(2) coordinate and collaborate with the Carbon 
Dioxide Removal Task Force and U.S. Global 
Change Research Program; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, leverage 
existing resources and programs of the Department 
of Energy and other Federal agencies on the Com-
mittee. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Department of 
Energy, Office of the Undersecretary for Science and En-
ergy, shall provide such administrative support for the 
Committee as required. 
(h) CARBON ACCOUNTING COORDINATION WORKING 
GROUP AND DATA PLAN.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) multiple Federal agencies and pro-
grams collect data on carbon emissions and 
sinks related to carbon dioxide removal; 
(B) Federal carbon emissions and sinks 
data collection efforts are siloed, with different 
methodological approaches to collection, mul-
tiple 
data 
warehouse 
locations, 
potential 
redundancies in data collected, and gaps in cov-
erage; and 
(C) improved coordination of carbon meas-
urement, monitoring, and data aggregation re-
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lated to carbon dioxide removal is needed to 
support the development and deployment of car-
bon dioxide removal methods and strategies at 
scale. 
(2) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of this sub-
section is to establish a comprehensive, multi-agency 
plan for the collection and management of data on 
carbon emissions and sinks related to carbon dioxide 
removal that— 
(A) enables comprehensive reporting on 
carbon dioxide removal based on full and con-
sistent integration with existing relevant data 
collection efforts across the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(B) provides policymakers with information 
on the effectiveness of carbon dioxide removal 
and carbon sequestration activities. 
(3) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
executive 
com-
mittee shall establish a working group on carbon di-
oxide removal-related data collection and manage-
ment. 
(4) DATA
PLAN
ELEMENTS.—The working 
group established in paragraph (3) shall develop a 
data plan that includes— 
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(A) an inventory of existing Federal data 
sources on carbon emissions and sinks related 
to carbon dioxide removal; 
(B) a description of the scope of activities 
for which new data on emissions and sinks re-
lated to carbon dioxide removal should be col-
lected; 
(C) methodologies for collection of carbon 
dioxide removal-related data; 
(D) the roles of the respective Federal 
agencies in collection and management of car-
bon dioxide removal-related data in meeting 
agency-specific mission requirements in coordi-
nation with governmentwide comprehensive car-
bon accounting objectives; and 
(E) data collection and management proto-
cols and practices to facilitate integration of 
data on emissions and sinks related to carbon 
dioxide removal into comprehensive reports on 
carbon removal and accounting on a nationwide 
scale. 
(5) CONSIDERATIONS.—The data plan shall, at 
a minimum, consider and address— 
(A) the role of existing programs that doc-
ument carbon emissions and sinks, including 
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but not limited to the U.S. Global Change Re-
search Program and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Pro-
gram; 
(B) how the effectiveness of carbon dioxide 
removal projects (as defined by the Committee) 
can be tracked and effectively managed over 
time; 
(C) gaps in existing Federal data collection 
efforts that delay progress on carbon dioxide re-
moval experimenting, prototyping, and produc-
tion; 
(D) how data collection on carbon dioxide 
removal projects could incorporate best prac-
tices for the accounting of— 
(i) additionality, which is the counter-
factual assessment of carbon dioxide emit-
ted without the occurrence of a carbon di-
oxide removal practice; 
(ii) permanence, which is an assess-
ment of the time scale of climate impacts 
for a carbon dioxide removal practice in 
comparison to the time scale of greenhouse 
gases impacting climate change; 
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(iii) risk of reversal, which is a prob-
abilistic assessment of a carbon dioxide re-
moval practice storing carbon for a shorter 
period of time than the time scale identi-
fied in clause (ii); 
(iv) lifecycle environmental, socio-eco-
nomic, and community impacts of a carbon 
dioxide removal practice; and 
(v) transparency, which is the ability 
for the public to easily access information 
regarding carbon dioxide removal practices, 
including information listed in this sub-
paragraph; and 
(E) how the gaps identified in subpara-
graph (C) can be remedied to ensure the quali-
ties listed in subparagraph (D) are measured, 
potentially through the consolidation of re-
sources or the creation of a new database in-
tended for supporting carbon dioxide removal 
over time. 
(6) REPORTS.— 
(A) EXPERT PARTICIPATION.—The work-
ing group shall establish a process for engage-
ment with the scientific community and stake-
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holder groups in the development of the data 
plan. 
(B) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Within 180 days of 
enactment of this subsection, the Committee 
shall make available a draft report for public 
review and comment. The working group shall 
consider public comments in the process of fi-
nalizing the data plan. 
(C) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(i) Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the 
executive committee shall submit to Con-
gress the initial data plan. 
(ii) Along with each submission of the 
President pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code, the executive com-
mittee shall submit to Congress a report 
on the findings of the Committee with re-
spect to implementation of the data plan 
along with any recommendations for modi-
fication of the plan. 
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