(I) consult with the government 
of each State in which the proposed 
project is to be conducted; 
(II) after taking into consider-
ation any comments resulting from 
the consultation under subclause (I), 
approve or disapprove the proposal; 
and 
(III) provide written notification 
of the approval or disapproval to— 
(aa) the individual or entity 
that submitted the proposal; and 
(bb) each State consulted 
under subclause (I). 
(D) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable, 
in determining whether to approve project pro-
posals under the program, the Secretary shall 
prioritize projects that are designed to increase 
access and mobility to local or neighborhood 
Federal or non-Federal public land, waters, 
parkland, monuments, or recreational opportu-
nities. 
(3) 
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING
PROCE-
DURES.— 
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(A) PROCEDURES.—In consultation with 
the head of each appropriate Federal land man-
agement agency, the Secretary shall develop, by 
rule, transportation planning procedures for 
projects conducted under the program that are 
consistent with metropolitan and statewide 
planning processes. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All projects carried 
out under the program shall be developed in co-
operation with States and metropolitan plan-
ning organizations. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re-
ceiving a grant under the program, an eligible 
entity shall provide funds in the form of cash 
or an in-kind contribution in an amount equal 
to not less than 100 percent of the amount of 
the grant. 
(B) SOURCES.—The non-Federal contribu-
tion required under subparagraph (A) may in-
clude amounts made available from State, local, 
nongovernmental, or private sources. 
(5) ELIGIBLE
USES.—Grant funds provided 
under the program may be used— 
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(A) to develop transportation connectors or 
routes in or serving, and related education ma-
terials for, critically underserved communities 
to increase access and mobility to Federal and 
non-Federal public land, waters, parkland, and 
monuments; and 
(B) to create or significantly enhance ac-
cess to Federal or non-Federal public land and 
recreational opportunities in an urban area or 
a rural area. 
(6) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant provided under 
the program shall be— 
(A) not less than $25,000; and 
(B) not more than $500,000. 
(7) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—It is the intent 
of Congress that grants provided under the program 
deliver project funds to areas of greatest need while 
offering technical assistance to all applicants and po-
tential applicants for grant preparation to encourage 
full participation in the program. 
(8) PUBLIC
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that current schedules and routes for 
transportation systems developed after the receipt of 
a grant under the program are available to the pub-
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lic, including on a website maintained by the recipi-
ent of a grant. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) REPORTS
BY
GRANT
RECIPIENTS.—The 
Secretary shall require a recipient of a grant under 
the program to submit to the Secretary at least 1 
performance and financial report that— 
(A) includes— 
(i) demographic data on communities 
served by the project; and 
(ii) a summary of project activities 
conducted after receiving the grant; and 
(B) describes the status of each project 
funded by the grant as of the date of the re-
port. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—In addition to the 
report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may require additional reports from a recipient, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, includ-
ing a final report. 
(3) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall establish 
deadlines for the submission of each report required 
under paragraph (1) or (2). 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF SUNSET FOR THE EVERY KID OUT-
DOORS PROGRAM. 
Section 9001(b) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Con-
servation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 
6804 note; Public Law 116–9) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5). 
SEC. 14. PROTECTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
COMMUNITIES AGAINST HARMFUL FEDERAL 
ACTIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish additional protections relating to Federal actions 
affecting environmental justice communities in recognition 
of the disproportionate burden of adverse human health 
or environmental effects faced by such communities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘environmental impact statement’’ means 
the detailed statement of environmental impacts of 
a proposed action required to be prepared pursuant 
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
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(2) FEDERAL ACTION.—The term ‘‘Federal ac-
tion’’ means a proposed action that requires the 
preparation of an environmental impact statement, 
environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or 
other document under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY IMPACT RE-
PORT.—A Federal agency proposing to take a Federal ac-
tion that has the potential to cause negative environmental 
or public health impacts on an environmental justice com-
munity shall prepare a community impact report assessing 
the potential impacts of the proposed action. 
(d) CONTENTS.—A community impact report de-
scribed in subsection (c) shall— 
(1) assess the degree to which a proposed Fed-
eral action affecting an environmental justice com-
munity will cause multiple or cumulative exposure to 
human health and environmental hazards that influ-
ence, exacerbate, or contribute to adverse health out-
comes; 
(2) assess relevant public health data and in-
dustry data concerning the potential for multiple or 
cumulative exposure to human health or environ-
mental hazards in the area of the environmental jus-
tice community and historical patterns of exposure 
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(6) assess the impact on access to reliable en-
ergy sources and on electricity prices for low-income 
communities, minority communities, Native Ameri-
cans, and senior citizens; 
(7) assess the impact of the Federal action on 
drought, domestic food availability, and domestic 
food prices; and 
(8) assess the impact on timely meeting net- 
zero goals as outlined in Executive Order 14057. 
(e) DELEGATION.—Federal agencies shall not dele-
gate responsibility for the preparation of a community im-
pact report described in subsection (c) to any other entity. 
(f) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMU-
NITIES.—When carrying out the requirements of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) for a proposed Federal action that may affect an 
environmental justice community, a Federal agency 
shall— 
(1) consider all potential direct, indirect, and 
cumulative impacts caused by the action, alter-
natives to such action, and mitigation measures on 
the environmental justice community required by 
that Act; 
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(2) require any public comment period carried 
out during the scoping phase of the environmental 
review process to be not less than 90 days; 
(3) provide early and meaningful community in-
volvement opportunities by— 
(A) holding multiple hearings in such com-
munity regarding the proposed Federal action 
in each prominent language within the environ-
mental justice community; and 
(B) providing notice of any step or action 
in the process under that Act that involves pub-
lic participation to any representative entities or 
organizations present in the environmental jus-
tice community, including— 
(i) local religious organizations; 
(ii) civic associations and organiza-
tions; 
(iii) business associations of people of 
color; 
(iv) environmental and environmental 
justice organizations, including community- 
based grassroots organizations led by peo-
ple of color; 
(v) homeowners’, tenants’, and neigh-
borhood watch groups; 
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(vi) local governments and Indian 
Tribes; 
(vii) rural cooperatives; 
(viii) business and trade organiza-
tions; 
(ix) community and social service or-
ganizations; 
(x) universities, colleges, and voca-
tional schools; 
(xi) labor and other worker organiza-
tions; 
(xii) civil rights organizations; 
(xiii) senior citizens’ groups; and 
(xiv) public health agencies and clin-
ics; and 
(4) provide translations of publicly available 
documents made available pursuant to that Act in 
any language spoken by more than 5 percent of the 
population residing within the environmental justice 
community. 
