I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9678 
To ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regen-
erative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human 
activity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 22, 2022 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission 
vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address 
global warming caused by human activity. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Earth Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Global climate change is an immediate 
threat to the national security, public health, and 
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national economy of the United States as well as the 
legacy we will leave to our children. 
(2) The most vulnerable communities, including 
communities of color, women, children, the elderly, 
persons with disabilities, low-income communities, 
and those with underlying health conditions, face 
even greater health risks as a result of climate 
change. 
(3) The United States is already seeing climate 
change exacerbate extreme weather events, with— 
(A) the year 2020 seeing the most active 
Atlantic hurricane season on record with 30 
named storms and six major hurricanes; 
(B) the 2019 issuance of the first-ever Ex-
treme Red Flag Warning for wildfires; 
(C) hundreds of thousands of acres in the 
Western United States currently or recently ex-
periencing devastating wildfires; and 
(D) communities around the country regu-
larly facing ‘‘100-Year Floods’’. 
(4) The United Nations Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change 2016 Special Report on 
Climate Change and Land found that sustainable 
land management can contribute to reducing the 
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negative impacts of multiple stressors, including cli-
mate change. 
(5) The Environmental Protection Agency 
found that electricity, transportation, and agri-
culture accounted for more than 60 percent of 
greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. 
(6) The National Centers for Environmental In-
formation found that, in 2021, there were 20 weath-
er and climate disaster events with losses exceeding 
$1,000,000,000 each to affect the United States. 
These events resulted in the deaths of 688 people 
and had significant economic effects on the areas 
impacted. The 1980–2021 annual average is 7.4 
events. 
(7) The total cost of United States billion-dollar 
disasters over the years 2016 through 2020 exceeds 
$600,000,000,000, with a 5-year annual cost aver-
age of $121,300,000,000. 
(8) The IPCC released its Working Group I, 
2021 report, which found that, unless immediate 
and broad reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 
are made by the international community, it will be 
impossible to limit global warming to 2 degrees Cel-
sius, the warming level which the scientific commu-
nity believes will precipitate catastrophic climate-re-
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lated consequences and risks to human health, liveli-
hoods, food security, human security, water supply, 
and economic growth will all increase. 
(9) In 2021, Secretary of Energy Jennifer 
Granholm, expressed that, by 2030, the clean energy 
sector will be a $230,000,000,000,000 global market 
for all technologies and products that reduce carbon 
pollution, spurring economic opportunity through job 
creation for people across the United States and the 
world. 
(10) According to the Environmental Protection 
Agency, renewable energy reduces greenhouse gas 
emissions and air pollution associated with energy 
production. 
(11) The 2021 Department of Defense Climate 
Risk Analysis found that increasing temperatures, 
changing precipitation patterns, and more frequent, 
intense, and unpredictable extreme weather condi-
tions caused by climate change are exacerbating ex-
isting security risks. 
(12) In 2021, the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence assessed that climate change will 
increasingly exacerbate risks to United States na-
tional security interests. 
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(13) In 2021, the President issued an Executive 
order directing the Federal Government to achieve 
100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity on a net 
annual basis by 2030 and 100 percent zero-emission 
vehicle acquisitions by 2035. 
(14) In 2021, United Nations Secretary-Gen-
eral Antonio Guterres, described the urgency of ad-
dressing climate change by stating that ‘‘the alarm 
bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: 
greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning 
and deforestation are choking our planet and put-
ting billions of people at immediate risk. Global 
heating is affecting every region on Earth, with 
many of the changes becoming irreversible’’. 
(15) The Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC 
found that ‘‘human-induced climate change, includ-
ing more frequent and intense extreme events, has 
caused widespread adverse impacts and related 
losses and damages to nature and people, beyond 
natural climate variability’’. 
