priate projects, activities, and workforce development out-
comes for the Corps. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of En-
ergy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Director, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that describes— 
(1) the proposed number of Corps members; 
and 
(2) the recommended amount of funding for the 
service projects of the Corps for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2027. 
SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS FOR CORPS SERVICE PROJECTS. 
In carrying out a service project through the Corps, 
the Director, in coordination with the Secretaries, shall— 
(1)(A) prioritize efforts to assist a dispropor-
tionately impacted community; or 
(B) ensure the service project is carried out in 
partnership with a qualified youth service or con-
servation corps; 
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(2) ensure that the service project is, as rel-
evant, coordinated with Tribal and Native American 
communities to protect natural cultural resources; 
and 
(3) accomplish 1 or more of the following objec-
tives: 
(A) Conserving, monitoring, and restoring 
public land and water to help mitigate and 
adapt to climate change. 
(B) Addressing the needs of frontline com-
munities experiencing the worst effects of cli-
mate change. 
(C) Building resilience to climate change 
through nature-based solutions, such as living 
shorelines, wetlands, green stormwater infra-
structure, and sustainable forest management, 
to appropriately manage natural systems that 
buffer human communities from environmental 
harm. 
(D) Assisting natural disaster-prone com-
munities and disproportionately impacted com-
munities by replacing aging infrastructure with 
climate-ready upgrades, such as improved 
stream crossings and community facilities and 
housing with enhanced energy efficiency. 
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(E) Promoting traditional ecological knowl-
edge, natural climate solutions, such as eco-
logically appropriate reforestation and seques-
tration, and techniques, such as aquaponics and 
regenerative practices, in the agricultural sec-
tor, to help mitigate climate change by reducing 
atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. 
(F) Supporting the resilience of natural 
systems to climate change by protecting bio-
diversity through targeted conservation efforts 
and the eradication of invasive species. 
(G) Increasing education of the general 
public on climate adaptation and mitigation, in-
cluding ways in which private landowners can 
initiate efforts on private land that are similar 
to climate adaptation and mitigation efforts 
supported by service projects carried out by the 
Corps. 
(H) Improving access to outdoor recreation 
to promote a continued national appreciation 
for the natural environment. 
(I) Addressing environmental degradation 
in disproportionately impacted communities. 
(J) Supporting the resilience of agricul-
tural and food supply systems to ensure reliable 
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and equitable access to nutritious foods, par-
ticularly among disproportionately impacted 
communities. 
(K) Advancing the resiliency and carbon 
emission reductions of the entities headed by of-
ficers listed in section 202(a) through installa-
tion of small-scale clean energy equipment or 
facility weatherization projects on public land. 
(L) Addressing urban and suburban green-
ing and revitalization, including— 
(i) the preservation, restoration, and 
expansion of open spaces; 
(ii) the conversion of blacktops; 
(iii) the installations of green roofs; 
and 
(iv) the planting of trees. 
SEC. 204. DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS OF PARTICIPANTS. 
In selecting members for the Corps, the Director, in 
coordination with the Secretaries, shall ensure that— 
(1) members are from economically, geographi-
cally, and ethnically diverse backgrounds; and 
(2) veterans, individuals with disabilities, and 
people of various sexes, sexual orientations, and gen-
der identities are represented. 
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