Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) GREEN CHEMISTRY- The term `green chemistry' means chemistry and chemical engineering to design chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

(2) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP- The term `Interagency Working Group' means the interagency working group established under section 3(c).

(3) PROGRAM- The term `Program' means the Green Chemistry Research and Development Program described in section 3.

SEC. 3. GREEN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL- The President shall establish a Green Chemistry Research and Development Program to promote and coordinate Federal green chemistry research, development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer activities.

(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES- The activities of the Program shall be designed to--

(1) provide sustained support for green chemistry research, development, demonstration, education, and technology transfer through--

(A) merit-reviewed competitive grants to individual investigators and teams of investigators, including, to the extent practicable, young investigators, for research and development;

(B) merit-reviewed competitive grants to fund collaborative university-industry research and development partnerships;

(C) green chemistry research, development, demonstration, and technology transfer conducted at Federal laboratories; and

(D) to the extent practicable, encouragement of consideration of green chemistry in--

(i) the conduct of Federal chemical science and engineering research and development; and

(ii) the solicitation and evaluation of all proposals for chemical science and engineering research and development;

(2) examine methods by which the Federal Government can create incentives for consideration and use of green chemistry processes and products;

(3) facilitate the adoption of green chemistry innovations;

(4) expand education and training of undergraduate and graduate students in green chemistry science and engineering;

(5) collect and disseminate information on green chemistry research, development, and technology transfer, including information on--

(A) incentives and impediments to development and commercialization;

(B) accomplishments;

(C) best practices; and

(D) costs and benefits; and

(6) provide venues for outreach and dissemination of green chemistry advances such as symposia, forums, conferences, and written materials in collaboration with, as appropriate, industry, academia, scientific and professional societies, and other relevant groups.

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