I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2013 
To establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop rec-
ommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to 
the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds 
of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate 
change, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to 
develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for 
projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, 
to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall 
be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate 
change, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 
2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COMMISSION 
Sec. 101. Establishment of Climate Change Advisory Commission. 
Sec. 102. Duties. 
Sec. 103. Commission personnel matters. 
Sec. 104. Funding. 
Sec. 105. Termination. 
TITLE II—CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY FUND 
Sec. 201. Climate Change Resiliency Fund. 
Sec. 202. Compliance with Davis-Bacon Act. 
Sec. 203. Funding. 
TITLE III—REVENUE 
Sec. 301. Climate Change Obligations. 
Sec. 302. Promotion. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Climate Change Advisory Commission es-
tablished by section 101(a). 
(2) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity of color’’ means a geographically distinct 
area in which the population of any of the following 
categories of individuals is higher than the average 
populations of that category for the State in which 
the community is located: 
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(A) Black. 
(B) African American. 
(C) Asian. 
(D) Pacific Islander. 
(E) Other non-White race. 
(F) Hispanic. 
(G) Latino. 
(H) Linguistically isolated. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ includes— 
(A) a Federal agency; 
(B) a State or group of States; 
(C) a unit of local government or a group 
of local governments; 
(D) a utility district; 
(E) a Tribal government or a consortium 
of Tribal governments; 
(F) a State or regional transit agency or a 
group of State or regional transit agencies; 
(G) a nonprofit organization; 
(H) a special purpose district or public au-
thority, including a port authority; and 
(I) any other entity, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
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(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with significant representation of com-
munities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal 
and indigenous communities that experiences, or is 
at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 
human health or environmental effects. 
(5) 
FRONTLINE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘frontline community’’ means a low-income commu-
nity, a community of color, or a Tribal community 
that is disproportionately impacted or burdened by 
climate change or a phenomenon associated with cli-
mate change, including such a community that was 
or is at risk of being disproportionately impacted or 
burdened by climate change or a phenomenon associ-
ated with climate change earlier than other such 
communities. 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Cli-
mate Change Resiliency Fund established by section 
201(a)(1). 
(7) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘low- 
income community’’ means any census block group 
in which 30 percent or more of the population are 
individuals with an annual household income equal 
to, or less than, the greater of— 
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(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median household income of the area in which 
the household is located, as reported by the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development; 
and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(8) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means a 
project for a qualified climate change adaptation 
purpose performed by an eligible entity under sec-
tion 201(b). 
(9) QUALIFIED CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 
PURPOSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified cli-
mate change adaptation purpose’’ means an ob-
jective with a demonstrated intent to reduce the 
economic, social, and environmental impact of 
the adverse effects of climate change. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified cli-
mate change adaptation purpose’’ includes in-
frastructure resiliency and mitigation, improved 
disaster response, and ecosystem protection, 
which may be accomplished through activities 
or projects with objectives such as— 
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