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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8671 
To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the Na-
tional Science and Technology Council and a Federal Carbon Removal 
Initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2020 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. PETERS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. O’HALLERAN, 
and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Manage-
ment in the National Science and Technology Council 
and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carbon Removal, Effi-
cient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2020’’ or the 
‘‘CREATE Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMITTEE ON LARGE-SCALE CARBON MANAGE-
MENT AND FEDERAL CARBON REMOVAL INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘carbon dioxide removal’’ means 
the capture of carbon dioxide directly from ambient air 
or, in dissolved form, from seawater, combined with the 
sequestration of such carbon dioxide, including through— 
(1) direct air capture and sequestration; 
(2) enhanced carbon mineralization; 
(3) bioenergy with carbon capture and seques-
tration; 
(4) forest restoration; 
(5) soil carbon management; and 
(6) direct ocean capture. 
(b) COMMITTEE ON LARGE-SCALE CARBON MANAGE-
MENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 
the National Science and Technology Council a 
committee on matters relating to large-scale 
management of carbon. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The committee estab-
lished by subparagraph (A) shall be known as 
the ‘‘Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Man-
agement’’ (in this section the ‘‘Committee’’). 
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(C) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(i) COMPOSITION.—The Committee 
shall be composed of the members of the 
executive committee established under sub-
section (c)(1) and such other members as 
the executive committee considers appro-
priate. 
(ii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The members 
of the executive committee established by 
subsection (c)(1) shall be cochairpersons of 
the Committee. 
(2) DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE.—The duties 
of the Committee shall be as follows: 
(A) Developing a strategic plan for Federal 
research, development, and demonstration of 
technological carbon dioxide removal (CDR) 
and storage. 
(B) Overseeing working groups established 
under subsection (d). 
(C) Coordinating budget planning with the 
Federal agencies and budget review with the 
Office of Management and Budget for matters 
relating to research, development, and dem-
onstration described in subparagraph (A). 
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(D) Identifying cost-effective carbon diox-
ide removal technologies that are suitable for 
large-scale demonstration. 
(E) Identifying accurate monitoring, car-
bon dioxide data collection, and long-term stor-
age protocols for carbon dioxide removal tech-
nologies. 
(F) Overseeing independent evaluations of 
performance of the working groups established 
under subsection (d). 
(c) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Committee an executive committee. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The executive committee 
shall be composed of the following: 
(A) The Associate Director for Science of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
(B) One senior official of the Department 
of Energy selected by the Secretary of Energy. 
(C) One senior official of the Department 
of Agriculture selected by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
(D) One senior official of the Department 
of Defense selected by the Secretary of Defense. 
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(E) One senior official of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration se-
lected by the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(d) WORKING GROUPS AND CARBON REMOVAL INI-
TIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
establish working groups which shall carry out 
an initiative on technological and detailed re-
search, development, and demonstration of car-
bon dioxide removal technology. 
(B) DESIGNATION
OF
INITIATIVE.—The 
initiative carried out under subparagraph (A) 
shall be known as the ‘‘Carbon Removal Initia-
tive’’. 
(2) WORKING
GROUP
FOCI.—The working 
groups established under paragraph (1) are as fol-
lows: 
(A) OCEANS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on matters relating to carbon di-
oxide removal from the oceans and coastal 
regions. 
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(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 8 members as follows: 
(I) One individual selected by the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration from 
among employees of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration 
from among employees of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Defense from among 
employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) Two individuals selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior from 
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among employees of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(VI) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (IV) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(B) TERRESTRIAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on terrestrial and biological mat-
ters relating to carbon dioxide removal. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 6 members as follows: 
(I) Two individuals, one of whom 
shall be selected by the Secretary of 
Agriculture from among employees of 
the Department of Agriculture and 
one of whom shall be selected by chief 
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of the Forest Service from among em-
ployees of the Forest Service. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Energy from among 
employees of the Department of En-
ergy. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior from 
among employees of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(C) GEOLOGICAL.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on geological matters relating to 
carbon dioxide removal and storage. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 4 members as follows: 
(I) One individual selected by the 
Secretary of Energy from among em-
ployees of the Department of Energy. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior from 
among employees of the United States 
Geological Survey. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
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of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(D) TECHNOLOGICAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on technological matters relating 
to carbon dioxide removal. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 7 members as follows: 
(I) One individual selected by the 
Secretary of Energy from among em-
ployees of the Department of Energy. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Defense from among 
employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration 
from among employees of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
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Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Commerce from 
among employees of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology. 
(VI) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(VII) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Transportation from 
among employees of the Department 
of Transportation. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (III) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(e) ANNUAL BUDGET CROSSCUT REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall assist in the coordination 
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