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ted by the United States in 2013. Such plan shall also de-
scribe— 
(1) the measures the Federal Government will 
take to achieve such targeted emissions levels; 
(2) the measures the Federal Government will 
take to prioritize black carbon emission reduction in 
communities of color, Tribal and Indigenous commu-
nities, and low-income communities; and 
(3) how the United States may use multilateral 
and bilateral diplomatic tools to encourage and assist 
other member countries of the Arctic Council to fulfill 
the goals announced in 2017. 
(c) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS AND UPDATES TO 
PLAN.—The Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and make available to the 
public— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the plan developed under sub-
section (b); 
(2) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every three years there-
after, a report on the progress made toward imple-
menting the plan submitted pursuant to subsection 
(b); and 
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(3) not later than January 1, 2025, a proposal 
for further reductions in black carbon emissions in 
the United States that should be accomplished by 
2030. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(f) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) before submitting each such plan or report to 
the appropriate congressional committees under sub-
section (c)— 
(A) consult with Indian Tribes and Indige-
nous communities; 
(C) provide a period of at least 90 days for 
public comment on each such plan or report; and 
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(2) after each such period for public comment, 
continue to make the proposed plan and report, as 
well as the comments received, available to the public 
on an appropriate website. 
Subtitle C—Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Tribal Resilience Program 
SEC. 821. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS TRIBAL RESILIENCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a program to— 
(1) improve the resilience of Indian Tribes to the 
effects of a changing climate; 
(2) support building strong Tribal and Indige-
nous communities that are resilient to climate change; 
(3) ensure agency effectiveness in fulfilling Fed-
eral Indian trust responsibilities in the face of cli-
mate change; and 
(4) ensure the development of modern, cost-effec-
tive infrastructure in Tribal and Indigenous commu-
nities. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—As part of the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), to the extent funds are 
made available through Acts of appropriation, the 
Secretary shall make multiyear grants to Indian 
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Tribes and Indigenous communities for eligible activi-
ties described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Grants under this 
subsection may be used for the following on Indian 
land and in Indigenous communities: 
(A) Development and delivery of adaptation 
training. 
(B) Adaptation planning, vulnerability as-
sessments, emergency preparedness planning, 
and monitoring. 
(C) Capacity building through travel sup-
port for training, technical sessions, and cooper-
ative management forums. 
(D) Travel support for participation in 
ocean and coastal planning. 
(E) Development of science-based informa-
tion and tools to enable adaptive resource man-
agement and the ability to plan for resilience. 
(F) Relocation of villages or other commu-
nities experiencing or susceptible to coastal or 
river erosion and flooding. 
(G) Construction of infrastructure to sup-
port emergency evacuations related to climate 
change. 
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(H) Restoration of ecosystems and construc-
tion of natural and nature-based features to ad-
dress risks from coastal and riverine flooding 
and erosion. 
(I) Restoration, relocation, and repair of 
infrastructure damaged by melting permafrost or 
coastal or river erosion and flooding. 
(J) Installation and management of energy 
systems that reduce energy costs and greenhouse 
gas emissions compared to the energy systems in 
use before that installation and management. 
(K) Construction and maintenance of social 
or cultural infrastructure that supports resil-
ience. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—An Indian Tribe or Indige-
nous community desiring a grant under this sub-
section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, including 
a description of the eligible activities to be undertaken 
using the grant. 
(c) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Secretary of 
the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall estab-
lish under the White House Council on Native American 
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Affairs an interagency subgroup on Tribal resilience, which 
shall— 
(1) work with Indian Tribes and Indigenous 
communities to collect and share data and informa-
tion, including traditional ecological knowledge, about 
how the effects of a changing climate are relevant to 
Indian Tribes and Indigenous communities; and 
(2) identify opportunities for the Federal Gov-
ernment to improve collaboration and assist with ad-
aptation and mitigation efforts that promote resil-
ience. 
(d) TRIBAL RESILIENCE LIAISON.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall establish a Tribal resilience liaison to— 
(1) coordinate with Indian Tribes, Indigenous 
communities, and relevant Federal agencies regarding 
the program under this section, grant opportunities 
related to the program, climate adaptation, and cli-
mate resilience planning; and 
(2) help ensure Tribal and Indigenous engage-
ment in climate conversations at the Federal level. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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TITLE IX—COASTAL RESILIENCY 
AND ADAPTATION 
SEC. 901. LIVING SHORELINE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall make 
grants to eligible entities for the purposes of— 
(1) designing and implementing large- and 
small-scale, climate-resilient living shoreline projects; 
and 
(2) applying innovative uses of natural mate-
rials and systems to protect coastal communities, 
habitats, and natural system functions. 
