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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5204 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to estab-
lish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation 
plans by certain entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 15, 2023 
Ms. ESCOBAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the 
development of climate adaptation plans by certain enti-
ties, 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 ‘‘Climate Adaptation 
Plan Act’’ or the ‘‘CAP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
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shall establish a grant program to award amounts, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities to facilitate the devel-
opment of a climate adaptation plan by such eligible enti-
ties. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator shall issue guid-
ance regarding the implementation of the grant program 
established under subsection (a) in consultation with 
stakeholders, including representatives of youth, farmers, 
nongovernmental organizations, the scientific and techno-
logical community, trade unions, the business and indus-
trial community, Indigenous communities, and local gov-
ernments. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Adminis-
trator an application in such form, at such time, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator determines 
appropriate, including the following: 
(1) Information demonstrating that a low-in-
come community is included within the population 
represented by the eligible entity. 
(2) Information demonstrating that the eligible 
entity either has experience with, or plans to con-
tract the services of an individual or entity who has 
experience with— 
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(A) conducting risk assessments with re-
gard to climate change; 
(B) hazard mitigation; 
(C) program and project finance; and 
(D) Federal grant applications. 
(3) Demographic information of the population 
represented by the eligible entity, including— 
(A) population size; 
(B) average household income; 
(C) race; 
(D) education level; and 
(E) primary sectors of employment. 
(4) A statement describing why the eligible en-
tity wants to develop a climate adaptation plan. 
(5) Information regarding the negative effects 
of climate change the eligible entity is, or is at risk 
of, experiencing. 
(6) Information regarding the strategy the eligi-
ble entity will use in the development of the climate 
adaptation plan to engage stakeholders, which shall 
include, as applicable to the eligible entity, rep-
resentatives of youth, farmers, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, the scientific and technological commu-
nity, trade unions, the business and industrial com-
munity, Indigenous communities that will be affected 
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