I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8092 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
carry out certain activities to protect communities from the harmful 
effects of plastics, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2024 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Ms. MCCOLLUM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agri-
culture, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to carry out certain activities to protect 
communities from the harmful effects of plastics, 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 ‘‘Protecting Commu-
nities from Plastics Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) plastics production is exacerbating the cli-
mate crisis and driving environmental injustice in 
vulnerable communities located near petrochemical 
facilities; 
(2) plastics production is on track to double in 
the decade beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, locking in harmful emissions for decades; 
(3) plastics and other petrochemicals are fore-
casted to become the largest driver of oil and hy-
draulically fractured gas demand by 2050; 
(4) some studies have projected that the plas-
tics industry will emit more greenhouse gas emis-
sions than coal plants in the United States by 2030; 
(5) petrochemical facilities that produce plastics 
are more likely to be located in low-income commu-
nities and communities of color, disproportionately 
exposing those communities to harmful pollutants; 
(6) plastics production and certain disposal fa-
cilities pollute surrounding communities with chemi-
cals that are known to cause cancer, birth defects, 
and other serious illnesses; 
(7) transitioning from the use of fossil fuels for 
power generation and transportation only to replace 
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that demand with more fossil fuel-based plastics pro-
duction— 
(A) is not a viable strategy; and 
(B) fails to protect communities; 
(8) plastics carry impacts throughout the 
lifecycle, including the impacts of— 
(A) oil and gas extraction; 
(B) plastics refining, manufacturing, and 
certain methods of disposal; and 
(C) resulting plastics pollution in commu-
nities and the environment, where the degrad-
ing plastics— 
(i) leach chemical additives; and 
(ii) emit greenhouse gases; 
(9) addressing the plastics crisis requires a shift 
away from single-use plastics in nonessential set-
tings; 
(10) technologies that convert plastics to fuel, 
use plastics for energy generation, generate feed-
stocks for the chemical industry, or produce haz-
ardous waste and toxic air pollution are not a sus-
tainable solution to the plastics crisis; and 
(11) the projected impacts of climate change, 
including rising sea levels, heat, and extreme weath-
er, pose physical risks to facilities involved in plas-
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tics production and disposal, which can increase the 
risk of accidents, additional emissions, and other 
negative impacts on surrounding communities. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) BEVERAGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘beverage’’ 
means any drinkable liquid intended for human 
oral consumption, including— 
(i) water; 
(ii) flavored water; 
(iii) soda water; 
(iv) mineral water; 
(v) beer; 
(vi) a malt beverage; 
(vii) a carbonated soft drink; 
(viii) liquor; 
(ix) tea; 
(x) coffee; 
(xi) hard cider; 
(xii) fruit juice; 
(xiii) an energy or sports drink; 
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(i) a carton; 
(ii) a pouch; or 
(iii) aseptic packaging, such as a 
drink box. 
(4) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity of color’’ means a geographically distinct 
area in which the percentage of the population of the 
community represented by people of color is higher 
than the percentage of the population of the State 
represented by people of color. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—The term ‘‘consultation’’ 
means the meaningful and timely process of— 
(A) seeking, discussing, and carefully con-
sidering the views of fenceline communities in a 
manner that is cognizant of the values of all 
parties; and 
(B) when feasible, seeking agreement 
among the parties. 
(6) COVERED
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
facility’’ means— 
(A) an industrial facility that transforms 
petrochemical gas and liquids into ethylene and 
propylene for later conversion into plastic poly-
mers; 
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(B) an industrial facility that transforms 
ethylene and propylene into any other chemical 
for later conversion into plastic polymers; 
(C) a plastic polymerization, monomer, 
polymer, or resin production facility; 
(D) 
an 
industrial 
facility 
that 
depolymerizes or otherwise breaks down plastic 
polymers into chemical feedstocks for use in 
new products or as fuel; 
(E) an industrial facility that converts, in-
cluding through pyrolysis or gasification, plastic 
polymers into chemical feedstocks; 
(F) an industrial facility that generates 
fuel or energy from plastic polymers through 
waste-to-fuel technology, an incinerator, pyrol-
ysis, gasification, or other similar technology, as 
determined by the Administrator; and 
(G) an industrial facility that produces a 
chemical feedstock for use in the plastics manu-
facturing industry. 
(7) COVERED
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘covered 
product’’ means— 
(A) ethylene; 
(B) propylene; and 
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(C) raw plastic materials in any form, in-
cluding pellets, resin, nurdles, powder, and 
flakes, including— 
(i) polyethylene terephthalate (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘PET’’ or ‘‘PETE’’); 
(ii) high-density polyethylene (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘HDPE’’); 
(iii) low-density polyethylene (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘LDPE’’); 
(iv) polypropylene (commonly referred 
to as ‘‘PP’’); 
(v) polyvinyl chloride (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PVC’’); 
(vi) polystyrene (commonly referred to 
as ‘‘PS’’); and 
(vii) any other plastic polymer deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Adminis-
trator. 
(8) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘en-
vironmental justice’’ means the fair treatment and 
meaningful involvement of all individuals, regardless 
of race, color, national origin, educational level, or 
income, with respect to the development, implemen-
tation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regu-
lations, and policies to ensure that— 
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(A) communities with significant popu-
lations of racial minorities, communities of 
color, Indigenous communities, and low-income 
communities have full access to public informa-
tion and opportunities for meaningful public 
participation with respect to human health and 
environmental planning, regulations, and en-
forcement; 
(B) no community described in subpara-
graph (A) is exposed to a disproportionate bur-
den of the negative human health and environ-
mental impacts of pollution or other environ-
mental hazards; and 
(C) the 17 principles described in the docu-
ment entitled ‘‘The Principles of Environmental 
Justice’’, written and adopted at the First Na-
tional People of Color Environmental Leader-
ship Summit convened on October 24 through 
27, 1991, in Washington, DC, are upheld. 
(9) FENCELINE COMMUNITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘fenceline 
community’’ means a community located near a 
covered facility that has experienced, as a result 
of that location— 
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(i) negative impacts on human health 
and the environment; and 
(ii) systemic socioeconomic disparity 
or another form of injustice with respect to 
policies, regulations, or enforcement. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘fenceline 
community’’ includes a low-income community, 
an Indigenous community, and a community of 
color. 
(10) FOOD
SERVICE
PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘food service product’’ means an item intended to 
deliver a food product, regardless of the recyclability 
or compostability of the item, including— 
(A) a utensil; 
(B) a straw; 
(C) a stirrer; 
(D) a drink cup; 
(E) a drink lid; 
(F) a food package; 
(G) a food container; 
(H) a hinged or lidded container (com-
monly known as a ‘‘clamshell’’); 
(I) a plate; 
(J) a bowl; 
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(K) a meat, fish, seafood, or vegetable 
tray; 
(L) a food wrapper; and 
(M) a beverage container. 
(11) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘In-
digenous community’’ means— 
(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; and 
(D) any other community of Indigenous in-
dividuals, including communities in other coun-
tries. 
(12) LIMITED
ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY
INDI-
VIDUAL.—The term ‘‘limited English proficiency in-
dividual’’ means an individual that— 
(A) does not speak English as their pri-
mary language; or 
(B) has a limited ability to read, speak, 
write, or understand English. 
(13) LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘low-income community’’ means any census block 
group in which 30 percent or more of the population 
are individuals with an annual household income 
equal to, or less than, the greater of— 
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(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(14) MATERIAL
RECOVERY
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘material recovery facility’’ means a solid 
waste management facility that processes materials 
for reuse or recycling. 
