452 
(b) PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Section 711 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16061) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 711. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall accelerate efforts, related to do-
mestic manufacturing, that are directed toward the im-
provement of batteries, power electronics, and other tech-
nologies for use in plug-in electric vehicles.’’. 
(c) EFFICIENT HYBRID AND ADVANCED DIESEL VE-
HICLES.—Section 712 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16062) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, plug- 
in electric,’’ after ‘‘efficient hybrid’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to— 
‘‘(A) the refurbishment or retooling of 
manufacturing facilities that have recently 
ceased operation or would otherwise cease oper-
ation in the near future; and 
‘‘(B) applications containing— 
‘‘(i) a written assurance that— 
‘‘(I) all laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors or sub-
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contractors during construction, alter-
ation, or repair, or at any manufac-
turing operation, that is financed, in 
whole or in part, by a loan under this 
section shall be paid wages at rates 
not less than those prevailing in a 
similar firm or on similar construction 
in the locality, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary of Labor 
shall, with respect to the labor stand-
ards described in this paragraph, have 
the authority and functions set forth 
in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 
of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(ii) a disclosure of whether there has 
been any administrative merits determina-
tion, arbitral award or decision, or civil 
judgment, as defined in guidance issued by 
the Secretary of Labor, rendered against 
the applicant in the preceding 3 years for 
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violations of applicable labor, employment, 
civil rights, or health and safety laws; 
‘‘(iii) specific information regarding 
the actions the applicant will take to dem-
onstrate compliance with, and where pos-
sible exceedance of, requirements under 
applicable labor, employment, civil rights, 
and health and safety laws, and actions the 
applicant will take to ensure that its direct 
suppliers demonstrate compliance with ap-
plicable labor, employment, civil rights, 
and health and safety laws; and 
‘‘(iv) an estimate and description of 
the jobs and types of jobs to be retained or 
created by the project and the specific ac-
tions the applicant will take to increase 
employment and retention of dislocated 
workers, veterans, individuals from low-in-
come communities, women, minorities, and 
other groups underrepresented in manufac-
turing, and individuals with a barrier to 
employment.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(c) COST SHARE
AND GUARANTEE
OF OPER-
ATION.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITION.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section shall pay the Secretary the full amount 
of the grant if the facility financed in whole or in 
part under this subsection fails to manufacture 
goods for a period of at least 10 years after the com-
pletion of construction. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—Section 988(c) shall apply 
to a grant made under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD
OF AVAILABILITY.—An award made 
under this section after the date of enactment of this sub-
section shall only be available with respect to facilities and 
equipment placed in service before December 30, 2035.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to subtitle B of title 
VII, by inserting ‘‘Plug-In Electric Vehicles,’’ before 
‘‘Hybrid Vehicles’’; 
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(2) in the item relating to part 1 of such sub-
title, by striking ‘‘Hybrid’’ and inserting ‘‘Plug-In 
Electric’’; and 
(3) in the item relating to section 711, by strik-
ing ‘‘Hybrid’’ and inserting ‘‘Plug-in electric’’. 
SEC. 442. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC-
TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘advanced technology vehicle’ means— 
‘‘(A) an ultra efficient vehicle; 
‘‘(B) a light-duty vehicle or medium-duty 
passenger vehicle that— 
‘‘(i) meets the Bin 160 Tier III emis-
sion standard established in regulations 
issued by the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency under section 
202(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7521(i)), or a lower-numbered Bin emis-
sion standard; 
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‘‘(ii) meets any new emission standard 
in effect for fine particulate matter pre-
scribed by the Administrator under that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and 
‘‘(iii) either— 
‘‘(I) complies with the applicable 
regulatory standard for emissions of 
greenhouse gases for model year 2027 
or later; or 
‘‘(II) emits zero emissions of 
greenhouse gases; or 
‘‘(C) a heavy-duty vehicle (excluding a me-
dium-duty passenger vehicle) that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrates achievement below 
the applicable regulatory standards for 
emissions of greenhouse gases for model 
year 2027 vehicles promulgated by the Ad-
ministrator on October 25, 2016 (81 Fed. 
Reg. 73478); 
‘‘(ii) complies with the applicable reg-
ulatory standard for emissions of green-
house gases for model year 2030 or later; 
or 
‘‘(iii) emits zero emissions of green-
house gases.’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) 
QUALIFYING
COMPONENT.—The 
term 
‘qualifying component’ means a material, technology, 
component, system, or subsystem in an advanced 
technology vehicle, including an ultra-efficient com-
ponent. 
‘‘(4) 
ULTRA-EFFICIENT
COMPONENT.—The 
term ‘ultra-efficient component’ means— 
‘‘(A) a component of an ultra efficient ve-
hicle; 
‘‘(B) fuel cell technology; 
‘‘(C) battery technology, including a bat-
tery cell, battery, battery management system, 
or thermal control system; 
‘‘(D) an automotive semiconductor or com-
puter; 
‘‘(E) an electric motor, axle, or component; 
and 
‘‘(F) 
an 
advanced 
lightweight, 
high- 
strength, or high-performance material.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) at least 75 miles per gallon equiva-
lent while operating as a hydrogen fuel cell elec-
tric vehicle.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ADVANCED VEHICLES MANUFACTURING FACIL-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
facility funding awards under this section to ad-
vanced technology vehicle manufacturers and compo-
nent suppliers to pay not more than 50 percent of 
the cost of— 
‘‘(A) reequipping, expanding, or estab-
lishing a manufacturing facility in the United 
States to produce— 
‘‘(i) advanced technology vehicles; or 
‘‘(ii) qualifying components; and 
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‘‘(B) engineering integration performed in 
the United States of advanced technology vehi-
cles and qualifying components. 
‘‘(2) ULTRA-EFFICIENT
COMPONENTS
COST 
SHARE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a facility 
funding award under such paragraph may pay not 
more than 80 percent of the cost of a project to 
reequip, expand, or establish a manufacturing facil-
ity in the United States to produce ultra-efficient 
components.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’ each place it appears; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—An applicant for a loan 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including— 
‘‘(A) a written assurance that— 
‘‘(i) all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors or subcontractors 
during construction, alteration, or repair, 
or at any manufacturing operation, that is 
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financed, in whole or in part, by a loan 
under this section shall be paid wages at 
rates not less than those prevailing in a 
similar firm or on similar construction in 
the locality, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Labor shall, 
with respect to the labor standards de-
scribed in this paragraph, have the author-
ity and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) a disclosure of whether there has 
been any administrative merits determination, 
arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as 
defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of 
Labor, rendered against the applicant in the 
preceding 3 years for violations of applicable 
labor, employment, civil rights, or health and 
safety laws; 
‘‘(C) specific information regarding the ac-
tions the applicant will take to demonstrate 
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compliance with, and where possible exceedance 
of, requirements under applicable labor, employ-
ment, civil rights, and health and safety laws, 
and actions the applicant will take to ensure 
that its direct suppliers demonstrate compliance 
with applicable labor, employment, civil rights, 
and health and safety laws; and 
‘‘(D) an estimate and description of the 
jobs and types of jobs to be retained or created 
by the project and the specific actions the appli-
cant will take to increase employment and re-
tention of dislocated workers, veterans, individ-
uals from low-income communities, women, mi-
norities, and other groups underrepresented in 
manufacturing, and individuals with a barrier 
to employment.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
select eligible projects to receive loans under 
this subsection in cases in which the Secretary 
determines— 
‘‘(i) the loan recipient— 
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‘‘(I) has a reasonable prospect of 
repaying the principal and interest on 
the loan; 
‘‘(II) will provide sufficient infor-
mation to the Secretary for the Sec-
retary to ensure that the qualified in-
vestment is expended efficiently and 
effectively; and 
‘‘(III) has met such other criteria 
as may be established and published 
by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the loan (when 
combined with amounts available to the 
loan recipient from other sources) will be 
sufficient to carry out the project. 
‘‘(B) REASONABLE PROSPECT OF REPAY-
MENT.—The Secretary shall base a determina-
tion of whether there is a reasonable prospect 
of repayment of the principal and interest on a 
loan under subparagraph (A) on a comprehen-
sive evaluation of whether the loan recipient has 
a reasonable prospect of repaying the principal 
and interest, including evaluation of— 
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‘‘(i) the strength of an eligible 
project’s contractual terms (if commer-
cially reasonably available); 
‘‘(ii) the forecast of noncontractual 
cash flows supported by market projections 
from reputable sources, as determined by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) cash sweeps and other structure 
enhancements; 
‘‘(iv) the projected financial strength 
of the loan recipient at the time of loan 
close and projected throughout the loan 
term after the project is completed; 
‘‘(v) the financial strength of the loan 
recipient’s investors and strategic partners, 
if applicable; and 
‘‘(vi) other financial metrics and anal-
yses that are relied upon by the private 
lending community and nationally recog-
nized credit rating agencies, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) shall be subject to the condition that 
the loan is not subordinate to other financing.’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of the CLEAN Future Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule establishing regulations to 
carry out this section.’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) FEES.—The Secretary shall charge and collect 
fees for loans under this section in amounts the Secretary 
determines are sufficient to cover applicable administra-
tive expenses (including any costs associated with third- 
party consultants engaged by the Secretary), which may 
not exceed $100,000 or 10 basis points of the loan and 
may not be collected prior to financial closing.’’; 
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(7) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall, in making 
awards or loans to those manufacturers that have existing 
facilities (which may be idle), give priority to those facili-
ties that are or would be— 
‘‘(1) oldest or in existence for at least 20 years; 
‘‘(2) recently closed, or at risk of closure; 
‘‘(3) utilized primarily for the manufacture of 
medium-duty passenger vehicles or other heavy-duty 
vehicles that emit zero greenhouse gas emissions; or 
‘‘(4) utilized primarily for the manufacture of 
ultra-efficient components.’’; 
(8) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘AUTO-
MOBILE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED
TECH-
NOLOGY VEHICLE’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘automobiles, or components of automobiles’’ 
and inserting ‘‘advanced technology vehicles, or 
components of advanced technology vehicles’’; 
(9) by striking subsection (i) and redesignating 
subsection (j) as subsection (i); and 
(10) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with relevant vehicle, bio-
energy, and hydrogen and fuel cell demonstration project 
activities supported by the Department. 
‘‘(k) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide assistance with the completion of 
applications for awards or loans under this section; 
and 
‘‘(2) conduct outreach, including through con-
ferences and online programs, to disseminate infor-
mation on awards and loans under this section to 
potential applicants. 
‘‘(l) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, and every 3 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the status of projects supported by a loan under this 
section, including— 
‘‘(1) a list of projects receiving a loan under 
this section, including the loan amount and con-
struction status of each such project; 
‘‘(2) the status of each project’s loan repay-
ment, including future repayment projections; 
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‘‘(3) data regarding the number of direct and 
indirect jobs retained, restored, or created by fi-
nanced projects; 
‘‘(4) the number of new projects projected to 
receive a loan under this section in the next 2 years 
and the aggregate loan amount; 
‘‘(5) evaluation of ongoing compliance with the 
assurances and commitments and of the predictions 
made by applicants pursuant to subsection (d)(2); 
and 
‘‘(6) any other metrics the Secretary finds ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.’’. 
Subtitle F—Port Electrification 
and Decarbonization 
SEC. 451. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘alternative emissions control 
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technology’’ means any technology, technique, or 
measure that— 
(A) captures the emissions of nitrogen 
oxide, particulate matter, reactive organic com-
pounds, and greenhouse gases from the auxil-
iary engine and auxiliary boiler of an ocean- 
going vessel at berth; 
(B) is verified or approved by a State or 
Federal air quality regulatory agency; and 
(C) the use of which achieves at least the 
equivalent reduction of such emissions as the 
use of shore power for an ocean-going vessel at 
berth. 
(3) CARGO-HANDLING EQUIPMENT.—The term 
‘‘cargo-handling equipment’’ includes— 
(A) ship-to-shore container cranes and 
other cranes; 
(B) container-handling equipment; and 
(C) equipment for moving or handling 
cargo, 
including 
trucks, 
reachstackers, 
toploaders, and forklifts. 
(4) CRITERIA POLLUTANT.—The term ‘‘criteria 
pollutant’’ means any air pollutant for which a na-
tional ambient air quality standard is in effect under 
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409). 
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(5) DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘distributed 
energy system’’ means any energy system 
that— 
(i) is located on or near a customer 
site; 
(ii) is operated on the customer side 
of the electric meter; and 
(iii) is interconnected with the electric 
grid. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘distributed 
energy system’’ includes— 
(i) clean electricity generation; 
(ii) energy efficiency; 
(iii) energy demand management; 
(iv) an energy storage system; and 
(v) a microgrid. 
(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a port authority; 
(B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal agen-
cy that has jurisdiction over a port authority or 
a port; 
(C) an air pollution control district or air 
quality management district; or 
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(D) a private entity (including any non-
profit organization) that— 
(i) applies for a grant under this sec-
tion in partnership with an entity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); 
and 
(ii) owns, operates, or uses the facili-
ties, cargo-handling equipment, transpor-
tation equipment, or related technology of 
a port. 