(16) The IPCC notes that to avoid mounting 
loss of life, biodiversity, and infrastructure, we must 
have ambitious, accelerated action to adapt to cli-
mate change, while also making rapid, deep cuts in 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
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SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD.— 
(1) MINIMUM
ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE.—The 
minimum annual percentage of the total quantity of 
electricity sold by a retail electric supplier that is re-
quired to be generated from renewable energy re-
sources shall be— 
(A) in each of 2027, 2028, and 2029, at 
least 80 percent; and 
(B) in 2030, and in each year thereafter, 
100 percent. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations to carry 
out this subsection. 
(3) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—The regulations 
issued under paragraph (2) shall require a retail 
electric supplier to submit to the Secretary of En-
ergy, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation— 
(A) not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, and annually 
thereafter, a plan to achieve compliance with 
such regulations; and 
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(B) beginning in 2028, and annually there-
after, by April 15, a report on compliance with 
this subsection for the preceding year, including 
evidentiary documentation regarding such com-
pliance. 
(4) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall make competitive grants to retail 
electric suppliers to pay up to 50 percent of the 
costs of meeting the requirements under this 
subsection. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
this paragraph, the Secretary of Energy shall 
give priority to retail electric suppliers who dis-
play significant need, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to finance their transition to renewable 
energy. 
(C) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph, a retail 
electric supplier shall submit to the Secretary of 
Energy an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
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(5) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall develop 
and publish, including on the public website of the 
Department of Energy, a report on the best prac-
tices for retail electric suppliers for activities to 
transition to renewable energy consistent with this 
subsection, including how to apply for a grant under 
this subsection. 
(b) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.— 
(1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations regard-
ing the sourcing, recycling, and disposal of materials 
used to manufacture renewable energy sources, with 
goals of— 
(A) eliminating the use of rare earth met-
als in the manufacture of renewable energy 
sources; and 
(B) ensuring the recycling of all such ma-
terials. 
(2) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the regulations issued under paragraph (1) 
shall require entities subject to such regulations to 
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submit to the Secretary of Energy documentation on 
compliance with such regulations, as the Secretary 
of Energy determines appropriate, including docu-
mentation regarding lifecycle greenhouse gas emis-
sions with respect to the business operations of such 
entities. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew-
able energy’’ means electric energy generated from a 
renewable energy resource. 
(2) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
RESOURCE.—The 
term ‘‘renewable energy resource’’ means wind, 
solar, geothermal, tidal, wave, and existing hydro-
power sources. 
(3) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy source’’ means any facility or 
equipment, including any component thereof, used to 
generate or store renewable energy. 
(4) RETAIL
ELECTRIC
SUPPLIER.—The term 
‘‘retail electric supplier’’ means an entity operating 
in the United States or in a territory of the United 
States that sold not less than 1,000 megawatt hours 
to electric consumers for purposes other than resale 
during the preceding calendar year. 
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SEC. 4. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 220. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE PRODUCTION. 
‘‘(a) MINIMUM ANNUAL PERCENTAGE.—The min-
imum annual percentage of the total quantity of new 
motor vehicles sold by a vehicle manufacturer that are zero 
emission vehicles shall be— 
‘‘(1) in each of 2027, 2028, 2029, at least 80 
percent; and 
‘‘(2) in 2030, and in each year thereafter, 100 
percent. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED
SUBMISSIONS.—The regulations 
issued under subsection (b) shall require a vehicle manu-
facturer to submit to the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, the Department of Energy, and the Department of 
Transportation— 
‘‘(1) not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, a 
plan to achieve compliance with the requirements of 
this section, including the steps to be taken with re-
spect to materials and supply chains; 
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‘‘(2) by April 15, and annually thereafter, a re-
port on compliance with this section, including evi-
dentiary documentation, regarding such compliance; 
and 
‘‘(3) documentation regarding lifecycle green-
house gas emissions of applicable new zero emission 
vehicles. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall make competitive grants to vehicle man-
ufacturers to pay up to 50 percent of the costs of 
meeting the requirements under this section. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
give priority to vehicle manufacturers who dem-
onstrate significant financial need, as determined by 
the Secretary of Transportation, to meet the require-
ment of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a vehicle manufacturer 
shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary of Trans-
portation may require. 