(15) MEANINGFUL.—The term ‘‘meaningful’’, 
with respect to involvement by the public in a deter-
mination by a Federal agency, means that— 
(A) potentially affected residents of a com-
munity have an appropriate opportunity to par-
ticipate in decisions relating to a proposed ac-
tivity that will affect the environment or public 
health of the community; 
(B) the public contribution can influence 
the determination by the Federal agency; 
(C) the concerns of all participants are 
taken into consideration in the decisionmaking 
process; and 
(D) the Federal agency— 
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(i) provides to potentially affected 
members of the public accurate informa-
tion, including identifying limited English 
proficiency individuals who need language 
assistance, implementing accessible lan-
guage assistance measures, and providing 
notice to limited English proficiency indi-
viduals for effective engagement in deci-
sions; and 
(ii) facilitates the involvement of po-
tentially affected members of the public. 
(16) PACKAGING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘packaging’’ 
means— 
(i) any package or container, regard-
less of recyclability or compostability; and 
(ii) any separable and distinct mate-
rial component, regardless of recyclability 
or compostability, used for the contain-
ment, protection, handling, delivery, and 
presentation of goods that are sold, offered 
for sale, or distributed to consumers in the 
United States, including through an inter-
net transaction. 
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(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘packaging’’ 
includes— 
(i) an item described in subparagraph 
(A) that is— 
(I) sales packaging or primary 
packaging intended for the consumer 
market; 
(II) service packaging designed 
and intended to be used or filled at 
the point of sale, such as carry-out 
bags, bulk good bags, take-out bags, 
and home delivery food service prod-
ucts; 
(III) secondary packaging used 
to group products for multiunit sale; 
or 
(IV) tertiary packaging used for 
transportation or distribution directly 
to a consumer; and 
(ii) any ancillary element that is— 
(I) hung on, or attached to, a 
product; and 
(II) 
performing 
a 
packaging 
function. 
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(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘packaging’’ 
does not include an item described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) that— 
(i) is used for the long-term protection 
or storage of a product; and 
(ii) has a useful life of not less than 
5 years, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
(17) PHYSICAL CLIMATE RISKS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘physical cli-
mate risks’’ means risks to covered facilities 
and the operations of covered facilities that re-
sult from exposure to physical climate-related 
effects, including— 
(i) increased average global tempera-
tures; 
(ii) increased severity and frequency 
of extreme weather events; 
(iii) increased flooding; 
(iv) sea-level rise; 
(v) increased severity and frequency of 
heat waves; 
(vi) increased frequency of wildfires; 
(vii) decreased arability of farmland; 
and 
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(viii) decreased availability of fresh 
water. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘physical cli-
mate risks’’ includes the risk of additional emis-
sions, accidents, failure of hazardous waste con-
tainment, and other risks resulting from the ex-
posure of covered facilities and the operations 
of covered facilities to physical climate-related 
effects. 
(18) PLASTIC.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘plastic’’ 
means a synthetic or semisynthetic material 
that— 
(i) is synthesized by the polymeriza-
tion of organic substances; and 
(ii) is capable of being shaped into 
various rigid and flexible forms. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘plastic’’ in-
cludes coatings and adhesives described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘plastic’’ 
does not include— 
(i) natural rubber; or 
(ii) naturally occurring polymers, such 
as proteins or starches. 
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(19) PRODUCER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘producer’’ 
means an entity that— 
(i)(I) manufactures a covered product 
or beverage container; and 
(II) owns, or is a licensee of, the 
brand or trademark under which that cov-
ered product or beverage container is— 
(aa) used in a commercial enter-
prise in the United States; 
(bb) sold or offered for sale in 
the United States; or 
(cc) distributed in the United 
States; 
(ii) if no entity described in clause (i) 
exists with respect to a covered product or 
beverage container, owns or, if the owner 
is not located in the United States, is the 
exclusive licensee of a brand or trademark 
under which the covered product or bev-
erage container is used in a commercial en-
terprise, sold or offered for sale, or distrib-
uted, in the United States; or 
(iii) if no entity described in clause (i) 
or (ii) exists with respect to a covered 
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product or beverage container, sells, offers 
for sale, or distributes the covered product 
or beverage container in the United States. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘producer’’ 
does not include an entity that produces, har-
vests, and packages an agricultural commodity 
on the site where the agricultural commodity 
was grown or raised. 
(C) RELATED
DEFINITIONS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A): 
(i) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ 
means an entity that holds the exclusive 
right to use a trademark or brand in the 
United States in connection with the man-
ufacture, sale, or distribution of a covered 
product or beverage container. 
(ii) MANUFACTURE.—The term ‘‘man-
ufacture’’, with respect to a beverage con-
tainer, means to bottle, can, or otherwise 
fill a beverage container for sale to— 
(I) distributors distributing bev-
erage containers to retailers; 
(II) importers; or 
(III) retailers. 
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(iii) SALE.—The term ‘‘sale’’ includes 
the delivery of a covered product or bev-
erage container to a purchaser in the 
United States. 
(20) 
REFILL; 
REFILLABLE; 
REUSABLE; 
REUSE.—The terms ‘‘refill’’, ‘‘refillable’’, ‘‘reusable’’, 
and ‘‘reuse’’ mean— 
(A) with respect to packaging or a food 
service product that is reused or refilled by a 
producer, that the packaging or food service 
product is— 
(i) explicitly designed and marketed to 
be utilized for not less than the number of 
cycles that the Administrator determines 
to be appropriate, for the same product, or 
for another purposeful packaging use in a 
supply chain; 
(ii) designed for durability to function 
properly in original condition for multiple 
cycles; 
(iii) composed of materials that do not 
contain— 
(I) toxic heavy metals; 
(II) pathogens; 
(III) additives; or 
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(IV) toxic substances or chemical 
substances designated as high-priority 
substances under section 6(b)(1) of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2605(b)(1)), including the 
chemicals or mixtures of chemicals de-
scribed in section 4(f)(3); 
(iv) supported by adequate infrastruc-
ture to ensure that the packaging or food 
service product can be conveniently and 
safely reused or refilled for multiple cycles; 
and 
(v) repeatedly recovered, inspected, 
and repaired, if necessary, and reissued 
into the supply chain for reuse or refill for 
multiple cycles; and 
(B) with respect to packaging or a food 
service product that is reused or refilled by a 
consumer, that the packaging or food service 
product is— 
(i) explicitly designed and marketed to 
be utilized for not less than the number of 
cycles that the Administrator determines 
to be appropriate, for the same product; 
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(ii) designed for durability to function 
properly in its original condition for mul-
tiple cycles; 
(iii) composed of materials that do not 
contain— 
(I) toxic heavy metals; 
(II) pathogens; 
(III) additives; or 
(IV) toxic substances or chemical 
substances designated as high-priority 
substances under section 6(b)(1) of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2605(b)(1)), including the 
chemicals or mixtures of chemicals de-
scribed in section 4(f)(3); and 
(iv) supported by adequate and con-
venient availability of, and retail infra-
structure for, bulk or large format pack-
aging that may be refilled to ensure the 
packaging or food service product can be 
conveniently and safely reused or refilled 
by the consumer for multiple cycles, as 
needed. 
(21) SINGLE-USE PLASTIC.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘single-use 
plastic’’ means a plastic product or packaging 
that— 
(i) is routinely disposed of, recycled, 
or otherwise discarded after a single use; 
or 
(ii) is not sufficiently durable or wash-
able to be, or is not intended to be, reus-
able or refillable. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘single-use 
plastic’’ does not include— 
(i) medical equipment, medical de-
vices, consumer personal protective equip-
ment, or other products determined by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to necessarily be made of plastic for the 
protection of public health or for people 
with disabilities; 
(ii) packaging that is— 
(I) for any product described in 
clause (i) that is determined by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to necessarily be used for the pro-
tection of public health or for people 
with disabilities; or 
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(II) used for the shipment of 
hazardous materials, such that the 
packaging is prohibited from being 
composed of used materials under sec-
tion 178.509 or 178.522 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this 
Act); or 
(iii) personal hygiene products that, 
due to the intended use of the products, 
could become unsafe or unsanitary to recy-
cle, such as diapers. 
