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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4864 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish grant programs focused on 
battery material processing, manufacturing, and recycling programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2021 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. RYAN, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish grant pro-
grams focused on battery material processing, manufac-
turing, and recycling programs, 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 ‘‘Battery Material Proc-
essing and Component Manufacturing Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. BATTERY MATERIAL PROCESSING GRANTS; BAT-
TERY 
MANUFACTURING 
AND 
RECYCLING 
GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED BATTERY.—The term ‘‘advanced 
battery’’ means a battery that consists of a battery 
cell that can be integrated into a module, pack, or 
system to be used in energy storage applications, in-
cluding electric vehicles and the electric grid. 
(2) ADVANCED BATTERY COMPONENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘advanced 
battery component’’ means a component of an 
advanced battery. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘advanced 
battery component’’ includes materials, en-
hancements, enclosures, anodes, cathodes, elec-
trolytes, cells, and other associated technologies 
that comprise an advanced battery. 
(3) BATTERY MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘battery 
material’’ means the raw and processed form of a 
mineral, metal, chemical, or other material used in 
an advanced battery component. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an entity described in any of paragraphs 
(1) through (5) of section 989(b) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16353(b)). 
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(5) MANUFACTURING.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turing’’, with respect to an advanced battery and an 
advanced battery component, means the industrial 
and chemical steps taken to produce that advanced 
battery or advanced battery component, respectively. 
(6) PROCESSING.—The term ‘‘processing’’, with 
respect to battery material, means the refining of 
materials, including the treating, baking, and coat-
ing processes used to convert raw products into con-
stituent materials employed directly in advanced bat-
tery manufacturing. 
(7) RECYCLING.—The term ‘‘recycling’’ means 
the recovery of materials from advanced batteries to 
be reused in similar applications, including the ex-
tracting, processing, and recoating of battery mate-
rials and advanced battery components. 
(b) BATTERY MATERIAL PROCESSING 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 Fossil En-
ergy a program, to be known as the ‘‘Battery Mate-
rial Processing Grant Program’’ (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘program’’), under which the Sec-
retary shall award grants in accordance with this 
subsection. 
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(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
are— 
(A) to ensure that the United States has 
a viable battery materials processing industry to 
supply the North American battery supply 
chain; 
(B) to expand the capabilities of the 
United States in advanced battery manufac-
turing; 
(C) to enhance national security by reduc-
ing the reliance of the United States on foreign 
competitors for critical materials and tech-
nologies; and 
(D) to enhance the domestic processing ca-
pacity of minerals necessary for battery mate-
rials and advanced batteries. 
(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 in the United States for the 
processing of battery materials; 
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(ii) to construct 1 or more new com-
mercial-scale battery material processing 
facilities in the United States; and 
(iii) to retool, retrofit, or expand 1 or 
more existing battery material processing 
facilities located in the United States and 
determined qualified by the Secretary. 
(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— 
(i) give priority to an eligible entity 
that— 
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(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) will not use battery material 
supplied by or originating from a for-
eign entity of concern; and 
(ii) take into consideration whether a 
project— 
(I) provides workforce opportuni-
ties in low- and moderate-income com-
munities; 
(II) encourages partnership with 
universities and laboratories to spur 
innovation and drive down costs; 
(III) partners with Indian Tribes; 
and 
(IV) takes into account— 
(aa) greenhouse gas emis-
sions reductions and energy effi-
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