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gress a report describing the outreach con-
ducted under paragraph (4). 
(B) PROJECT EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date on which the Ad-
ministrator establishes the pilot program, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the effectiveness of projects carried 
out under the pilot program. 
(6) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which the Administrator sub-
mits to Congress the report required under para-
graph (5)(B), the Administrator shall initiate a rule-
making to address abatement and mitigation of 
microplastics in the locations described in paragraph 
(3) using technologies and methods tested under the 
pilot program. 
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(e) 
NATIONAL
INSTITUTES
OF
HEALTH
RE-
SEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Institutes of Health shall conduct or support re-
search on the presence of microplastics in the 
human body, which may include determining how 
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the presence of microplastics in organs and biospeci-
mens, including urine, breastmilk, and stool, impacts 
human health. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually for each 
of the 4 years thereafter, the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress, 
and make publicly available, a report that provides 
an overview of the research conducted or supported 
under this subsection, together with any relevant 
findings. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 206. REDUCING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN AGRI-
CULTURE. 
(a) BIODEGRADABLE WEED BARRIERS PRACTICES 
UNDER EQIP.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall des-
ignate a project to replace the use of on-farm plastic weed 
barriers and weed mitigants with nonplastic, biodegrad-
able alternatives as an agricultural conservation practice 
or enhancement that meets the requirement described in 
section 21001(a)(1)(B)(iii) of Public Law 117–169 (136 
Stat. 2016) (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction 
Act of 2022’’). 
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(b) SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FARM PRODUCT PACK-
AGING REDUCTION GRANTS.—Section 210A of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) supports the reduction of single-use plas-
tics from the post-production distribution packaging 
of agricultural producers; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 
as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (i) (as so re-
designated), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘subsection (i)(3)(E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (j)(3)(E)’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(f) SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FARM PRODUCT PACK-
AGING REDUCTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service and in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 
shall provide grants to eligible entities described in 
paragraph (2) to significantly reduce or eliminate 
single-use plastics from the post-production distribu-
tion packaging of the entities. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be 
eligible for a grant under paragraph (1) if the entity 
is— 
‘‘(A) an independent producer, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, of a value-added agri-
cultural product; or 
‘‘(B) an agricultural producer group, farm-
er or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled 
producer-based business venture, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 
provided under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 
$250,000. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of a grant provided 
under paragraph (1) shall be 3 years. 
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‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) beginning farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(B) veteran farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(C) organic and regenerative farmers; and 
‘‘(D) socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2032.’’. 
TITLE III—PLASTIC PELLET- 
FREE WATERS 
SEC. 301. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, 
SPILLS, AND RUNOFF FROM PLASTIC POLY-
MER 
PRODUCTION 
FACILITIES, 
PLASTIC 
MOLDING AND FORMING FACILITIES, AND 
OTHER POINT SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH 
THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PLAS-
TIC PELLETS OR OTHER PREPRODUCTION 
PLASTIC MATERIALS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’) shall promulgate a final rule to ensure that— 
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(1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other 
preproduction plastic materials (including discharge 
into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities reg-
ulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act), is prohibited; 
(2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other 
preproduction plastic materials (including discharge 
into wastewater and other runoff) from a point 
source (as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that 
makes, uses, packages, or transports those plastic 
pellets and other preproduction plastic materials is 
prohibited; and 
(3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) are reflected in— 
(A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other 
permits issued by the Administrator and State- 
delegated programs under section 402 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1342) to facilities and other point sources (as 
defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362)) that make, use, package, or transport 
plastic pellets or other preproduction plastic 
materials, as determined by the Administrator, 
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in addition to other applicable limits and stand-
ards; and 
(B) all standards of performance promul-
gated under section 312(p) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources 
(as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 
U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or 
transport plastic pellets or other preproduction 
plastic materials, as determined by the Admin-
istrator. 
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