development, materials specification and testing, 
life cycle analysis, and management); 
(5) as relevant to an agency’s programs, examine 
methods by which the Federal agencies, in collabora-
tion and consultation with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, may facilitate the devel-
opment or recognition of validated, standardized tools 
for performing sustainability assessments of chemistry 
processes or products; 
(6) 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 publi-
cations in collaboration with, as appropriate, indus-
try, academia, scientific and professional societies, 
and other relevant groups; 
(7) provide for public input and outreach to be 
integrated into the activities described in this section 
by the convening of public discussions, through mech-
anisms such as public meetings, consensus con-
ferences, and educational events, as appropriate; 
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(8) within each agency, develop metrics to track 
the outputs and outcomes of the programs supported 
by that agency; and 
(9) incentivize or recognize actions that advance 
sustainable chemistry products, processes, or initia-
tives, including through the establishment of a nation-
ally recognized awards program through the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to identify, publicize, and 
celebrate innovations in sustainable chemistry and 
chemical technologies. 
(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 spe-
cific product, process, or technology. 
(d) AGENCY BUDGET REPORT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2030, not later than 90 days after sub-
mission of the President’s annual budget request, the Entity 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
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the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that includes a summarized agency 
budget in support of the activities under this Act for the 
fiscal year to which such budget request applies, and for 
the then current fiscal year, including a breakout of spend-
ing for each agency participating in such activities. 
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 or-
ganizations, consortia, or companies across the value chain 
in the chemical industry, including small- and medium- 
sized enterprises, to— 
(1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry re-
search, development, demonstration, technology trans-
fer, 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-
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ment of scientists, engineers, and others involved 
in materials specification; and 
(B) publicizing the availability of profes-
sional development courses in sustainable chem-
istry and recruiting professionals to pursue such 
courses. 
(b) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—To be eligible 
for support under this section, a partnership in sustainable 
chemistry shall include at least one private sector organiza-
tion. 
(c) SELECTION OF PARTNERSHIPS.—In selecting part-
nerships for support under this section, the agencies partici-
pating in the Entity shall also consider the extent to which 
the applicants are willing and able to demonstrate evidence 
of support for, and commitment to, the goals outlined in 
the roadmap and report described in section 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 
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(3) to promote the sale of a specific product, 
process, or technology, or to disparage a specific prod-
uct, process, or technology. 
SEC. 7. PRIORITIZATION. 
In carrying out this Act, the Entity shall focus its sup-
port for sustainable chemistry activities on those that 
achieve, to the highest extent practicable, the goals outlined 
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, as defined by the State. 
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Union Calendar No. 253 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2051 
[Report No. 116–312, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide for Federal coordination of activities 
supporting sustainable chemistry, and for other 
purposes. 
NOVEMBER 26, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology with an amendment 
NOVEMBER 26, 2019 
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed. 
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