(g) COMMUNICATION
METHODS
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Any notice provided under subsection (f)(3)(B) 
shall be provided— 
(1) through communication methods that are 
accessible in the environmental justice community, 
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which may include electronic media, newspapers, 
radio, direct mailings, canvassing, and other out-
reach methods particularly targeted at communities 
of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and In-
digenous communities; and 
(2) at least 30 days before any hearing in such 
community or the start of any public comment pe-
riod. 
(h) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIONS REQUIRING AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—For any pro-
posed Federal action affecting an environmental justice 
community requiring the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement, the Federal agency shall provide the fol-
lowing information when giving notice of the proposed ac-
tion: 
(1) A description of the proposed action. 
(2) An outline of the anticipated schedule for 
completing the process under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
with a description of key milestones. 
(3) An initial list of alternatives and potential 
impacts. 
(4) An initial list of other existing or proposed 
sources of multiple or cumulative exposure to envi-
ronmental hazards that contribute to higher rates of 
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serious illnesses within the environmental justice 
community. 
(5) An agency point of contact. 
(6) Timely notice of locations where comments 
will be received or public meetings held. 
(7) Any telephone number or locations where 
further information can be obtained. 
(i) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—When carrying out 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a proposed Fed-
eral action that may affect an Indian Tribe, a Federal 
agency shall— 
(1) seek Tribal representation in the process in 
a manner that is consistent with the government-to- 
government relationship between the United States 
and Indian Tribes, the Federal Government’s trust 
responsibility to federally recognized Indian Tribes, 
and any treaty rights; 
(2) ensure that an Indian Tribe is invited to 
hold the status of a cooperating agency throughout 
the process under that Act for any proposed action 
that could impact an Indian Tribe, including actions 
that could impact off reservation lands and sacred 
sites; and 
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(3) invite an Indian Tribe to hold the status of 
a cooperating agency in accordance with paragraph 
(2) not later than the date on which the scoping 
process for a proposed action requiring the prepara-
tion of an environmental impact statement com-
mences. 
(j) AGENCY DETERMINATIONS.—Federal agency de-
terminations about the analysis of a community impact 
report described in subsection (c) shall be subject to judi-
cial review to the same extent as any other analysis per-
formed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(l) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section dimin-
ishes— 
(1) any right granted through the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) to the public; or 
(2) the requirements under that Act to consider 
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts. 
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‘‘(I) are technically feasible, 
‘‘(II) are economically feasible, and 
‘‘(III) where applicable, do not cause 
or contribute to adverse cumulative effects, 
including effects caused by exposure to en-
vironmental pollution, on an overburdened 
community that are higher than those 
borne by other communities within the 
State, county, or other geographic unit of 
analysis as determined by the agency pre-
paring or having taken primary responsi-
bility for preparing the environmental doc-
ument pursuant to this Act, except that 
where the agency determines that an alter-
native will serve a compelling public inter-
est in the affected overburdened commu-
nity with conditions to protect public 
health,’’; and 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘man’s’’ and inserting ‘‘the human’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘that are consistent with subparagraph (C)(3)’’ 
after ‘‘describe appropriate alternatives’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘mankind’s’’ and inserting ‘‘humankind’s’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 106. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) EFFECT; IMPACT.—The terms ‘effect’ and 
‘impact’ mean changes to the human environment 
from the proposed action or alternatives that are 
reasonably foreseeable and include the following: 
‘‘(A) Direct effects, which are caused by 
the action and occur at the same time and 
place. 
‘‘(B) Indirect effects, which are caused by 
the action and are later in time or farther re-
moved in distance, but are still reasonably fore-
seeable. Indirect effects may include growth in-
ducing effects and other effects related to in-
duced changes in the pattern of land use, popu-
lation density or growth rate, and related ef-
fects on air and water and other natural sys-
tems, including ecosystems. 
‘‘(C) Cumulative effects, which are effects 
on the environment that result from the incre-
mental effects of the action when added to the 
effects of other past, present, and reasonably 
foreseeable actions regardless of what agency 
(Federal or non-Federal) or person undertakes 
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such other actions. Cumulative effects can re-
sult from individually minor but collectively sig-
nificant actions taking place over a period of 
time. 
‘‘(D) Effects that are ecological (such as 
the effects on natural resources and on the 
components, structures, and functioning of af-
fected ecosystems), aesthetic, historic, cultural, 
economic, social, health, whether direct, indi-
rect, or cumulative. Effects may also include 
those resulting from actions which may have 
both beneficial and detrimental effects, even if 
on balance the agency believes that the effects 
will be beneficial. 
‘‘(2) LIMITED
ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY.—The 
term ‘limited English proficiency’ means that a 
household does not have an adult that speaks 
English very well according to the United States 
Census Bureau. 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME
HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘low-income household’ means a household that is at 
or below twice the poverty threshold as that thresh-
old is determined annually by the United States 
Census Bureau. 
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‘‘(4) OVERBURDENED COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘overburdened community’ means any census block 
group, as determined in accordance with the most 
recent United States Census, in which: 
‘‘(A) at least 35 percent of the households 
qualify as low-income households; 
‘‘(B) at least 40 percent of the residents 
identify as minority or as members of a Tribal 
and Indigenous community; or 
‘‘(C) at least 40 percent of the households 
have limited English proficiency. 
‘‘(5) TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘Tribal and Indigenous community’ means 
a population of people who are members of— 
‘‘(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; or 
‘‘(D) any other community of Indigenous 
people located in a State.’’. 
SEC. 16. TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) INITIAL TRAINING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each employee of the 
Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Department of the Interior, and the National 
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Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall complete 
an environmental justice training program to ensure that 
each such employee— 
(1) has received training in environmental jus-
tice; and 
(2) is capable of— 
(A) appropriately incorporating environ-
mental justice concepts into the daily activities 
of the employee; and 
(B) increasing the meaningful participation 
of individuals from environmental justice com-
munities in the activities of the applicable agen-
cy. 
(b) MANDATORY PARTICIPATION.—Effective on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, each individual hired by the Department of Energy, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
the Interior, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration after that date shall be required to partici-
pate in environmental justice training. 
