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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8013 
To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the De-
partment of Energy and a Federal Carbon Removal Initiative, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2022 
Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Manage-
ment in the Department of Energy and a Federal Carbon 
Removal Initiative, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Removing Emissions 
to Mend Our Vulnerable Earth Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘RE-
MOVE Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMITTEE ON LARGE-SCALE CARBON MANAGE-
MENT AND FEDERAL CARBON REMOVAL INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘carbon dioxide removal’’ means 
the capture of carbon dioxide directly from ambient air 
or, in dissolved form, from seawater, combined with the 
sequestration of such carbon dioxide, including through— 
(1) direct air capture and sequestration; 
(2) enhanced carbon mineralization; 
(3) bioenergy with carbon capture and seques-
tration; 
(4) forest restoration; 
(5) soil carbon management; 
(6) ocean-based carbon removal; and 
(7) any other approaches or methods identified 
by the Committee. 
(b) COMMITTEE ON LARGE-SCALE CARBON MANAGE-
MENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 
the Department of Energy, Office of Undersec-
retary for Science and Energy a committee on 
matters relating to large-scale carbon manage-
ment. 
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(B) DESIGNATION.—The committee estab-
lished by subparagraph (A) shall be known as 
the ‘‘Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Man-
agement’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Committee’’). 
(C) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(i) COMPOSITION.—The Committee 
shall be composed of the members of the 
executive committee established under sub-
section (c)(1) and such other members as 
the executive committee considers appro-
priate. 
(ii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The members 
of the executive committee established by 
subsection (c)(1) shall be cochairpersons of 
the Committee. 
(2) DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE.—The duties 
of the Committee shall be as follows: 
(A) Developing a strategic plan for Federal 
experimenting, prototyping, and production of 
technological carbon dioxide removal (CDR) 
and sequestration. 
(B) Overseeing working groups established 
under subsection (d). 
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(C) Coordinating budget planning with the 
Federal agencies and budget review with the 
Office of Management and Budget for matters 
relating to experimenting, prototyping, and pro-
duction described in subparagraph (A). 
(D) Identifying cost-effective carbon diox-
ide removal technologies that are suitable for 
large-scale production. 
(E) Evaluating carbon dioxide removal 
monitoring activities, data collection on carbon 
emissions and sinks, and long-term storage pro-
tocols for carbon dioxide removal strategies. 
(F) Overseeing independent evaluations of 
performance of the working groups established 
under subsection (d). 
(G) Monitoring the long-term carbon and 
environmental impacts of carbon dioxide re-
moval. 
(H) Evaluating socio-economic and com-
munity impacts resulting from the application 
of carbon dioxide removal technologies and de-
veloping protocols for effective community en-
gagement, with an emphasis on outreach to dis-
tressed and unrepresented groups. 
(c) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Committee an executive committee. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The executive committee 
shall be composed of the following: 
(A) The Associate Director for Science of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
(B) One senior official of the Department 
of Energy selected by the Secretary of Energy. 
(C) One senior official of the Department 
of Agriculture selected by the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
(D) One senior official of the Department 
of Defense selected by the Secretary of Defense. 
(E) One senior official of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration se-
lected by the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(F) One senior official of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency selected by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(d) WORKING GROUPS AND CARBON REMOVAL INI-
TIATIVE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
establish working groups which shall carry out 
an initiative on technological and detailed ex-
perimenting, prototyping, and production of 
carbon dioxide removal technology. 
(B) DESIGNATION
OF
INITIATIVE.—The 
initiative carried out under subparagraph (A) 
shall be known as the ‘‘Carbon Removal Initia-
tive’’. 
(2) WORKING
GROUP
FOCI.—The working 
groups established under paragraph (1) are as fol-
lows: 
(A) OCEANS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on matters relating to carbon di-
oxide removal from the oceans and coastal 
regions. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 9 members as follows: 
(I) One individual selected by the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration from 
among employees of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration. 
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(II) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration 
from among employees of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Defense from among 
employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) Two individuals selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior from 
among employees of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(VI) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(VII) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Energy from among 
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employees of the Department of En-
ergy. 
(VIII) One individual selected by 
the Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality from among employees 
on the Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (IV) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(B) TERRESTRIAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on terrestrial and biological mat-
ters relating to carbon dioxide removal. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 7 members as follows: 
(I) Two individuals, one of whom 
shall be selected by the Secretary of 
Agriculture from among employees of 
the Department of Agriculture and 
one of whom shall be selected by chief 
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of the Forest Service from among em-
ployees of the Forest Service. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Energy from among 
employees of the Department of En-
ergy. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior from 
among employees of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(VI) One individual selected by 
the Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality from among employees 
of the Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
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(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(C) GEOLOGICAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on geological matters relating to 
carbon dioxide removal and storage. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 6 members as follows: 
(I) One individual selected by the 
Secretary of Energy from among em-
ployees of the Department of Energy. 
(II) Two individuals selected by 
the Secretary of the Interior, one from 
among the employees of the United 
States Geological Survey and one 
from among the employees of the Bu-
reau of Ocean Energy and Manage-
ment. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
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Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(V) One individual selected by 
the Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality from among employees 
of the Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(D) TECHNOLOGICAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—One working group 
to focus on technological matters relating 
to carbon dioxide removal. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
working 
group described in clause (i) shall be com-
posed of 8 members as follows: 
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(I) One individual selected by the 
Secretary of Energy from among em-
ployees of the Department of Energy. 
(II) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Defense from among 
employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
(III) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration 
from among employees of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration. 
(IV) One individual selected by 
the Director of the National Science 
Foundation from among employees of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(V) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Commerce from 
among employees of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology. 
(VI) One individual selected by 
the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from among 
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employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(VII) One individual selected by 
the Secretary of Transportation from 
among employees of the Department 
of Transportation. 
(VIII) One individual selected by 
the Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality from among employees 
of the Council on Environmental 
Quality. 
(iii) COCHAIRPERSONS.—The individ-
uals selected under subclauses (I) and (III) 
of clause (ii) shall serve as cochairpersons 
of the working group established under 
clause (i). 
(e) ANNUAL BUDGET CROSSCUT REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall assist in the coordination 
of the initiative carried out under subsection 
(d)(1)(A) by conducting a budget crosscut review— 
(A) to ensure that budget proposals from 
members of the working groups established 
under such subsection are integrated with the 
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overall budget for each Federal department and 
agency participating in such working groups; 
and 
(B) to ensure that the various staff of the 
Office of Management and Budget review and 
act on Federal department and agency budget 
proposals for experimenting, prototyping, and 
production of carbon dioxide removal technology 
in a holistic fashion. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The committee 
shall provide such technical assistance and advice on 
research priorities to the Director of the Office of 
Budget and Management as requested. 
(3) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Along with 
each submission of the President pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the findings of the Di-
rector with respect to the most recently completed 
budget crosscut review under paragraph (1). 
(f) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Committee shall— 
(1) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication 
with other programs of the Department of Energy 
and other Federal agencies on the Committee; 
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