(7) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy storage system’’ means any system, equipment, 
facility, or technology that— 
(A) is capable of storing energy for a pe-
riod of time and dispatching the stored energy; 
and 
(B) uses a mechanical, electrical, chemical, 
electrochemical, or thermal process to store en-
ergy that— 
(i) was generated at an earlier time 
for use at a later time; or 
(ii) was generated from a mechanical 
process, and would otherwise be wasted, 
for use at a later time. 
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(8) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 601. 
(9) 
FULLY
AUTOMATED
CARGO-HANDLING 
EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘fully automated cargo- 
handling equipment’’ means cargo-handling equip-
ment that does not require the exercise of human 
intervention or control to operate or monitor, 
through either direct or remote means. 
(10) HARBOR VESSEL.—The term ‘‘harbor ves-
sel’’ means a ship, boat, lighter, or maritime vessel 
designed for service at and around a harbor or port. 
(11) NONATTAINMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘non-
attainment area’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501). 
(12) PORT.—The term ‘‘port’’ means any mari-
time port or inland port. 
(13) PORT AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘port au-
thority’’ 
means 
a 
governmental 
or 
quasi-
governmental authority formed by a legislative body 
to operate a port. 
(14) QUALIFIED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘qualified climate action plan’’ means a de-
tailed and strategic plan that— 
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(A) establishes goals for an eligible entity 
to reduce emissions at one or more ports of— 
(i) greenhouse gases; 
(ii) criteria pollutants, and precursors 
thereof; and 
(iii) hazardous air pollutants; 
(B) describes how an eligible entity will im-
plement measures at one or more ports to meet 
the goals established in subparagraph (A); 
(C) describes how an eligible entity has im-
plemented or will implement measures to in-
crease the resilience of the port or ports in-
volved, including measures related to with-
standing and recovering from extreme weather 
events; 
(D) describes how an eligible entity will 
implement emissions accounting and inventory 
practices to— 
(i) determine baseline greenhouse gas 
emissions at a port; and 
(ii) measure the progress of the eligi-
ble entity in reducing such emissions; 
(E) demonstrates how implementation of 
the proposed measures will not result in a net 
loss of jobs at the port or ports involved; and 
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(F) includes a strategy to— 
(i) collaborate with stakeholders that 
may be affected by implementation of the 
plan, including local environmental justice 
communities and other near-port commu-
nities; 
(ii) address the potential, cumulative, 
community-level effects on stakeholders of 
implementing the plan; and 
(iii) provide effective, advance commu-
nication to stakeholders to avoid and mini-
mize conflicts. 
(15) SHORE POWER.—The term ‘‘shore power’’ 
means the provision of shoreside electrical power to 
a ship at berth that has shut down main and auxil-
iary engines. 
(16) ZERO-EMISSIONS
PORT
EQUIPMENT
AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term 
‘‘zero-emissions 
port 
equipment and technology’’— 
(A) means any equipment, technology, or 
measure that— 
(i) is used at a port; and 
(ii)(I) produces zero exhaust emissions 
of— 
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(aa) any criteria pollutant and 
precursor thereof; and 
(bb) any greenhouse gas, other 
than water vapor; or 
(II) captures 100 percent of the ex-
haust emissions produced by an ocean- 
going vessel at berth; and 
(B) includes any equipment, technology, or 
measure described in subparagraph (A) that 
is— 
(i) cargo-handling equipment; 
(ii) a harbor vessel; 
(iii) shore power; 
(iv) electrical charging infrastructure; 
(v) a distributed energy system; 
(vi) a vehicle, including an electric 
transport refrigeration unit; 
(vii) any technology or measure that 
reduces vehicle idling; 
(viii) any alternative emissions control 
technology; 
(ix) any equipment, technology, or 
measure related to grid modernization; or 
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(x) any other technology, equipment, 
or measure that the Administrator deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 452. GRANTS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AT PORTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a program to award grants to eligible entities 
to develop and implement a qualified climate action plan 
at one or more ports. 
(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Administrator shall award 
the following types of grants: 
(1) QUALIFIED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN DEVEL-
OPMENT.—The Administrator may award grants to 
eligible entities for development of a qualified cli-
mate action plan. 
(2) ZERO-EMISSIONS
PORT
EQUIPMENT
AND 
TECHNOLOGY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
award grants to eligible entities to purchase, in-
stall, or utilize zero-emissions port equipment 
and technology at one or more ports. 
(B) RELATION TO QUALIFIED CLIMATE AC-
TION PLAN.—The use of equipment and tech-
nology pursuant to a grant under this sub-
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section shall be consistent with the qualified cli-
mate action plan of the eligible entity. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To seek a grant that is 
awarded under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Administrator at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion and assurances as the Administrator may re-
quire. 
(2) CONCURRENT
APPLICATIONS.—An eligible 
entity may submit concurrent applications for both 
types of grants described in subsection (b), provided 
that the eligible entity demonstrates how use of a 
grant awarded under subsection (b)(2) will be con-
sistent with the qualified climate action plan to be 
developed using a grant awarded under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(d) PROHIBITED USE.—An eligible entity may not 
use a grant awarded under subsection (b)(2) to purchase 
fully automated cargo-handling equipment or terminal in-
frastructure that is designed for fully automated cargo- 
handling equipment. 
(e) COST SHARE.—An eligible entity may not use a 
grant awarded under subsection (b)(2) to cover more than 
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80 percent of the cost of purchasing, installing, or utilizing 
zero-emissions port equipment and technology. 
(f) LABOR.— 
(1) WAGES.—All laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by a subgrantee of an eligible entity, and any 
subgrantee thereof at any tier, to perform construc-
tion, alteration, installation, or repair work that is 
assisted, in whole or in part, by a grant awarded 
under this section shall be paid wages at rates not 
less than those prevailing on similar construction, al-
teration, installation, or repair work in the locality 
as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-
ance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
(2) LABOR STANDARDS.—With respect to the 
labor standards in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code. 
(3) 
PROJECT
LABOR
AGREEMENT.—Any 
projects initiated using a grant under subsection 
(b)(2) with total capital costs of $1,000,000 or 
greater shall utilize a project labor agreement, as de-
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scribed in section 8(f) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)). 
(4) PROTECTIONS.—An eligible entity may not 
extend use of a grant provided under this subtitle to 
a subgrantee of the eligible entity, and any sub-
grantee thereof at any tier, to perform construction, 
alteration, installation, or repair work at any loca-
tion other than the port or ports involved. 
(g) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall prioritize 
awarding grants under subsection (b)(2) to eligible entities 
based on the following: 
(1) The degree to which the eligible entity pro-
poses to reduce— 
(A) the amount of greenhouse gases emit-
ted at a port; 
(B) the amount of criteria pollutants, in-
cluding any precursor thereof, emitted at a 
port; 
(C) the amount of hazardous air pollutants 
emitted at a port; and 
(D) health disparities in environmental jus-
tice communities near a port. 
(2) The degree to which the eligible entity— 
(A) takes a regional approach, as applica-
ble, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 
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collaborating efforts with other ports and local 
electric utility owners and operators; 
(B) with respect to use of the grant, pro-
poses to enable increased electrification of infra-
structure or operations at the port or ports in-
volved; and 
(C) proposes to use equipment and tech-
nology that is produced in the United States. 
(3) The degree to which the eligible entity, any 
subgrantee of such eligible entity, and any sub-
grantee thereof proposes to hire individuals to carry 
out the installation of zero-emissions port equipment 
and technology who— 
(A) are domiciled— 
(i) if the applicable installation area is 
a major urban area, not further than 15 
miles from such installation area; and 
(ii) if the applicable installation area 
is not a major urban area, not further 
than 50 miles from such installation area; 
(B) are displaced and unemployed energy 
workers; 
(C) are members of the Armed Forces 
serving on active duty, separated from active 
duty, or retired from active duty; 
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(D) have been incarcerated or served time 
in a juvenile or adult detention or correctional 
facility, or been placed on probation, community 
supervision, or in a diversion scheme; 
(E) have a disability; 
(F) are homeless; 
(G) are receiving public assistance; 
(H) lack a general education diploma or 
high school diploma; 
(I) are emancipated from the foster care 
system; or 
(J) are registered apprentices with fewer 
than 15 percent of the required graduating ap-
prentice hours in a program. 
(h) OUTREACH.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
section, the Administrator shall develop and carry out an 
educational outreach program to promote and explain the 
program established under this subtitle. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
TO
ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 
than 90 days after receipt of a grant awarded under 
subsection (b), and thereafter on a periodic basis to 
be determined by the Administrator, the grantee 
shall submit to the Administrator a report on the 
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progress of the grantee in carrying out measures 
funded through the grant. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the establishment of the program 
in subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress and make 
available on the public website of the Environmental 
Protection Agency a report that includes, with re-
spect to each grant awarded under this section dur-
ing the preceding calendar year— 
(A) the name and location of the eligible 
entity that was awarded such grant; 
(B) the amount of such grant that the eli-
gible entity was awarded; 
(C) the name and location of each port 
where measures are carried out; 
(D) an estimate of the impact of measures 
on reducing— 
(i) the amount of greenhouse gases 
emitted at each port; 
(ii) the amount of criteria pollutants, 
including any precursors thereof, emitted 
at each port; 
(iii) the amount of hazardous air pol-
lutants emitted at each port; and 
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(iv) health disparities in near-port 
communities; and 
(E) any other information the Adminis-
trator determines necessary to understand the 
impact of grants awarded under this subsection. 
SEC. 453. MODEL METHODOLOGIES. 
The Administrator shall— 
(1) develop model methodologies that may be 
used by an eligible entity in developing emissions ac-
counting and inventory practices for a qualified cli-
mate action plan; and 
(2) ensure that such methodologies are designed 
to measure progress in reducing air pollution in 
near-port communities. 
SEC. 454. PORT ELECTRIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall initiate a 
study to evaluate— 
(1) how ports, intermodal port transfer facili-
ties, and surrounding communities may benefit from 
increased electrification of port infrastructure or op-
erations; 
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(2) the effects of increased electrification of 
port infrastructure and operations on air quality and 
energy demand; 
(3) the scale of investment needed to increase 
and maintain electrification of port infrastructure 
and operations, including an assessment of ports 
where zero-emissions port equipment and technology 
have already been installed or utilized; 
(4) how emerging technologies and strategies 
may be used to increase port electrification; and 
(5) how ports and intermodal port transfer fa-
cilities can partner with electric utility owners and 
operators and electrical equipment providers to 
strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the elec-
tric transmission and distribution system, in order 
to enable greater deployment of zero-emissions port 
equipment and technology. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after initiating 
the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
submit to Congress and make available on the public 
website of the Environmental Protection Agency a report 
that describes the results of the study. 
SEC. 455. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle $2,000,000,000 for each 
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of fiscal years 2022 through 2031, to remain available 
until expended. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFIED CLIMATE ACTION 
PLANS.—In addition to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (a), there is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 452(b)(1) $50,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2022, to remain available until expended. 
(c) NONATTAINMENT AREAS.—To the extent prac-
ticable, at least 25 percent of amounts made available to 
carry out this subtitle in each fiscal year shall be used 
to award grants under section 452(b)(2) to eligible entities 
to carry out measures at ports that are in a nonattainment 
area. 
TITLE V—INDUSTRY 
Subtitle A—Industrial Technology 
Development, 
Demonstration, 
and Deployment 
SEC. 501. DOE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANUFAC-
TURING AND INDUSTRY. 
Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organi-
zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘8 Assistant Secretaries’’ and 
inserting ‘‘9 Assistant Secretaries’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(12) 
Manufacturing 
and 
industrial 
decarbonization responsibilities, including— 
‘‘(A) conducting research, development, 
demonstration, deployment, commercialization, 
and technical assistance programs related to in-
dustrial applications of energy efficiency, energy 
management systems, fuel switching, carbon 
capture, and carbon removal technologies; 
‘‘(B) promoting increased domestic manu-
facturing production of energy-related tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(C) promoting adoption of low-carbon 
processes, technologies, and materials by do-
mestic manufacturers; and 
‘‘(D) promoting other activities resulting in 
pollution abatement from industrial facilities 
and processes while promoting the manufac-
turing competitiveness of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 502. SUPPORTING CARBON DIOXIDE GEOLOGIC SE-
QUESTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For ac-
tivities involved in the permitting by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency of Class VI wells for 
the injection of carbon dioxide for the purpose of geologic 
sequestration in accordance with the requirements of the 
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Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and 
regulations promulgated thereunder by the Administrator 
on December 10, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 77230), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026, and such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. 
(b) STATE PERMITTING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The Administrator shall provide 
grants to States that receive program approval for 
permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon 
dioxide pursuant to section 1422 of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–1), for the purpose 
of defraying State expenses related to the establish-
ment and operation of such State permitting pro-
grams. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
State grants described in paragraph (1), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2027 
through 2031. 