(22) TEMPORARY
PAUSE
PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘temporary pause period’’ means the period— 
(A) beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) ending on the date that is the first 
date on which— 
(i) all regulations and final rules re-
quired under subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
of section 4 are in effect; and 
(ii) the amendments made by sub-
section (h) of that section are fully imple-
mented. 
(23) TOXIC SUBSTANCE.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘toxic sub-
stance’’ means any substance, mixture, or com-
pound that— 
(i) may cause— 
(I) personal injury or disease to 
humans through ingestion, inhalation, 
or absorption through any body sur-
face; or 
(II) adverse impacts on the envi-
ronment; and 
(ii) satisfies 1 or more of the condi-
tions described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred 
to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are the following: 
(i) The substance, mixture, or com-
pound is subject to reporting requirements 
under— 
(I) the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-To-Know Act of 
1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.); 
(II) the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.); or 
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(III) section 112(r) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)). 
(ii) The National Institute for Occu-
pational Safety and Health, the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Administration, 
the National Toxicology Program, the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, 
the Administrator of Health and Human 
Services, the National Institute for Envi-
ronmental Health Sciences, or the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency has estab-
lished that the substance, mixture, or com-
pound poses an acute or chronic health 
hazard, including developmental, reproduc-
tive, or endocrine effects. 
(iii) The National Institute for Occu-
pational Safety and Health or the Environ-
mental Protection Agency has recognized 
that the substance, mixture, or compound 
may increase the risk of developing a la-
tent disease. 
(iv) The substance, mixture, or com-
pound is— 
(I) 
a 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance; 
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(II) an orthophthalate; 
(III) a bisphenol compound (but 
not including an alkyl-substituted 
bisphenol 
compound 
generated 
through a xylenol-aldehyde process); 
(IV) a halogenated or nanoscale 
flame-retardant chemical; 
(V) UV 328 (2–(2H-benzotriazol- 
2-yl)–4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol); 
(VI) a chlorinated paraffin; 
(VII) listed as a persistent or-
ganic pollutant by the Stockholm Con-
vention on Persistent Organic Pollut-
ants; 
(VIII) given an overall carcino-
genicity evaluation of Group 1, Group 
2A, or Group 2B by the International 
Agency for Research on Cancer; or 
(IX) listed as a toxic, poisonous, 
explosive, 
corrosive, 
flammable, 
ecotoxic, or infectious waste by the 
Basel Convention on the Control of 
Transboundary Movements of Haz-
ardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 
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done at Basel, Switzerland, March 22, 
1989. 
(v) The substance, mixture, or com-
pound is a chemical or chemical class that, 
as determined by the Administrator, has 
been identified by a Federal agency, State 
agency, or international intergovernmental 
agency as being 1 or more of the following: 
(I) A carcinogen, mutagen, repro-
ductive 
toxicant, 
immunotoxicant, 
neurotoxicant, or endocrine disruptor. 
(II) A persistent bioaccumulative. 
(III) A chemical or chemical class 
that may— 
(aa) harm the normal devel-
opment of a fetus or child or 
cause other developmental tox-
icity in humans or wildlife; 
(bb) harm organs or cause 
other systemic toxicity; or 
(cc) have an adverse impact 
on— 
(AA) air quality; 
(BB) ecology; 
(CC) soil quality; or 
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(DD) water quality. 
(IV) A chemical or chemical class 
that has toxicity equivalent to the tox-
icity reflected in a criterion described 
in any of subclauses (I) through (III). 
(24) 
TRANSLATION
SERVICES.—The 
term 
‘‘translation services’’ means professional language 
translation and interpretation for oral communica-
tions, and translation for written documents and no-
tices, in any language spoken by more than 5 per-
cent of the population residing within a fenceline 
community. 
SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROTECTIONS AT COV-
ERED FACILITIES. 
(a) NATIONAL ACADEMIES STUDY OF PLASTICS IN-
DUSTRY.— 
(1) AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall offer to enter into an agreement with the 
National Academy of Sciences and the National 
Institutes of Health to conduct a study of— 
(i) the existing and planned expansion 
of the industry of producers of covered 
products, including the entire supply chain, 
the extraction and refining of fossil fuels 
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and polymer feedstocks, chemical recycling 
efforts, end uses, disposal fate, and 
lifecycle impacts of covered products; 
(ii) the environmental, public health, 
environmental justice, and pollution im-
pacts of covered facilities and the products 
of covered facilities; 
(iii) the use of additives in the pro-
duction of covered products and the con-
sequences of those additives on public 
health; 
(iv) the existing standard technologies 
and practices of covered facilities with re-
spect to the discharge and emission of pol-
lutants into the environment; 
(v) the best available technologies and 
practices that reduce or eliminate the envi-
ronmental justice and pollution impacts of 
covered facilities, associated infrastructure 
of covered facilities, and the products of 
covered facilities; and 
(vi) the toxicity of plastic polymers, 
additives, and chemicals (including byprod-
ucts), including the impacts of those poly-
mers, additives, and chemicals on— 
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(I) public health; 
(II) the recyclability of plastic; 
and 
(III) the ability to use recycled 
content. 
(B) FAILURE TO ENTER AGREEMENT.—If 
the Administrator fails to enter into an agree-
ment described in subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall conduct the study described in 
that subparagraph. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) take into consideration— 
(i) the direct, indirect, and cumulative 
environmental impacts of industries, in-
cluding 
plastic 
production 
industries, 
chemical recycling industries, and the in-
dustries of other covered facilities; 
(ii) the impacts of the planned expan-
sion of those industries, including local, re-
gional, national, and international air, 
water, waste, climate change, public health, 
and environmental justice impacts of those 
industries; and 
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(iii)(I) the impacts of physical climate 
risks on the environmental, public health, 
environmental justice, and pollution risks 
posed by covered facilities and the products 
of covered facilities; and 
(II) the effectiveness of best available 
technologies to reduce or eliminate those 
environmental, public health, and environ-
mental justice and pollution risks; and 
(B) recommend technologies, regulations, 
standards, 
and 
practices, 
including 
rec-
ommendations for technologies, regulations, 
standards, and practices that will best carry out 
the regulatory modifications required under 
subsections (c), (d), and (f), to remediate or 
eliminate the local, regional, national, and inter-
national air, water, waste, climate change, pub-
lic health, and environmental justice impacts of 
the industries described in subparagraph (A)(i). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the re-
sults of the study under paragraph (1). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
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tional Academy of Sciences and the National Insti-
tutes of Health such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this subsection. 
(b) PERMITTING MORATORIUM FOR COVERED FA-
CILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
during the temporary pause period, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law— 
(A) the Administrator shall not issue a 
new permit for a covered facility under— 
(i) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.); or 
(ii) the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(B) the Secretary of the Army, acting 
through the Chief of Engineers, shall not issue 
a new permit for a covered facility under sec-
tion 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); 
(C) the Administrator shall object in writ-
ing under subsections (b) and (c) of section 505 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661d) or sec-
tion 402(d)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(d)(2)), as applica-
ble, to any new permit issued to a covered facil-
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ity by a State agency delegated authority under 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(D) the export of covered products is pro-
hibited. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to a permit described in that paragraph for a facility 
that is— 
(A) a material recovery facility; 
(B) a mechanical recycling facility; or 
(C) a compost facility. 
