(5) through programs identified by an agency, 
support (including through technical assistance, par-
ticipation, financial support, communications tools, 
awards, or other forms of support) outreach and dis-
semination of sustainable chemistry advances such 
as non-Federal symposia, forums, conferences, and 
publications in collaboration with, as appropriate, in-
dustry, academia, scientific and professional soci-
eties, and other relevant groups; 
(6) provide for public input and outreach to be 
integrated into the activities described in this section 
by the convening of public discussions, through 
mechanisms such as public meetings, consensus con-
ferences, and educational events, as appropriate; 
(7) within each agency, develop metrics to track 
the outputs and outcomes of the programs supported 
by that agency; and 
(8) incentivize or recognize actions that advance 
sustainable chemistry products, processes, or initia-
tives, including through the establishment of a na-
tionally recognized awards program through the En-
vironmental Protection Agency to identify, publicize, 
and celebrate innovations in sustainable chemistry 
and chemical technologies. 
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(c) LIMITATIONS.—Financial support provided under 
this section shall— 
(1) be available only for pre-competitive activi-
ties; and 
(2) not be used to promote the sale of a specific 
product, process, or technology, or to disparage a 
specific product, process, or technology. 
(d) AGENCY BUDGET REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Federal agency and 
department participating in the activities described 
in this section shall, as part of its annual request for 
appropriations to the Office of Management and 
Budget, submit a report to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget that— 
(A) identifies the activities of the agency or 
department that contribute directly to these ac-
tivities; and 
(B) estimates the portion of the agency or 
department’s request for appropriations that is 
intended to be allocated to those activities. 
(2) ANNUAL
BUDGET
REQUEST
TO
CON-
GRESS.—The President shall include in the annual 
budget request to Congress a statement of the por-
tion of the annual budget request for each agency or 
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department that will be allocated to activities under-
taken pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 6. PARTNERSHIPS IN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The agencies participating in the 
Entity may facilitate and support, through financial, tech-
nical, or other assistance, the creation of partnerships be-
tween institutions of higher education, nongovernmental 
organizations, consortia, or companies across the value 
chain in the chemical industry, including small- and me-
dium-sized enterprises, to— 
(1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry 
research, development, demonstration, technology 
transfer, and commercialization programs; and 
(2) train students and retrain professional sci-
entists, engineers, and others involved in materials 
specification on the use of sustainable chemistry con-
cepts and strategies by methods, including— 
(A) developing or recognizing curricular 
materials and courses for undergraduate and 
graduate levels and for the professional develop-
ment of scientists, engineers, and others in-
volved in materials specification; and 
(B) publicizing the availability of profes-
sional development courses in sustainable chem-
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istry and recruiting professionals to pursue 
such courses. 
(b) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—To be eligi-
ble for support under this section, a partnership in sus-
tainable chemistry shall include at least one private sector 
organization. 
(c) SELECTION
OF PARTNERSHIPS.—In selecting 
partnerships for support under this section, the agencies 
participating in the Entity shall also consider the extent 
to which the applicants are willing and able to dem-
onstrate evidence of support for, and commitment to, the 
goals outlined in the roadmap and report described in sec-
tion 4. 
(d) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.—Financial support 
provided under this section may not be used— 
(1) to support or expand a regulatory chemical 
management program at an implementing agency 
under a State law; 
(2) to construct or renovate a building or struc-
ture; or 
(3) to promote the sale of a specific product, 
process, or technology, or to disparage a specific 
product, process, or technology. 
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SEC. 7. PRIORITIZATION. 
In carrying out this Act, the Entity shall focus its 
support for sustainable chemistry activities on those that 
achieve, to the highest extent practicable, the goals out-
lined in the Act. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or 
amend any State law or action with regard to sustainable 
chemistry or green chemistry, as defined by the State. 
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