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SEC. 503. DETERMINING REASONABLE PROSPECT OF RE-
PAYMENT UNDER TITLE XVII LOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1702(d)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16512(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No guarantee’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—No guarantee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REASONABLE PROSPECT OF REPAY-
MENT.—The Secretary shall base a determina-
tion of whether there is reasonable prospect of 
repayment under subparagraph (A) on a com-
prehensive evaluation of whether the borrower 
has a reasonable prospect of repaying the guar-
anteed obligation for the eligible project, includ-
ing evaluation of— 
‘‘(i) the strength of an eligible 
project’s contractual terms (if commer-
cially reasonably available); 
‘‘(ii) the forecast of noncontractual 
cash flows supported by market projections 
from reputable sources, as determined by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) cash sweeps and other structure 
enhancements; 
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‘‘(iv) the projected financial strength 
of the borrower— 
‘‘(I) at the time of loan close; 
and 
‘‘(II) throughout the loan term 
after the project is completed; 
‘‘(v) the financial strength of the bor-
rower’s investors and strategic partners, if 
applicable; and 
‘‘(vi) other financial metrics and anal-
yses that are relied upon by the private 
lending community and nationally recog-
nized credit rating agencies, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 504. CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a program to award grants in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) GRANTS TO MANUFACTURERS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, award 
grants to manufacturers— 
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(A) for projects to reequip, expand, or es-
tablish a facility for the manufacture of clean 
energy systems, or for the manufacture of com-
ponents of clean energy systems, including the 
manufacture of— 
(i) renewable energy technologies; 
(ii) energy storage technologies; 
(iii) advanced nuclear energy tech-
nologies; 
(iv) carbon capture, utilization, trans-
portation, and storage technologies, includ-
ing direct air capture systems, direct ocean 
capture systems, bio-energy systems with 
carbon capture and storage, and systems 
intended to capture biogas and greenhouse 
gas emissions from wastewater treatment 
plants and agricultural applications; 
(v) electric grid technologies, including 
smart grid technologies, microgrid tech-
nologies, 
advanced 
transmission 
tech-
nologies, building-to-grid technologies, and 
vehicle-to-grid technologies; 
(vi) efficient end-use energy tech-
nologies, including Energy Star products 
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and 
energy-conserving 
lighting 
tech-
nologies; 
(vii) electrolyzers; 
(viii) hydrogen fuel cells and other 
technologies related to the transportation, 
storage, delivery, and use of hydrogen, in-
cluding technologies for residential, com-
mercial, industrial, and transportation ap-
plications; 
(ix) zero-emission light-, medium-, 
and heavy-duty vehicles, components of 
such vehicles, and refueling equipment for 
such vehicles; 
(x) industrial energy efficiency tech-
nologies, including combined heat and 
power systems and waste heat to power 
systems; 
(xi) pollution control equipment; and 
(xii) other technologies that reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary; 
(B) for projects to install, retrofit, or con-
vert equipment for a facility, or to otherwise es-
tablish, retrofit, or convert a facility, to enable 
the facility to manufacture zero- or low-emis-
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sion energy-intensive industrial products, in-
cluding projects relating to the installation, ret-
rofit, or conversion of— 
(i) industrial energy efficiency tech-
nologies; 
(ii) carbon capture systems; 
(iii) equipment and infrastructure to 
enable fuel or feedstock switching to elec-
tricity or hydrogen; and 
(iv) equipment to enable production of 
materials and products containing a high 
percentage of recycled content; and 
(C) for front end engineering design stud-
ies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, 
for projects described in subparagraph (B). 
(2) PRIORITY OF APPLICATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that— 
(A) provide the greatest potential net im-
pact in avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas 
emissions and other air, land, and water pollut-
ants; 
(B) include the refurbishment or retooling 
of manufacturing facilities that have ceased op-
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eration or will cease operation in the near fu-
ture; 
(C) provide the greatest potential for do-
mestic job creation (both direct and indirect); 
(D) have the greatest potential for techno-
logical innovation and commercial deployment; 
(E) have the greatest potential to strength-
en or develop domestic supply chains for clean 
energy systems; 
(F) result in economic development or eco-
nomic diversification in regions or localities that 
have historically generated significant economic 
activity from the production, processing, trans-
portation, or combustion of fossil fuels, includ-
ing coal mines, fossil fuel-fired electricity gener-
ating units, and petroleum refining facilities; 
(G) promote environmental justice in com-
munities with significant representation of com-
munities of color, low-income communities, or 
Tribal and indigenous communities, or commu-
nities that experience, or are at risk of experi-
encing, higher or more adverse human health or 
environmental effects, including through reme-
diation of contaminated sites; or 
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(H) commit to hiring displaced workers in 
regions or localities described in subparagraph 
(F). 
(3) LABOR STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall 
require— 
(A) all laborers and mechanics employed 
by contractors or subcontractors in carrying out 
a project for the construction, alteration, retool-
ing, or repair of a facility that is financed by 
a grant under this subsection shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 
similar construction in the locality, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 
3147 of title 40, United States Code; 
(B) a disclosure by an applicant for a 
grant under this subsection of any administra-
tive merits determination, arbitral award or de-
cision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance 
issued by the Secretary of Labor, rendered 
against the applicant in the preceding 3 years 
for violations of applicable labor, employment, 
civil rights, or health and safety laws; 
(C) an applicant for a grant under this 
subsection to provide specific information re-
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garding the actions the applicant will take to 
demonstrate compliance with, and where pos-
sible exceedance of, requirements under applica-
ble labor, employment, civil rights, and health 
and safety laws, and actions the applicant will 
take to ensure that its direct suppliers dem-
onstrate compliance with applicable labor, em-
ployment, civil rights, and health and safety 
laws; and 
(D) an applicant for a grant under this 
subsection to provide an estimate and descrip-
tion of the jobs and types of jobs to be retained 
or created by the project proposed by the appli-
cant and the specific actions the applicant will 
take to increase employment and retention of 
dislocated workers, veterans, individuals from 
low-income communities, women, minorities, 
and other groups underrepresented in manufac-
turing, and individuals with a barrier to em-
ployment. 
(4) COST SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 988(c) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16352(c)) shall apply to a grant made under 
this subsection. 
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(B) CERTAIN REGIONS AND LOCALITIES.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may require, for a project that is funded 
by a grant under this section and that is lo-
cated in a region or locality described in sub-
section (b)(2)(F), that not less than 20 percent 
of the cost of the project be provided by a non- 
Federal source. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall coordinate implementation 
of the program established under subsection (a) with pro-
grams administered by State governments, local govern-
ments, and Indian Tribes designed to provide financial 
and technical assistance to manufacturers, including the 
retention and retraining of skilled workers. 
(d) INTRA-AGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the program established under subsection (a), to the ex-
tent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary shall col-
laborate, coordinate, and share information with relevant 
programs and offices within the Department of Energy. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
(4) ZERO- OR
LOW-EMISSION
ENERGY-INTEN-
SIVE
INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘zero- or 
low-emission energy-intensive industrial product’’ 
means a product— 
(A) the production of which results in sig-
nificantly less greenhouse gas emissions relative 
to the production of similar products, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(B) that is in one of the following manu-
facturing categories, as determined by the Sec-
retary: 
(i) Aluminum and other non-ferrous 
metals. 
(ii) Ammonia and fertilizer. 
(iii) Cement and concrete. 
(iv) Ceramics. 
(v) Chemicals and petrochemicals. 
(vi) Food processing. 
(vii) Glass. 
(viii) Hydrogen. 
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(ix) Iron and steel. 
(x) Pulp and paper. 
(xi) A manufacturing subsector deter-
mined by the Secretary to be energy-inten-
sive or difficult-to-decarbonize. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
Subtitle B—Industrial Efficiency 
SEC. 511. SMART MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘energy management system’’ means a business 
management process based on standards of the 
American National Standards Institute that enables 
an organization to follow a systematic approach in 
achieving continual improvement of energy perform-
ance, including energy efficiency, security, use, and 
consumption. 
(2) INDUSTRIAL
ASSESSMENT
CENTER.—The 
term ‘‘industrial assessment center’’ means a center 
located at an institution of higher education that— 
(A) receives funding from the Department 
of Energy; 
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(B) provides an in-depth assessment of 
small- and medium-sized manufacturer plant 
sites to evaluate the facilities, services, and 
manufacturing operations of the plant site; and 
(C) identifies opportunities for potential 
savings for small- and medium-sized manufac-
turer plant sites from energy efficiency improve-
ments, waste minimization, pollution preven-
tion, and productivity improvement. 
(3) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information and communica-
tion technology’’ means any electronic system or 
equipment (including the content contained in the 
system or equipment) used to create, convert, com-
municate, or duplicate data or information, including 
computer hardware, firmware, software, communica-
tion protocols, networks, and data interfaces. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
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(6) NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICA-
TION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘North American Indus-
try Classification System’’ means the standard used 
by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business 
establishments for the purpose of collecting, ana-
lyzing, and publishing statistical data relating to the 
business economy of the United States. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(8) SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS.— 
The term ‘‘small and medium manufacturers’’ 
means manufacturing firms— 
(A) classified in the North American In-
dustry Classification System as any of sectors 
31 through 33; 
(B) with gross annual sales of less than 
$100,000,000; 
(C) with fewer than 500 employees at the 
plant site; and 
(D) with annual energy bills totaling more 
than $100,000 and less than $2,500,000. 
(9) 
SMART
MANUFACTURING.—The 
term 
‘‘smart manufacturing’’ means advanced tech-
nologies in information, automation, monitoring, 
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computation, sensing, modeling, and networking 
that— 
(A) digitally— 
(i) simulate manufacturing production 
lines; 
(ii) operate computer-controlled man-
ufacturing equipment; 
(iii) monitor and communicate pro-
duction line status; and 
(iv) manage and optimize energy pro-
ductivity and cost throughout production; 
(B) model, simulate, and optimize the en-
ergy efficiency of a factory building; 
(C) monitor and optimize building energy 
performance; 
(D) model, simulate, and optimize the de-
sign of energy efficient and sustainable prod-
ucts, including the use of digital prototyping 
and additive manufacturing to enhance product 
design; 
(E) connect manufactured products in net-
works to monitor and optimize the performance 
of the networks, including automated network 
operations; and 
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(F) digitally connect the supply chain net-
work. 
(b) LEVERAGING EXISTING AGENCY PROGRAMS TO 
ASSIST SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the Department of Energy has existing 
technical assistance programs that facilitate 
greater economic growth through outreach to 
and engagement with small and medium manu-
facturers; 
(B) those technical assistance programs 
represent an important conduit for increasing 
the awareness of and providing education to 
small and medium manufacturers regarding the 
opportunities for implementing smart manufac-
turing; and 
(C) those technical assistance programs 
help facilitate the implementation of best prac-
tices. 
(2) EXPANSION
OF
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall expand the scope 
of technologies covered by the Industrial Assessment 
Centers of the Department of Energy— 
(A) to include smart manufacturing tech-
nologies and practices; and 
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(B) to equip the directors of the Industrial 
Assessment Centers with the training and tools 
necessary to provide technical assistance in 
smart manufacturing technologies and prac-
tices, including energy management systems, to 
manufacturers. 
(c) LEVERAGING SMART MANUFACTURING INFRA-
STRUCTURE AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall conduct a study on how the 
Department of Energy can increase access to 
existing high-performance computing resources 
in the National Laboratories, particularly for 
small and medium manufacturers. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—In identifying ways to 
increase access to National Laboratories under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) focus on increasing access to the 
computing facilities of the National Lab-
oratories; and 
(ii) ensure that— 
(I) the information from the 
manufacturer is protected; and 
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(II) the security of the National 
Laboratory facility is maintained. 
(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
results of the study. 
(2) ACTIONS
FOR
INCREASED
ACCESS.—The 
Secretary shall facilitate access to the National Lab-
oratories studied under paragraph (1) for small and 
medium manufacturers so that small and medium 
manufacturers can fully use the high-performance 
computing resources of the National Laboratories to 
enhance the manufacturing competitiveness of the 
United States. 
(d) STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS.— 
(1) 
FINDING.—Congress 
finds 
that 
the 
States— 
(A) are committed to promoting domestic 
manufacturing and supporting robust economic 
development activities; and 
(B) are uniquely positioned to assist manu-
facturers, particularly small and medium manu-
facturers, with deployment of smart manufac-
turing through the provision of infrastructure, 
including— 
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(i) access to shared supercomputing 
facilities; 
(ii) assistance in developing process 
simulations; and 
(iii) conducting demonstrations of the 
benefits of smart manufacturing. 
(2) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
make grants on a competitive basis to States for es-
tablishing State programs to be used as models for 
supporting the implementation of smart manufac-
turing technologies. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
(B) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall evalu-
ate an application for a grant under this sub-
section on the basis of merit using criteria iden-
tified by the Secretary, including— 
(i) the breadth of academic and pri-
vate sector partners; 
(ii) alternate sources of funding; 
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(iii) plans for dissemination of results; 
and 
(iv) the permanence of the infrastruc-
ture to be put in place by the project. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) TERM.—The term of a grant under 
this subsection shall not exceed 3 years. 
(B) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant under this subsection shall be not more 
than $3,000,000. 
(C) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Each 
State that receives a grant under this sub-
section shall contribute matching funds in an 
amount equal to not less than 30 percent of the 
amount of the grant. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—A State shall use a grant 
provided under this subsection— 
(A) to provide access to shared supercom-
puting facilities to small and medium manufac-
turers; 
(B) to fund research and development of 
transformational manufacturing processes and 
materials technology that advance smart manu-
facturing; and 
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(C) to provide tools and training to small 
and medium manufacturers on how to adopt en-
ergy management systems and implement smart 
manufacturing technologies in the facilities of 
the small and medium manufacturers. 