(c) CLEAN AIR REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED FA-
CILITIES.— 
(1) TIMELY
REVISION
OF
EMISSIONS
STAND-
ARDS.—Section 111(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7411(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
the fifth sentence. 
(2) NEW
SOURCE
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS 
FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall promulgate a final rule— 
(A) designating petrochemical feedstock 
and polymer production facilities as a category 
of stationary source under section 111(b)(1)(A) 
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of 
the 
Clean 
Air 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
7411(b)(1)(A)); and 
(B) establishing new source performance 
standards under section 111(f)(1) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(f)(1)) for the category 
of stationary source designated under subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) STORAGE
VESSELS
FOR
COVERED
PROD-
UCTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall promul-
gate a final rule modifying section 60.112b(a) of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that 
an owner or operator of a storage vessel containing 
liquid with a vapor pressure equal to or more than 
5 millimeters of mercury under actual storage condi-
tions that is regulated under that section uses— 
(A) an internal floating roof tank con-
nected to a volatile organic compound control 
device; or 
(B) a fixed-roof tank connected to a vola-
tile organic compound control device. 
(4) FLARING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall promulgate a final rule— 
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(A) modifying title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act), to ensure that flaring, at 
ground-level and elevated, shall only be per-
mitted when necessary solely for safety reasons; 
and 
(B) modifying sections 60.112b(a)(3)(ii), 
60.115b(d)(1), 
60.482–10a(d), 
60.562– 
1(a)(1)(i)(C), 60.662(b), and 60.702(b) of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act), to ensure 
that— 
(i) references to flare standards under 
those sections refer to the flare standards 
established under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) the flare standards under those 
sections are, without exception, continu-
ously applied. 
(5) NATURAL
GAS-FIRED
STEAM
BOILERS.— 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate a 
final rule revising subpart Db of part 60 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act), to ensure that boilers 
or heaters located at an affected covered facility reg-
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ulated under that subpart may only burn gaseous 
fuels, not solid fuels or liquid fuels. 
(6) MONITORING.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall promulgate a final rule revising subparts DDD, 
NNN, and RRR and other relevant subparts of part 
60 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act)— 
(A) to require continuous emissions moni-
toring of benzene, nitrogen oxides, sulfur diox-
ide, carbon monoxide, other hazardous air pol-
lutants, and filterable particulate matter for all 
combustion devices, including during startups, 
shutdowns, and malfunctions of the facilities 
regulated by those subparts; 
(B) to require— 
(i) accurate and continuous record-
keeping when continuous emissions moni-
toring is required under subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) the records required under clause 
(i) to be made available to the public in 
real time; 
(C) to require continuous monitoring of 
emissions from combustion devices under sec-
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tion 63.658 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act), for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, 
carbon monoxide, filterable and condensable 
particulate matter, and all other relevant haz-
ardous air pollutants; and 
(D) to ensure that the continuous moni-
toring of combustion devices required under 
subparagraphs (A) and (C) are used to deter-
mine the compliance of facilities regulated by 
those subparts with the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
(d) CLEAN WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED 
FACILITIES.— 
(1) BAT AND NSPS STANDARDS FOR PLASTIC 
POLYMER
PRODUCTION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall promulgate a final rule— 
(A) modifying part 414 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act), to ensure that the best 
available technology and new source perform-
ance standard requirements under that part re-
flect updated best available technology and best 
available demonstrated control technology for 
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all pollutants discharged by covered facilities 
that produce covered products, including pollut-
ants of concern that are not regulated on the 
date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) 
modifying 
sections 
414.91(b), 
414.101(b), and 414.111(b) of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act), to ensure that— 
(i) for new source performance stand-
ards for applicable covered facilities pro-
ducing covered products, the maximum ef-
fluent limit for any 1 day and for any 
monthly average for the priority pollutants 
described in appendix A to part 423 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act), is 0 milligrams per liter, unless the 
Administrator— 
(I) determines that higher limits 
are justified using best available dem-
onstrated control technology; and 
(II) publishes the determination 
under subclause (I) and the proposed 
higher limits in a rulemaking; and 
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(ii) for best available technology and 
new source performance standards, the 
maximum effluent limit for any 1 day and 
for any monthly average for total plastic 
pellets and other plastic material is 0 milli-
grams per liter; and 
(C) that ensures that the best available 
technology limitations described in part 414 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as modi-
fied under subparagraph (A)) apply to covered 
facilities that produce fewer than 5,000,001 
pounds of covered products per year. 
(2) REVISED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDE-
LINES FOR PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK AND POLY-
MER PRODUCTION.— 
(A) BAT AND
NSPS
STANDARDS.—Not 
later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate 
a final rule— 
(i) modifying sections 419.23, 419.26, 
419.33, and 419.36 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act), to ensure 
that the best available technology and new 
source performance standards reflect up-
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dated best available technology and best 
available demonstrated control technology 
for all pollutants discharged by covered fa-
cilities producing petrochemical feedstocks 
and polymers; and 
(ii) modifying sections 419.26(a) and 
419.36(a) of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act), to ensure that the new 
source performance standards for any 1 
day and for average of daily values for 30 
consecutive days for the priority pollutants 
described in appendix A to part 423 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act), is 0 milligrams per liter, unless the 
Administrator— 
(I) determines that higher limits 
are necessary based on the best avail-
able demonstrated control technology; 
and 
(II) publishes the determination 
under subclause (I) and the proposed 
higher limits in a rulemaking. 
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(B) RUNOFF LIMITATIONS FOR ETHYLENE 
AND PROPYLENE PRODUCTION.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall promulgate a final rule 
modifying sections 419.26(e) and 419.36(e) of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act), to 
ensure that runoff limitations that reflect best 
available demonstrated control technology are 
included. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
COVERED FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall promulgate a final rule to ensure that— 
(A) any proposed permit to be issued by 
the Administrator or a State agency to which 
authority is delegated under the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) 
with respect to a covered facility is accompanied 
by an environmental justice assessment that— 
(i) assesses the direct, indirect, and 
cumulative economic, environmental, and 
public health impacts of the proposed per-
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mit on fenceline communities, considering 
conditions in existence on the date of the 
assessment and the foreseeable impacts of 
climate change, including physical climate 
risks; and 
(ii) proposes changes or alterations to 
the proposed permit that would, to the 
maximum extent practicable, eliminate or 
mitigate the impacts described in clause 
(i); 
(B) each proposed permit and environ-
mental justice assessment described in subpara-
graph (A) is delivered to applicable fenceline 
communities at the beginning of the public com-
ment period for the proposed permit for pur-
poses of notification and consultation, which 
shall include— 
(i) prompt notification— 
(I) through direct means, includ-
ing in non-English languages for lim-
ited English proficiency individuals; 
(II) through publications likely to 
be obtained by residents of the 
fenceline community, including non- 
English language publications; and 
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(III) in the form of a public 
hearing in the fenceline community— 
(aa) for which public notice 
is provided— 
(AA) not later than 60 
days before the date on 
which the public hearing is 
to be held; and 
(BB) using the means 
described in subclauses (I) 
and (II); 
(bb) for which translation 
services are provided; and 
(cc) 
that 
is 
accessible 
through live-streaming or alter-
native video streaming services 
for which translation services are 
provided; and 
(ii) after the prompt notification re-
quired under clause (i), consultation that— 
(I) facilitates effective collabora-
tion and informed policymaking that 
further recognizes the importance of 
regular communication and collabora-
tion with fenceline communities, re-