(c) REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN EMPLOY-
EES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each Fed-
eral agency that participates in the Working Group, 
not later than 30 days after the date on which an 
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individual is appointed to the position of environ-
mental justice coordinator, Environmental Justice 
Ombuds, or any other position the responsibility of 
which involves the conduct of environmental justice 
activities, the individual shall be required to possess 
documentation of the completion by the individual of 
environmental justice training. 
(2) EFFECT.—If an individual described in 
paragraph (1) fails to meet the requirement de-
scribed in that paragraph, the Federal agency at 
which the individual is employed shall transfer the 
individual to a different position until the date on 
which the individual completes environmental justice 
training. 
(3) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of each Federal agency that participates in 
the Working Group shall evaluate the training pro-
grams of such Federal agency to determine if such 
Federal agency has improved the rate of training of 
the employees of such Federal agency to ensure that 
each employee has received environmental justice 
training. 
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SEC. 17. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program under which the Administrator 
shall provide grants to eligible entities to assist the 
eligible entities in— 
(A) building capacity to address issues re-
lating to environmental justice; and 
(B) carrying out any activity described in 
paragraph (4). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall be 
a nonprofit, community-based organization that con-
ducts activities, including providing medical and pre-
ventive health services, to reduce the dispropor-
tionate health impacts of environmental pollution in 
the environmental justice community at which the 
eligible entity proposes to conduct an activity that is 
the subject of the application described in paragraph 
(3). 
(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Administrator an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator may require, including— 
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(A) an outline describing the means by 
which the project proposed by the eligible entity 
will— 
(i) with respect to environmental and 
public health issues at the local level, in-
crease the understanding of the environ-
mental justice community at which the eli-
gible entity will conduct the project; 
(ii) improve the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to address each 
issue described in clause (i); 
(iii) facilitate collaboration and co-
operation among various stakeholders (in-
cluding members of the environmental jus-
tice community); and 
(iv) support the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to proactively 
plan and implement just sustainable com-
munity development and revitalization ini-
tiatives, including countering displacement 
and gentrification; 
(B) a proposed budget for each activity of 
the project that is the subject of the applica-
tion; 
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(C) a list of proposed outcomes with re-
spect to the proposed project; 
(D) a description of the ways by which the 
eligible entity may leverage the funds of the eli-
gible entity, or the funds made available 
through a grant under this subsection, to de-
velop a project that is capable of being sus-
tained beyond the period of the grant; and 
(E) a description of the ways by which the 
eligible entity is linked to, and representative 
of, the environmental justice community at 
which the eligible entity will conduct the 
project. 
(4) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An eligible entity may 
only use a grant under this subsection to carry out 
culturally and linguistically appropriate projects and 
activities that are driven by the needs, opportunities, 
and priorities of the environmental justice commu-
nity at which the eligible entity proposes to conduct 
the project or activity to address environmental jus-
tice concerns and improve the health or environment 
of the environmental justice community, including 
activities— 
(A) to create or develop collaborative part-
nerships; 
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(B) to educate and provide outreach serv-
ices to the environmental justice community; 
(C) to identify and implement projects to 
address environmental or public health con-
cerns; or 
(D) to develop a comprehensive under-
standing of environmental or public health 
issues. 
(5) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing the ways by which the grant program 
under this subsection has helped community- 
based nonprofit organizations address issues re-
lating to environmental justice. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
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website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
(b) STATE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program under which the Administrator 
shall provide grants to States to enable the States— 
(A) to establish culturally and linguistically 
appropriate protocols, activities, and mecha-
nisms for addressing issues relating to environ-
mental justice; and 
(B) to carry out culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate activities to reduce or elimi-
nate disproportionately adverse human health 
or environmental effects on environmental jus-
tice communities in the State, including reduc-
ing economic vulnerabilities that result in the 
environmental justice communities being dis-
proportionately affected. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall 
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submit to the Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require, 
including— 
(i) a plan that contains a description 
of the means by which the funds provided 
through a grant under paragraph (1) will 
be used to address issues relating to envi-
ronmental justice at the State level; and 
(ii) assurances that the funds pro-
vided through a grant under paragraph (1) 
will be used only to supplement the 
amount of funds that the State allocates 
for initiatives relating to environmental 
justice. 
(B) ABILITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAM.—To 
be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 
(1), a State shall demonstrate to the Adminis-
trator that the State has the ability to continue 
each program that is the subject of funds pro-
vided through a grant under paragraph (1) 
after receipt of the funds. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
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nually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing— 
(i) the implementation of the grant 
program established under paragraph (1); 
(ii) the impact of the grant program 
on improving the ability of each partici-
pating State to address environmental jus-
tice issues; and 
(iii) the activities carried out by each 
State to reduce or eliminate disproportion-
ately adverse human health or environ-
mental effects on environmental justice 
communities in the State. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
(c) TRIBAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program under which the Administrator 
shall provide grants to Indian Tribes— 
(A) to establish culturally and linguistically 
appropriate protocols, activities, and mecha-
nisms for addressing issues relating to environ-
mental justice; and 
(B) to carry out culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate activities to reduce or elimi-
nate disproportionately adverse human health 
or environmental effects on environmental jus-
tice communities in Tribal and Indigenous com-
munities, 
including 
reducing 
economic 
vulnerabilities that result in the Tribal and In-
digenous communities being disproportionately 
affected. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under paragraph (1), an Indian 
Tribe shall submit to the Administrator an ap-
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plication at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Adminis-
trator may require, including— 
(i) a plan that contains a description 
of the means by which the funds provided 
through a grant under paragraph (1) will 
be used to address issues relating to envi-
ronmental justice in Tribal and Indigenous 
communities; and 
(ii) assurances that the funds pro-
vided through a grant under paragraph (1) 
will be used only to supplement the 
amount of funds that the Indian Tribe al-
locates for initiatives relating to environ-
mental justice. 
