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3(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2012(m)). 
(4) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 673(2) 
of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9902). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 103. WORKER AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 
Worker and Community Assistance Fund, consisting of— 
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund 
under sections 722(g) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; 
and 
(2) such additional amounts as may be appro-
priated to supplement the fund. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited in the 
fund pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to 
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the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Of-
fice of Energy and Economic Transition without 
subsequent appropriation and shall remain available 
without fiscal year limitation until expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor and the Director of the Office of 
Energy and Economic Transition may use not more 
than 5 percent of the amount available in the Work-
er and Community Assistance Fund on October 1 of 
each fiscal year to cover the administrative expenses 
of carrying out title II of this Act for that fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 104. CLEANER AIR COMMUNITY FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 
Cleaner Air Community Fund, consisting of— 
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund 
under sections 722(h) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; 
and 
(2) such additional sums as may be appro-
priated to supplement the fund. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in the 
fund pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
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Agency without subsequent appropriation and shall 
remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may use not more than 5 percent of the amount 
available in the Cleaner Air Community Fund on 
October 1 of each fiscal year to cover the adminis-
trative expenses of carrying out part C of title VII 
of the Clean Air Act for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 105. NEGATIVE EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 
Negative Emissions Activities Fund, consisting of— 
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund 
under sections 722(i) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; 
and 
(2) such additional amounts as may be appro-
priated to supplement the fund. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in the 
fund pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency without subsequent appropriation and shall 
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remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
expended. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
may use not more than 5 percent of the amount 
available in the Negative Emissions Activities Fund 
on October 1 of each fiscal year to cover the admin-
istrative expenses of carrying out part D of title VII 
of the Clean Air Act for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 106. ENERGY INNOVATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 
Energy Innovation Fund, consisting of— 
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund 
under section 722(j) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; 
and 
(2) such additional amounts as may be appro-
priated to supplement the fund. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2026, amounts deposited in the fund pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of 
Energy without subsequent appropriation and shall 
remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
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expended to provide assistance pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary of Energy may use not more than 5 percent 
of the amount available in the Energy Innovation 
Fund on October 1 of each fiscal year to cover the 
administrative expenses of carrying out this section 
for that fiscal year. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
provide assistance under this section, distributed on a 
competitive basis, to local, State, and Tribal governments, 
institutions of higher education, companies, research foun-
dations, trade and industry research collaborations, or 
consortia of such entities, or other appropriate research 
and development entities to support research, develop-
ment, and demonstration of technology that the Secretary 
determines supports achievement of the goals of section 
702 of the Clean Air Act, including through targeted ac-
celeration of— 
(1) novel early-stage clean energy research; 
(2) development of techniques, processes, and 
technologies, and related testing and evaluation; 
(3) development of manufacturing processes for 
clean energy technologies; and 
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