual report to 

4 the Administrator on the amount and 

5 types of waste resulting from the re6 furbishment or replacement process, 

7 and how it was disposed of or recy8 cled, which shall include— 

9 ‘‘(aa) number and weight of 

10 units of products returned by the 

11 original equipment manufacturer 

12 for repair, refurbishment, or re13 placement listed by category and 

14 country of destination; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) the covered electronic 

16 equipment, or materials derived 

17 therefrom, sent onward to fur18 ther reuse, disposal, or recycling 

19 following repair, refurbishment, 

20 or replacement, listed by weight, 

21 a description of the wastes, and 

22 the ultimate country destination. 

23 ‘‘(B) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONSENT.— 

24 ‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—No person shall 

25 export covered electronic equipment to a 


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1 country described in subsection (e) under 

2 the exceptions to restricted electronic waste 

3 in subsections (b)(3)(B)(iv) or (v) until the 

4 Administrator— 

5 ‘‘(I) obtains the written consent 

6 of the competent authority of the re7 ceiving country, and of each country 

8 through which the covered electronic 

9 equipment will pass in transit; and 

10 ‘‘(II) transmits to the exporter 

11 an Acknowledgment of Consent re12 flecting receipt of each country’s con13 sent. 

14 ‘‘(ii) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION.—In co15 operation with other appropriate agencies, 

16 the Administrator shall provide notification 

17 in writing of an intended export submitted 

18 under subsection (f) to the receiving coun19 try and any transit countries. 

20 ‘‘(iii) CONSENT AND EXPORTER NOTI21 FICATION.—When the receiving country 

22 and all transit countries consent in writing 

23 to the receipt or transit of the covered elec24 tronic equipment, the Administrator shall 

25 transmit an Acknowledgment of Consent to 


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1 the exporter. The consent from a receiving 

2 or transit country may be for a notice of 

3 multiple shipments or a specified duration 

4 as described in subsection (f). The exporter 

5 shall attach a copy of the Acknowledgment 

6 of Consent to the shipping papers or equiv7 alent documents to ensure that the Ac8 knowledgment of Consent accompanies the 

9 shipment of covered electronic equipment. 

10 ‘‘(C) WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT.—Where 

11 the receiving country or a transit country ob12 jects to receipt or transit of the covered elec13 tronic equipment, or withdraws a prior consent, 

14 the Administrator shall notify the exporter in 

15 writing. 

16 ‘‘(2) REUSE.—No person shall export covered 

17 electronic equipment to a country described in sub18 section (e) under the exception to restricted elec19 tronic waste in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii) unless such 

20 covered electronic equipment is accompanied by doc21 umentation that is available for review, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) documentation of licensing of the ex23 porter under subsection (g); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) a declaration signed by an officer or 

2 designated representative of the exporter assert3 ing that such equipment— 

4 ‘‘(i) was tested, pursuant to sub5 section (i)(1), after it was removed from 

6 service, or after it was repaired or refur7 bished, and is functional in accordance 

8 with the requirements of subsection 

9 (b)(3)(B)(ii); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) is being exported for the purpose 

11 of direct reuse, and not for recycling or 

12 final disposal. 

13 ‘‘(3) DE MINIMIS EXPORTS.—No person shall 

14 export covered electronic equipment described in 

15 subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) unless such equipment is ac16 companied by documentation of licensing of the ex17 porter under subsection (g). 

18 ‘‘(4) CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.—In the case of 

19 a routed export transaction of covered electronic 

20 equipment under the exceptions to restricted elec21 tronic waste in subsection (b)(3)(B) where the ex22 porter of record is a Foreign Principle Party in In23 terest (FFPI), then the U.S. Principle Party in In24 terest (USPPI) is responsible for compliance with 


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1 the requirements of this section, including the licens2 ing requirements under subsection (g). 

3 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after 

4 the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 

5 shall issue regulations for carrying out this section, includ6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) Testing requirements for covered electronic 

8 equipment proposed to be exported pursuant to the 

9 exception to restricted electronic waste in subsection 

10 (b)(3)(B)(ii). 

11 ‘‘(2) Establishing a process for licensing entities 

12 under subsection (g), including requirements that 

13 entities proposing to export covered electronic equip14 ment under the exceptions to restricted electronic 

15 waste in subsection (b)(3)(B) must meet to obtain a 

16 license, including documentation that— 

17 ‘‘(A) the exporter has an adequate physical 

18 presence in the United States, as determined by 

19 the Administrator, in order to be able to phys20 ically manage the equipment being exported; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(B) with respect to covered electronic 

23 equipment that is being exported for reuse pur24 suant to the exception to restricted electronic 

25 waste in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), the exporter 


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1 has procedures and controls in place to ensure 

2 that adequate testing, pursuant to paragraph 

3 (1), will occur to determine the functionality of 

4 such equipment, in accordance with the require5 ments of such subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii). 