(B) ABILITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAM.—To 
be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 
(1), an Indian Tribe shall demonstrate to the 
Administrator that the Indian Tribe has the 
ability to continue each program that is the 
subject of funds provided through a grant 
under paragraph (1) after receipt of the funds. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
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nually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing— 
(i) the implementation of the grant 
program established under paragraph (1); 
(ii) the impact of the grant program 
on improving the ability of each partici-
pating Indian Tribe to address environ-
mental justice issues; and 
(iii) the activities carried out by each 
Indian Tribe to reduce or eliminate dis-
proportionately adverse human health or 
environmental effects on applicable envi-
ronmental justice communities in Tribal 
and Indigenous communities. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
(d) COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Director, shall establish a pro-
gram under which the Administrator shall provide 
not more than 25 multiyear grants to eligible enti-
ties to carry out community-based participatory re-
search— 
(A) to address issues relating to environ-
mental justice; 
(B) to improve the environment of resi-
dents and workers in environmental justice 
communities; and 
(C) to improve the health outcomes of resi-
dents and workers in environmental justice 
communities. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
multiyear grant under paragraph (1), an eligible en-
tity shall be a partnership composed of— 
(A) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
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(B) a community-based organization. 
(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
multiyear grant under paragraph (1), an eligible en-
tity shall submit to the Administrator an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require, in-
cluding— 
(A) a detailed description of the partner-
ship of the eligible entity that, as determined by 
the Administrator, demonstrates the participa-
tion of members of the community at which the 
eligible entity proposes to conduct the research; 
and 
(B) a description of— 
(i) the project proposed by the eligible 
entity; and 
(ii) the ways by which the project 
will— 
(I) address issues relating to en-
vironmental justice; 
(II) assist in the improvement of 
health outcomes of residents and 
workers in environmental justice com-
munities; and 
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(III) assist in the improvement of 
the environment of residents and 
workers in environmental justice com-
munities. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make the results of the grants provided under 
this subsection available to the public, including by 
posting on the website of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency a copy of the grant awards and an an-
nual report at the beginning of each fiscal year de-
scribing the research findings associated with each 
grant provided under this subsection. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
SEC. 18. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BASIC TRAINING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a basic training program, in coordination and con-
sultation with nongovernmental environmental justice or-
ganizations, to increase the capacity of residents of envi-
ronmental justice communities to identify and address dis-
proportionately adverse human health or environmental ef-
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fects by providing culturally and linguistically appro-
priate— 
(1) training and education relating to— 
(A) basic and advanced techniques for the 
detection, assessment, and evaluation of the ef-
fects of hazardous substances on human health; 
(B) methods to assess the risks to human 
health presented by hazardous substances; 
(C) methods and technologies to detect 
hazardous substances in the environment; 
(D) basic biological, chemical, and physical 
methods to reduce the quantity and toxicity of 
hazardous substances; 
(E) the rights and safeguards currently af-
forded to individuals through policies and laws 
intended to help environmental justice commu-
nities address disparate impacts and discrimi-
nation, including— 
(i) environmental laws; and 
(ii) section 602 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1); 
(F) 
public 
engagement 
opportunities 
through the policies and laws described in sub-
paragraph (E); 
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(G) materials available on the Clearing-
house; 
(H) methods to expand access to parks 
and other natural and recreational amenities; 
and 
(I) finding and applying for Federal grants 
related to environmental justice; and 
(2) short courses and continuation education 
programs for residents of communities who are lo-
cated in close proximity to hazardous substances to 
provide— 
(A) education relating to— 
(i) the proper manner to handle haz-
ardous substances; 
(ii) the management of facilities at 
which hazardous substances are located 
(including facility compliance protocols); 
and 
(iii) the evaluation of the hazards that 
facilities described in clause (ii) pose to 
human health; and 
(B) training on environmental and occupa-
tional health and safety with respect to the pub-
lic health and engineering aspects of hazardous 
waste control. 
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(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out the 
basic training program established under subsection 
(a), the Administrator may provide grants to, or 
enter into any contract or cooperative agreement 
with, an eligible entity to carry out any training or 
educational activity described in subsection (a). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive 
assistance under paragraph (1), an eligible entity 
shall be an accredited institution of education in 
partnership with— 
(A) a community-based organization that 
carries out activities relating to environmental 
justice; 
(B) a generator of hazardous waste; 
(C) any individual who is involved in the 
detection, assessment, evaluation, or treatment 
of hazardous waste; 
(D) any owner or operator of a facility at 
which hazardous substances are located; or 
(E) any State government, Indian Tribe, 
or local government. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
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in consultation with the Director, shall develop and 
publish in the Federal Register a plan to carry out 
the basic training program established under sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The plan described in para-
graph (1) shall contain— 
(A) a list that describes the relative pri-
ority of each activity described in subsection 
(a); and 
(B) a description of research and training 
relevant to environmental justice issues of com-
munities adversely affected by pollution. 
(3) COORDINATION
WITH
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, take appropriate steps to coordinate 
the activities of the basic training program described 
in the plan with the activities of other Federal agen-
cies to avoid any duplication of effort. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Environment and Public Works and 
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Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port describing— 
(A) the implementation of the basic train-
ing program established under subsection (a); 
and 
(B) the impact of the basic training pro-
gram on improving training opportunities for 
residents of environmental justice communities. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make the report required under paragraph (1) 
available to the public (including by posting a copy 
of the report on the website of the Environmental 
Protection Agency). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 
SEC. 19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY 
COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘National Envi-
ronmental Justice Advisory Council’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall be 
composed of 26 members who have knowledge of, or expe-
rience relating to, the effect of environmental conditions 
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on communities of color, low-income communities, and 
Tribal and Indigenous communities, including— 
(1) representatives of— 
(A) community-based organizations that 
carry out initiatives relating to environmental 
justice, including grassroots organizations led 
by people of color; 
(B) State governments, Indian Tribes, and 
local governments; 
(C) Tribal Organizations and other Indige-
nous communities; 
(D) nongovernmental and environmental 
organizations; and 
(E) private sector organizations (including 
representatives of industries and businesses); 
and 
(2) experts in the field of— 
(A) socioeconomic analysis; 
(B) health and environmental effects; 
(C) exposure evaluation; 
(D) environmental law and civil rights law; 
or 
(E) environmental health science research. 
(c) SUBCOMMITTEES; WORKGROUPS.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Advisory Council 
may establish any subcommittee or workgroup to as-
sist the Advisory Council in carrying out any duty 
of the Advisory Council described in subsection (d). 