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‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall develop and publish, including on the public website 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, a report on— 
‘‘(1) best practices for meeting the require-
ments of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(2) guidance on how to apply for a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi-
cle’, as defined by this part, includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A light-duty vehicle that is capable of 
seating 12 passengers or less. 
‘‘(B) A light-duty truck which has a gross 
vehicle weight in excess of 6,000 pounds. 
‘‘(C) A heavy-duty vehicle which has a 
gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,500 pounds. 
‘‘(2) VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘vehicle 
manufacturer’ means an entity that— 
‘‘(i) engages in the manufacturing of 
new motor vehicles; and 
‘‘(ii) sells no fewer than 100 new 
motor vehicles to ultimate purchasers, ei-
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ther directly or through an affiliate, such 
as a dealer. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘vehicle 
manufacturer’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) a motor vehicle parts supplier; or 
‘‘(ii) a dealer. 
‘‘(3) ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero 
emission vehicle’ means a motor vehicle, as defined 
by this subsection, that produces zero exhaust emis-
sions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, 
or greenhouse gas in any mode of operation or con-
dition.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 219 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 220. Zero emission vehicle production.’’. 
SEC. 5. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. 
(a) MINIMUM ANNUAL PERCENTAGE.—The min-
imum annual percentage of land and livestock managed 
with regenerative agricultural practices for a covered land 
or livestock corporation shall be— 
(1) in each of 2025 and 2026, at least 50 per-
cent; 
(2) in each of 2027, 2028, and 2029, at least 
75 percent; and 
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(3) in 2030, and each year thereafter, 100 per-
cent. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) 
REQUIRED
SUBMISSIONS.—The 
regulations 
issued under subsection (b) shall require a covered land 
or livestock corporation to submit to the Secretary— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of en-
actment of this section, and annually thereafter, a 
plan to achieve compliance with the requirements of 
this section; and 
(2) beginning in 2028, and annually thereafter, 
by April 15, a report on compliance with this sec-
tion, including evidentiary documentation regarding 
such compliance; and 
(3) documentation regarding lifecycle green-
house gas emissions of managing land and livestock 
with regenerative agricultural practices. 
(d) GRANTS FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
competitive grants to covered land or livestock cor-
porations to pay up to 50 percent of the costs need-
ed to meet the requirements under this section. 
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(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to a cov-
ered land or livestock corporation that displays sig-
nificant need, as determined by the Secretary, to fi-
nance the transition to regenerative agricultural 
practices. 
(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a covered land or live-
stock corporation shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(e) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall develop and publish, including on the pub-
lic website of the Department of Agriculture, a report on 
the best practices for covered land or livestock corpora-
tions for regenerative agricultural practices consistent 
with this section, including how to apply for a grant under 
this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED LAND OR LIVESTOCK CORPORA-
TION.—The term ‘‘covered land or livestock corpora-
tion’’ means an entity or person that— 
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(A) owns, manages, or controls land or 
livestock, including through— 
(i) farming, ranching, or other related 
agricultural operations; or 
(ii) contracts with farmers or ranchers 
under which the farmers or ranchers pur-
chase patented inputs or inputs otherwise 
owned by the entity or person to produce 
agricultural products to be acquired by 
such entity (or a subsidiary thereof); and 
(B) is required to file an annual report 
under section 13 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), or has issued se-
curities under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1933. 
(2) 
REGENERATIVE
AGRICULTURAL
PRAC-
TICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘regenerative 
agricultural practice’’ means one of the fol-
lowing practices: 
(i) Alley cropping. 
(ii) Conservation cover. 
(iii) Conservation crop rotation. 
(iv) Establishment of contour buffer 
strips. 
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(xxii) Establishment of riparian forest 
buffers. 
(xxiii) Establishment of riparian her-
baceous buffers. 
(xxiv) Silvopasture establishment. 
(xxv) Stripcropping. 
(xxvi) Tree and shrub establishment. 
(xxvii) Upland wildlife habitat restora-
tion. 
(xxviii) Establishment of vegetative 
barriers. 