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gardless of whether specific regulatory 
or policy changes are being consid-
ered; 
(II) seeks information and input 
from fenceline communities by solic-
iting the collaboration, cooperation, 
and participation of those fenceline 
communities; 
(III) includes an in-person meet-
ing or a telephone conference that— 
(aa) is in a location, if appli-
cable, that is selected by those 
engaged in the consultation to be 
mutually accessible to representa-
tives of fenceline communities 
and applicable Federal or State 
Government participants; and 
(bb) removes institutional 
and procedural impediments that 
adversely affect working directly 
with fenceline communities; 
(IV) ensures that any health or 
environmental 
concerns 
raised 
by 
fenceline communities will be properly 
investigated and considered in deci-
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sions to grant or deny the proposed 
permit; and 
(V) explains to the representa-
tives of the fenceline community the 
range of resulting actions that the Ad-
ministrator or State agency may take; 
(C) the Administrator or a State agency to 
which authority is delegated under the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), as applicable, shall not approve a pro-
posed permit described in subparagraph (A) un-
less— 
(i) changes or alterations have been 
incorporated into the revised proposed per-
mit that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, eliminate or mitigate the impacts 
described in subparagraph (A)(i); 
(ii) the changes or alterations de-
scribed in clause (i) have been developed 
with meaningful input from residents or 
representatives of the fenceline community 
in which the covered facility to which the 
proposed permit would apply is located or 
seeks to locate; and 
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(iii) the permit includes a community 
benefit agreement that— 
(I) has been entered into after 
the prompt notification and consulta-
tion required under clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B); 
and 
(II) stipulates the benefits the 
covered facility agrees to fund or fur-
nish in exchange for community sup-
port for the covered facility, which 
may include— 
(aa) commitments to hire di-
rectly from a community; 
(bb) contributions to eco-
nomic and health trust funds; 
(cc) local workforce training 
guarantees; 
(dd) increased pollution con-
trol technologies; 
(ee) operation restrictions; 
(ff) 
financial 
assurances; 
and 
(gg) siting restrictions; 
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(D) the Administrator or a State agency to 
which authority is delegated under the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), as applicable, shall not approve a pro-
posed permit described in subparagraph (A) 
during the 45-day period beginning on the date 
on which a public hearing described in subpara-
graph (B)(i)(III) is held for the proposed per-
mit; 
(E) the approval of a proposed permit de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) is conditioned on 
the covered facility providing— 
(i) response strategies that fully pro-
tect public health and safety and the envi-
ronment in fenceline communities, for 
which the affected fenceline communities 
have the opportunity to provide meaningful 
input; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (F)— 
(I) comprehensive, continuous, 
real-time monitoring of ambient air 
quality— 
(aa) around the perimeter of 
the covered facility; and 
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(bb) in any areas that can 
reasonably be impacted by the 
covered facility; 
(II) water quality testing of 
wastewater discharges from the cov-
ered facility; and 
(F) regardless of whether a permit has 
been sought or issued with respect to the chem-
ical, each covered facility shall conduct appro-
priate air and water quality monitoring and 
testing relating to each chemical produced at 
the covered facility in a quantity of more than 
100 pounds per year, and each chemical pro-
duced at the covered facility that is emitted in 
excess of the applicable level permitted under 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), as applicable, to ensure 
that any discharge of such a chemical into the 
air or water shall be— 
(i) reported to the Administrator by 
not later than 48 hours after receipt of the 
test result; and 
(ii) if a release of information to the 
public is not limited due to confidentiality 
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concerns, made publicly available in ac-
cordance with subclauses (I) and (II) of 
subparagraph (B)(i). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) INPUT.—The Administrator shall de-
velop the final rule under paragraph (1) with 
meaningful input from— 
(i) residents of fenceline communities; 
and 
(ii) representatives of fenceline com-
munities. 
(B) COMMUNITY CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying 
out 
consultation 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), the Administrator and each State 
agency to which authority is delegated under 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) shall establish a dedicated 
position that— 
(i) supports fenceline communities in 
understanding the technical nuances of the 
permit and regulatory process; and 
(ii) accounts for limited English pro-
ficiency individuals. 
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(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STATE PERMIT-
TING PROGRAMS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the final rule required under para-
graph (1) is published in the Federal Register, and 
not less frequently than once every 5 years there-
after, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report evaluating the implementation by States of 
required environmental justice considerations pursu-
ant to that final rule in State permitting programs 
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 
and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
(f) TOXIC SUBSTANCES.— 
(1) INVENTORY AND REPORTING.—Section 8(b) 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2607(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) PLASTICS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS OF COVERED FACILITY; 
COVERED
PRODUCT; 
PLASTIC; 
SINGLE-USE 
PLASTIC.—In this paragraph, the terms ‘cov-
ered facility’, ‘covered product’, ‘plastic’, and 
‘single-use plastic’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Protecting Com-
munities from Plastics Act of 2024. 
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‘‘(B) INVENTORY.—Not later than April 1, 
2027, and every 3 years thereafter, the Admin-
istrator shall prepare, and publish in the Fed-
eral Register, an inventory of plastic manufac-
turing, distribution in commerce, and trade in 
the United States. 
‘‘(C) PROCESS.—In preparing the inven-
tory under subparagraph (B), the Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(i) identify— 
‘‘(I) each covered facility; and 
‘‘(II) any other manufacturer of 
plastic products; 
‘‘(ii) identify— 
‘‘(I) the monomers and polymers 
associated with plastic production; 
‘‘(II) the types or uses of plastic 
products manufactured; and 
‘‘(III) the associated quantities of 
polymer and product manufacture and 
uses; 
‘‘(iii) quantify the single-use plastics 
manufactured— 
‘‘(I) in the aggregate; and 
‘‘(II) by use category; 
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‘‘(iv) quantify the percentage of post- 
consumer recycled material content of 
feedstocks for manufacture of the types of 
plastic products identified under clause 
(ii)(II); 
‘‘(v) provide information and quan-
tified estimates regarding the fate of the 
plastic products at the end of useful life; 
‘‘(vi) identify the chemicals used in 
polymer or plastic production that may 
pose a potential risk to human health and 
the environment, taking into account the 
data reported under subparagraph (D)(i), 
which shall include, at a minimum, the in-
formation described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) of subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(vii) specify any chemicals identified 
under clause (vi)— 
‘‘(I) that are undergoing regu-
latory action under section 6; or 
‘‘(II) for which regulatory action 
under section 6 is anticipated during 
the following 3 years; 
‘‘(viii) for each chemical identified 
under clause (vi) that is not specified 
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under clause (vii), provide a timetable for 
regulatory action under section 6 and any 
other recommended actions, including pro-
posed revisions of Federal law or regula-
tions, to achieve further reductions in plas-
tic manufacture or distribution in com-
merce; and 
‘‘(ix) propose revisions to Federal law 
or regulations to achieve further reductions 
in plastic manufacture or distribution in 
commerce. 
‘‘(D) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the 
preparation of the inventory under sub-
paragraph (B), notwithstanding section 
3(2)(B), each person that manufactures a 
covered product used in plastic production, 
and each person that manufactures a plas-
tic product, shall submit to the Adminis-
trator periodic reports at such time and in-
cluding such information as the Adminis-
trator shall determine, by rule. 
‘‘(ii) PROMULGATION OF RULE.—Not 
later than July 1, 2026, the Administrator 
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shall promulgate the rule described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED INFOR-
MATION.—To avoid duplication, informa-
tion previously submitted to the Adminis-
trator under this section may be consid-
ered to be partially compliant with the re-
porting requirements of this subparagraph 
if the information previously submitted is 
an accurate reflection of the current infor-
mation. 
‘‘(iv) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Administrator shall make available to the 
public, in an accessible database, the re-
ports submitted under clause (i), in accord-
ance with section 14.’’. 
(2) CUMULATIVE
HEALTH
RISKS
POSED
BY 
COVERED FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) 
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCE; 
MIX-
TURE.—The terms ‘‘chemical substance’’ 
and ‘‘mixture’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602). 