(2) REPORT.—Upon the request of the Advisory 
Council, each subcommittee or workgroup estab-
lished by the Advisory Council under paragraph (1) 
shall submit to the Advisory Council a report that 
contains— 
(A) a description of each recommendation 
of the subcommittee or workgroup; and 
(B) any advice requested by the Advisory 
Council with respect to any duty of the Advi-
sory Council. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall provide 
independent advice and recommendations to the Environ-
mental Protection Agency with respect to issues relating 
to environmental justice, including advice— 
(1) to help develop, facilitate, and conduct re-
views of the direction, criteria, scope, and adequacy 
of the scientific research and demonstration projects 
of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
environmental justice; 
(2) to improve participation, cooperation, and 
communication with respect to such issues— 
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(A) within the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(B) between the Environmental Protection 
Agency and other entities; and 
(C) between, and among, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and Federal agencies, 
State and local governments, Indian Tribes, en-
vironmental justice leaders, interest groups, and 
the public; 
(3) requested by the Administrator to help im-
prove the response of the Environmental Protection 
Agency in securing environmental justice for com-
munities of color, low-income communities, and 
Tribal and Indigenous communities; and 
(4) on issues relating to— 
(A) the developmental framework of the 
Environmental Protection Agency with respect 
to the integration by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency of socioeconomic programs into the 
strategic planning, annual planning, and man-
agement accountability of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to achieve environmental jus-
tice results throughout the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; 
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(B) the measurement and evaluation of the 
progress, quality, and adequacy of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency in planning, devel-
oping, and implementing environmental justice 
strategies, projects, and programs; 
(C) any existing and future information 
management systems, technologies, and data 
collection activities of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (including recommendations to 
conduct analyses that support and strengthen 
environmental justice programs in administra-
tive and scientific areas); 
(D) the administration of grant programs 
relating to environmental justice assistance; and 
(E) education, training, and other outreach 
activities conducted by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency relating to environmental jus-
tice. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Advisory Council shall meet bi-
annually. 
(B) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
Administrator may require the Advisory Council 
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to conduct additional meetings if the Adminis-
trator determines that the conduct of any addi-
tional meetings is necessary. 
(2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), each meeting of the Advisory Coun-
cil shall be open to the public to provide the 
public an opportunity— 
(i) to submit comments to the Advi-
sory Council; and 
(ii) to appear before the Advisory 
Council. 
(B) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
Administrator may close any meeting, or por-
tion of any meeting, of the Advisory Council to 
the public. 
(f) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Advisory Council. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The Administrator may 
provide to any member of the Advisory Council travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the home or regular place of business of the member 
in the performance of the duties of the Advisory Council. 
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SEC. 20. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a public internet-based clearinghouse, to be 
known as the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Clearinghouse shall be com-
posed of culturally and linguistically appropriate materials 
related to environmental justice, including— 
(1) information describing the activities con-
ducted by the Environmental Protection Agency to 
address issues relating to environmental justice; 
(2) copies of training materials provided by the 
Administrator to help individuals and employees un-
derstand and carry out environmental justice activi-
ties; 
(3) links to web pages that describe environ-
mental justice activities of other Federal agencies; 
(4) a directory of individuals who possess tech-
nical expertise in issues relating to environmental 
justice; 
(5) a directory of nonprofit and community- 
based organizations, including grassroots organiza-
tions led by people of color, that address issues re-
lating to environmental justice at the local, State, 
and Federal levels (with particular emphasis given to 
nonprofit and community-based organizations that 
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possess the capability to provide advice or technical 
assistance to environmental justice communities); 
and 
(6) any other appropriate information as deter-
mined by the Administrator, including information 
on any resources available to help address the dis-
proportionate burden of adverse human health or en-
vironmental effects on environmental justice commu-
nities. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the Clearing-
house, the Administrator shall consult with individuals 
representing academic and community-based organiza-
tions who have expertise in issues relating to environ-
mental justice. 
(d) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Advisory Council shall— 
(1) conduct a review of the Clearinghouse on an 
annual basis; and 
(2) recommend to the Administrator any up-
dates for the Clearinghouse that the Advisory Coun-
cil determines to be necessary for the effective oper-
ation of the Clearinghouse. 
SEC. 21. PUBLIC MEETINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, 
the Administrator shall hold public meetings on environ-
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mental justice issues in each region of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to gather public input with respect to 
the implementation and updating of environmental justice 
strategies and efforts of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(b) OUTREACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COM-
MUNITIES.—The Administrator, in advance of the meet-
ings described in subsection (a), shall to the extent prac-
ticable hold multiple meetings in environmental justice 
communities in each region to provide meaningful commu-
nity involvement opportunities. 
(c) NOTICE.—Notice for the meetings described in 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided— 
(1) to applicable representative entities or orga-
nizations present in the environmental justice com-
munity, including— 
(A) local religious organizations; 
(B) civic associations and organizations; 
(C) business associations of people of color; 
(D) environmental and environmental jus-
tice organizations; 
(E) homeowners’, tenants’, and neighbor-
hood watch groups; 
(F) local governments; 
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(G) Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, 
and other Indigenous communities; 
(H) rural cooperatives; 
(I) business and trade organizations; 
(J) community and social service organiza-
tions; 
(K) universities, colleges, and vocational 
schools; 
(L) labor organizations; 
(M) civil rights organizations; 
(N) senior citizens’ groups; and 
(O) public health agencies and clinics; 
(2) through communication methods that are 
accessible in the applicable environmental justice 
community, which may include electronic media, 
newspapers, radio, and other media particularly tar-
geted at communities of color, low-income commu-
nities, and Tribal and Indigenous communities; and 
(3) at least 30 days before any such meeting. 
(d) COMMUNICATION
METHODS
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) provide translations of any documents made 
available to the public pursuant to this section in 
any language spoken by more than 5 percent of the 
population residing within the applicable environ-
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mental justice community, and make available trans-
lation services for meetings upon request; and 
(2) not require members of the public to 
produce a form of identification or register their 
names, provide other information, complete a ques-
tionnaire, or otherwise fulfill any condition precedent 
to attending a meeting, but if an attendance list, 
register, questionnaire, or other similar document is 
utilized during meetings, it shall state clearly that 
the signing, registering, or completion of the docu-
ment is voluntary. 
(e) REQUIRED ATTENDANCE OF CERTAIN EMPLOY-
EES.—In holding a public meeting under subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall ensure that at least 1 employee 
of the Environmental Protection Agency at the level of As-
sistant Administrator is present at the meeting to serve 
as a representative of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
SEC. 
22. 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROJECTS 
FOR 
ENVIRON-
MENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. 
