Federal agency developed and finalized under section 
9(b). 
(g) DEVELOPMENT OF INTERAGENCY FEDERAL EN-
VIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once every 3 years, after notice and opportunity for 
public comment, the White House interagency coun-
cil shall update a coordinated interagency Federal 
environmental justice strategy to address current 
and historical environmental injustice. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1), the White House interagency 
council shall— 
(A) consider the most recent environmental 
justice strategy of each Federal agency that 
participates in the White House interagency 
council that is developed and finalized under 
section 9(b); 
(B) consult with the National Environ-
mental Justice Advisory Council and local envi-
ronmental justice leaders; and 
(C) include in the interagency Federal en-
vironmental justice strategy clear performance 
metrics to ensure accountability. 
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(3) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE SCORECARD.—The 
White House interagency council shall annually pub-
lish a public performance scorecard on the imple-
mentation of the interagency Federal environmental 
justice strategy. 
(h) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO PRESIDENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after updating the interagency Federal environ-
mental justice strategy under subsection (g)(1), the 
White House interagency council shall submit to the 
President a report that contains— 
(A) a description of the implementation of 
the interagency Federal environmental justice 
strategy; and 
(B) a copy of the finalized environmental 
justice strategy of each Federal agency that 
participates in the White House interagency 
council that is developed and finalized under 
section 9(b). 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The head of each 
Federal agency that participates in the White House 
interagency council shall make the report described 
in paragraph (1) available to the public (including 
by posting a copy of the report on the website of 
each Federal agency). 
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(i) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION.—The Office 
of Administration within the Executive Office of the 
President shall provide funding and administrative 
support for the White House interagency council, to 
the extent permitted by law and within existing ap-
propriations. 
(2) OTHER
AGENCIES.—To the extent per-
mitted by law, including section 1535 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Econ-
omy Act’’), and subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall provide adminis-
trative support for the White House interagency 
council, as necessary. 
(j) MEETINGS AND STAFF.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Council on Environmental Quality shall— 
(A) convene regular meetings of the White 
House interagency council; 
(B) determine the agenda of the White 
House interagency council in accordance with 
this section; and 
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(C) direct the work of the White House 
interagency council. 
(2) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Chairperson 
of the Council on Environmental Quality shall des-
ignate an Executive Director of the White House 
interagency council, who shall coordinate the work 
of, and head any staff assigned to, the White House 
interagency council. 
(k) OFFICERS.—To facilitate the work of the White 
House interagency council, the head of each agency de-
scribed in subsection (c) shall assign a designated official 
within the agency to be an Environmental Justice Officer, 
with the authority— 
(1) to represent the agency on the White House 
interagency council; and 
(2) to perform such other duties relating to the 
implementation of this section within the agency as 
the head of the agency determines to be appropriate. 
(l) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBGROUPS.—At the direc-
tion of the Chairperson of the Council on Environmental 
Quality, the White House interagency council may estab-
lish 1 or more subgroups consisting exclusively of White 
House interagency council members or their designees 
under this section, as appropriate. 
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SEC. 9. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES. 
(a) CONDUCT OF PROGRAMS.—Each Federal agency 
that participates in the White House interagency council 
shall conduct each program, policy, practice, and activity 
of the Federal agency that adversely affects, or has the 
potential to adversely affect, human health or the environ-
ment in a manner that ensures that each such program, 
policy, practice, or activity does not have an effect of ex-
cluding any individual from participating in, denying any 
individual the benefits of, or subjecting any individual to 
discrimination or disparate impact under, such program, 
policy, practice, or activity of the Federal agency on the 
basis of the race, color, national origin, or income level 
of the individual. 