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(ii) COVERED
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘covered facility’’ means a covered facility 
identified in the inventory. 
(iii) INVENTORY.—The term ‘‘inven-
tory’’ means the inventory published under 
paragraph (11) of section 8(b) of the Toxic 
Substances 
Control 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
2607(b)). 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than April 1, 
2029, taking into account the inventory, the 
Administrator shall conduct a single assessment 
of the aggregate, cumulative public health im-
pacts on fenceline communities at covered facili-
ties. 
(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
assessment 
under subparagraph (B) shall— 
(i) ascertain the potentially exposed or 
susceptible subpopulations; 
(ii) estimate the magnitude of the po-
tential health impacts on— 
(I) fenceline communities gen-
erally; and 
(II) more exposed or susceptible 
subpopulations specifically; 
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(iii) determine which chemical sub-
stances or mixtures may be causing or con-
tributing to potential adverse public health 
impacts; 
(iv) include an assessment of— 
(I) the cumulative exposures as-
sociated with covered facilities from 
all chemicals used to make plastic 
polymers, considering conditions in ex-
istence on the date of the assessment 
and the foreseeable impacts of climate 
change, including physical climate 
risks; 
(II) the chemical substances (in-
cluding plastic polymers, additives, 
and byproducts) produced from— 
(aa) the use of the plastic 
polymers as feedstocks for other 
chemicals; and 
(bb) 
waste-to-fuel 
tech-
nology; and 
(III) the impact of chemical sub-
stances (including plastic polymers, 
additives, and byproducts) on— 
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from the exports described in 
item (bb); 
(dd) water and land pollu-
tion resulting from importation 
of those exports; and 
(ee) the legality of those im-
ports, including under the Basel 
Convention on the Control of 
Transboundary 
Movements 
of 
Hazardous Wastes and Their 
Disposal, done at Basel, Switzer-
land, March 22, 1989. 
(D) PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
assessment under subparagraph (B) shall be 
subject to— 
(i) public notice and an opportunity 
for public comment; and 
(ii) peer review by the Science Advi-
sory Committee on Chemicals established 
under section 26(o) of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(o)). 
(3) HIGH-PRIORITY SUBSTANCES.— 
(A) STYRENE AND VINYL CHLORIDE.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator, after public no-
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tice and an opportunity for comment, shall 
make a final prioritization determination under 
section 6(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(1)) relating to— 
(i) styrene (including polystyrene); 
and 
(ii) vinyl chloride (including polyvinyl 
chloride). 
(B) OTHER CHEMICALS OR MIXTURES.— 
With respect to any chemical substances or 
mixtures (as those terms are defined in section 
3 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2602)) not described in subparagraph 
(A) and identified in the assessment under 
paragraph (2) as causing or contributing to po-
tential adverse public health impacts, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(i) include those chemical substances 
or mixtures in any subsequently published 
inventory; and 
(ii) specify applicable timetables for 
action as part of the inventory in accord-
ance with clause (vii) or (viii) of paragraph 
(11) of section 8(b) of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2607(b)). 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Administrator such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection 
and the amendments made by this subsection. 
(B) MAINTENANCE
OF
FUNDING.—The 
funding provided under this paragraph shall 
supplement, not supplant, other Federal fund-
ing to carry out the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 
(g) HAZARDOUS WASTE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall initiate a rulemaking to list discarded polyvinyl chlo-
ride as a hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(h) CUMULATIVE IMPACT REQUIREMENTS FOR COV-
ERED FACILITIES.— 
(1) FEDERAL
WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL 
ACT.—Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended— 
(A) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘Except 
as’’ in subsection (a)(1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 402. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMI-
NATION SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) PERMITS ISSUED BY ADMINISTRATOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘upon condition 
that such discharge will meet either 
(A) all’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subject to the conditions that— 
‘‘(A) the discharge will achieve compliance 
with— 
‘‘(i) all’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘403 of this Act, 
or (B) prior’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘403; or 
‘‘(ii) prior’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘this Act.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘this Act; and 
‘‘(B) as applicable, with respect to the 
issuance or renewal of the permit to a covered 
facility (as defined in section 3 of the Pro-
tecting Communities from Plastics Act of 
2024)— 
‘‘(i) based on an analysis by the Ad-
ministrator of existing water quality and 
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the potential cumulative impacts (as de-
fined in section 501 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7661)) of the discharge from 
the covered facility (as so defined), consid-
ered in conjunction with the designated 
and actual uses of the impacted navigable 
water, there exists a reasonable certainty 
of no harm to the health of the general 
population, or to any potentially exposed or 
susceptible subpopulation; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Administrator determines 
that, due to those potential cumulative im-
pacts, there does not exist a reasonable 
certainty of no harm to the health of the 
general population, or to any potentially 
exposed or susceptible subpopulation, the 
permit or renewal includes such terms and 
conditions as the Administrator determines 
to be necessary to ensure a reasonable cer-
tainty of no harm.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘as-
sure compliance with the requirements of 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, including 
conditions on data and information collec-
tion, reporting, and such other require-
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ments as he deems appropriate.’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘ensure compliance 
with the requirements of paragraph (1), in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) conditions relating to— 
‘‘(i) data and information collection; 
‘‘(ii) reporting; and 
‘‘(iii) such other requirements as the 
Administrator determines to be appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to covered facilities (as 
defined in section 3 of the Protecting Commu-
nities from Plastics Act of 2024) additional 
controls or pollution prevention requirements.’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in each of paragraphs (1)(D), 
(2)(B), and (3) through (7), by striking 
the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
period; 
(ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a period; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(10) To ensure that no permit will be issued 
to or renewed for a covered facility (as defined in 
section 3 of the Protecting Communities from Plas-
tics Act of 2024) if, with respect to an application 
for the permit, the State determines, based on an 
analysis by the State of existing water quality and 
the potential cumulative impacts (as defined in sec-
tion 501 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661)) of 
the discharge from the covered facility (as so de-
fined), considered in conjunction with the designated 
and actual uses of the impacted navigable water, 
that the terms and conditions of the permit or re-
newal would not be sufficient to ensure a reasonable 
certainty of no harm to the health of the general 
population, or to any potentially exposed or suscep-
tible subpopulation.’’. 
(2) CLEAN AIR ACT.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 501 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘As used in this title—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In this title:’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (5), and 
(4), respectively, and moving the para-
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graphs so as to appear in numerical order; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) CUMULATIVE IMPACTS.—The term ‘cumu-
lative impacts’ means any exposure, public health or 
environmental risk, or other effect occurring in a 
specific geographical area, including from an emis-
sion or release— 
‘‘(A) including— 
‘‘(i) 
environmental 
pollution 
re-
leased— 
‘‘(I) routinely; 
‘‘(II) accidentally; or 
‘‘(III) otherwise; and 
‘‘(ii) as assessed based on the com-
bined past, present, and reasonably fore-
seeable emissions and discharges affecting 
the geographical area, considering condi-
tions in existence on the date of the assess-
ment and the foreseeable impacts of cli-
mate change, including physical climate 
risks (as defined in section 3 of the Pro-
tecting Communities from Plastics Act of 
2024); and 
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‘‘(B) evaluated taking into account sen-
sitive populations and socioeconomic factors, 
where applicable.’’. 
