Reports to Congress

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Administrator and the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) provides— (A) updates on the implementation of this Act, including educational and outreach efforts; (B) obstacles to the implementation of this Act; (C) updates on changes to available technologies that would impact the criteria for the terms recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable under sections 5(b), 6(b), and 7(b); and (D) (i) a list of covered materials that are, and covered materials that are not, considered recyclable, compostable, reusable, or refillable under this Act, as determined under sections 4 through 7; and (ii) a description of any barriers that inhibit covered materials from being considered recyclable, compostable, reusable, or refillable under this Act; (2) evaluates and assesses the implementation of this Act with respect to the criteria described in paragraph (1)(C), as aggregated by covered material and geographic area; and (3) evaluates and assesses consumer understanding of— (A) the terms recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable; (B) the chasing arrows symbol and similar labels used for recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable covered materials; and (C) resin identification codes.