S.Amdt. 1749

SA 1749. Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Cramer, and Mr. Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

SEC. 6302. STUDY ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMISSIONS.

The Secretary of Energy or a National Laboratory shall
conduct a study on the emissions of the full lifecycle of an
electric vehicle, from battery production to disposal,
including--
(1) the emissions associated with the electricity generated
to power the vehicle throughout its life;
(2) the critical minerals used in the batteries; and
(3) the mineral refining and transport.

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