BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) SUPPLYING REFINED BATTERY MATERIALS INTO THE UNITED STATES ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN BY SYNERGIZING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING WITH MINE WASTE RECLAMATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FURTHER DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE, AND VALIDATE THE PROPOSED SYNERGIZED BATTERY RECYCLING AND METAL REFINING TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLE AN EFFICIENT EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY OF BATTERY METALS FROM FLEXIBLE FEEDSTOCKS INCLUDING END-OF-LIFE LI-ION BATTERIES, SCRAPS FROM MANUFACTURING, AND ORE DERIVED FEEDSTOCK.