(6) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 
biannual evaluations of each grant made under this 
subsection— 
(A) to determine the impact and effective-
ness of programs funded with the grant; and 
(B) to provide guidance to States on ways 
to better execute the program of the State. 
(7) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out this sub-
section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2031. 
(e) REPORT.—The Secretary annually shall submit to 
Congress and make publicly available a report on the 
progress made in advancing smart manufacturing in the 
United States. 
Subtitle C—Federal Buy Clean 
Program 
SEC. 521. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) ELIGIBLE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
material’’ means any material (or groups of mate-
rials) on the list in effect under section 522(b). 
(3) EMBODIED
EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘em-
bodied emissions’’ means the quantity of greenhouse 
gas emissions, measured in kilograms of carbon di-
oxide-equivalent, accounting for all stages of produc-
tion including upstream processing and extraction of 
fuels and feedstocks, emitted to the atmosphere due 
to the production of a product per unit of such prod-
uct. 
(4) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
PRODUCT
DECLARA-
TION.—The term ‘‘environmental product declara-
tion’’ means a document that includes— 
(A) product-specific measurement of the 
embodied emissions of a product on a mass 
basis and per functional unit that— 
(i) is in accordance with international 
standards, such as a Type III environ-
mental product declaration, as defined by 
the International Organization for Stand-
ardization standard 14025; 
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(ii) is calculated for a specific facility; 
(iii) communicates transparent and 
comparable information; 
(iv) includes all stages of manufac-
turing required by the product; 
(v) is verified by an independent third 
party; and 
(vi) is developed in accordance with 
the criteria specified in the appropriate 
product category rule designated by the 
Administration under section 522(c); and 
(B) is valid for no more than 5 years. 
(5) FEDERAL
CONTRACTING
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘Federal contracting agency’’ means— 
(A) the Department of Defense, including 
the Army Corps of Engineers; 
(B) the Department of Energy; 
(C) the Department of Transportation; 
(D) the Department of Commerce; 
(E) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(F) the General Services Administration; 
and 
(G) the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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(6) FUNCTIONAL UNIT.—The term ‘‘functional 
unit’’ means the measurement of the function of a 
product that— 
(A) is in accordance with international 
standards, such as a Type III environmental 
product declaration, as defined by the Inter-
national 
Organization 
for 
Standardization 
standard 14025; and 
(B) is a quantified description of the func-
tion a product performs, including for how long 
it is performed. 
(7) PRODUCT
CATEGORY
RULE.—The term 
‘‘product category rule’’ means a document that de-
fines necessary rules, requirements, and guidelines 
for developing an environmental product declaration, 
or similar mechanism as determined appropriate by 
the Administrator, of a product covered by such 
product category rule. 
(8) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means an entity that generated less than 
$10,000,000 in annual revenue in at least 1 of the 
previous 3 calendar years. 
SEC. 522. EMBODIED EMISSIONS TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator, in consulta-
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tion with the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, and relevant 
National Laboratories, shall establish a program to en-
hance the transparency, quality, and availability of life- 
cycle assessment data, and harmonize life-cycle assess-
ment approaches to calculating greenhouse gas emissions 
and other environmental factors, in the production of 
products made primarily of eligible materials through en-
vironmental product declarations or a similar mechanism 
as determined appropriate by the Administrator. 
(b) LIST OF ELIGIBLE MATERIALS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a list of materials to be treated as eligible 
materials for purposes of this subtitle. 
(2) INITIAL LIST.—The initial list of eligible 
materials shall include— 
(A) aluminum; 
(B) iron; 
(C) steel; 
(D) concrete; 
(E) cement; and 
(F) any eligible material described in para-
graph (3) the Administrator determines is ap-
propriate. 
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(3) SECONDARY LIST.—The secondary list of el-
igible materials shall include— 
(A) flat glass; 
(B) insulation; 
(C) unit masonry; and 
(D) wood products. 
(4) MODIFICATION OF LIST.— 
(A) PETITION.—Beginning 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, any per-
son may submit to the Administrator a petition 
to modify the list of eligible materials main-
tained under this subsection. 
(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year 
after receipt of a petition under subparagraph 
(A), the Administrator shall— 
(i) approve the petition and modify 
the list maintained under this subsection in 
accordance with such petition; or 
(ii) deny the petition and publish a 
written explanation of the Administrator’s 
decision to approve or deny the petition. 
(c) PRODUCT CATEGORY RULE DESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Standards and 
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Technology, and relevant National Laboratories, des-
ignate product category rules for products made pri-
marily of eligible materials to be used in the creation 
of environmental product declarations, or a similar 
mechanism as determined appropriate by the Admin-
istrator, for each product type covered by such prod-
uct category rules. In designating such product cat-
egory rules, the Administrator may designate sepa-
rate product category rules as appropriate based on 
class, type, and size of products. 
(2) TIMING.— 
(A) INITIAL
DESIGNATIONS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this subtitle, the Administrator shall designate 
product category rules for products made pri-
marily of eligible materials listed in subsection 
(b)(2) and used in construction. 
(B) 
SECONDARY
DESIGNATIONS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this subtitle, the Administrator shall designate 
product category rules for products made pri-
marily of eligible materials listed in subsection 
(b)(3) and used in construction. 
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating a product 
category rule for products made primarily of an eli-
gible material, the Administrator shall consider— 
(A) the uses, durability, lifetime, perform-
ance, and appropriate functional unit of a prod-
uct covered by such product category rule; 
(B) the stages of manufacturing required 
by a product covered by such product category 
rule; 
(C) the inclusion of imported products cov-
ered by such product category rule; and 
(D) the quality and harmonization of life- 
cycle assessments of embodied emissions and 
other environmental factors, in the production 
of products covered by such product category 
rule. 
(4) PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES DEVELOPED BY 
THIRD PARTIES.—In designating a product category 
rule under this subsection, the Administrator— 
(A) may designate a product category rule 
developed by a third party; or 
(B) may develop and designate a product 
category rule if the Administrator determines 
that for the products made primarily of an eli-
gible material— 
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(i) no such third party rule exists; or 
(ii) no such rule third party rule ex-
ists that is adequate. 
(5) UPDATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 5 
years after a product category rule is des-
ignated under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall review such product category rule, 
and after opportunity for notice and comment, 
update such product category rule as necessary. 
(B) PETITIONS.—Beginning 1 year after 
the designation of a product category rule 
under this subsection, any person may submit 
to the Administrator a petition to reconsider 
such designation based on— 
(i) advances in technology that create 
substantial changes to the production of 
products within a product category; or 
(ii) a misrepresentation or change of a 
product’s characteristics, methods of pro-
duction, or use. 
(d) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DEC-
LARATION DATABASE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning not later 
than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
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subtitle, the Administrator shall establish and main-
tain a publicly accessible database of environmental 
product declarations to be known as the National 
Environmental Product Declaration Database. 
(2) INCLUSION BY APPROPRIATE PRODUCT CAT-
EGORY RULE.—The Administrator shall include an 
environmental product declaration, including an en-
vironmental product declaration for an imported 
product, in the National Environmental Product 
Declaration Database only if the declaration is cre-
ated using the appropriate product category rule 
designated under subsection (c). 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Administrator shall imme-
diately remove an environmental product declaration, 
including an environmental product declaration for 
an imported product, from the National Environ-
mental Product Declaration Database if the declara-
tion does not use the appropriate product category 
rule designated under subsection (c), is unverified by 
a third party, or is otherwise found to be inad-
equate, as determined by the Administrator. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—The 
Administrator shall establish a program to provide 
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technical assistance to manufacturers of eligible ma-
terials to develop and verify environmental product 
declarations. 
(2) GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 9 
months after the date of enactment of this sub-
title, the Administrator shall establish a grant 
program to provide financial assistance for the 
development and verification of environmental 
product declarations subject to the appropriate 
product category rules designated in subsection 
(c) for small businesses that manufacture eligi-
ble materials or products primarily made of eli-
gible materials in the United States. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—No small business 
shall receive more than $100,000 under such 
program during any 5-year period. 
(C) COMMITMENT
TO
SUBMIT
ENVIRON-
MENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS.—Any small 
business receiving financial assistance under 
this paragraph shall submit any environmental 
product declaration developed and verified with 
such financial assistance to the National Envi-
ronmental Product Declaration Database estab-
lished under subsection (d). 
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(3) OUTREACH TO MANUFACTURERS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall conduct public outreach and edu-
cation to manufacturers about the National Environ-
mental Product Declaration Database established 
under subsection (d) and encourage submission of 
environmental product declarations created using the 
appropriate product category rule designated in sub-
section (c), to such database. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031. 
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS AU-
DITS.—The Administrator shall conduct random audits of 
environmental product declarations submitted to the Na-
tional Environmental Product Declaration Database es-
tablished under subsection (d), and the practices of inde-
pendent third-party verifiers of such environmental prod-
uct declarations. At a minimum, the Administrator shall 
conduct audits each year for a representative sample of 
product categories and geographical areas, including envi-
ronmental product declarations of imported products. 
(g) INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
the program established in this section, the Administrator 
shall consult and coordinate with relevant programs within 
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the Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, and 
other relevant agencies as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
(h) PROGRAM REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF ENVI-
RONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS.—Not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the 
Administrator, in consultation with other relevant agen-
cies as determined by the Administrator, shall conduct a 
review of the program established under this section. Such 
review— 
(1) shall— 
(A) include an assessment of the quality 
and efficacy of environmental product declara-
tions to account for the embodied emissions of 
a product, and consider alternative mechanisms 
or accounting methods that would enhance the 
transparency, quality, and availability of life- 
cycle assessment data, and improve harmoni-
zation of life-cycle assessment approaches to 
calculating greenhouse gas and other environ-
mental factors, in the production of products 
containing eligible materials; and 
(B) provide an opportunity for public com-
ment on the review’s findings; and 
(2) may— 
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(A) include recommendations to enhance or 
harmonize accounting and reporting methods 
related to international life-cycle assessment 
standards of products containing eligible mate-
rials, including data verification and identifica-
tion of products’ country of origin for products 
produced outside of the United States; and 
(B) include recommendations to improve 
the evaluation of environmental factors, includ-
ing air, water, and land pollution, and other 
factors related to raw material extraction, 
transportation, manufacturing, use, and end of 
life, associated with products containing eligible 
materials. 
SEC. 523. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT
ON FEDERAL PROCUREMENT.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this sub-
title, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal 
contracting agencies, shall submit to Congress a report 
that quantifies and evaluates, by agency, sector of expend-
iture, and product sector, the volume of eligible materials 
procured by the Federal Government, and the level of 
spending on such eligible materials. 
(b) REPORT ON MATERIAL EFFICIENCY.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, 
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the Administrator, in consultation with the Department 
of Energy and other relevant agencies determined by the 
Administrator, shall submit to Congress and make pub-
licly available a report that includes a review of existing 
research on, and policy recommendations for, improving 
material efficiency of eligible materials. 
SEC. 524. ESTABLISHING BUY CLEAN STANDARDS FOR FED-
ERALLY 
FUNDED 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator and 
the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with relevant 
Federal agencies, shall develop a Federal Buy Clean pro-
gram to steadily reduce the quantity of embodied emis-
sions of construction materials and products, and promote 
the use of low-emissions construction materials and prod-
ucts, in projects involving Federal funds. 
(b) RELEVANT FEDERAL AGENCIES.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), relevant Federal agencies are— 
(1) the Department of Commerce; 
(2) the General Services Administration; 
(3) the Department of Defense, including the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 
(4) the Department of Transportation; 
(5) the Department of Agriculture; 
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(6) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(7) any other Federal agency determined appro-
priate by the Administrator and the Secretary of 
Energy. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing a Federal Buy 
Clean program under this section, the Administrator and 
the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with relevant 
Federal agencies, shall consider— 
(1) inclusion of specific materials and product 
categories under such program; 
(2) the appropriate Federal agencies and 
project types to be covered by such program; 
(3) effective methods of developing, setting, and 
adjusting Buy Clean performance standards, includ-
ing consideration of— 
(A) differentiation between products, class-
es, types, sizes, functional uses, and other fac-
tors that may warrant distinction between prod-
uct categories; 
(B) which stages of production and use of 
materials and products should be covered by 
performance standards; 
(C) whether performance standards should 
be applied on a facility-specific basis, and for 
which product categories; 
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(D) appropriate and effective safeguards to 
ensure such performance standards do not re-
duce the international competitiveness of do-
mestic manufacturers; 
(E) issuance of waivers from performance 
standards, including factors for consideration to 
warrant a waiver; and 
(F) additional factors involving materials 
and products covered by such performance 
standards, including durability, safety, other 
performance characteristics, domestic content 
requirements, and cost; 
(4) methods to cover projects and contracts 
issued by State and local governments that involve 
Federal funding; 
(5) effective enforcement of Buy Clean perform-
ance standards, including verification and enforce-
ment of standards for imported products, and appro-
priate penalties for noncompliance; 
(6) timing and other factors to promote ease of 
implementation of such program; 
(7) the technical and financial assistance to 
manufacturers and State and local governments 
needed to support implementation of such program 
and to meet Buy Clean performance standards; 
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(8) promotion of novel technologies with the po-
tential to reduce embodied emissions of materials 
and products covered by such program; 
(9) the data collection and reporting require-
ments needed to implement and enforce such pro-
gram; and 
(10) harmonization with the program estab-
lished under section 522 and the program estab-
lished under section 324C of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (as added by this Act). 