The Administrator shall ensure that all environ-
mental projects developed as part of a settlement relating 
to violations in an environmental justice community— 
(1) are developed through consultation with, 
and with the meaningful participation of, individuals 
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in the affected environmental justice community; 
and 
(2) result in a quantifiable improvement to the 
health and well-being of individuals in the affected 
environmental justice community. 
SEC. 23. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 
COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 is amended by inserting after section 
309 (16 U.S.C. 1456b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 309A. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIB-
AL COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award competitive grants to Indian Tribes to further 
achievement of the objectives of such a Tribe for such 
Tribe’s Tribal coastal zone. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out with a grant under 
this section shall be— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a grant of less than 
$200,000, 100 percent of such cost; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a grant of $200,000 or 
more, 95 percent of such cost, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
application of paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a 
grant to an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the 
portion of the share of the cost of an activity re-
quired to be paid by an Indian Tribe under such 
paragraph, if the Secretary determines that the 
Tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay such por-
tion. 
‘‘(c) COMPATIBILITY.—The Secretary may not award 
a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines 
that the activities to be carried out with the grant are 
compatible with this title. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES.—An 
Indian Tribe that receives a grant under this section shall 
use the grant funds for one or more of the objectives and 
purposes authorized under subsections (b) and (c), respec-
tively, of section 306A. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which not more than 
3 percent shall be used for administrative costs to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘Indian land’ 
has the meaning given such term under section 2601 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501). 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE.—The term ‘Tribal 
coastal zone’ means any Indian land that is within 
the coastal zone. 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVE.—The 
term ‘Tribal coastal zone objective’ means, with re-
spect to an Indian Tribe, any of the following objec-
tives: 
‘‘(A) Protection, restoration, or preserva-
tion of areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such 
Tribe that— 
‘‘(i) hold important ecological, cul-
tural, or sacred significance for such Tribe; 
or 
‘‘(ii) reflect traditional, historic, and 
aesthetic values essential to such Tribe. 
‘‘(B) Preparing and implementing a special 
area management plan and technical planning 
for important coastal areas. 
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‘‘(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 
measure, including any mitigation measure, for 
the purpose of public safety, public access, or 
cultural or historical preservation.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall issue guidance for the program established 
under the amendment made by subsection (a), including 
the criteria for awarding grants under such program based 
on consultation with Indian Tribes (as that term is defined 
in that amendment). 
(c) USE OF STATE GRANTS TO FULFILL TRIBAL OB-
JECTIVES.—Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone objective 
(as that term is defined in section 309A).’’. 
(d) OTHER PROGRAMS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in 
this section, including an amendment made by this sec-
tion, shall be construed to affect the ability of an Indian 
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Tribe to apply for assistance, receive assistance under, or 
participate in any program authorized by any section of 
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1451 et seq.) or other related Federal laws. 
SEC. 24. COSMETIC LABELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter VI of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 604. LABELING. 
‘‘(a) COSMETIC
PRODUCTS
FOR
PROFESSIONAL 
USE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL.—With re-
spect to cosmetics, the term ‘professional’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) is licensed by an official State author-
ity to practice in the field of cosmetology, nail 
care, barbering, or esthetics; 
‘‘(B) has complied with all requirements 
set forth by the State for such licensing; and 
‘‘(C) has been granted a license by a State 
board or legal agency or legal authority. 
‘‘(2) LISTING
OF
INGREDIENTS.—Cosmetic 
products used and sold by professionals shall list all 
ingredients and warnings, as required for other cos-
metic products under this chapter. 
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‘‘(3) PROFESSIONAL
USE
LABELING.—In the 
case of a cosmetic product intended to be used only 
by a professional on account of a specific ingredient 
or increased concentration of an ingredient that re-
quires safe handling by trained professionals, the 
product shall bear a statement as follows: ‘To be Ad-
ministered Only by Licensed Professionals’. 
‘‘(b) DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS.—A listing required 
under subsection (a)(2) and a statement required under 
subsection (a)(3) shall be prominently displayed— 
‘‘(1) in the primary language used on the label; 
and 
‘‘(2) in conspicuous and legible type in contrast 
by typography, layout, or color with other material 
printed or displayed on the label. 
‘‘(c) INTERNET SALES.—In the case of internet sales 
of cosmetics, each internet website offering a cosmetic 
product for sale to consumers shall provide the same infor-
mation that is included on the packaging of the cosmetic 
product as regularly available through in-person sales, ex-
cept information that is unique to a single cosmetic prod-
uct sold in a retail facility, such as a lot number or expira-
tion date, and the warnings and statements described in 
subsection (b) shall be prominently and conspicuously dis-
played on the website. 
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‘‘(d) CONTACT INFORMATION.—The label on each 
cosmetic shall bear the domestic telephone number or elec-
tronic contact information, and it is encouraged that the 
label include both the telephone number and electronic 
contact information, that consumers may use to contact 
the responsible person with respect to adverse events. The 
contact number shall provide a means for consumers to 
obtain additional information about ingredients in a cos-
metic, including the ability to ask if a specific ingredient 
may be present that is not listed on the label, including 
whether a specific ingredient may be contained in the fra-
grance or flavor used in the cosmetic. The manufacturer 
of the cosmetic is responsible for providing such informa-
tion, including obtaining the information from suppliers 
if it is not readily available. Suppliers are required to re-
lease such information upon request of the cosmetic manu-
facturer.’’. 
(b) MISBRANDING.—Section 602 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 362) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) If its labeling does not conform with a require-
ment under section 604.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 604 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection 
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(a), shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
25. 
SAFER 
COSMETIC 
ALTERNATIVES 
FOR 
DIS-
PROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED 
COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, shall award grants to eligible entities— 
(1) to support research focused on the design of 
safer alternatives to chemicals in cosmetics with in-
herent toxicity or associated with chronic adverse 
health effects; or 
(2) to provide educational awareness and com-
munity outreach efforts to educate and promote the 
use of safer alternatives in cosmetics. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) be a public institution such as a university, 
a nonprofit research institution, or a nonprofit 
grassroots organization; and 
(2) not benefit from a financial relationship 
with a chemical or cosmetics manufacturer, supplier, 
or trade association. 
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(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants pro-
posing to focus on— 
(1) replacing chemicals in professional cosmetic 
products used by nail and hair and beauty salon 
workers with safer alternatives; or 
(2) replacing chemicals in cosmetic products 
marketed to women and girls of color, including any 
such beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care 
products, with safer alternatives. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 
through 2027. 
