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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6927 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on new and 
advanced materials, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2020 
Mr. BUCSHON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study 
on new and advanced materials, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing New and 
Advanced Materials Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE OF NEW AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IN THE 
UNITED STATES STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in coordination with the head 
of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall con-
duct a study on the impact of new and advanced 
materials, including synthetically derived or en-
hanced natural properties, on United States busi-
nesses conducting interstate commerce. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study, the Secretary shall do the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Conduct a survey through outreach to 
participating entities to— 
(i) establish a list of the industry sec-
tors that develop, use, or rely on new and 
advanced materials; 
(ii) review how new and advanced ma-
terials are currently being used, as well as 
any potential applications of such mate-
rials; 
(iii) identify any challenges to the de-
velopment and adoption of new and ad-
vanced materials; and 
(iv) review how such materials may be 
used to— 
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(I) advance new products; 
(II) disrupt established patterns 
of commerce; 
(III) enhance infrastructure; 
(IV) develop new energy tech-
nologies; and 
(V) any other potential use of 
such materials. 
(B) Develop and conduct a survey of Fed-
eral activity related to new and advanced mate-
rials to— 
(i) establish a list of Federal agencies 
asserting jurisdiction over industry sectors 
identified under subparagraph (A)(i); 
(ii) develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
agencies regarding new and advanced ma-
terials; 
(iii) identify all interagency activities 
regarding new and advanced materials; 
and 
(iv) identify each Federal rule, regula-
tion, guideline, policy, and Federal policy 
implemented by each Federal agency re-
garding new and advanced materials. 
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(C) Conduct an international survey of 
other countries to establish a compendium at 
least 10 and not more than 15 countries con-
sisting of each country’s national strategy on 
new and advanced materials to determine where 
the United States ranks with respect to the 
adoption of such materials. 
(D) Conduct a survey of the marketplace 
and supply chain of new and advanced mate-
rials to— 
(i) assess the severity of risks posed 
to such marketplace and supply chain; 
(ii) review the ability of foreign gov-
ernments or third parties to exploit such 
supply chain in a manner that raises risks 
to the economic and national security of 
the United States; and 
(iii) identify emerging risks and long- 
term trends in such marketplace and sup-
ply chain. 
(b) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with 
the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations to— 
(A) address any duplicative Federal rule, 
regulation, guideline, policy, and other Federal 
activity acting as a barrier to the adoption of 
new and advanced materials; 
(B) develop and implement a comprehen-
sive plan to promote the adoption of new and 
advanced materials in the United States; 
(C) develop policies that States can adopt 
to encourage the adoption of new and advanced 
materials; 
(D) develop a national strategy to advance 
the position in the world of business sectors in 
the United States on the adoption of new and 
advanced materials; 
(E) develop strategies to mitigate current 
and emerging risks to the marketplace and sup-
ply chain of new and advanced materials; and 
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(F) develop legislation to accomplish such 
recommendations. 
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