(d) STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Administrator and the Secretary of En-
ergy shall solicit input from relevant stakeholders and or-
ganizations, including— 
(1) manufacturers of relevant construction ma-
terials and products; 
(2) labor organizations; 
(3) experts in greenhouse gas emissions lifecycle 
assessments; 
(4) experts in procurement; 
(5) experts in international trade; 
(6) State and local governments; and 
(7) developers of relevant codes and standards. 
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SEC. 525. CLIMATE STAR PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act is amended by inserting after section 324B (42 
U.S.C. 6294b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 324C. CLIMATE STAR PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of 
Energy a voluntary program to identify and promote cer-
tain products produced with significantly lower embodied 
emissions than comparable products, while meeting strict 
performance criteria, in order to reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions and encourage use of products with lower em-
bodied emissions, through voluntary labeling of, or other 
forms of communication about, products that meet strict 
performance criteria. 
‘‘(b) DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Responsibil-
ities under the program shall be divided between the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency and the Department of En-
ergy in accordance with the terms of applicable agree-
ments between those agencies. 
‘‘(c) INCLUSIONS.—Categories of products that may 
be included under the program shall include products 
which typically have high embodied emissions, as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the Secretary of Energy, and may include 
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categories of products composed primarily of eligible mate-
rials. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Administrator and the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish— 
‘‘(A) a Climate Star label to be used for 
products meeting the certification criteria estab-
lished pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(B) the procedure, including the methods 
and means, and criteria by which products may 
be certified to display the Climate Star label; 
‘‘(2) enhance public awareness regarding the 
Climate Star label through outreach and public edu-
cation; 
‘‘(3) preserve the integrity of the Climate Star 
label by— 
‘‘(A) establishing and maintaining per-
formance criteria so that products certified to 
display the Climate Star label are produced 
with significantly lower embodied emissions 
than comparable products; 
‘‘(B) overseeing Climate Star certifications 
made by third parties, which shall be inde-
pendent third-party product certification bodies 
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accredited by an accreditation entity domiciled 
in the United States; and 
‘‘(C) auditing the use of the Climate Star 
label in the marketplace and preventing cases of 
misuse; 
‘‘(4) not more frequently than every 6 years 
after adoption or major revision of any Climate Star 
performance criteria, review and, if appropriate, re-
vise the performance criteria to achieve an additional 
reduction in embodied emissions compared to the ex-
isting Climate Star performance criteria; 
‘‘(5) regularly consider the inclusion of addi-
tional categories of products to achieve a significant 
reduction in the embodied emissions of such prod-
ucts; and 
‘‘(6) in revising any Climate Star performance 
criteria or inclusion of an additional category of 
products— 
‘‘(A) provide reasonable notice to inter-
ested parties and the public of any changes, in-
cluding effective dates, and an explanation of 
the changes; 
‘‘(B) solicit comments from interested par-
ties and the public prior to any changes; 
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‘‘(C) as appropriate, respond to comments 
submitted by interested parties and the public; 
and 
‘‘(D) provide an appropriate transition 
time prior to the applicable effective date of any 
changes, taking into account the timing nec-
essary for the manufacture, marketing, train-
ing, and distribution of the specific product 
being addressed. 
‘‘(e) DISTINCTION OF AUTHORITIES.—In setting or 
maintaining specifications and criteria for Energy Star 
pursuant to section 324A, WaterSense pursuant to section 
324B, and Climate Star under this section, the Adminis-
trator and the Secretary shall coordinate to prevent dupli-
cative or conflicting requirements among the respective 
programs. 
‘‘(f) NO WARRANTY.—A Climate Star label shall not 
create any express or implied warranty. 
‘‘(g) METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE 
CRITERIA.—In establishing performance criteria for prod-
ucts pursuant to this section, the Administrator and the 
Secretary shall use technical specifications established in 
product category rules designated under section 522 of the 
CLEAN Future Act for specific products, as appropriate. 
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‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘eligi-
ble material’ and ‘embodied emissions’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 522 of the CLEAN Future 
Act.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Part 3 of title V of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 554. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF CLIMATE STAR 
PRODUCTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of title 
5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CLIMATE STAR PRODUCT.—The term ‘Cli-
mate Star product’ means a product that is rated 
for greenhouse gas emissions intensity under the 
Carbon Star program. 
‘‘(3) CLIMATE STAR PROGRAM.—The term ‘Cli-
mate Star program’ means the program established 
by section 324C of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act. 
‘‘(4) PRODUCT.—The term ‘product’ does not 
include any product or system designed or procured 
for combat or combat-related missions. 
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‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT
OF
CLIMATE
STAR
PROD-
UCTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 
1, 2025, to meet the requirements of an agency for 
a product for which Climate Star program criteria 
exists, the head of the agency shall, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), procure a Climate Star prod-
uct. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The head of an agency is 
not required to procure a Climate Star product 
under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds 
in writing that no Climate Star product is reason-
ably available that meets the functional requirements 
of the agency. 
‘‘(3) PROCUREMENT PLANNING.—The head of 
an agency shall incorporate into the specifications 
for all procurements involving products for which 
Climate Star program criteria exist, including guide 
specifications, project specifications, and construc-
tion, renovation, and services contracts that include 
provision of products for which Climate Star pro-
gram criteria exist, and into the factors for the eval-
uation of offers received for the procurement, cri-
teria for greenhouse gas emissions that are con-
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sistent with the criteria used for rating Climate Star 
products. 
‘‘(c) LISTING OF CLIMATE STAR PRODUCTS IN FED-
ERAL CATALOGS.—Climate Star products shall be clearly 
identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or 
listing of products by the General Services Administration 
or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services 
Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency shall sup-
ply only Climate Star products for all categories of prod-
ucts covered by the Climate Star program, except in cases 
where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing 
that no Climate Star product is available to meet the buy-
er’s functional requirements. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue guidelines to carry out this section.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
553 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 554. Federal procurement of Carbon Star products.’’. 
Subtitle D—Industrial Efficiency 
Incentives 
SEC. 531. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are the following: 
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(1) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the 
industrial sector. 
(2) Maximize the energy efficiency and water 
use efficiency of United States industrial plants. 
(3) Make industrial facilities more financially 
viable through energy efficiency improvements that 
lower energy costs. 
(4) Create opportunities for energy efficiency 
manufacturing and installation jobs across the coun-
try. 
(5) Make the United States industrial sector 
the cleanest in the world. 
SEC. 532. SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall es-
tablish the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program with the 
purpose of— 
(1) maximizing the energy efficiency of indus-
trial processes and cross-cutting systems; 
(2) reducing greenhouse gas emissions from in-
dustrial processes; 
(3) improving efficient use of water in manufac-
turing processes; and 
(4) preventing pollution and minimizing waste. 
(b) PROCESS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury, shall— 
(A) develop and make available rebate 
forms required to receive a rebate under this 
section; and 
(B) establish a Federal Rebate Processing 
System which shall serve as a database and in-
formation technology system that will allow 
qualified entities to submit required rebate 
forms for reimbursement. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive 
a rebate under this section, a qualified entity shall 
submit to the Secretary of Energy the required re-
bate forms, at such time, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary of Energy may require, and 
include demonstrated evidence— 
(A) that the entity purchased the qualified 
technology; 
(B) that the qualified technology is eligible 
for the rebate program; 
(C) that the qualified technology is eligible 
for any of the additional rebates laid out in 
paragraph (4); 
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(D) of the energy efficiency gains or water 
use efficiency gains to be achieved by implemen-
tation of the technology; 
(E) the greenhouse gas emissions reduc-
tions resulting from replacing an existing tech-
nology with the qualified technology; and 
(F) that the technology replaced by the 
qualified technology has been permanently de-
commissioned. 
(c) SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY DATABASE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall maintain, on the website of 
the Department of Energy, a national database to 
provide information on the Sustainable Industry Re-
bate Program. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Sustainable Industry 
Database shall include— 
(A) a list of the qualified technologies; 
(B) a list of the qualified technologies that 
are eligible for the Made in America additional 
rebate established in paragraph (4)(B)(i); 
(C) instructions for how to participate in 
the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program; 
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(D) instructions for how to petition the In-
dustrial Efficiency Working group, established 
in section 3, regarding additions to the list of 
qualified technologies; and 
(E) any additional information determined 
by the Secretary of Energy to be appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The base amount of rebate 
provided under this section shall be— 
(A) 25 percent of the overall cost of the 
qualified technology for companies with over 
500 employees; and 
(B) 40 percent of the overall cost of the 
qualified technology for companies under 500 
employees. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REBATES.— 
(A) 15 percent of the overall cost of the 
qualified technology if the majority of compo-
nents of the purchased qualified technology 
were manufactured in the United States. 
(B) 10 percent of the overall cost of the 
qualified technology if the qualified technology 
facilitates a switch from fossil fuel-fired energy 
source to a low- or zero-carbon fuel source, in-
cluding electrification. 
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(C) 10 percent of the overall cost of the 
qualified technology if the qualified entity pro-
duces Climate Star Products certified pursuant 
to section 324C of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (as added by this Act). 
(3) INCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, 
the overall cost of a qualified technology shall in-
clude all costs associated with the purchase and in-
stallation of the qualified technology, and replace-
ment and removal costs of the existing technology. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The amount of a rebate pro-
vided under this section shall not exceed 50 percent 
of the overall cost of a qualified technology for com-
panies with over 500 employees, or 65 percent of the 
overall cost of a qualified technology for companies 
with under 500 employees. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2031, to remain available until expended. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means the owner or operator of a nonpower 
industrial or manufacturing facility. 
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(2) 
QUALIFIED
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified technology’’ means— 
(A) any technology listed in the Sustain-
able Industry Database that can be dem-
onstrated to result in energy efficiency improve-
ments of at least 20 percent over the facility’s 
existing technology; 
(B) any technology listed in the Sustain-
able Industry Database that can be dem-
onstrated to result in water use reductions, 
water intensity reductions, or energy reductions 
from water management of at least 20 percent 
over a facility’s existing technology; or 
(C) any technology listed in the Sustain-
able Industry Database and used in an indus-
trial application that replaces a facility’s fossil 
fuel-fired technology. 
SEC. 533. INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall establish the Industrial Efficiency Working 
Group or ‘‘Working Group’’ for purposes of this section, 
and appoint members pursuant to subsection (b). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Energy shall des-
ignate a member of the Working Group to serve as 
Chair. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Working Group shall 
be comprised of members who shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with direc-
tors of the Advanced Manufacturing Office, the Of-
fice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
and the Building Technology Office. 
(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Work-
ing Group shall include— 
(A) representatives of each relevant Fed-
eral agency as determined by the Secretary of 
Energy; 
(B) representatives of each relevant De-
partment of Energy office; 
(C) representatives of labor groups; 
(D) representatives of the research com-
munity, which shall include academia and na-
tional laboratories; 
(E) representatives of nongovernmental or-
ganizations; 
(F) representatives of energy efficiency 
program administrators; 
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(G) representatives of industry and trade 
associations, the collective expertise of which 
shall cover every focus area; and 
(H) any other individual whom the Sec-
retary of Energy determines to be necessary to 
ensure that the Working Group is comprised of 
a diverse group of representatives of industry, 
academia, independent researchers, and public 
and private entities. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall— 
(1) develop a list of qualified technologies to be 
eligible for the Sustainable Industry Rebate Pro-
gram established under section 532; 
(2) develop a list of the qualified technologies 
that meet the Made in America requirements for the 
additional 
rebate 
established 
under 
section 
2(d)(2)(A); 
(3) determine if technologies petitioned to be 
added to the list are eligible; 
(4) determine if any technologies on the list 
need to be removed from the list; and 
(5) identify technology gaps in industrial effi-
ciency, and make recommendations to address those 
gaps. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
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(1) FREQUENCY.—The Working Group shall 
meet not less frequently than 2 times per year, at 
the call of the Chair. 
(2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the members are appointed 
under subsection (b), the Working Group shall hold 
its first meeting. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, and not 
less frequently than once every year thereafter, the 
Working Group shall submit to the Secretary of En-
ergy a report that includes— 
(A) a list of qualified technologies eligible 
for the Sustainable Industry Rebate Program; 
(B) a list of qualified technologies eligible 
for the Made in America additional rebate es-
tablished under section 2(d)(2)(A); and 
(C) a list of technologies that should be 
added or removed from the database. 
(f) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication 
with other programs of the Department of Energy; 
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(2) coordinate and collaborate with the Indus-
trial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee; 
and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, leverage 
existing resources and programs of the Department 
of Energy. 
TITLE VI—ENVIRONMENTAL 
JUSTICE 
Subtitle A—Empowering 
Community Voices 
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) CLIMATE JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘climate jus-
tice’’ means the fair treatment and meaningful in-
volvement of all individuals, regardless of race, color, 
culture, national origin, educational level, or income, 
with respect to the development, implementation, 
and enforcement of policies and projects that ad-
dress climate change, a recognition of the historical 
responsibilities for climate change, and a commit-
ment that the people and communities least respon-
sible for climate change, and most vulnerable to the 
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impacts of climate change, do not suffer dispropor-
tionately as a result of historical injustice and dis-
investment. 