SEC. 26. SAFER CHILD CARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND 
HOMES 
FOR 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
IM-
PACTED COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall award grants to eligi-
ble entities to support research focused on the design of 
safer alternatives to chemicals in consumer, cleaning, toy, 
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and baby products with inherent toxicity or that are asso-
ciated with chronic adverse health effects. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) be a public institution such as a university 
or a nonprofit research institution; and 
(2) not benefit from a financial relationship 
with— 
(A) a chemical manufacturer, supplier, or 
trade association; or 
(B) a cleaning, toy, or baby product manu-
facturer, supplier, or trade association. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants pro-
posing to focus on replacing chemicals in cleaning, toy, 
or baby products used by childcare providers with safer 
alternatives. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 
through 2027. 
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SEC. 27. CERTAIN MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS MISBRANDED IF 
LABELING DOES NOT INCLUDE INGREDI-
ENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(gg) If it is a menstrual product, such as a men-
strual cup, a scented, scented deodorized, or unscented 
menstrual pad or tampon, a therapeutic vaginal douche 
apparatus, or an obstetrical and gynecological device de-
scribed in section 884.5400, 884.5425, 884.5435, 
884.5460, 884.5470, or 884.5900 of title 21, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation), unless its 
label or labeling lists the name of each ingredient or com-
ponent of the product in order of the most predominant 
ingredient or component to the least predominant ingre-
dient or component.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to products introduced 
or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on 
or after the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 28. SUPPORT BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES FOR RESEARCH 
ON HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACTING COM-
MUNITIES OF COLOR. 
Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285l et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 463C. RESEARCH ON HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED 
TO COSMETICS IMPACTING COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Institute 
shall award grants to eligible entities— 
‘‘(1) to expand support for basic, epidemiolog-
ical, and social scientific investigations into— 
‘‘(A) the chemicals linked (or with possible 
links) to adverse health effects most commonly 
found in cosmetics marketed to women and 
girls of color, including beauty, personal hy-
giene, and intimate care products; 
‘‘(B) the marketing and sale of such cos-
metics containing chemicals linked to adverse 
health effects to women and girls of color across 
their lifespans; 
‘‘(C) the use of such cosmetics by women 
and girls of color across their lifespans; or 
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‘‘(D) the chemicals linked to the adverse 
health effects most commonly found in products 
used by nail, hair, and beauty salon workers; 
‘‘(2) to provide educational awareness and com-
munity outreach efforts to educate and promote the 
use of safer alternatives in cosmetics; and 
‘‘(3) to disseminate the results of any such re-
search described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (1) (conducted by the grantee pursuant 
to this section or otherwise) to help communities 
identify and address potentially unsafe chemical ex-
posures in the use of cosmetics. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a public institution such as a university, 
a nonprofit research institution, or a nonprofit 
grassroots organization; and 
‘‘(2) not benefit from a financial relationship 
with a chemical or cosmetics manufacturer, supplier, 
or trade association. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than the end 1 year after 
awarding grants under this section, and each year there-
after, the Director of the Institute shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
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Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and make publicly 
available, a report on the results of the investigations 
funded under subsection (a), including— 
‘‘(1) summary findings on— 
‘‘(A) marketing strategies, product cat-
egories, and specific cosmetics containing ingre-
dients linked to adverse health effects; and 
‘‘(B) the demographics of the populations 
marketed to and using cosmetics containing 
such ingredients for personal and professional 
use; and 
‘‘(2) recommended public health information 
strategies to reduce potentially unsafe exposures to 
cosmetics. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 29. REVENUES FOR JUST TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NONPRODUCING LEASE.—The term ‘‘non-
producing lease’’ means any Federal onshore or off-
shore oil or natural gas lease under which oil or nat-
ural gas is produced for fewer than 90 days in an 
applicable calendar year. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) MINERAL LEASING REVENUE.— 
(1) COAL LEASES.—Section 7(a) of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)) is amended, in the 
fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘121⁄2 per centum’’ and 
inserting ‘‘18.75 percent’’. 
(2) LEASES ON LAND KNOWN OR BELIEVED TO 
CONTAIN OIL OR NATURAL GAS.—Section 17 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(I) in the fourth sentence, by 
striking ‘‘shall be held’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘are necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may be held in each State 
not more than once each year’’; and 
(II) in the fifth sentence, by 
striking ‘‘12.5 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘18.75 percent’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘121⁄2
per centum’’ and inserting 
‘‘18.75 percent’’; 
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(B) in subsection (c)(1), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘12.5 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘18.75 percent’’; 
(C) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘121⁄2 per 
centum’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘18.75 percent’’; and 
(D) in subsection (n)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘121⁄2 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘18.75 per-
cent’’. 
(3) 
REINSTATEMENT
OF
LEASES.—Section 
31(e)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
188(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘162⁄3’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
(4) DEPOSITS.—Section 35 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘All’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in subsection (e), all’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the amount of any increase 
in revenues collected as a result of the amendments made 
by subsection (b) of section 29 of the A. Donald McEachin 
Environmental Justice For All Act shall be deposited and 
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distributed in accordance with subsection (d) of that sec-
tion.’’. 
(c) FEES FOR PRODUCING LEASES AND NONPRO-
DUCING LEASES.— 
(1) CONSERVATION
OF
RESOURCES
FEES.— 
There is established a fee of $4 per acre per year 
on producing Federal onshore and offshore oil and 
gas leases. 
(2) SPECULATIVE LEASING FEES.—There is es-
tablished a fee of $6 per acre per year on nonpro-
ducing leases. 
(d) DEPOSIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All amounts collected under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) shall be de-
posited in the Federal Energy Transition Economic 
Development Assistance Fund established by section 
30(c). 
(2) MINERAL
LEASING
REVENUE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of the amount 
of any increase in revenue collected as a result of the 
amendments made by subsection (b)— 
(A) 50 percent shall be deposited in the 
Federal Energy Transition Economic Develop-
ment Assistance Fund established by section 
30(c); and 
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(B) 50 percent shall be distributed to the 
State in which the production occurred. 
(e) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The Secretary 
shall, by regulation at least once every 4 years, adjust each 
fee established by subsection (c) to reflect any change in 
the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city 
average) as prepared by the Department of Labor. 
