1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2023 or the IMAGINE Act of 2023 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to encourage the research and use of innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic infrastructure network; (2) to accelerate the deployment and extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of infrastructure projects; and (3) to improve the economy, resilience, maintainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic infrastructure network. 3. Interagency innovative materials standards task force (a) Definition of innovative material In this section, the term innovative material , with respect to an infrastructure project, includes a material, or a combination or process for use of materials, that, as determined by the appropriate Secretary or agency head— (1) enhances the overall service life, sustainability, and resiliency of the project; or (2) provides ancillary benefits relative to widely adopted state of practice technologies. (b) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to encourage the research, design, and use of innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic infrastructure network; (2) to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of infrastructure projects