1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Battery The term battery means a battery that is— (A) rechargeable; and (B) electrochemical, including lithium ion and other chemistries. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. 3. Grants (a) Battery recycling research, development, and demonstration grants (1) In general The Secretary shall award multiyear grants to eligible entities for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries, including by addressing— (A) recycling processes; (B) the development of methods to promote the design and production of batteries that take into full account and facilitate the dismantling, reuse, recovery, and recycling of battery components and materials; (C) strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and participation in, the recycling of batteries; and (D) the integration of increased quantities of recycled critical minerals in batteries and other products to develop markets for recycled battery materials and critical minerals. (2) Eligible entities The Secretary may award a grant under paragraph (1) to— (A) an institution of higher education; (B) a National Laboratory; (C) a Federal research agency; (D) a State research agency; (E) a nonprofit organization; (F) an industrial entity; (G) a manufacturing entity; (H) a private battery-collection entity; (I) a State or municipal government entity; (J) a battery retailer