SEC. 30. ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION FOR FOSSIL FUEL-DE-
PENDENT COMMUNITIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
mote economic revitalization, diversification, and develop-
ment in communities— 
(1) that depend on fossil fuel mining, extrac-
tion, or refining for a significant amount of eco-
nomic opportunities; or 
(2) in which a significant proportion of the pop-
ulation is employed at electric generating stations 
that use fossil fuels as the predominant fuel supply. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Just Transition Advi-
sory Committee established by subsection (g)(1). 
(2) DISPLACED WORKER.—The term ‘‘displaced 
worker’’ means an individual who, due to efforts to 
reduce net emissions from public land or as a result 
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capita income, or other indicators of economic 
distress; 
(B) that has historically relied on fossil 
fuel mining, extraction, or production-related 
activity for a substantial portion of its economy; 
or 
(C) in which the economic contribution of 
fossil fuel mining, extraction, or production-re-
lated activity has significantly declined. 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Fed-
eral Energy Transition Economic Development As-
sistance Fund established by subsection (c). 
(7) PUBLIC LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
means any land and interest in land owned by 
the United States within the several States and 
administered by the Secretary or the Secretary 
of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service) without regard to how the 
United States acquired ownership. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
includes land located on the outer Continental 
Shelf. 
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(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
does not include land held in trust for an In-
dian Tribe or member of an Indian Tribe. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL ENERGY TRANSI-
TION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.— 
There is established in the Treasury of the United States 
a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Federal Energy Transition 
Economic Development Assistance Fund’’, which shall 
consist of amounts deposited in the Fund under section 
29(d). 
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts de-
posited in the Fund— 
(1) 35 percent shall be distributed by the Sec-
retary to States in which extraction of fossil fuels 
occurs on public land, based on a formula reflecting 
existing production and extraction in the State; 
(2) 35 percent shall be distributed by the Sec-
retary to States based on a formula reflecting the 
quantity of fossil fuels historically produced and ex-
tracted in the State on public land before the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(3) 30 percent shall be allocated to a competi-
tive grant program under subsection (f). 
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(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds distributed by the 
Secretary to States under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (d) may be used for— 
(A) environmental remediation of land and 
waters impacted by the full lifecycle of fossil 
fuel extraction and mining; 
(B) building partnerships to attract and 
invest in the economic future of historically fos-
sil fuel-dependent communities; 
(C) increasing capacity and other technical 
assistance fostering long-term economic growth 
and opportunity in historically fossil fuel-de-
pendent communities; 
(D) guaranteeing pensions, healthcare, and 
retirement security and providing a bridge of 
wage support until a displaced worker either 
finds new employment or reaches retirement; 
(E) severance payments for displaced 
workers; 
(F) carbon sequestration projects in nat-
ural systems on public land; or 
(G) expanding broadband access and 
broadband infrastructure. 
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(2) PRIORITY TO FOSSIL FUEL WORKERS.—In 
distributing funds under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to assisting displaced work-
ers dislocated from fossil fuel mining and extraction 
industries. 
(f) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a competitive grant program to provide funds to eli-
gible entities for the purposes described in para-
graph (3). 
(2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a local 
government, State government, or Indian Tribe, 
local development district (as defined in section 
382E(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–4(a))), a nonprofit 
organization, labor union, economic development 
agency, or institution of higher education (including 
a community college). 
(3) ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
may award grants from amounts in the Fund made 
available under subsection (d)(3) for— 
(A) the purposes described in subsection 
(e)(1); 
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(B)(i) existing job retraining and appren-
ticeship programs for displaced workers; or 
(ii) programs designed to promote eco-
nomic development in communities affected by 
a downturn in fossil fuel extraction and mining; 
(C) developing projects that— 
(i) diversify local and regional econo-
mies; 
(ii) create jobs in new or existing non- 
fossil fuel industries; 
(iii) attract new sources of job-cre-
ating investment; or 
(iv) provide a range of workforce serv-
ices and skills training; 
(D) internship programs in a field related 
to clean energy; and 
(E) the development and support of— 
(i) a clean energy certificate program 
at a labor organization; or 
(ii) a clean energy major or minor 
program at an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)). 
(g) JUST TRANSITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory committee, to be 
known as the ‘‘Just Transition Advisory Com-
mittee’’. 
(2) CHAIR.—The President shall appoint a 
Chair of the Advisory Committee. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall— 
(A) advise, assist, and support the Sec-
retary in— 
(i) the management and allocation of 
funds available under subsection (d); and 
(ii) the establishment and administra-
tion of the competitive grant program 
under subsection (f); and 
(B) develop procedures to ensure that 
States and applicants eligible to participate in 
the competitive grant program established 
under subsection (f) are notified of the avail-
ability of Federal funds pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The total number of 
members of the Advisory Committee shall not 
exceed 20 members. 
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(B) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall be composed of the following mem-
bers appointed by the Chair: 
(i) A representative of the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic De-
velopment. 
(ii) A representative of the Secretary 
of Labor. 
(iii) A representative of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development. 
(iv) 2 individuals with professional 
economic development or workforce re-
training experience. 
(v) An equal number of representa-
tives from each of the following: 
(I) Labor unions. 
(II) Nonprofit environmental or-
ganizations. 
(III) Environmental justice orga-
nizations. 
(IV) Fossil fuel transition com-
munities. 
(V) Public interest groups. 
(VI) Tribal and Indigenous com-
munities. 
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(5) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee 
shall not terminate except by an Act of Congress. 
(h) LIMIT ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 7 
percent of the amounts in the Fund may be used for 
administrative costs incurred in implementing this 
section. 
(2) LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO A SINGLE ENTI-
TY.—Not more than 5 percent of the amounts in the 
Fund may be awarded to a single eligible entity. 
(3) CALENDAR
YEAR
LIMITATION.—Not less 
than 15 percent of the amounts in the Fund shall 
be spent in each calendar year. 
(i) USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED GOODS.—None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this section may be used for a 
project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or 
repair of a public building or public work unless all of the 
iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project 
are produced in the United States, unless the manufac-
tured good is not produced in the United States. 
(j) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees 
on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House 
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of Representatives, with the annual budget submission of 
the President, a list of projects, including a description 
of each project, that received funding under this section 
in the previous calendar year. 
SEC. 31. EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committees on En-
vironment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate, a report that contains an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of each activity carried out under this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
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