individuals with 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. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish a grant program (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Program’’) within the Office of Environmental Jus-
tice to improve the capacity of State, local, and Tribal gov-
ernments to enforce environmental laws involving environ-
mental justice matters. 
(c) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Assistant Attorney General may award grants 
on a competitive basis to eligible recipients, except that 
no eligible recipient may be awarded more than 1 grant. 
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(d) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The Assistant Attorney 
General may award a grant under the Program to a State, 
local, or Tribal government determined by the Assistant 
Attorney General to be capable of carrying out a project 
pursuant to subsection (e). 
(e) GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under the 
Program, shall only be used to— 
(1) train State, local, and Tribal agencies re-
sponsible for prosecuting and enforcing laws involv-
ing environmental justice matters; 
(2) hire staff to assist in the investigation, 
prosecution, and enforcement of laws involving envi-
ronmental justice matters; or 
(3) establish collaborative programs to provide 
technical and legal assistance, outreach, and engage-
ment to help communities with environmental justice 
concerns participate in decisions impacting the envi-
ronment, health, and safety of those communities 
with environmental justice concerns. 
(f) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, an eligible recipient shall submit to the As-
sistant Attorney General an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Assist-
ant Attorney General determines to be appropriate. 
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(g) LIMITATIONS ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations under subsection (j), 
each grant made under this section shall be for an amount 
not less than $50,000 and not greater than $1,000,000. 
(h) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a 
project under the Program shall not exceed 80 percent, 
unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in part, this 
requirement. 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years there-
after, the Attorney General shall submit a report to cer-
tain congressional committees on the grant program es-
tablished under this section, including a description of the 
grantees and activities for which grantees used grants 
awarded under this section. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 
2035. 
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