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(D) operation and maintenance of nec-
essary monitors; and 
(2) performing environmental monitoring. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT; RENEWAL.— 
(1) AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a grant 
under this section (excluding any renewals 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 obtain 
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. 
SEC. 112. 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 
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shall provide grants to eligible entities to assist the 
eligible entities in— 
(A) building capacity to address issues re-
lating to environmental justice; and 
(B) carrying out any activity described in 
paragraph (4). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall be 
a nonprofit, community-based organization that con-
ducts activities, including providing medical and pre-
ventive health services, to reduce the dispropor-
tionate health impacts of environmental pollution in 
the environmental justice community at which the 
eligible entity proposes to conduct an activity that is 
the subject of the application described in paragraph 
(3). 
(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Administrator an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator may require, including— 
(A) an outline describing the means by 
which the project proposed by the eligible entity 
will— 
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(i) with respect to environmental and 
public health issues at the local level, in-
crease the understanding of the environ-
mental justice community at which the eli-
gible entity will conduct the project; 
(ii) improve the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to address each 
issue described in clause (i); 
(iii) facilitate collaboration and co-
operation among various stakeholders (in-
cluding members of the environmental jus-
tice community); and 
(iv) support the ability of the environ-
mental justice community to proactively 
plan and implement just sustainable com-
munity development and revitalization ini-
tiatives, including countering displacement 
and gentrification; 
(B) a proposed budget for each activity of 
the project that is the subject of the applica-
tion; 
(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-
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gible entity, or the funds made available 
through a grant under this subsection, to de-
velop a project that is capable of being sus-
tained beyond the period of the grant; and 
(E) a description of the ways by which the 
eligible entity is linked to, and representative 
of, the environmental justice community at 
which the eligible entity will conduct the 
project. 
(4) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An eligible entity may 
only use a grant under this subsection to carry out 
culturally and linguistically appropriate projects and 
activities that are driven by the needs, opportunities, 
and priorities of the environmental justice commu-
nity at which the eligible entity proposes to conduct 
the project or activity to address environmental jus-
tice concerns and improve the health or environment 
of the environmental justice community, including 
activities— 
(A) to create or develop collaborative part-
nerships; 
(B) to educate and provide outreach serv-
ices to the environmental justice community; 
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(C) to identify and implement projects to 
address environmental or public health con-
cerns; or 
(D) to develop a comprehensive under-
standing of environmental or public health 
issues. 
(5) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing the ways by which the grant program 
under this subsection has helped community- 
based nonprofit organizations address issues re-
lating to environmental justice. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
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(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027. 
(b) STATE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a program under which the Administrator 
shall provide grants to States to enable the States— 
(A) to establish culturally and linguistically 
appropriate protocols, activities, and mecha-
nisms for addressing issues relating to environ-
mental justice; and 
(B) to carry out culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate activities to reduce or elimi-
nate disproportionately adverse human health 
or environmental effects on environmental jus-
tice communities in the State, including reduc-
ing economic vulnerabilities that result in the 
environmental justice communities being dis-
proportionately affected. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall 
submit to the Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
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information as the Administrator may require, 
including— 
(i) a plan that contains a description 
of the means by which the funds provided 
through a grant under paragraph (1) will 
be used to address issues relating to envi-
ronmental justice at the State level; and 
(ii) assurances that the funds pro-
vided through a grant under paragraph (1) 
will be used only to supplement the 
amount of funds that the State allocates 
for initiatives relating to environmental 
justice. 
(B) ABILITY TO CONTINUE PROGRAM.—To 
be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph 
(1), a State shall demonstrate to the Adminis-
trator that the State has the ability to continue 
each program that is the subject of funds pro-
vided through a grant under paragraph (1) 
after receipt of the funds. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Energy and Com-
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merce and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Envi-
ronment and Public Works and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report de-
scribing— 
(i) the implementation of the grant 
program established under paragraph (1); 
(ii) the impact of the grant program 
on improving the ability of each partici-
pating State to address environmental jus-
tice issues; and 
(iii) the activities carried out by each 
State to reduce or eliminate disproportion-
ately adverse human health or environ-
mental effects on environmental justice 
communities in the State. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027. 
(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 
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, 
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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 
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-
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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-
ronmental justice communities in Tribal 
and Indigenous communities. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make each report required under 
subparagraph (A) available to the public (in-
cluding by posting a copy of the report on the 
website of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy). 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027. 