(3) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity of color’’ means any geographically distinct 
area the population of color of which is higher than 
the average population of color of the State in which 
the community is located. 
(4) COMMUNITY-BASED
SCIENCE.—The term 
‘‘community-based science’’ means voluntary public 
participation in the scientific process and the incor-
poration of data and information generated outside 
of traditional institutional boundaries to address 
real-world problems in ways that may include formu-
lating research questions, conducting scientific ex-
periments, collecting and analyzing data, inter-
preting results, making new discoveries, developing 
technologies and applications, and solving complex 
problems, with an emphasis on the democratization 
of science and the engagement of diverse people and 
communities. 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘en-
vironmental justice’’ means the fair treatment and 
meaningful involvement of all individuals, regardless 
of race, color, national origin, educational level, or 
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income, with respect to the development, implemen-
tation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regu-
lations, and policies to ensure that— 
(A) populations of color, communities of 
color, indigenous communities, and low-income 
communities have access to public information 
and opportunities for meaningful public partici-
pation relating to human health and environ-
mental planning, regulations, and enforcement; 
(B) no population of color or community of 
color, indigenous community, or low-income 
community shall be exposed to a dispropor-
tionate burden of the negative human health 
and environmental impacts of pollution or other 
environmental hazards; and 
(C) the 17 Principles of Environmental 
Justice written and adopted at the First Na-
tional People of Color Environmental Leader-
ship Summit held on October 24 through 27, 
1991, in Washington, DC, are upheld. 
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
any population of color, community of color, indige-
nous community, or low-income community that ex-
periences a disproportionate burden of the negative 
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human health and environmental impacts of pollu-
tion or other environmental hazards. 
(7) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means— 
(A) each Federal agency represented on 
the Working Group; and 
(B) any other Federal agency that carries 
out a Federal program or activity that substan-
tially affects human health or the environment, 
as determined by the President. 
(8) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
digenous community’’ means— 
(A) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
(B) a State-recognized Indian Tribe; 
(C) an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 
community or organization; and 
(D) any other community of indigenous 
people, including communities in other coun-
tries. 
(9) INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘infrastruc-
ture’’ means any system for safe drinking water, 
sewer collection, solid waste disposal, electricity gen-
eration, communication, or transportation access (in-
cluding highways, airports, marine terminals, rail 
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systems, and residential roads) that is used to effec-
tively and safely support— 
(A) housing; 
(B) an educational facility; 
(C) a medical provider; 
(D) a park or recreational facility; or 
(E) a local business. 
(10) LOW
INCOME.—The term ‘‘low income’’ 
means an annual household income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(11) LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘low-income community’’ means any census block 
group in which 30 percent or more of the population 
are individuals with low income. 
(12) MEANINGFUL.—The term ‘‘meaningful’’, 
with respect to involvement by the public in a deter-
mination by a Federal agency, means that— 
(A) potentially affected residents of a com-
munity have an appropriate opportunity to par-
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ticipate in decisions regarding a proposed activ-
ity that will affect the environment or public 
health of the community; 
(B) the public contribution can influence 
the determination by the Federal agency; 
(C) the concerns of all participants in-
volved are taken into consideration in the deci-
sion-making process; and 
(D) the Federal agency— 
(i) provides to potentially affected 
members of the public accurate informa-
tion; and 
(ii) facilitates the involvement of po-
tentially affected members of the public. 
(13) POPULATION OF COLOR.—The term ‘‘pop-
ulation of color’’ means a population of individuals 
who identify as— 
(A) Black; 
(B) African American; 
(C) Asian; 
(D) Pacific Islander; 
(E) another non-White race; 
(F) Hispanic; 
(G) Latino; or 
(H) linguistically isolated. 
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(14) PUBLISH.—The term ‘‘publish’’ means to 
make publicly available in a form that is— 
(A) generally accessible, including on the 
internet and in public libraries; and 
(B) accessible for— 
(i) individuals who are limited in 
English proficiency, in accordance with Ex-
ecutive Order 13166 (65 Fed. Reg. 50121 
(August 16, 2000)); and 
(ii) individuals with disabilities. 
(15) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working 
Group’’ means the interagency Federal Working 
Group on Environmental Justice convened under 
section 1–102 of Executive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 note), as amended by Executive Order 12948 
(60 Fed. Reg. 6381 (January 30, 1995)) and modi-
fied by this subtitle. 
SEC. 602. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 330. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to partici-
pate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their 
communities in connection with an actual or potential re-
lease of a covered hazardous air pollutant. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall publish guidance describing the 
process for eligible entities to apply for a grant 
under this section, including the required content 
and form of applications, the manner in which appli-
cations must be submitted, and any applicable dead-
lines. 
‘‘(2) FIRST GRANT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the issuance of guidance under paragraph (1), 
the Administrator shall award the first grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall be a group of individ-
uals who reside in a community that— 
‘‘(1) is a population of color, a community of 
color, an indigenous community, or a low-income 
community; and 
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‘‘(2) is in close proximity to the site of an ac-
tual or potential release of a covered hazardous air 
pollutant. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the grant to participate 
in decisions impacting the health and safety of the commu-
nity involved in connection with an actual or potential re-
lease of a covered hazardous air pollutant, including— 
‘‘(1) interpreting information with regard to the 
nature of the hazard, cumulative impacts studies, 
health impacts studies, remedial investigation and 
feasibility studies, agency decisions, remedial design, 
and operation and maintenance of necessary mon-
itors; and 
‘‘(2) performing additional air pollution moni-
toring. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT; RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant under this section (excluding any renew-
als of the grant) may not exceed $50,000 for 
any grant recipient. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Administrator 
may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an applicant in any case where 
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the Administrator determines that such waiver 
is necessary for the community involved to ob-
tain the necessary technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—Grants may be renewed for 
each step in the regulatory, removal, or remediation 
process in connection with a facility with the poten-
tial to release a covered hazardous air pollutant. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community of color’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered hazardous air pollutant’ 
means a hazardous air pollutant (as defined in sec-
tion 112 of the Clean Air Act) that— 
‘‘(A) is listed on the toxics release inven-
tory under section 313(c) of the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act 
of 1986; or 
‘‘(B) is identified as carcinogenic by an as-
sessment under the Integrated Risk Informa-
tion System (IRIS) of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘indigenous community’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘low income’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Fu-
ture Act. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘population of color’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act.’’. 
SEC. 603. INTERAGENCY FEDERAL WORKING GROUP ON 
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
vene, as appropriate to carry out this section, the Working 
Group. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall 
be comprised of the following (or a designee): 
(A) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(B) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(C) The Secretary of Defense. 
(D) The Secretary of Energy. 
(E) The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(G) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
(H) The Secretary of the Interior. 
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(I) The Secretary of Labor. 
(J) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(K) The Attorney General. 
(L) The Administrator. 
(M) The Director of the Office of Environ-
mental Justice. 
(N) The Chairman of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission. 
(O) The Chairperson of the Chemical Safe-
ty Board. 
(P) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
(Q) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(R) The Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality. 
(S) The Assistant to the President for Do-
mestic Policy. 
(T) The Director of the National Economic 
Council. 
(U) The Chairman of the Council of Eco-
nomic Advisers. 
(V) Such other Federal officials as the 
President may designate. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Working Group shall— 
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(A) report to the President through the 
Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
and the Assistant to the President for Domestic 
Policy; 
(B) provide guidance to Federal agencies 
regarding criteria for identifying disproportion-
ately high and adverse human health or envi-
ronmental effects— 
(i) on populations of color, commu-
nities of color, indigenous communities, 
and low-income communities; and 
(ii) on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, or income; 
(C) coordinate with, provide guidance to, 
and serve as a clearinghouse for, each Federal 
agency with respect to the implementation and 
updating of an environmental justice strategy 
required under this Act, in order to ensure that 
the administration, interpretation, and enforce-
ment of programs, activities, and policies are 
carried out in a consistent manner; 
(D) assist in coordinating research by, and 
stimulating cooperation among, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Department of 
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Housing and Urban Development, and other 
Federal agencies conducting research or other 
activities in accordance with this Act; 
(E) identify, based in part on public rec-
ommendations contained in Federal agency 
progress reports, important areas for Federal 
agencies to take into consideration and address, 
as appropriate, in environmental justice strate-
gies and other efforts; 
(F) assist in coordinating data collection 
and maintaining and updating appropriate 
databases, as required by this Act; 
(G) examine existing data and studies re-
lating to environmental justice; 
(H) hold public meetings and otherwise so-
licit public participation under paragraph (3); 
and 
(I) develop interagency model projects re-
lating to environmental justice that demonstrate 
cooperation among Federal agencies. 
(3) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Working 
Group shall— 
(A) hold public meetings or otherwise so-
licit public participation and community-based 
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science for the purpose of fact-finding with re-
spect to the implementation of this Act; and 
(B) prepare for public review and publish 
a summary of any comments and recommenda-
tions provided. 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND RIGHTS OF ACTION.— 
Any person may commence a civil action— 
(1) to seek relief from, or to compel, an agency 
action under this section (including regulations pro-
mulgated pursuant to this section); or 
(2) otherwise to ensure compliance with this 
section (including regulations promulgated pursuant 
to this section). 
SEC. 604. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ENVI-
RONMENTAL JUSTICE. 
(a) FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
MISSION.—To 
the maximum extent practicable and permitted by 
applicable law, each Federal agency shall make 
achieving environmental justice part of the mission 
of the Federal agency by identifying, addressing, 
and mitigating disproportionately high and adverse 
human health or environmental effects of the pro-
grams, policies, and activities of the Federal agency 
on populations of color, communities of color, indige-
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nous communities, and low-income communities in 
the United States (including the territories and pos-
sessions of the United States and the District of Co-
lumbia). 
(2) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Each Federal agen-
cy shall conduct any program, policy, or activity that 
substantially affects human health or the environ-
ment in a manner that ensures that the program, 
policy, or activity does not have the effect of exclud-
ing any individual or group from participation in, 
denying any individual or group the benefits of, or 
subjecting any individual or group to discrimination 
under, the program, policy, or activity because of 
race, color, or national origin. 
(3) STRATEGIES.— 
(A) 
AGENCYWIDE
STRATEGIES.—Each 
Federal agency shall implement and update, not 
less frequently than annually, an agencywide 
environmental justice strategy that identifies 
disproportionally high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects of the pro-
grams, policies, spending, and other activities of 
the Federal agency with respect to populations 
of color, communities of color, indigenous com-
munities, and low-income communities, includ-
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ing, as appropriate for the mission of the Fed-
eral agency, with respect to the following areas: 
(i) Implementation of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(ii) Implementation of title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
et seq.) (including regulations promulgated 
pursuant to that title). 
(iii) Implementation of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(iv) Impacts from the lack of infra-
structure, or from deteriorated infrastruc-
ture. 
(v) Impacts from land use. 
(vi) Impacts from climate change. 
(vii) Impacts from commercial trans-
portation. 
(B) REVISIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each strategy de-
veloped and updated pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) shall identify programs, policies, 
planning and public participation proc-
esses, rulemaking, agency spending, and 
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enforcement activities relating to human 
health or the environment that may be re-
vised, at a minimum— 
(I) to promote enforcement of all 
health, environmental, and civil rights 
laws and regulations in areas con-
taining populations of color, commu-
nities of color, indigenous commu-
nities, and low-income communities; 
(II) to ensure greater public par-
ticipation; 
(III) to provide increased access 
to infrastructure; 
(IV) to improve research and 
data collection relating to the health 
and environment of populations of 
color, communities of color, indige-
nous communities, and low-income 
communities, including through the 
increased use of community-based 
science; and 
(V) to identify differential pat-
terns of use of natural resources 
among populations of color, commu-
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nities of color, indigenous commu-
nities, and low-income communities. 
(ii) TIMETABLES.—Each strategy im-
plemented and updated pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a timetable for 
undertaking revisions identified pursuant 
to clause (i). 
(C) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than once every 5 years 
thereafter, each Federal agency shall submit to 
Congress and the Working Group, and shall 
publish, a progress report that includes, with 
respect to the period covered by the report— 
(i) a description of the current envi-
ronmental justice strategy of the Federal 
agency; 
(ii) an evaluation of the progress 
made by the Federal agency at national 
and regional levels regarding implementa-
tion of the environmental justice strategy, 
including— 
(I) metrics used by the Federal 
agency to measure performance; and 
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(II) the progress made by the 
Federal agency toward— 
(aa) the achievement of the 
metrics described in subclause 
(I); and 
(bb) mitigating identified in-
stances of environmental injus-
tice; 
(iii) a description of the participation 
by the Federal agency in interagency col-
laboration; 
(iv) responses to recommendations 
submitted by members of the public to the 
Federal agency relating to the environ-
mental justice strategy of the Federal 
agency and the implementation by the 
Federal agency of this Act; and 
(v) any updates or revisions to the en-
vironmental justice strategy of the Federal 
agency, including those resulting from pub-
lic comments. 
