cient battery material processing 
opportunities 
throughout 
the 
manufacturing process; and 
(bb) supply chain logistics. 
(4) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) DAVIS-BACON.—Any laborer or me-
chanic employed by any contractor or subcon-
tractor in the performance of work on a project 
funded by a grant awarded under this sub-
section shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar projects in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(B) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the 
labor standards specified in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the program $3,500,000,000 for 
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the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to re-
main available until expended. 
(c) BATTERY
MANUFACTURING
AND
RECYCLING 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish within the Office of Energy Ef-
ficiency and Renewable Energy a battery manufac-
turing and recycling grant program (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘program’’). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is 
to ensure that the United States has a viable domes-
tic manufacturing and recycling capability to sup-
port and sustain a North American battery supply 
chain. 
(3) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Under the program, 
the Secretary shall award grants to eligible en-
tities— 
(i) to carry out 1 or more demonstra-
tion projects for advanced battery compo-
nent 
manufacturing, 
advanced 
battery 
manufacturing, and recycling; 
(ii) to construct 1 or more new com-
mercial-scale advanced battery component 
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manufacturing, advanced battery manufac-
turing, or recycling facilities in the United 
States; and 
(iii) to retool, retrofit, or expand 1 or 
more existing facilities located in the 
United States and determined qualified by 
the Secretary for advanced battery compo-
nent 
manufacturing, 
advanced 
battery 
manufacturing, and recycling. 
(B) AMOUNT LIMITATION.—The amount of 
a grant awarded under the program shall be 
not less than— 
(i) $50,000,000 for an eligible entity 
carrying out 1 or more projects described 
in subparagraph (A)(i); 
(ii) $100,000,000 for an eligible entity 
carrying out 1 or more projects described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
(iii) $50,000,000 for an eligible entity 
carrying out 1 or more projects described 
in subparagraph (A)(iii). 
(C) 
PRIORITY; 
CONSIDERATION.—In 
awarding grants to eligible entities under the 
program, the Secretary shall— 
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(i) give priority to an eligible entity 
that— 
(I) is located and operates in the 
United States; 
(II) is owned by a United States 
entity; 
(III) deploys North American- 
owned intellectual property and con-
tent; 
(IV) represents consortia or in-
dustry partnerships; and 
(V)(aa) if the eligible entity will 
use the grant for advanced battery 
component manufacturing, will not 
use battery material supplied by or 
originating from a foreign entity of 
concern; or 
(bb) if the eligible entity will use 
the grant for battery recycling, will 
not export recovered critical materials 
to a foreign entity of concern; and 
(ii) take into consideration whether a 
project— 
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(I) provides workforce opportuni-
ties in low- and moderate-income or 
rural communities; 
(II) provides workforce opportu-
nities in communities that have lost 
jobs due to the displacements of fossil 
energy jobs; 
(III) encourages partnership with 
universities and laboratories to spur 
innovation and drive down costs; 
(IV) partners with Indian Tribes; 
(V) takes into account— 
(aa) greenhouse gas emis-
sions reductions and energy effi-
cient battery material processing 
opportunities 
throughout 
the 
manufacturing process; and 
(bb) supply chain logistics; 
and 
(VI) utilizes feedstock produced 
in the United States. 
(4) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) DAVIS-BACON.—Any laborer or me-
chanic employed by any contractor or subcon-
tractor in the performance of work on a project 
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funded by a grant awarded under this sub-
section shall be paid wages at rates not less 
than those prevailing on similar projects in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 
(B) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the 
labor standards specified in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the program $6,500,000,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to re-
main available until expended. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the grant programs established under subsections (b) 
and (c), including, with respect to each grant program, 
a description of— 
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