(d) COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Director, shall establish a pro-
gram under which the Administrator shall provide 
not more than 25 multiyear grants to eligible enti-
ties to carry out community-based participatory re-
search— 
(A) to address issues relating to environ-
mental justice; 
(B) to improve the environment of resi-
dents and workers in environmental justice 
communities; and 
(C) to improve the health outcomes of resi-
dents and workers in environmental justice 
communities. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
multiyear grant under paragraph (1), an eligible en-
tity shall be a partnership composed of— 
(A) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
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(III) assist in the improvement of 
the environment of residents and 
workers in environmental justice com-
munities. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make the results of the grants provided under 
this subsection available to the public, including by 
posting on the website of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency a copy of the grant awards and an an-
nual report at the beginning of each fiscal year de-
scribing the research findings associated with each 
grant provided under this subsection. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 113. PROTECTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 
COMMUNITIES AGAINST HARMFUL FEDERAL 
ACTIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish additional protections relating to Federal actions 
affecting environmental justice communities in recognition 
of the disproportionate burden of adverse human health 
or environmental effects faced by such communities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘environmental impact statement’’ means 
the detailed statement of environmental impacts of 
a proposed action required to be prepared pursuant 
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(2) FEDERAL ACTION.—The term ‘‘Federal ac-
tion’’ means a proposed action that requires the 
preparation of an environmental impact statement, 
environmental assessment, categorical exclusion, or 
other document under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(c) PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY IMPACT RE-
PORT.—A Federal agency proposing to take a Federal ac-
tion that has the potential to cause negative environmental 
or public health impacts on an environmental justice com-
munity shall prepare a community impact report assessing 
the potential impacts of the proposed action. 
(d) CONTENTS.—A community impact report de-
scribed in subsection (c) shall— 
(1) assess the degree to which a proposed Fed-
eral action affecting an environmental justice com-
munity will cause multiple or cumulative exposure to 
human health and environmental hazards that influ-
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ence, exacerbate, or contribute to adverse health out-
comes; 
(2) assess relevant public health data and in-
dustry data concerning the potential for multiple or 
cumulative exposure to human health or environ-
mental hazards in the area of the environmental jus-
tice community and historical patterns of exposure 
to environmental hazards and Federal agencies shall 
assess these multiple, or cumulative effects, even if 
certain effects are not within the control or subject 
to the discretion of the Federal agency proposing the 
Federal action; 
(3) assess the impact of such proposed Federal 
action on such environmental justice community’s 
ability to access public parks, outdoor spaces, and 
public recreation opportunities; 
(4) evaluate alternatives to or mitigation meas-
ures for the proposed Federal action that will— 
(A) eliminate or reduce any identified ex-
posure to human health and environmental haz-
ards described in paragraph (1) to a level that 
is reasonably expected to avoid human health 
impacts in environmental justice communities; 
and 
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(B) not negatively impact an environ-
mental justice community’s ability to access 
public parks, outdoor spaces, and public recre-
ation opportunities; and 
(5) analyze any alternative developed by mem-
bers of an affected environmental justice community 
that meets the purpose and need of the proposed ac-
tion. 
(e) DELEGATION.—Federal agencies shall not dele-
gate responsibility for the preparation of a community im-
pact report described in subsection (c) to any other entity. 
(f) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMU-
NITIES.—When carrying out the requirements of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) for a proposed Federal action that may affect an 
environmental justice community, a Federal agency 
shall— 
(1) consider all potential direct, indirect, and 
cumulative impacts caused by the action, alter-
natives to such action, and mitigation measures on 
the environmental justice community required by 
that Act; 
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(2) require any public comment period carried 
out during the scoping phase of the environmental 
review process to be not less than 90 days; 
(3) provide early and meaningful community in-
volvement opportunities by— 
(A) holding multiple hearings in such com-
munity regarding the proposed Federal action 
in each prominent language within the environ-
mental justice community; and 
(B) providing notice of any step or action 
in the process that Act involves public partici-
pation to any representative entities or organi-
zations present in the environmental justice 
community including— 
(i) local religious organizations; 
(ii) civic associations and organiza-
tions; 
(iii) business associations of people of 
color; 
(iv) environmental and environmental 
justice organizations, including community- 
based grassroots organizations led by peo-
ple of color; 
(v) 
homeowners‘‘, 
tenants’’, 
and 
neighborhood watch groups; 
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(vi) local governments and Tribal 
Governments; 
(vii) rural cooperatives; 
(viii) business and trade organiza-
tions; 
(ix) community and social service or-
ganizations; 
(x) universities, colleges, and voca-
tional schools; 
(xi) labor and other worker organiza-
tions; 
(xii) civil rights organizations; 
(xiii) senior citizens’ groups; and 
(xiv) public health agencies and clin-
ics; and 
(4) provide translations of publicly available 
documents made available pursuant to that Act in 
any language spoken by more than 5 percent of the 
population residing within the environmental justice 
community. 