(4) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—Each Federal 
agency shall— 
(A) ensure that meaningful opportunities 
exist for the public to submit comments and 
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recommendations relating to the environmental 
justice strategy, progress reports, and ongoing 
efforts of the Federal agency to incorporate en-
vironmental justice principles into the pro-
grams, policies, and activities of the Federal 
agency; 
(B) hold public meetings or otherwise so-
licit public participation and community-based 
science from populations of color, communities 
of color, indigenous communities, and low-in-
come communities for fact-finding, receiving 
public comments, and conducting inquiries con-
cerning environmental justice; and 
(C) prepare for public review and publish 
a summary of the comments and recommenda-
tions provided. 
(5) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—Each Federal 
agency shall— 
(A) publish public documents, notices, and 
hearings relating to the programs, policies, and 
activities of the Federal agency that affect 
human health or the environment; and 
(B) translate and publish any public docu-
ments, notices, and hearings relating to an ac-
tion of the Federal agency as appropriate for 
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the affected population, specifically in any case 
in which a limited English-speaking population 
may be disproportionately affected by that ac-
tion. 
(6) CODIFICATION OF GUIDANCE.— 
(A) COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUAL-
ITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, sections II and III of the guidance issued 
by the Council on Environmental Quality enti-
tled ‘‘Environmental Justice Guidance Under 
the National Environmental Policy Act’’ and 
dated December 10, 1997, are enacted into law. 
(B) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEN-
CY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the guidance issued by the Environmental 
Protection Agency entitled ‘‘EPA Policy on 
Consultation and Coordination with Indian 
Tribes: Guidance for Discussing Tribal Treaty 
Rights’’ and dated February 2016 is enacted 
into law. 
(b) 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— 
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(A) in conducting environmental or human 
health research, include diverse segments of the 
population in epidemiological and clinical stud-
ies, including segments at high risk from envi-
ronmental hazards, such as— 
(i) populations of color, communities 
of color, indigenous communities, popu-
lations with low income, and low-income 
communities; 
(ii) fenceline communities; and 
(iii) workers who may be exposed to 
substantial environmental hazards; 
(B) in conducting environmental or human 
health analyses, identify multiple and cumu-
lative exposures; and 
(C) actively encourage and solicit commu-
nity-based science, and provide to populations 
of color, communities of color, indigenous com-
munities, populations with low income, and low- 
income communities the opportunity to com-
ment regarding the development and design of 
research strategies carried out pursuant to this 
Act. 
(2) DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT.—To the max-
imum extent practicable and permitted by applicable 
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law (including section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act)), each 
Federal agency shall— 
(A) collect, maintain, and analyze informa-
tion assessing and comparing environmental 
and human health risks borne by populations 
identified by race, national origin, or income; 
and 
(B) use that information to determine 
whether the programs, policies, and activities of 
the Federal agency have disproportionally high 
and adverse human health or environmental ef-
fects on populations of color, communities of 
color, indigenous communities, and low-income 
communities. 
(3) INFORMATION RELATING TO NON-FEDERAL 
FACILITIES.—In connection with the implementation 
of Federal agency strategies under subsection (a)(3), 
each Federal agency, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable and permitted by applicable law, shall collect, 
maintain, and analyze information relating to the 
race, national origin, and income level, and other 
readily accessible and appropriate information, for 
fenceline communities in proximity to any facility or 
site expected to have a substantial environmental, 
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human health, or economic effect on the surrounding 
populations, if the facility or site becomes the sub-
ject of a substantial Federal environmental adminis-
trative or judicial action. 
(4) IMPACT FROM FEDERAL FACILITIES.—Each 
Federal agency, to the maximum extent practicable 
and permitted by applicable law, shall collect, main-
tain, and analyze information relating to the race, 
national origin, and income level, and other readily 
accessible and appropriate information, for fenceline 
communities in proximity to any facility of the Fed-
eral agency that is— 
(A) subject to the reporting requirements 
under the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 
et seq.), as required by Executive Order 12898 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 note); and 
(B) expected to have a substantial environ-
mental, human health, or economic effect on 
surrounding populations. 
(c) CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency shall 
develop, publish (unless prohibited by law), and re-
vise, as practicable and appropriate, guidance on ac-
tions of the Federal agency that will impact fish and 
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wildlife consumed by populations that principally 
rely on fish or wildlife for subsistence. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The guidance described in 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) reflect the latest scientific information 
available concerning methods for evaluating the 
human health risks associated with the con-
sumption of pollutant-bearing fish or wildlife; 
and 
(B) publish the risks of such consumption 
patterns. 
(d) MAPPING AND SCREENING TOOL.—The Adminis-
trator shall continue to make available to the public an 
environmental justice mapping and screening tool (such 
as EJScreen or an equivalent tool) that includes, at a min-
imum, the following features: 
(1) Nationally consistent data. 
(2) Environmental data. 
(3) Demographic data, including data relating 
to race, ethnicity, and income. 
(4) Capacity to produce maps and reports by 
geographical area. 
(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW AND RIGHTS OF ACTION.— 
Any person may commence a civil action— 
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(1) to seek relief from, or to compel, an agency 
action under this section (including regulations pro-
mulgated pursuant to this section); or 
(2) otherwise to ensure compliance with this 
section (including regulations promulgated pursuant 
to this section). 
(f) INFORMATION SHARING.—In carrying out this 
section, each Federal agency, to the maximum extent 
practicable and permitted by applicable law, shall share 
information and eliminate unnecessary duplication of ef-
forts through the use of existing data systems and cooper-
ative agreements among Federal agencies and with State, 
local, and Tribal governments. 
SEC. 605. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY 
COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The establishment by the Ad-
ministrator on September 30, 1993, by charter pursuant 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Advisory Council’’) is 
enacted into law. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council may carry out 
such duties as were carried out by the Advisory Council 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, sub-
ject to modification by the Administrator, by regulation. 
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(c) MEMBERSHIP; SUBCOMMITTEES; WORKGROUPS; 
DUTIES.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall 
be comprised of 26 members who have knowledge of, 
or experience relating to, the effect of environmental 
conditions on communities of color, low-income com-
munities, and Tribal and indigenous communities, 
including— 
(A) representatives of— 
(i) 
community-based 
organizations 
that carry out initiatives relating to envi-
ronmental justice, including grassroots or-
ganizations led by people of color; 
(ii) State governments, Tribal Govern-
ments, and local governments; 
(iii) Indian Tribes and other indige-
nous groups; 
(iv) nongovernmental and environ-
mental organizations; and 
(v) private sector organizations (in-
cluding representatives of industries and 
businesses); and 
(B) experts in the fields of— 
(i) socioeconomic analysis; 
(ii) health and environmental effects; 
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(iii) exposure evaluation; 
(iv) environmental law and civil rights 
law; and 
(v) environmental health science re-
search. 
(2) SUBCOMMITTEES; WORKGROUPS.— 
(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Advisory 
Council may establish any subcommittee or 
workgroup to assist the Advisory Council in 
carrying out any duty of the Advisory Council 
described in paragraph (3). 
(B) REPORT.—Upon the request of the 
Advisory 
Council, 
each 
subcommittee 
or 
workgroup established by the Advisory Council 
under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Ad-
visory Council a report that contains— 
(i) a description of each recommenda-
tion of the subcommittee or workgroup; 
and 
(ii) any advice requested by the Advi-
sory Council with respect to any duty of 
the Advisory Council. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall pro-
vide independent advice and recommendations to the 
Environmental Protection Agency with respect to 
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issues relating to environmental justice, including 
advice— 
(A) to help develop, facilitate, and conduct 
reviews of the direction, criteria, scope, and 
adequacy of the scientific research and dem-
onstration projects of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency relating to environmental jus-
tice; 
(B) to improve participation, cooperation, 
and communication with respect to such 
issues— 
(i) within the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; and 
(ii) between, and among, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, In-
dian Tribes, environmental justice leaders, 
interest groups, and the public; 
(C) requested by the Administrator to help 
improve the response of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency in securing environmental jus-
tice for communities of color, low-income com-
munities, and Tribal and indigenous commu-
nities; and 
(D) on issues relating to— 
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(i) the developmental framework of 
the Environmental Protection Agency with 
respect to the integration by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency of socioeconomic 
programs into the strategic planning, an-
nual planning, and management account-
ability of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to achieve environmental justice re-
sults throughout the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; 
(ii) the measurement and evaluation 
of the progress, quality, and adequacy of 
the Environmental Protection Agency in 
planning, developing, and implementing en-
vironmental justice strategies, project, and 
programs; 
(iii) any existing and future informa-
tion management systems, technologies, 
and data collection activities of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (including 
recommendations to conduct analyses that 
support and strengthen environmental jus-
tice programs in administrative and sci-
entific areas); 
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(iv) the administration of grant pro-
grams relating to environmental justice as-
sistance; and 
(v) education, training, and other out-
reach activities conducted by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency relating to envi-
ronmental justice. 
(d) DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICER.—The Director 
of the Office of Environmental Justice of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency is designated as the Federal of-
ficer required under section 10(e) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) for the Advisory Council. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
meet not less frequently than 3 times each calendar 
year. 
(2) OPEN TO PUBLIC.—Each meeting of the 
Advisory Council shall be held open to the public. 
(3) DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICER.—The des-
ignated Federal officer described in subsection (d) 
(or a designee) shall— 
(A) be present at each meeting of the Ad-
visory Council; 
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(B) ensure that each meeting is conducted 
in accordance with an agenda approved in ad-
vance by the designated Federal officer; 
(C) provide an opportunity for interested 
persons— 
(i) to file comments before or after 
each meeting of the Advisory Council; or 
(ii) to make statements at such a 
meeting, to the extent that time permits; 
(D) ensure that a representative of the 
Working Group and a high-level representative 
from each regional office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency are invited to, and encour-
aged to attend, each meeting of the Advisory 
Council; and 
(E) provide technical assistance to States 
seeking to establish State-level environmental 
justice advisory councils or implement other en-
vironmental justice policies or programs. 
(f) RESPONSES FROM ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(1) PUBLIC COMMENT INQUIRIES.—The Admin-
istrator shall provide a written response to each in-
quiry submitted to the Administrator by a member 
of the public before or after each meeting of the Ad-
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visory Council by not later than 120 days after the 
date of submission. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ADVISORY COUN-
CIL.—The Administrator shall provide a written re-
sponse to each recommendation submitted to the Ad-
ministrator by the Advisory Council by not later 
than 120 days after the date of submission. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Advisory 
Council may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at such rate as the Adminis-
trator determines to be appropriate while away from the 
home or regular place of business of the member in the 
performance of the duties of the Advisory Council. 
(h) DURATION.—The Advisory Council shall remain 
in existence unless otherwise provided by law. 
SEC. 606. REDUCING DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS OF 
POLLUTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 501 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7661) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘As used in this title—’’ and inserting ‘‘In 
this title:’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) OVERBURDENED
CENSUS
TRACT.—The 
term ‘overburdened census tract’ means a census 
tract that— 
‘‘(A) has been identified within the Na-
tional Air Toxics Assessment published by the 
Administrator as having a greater than 100 in 
1,000,000 total cancer risk; or 
‘‘(B) has been determined to have an an-
nual mean concentration of PM2.5 of greater 
than 8 micrograms per cubic meter, as deter-
mined over the most recent 3-year period for 
which data are available.’’. 
(b) PERMIT PROGRAMS.—Section 502 of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘parts (C) or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘part (C) 
or (D)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept for the requirements described in 
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paragraphs (11) and (12), the Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘These’’ and inserting ‘‘For the require-
ments described in paragraphs (11) and 
(12), the Administrator shall promulgate 
the regulations required by those para-
graphs as soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of the CLEAN Future 
Act. Those’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this sub-
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) through 
(v)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (10), in the matter be-
fore the proviso, by striking ‘‘total emissions:’’ 
and inserting ‘‘total emissions):’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) After the date of enactment of the 
CLEAN Future Act, no permit shall be granted by 
a permitting authority for a proposed major source 
that would be located in an overburdened census 
tract. 
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‘‘(12) After January 1, 2025, no permit for a 
major source in an overburdened census tract shall 
be renewed.’’. 
(c) LIST OF OVERBURDENED CENSUS TRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. LIST OF OVERBURDENED CENSUS TRACTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
publish in the Federal Register a list of overburdened cen-
sus tracts. 
‘‘(b) UPDATE.—On an annual basis, the Adminis-
trator shall update the list under subsection (a) based on 
the most recently available modeling and monitoring 
data.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for title V of the Clean Air Act is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 507 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 508. List of overburdened census tracts.’’. 
SEC. 607. ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE 
DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. 
Section 3006 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6926) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(i) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Administrator may 
not authorize a State to administer and enforce a 
hazardous waste program under this section unless 
the Administrator determines that the State haz-
ardous waste program does not create or exacerbate 
disproportionately high or adverse health or environ-
mental effects on populations of color, communities 
of color, indigenous communities, or low-income 
communities. 
‘‘(2) REVISED GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall revise the guidelines issued 
pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of carrying 
out paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) REVISED STATE APPLICATION.—Any State 
which has, prior to the date of enactment of this 
subsection, received authorization pursuant to sub-
section (b) to administer and enforce a hazardous 
waste program may submit a revised application in 
accordance with such subsection to demonstrate that 
the applicable State hazardous waste program does 
not create or exacerbate disproportionately high or 
adverse health or environmental effects on popu-
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lations of color, communities of color, indigenous 
communities, or low-income communities. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘community of color’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 601 of 
the CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘indigenous community’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 601 of 
the CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘low income’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘low-income community’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 601 
of the CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(E) The term ‘population of color’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 601 of 
the CLEAN Future Act.’’. 
