Sec. 3. Grants
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The Secretary shall award multiyear grants to eligible entities for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries, including by addressing— recycling activities; the development of methods to promote the design and production of batteries that take into full account and facilitate the dismantling, reuse, recovery, and recycling of battery components and materials; strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and participation in, the recycling of batteries; the integration of increased quantities of recycled critical minerals in batteries and other products to develop markets for recycled battery materials and critical minerals; safe disposal of waste materials and components recovered during the recycling process; the protection of the health and safety of all persons involved in, or in proximity to, recycling and reprocessing activities; mitigation of environmental impacts that arise from recycling batteries, including disposal of toxic reagents and byproducts related to recycling processes; protection of data privacy associated with collected covered battery-containing products; the optimization of the value of material derived from recycling batteries; and the cost-effectiveness of the reuse and recycling of batteries.
The Secretary may award a grant under paragraph
(1)to— an institution of higher education; a National Laboratory; a Federal research agency; a State research agency; a nonprofit organization; an industrial entity; a manufacturing entity; a private battery-collection entity; an entity operating 1 or more battery recycling activities; a State or municipal government entity; a battery producer; a battery retailer; or a consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (L). To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity described in paragraph
(2)shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An application submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall describe how the project will promote collaboration among— battery producers and manufacturers; battery material and equipment manufacturers; battery recyclers, collectors, and refiners; and retailers. The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States and units of local government to assist in the establishment or enhancement of State battery collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs. The non-Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under this subsection shall be 50 percent of the cost of the project. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the number of battery collection points established or enhanced, an estimate of jobs created, and the quantity of material collected as a result of the grants awarded under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to retailers that sell covered batteries or covered battery-containing products to establish and implement a system for the acceptance and collection of covered batteries and covered battery-containing products, as applicable, for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal. A system described in paragraph
(1)shall include take-back of covered batteries— at no cost to the consumer; and on a regular, convenient, and accessible basis.