CREATE Act of 2021
Bill: S.843 | Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten (D-AZ)
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2021 or the CREATE Act of 2021
This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the National Science and Technology Council to plan and oversee efforts to (1) remove carbon dioxide from the air, ocean, and land; and (2) store such carbon.
The committee must develop a strategic plan for federal research, development, and demonstration of technological carbon dioxide removal and storage.
In addition, the committee must establish working groups to carry out a Carbon Removal Initiative that pursues such research, development, and demonstration across several federal agencies.

To establish the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management in the 
 National Science and Technology Council and a Federal Carbon Removal 
                  Initiative, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, 
Technology Expertise Act of 2021'' or the ``CREATE Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. COMMITTEE ON LARGE-SCALE CARBON MANAGEMENT AND FEDERAL CARBON 
              REMOVAL INITIATIVE.

    (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 sequestration;
            (4) forest restoration;
            (5) soil carbon management; and
            (6) direct ocean capture.
    (b) Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--There is established in the 
                National Science and Technology Council a committee on 
                matters relating to large-scale management of carbon.
                    (B) Designation.--The committee established by 
                subparagraph (A) shall be known as the ``Committee on 
                Large-Scale Carbon Management'' (in this section the 
                ``Committee'').
                    (C) Membership.--
                            (i) Composition.--The Committee shall be 
                        composed of the members of the executive 
                        committee established under subsection (c)(1) 
                        and such other members as the executive 
                        committee considers appropriate.
                            (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 
                research, development, and demonstration of 
                technological carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and storage.
                    (B) Overseeing working groups established under 
                subsection (d).
                    (C) Coordinating budget planning with the Federal 
                agencies and budget review with the Office of 
                Management and Budget for matters relating to research, 
                development, and demonstration described in 
                subparagraph (A).
                    (D) Identifying cost-effective carbon dioxide 
                removal technologies that are suitable for large-scale 
                demonstration.
                    (E) Identifying accurate monitoring, carbon dioxide 
                data collection, and long-term storage protocols for 
                carbon dioxide removal technologies.
                    (F) Overseeing independent evaluations of 
                performance of the working groups established under 
                subsection (d).
    (c) Executive Committee.--
            (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 Agriculture.
                    (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 selected by the 
                Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration.
    (d) Working Groups and Carbon Removal Initiative.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--The Committee shall establish 
                working groups which shall carry out an initiative on 
                technological and detailed research, development, and 
                demonstration of carbon dioxide removal technology.
                    (B) Designation of initiative.--The initiative 
                carried out under subparagraph (A) shall be known as 
                the ``Carbon Removal Initiative''.
            (2) Working group foci.--The working groups established 
        under paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) Oceans.--
                            (i) In general.--One working group to focus 
                        on matters relating to carbon dioxide removal 
                        from the oceans and coastal regions.
                            (ii) Membership.--The working group 
                        described in clause (i) shall be composed of 8 
                        members as follows:
                                    (I) One individual selected by the 
                                Administrator of the National Oceanic 
                                and Atmospheric Administration from 
                                among employees of the National Oceanic 
                                and Atmospheric Administration.
                                    (II) One individual selected by the 
                                Administrator of the National 
                                Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                                from among employees of the National 
                                Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                                    (III) One individual selected by 
                                the Secretary of Defense from among 
                                employees of the Department of Defense.
                                    (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 Environmental 
                                Protection Agency from among employees 
                                of the Environmental Protection Agency.
                            (iii) Cochairpersons.--The individuals 
                        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 matters relating 
                        to carbon dioxide removal.
                            (ii) Membership.--The working group 
                        described in clause (i) shall be composed of 6 
                        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 the Chief of 
                                the Forest Service from among employees 
                                of the Forest Service.
                                    (II) One individual selected by the 
                                Secretary of Energy from among 
                                employees of the Department of Energy.
                                    (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 Environmental 
                                Protection Agency from among employees 
                                of the Environmental Protection Agency.
                            (iii) Cochairpersons.--The individuals 
                        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 composed of 4 
                        members as follows:
                                    (I) One individual selected by the 
                                Secretary of Energy from among 
                                employees of the Department of Energy.
                                    (II) One individual selected by the 
                                Secretary of the Interior from among 
                                employees of the United States 
                                Geological Survey.
                                    (III) One individual selected by 
                                the Director of the National Science 
                                Foundation from among employees of the 
                                National Science Foundation.
                                    (IV) One individual selected by the 
                                Administrator of the Environmental 
                                Protection Agency from among employees 
                                of the Environmental Protection Agency.
                            (iii) Cochairpersons.--The individuals 
                        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 composed of 7 
                        members as follows:
                                    (I) One individual selected by the 
                                Secretary of Energy from among 
                                employees of the Department of Energy.
                                    (II) One individual selected by the 
                                Secretary of Defense from among 
                                employees of the Department of Defense.
                                    (III) One individual selected by 
                                the Administrator of the National 
                                Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                                from among employees of the National 
                                Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                                    (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 Institute of 
                                Standards and Technology.
                                    (VI) One individual selected by the 
                                Administrator of the Environmental 
                                Protection Agency from among employees 
                                of the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                    (VII) One individual selected by 
                                the Secretary of Transportation from 
                                among employees of the Department of 
                                Transportation.
                            (iii) Cochairpersons.--The individuals 
                        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 Management 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 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 research, 
                development, and demonstration of carbon dioxide 
                removal technology in a holistic fashion.
            (2) Submittal to congress.--Along with each submission of 
        the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
        States Code, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the findings of the Director with respect to the most recently 
        completed budget crosscut review under paragraph (1).
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