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by such member for 1 round trip by such member between 
2 locations within the United States in connection with 
leave taken under the Central Command Rest and Recuper-
ation Leave Program during the period beginning on Sep-
tember 25, 2003, and ending on December 18, 2003. 
TITLE VIII—SOLID WASTE 
DISPOSAL 
SEC. 8001. INCREASED USE OF RECOVERED MINERAL COM-
PONENT IN FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS 
INVOLVING PROCUREMENT OF CEMENT OR 
CONCRETE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6005. INCREASED USE OF RECOVERED MINERAL COM-
PONENT IN FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS 
INVOLVING PROCUREMENT OF CEMENT OR 
CONCRETE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY
HEAD.—The term ‘agency head’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
‘‘(B) the head of each other Federal agency 
that on a regular basis procures, or provides 
Federal funds to pay or assist in paying the cost
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of procuring, material for cement or concrete 
projects. 
‘‘(2) CEMENT
OR
CONCRETE
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘cement or concrete project’ means a project for 
the construction or maintenance of a highway or 
other transportation facility or a Federal, State, or 
local government building or other public facility 
that— 
‘‘(A) involves the procurement of cement or 
concrete; and 
‘‘(B) is carried out in whole or in part 
using Federal funds. 
‘‘(3) RECOVERED
MINERAL
COMPONENT.—The 
term ‘recovered mineral component’ means— 
‘‘(A) ground granulated blast furnace slag; 
‘‘(B) coal combustion fly ash; and 
‘‘(C) any other waste material or byproduct 
recovered or diverted from solid waste that the 
Administrator, in consultation with an agency 
head, determines should be treated as recovered 
mineral component under this section for use in 
cement or concrete projects paid for, in whole or 
in part, by the agency head. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator and each agency head shall take such actions 
as are necessary to implement fully all procurement 
requirements and incentives in effect as of the date of 
enactment of this section (including guidelines under 
section 6002) that provide for the use of cement and 
concrete incorporating recovered mineral component 
in cement or concrete projects. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1) 
an agency head shall give priority to achieving great-
er use of recovered mineral component in cement or 
concrete projects for which recovered mineral compo-
nents historically have not been used or have been 
used only minimally. 
‘‘(3) CONFORMANCE.—The Administrator and 
each agency head shall carry out this subsection in 
accordance with section 6002. 
‘‘(c) FULL IMPLEMENTATION STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in co-
operation with the Secretary of Transportation and 
the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study to de-
termine the extent to which current procurement re-
quirements, when fully implemented in accordance 
with subsection (b), may realize energy savings and
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environmental benefits attainable with substitution of 
recovered mineral component in cement used in ce-
ment or concrete projects. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The study 
shall— 
‘‘(A) quantify the extent to which recovered 
mineral components are being substituted for 
Portland cement, particularly as a result of cur-
rent procurement requirements, and the energy 
savings and environmental benefits associated 
with that substitution; 
‘‘(B) identify all barriers in procurement 
requirements to greater realization of energy sav-
ings and environmental benefits, including bar-
riers resulting from exceptions from current law; 
and 
‘‘(C)(i) identify potential mechanisms to 
achieve greater substitution of recovered mineral 
component in types of cement or concrete projects 
for which recovered mineral components histori-
cally have not been used or have been used only 
minimally; 
‘‘(ii) evaluate the feasibility of establishing 
guidelines or standards for optimized substi-
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tution rates of recovered mineral component in 
those cement or concrete projects; and 
‘‘(iii) identify any potential environmental 
or economic effects that may result from greater 
substitution of recovered mineral component in 
those cement or concrete projects. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report on the study. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
Unless the study conducted under subsection (c) identifies 
any effects or other problems described in subsection 
(c)(2)(C)(iii) that warrant further review or delay, the Ad-
ministrator and each agency head shall, not later than 1 
year after the release of the report in accordance with sub-
section (c)(3), take additional actions authorized under this 
Act to establish procurement requirements and incentives 
that provide for the use of cement and concrete with in-
creased substitution of recovered mineral component in the 
construction and maintenance of cement or concrete 
projects, so as to— 
‘‘(1) realize more fully the energy savings and 
environmental benefits associated with increased sub-
stitution; and
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‘‘(2) eliminate barriers identified under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the requirements of section 6002 (including the guide-
lines and specifications for implementing those require-
ments).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 6004 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 6005. Increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded 
projects involving procurement of cement or concrete.’’. 
SEC. 8002. USE OF GRANULAR MINE TAILINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961 et seq.) (as amended by section 
8001(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6006. USE OF GRANULAR MINE TAILINGS. 
‘‘(a) MINE TAILINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Trans-
portation and heads of other Federal agencies, shall 
establish criteria (including an evaluation of whether 
to establish a numerical standard for concentration of 
lead and other hazardous substances) for the safe and 
environmentally protective use of granular mine
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tailings from the Tar Creek, Oklahoma Mining Dis-
trict, known as ‘chat’, for— 
‘‘(A) cement or concrete projects; and 
‘‘(B) transportation construction projects 
(including transportation construction projects 
involving the use of asphalt) that are carried 
out, in whole or in part, using Federal funds. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing criteria 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall con-
sider— 
‘‘(A) the current and previous uses of 
granular mine tailings as an aggregate for as-
phalt; and 
‘‘(B) any environmental and public health 
risks and benefits derived from the removal, 
transportation, 
and 
use 
in 
transportation 
projects of granular mine tailings. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—In establishing 
the criteria under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall solicit and consider comments from the public. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF CRITERIA.—On the es-
tablishment of the criteria under paragraph (1), any 
use of the granular mine tailings described in para-
graph (1) in a transportation project that is carried
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out, in whole or in part, using Federal funds, shall 
meet the criteria established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF SECTIONS.—Nothing in this section 
or section 6005 affects any requirement of any law (includ-
ing a regulation) in effect on the date of enactment of this 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
prec. 6901) (as amended by section 8001(b)) is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 6005 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 6006. Use of granular mine tailings.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.