(xxix) Wetland restoration. 
(xxx) Windbreak renovation. 
(xxxi) Establishment of windbreaks 
and shelterbelts. 
(xxxii) Woody residue treatment. 
(xxxiii) Any other highly effective and 
evidence-based vegetative or management 
practice, as determined by the Secretary, 
based on an annual review, that signifi-
cantly reduces agricultural greenhouse gas 
emissions or assists producers in adapting 
to, or mitigating against, increasing weath-
er volatility. 
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(B) INCLUSIONS.—In the case of covered 
land or livestock corporation raising ruminant 
livestock, the term ‘‘regenerative agricultural 
practice’’ includes the following practices: 
(i) The practice of allowing such live-
stock to graze pasture during the grazing 
season at least 120 days per year. 
(ii) The practice of requiring such 
livestock to intake at least 30 percent dry 
matter from grazing pasture during the 
grazing season. 
(iii) The practice of a producer cre-
ating a pasture management plan that 
manages pasture— 
(I) as a crop to meet the feed re-
quirements for such livestock; and 
(II) to protect soil and water 
quality. 
(iv) The practice of allowing such live-
stock to— 
(I) display natural behaviors at 
all times, with access to pasture dur-
ing the finishing phase; 
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(II) have the living conditions 
and freedom to express normal behav-
ior; 
(III) have freedom from discom-
fort, fear, distress, hunger, pain, in-
jury, or disease; 
(IV) not be placed in confined 
feeding operations; and 
(V) have access to a suitable 
shelter. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 6. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION REGU-
LATIONS. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue reg-
ulations that— 
(1) require the reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions resulting from the operations of a covered 
land or livestock corporation; and 
(2) include guidance on how to reduce green-
house gas emissions through— 
(A) reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers 
and pesticides; 
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(B) supporting the supply of organic fer-
tilizers and pesticides; 
(C) changing feed content for animals; 
(D) general farming practices; 
(E) food and animal transportation, pack-
aging, and distribution; 
(F) minimizing food waste; and 
(G) applying the National List of Allowed 
and Prohibited Substances, established in sec-
tion 205.6 et seq. of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations), to 
regenerative agricultural practices, as defined in 
section 5. 
SEC. 7. ANIMAL WELFARE. 
(a) ANIMAL WELFARE MANDATE.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations to ensure 
the well-being of covered animals. 
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—In issuing regulations with re-
spect to the well-being of a covered animal, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall— 
(1) prohibit the use of antibiotics, hormones, 
implants, or other substances, except for purposes of 
disease treatment as prescribed by a veterinarian; 
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(2) prohibit forms of permanent physical muti-
lation, including debeaking, beak or bill trimming, 
declawing, pinioning, wattle trimming, desnooding, 
detoeing, nose rings, and tusk removal; 
(3) ensure that such covered animal lives in a 
condition that allows the animal to socialize natu-
rally, to engage in natural behaviors, to have free-
dom of movement, and to be reared with a mother 
and weaned at a natural time; 
(4) provide for compliance oversight, inde-
pendent inspections, and transparency of covered fa-
cilities; and 
(5) if a violation of requirements of this sub-
section is found during an independent inspection 
performed pursuant to paragraph (4), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) establish an online livestream video of 
such covered facilities that is limited in scope to 
such violation; and 
(B) grant the public access to such online 
livestream video. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two 
years after the date of enactment of this section, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees a report detailing— 
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(1) the findings of animal welfare compliance, 
oversight, and independent inspections of covered fa-
cilities; 
(2) recommendations to Congress on additional 
actions necessary to ensure covered facilities are 
compliant with regulations set forth by this section; 
and 
(3) any other details as required by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Agriculture and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘covered ani-
mal’’ means an animal raised for human consump-
tion or the production of dairy products, including— 
(A) beef cattle; 
(B) broiler chickens; 
(C) laying hens; 
(D) dairy cows; 
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(E) sheep; 
(F) goats; 
(G) pigs; 
(H) turkeys; 
(I) bison; 
(J) waterfowl, including ducks and geese; 
and 
(K) any other animal raised for human 
consumption or the production of dairy prod-
ucts, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) COVERED
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
facility’’ means a facility of a covered land or live-
stock corporation (as defined in section 5) that en-
gages in animal raising, transport, slaughter, and 
processing. 
