Sec. 133. STUDY ON UNITED STATES PLASTIC POLLUTION DATA

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## SEC. 133 STUDY ON UNITED STATES PLASTIC POLLUTION DATA ###

(a)In General The Under Secretary, in consultation with the EPA Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies will undertake a multifaceted study that includes the following: ####

(1)An evaluation of United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste, including types, sources, and geographic variations. ####

(2)An assessment of the prevalence of marine debris and mismanaged plastic waste in saltwater and freshwater United States navigable waterways and tributaries. ####

(3)An examination of the import and export of plastic waste to and from the United States, including the destinations of the exported plastic waste and the waste management infrastructure and environmental conditions of these locations. ####

(4)Potential means to reduce United States contributions to global ocean plastic waste. ###

(b)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection

(a)that includes— ####

(1)the findings of the National Academies; ####

(2)recommendations on knowledge gaps that warrant further scientific inquiry; and ####

(3)recommendations on the potential value of a national marine debris tracking and monitoring system and how such a system might be designed and implemented.