(g) COMMUNICATION
METHODS
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Any notice provided under subsection (f)(3)(B) 
shall be provided— 
(1) through communication methods that are 
accessible in the environmental justice community, 
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which may include electronic media, newspapers, 
radio, direct mailings, canvassing, and other out-
reach methods particularly targeted at communities 
of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and In-
digenous communities; and 
(2) at least 30 days before any hearing in such 
community or the start of any public comment pe-
riod. 
(h) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIONS REQUIRING AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—For any pro-
posed Federal action affecting an environmental justice 
community requiring the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement, the Federal agency shall provide the fol-
lowing information when giving notice of the proposed ac-
tion: 
(1) A description of the proposed action. 
(2) An outline of the anticipated schedule for 
completing the process under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
with a description of key milestones. 
(3) An initial list of alternatives and potential 
impacts. 
(4) An initial list of other existing or proposed 
sources of multiple or cumulative exposure to envi-
ronmental hazards that contribute to higher rates of 
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serious illnesses within the environmental justice 
community. 
(5) An agency point of contact. 
(6) Timely notice of locations where comments 
will be received or public meetings held. 
(7) Any telephone number or locations where 
further information can be obtained. 
(i) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—When carrying out 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for a proposed Fed-
eral action that may affect an Indian Tribe, a Federal 
agency shall— 
(1) seek Tribal representation in the process in 
a manner that is consistent with the government-to- 
government relationship between the United States 
and Tribal Governments, the Federal Government’s 
trust responsibility to federally Recognized Indian 
Tribes, and any treaty rights; 
(2) ensure that an Indian Tribe is invited to 
hold the status of a cooperating agency throughout 
the process under that Act for any proposed action 
that could impact an Indian Tribe, including actions 
that could impact off reservation lands and sacred 
sites; and 
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(3) invite an Indian Tribe to hold the status of 
a cooperating agency in accordance with paragraph 
(2) not later than the date on which the scoping 
process for a proposed action requiring the prepara-
tion of an environmental impact statement com-
mences. 
(j) AGENCY DETERMINATIONS.—Federal agency de-
terminations about the analysis of a community impact 
report described in subsection (c) shall be subject to judi-
cial review to the same extent as any other analysis per-
formed under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(l) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section dimin-
ishes— 
(1) any right granted through the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) to the public; or 
(2) the requirements under that Act to consider 
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts. 
SEC. 114. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION. 
Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) No’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b)(1)(A) Discrimination (including exclusion from 
participation and denial of benefits) based on disparate 
impact is established under this title if— 
‘‘(i) an entity subject to this title (re-
ferred to in this title as a ‘covered entity’) 
has a program, policy, practice, or activity 
that causes a disparate impact on the basis 
of race, color, or national origin and the 
covered entity fails to demonstrate that the 
challenged program, policy, practice, or ac-
tivity is related to and necessary to achieve 
the nondiscriminatory goal of the program, 
policy, practice, or activity alleged to have 
been operated in a discriminatory manner; 
or 
‘‘(ii) a less discriminatory alternative 
program, policy, practice, or activity exists, 
and the covered entity refuses to adopt 
such alternative program, policy, practice, 
or activity. 
‘‘(B) With respect to demonstrating that a particular 
program, policy, practice, or activity does not cause a dis-
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parate impact, the covered entity shall demonstrate that 
each particular challenged program, policy, practice, or ac-
tivity does not cause a disparate impact, except that if 
the covered entity demonstrates to the courts that the ele-
ments of the covered entity’s decision-making process are 
not capable of separation for analysis, the decision-making 
process may be analyzed as 1 program, policy, practice, 
or activity. 