SEC. 8. TAX PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLIMATE TRANSI-
TION COSTS. 
(a) QUALIFIED
CAPITAL
CLIMATE
TRANSITION 
COSTS.—Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (s) as sub-
section (t) and by inserting after subsection (r) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(s) QUALIFIED
CAPITAL
CLIMATE
TRANSITION 
COSTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a retail elec-
tric supplier, vehicle manufacturer, or covered land 
or livestock corporation, the amount of any deduc-
tion allowed under subsection (a) with respect to 
qualified capital climate transitions costs (deter-
mined without regard to this subsection) shall be 
doubled. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CAPITAL CLIMATE TRANSITION 
COSTS.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘qualified capital climate transition costs’ means 
costs directly related to a transition to renewable en-
ergy sources, electric vehicle manufacturing, or re-
generative agriculture, as such terms are defined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) COVERED LAND OR LIVESTOCK COR-
PORATION.—The term ‘covered land or livestock 
corporation’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 5(f)(1) of the Earth Act of 2022. 
‘‘(B) RETAIL
ELECTRIC
SUPPLIER.—The 
term ‘retail electric supplier’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3(c)(4) of the Earth 
Act of 2022. 
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‘‘(C) 
VEHICLE
MANUFACTURER.—The 
term ‘vehicle manufacturer’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 220(f)(2) of the 
Clean Air Act.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED
CAPITAL
CLIMATE
TRANSITION 
PROPERTY.—Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘The ag-
gregate cost’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (f), the aggregate cost’’, 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting 
‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) at the election of the taxpayer, quali-
fied capital climate transition property (as de-
fined in subsection (f).’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED
CAPITAL
CLIMATE
TRANSITION 
PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘qualified capital climate transition 
property’ means property directly related to a transi-
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tion to renewable energy sources, zero emission vehi-
cle manufacturing, or regenerative agriculture, as 
such terms are defined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish by regulation the aggregate cost which may be 
taken into account under subsection (a) with respect 
to qualified capital climate transition property. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Sec-
retary may issue such regulations or guidance as 
necessary to broadly define qualifying section 179 
property based on the qualified capital climate tran-
sition costs that can be expected to be necessary in 
future taxable years.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9. SUPPORT, OVERSIGHT, AND REPORTING. 
(a) SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT.—The Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide di-
rect oversight, facilitation, and support for the transitions 
to minimum annual percentages required under this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act. 
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(b) COMBINED REPORTING REQUIRED.—Not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, by April 15, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of En-
ergy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly submit 
to Congress a combined report on the transitions and the 
compliance of such transitions required under this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
(c) NATIONAL
ACADEMY
OF
SCIENCES
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 
Sciences shall prepare reports to assist all relevant entities 
with implementing the requirements of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act, including staffing, supply 
chain, domestic production, raw materials, and the reuse 
and recycling of all elements utilized to create renewable 
energy. 
SEC. 10. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTIONS FOR NON-COM-
PLIANT BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part IX of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
items not deductible) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 280I. EXPENDITURES OF NON-COMPLIANT BUSI-
NESSES. 
‘‘No deduction shall be allowed for any amount paid 
or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any 
trade or business if such trade or business (or the activi-
ties which comprise such trade or business) does not com-
ply with the provisions of the Earth Act of 2022 at any 
time during such taxable year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for part IX of the subchapter B of chapter 1 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new item: 
Sec. 280I. Expenditures of non-compliant businesses. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years end-
ing after such date. 
SEC. 11. SEVERABILITY. 
Should any provision in this Act, or an amendment 
made by this Act, be found to be unconstitutional by a 
court of law, such provision, or such amendment, shall be 
severed from the remainder of this Act, and such action 
shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provi-
sions of this Act. 
Æ 
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