threat of release of a hazardous substance, pol-
lutant, or contaminant into the environment at 
or from a covered mine site; or 
(B) to establish best practices to protect 
and improve human health and the environment 
and implement appropriate reuse options, in-
cluding through the use of innovative tech-
nologies to recover valuable resources from cov-
ered mine site features or areas, as applicable. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Administrator shall carry out 
through the Office, at a minimum, the following duties: 
(1) PRIORITY MINE LIST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Annually, the Adminis-
trator shall identify covered mine sites that are 
prioritized for response actions, which may in-
clude covered mine sites that are or are not in-
cluded on the National Priorities List developed 
by the President in accordance with section 
105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)). 
(B) CREATION
OF
LIST; REPORTS.—The 
Administrator shall annually— 
(i) create a list of covered mine sites 
identified under subparagraph (A); and 
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(ii) submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report describing— 
(I) the methodology used to iden-
tify those covered mine sites under 
that subparagraph; and 
(II) the status of response ac-
tions carried out at covered mine sites 
on the list. 
(C) COORDINATION.—The Administrator 
shall— 
(i) regularly coordinate with Regional 
Offices, Federal agencies, States, Indian 
Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and 
stakeholders to update the list of covered 
mine sites identified under subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) regularly coordinate with Regional 
Offices on response actions and share best 
practices with respect to each covered mine 
site identified under subparagraph (A). 
(2) PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, pursuant to existing authorities of the 
Administrator— 
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(i) identify best practices for devel-
oping, reviewing, and approving site as-
sessments, remedial investigations, and 
feasibility studies for covered mine sites; 
(ii) coordinate research relating to 
technologies and remedial and removal ap-
proaches that are the most successful in 
limiting the acute and chronic risks posted 
to human health and the environment by 
covered mine sites; and 
(iii) support— 
(I) 
government-to-government 
consultations with Indian Tribes with 
respect to a covered mine site located 
within Indian country; and 
(II) efforts to provide regular up-
dates to the Tribal governments in-
volved in response actions for a cov-
ered mine site located on Tribal land 
under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
Tribe. 
(B) 
TRIBAL
CONSULTATION.—In 
sup-
porting consultations with Indian Tribes under 
subparagraph (A)(iii)(I), the Administrator, in 
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addition to existing applicable law and guid-
ance, shall— 
(i) as appropriate, invite potentially 
responsible 
parties, 
including 
Federal 
agencies, to participate in government-to- 
government 
consultations 
with 
Indian 
Tribes; 
(ii) as appropriate, consult with Alas-
ka Native Corporations in accordance with 
section 161 of division H of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2004 (25 U.S.C. 
5301 note; Public Law 108–199); and 
(iii) as appropriate, ensure consulta-
tions with Tribal allottees occur pursuant 
to section 2 of the Act of February 5, 
1948 (62 Stat. 18, chapter 45; 25 U.S.C. 
324). 
(3) INTERAGENCY PLANS FOR URANIUM CON-
TAMINATION ON THE NAVAJO NATION; REPORTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2027, and not less frequently than 
once every 10 years thereafter, the Adminis-
trator, in cooperation with other relevant Fed-
eral agencies, including, at a minimum, the De-
partment of Energy, the Nuclear Energy Regu-
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latory Commission, the Department of the Inte-
rior, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and 
in consultation with affected Tribal govern-
ments, shall develop a 10-year interagency plan 
for the coordination of the Federal Government 
with States and Tribal governments to carry 
out response actions at Navajo Nation aban-
doned uranium mine sites, including— 
(i) goals for the assessment of, and 
response actions at, Navajo Nation aban-
doned uranium mine sites; 
(ii) target dates by which goals de-
scribed in clause (i) are anticipated to be 
achieved, subject to appropriations; 
(iii) the projected appropriations nec-
essary to achieve goals described in clause 
(i) by the target dates described in clause 
(ii); and 
(iv) the activities to be carried out by 
each Federal agency under the plan. 
(B) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a plan is developed 
under subparagraph (A), the Ad ministrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
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