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(D) incentive prize competitions and chal-
lenges in coordination with such existing Fed-
eral agency programs; and 
(E) grants, loans, and loan guarantees to 
aid in the technology transfer and commer-
cialization of sustainable chemicals, materials, 
processes, and products; 
(2) collect and disseminate information on sus-
tainable chemistry research, development, technology 
transfer, and commercialization, including informa-
tion on accomplishments and best practices; 
(3) raise awareness of sustainable chemistry 
concepts through public outreach activities; 
(4) expand the education and training of stu-
dents at all levels of education, professional sci-
entists and engineers, and other professionals in-
volved in all aspects of sustainable chemistry and en-
gineering appropriate to that level of education and 
training, including through— 
(A) partnerships with industry as de-
scribed in section 6; 
(B) support for the integration of sustain-
able chemistry principles into elementary, sec-
ondary, undergraduate, and graduate chemistry 
and chemical engineering curriculum and re-
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search training, as appropriate to that level of 
education and training; and 
(C) support for integration of sustainable 
chemistry principles into existing or new profes-
sional development opportunities for profes-
sionals including teachers, faculty, and individ-
uals involved in laboratory research, (product 
development, materials specification and test-
ing, life cycle analysis, and management); 
(5) as relevant to an agency’s programs, exam-
ine methods by which the Federal agencies, in col-
laboration and consultation with the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, may facilitate the 
development or recognition of validated, standard-
ized 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 
publications in collaboration with, as appropriate, in-
dustry, academia, scientific and professional soci-
eties, and other relevant groups; 
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(7) provide for public input and outreach to be 
integrated into the activities described in this section 
by the convening of public discussions, through 
mechanisms such as public meetings, consensus con-
ferences, and educational events, as appropriate; 
(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 na-
tionally recognized awards program through the En-
vironmental 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 
specific product, process, or technology. 
(d) AGENCY BUDGET REPORT.—For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2030, not later than 90 days after 
submission of the President’s annual budget request, the 
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Entity shall prepare and submit to the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works, the Committee on Com-
merce, 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 the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives 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, in-
cluding a breakout of spending for each agency partici-
pating 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 
organizations, consortia, or companies across the value 
chain in the chemical industry, including small- and me-
dium-sized enterprises, to— 
(1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry 
research, development, demonstration, technology 
transfer, and commercialization programs; and 
(2) train students and retrain professional sci-
entists, engineers, and others involved in materials 
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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-
ment of scientists, engineers, and others in-
volved 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 eligi-
ble for support under this section, a partnership in sus-
tainable chemistry shall include at least one private sector 
organization. 
(c) SELECTION
OF PARTNERSHIPS.—In selecting 
partnerships for support under this section, the agencies 
participating in the Entity shall also consider the extent 
to which the applicants are willing and able to dem-
onstrate evidence of support for, and commitment to, the 
goals outlined in the roadmap and report described in sec-
tion 4. 
(d) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.—Financial support 
provided under this section may not be used— 
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