(B) PERMIT
PROGRAMS.—Section 502(b) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661a(b)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in subparagraphs (A) and 
(C), by striking ‘‘assure’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (F) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) ensure that no permit will be issued 
to or renewed for a covered facility (as defined 
in section 3 of the Protecting Communities 
from Plastics Act of 2024), as applicable, if— 
‘‘(i) with respect to an application for 
a permit or renewal of a permit for a 
major source that is a covered facility (as 
so defined), the permitting authority deter-
mines 
under 
paragraph 
(9)(C)(ii)(I)(bb)(BB) that the terms and 
conditions of the permit or renewal would 
not be sufficient to ensure a reasonable 
certainty of no harm to the health of the 
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general population, or to any potentially 
exposed or susceptible subpopulation, of 
the applicable census tracts or Tribal cen-
sus tracts (as those terms are defined by 
the Director of the Bureau of the Census); 
or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator objects to the 
issuance of the permit in a timely manner 
under this title.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (9)— 
(I) in the fourth sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Such permit revision’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT
AS
RENEWAL.—A 
permit revision under this paragraph’’; 
(II) in the third sentence, by 
striking ‘‘No such revision shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—A revision under 
this paragraph shall not’’; 
(III) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Such revisions’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(B) REVISION REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) DEADLINE.—A revision described 
in subparagraph (A) or (C)’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘(9) A require-
ment’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) MAJOR SOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), a requirement that’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN PLASTICS FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF COVERED FACIL-
ITY.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘cov-
ered facility’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Protecting Com-
munities from Plastics Act of 2024. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.— 
With respect to any permit or renewal of 
a permit, as applicable, for a major source 
that is a covered facility, the permitting 
authority, in determining whether to issue 
or renew the permit, shall— 
‘‘(I) evaluate the potential cumu-
lative impacts of the proposed covered 
facility, as described in the applicable 
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cumulative impacts analysis submitted 
under section 503(b)(3); 
‘‘(II) if, due to those potential 
cumulative impacts, the permitting 
authority cannot determine that there 
exists a reasonable certainty of no 
harm to the health of the general pop-
ulation, or to any potentially exposed 
or susceptible subpopulation, of any 
census tracts or Tribal census tracts 
(as those terms are defined by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of the Census) 
located in, or immediately adjacent to, 
the area in which the covered facility 
is, or is proposed to be, located— 
‘‘(aa) include in the permit 
or renewal such terms and condi-
tions (including additional con-
trols or pollution prevention re-
quirements) as the permitting 
authority determines to be nec-
essary to ensure a reasonable cer-
tainty of no harm; or 
‘‘(bb) if the permitting au-
thority determines that terms 
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and conditions described in item 
(aa) would not be sufficient to 
ensure a reasonable certainty of 
no harm, deny the issuance or re-
newal of the permit; 
‘‘(III) determine whether the ap-
plicant is a persistent violator, based 
on such criteria relating to the history 
of compliance by an applicant with 
this Act as the Administrator shall es-
tablish by not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the 
Protecting Communities from Plastics 
Act of 2024; 
‘‘(IV) if the permitting authority 
determines under subclause (III) that 
the applicant is a persistent violator 
and the permitting authority does not 
deny the issuance or renewal of the 
permit 
pursuant 
to 
subclause 
(V)(bb)— 
‘‘(aa) require the applicant 
to submit a redemption plan that 
describes, if the applicant is not 
in compliance with this Act, 
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measures the applicant will carry 
out to achieve that compliance, 
together with an approximate 
deadline for that achievement, 
measures the applicant will carry 
out, or has carried out to ensure 
the applicant will remain in com-
pliance with this Act, and to 
mitigate the environmental and 
health effects of noncompliance, 
and the measures the applicant 
has carried out in preparing the 
redemption plan to consult or ne-
gotiate with the communities af-
fected by each persistent viola-
tion addressed in the plan; and 
‘‘(bb) once such a redemp-
tion plan is submitted, determine 
whether the plan is adequate to 
ensuring that the applicant will 
achieve compliance with this Act 
expeditiously, will remain in com-
pliance with this Act, will miti-
gate 
the 
environmental 
and 
health effects of noncompliance, 
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and has solicited and responded 
to community input regarding 
the redemption plan; and 
‘‘(V) deny the issuance or re-
newal of the permit if the permitting 
authority determines that— 
‘‘(aa) the redemption plan 
submitted 
under 
subclause 
(IV)(aa) is inadequate; or 
‘‘(bb)(AA) the applicant has 
submitted a redemption plan on 
a prior occasion, but continues to 
be a persistent violator; and 
‘‘(BB) no indication of ex-
tremely exigent circumstances ex-
cusing the persistent violations 
exists.’’. 
(C) 
PERMIT
APPLICATIONS.—Section 
503(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7661b(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN PLASTICS FACILI-
TIES.—The regulations required by section 502(b) 
shall include a requirement that an applicant for a 
permit or renewal of a permit for a major source 
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that is a covered facility (as defined in section 3 of 
the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 
2024) shall submit, together with the compliance 
plan required under this subsection, a cumulative 
impacts analysis for each census block tract or Trib-
al census block tract (as those terms are defined by 
the Director of the Bureau of the Census) located 
within 10 kilometers of, or immediately adjacent to, 
the area in which the major source that is a covered 
source (as so defined) is, or is proposed to be, lo-
cated that analyzes— 
‘‘(A) community demographics and loca-
tions of community exposure points, such as 
residences, schools, day care centers, nursing 
homes, hospitals, health clinics, places of reli-
gious worship, parks, playgrounds, and commu-
nity centers; 
‘‘(B) air quality (including with respect to 
hazardous air pollutants and criteria pollutants) 
and the potential effect on that air quality of 
emissions of air pollutants (including pollutants 
listed under section 108 or 112) from the pro-
posed covered facility (as so defined), including 
in combination with existing sources of pollut-
ants; 
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‘‘(C) the potential effects on soil quality, 
water quality, and fish and game of emissions 
of air and water pollutants that could contami-
nate soil or water from the proposed major 
source, including in combination with existing 
sources of pollutants; and 
‘‘(D) public health and any potential ef-
fects on public health of the proposed covered 
facility (as so defined).’’. 
(i) FINANCIAL
ASSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR 
COVERED FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop and require as a condition to receiving 
a permit under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.) or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) financial assurance require-
ments for new covered facilities that demonstrate 
the presence of sufficient financial resources— 
(A) to safely close the covered facility at 
the end of the operational life of the covered fa-
cility; or 
(B) to provide appropriate emergency re-
sponse in the case of an accidental release. 
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(2) APPLICATION TO EXISTING COVERED FA-
CILITIES.—The financial assurance requirements 
under paragraph (1) shall apply to existing covered 
facilities at the time at which an existing covered fa-
cility seeks renewal of a permit under the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), as 
applicable. 
(j) SITING RESTRICTIONS FOR NEW COVERED FA-
CILITIES.—The issuance or approval of a permit under the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for 
a new covered facility, or for the expansion of an existing 
covered facility, shall be prohibited within 5 miles of a 
community building or area, including a school, a resi-
dence, a daycare center, a nursing home, a hospital, a 
health clinic, a place of religious worship, a park, a play-
ground, and a community center. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL SOURCE REDUCTION AND REUSE TAR-
GETS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SOURCE REDUCTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘source reduction’’ means the reduction in the quan-
tity of single-use plastic packaging and food service 
product created by producers relative to the baseline 
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reuse and refill targets of not less than 30 percent 
by 2034. 
(d) EXCLUSION.—Nothing in this section applies to 
any single-use plastic used for— 
(1) medical equipment, supplements, medical 
devices, consumer personal protective equipment, or 
other products determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to necessarily be made 
of plastic for the protection of public health or for 
people with disabilities; 
(2) packaging that is— 
(A) for any product described in paragraph 
(1) that is determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to necessarily be 
made of plastic for the protection of public 
health or for people with disabilities; or 
(B) used for the shipment of hazardous 
materials that is prohibited from being com-
posed of used materials under section 178.509 
or 178.522 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act); or 
(3) a personal hygiene product that, due to the 
intended use of the product, could become unsafe or 
unsanitary to recycle, such as a diaper. 