(b) FEDERAL AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and after notice 
and opportunity for public comment, each Federal 
agency that participates in the White House inter-
agency council shall develop and finalize an agency-
wide environmental justice strategy that— 
(A) identifies staff to support implementa-
tion of the Federal agency’s environmental jus-
tice strategy; 
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(B) identifies and addresses any dispropor-
tionately high or adverse human health or envi-
ronmental effects of its programs, policies, 
practices, and activities on— 
(i) communities of color; 
(ii) low-income communities; and 
(iii) Tribal and Indigenous commu-
nities; and 
(C) complies with each requirement de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each environmental justice 
strategy developed by a Federal agency under para-
graph (1) shall contain— 
(A) an assessment that identifies each pro-
gram, policy, practice, and activity (including 
any public participation process) of the Federal 
agency, relating to human health or the envi-
ronment that the Federal agency determines 
should be revised— 
(i) to ensure that all persons have the 
same degree of protection from environ-
mental and health hazards; 
(ii) to ensure meaningful public in-
volvement and due process in the develop-
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ment, implementation, and enforcement of 
all Federal laws; 
(iii) to improve direct guidance and 
technical assistance to environmental jus-
tice communities with respect to the under-
standing of the science, regulations, and 
policy related to Federal agency action on 
environmental justice issues; 
(iv) to improve cooperation with State 
governments, Tribal Governments, and 
local governments to address pollution and 
public health burdens in environmental jus-
tice communities, and build healthy, sus-
tainable, and resilient communities; 
(v) to improve Federal research and 
data collection efforts related to— 
(I) the health and environment of 
communities of color, low-income com-
munities, and Tribal and Indigenous 
communities; 
(II) climate change; and 
(III) the inequitable distribution 
of burdens and benefits of the man-
agement and use of natural resources, 
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including water, minerals, and land; 
and 
(vi) to reduce or eliminate dispropor-
tionately adverse human health or environ-
mental effects on communities of color, 
low-income communities, and Tribal and 
Indigenous communities; and 
(B) a timetable for the completion of— 
(i) each revision identified under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(ii) an assessment of the economic 
and social implications of each revision 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 2 
years after the finalization of an environmental 
justice strategy under this subsection, and an-
nually thereafter, a Federal agency that partici-
pates in the White House interagency council 
shall submit to the White House interagency 
council a report describing the progress of the 
Federal agency in implementing the environ-
mental justice strategy of the Federal agency. 
(B) PERIODIC
REPORTS.—In addition to 
the annual reports described in subparagraph 
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(A), upon receipt of a request from the White 
House interagency council, a Federal agency 
shall submit to the White House interagency 
council a report that contains such information 
as the White House interagency council may re-
quire. 
(4) REVISION
OF
AGENCYWIDE
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
JUSTICE
STRATEGY.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
Federal agency that participates in the White House 
interagency council shall— 
(A) evaluate and revise the environmental 
justice strategy of the Federal agency; and 
(B) submit to the White House inter-
agency council a copy of the revised version of 
the environmental justice strategy of the Fed-
eral agency. 
(5) PETITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal 
agency may submit to the President a petition 
for an exemption of any requirement described 
in this section with respect to any program or 
activity of the Federal agency if the head of the 
Federal agency determines that complying with 
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such requirement would compromise the agen-
cy’s ability to carry out its core missions. 
(B) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—Each peti-
tion submitted by a Federal agency to the 
President under subparagraph (A) shall be 
made available to the public (including through 
a description of the petition on the website of 
the Federal agency). 
(C) 
CONSIDERATION.—In 
determining 
whether to grant a petition for an exemption 
submitted by a Federal agency to the President 
under subparagraph (A), the President shall 
make a decision that reflects both the merits of 
the specific case and the broader national inter-
est in breaking cycles of environmental injus-
tice, and shall consider whether the granting of 
the petition would likely— 
(i) result in disproportionately adverse 
human health or environmental effects on 
communities of color, low-income commu-
nities, and Tribal and Indigenous commu-
nities; or 
(ii) exacerbate, or fail to ameliorate, 
any 
disproportionately 
adverse 
human 
health or environmental effect on any com-
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munity of color, low-income community, or 
Tribal and Indigenous community. 
(D) APPEAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the President 
approves a petition under this paragraph, 
an individual may appeal the decision of 
the President to approve the petition. 
(ii) WRITTEN APPEAL.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—To appeal a 
decision of the President under clause 
(i), an individual shall submit a writ-
ten appeal to— 
(aa) the Council on Environ-
mental Quality; 
(bb) the Deputy Assistant to 
the President for Environmental 
Policy; or 
(cc) the Assistant to the 
President for Domestic Policy. 
(II) CONTENTS.—A written ap-
peal shall contain a description of 
each reason why the exemption that is 
the subject of the petition is unneces-
sary. 
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(iii) REQUIREMENT OF PRESIDENT.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date on 
which an agency or officer described in 
clause (ii)(I) receives a written appeal sub-
mitted by an individual under that clause, 
the President shall provide to the indi-
vidual a written notification describing the 
decision of the President with respect to 
the appeal. 
(c) HUMAN HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS.— 
(1) RESEARCH.—Each Federal agency, to the 
maximum extent practicable and permitted by appli-
cable law, shall— 
(A) in conducting environmental, public ac-
cess, or human health research, include diverse 
segments of the population in epidemiological 
and clinical studies, including segments at high 
risk from environmental hazards, such as com-
munities of color, low-income communities, and 
Tribal and Indigenous communities; 
(B) in conducting environmental or human 
health analyses, identify multiple and cumu-
lative exposures, including potentially exacer-
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