6 ‘‘(3) In consultation with the appropriate Fed7 eral agency or agencies, provisions for an efficient 

8 export control regime which will allow for— 

9 ‘‘(A) requiring a person exporting under 

10 this section to use appropriate labeling or 

11 marking, distinguishing among— 

12 ‘‘(i) covered electronic equipment as 

13 permitted under this section; 

14 ‘‘(ii) restricted electronic waste de15 scribed in this section; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) tested working covered electronic 

17 equipment as permitted under this section; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) enforcement mechanisms, tests, and 

20 procedures in coordination with enforcement 

21 procedures administered by other appropriate 

22 Federal agencies, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) procedures to ensure that exports 

24 of covered electronic equipment under the 

25 exception to restricted electronic waste in 


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1 subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii) without proper 

2 documentation required under subsection 

3 (h)(2) shall not proceed out of the port; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) procedures whereby entities who 

6 obtain a license for export under sub7 section (g) will forfeit such license for vio8 lation of this section. 

9 ‘‘(4) Establishing a registry of violators, where10 by any person or entity found to be exporting re11 stricted electronic waste in violation of this section 

12 shall be listed on a public registry on a website 

13 maintained by the Administrator for a period of 5 

14 years after each violation.’’. 

15 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 

16 of contents for the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended 

17 by adding after the item relating to section 3024 the fol18 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 3025. Electronic waste export restrictions.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 

20 (a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 3008(d) of the 

21 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6928(d)) is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 

24 (6); 


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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 

2 (7)(B); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(8) knowingly exports restricted electronic 

6 waste in violation of section 3025;’’. 

7 (b) INSPECTIONS.—Section 3007(a) of the Solid 

8 Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6927(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘or restricted electronic 

10 wastes’’ after ‘‘or has handled hazardous wastes’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘or restricted electronic 

13 wastes’’ after ‘‘or other place where hazardous 

14 wastes’’. 

15 SEC. 4. CRITICAL MINERALS AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS 

16 RECYCLING RESEARCH. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis19 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ20 mental Protection Agency. 

21 (2) CRITICAL MINERALS.—The term ‘‘critical 

22 mineral’’ means any of the following chemical ele23 ments in any physical form or chemical combination: 

24 (A) Antimony. 

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1 (C) Cobalt. 

2 (D) Fluorspar. 

3 (E) Gallium. 

4 (F) Germanium. 

5 (G) Graphite. 

6 (H) Indium. 

7 (I) Magnesium. 

8 (J) Niobium. 

9 (K) Platinum group metals (PGMs). 

10 (L) Tantalum. 

11 (M) Tungsten. 

12 (N) Other elements identified by the Sec13 retary as in critical supply. 

14 (3) RARE EARTH ELEMENTS.—The term ‘‘rare 

15 earth element’’ means any of the following chemical 

16 elements in any physical form or chemical combina17 tion: 

18 (A) Scandium. 

19 (B) Yttrium. 

20 (C) Lanthanum. 

21 (D) Cerium. 

22 (E) Praseodymium. 

23 (F) Neodymium. 

24 (G) Promethium. 

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1 (I) Europium. 

2 (J) Gadolinium. 

3 (K) Terbium. 

4 (L) Dysprosium. 

5 (M) Holmium. 

6 (N) Erbium. 

7 (O) Thulium. 

8 (P) Ytterbium. 

9 (Q) Lutetium. 

10 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of Energy. 

12 (b) RESEARCH ON CRITICAL MINERALS AND RARE

13 EARTH ELEMENTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES.—The Sec14 retary, in consultation with the Administrator and the 

15 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall assist 

16 in, and coordinate the development of, research in the re17 covering and recycling of critical minerals and rare earth 

18 elements found in electronic devices. 

19 (c) GRANTS.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 

21 competitive research application program under which the 

22 Secretary shall provide grants to applicants to conduct re23 search on one or more of the following activities: 


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1 (1) The safe removal, separation, and recycling 

2 of critical minerals and rare earth elements from 

3 electronics. 

4 (2) Technology, component, and material design 

5 of electronics more suitable for disassembly and re6 cycling of critical minerals and rare earth elements. 

7 (3) Collection, logistics, and reverse supply 

8 chain optimization as related to recycling critical 

9 minerals and rare earth elements from electronics. 

10 (d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

11 issue requirements for applying for grants under sub12 section (c). 

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