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SEC. 6. ADVANCING REFILLABLE AND REUSABLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT EQUITY AND IN-
NOVATION
IN
REFILLABLE
AND
REUSABLE
PACK-
AGING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish a competitive grant program (referred 
to in this subsection as the ‘‘program’’) to provide 
grants to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) 
to carry out scalable reuse and refill projects in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under the program, a reuse and refill project shall 
evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of tools, 
technologies, and techniques for 1 or more of the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(A) Expanding reuse and refill programs 
to replace single-use plastics currently used in 
consumer goods industries, including replace-
ment with food service and consumer food and 
beverage products that— 
(i) are affordable, convenient, scalable, 
nontoxic, and equitable; and 
(ii) satisfy the requirements described 
in section 3(20)(A). 
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(B) Expanding consumer knowledge of 
reuse and refill programs, including through the 
development of accessible educational and out-
reach programs and materials. 
(C) Installing and expanding access to 
publicly available water bottle refilling stations. 
(D) Installing and expanding access to 
sanitation infrastructure in public or commu-
nity buildings to enable safe and hygienic reuse, 
including dishwashers and sanitation stations. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the program, an entity shall 
be— 
(A) an educational institution, including an 
institution of higher education; 
(B) a nonprofit or community-based orga-
nization; 
(C) a State, local, or Tribal government; 
(D) a for-profit restaurant, business, or 
other organization; or 
(E) a public-private partnership. 
(4) 
NONTOXIC
REQUIREMENTS.—Materials 
used as part of a reuse and refill project under the 
program shall not contain— 
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(A) toxic heavy metals, pathogens, or addi-
tives, including— 
(i) a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance; 
(ii) an ortho-phthalate; 
(iii) a bisphenol compound (not in-
cluding an alkyl-substituted bisphenol com-
pound 
generated 
through 
a 
xylenol- 
aldehyde process); or 
(iv) a halogenated flame retardant; or 
(B) chemical substances designated as 
high-priority substances under section 6(b)(1) 
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2605(b)(1)), including the chemicals or mix-
tures of chemicals described in section 4(f)(3). 
(5) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under the 
program, the Administrator shall— 
(A) give priority to projects that will di-
rectly benefit populations of color, communities 
of color, indigenous communities, rural commu-
nities, and low-income communities; 
(B) give priority to a project that achieves 
more than 1 of the objectives described in para-
graph (2); and 
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(C) ensure that a grant is provided to 
carry out a project in each region of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(6) PRIZE COMPETITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the first round of grants is awarded under 
the program, the Administrator shall establish 
a prize competition under which the Adminis-
trator shall— 
(i) evaluate the projects carried out by 
each recipient of a grant under the pro-
gram; and 
(ii) award a prize to 1 of those recipi-
ents. 
(B) AMOUNT.—The Administrator shall 
determine the amount of the prize under this 
paragraph. 
(C) USE.—The recipient of the prize under 
this paragraph shall use the amount of the 
prize to demonstrate that the reuse or refill 
project carried out by the recipient under the 
program— 
(i) is scalable; 
(ii) serves the community in which the 
program is carried out; and 
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(iii) is implemented in a sustainable 
and equitable manner. 
(7) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which the Administrator establishes the pro-
gram, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the effectiveness of the projects 
carried out under the program. 
(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out the program. 
(b) REPORT ON REUSE AND REFILL PRODUCT DE-
LIVERY SYSTEMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Administrator shall make publicly 
available a report on feasibility and best practices 
relating to reuse and refill within the following sec-
tors: 
(A) Food service, including— 
(i) take out; 
(ii) delivery of prepared meals; and 
(iii) meal kits. 
(B) Consumer food and beverage products. 
(C) Consumer cleaning products. 
(D) Consumer personal care products. 
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(E) Transportation or shipping of whole-
sale and retail goods. 
(F) Public educational institutions, includ-
ing institutions of higher education. 
(G) Other sectors, as identified by the Ad-
ministrator. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall evaluate and summarize— 
(A) types of reuse and refill product deliv-
ery systems that can be best used at different 
scales; 
(B) methods to ensure equitable distribu-
tion of reuse and refill product delivery systems 
in populations of color, communities of color, 
indigenous communities, and low-income com-
munities; 
(C) job creation opportunities through the 
use or expansion of reuse and refill systems; 
(D) economic costs and benefits for— 
(i) the businesses that deploy reuse 
and refill technologies; and 
(ii) the parties responsible for waste 
collection and management; 
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(E) types of local, State, and Federal sup-
port needed to expand the use of reuse and re-
fill systems; and 
(F) existing barriers to widespread imple-
mentation of reuse and refill systems. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the report 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall con-
sider relevant information on reuse and refill pro-
grams and approaches in States, units of local gov-
ernment, and other countries. 
SEC. 7. STUDIES; AGENCY DIRECTIVES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MICROPLASTIC.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘microplastic’’ means a plastic or plastic-coated 
particle that is less than 5 millimeters in any dimension. 
(b) NATIONAL RECYCLING STRATEGY LIMITATION.— 
The Administrator shall not expand the scope of the Na-
tional Recycling Strategy of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to include facilities that treat plastic waste 
through the use of pyrolysis, gasification, or similar chem-
ical recycling technologies. 
(c) FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, in consultation with the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the heads of other necessary Federal 
departments and agencies, such as the Director of 
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the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
shall conduct a nationwide study on the presence 
and sources of microplastics in food (including 
drink) products, including food products containing 
fish, meat, fruits, or vegetables. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs shall submit to Congress, and make 
publicly available, a report describing the results of 
the study under this subsection. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(d) MICROPLASTICS PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a pilot program (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) to test the efficacy 
and cost-effectiveness of tools, technologies, and 
techniques— 
(A) to remove microplastics from the envi-
ronment without causing additional harm to the 
environment; and 
(B) to prevent the release of microplastics 
into the environment. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot 
program, the Administrator shall include testing of, 
and an analysis and mitigation of any environmental 
impacts on— 
(A) natural infrastructure; 
(B) green infrastructure (as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)); and 
(C) mechanical removal systems (such as 
pumps) and filtration technologies, including 
consideration of potential negative ecological 
impacts that may result from filtration in nat-
ural waterways and ocean waters. 
(3) ELIGIBLE LOCATIONS.—The Administrator 
may carry out under the pilot program projects lo-
cated in— 
(A) stormwater systems; 
(B) wastewater treatment facilities; 
(C) drinking water systems; 
(D) ports, harbors, inland waterways, estu-
aries, and marine environments; and 
(E) roadways, highways, and other streets 
used for vehicular travel. 
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(4) OUTREACH.—In determining selection cri-
teria and projects to carry out under the pilot pro-
gram, the Administrator shall conduct outreach to— 
(A) the Interagency Marine Debris Coordi-
nating Committee established by section 5(a) of 
the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1954(a)); 
and 
(B) stakeholders and experts in the appli-
cable field, as determined by the Administrator. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A) OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Con-
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-
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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 
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. 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 
8. 
REDUCING 
SINGLE-USE 
PLASTICS 
IN 
AGRI-
CULTURE. 
(a) BIODEGRADABLE WEED BARRIERS PRACTICES 
UNDER
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
INCENTIVES 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate 
a project to replace the use of on-farm plastic weed bar-
riers and weed mitigants with nonplastic, biodegradable 
alternatives as an agricultural conservation practice or en-
hancement that meets the requirement described in sec-
tion 21001(a)(1)(B)(iii) of Public Law 117–169 (136 
Stat. 2016) (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduction 
Act of 2022’’). 
(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 
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(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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 
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this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2034.’’. 
Æ 
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