(b) PROJECT PROPOSALS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to 
the Administrator a proposal for a living shoreline project 
that includes— 
(1) monitoring, data collection, and measurable 
performance criteria with respect to the project; and 
(2) an engagement or education component that 
seeks and solicits input and feedback from the local or 
regional community most directly affected by the pro-
posal. 
(c) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.—The Adminis-
trator shall select eligible entities to receive grants 
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under this section based on criteria developed by the 
Administrator. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the cri-
teria under paragraph (1) to evaluate a proposed liv-
ing shoreline project, the Administrator shall take 
into account— 
(A) the potential of the project to protect the 
community and maintain the viability of the en-
vironment, such as through protection of eco-
system functions, environmental benefits, or 
habitat types, in the area where the project is to 
be carried out; 
(B) the historical and projected environ-
mental conditions of the project site, particularly 
those environmental conditions affected by cli-
mate change; 
(C) the net ecological benefits of the project 
including the potential of the project to con-
tribute to carbon sequestration and storage; 
(D) the ability of the entity proposing the 
project to demonstrate the potential of the project 
to protect the coastal community where the 
project is to be carried out, including through— 
(i) reducing the effects of erosion; 
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(ii) reducing damage to infrastructure 
and the loss of life from coastal storms and 
storm surge; 
(iii) reducing flood risk; 
(iv) managing the effects of sea level 
rise, accelerated land loss, and extreme 
tides; 
(v) sustaining, protecting, or restoring 
the functions and habitats of coastal eco-
systems; 
(vi) protecting important cultural sites 
or values; 
(vii) protecting low-income commu-
nities, communities of color, Tribal commu-
nities, Indigenous communities, and rural 
communities; 
(viii) sustaining, protecting, or restor-
ing the functions and habitats of marine 
protected areas; or 
(ix) such other forms of coastal protec-
tion as the Administrator considers appro-
priate; and 
(E) the potential of the project to support 
resiliency at a military installation or commu-
nity infrastructure supportive of a military in-
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stallation (as such terms are defined in section 
2391 of title 10, United States Code). 
(3) STANDARDS.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish a living shoreline design guidelines for each re-
gion of the United States, which shall be used in se-
lecting eligible projects for grants under this section. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this sec-
tion to an eligible entity to carry out a living shoreline 
project may be used by the eligible entity only— 
(1) to carry out the project, including adminis-
tration, community engagement, planning, design, 
permitting, entry into negotiated indirect cost rate 
agreements, and construction; 
(2) to monitor, collect, and report data on the 
performance (including performance over time) of the 
project, in accordance with standards issued by the 
Administrator under subsection (f)(2); or 
(3) to incentivize landowners to engage in living 
shoreline projects. 
(e) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—For a length of 
time based on type of project and determined by the Admin-
istrator, the Administrator shall require each eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section (or a representative of 
the entity) to carry out a living shoreline project— 
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(1) to transmit to the Administrator data col-
lected under the project; 
(2) to monitor and collect data on the ecological 
and economic benefits of the project and the protec-
tion provided by the project for the coastal commu-
nity where the project is carried out; 
(3) to make data collected under the project 
available on a publicly accessible website of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and 
(4) upon the completion of the project, to submit 
to the Administrator a report on— 
(A) the measures described in paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) the effectiveness of the project in in-
creasing protection of the coastal community 
where the project is carried out through living 
shorelines techniques, including— 
(i) a description of— 
(I) the project; 
(II) the activities carried out 
under the project; and 
(III) the techniques and materials 
used in carrying out the project; and 
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(b) COASTAL SCIENCE AND ASSESSMENT: COMPETI-
TIVE EXTERNAL RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish an annual competitive grants program that 
gives priority to interdisciplinary coastal resilience 
research and engagement projects that focus on devel-
oping and implementing scalable best practices for— 
(A) protecting life and critical infrastruc-
ture; 
(B) developing and implementing decision- 
support tools useful to coastal communities; 
(C) determining societal, ecological, and re-
siliency benefits of coastal restoration and pro-
tection and natural, nature-based, and man- 
made infrastructure, and how these benefits af-
fect the sustainability of coastal ecosystems and 
communities; 
(D) volunteer and community-science moni-
toring of coastal and marine resources as part of 
efforts to protect coastal communities from sea 
level rise and other hazards; 
(E) monitoring and developing ecosystem- 
based approaches to managing coastal ecosystems 
to promote sustainability; 
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