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(d)(2)(A) to each customer of that Organization 
that owns or operates a public space in the 
service area of the Organization. 
‘‘(B) QUANTITY.—The quantity of labels 
distributed to an owner or operator of a public 
space under subparagraph (A) shall be reason-
ably sufficient to ensure that a label may be 
placed on each recycling and composting recep-
tacle in that public space. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL LABELS.—If the quan-
tity of labels distributed under subparagraph 
(B) is insufficient, an Organization shall make 
available to owners and operators described in 
subparagraph (A) additional labels to purchase 
or download. 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT OF OWNERS AND OP-
ERATORS.—An owner or operator of a public 
space that receives labels under subparagraph 
(A) shall display the labels on the recycling and 
composting receptacles in that public space. 
‘‘(2) DETAILED VERSION.—An Organization or 
municipality, as applicable, that services a residen-
tial recycling and composting program in the area 
served by an Organization shall display a detailed 
standardized label developed by that Organization 
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under subsection (d)(2)(B) on each recycling and 
composting receptacle used by the residential recy-
cling and composting program. 
‘‘SEC. 12307. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EXPORTS OF 
WASTE. 
‘‘No person may export from the United States plas-
tic waste, plastic parings, or scraps of plastic— 
‘‘(1) to a country that is not a member of the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel-
opment; 
‘‘(2) without the prior informed consent of the 
relevant authorities in a receiving country that is a 
member of the Organization for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development, if those exports— 
‘‘(A) are not of a single, nonhalogenated 
plastic polymer; 
‘‘(B) are contaminated with greater than 
0.5 percent of— 
‘‘(i) other plastics; or 
‘‘(ii) other materials, including— 
‘‘(I) labels, adhesives, varnishes, 
waxes, inks, and paints; and 
‘‘(II) composite materials mixing 
plastics with nonplastic materials; or 
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‘‘(C) are to be re-exported to a country 
that is not a member of the Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development; or 
‘‘(3) that are contaminated with— 
‘‘(A) hazardous chemicals; 
‘‘(B) effective beginning on February 1, 
2023, toxic substances; or 
‘‘(C) other substances, to the extent that 
the export becomes hazardous waste. 
‘‘PART IV—LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFORTS 
‘‘SEC. 12401. PROTECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
‘‘Nothing in this subtitle or section 4056 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 preempts any State or local 
law in effect on or after the date of enactment of this sub-
title that— 
‘‘(1) requires the collection and recycling of 
recyclables in a greater quantity than required under 
section 12105(g); 
‘‘(2) prohibits the sale or distribution of prod-
ucts that are not prohibited under part II; 
‘‘(3) requires products to be made of a greater 
percentage of post-consumer recycled content than 
required under section 12302; 
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‘‘(4) imposes a fee or other charge for products 
not subject to taxation under section 4056 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(5) in any way exceeds the requirements of 
this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 12402. CLEAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Administrator shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ‘Clean Communities Program’, under which 
the Administrator shall leverage smart technology and so-
cial media to provide technical assistance to units of local 
government of States in cost-effectively— 
‘‘(1) identifying concentrated areas of pollution 
in that unit of local government; and 
‘‘(2) implementing source reduction solutions. 
‘‘PART V—REDUCTION OF OTHER SOURCES OF 
PLASTIC POLLUTION 
‘‘SEC. 12501. STUDY AND ACTION ON DERELICT FISHING 
GEAR. 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle, the Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Under Secretary’) shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
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ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) an analysis of the scale of fishing gear 
losses by United States and foreign fisheries, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the variance in the quantity of gear 
lost among— 
‘‘(i) domestic and foreign fisheries; 
‘‘(ii) types of fishing gear; and 
‘‘(iii) methods of fishing; 
‘‘(B) the means by which lost fishing gear 
is transported by ocean currents; and 
‘‘(C) common reasons that fishing gear is 
lost; 
‘‘(2) an evaluation of the ecological, human 
health, and maritime safety impacts of derelict fish-
ing gear, and how those impacts vary across— 
‘‘(A) types of fishing gear; 
‘‘(B) materials used to construct fishing 
gear; and 
‘‘(C) geographic location; 
‘‘(3) recommendations on management meas-
ures— 
‘‘(A) to prevent fishing gear losses; and 
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‘‘(B) to reduce the impacts of lost fishing 
gear; 
‘‘(4) an assessment of the cost of implementing 
management measures described in paragraph (3); 
and 
‘‘(5) an assessment of the impact of fishing 
gear loss attributable to foreign countries. 