‘‘(2) A demonstration that a program, policy, prac-
tice, or activity is necessary to achieve the goals of a pro-
gram, policy, practice, or activity may not be used as a 
defense against a claim of intentional discrimination under 
this title. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘demonstrates’ means to meet 
the burdens of going forward with the evidence and 
of persuasion; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘disparate impact’ means an ac-
tion or practice that, even if appearing neutral, actu-
ally has the effect of subjecting persons to discrimi-
nation on the basis of their race, color, or national 
origin. 
‘‘(C) No person in the United States shall be 
subjected to discrimination, including retaliation or 
intimidation, because such person opposed any pro-
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gram, policy, practice, or activity prohibited by this 
title, or because such person made a charge, testi-
fied, assisted, or participated in any manner in an 
investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this 
title.’’. 
SEC. 115. RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602 of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Each Federal de-
partment and agency which is empowered’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Any person aggrieved by the failure to comply 
with this title, including any regulation promulgated pur-
suant to this title, may file suit in any district court of 
the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, with-
out respect to the amount in controversy and without re-
gard to the citizenship of the parties.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section, including the 
amendments made by this section, takes effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This section, including the 
amendments made by this section, applies to all ac-
tions or proceedings pending on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 116. RIGHTS OF RECOVERY. 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 602 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 602A. ACTIONS BROUGHT BY AGGRIEVED PERSONS. 
‘‘(a) CLAIMS BASED ON PROOF OF INTENTIONAL 
DISCRIMINATION.—In an action brought by an aggrieved 
person under this title against an entity subject to this 
title (referred to in this section as a ‘covered entity’) who 
has engaged in unlawful intentional discrimination (not a 
practice that is unlawful because of its disparate impact) 
prohibited under this title (including its implementing reg-
ulations), the aggrieved person may recover equitable and 
legal relief (including compensatory and punitive dam-
ages), attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and costs of 
the action, except that punitive damages are not available 
against a government, government agency, or political 
subdivision. 
‘‘(b) CLAIMS BASED ON THE DISPARATE IMPACT 
STANDARD OF PROOF.—In an action brought by an ag-
grieved person under this title against a covered entity 
who has engaged in unlawful discrimination based on dis-
parate impact prohibited under this title (including imple-
menting regulations), the aggrieved person may recover 
attorney’s fees (including expert fees), and costs of the 
action. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGGRIEVED
PERSON.—The term ‘ag-
grieved person’ means a person aggrieved by dis-
crimination on the basis of race, color, or national 
origin. 
‘‘(2) the term ‘disparate impact’ means an ac-
tion or practice that, even if appearing neutral, actu-
ally has the effect of subjecting persons to discrimi-
nation on the basis of their race, color, or national 
origin.’’. 
SEC. 117. 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-
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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-
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. 118. CLIMATE JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a program under which the Administrator shall 
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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. 
(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); 
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(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; 
(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-
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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 
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, addressing the risks and hazards of 
wildfires and droughts, and climate resilient infra-
structure. 
(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 
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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 
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 2023 through 
2027 of which, not more than 4 percent for each fiscal 
year is authorized to be appropriated for administrative 
expenses, including outreach and technical assistance to 
eligible entities. 
SEC. 119. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR COMMUNITIES 
OVERBURDENED BY ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLA-
TIONS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
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the Administrator shall, in consultation with the Advisory 
Council and co-regulators in State and local agencies, 
identify at least 100 communities— 
(1) that are environmental justice communities; 
and 
(2) in which there have been over the previous 
5 years a number of violations of environmental law 
that the Administrator determines to be greater 
than the national average of such violations. 
(b) ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the enactment of this section, with re-
spect to each community identified under subsection (a), 
and in consultation with the Advisory Council, the Admin-
istrator shall— 
(1) undertake an analysis of the conditions 
which have led to the number of violations identified 
under subsection (a)(1), including through commu-
nity-based science implemented through engagement 
with the residents of each such community; 
(2) identify the root cause of the number of vio-
lations described under subsection (a)(1); and 
(3) recommend measures that the Adminis-
trator shall take, in coordination with co-regulators 
in State and local agencies, to reduce the number of 
violations of environmental law to a number that the 
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Administrator determines to be significantly below 
the national average. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall complete the implementation of the measures identi-
fied under subsection (b)(3). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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