I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8784 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the United 
States Agency for International Development to accept or purchase used 
property for planning and implementation of wind energy programs under 
that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. PHILLIPS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize 
the United States Agency for International Development 
to accept or purchase used property for planning and 
implementation of wind energy programs under that Act. 
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 ‘‘Worldwide Wind Tur-
bine Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Eighty-five to 90 percent of a wind turbine 
is recyclable, and is done so economically. However, 
some pieces of the turbine, notably the blade, do not 
have economical recycling options in the United 
States. 
(2) These blades are often made out of either 
glass or carbon fiber and held together with a series 
of resins and polymers. 
(3) These blades are built to last for decades 
and withstand the harshest conditions, making their 
strength their weakness for recyclability. 
(4) Currently, these blades are landfilled at a 
low cost and because they are an inert product, can 
safely be stored for long periods of time without con-
taminating local soil or aquifers. 
(5) These blades often have useful life left and 
can be used on a new turbine, potentially lowering 
costs on other projects or enabling projects that may 
not otherwise have been carried out. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPT 
OR PURCHASE USED PROPERTY FOR PLAN-
NING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WIND EN-
ERGY PROGRAMS. 
Section 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151d) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT OR PURCHASE USED 
PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
is authorized to accept as donation or purchase, use, 
and dispose of used property for the planning and 
implementation of wind energy programs under this 
chapter as appropriate and consistent with country 
needs and the Agency’s Country Development Co-
operation Strategy. In the case of donation of used 
property described in this paragraph, the Adminis-
trator shall require the donor to provide the Admin-
istrator with information on the age and origins of 
the used property. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF APPLI-
CATIONS.—The Administrator shall establish a proc-
ess to— 
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‘‘(A) consider applications submitted to the 
Administrator for the donation of used property 
described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) approve any such application if the 
Administrator determines that it meets the re-
quirements described in paragraph (1).’’. 
Æ 
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