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—On submission of the report 
under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall publish 
in the Federal Register for public comment— 
‘‘(1) the report; and 
‘‘(2) a description of the actions the Under Sec-
retary intends to take during the 1-year period after 
the date of publication to reduce litter from, and the 
environmental impacts of, commercial fishing gear. 
‘‘SEC. 12502. MANDATORY FILTRATION STANDARD FOR 
CLOTHES WASHERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BUILT-IN
FILTRATION
UNIT.—The term 
‘built-in filtration unit’ means a required filtration 
unit that is built into a newly manufactured clothes 
washer. 
‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL
CLOTHES
WASHING
BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘commercial clothes washing busi-
ness’ means a business establishment containing 1 
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or more clothes washers, including self-service 
clothes cleaning establishments. 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘low-income individual’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED FILTRATION UNIT.—The term 
‘required filtration unit’ means a filtration unit that 
has a mesh size of not greater than 100 microm-
eters. 
‘‘(5) RETROFIT FILTRATION UNIT.—The term 
‘retrofit filtration unit’ means a required filtration 
unit that— 
‘‘(A) is an-line filtration unit; and 
‘‘(B) may be retrofit onto an existing 
clothes washer. 
‘‘(b) FILTRATION UNITS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND GOVERN-
MENT-CONTRACTED CLOTHES WASHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) not later than January 1, 2023, 
each 
government-contracted 
commercial 
clothes washer has a required filtration 
unit; and 
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‘‘(ii) not later than January 1, 2024, 
each commercial clothes washer and indus-
trial clothes washer has a required filtra-
tion unit. 
‘‘(B) NEW
OR
RETROFIT.—The require-
ment under subparagraph (A) may be met by— 
‘‘(i) the installation of a retrofit filtra-
tion unit on a previously purchased clothes 
washer; or 
‘‘(ii) the purchase of a new clothes 
washer that has a built-in filtration unit. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that all new clothes washers, in-
cluding residential clothes washers, sold in interstate 
commerce in the United States on and after January 
1, 2025, have built-in filtration units. 
‘‘(c) GRANT, LOAN, AND FUNDING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) 
GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTED
CLOTHES 
WASHERS.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
coordinate 
funding among other Federal agencies to ensure 
that the Federal Government meets the requirement 
under subsection (b)(1)(A)(i). 
‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLOTHES 
WASHERS.—The Administrator may provide low-in-
terest or forgivable loans to commercial clothes 
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washing businesses to meet the requirement under 
subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS.—The Administrator may 
provide grants, low-interest loans, or some combina-
tion of grants and low-interest loans to low-income 
individuals to assist low-income individuals in replac-
ing a clothes washer without a built-in filtration unit 
with a clothes washer that has a built-in filtration 
unit. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 12503. STUDY AND ACTION ON MICROFIBER POLLU-
TION REDUCTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator, in 
consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, 
shall establish a competitive grant program to provide 
grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) to 
carry out microfiber pollution reduction projects in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—To be eligible for a grant under 
subsection (a), a microfiber pollution reduction project 
shall accomplish 1 or more of the following objectives: 
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‘‘(1) Improve industry and manufacturing best 
practices to reduce the generation of microfiber pol-
lution— 
‘‘(A) during— 
‘‘(i) the production of textiles; 
‘‘(ii) the lifetime use of textiles; or 
‘‘(iii) the washing and cleaning of tex-
tiles; and 
‘‘(B) with a focus on increasing the use of 
recycled fibers. 
‘‘(2) Improve filtration technology for the re-
moval of microfiber pollution from— 
‘‘(A) washing machines; or 
‘‘(B) wastewater treatment plants. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity that is eligible 
to receive a grant under subsection (a) is— 
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(2) a nonprofit organization; 
‘‘(3) a State, local, or Tribal government; 
‘‘(4) a for-profit organization; 
‘‘(5) a State agency responsible for managing 
wastewater treatment plants; or 
‘‘(6) a Federal agency that has statutory au-
thority to receive transfers of funds. 
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‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall give priority to a 
project that achieves more than 1 of the objectives de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the first grant is provided under subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the results of the microfiber pollution reduction 
projects conducted under this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘SEC. 12504. MICROPLASTICS PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF MICROPLASTIC.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘microplastic’ means a plastic or plastic- 
coated particle that is less than 5 millimeters in any di-
mension. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a pilot program (referred to in this section as the 
‘pilot program’) to test the efficacy and cost effectiveness 
of tools, technologies, and techniques— 
‘‘(1) to remove microplastics from the environ-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) to prevent the release of microplastics into 
the environment. 
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