SEC. 608. HAZARDOUS RELEASE COMMUNITY NOTIFICA-
TION. 
(a) EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION MEETING.—Section 
304(b) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right- 
To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11004(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) PUBLIC
MEETING.—Not later than 72 
hours after a release which requires notice under 
subsection (a), the owner or operator of the applica-
ble facility shall— 
‘‘(A) publish a notice in a local newspaper, 
with at least 24 hours notice, of a public meet-
ing, including— 
‘‘(i) the date of such meeting; 
‘‘(ii) the time of such meeting; and 
‘‘(iii) the location of such meeting; 
and 
‘‘(B) hold such meeting, providing, con-
sistent with section 322, the information re-
quired under paragraph (2), to the extent such 
information is known at the time of the meeting 
and so long as no delay in responding to the 
emergency results.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING.—Subtitle A of the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act 
of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 306. ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, and annually thereafter, the owner or oper-
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ator of a facility subject to the requirements of this sub-
title shall— 
‘‘(1) publish a notice in a local newspaper, at 
least 7 days in advance, of a public meeting, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the date of such meeting; 
‘‘(B) the time of such meeting; and 
‘‘(C) the location of such meeting; and 
‘‘(2) hold such meeting, providing, consistent 
with section 322— 
‘‘(A) the chemical name of each substance 
on the list published under section 302(a) that 
was present at such facility, in an amount in 
excess of the threshold planning quantity estab-
lished for such substance under such section, at 
any time in the preceding calendar year; 
‘‘(B) an estimate of the maximum amount 
of each such substance present at such facility 
during the preceding calendar year; and 
‘‘(C) the details of the methods and proce-
dures to be followed to respond to a release of 
such a substance pursuant to the applicable 
emergency 
plan 
prepared 
under 
section 
303(c).’’. 
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(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 325(c)(1) of the Emer-
gency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 
1986 (42 U.S.C. 11045(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 312’’ and inserting ‘‘section 306, 312,’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 300(b) of the Emergency Planning and Commu-
nity Right-To-Know Act of 1986 is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 305 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 306. Annual public meeting.’’. 
SEC. 609. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall continue 
to carry out the Environmental Justice Small Grants Pro-
gram and the Environmental Justice Collaborative Prob-
lem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program, as those 
programs are in existence on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) CARE GRANTS.—The Administrator shall con-
tinue to carry out the Community Action for a Renewed 
Environment grant programs I and II, as in existence on 
January 1, 2012. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the programs 
described in subsections (a) and (b) $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2031. 
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SEC. 610. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY SOLID 
WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS.—Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4011. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may award 
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to partici-
pate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their 
communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal 
of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facil-
ity. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall publish guidance describing the 
process for eligible entities to apply for a grant 
under this section, including the required content 
and form of applications, the manner in which appli-
cations must be submitted, and any applicable dead-
lines. 
‘‘(2) FIRST GRANT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the issuance of guidance under paragraph (1), 
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the Administrator shall award the first grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall be a group of individ-
uals who reside in a community that— 
‘‘(1) is a population of color, a community of 
color, an indigenous community, or a low-income 
community; and 
‘‘(2) is in close proximity to a facility described 
in subsection (a) for which a decision relating to a 
permit or permit renewal for such facility is re-
quired. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the grant to participate 
in decisions impacting the health and safety of the commu-
nity involved that are related to the permitting or permit 
renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous 
waste facility, including— 
‘‘(1) interpreting information with regard to— 
‘‘(A) cumulative impacts studies; 
‘‘(B) health impacts studies; 
‘‘(C) relevant agency decisions; and 
‘‘(D) operation and maintenance of nec-
essary monitors; and 
‘‘(2) performing environmental monitoring. 
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‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT; RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant under this section (excluding any renew-
als of the grant) may not exceed $50,000 for 
any grant recipient. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Administrator 
may waive the limitation in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an applicant in any case where 
the Administrator determines that such waiver 
is necessary for the community involved to ob-
tain the necessary technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—Grants may be renewed for 
each step in the process for the permitting or permit 
renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or haz-
ardous waste facility. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘community of color’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘indigenous community’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘low income’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Fu-
ture Act. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘population of color’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 601 of the 
CLEAN Future Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 4010 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4011. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants.’’. 
SEC. 611. TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES. 
(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 
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 
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(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 
individual is appointed to the position of environ-
mental justice coordinator, or any other position the 
responsibility of which involves the conduct of envi-
ronmental justice activities, the individual shall be 
required to possess documentation of the completion 
by the individual of environmental justice training. 
(2) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector 
General of each Federal agency that participates in 
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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. 
SEC. 612. 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-
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; 
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(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) laws adopted to protect human 
health and the environment; 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); 
(G) materials available on the Clearing-
house described in section 613; 
(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-
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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. 
(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 
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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, Tribal Govern-
ment, or local government. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
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 
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(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 
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. 
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(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 2022 through 2031. 
SEC. 613. 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-
prised of culturally and linguistically appropriate mate-
rials 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; 
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(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 
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— 
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(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. 614. 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-
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— 
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(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 and Tribal Governments; 
(G) rural cooperatives; 
(H) business and trade organizations; 
(I) community and social service organiza-
tions; 
(J) universities, colleges, and vocational 
schools; 
(K) labor organizations; 
(L) civil rights organizations; 
(M) senior citizens’ groups; and 
(N) 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-
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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-
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 
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as a representative of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy. 
SEC. 615. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY, STATE, 
AND TRIBAL 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). 
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(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— 
(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-
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tiatives, including countering displacement 
and gentrification; 
(B) a proposed budget for each activity of 
the project that is the subject of the applica-
tion; 
(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-
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tice concerns and improve the health or environment 
of the environmental justice community, including 
activities— 
(A) to create or develop collaborative part-
nerships; 
(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- 
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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 
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 
2022 through 2031. 
(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-
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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 
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 
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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-
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. 
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(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). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031. 
(c) TRIBAL GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program under which the Administrator 
shall provide grants to Tribal Governments to enable 
the 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 
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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), a Tribal 
Government shall submit to the Administrator 
an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Admin-
istrator 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 Tribal Govern-
ment allocates for initiatives relating to en-
vironmental justice. 
(B) ABILITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAM.—To 
be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 
(1), a Tribal Government shall demonstrate to 
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the Administrator that the Tribal Government 
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-
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 
Tribal Government to reduce or eliminate 
disproportionately adverse human health or 
environmental effects on applicable envi-
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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). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2031. 
(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 
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(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 comprised of— 
(A) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
(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 
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(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 
(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 available pro-
vided under this subsection to the public, including 
by posting on the website of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency a copy of the grant awards and an 
annual report at the beginning of each fiscal year 
describing 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 
2022 through 2031. 
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SEC. 616. PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CUMU-
LATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS. 
(a) PROPOSED PROTOCOL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Advisory Council, shall 
publish a proposal for a protocol for assessing and ad-
dressing the cumulative public health risks associated with 
multiple environmental stressors. The Administrator shall 
allow 90 days for public comment on such proposal. The 
environmental stressors addressed under such proposal 
shall include— 
(1) impacts associated with global climate 
change, including extreme heat, extremes in tem-
perature change, drought, wildfires, sea level rise, 
flooding, storms, water shortage, food shortage, eco-
system disruption, and the spread of infectious dis-
ease; 
(2) exposure to pollutants, emissions, dis-
charges, waste, chemicals, or other materials subject 
to regulation under the Clean Air Act, the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, the Emergency Planning and Commu-
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nity Right-to-Know Act of 1986, and other laws ad-
ministered by the Administrator; and 
(3) other environmental stressors determined by 
the Administrator to impact public health. 
(b) FINAL PROTOCOL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall pub-
lish the final protocol for assessing and addressing the cu-
mulative public health risks associated with multiple envi-
ronmental stressors. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 3 years after 
the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall im-
plement the protocol described under subsection (b). 
SEC. 617. CLIMATE JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a program under which the Administrator shall 
provide grants to eligible entities to assist the eligible enti-
ties in— 
(1) building capacity to address issues relating 
to climate justice; and 
(2) carrying out any activity described in sub-
section (d). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be a Tribal 
government, local government, or nonprofit, community- 
based organization. 
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(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Administrator an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 
may require, including— 
(1) an outline describing the means by which 
the project proposed by the eligible entity will— 
(A) with respect to climate justice issues at 
the local level, increase the understanding of 
the environmental justice community at which 
the eligible entity will conduct the project; 
(B) improve the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to address each issue 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) facilitate collaboration and cooperation 
among various stakeholders (including members 
of the environmental justice community); and 
(D) support the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to proactively plan 
and implement climate justice initiatives; 
(2) a proposed budget for each activity of the 
project that is the subject of the application; 
(3) a list of proposed outcomes with respect to 
the proposed project; 
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(4) a description of the ways by which the eligi-
ble entity may leverage the funds of the eligible enti-
ty, or the funds made available through a grant 
under this subsection, to develop a project that is ca-
pable of being sustained beyond the period of the 
grant; and 
(5) a description of the ways by which the eligi-
ble entity is linked to, and representative of, the en-
vironmental justice community at which the eligible 
entity will conduct the project. 
(d) 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 community at which the eligible en-
tity proposes to conduct the project or activity to address 
climate justice concerns of the environmental justice com-
munity, including activities— 
(1) to create or develop collaborative partner-
ships; 
(2) to educate and provide outreach services to 
the environmental justice community on climate jus-
tice; 
(3) to identify and implement projects to ad-
dress climate justice concerns, including community 
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solar and wind energy projects, energy efficiency, 
home and building electrification, home and building 
weatherization, energy storage, solar and wind en-
ergy supported microgrids, battery electric vehicles, 
electric vehicle charging infrastructure, natural in-
frastructure, and climate resilient infrastructure. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
grant under this section may not exceed $2,000,000 for 
any grant recipient. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
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 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port describing the ways by which the grant pro-
gram under this subsection has helped eligible enti-
ties address issues relating to energy and climate 
justice. 
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make each report required under paragraph (1) 
available to the public (including by posting a copy 
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of the report on the website of the Environmental 
Protection Agency). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2031. The Administrator may not use more than 2 per-
cent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year for 
administrative expenses, including outreach and technical 
assistance to eligible entities. 
SEC. 618. OFFICE OF ENERGY EQUITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Department of En-
ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 218. OFFICE OF ENERGY EQUITY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an Office of Energy Equity (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Office’). The Office shall be headed 
by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
and compensated at a rate equal to that of level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
note) and the purposes of this Act, shall provide, direct, 
foster, coordinate, and implement energy planning, edu-
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cation, management, conservation, and delivery programs 
of the Department that— 
‘‘(1) promote an agency-wide environmental 
justice strategy and interagency collaboration; 
‘‘(2) reduce or stabilize energy costs within un-
derserved or disadvantaged communities; and 
‘‘(3) increase the availability of energy con-
servation measures within underserved or disadvan-
taged communities. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES.—The 
term ‘energy conservation measures’ means meas-
ures that improve energy efficiency, energy conserva-
tion, or access to renewable energy sources, includ-
ing retrofit activities. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY OF COLOR; POPULATION OF 
COLOR; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The terms ‘com-
munity of color’, ‘population of color’, and ‘low-in-
come community’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(3) UNDERSERVED OR DISADVANTAGED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘underserved or disadvantaged 
community’ means— 
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‘‘(A) a community located in a ZIP Code 
that includes a census tract that is identified 
as— 
‘‘(i) a low-income community; 
‘‘(ii) a community of color; or 
‘‘(iii) a population of color; or 
‘‘(B) any other community that the Sec-
retary determines is disproportionately vulner-
able to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, 
any combination of economic, social, and envi-
ronmental stressors. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Department of Energy Organization Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
217 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 218. Office of Energy Equity.’’. 
Subtitle B—Restoring Regulatory 
Protections 
SEC. 621. ENHANCING UNDERGROUND INJECTION CON-
TROLS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY. 
Section 1426 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300h–5) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(a) Not later than’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) MONITORING FOR CLASS I WELLS.—Not later 
than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS FOR CLASS VII WELLS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the CLEAN Future Act, 
the Administrator shall propose regulations for a 
new class of wells under this part for enhanced oil 
recovery that includes sequestration of carbon diox-
ide. The Administrator shall finalize such regula-
tions not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the CLEAN Future Act. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF 
UNDERGROUND
SOURCES
OF
DRINKING
WATER.— 
The regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall ensure the protection of underground 
sources of drinking water from enhanced oil recovery 
and include the following minimum requirements: 
‘‘(A) Site characterization, including dem-
onstration that the injection zone and confining 
zone have sufficient properties to receive the 
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(2), shall publish a strategic action plan and estab-
lish a program to ensure the public health and 
health care systems are prepared for and can re-
spond to the impacts of climate change on health in 
the United States and other nations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing or making 
any revision to the national strategic action plan and 
program, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health, the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere, the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, the Director of the Indian Health 
Service, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of En-
ergy, and the Director of the National Science 
Foundation, other appropriate Federal agen-
cies, Indian Tribes, State and local govern-
ments, territories, public health organizations, 
scientists, representatives of at-risk populations, 
and other interested stakeholders; and 
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