; (2) eliminate manufacturing process steps; (3) reduce energy, water, and material inputs; (4) establish alternative supply chains for materials and components; and (5) take advantage of rapid prototyping, small batch manufacturing, and roll-to-roll processing. (d) Program evaluation Beginning not later than 3 years after the completion of the report under subsection (b), and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide, and make available to the public and the relevant authorizing and appropriations committees of Congress, an independent review of the program authorized under this section to evaluate its progress toward meeting the policy recommendations and targets determined in the report. 5. Photovoltaic device recycling research, development, and demonstration (a) In general In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall award, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, multiyear grants to eligible entities for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase reuse and recycling of photovoltaic devices. (b) Purpose The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (a) for projects that address— (1) technology to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic device recycling and maximize the recovery of valuable raw materials for use in new products while minimizing the life-cycle environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage; (2) expanded uses for materials from recycled photovoltaic devices; (3) development and demonstration of environmentally responsible alternatives to the use of hazardous materials in photovoltaic devices and the production of such devices; (4) development of methods to separate and remove hazardous materials from photovoltaic devices and to recycle or dispose of those materials in a safe manner; (5) product design and construction to facilitate disassembly and recycling of photovoltaic devices