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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers.
            (2) Even in the 1990's, women earn significantly lower pay 
        than men for work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and 
        responsibility and that are performed under similar working 
        conditions. These pay disparities exist in both the private and 
        governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay disparities 
        can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the 
        lingering effects of past discrimination.
            (3) The existence of such pay disparities--
                    (A) depresses the wages of working families who 
                rely on the wages of all members of the family to make 
                ends meet;
                    (B) prevents the optimum utilization of available 
                labor resources;
                    (C) has been spread and perpetuated, through 
                commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of 
                commerce, among the workers of the several States;
                    (D) burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (E) constitutes an unfair method of competition in 
                commerce;
                    (F) leads to labor disputes burdening and 
                obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (G) interferes with the orderly and fair marketing 
                of goods in commerce; and
                    (H) in many instances, may deprive workers of equal 
                protection on the basis of sex in violation of the 5th 
                and 14th amendments.
            (4)(A) Artificial barriers to the elimination of 
        discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex 
        continue to exist more than 3 decades after the enactment of 
        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
        and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.).
            (B) Elimination of such barriers would have positive 
        effects, including--
                    (i) providing a solution to problems in the economy 
                created by unfair pay disparities;
                    (ii) substantially reducing the number of working 
                women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the 
                dependence on public assistance; and
                    (iii) promoting stable families by enabling all 
                family members to earn a fair rate of pay;
                    (iv) remedying the effects of past discrimination 
                on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future 
                workers are afforded equal protection on the basis of 
                sex; and
                    (v) ensuring equal protection pursuant to Congress' 
                power to enforce the 5th and 14th amendments.
            (5) With increased information about the provisions added 
        by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and wage data, along with more 
        effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and 
        enforce their rights to equal pay for work on jobs that require 
        equal skill, effort, and responsibility and that are performed 
        under similar working conditions.
            (6) Certain employers have already made great strides in 
        eradicating unfair pay disparities in the workplace and their 
        achievements should be recognized.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Required Demonstration for Affirmative Defense.--Section 
6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``(iv) a differential'' and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ``(iv) a differential 
based on a bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training 
or experience, except that this clause shall apply only if--
                            ``(I) the employer demonstrates that--
                                    ``(aa) such factor--
                                            ``(AA) is job-related with 
                                        respect to the position in 
                                        question; or
                                            ``(BB) furthers a 
                                        legitimate business purpose, 
                                        except that this item shall not 
                                        apply where the employee 
                                        demonstrates that an 
                                        alternative employment practice 
                                        exists that would serve the 
                                        same business purpose without 
                                        producing such differential and 
                                        that the employer has refused 
                                        to adopt such alternative 
                                        practice; and
                                    ``(bb) such factor was actually 
                                applied and used reasonably in light of 
                                the asserted justification; and
                            ``(II) upon the employer succeeding under 
                        subclause I, the employee fails to demonstrate 
                        that the differential produced by the reliance 
                        of the employer on such factor is itself the 
                        result of discrimination on the basis of sex by 
                        the employer.
        ``An employer that is not otherwise in compliance with this 
        paragraph may not reduce the wages of any employee in order to 
        achieve such compliance.''.
    (b) Application of Provisions.--Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``The provisions of this subsection shall apply to 
applicants for employment if such applicants, upon employment by the 
employer, would be subject to any provisions of this section.''.
    (c) Elimination of Establishment Requirement.--Section 6(d) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, within any establishment in which such 
        employees are employed,''; and
            (2) by striking ``in such establishment'' each place it 
        appears.
    (d) Nonretaliation Provision.--Section 15(a)(3) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or has'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``has''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
        has inquired about, discussed, or otherwise disclosed the wages 
        of the employee or another employee, or because the employee 
        (or applicant) has made a charge, testified, assisted, or 
        participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, 
        hearing, or action under section 6(d)''.
    (e) Enhanced Penalties.--Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``Any employer who violates section 6(d) shall additionally be 
        liable for such compensatory or punitive damages as may be 
        appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable 
        for punitive damages.'';
            (2) in the sentence beginning ``An action to'', by striking 
        ``either of the preceding sentences'' and inserting ``any of 
        the preceding sentences of this subsection'';
            (3) in the sentence beginning ``No employees shall'', by 
        striking ``No employees'' and inserting ``Except with respect 
        to class actions brought to enforce section 6(d), no 
        employee'';
            (4) by inserting after the sentence referred to in 
        paragraph (3), the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of Federal law, any action brought to enforce section 
        6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the 
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''; and
            (5) in the sentence beginning ``The court in''--
                    (A) by striking ``in such action'' and inserting 
                ``in any action brought to recover the liability 
                prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this 
                subsection''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, including expert fees''.
    (f) Action by Secretary.--Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or, in the case of a violation 
                of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive 
                damages,'' before ``and the agreement''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, or such compensatory or punitive damages, as 
                appropriate'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period 
        the following: ``and, in the case of a violation of section 
        6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages'';
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``the first 
        sentence'' and inserting ``the first or second sentence''; and
            (4) in the last sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``commenced in the case'' and 
                inserting ``commenced--
            ``(1) in the case'';
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) in the case of a class action brought to enforce 
        section 6(d), on the date on which the individual becomes a 
        party plaintiff to the class action''.

SEC. 4. TRAINING.

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the availability of 
funds appropriated under section 9(b), shall provide training to 
Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters 
involving discrimination in the payment of wages.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.

    The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide 
information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public 
concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men 
and women, including--
            (1) conducting and promoting research to develop the means 
        to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay 
        disparities;
            (2) publishing and otherwise making available to employers, 
        labor organizations, professional associations, educational 
        institutions, the media, and the general public the findings 
resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the 
pay disparities;
            (3) sponsoring and assisting State and community 
        informational and educational programs;
            (4) providing information to employers, labor 
        organizations, professional associations, and other interested 
        persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities;
            (5) recognizing and promoting the achievements of 
        employers, labor organizations, and professional associations 
        that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and
            (6) convening a national summit to discuss, and consider 
        approaches for rectifying, the pay disparities.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EMPLOYER RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall develop 
        guidelines to enable employers to evaluate job categories based 
        on objective criteria such as educational requirements, skill 
requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, 
including decisionmaking responsibility and de facto supervisory 
responsibility.
            (2) Use.--The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall be designed to enable employers voluntarily to compare 
        wages paid for different jobs to determine if the pay scales 
        involved adequately and fairly reflect the educational 
        requirements, skill requirements, independence, working 
        conditions, and responsibility for each such job with the goal 
        of eliminating unfair pay disparities between occupations 
        traditionally dominated by men or women.
            (3) Publication.--The guidelines shall be developed under 
        paragraph (1) and published in the Federal Register not later 
        than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Employer Recognition.--
            (1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
        emphasize the importance of, encourage the improvement of, and 
        recognize the excellence of employer efforts to pay wages to 
        women that reflect the real value of the contributions of such 
        women to the workplace.
            (2) In general.--To carry out the purpose of this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a program 
        under which the Secretary shall provide for the recognition of 
        employers who, pursuant to a voluntary job evaluation conducted 
        by the employer, adjust their wage scales (such adjustments 
        shall not include the lowering of wages paid to men) using the 
        guidelines developed under subsection (a) to ensure that women 
        are paid fairly in comparison to men.
            (3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Labor may 
        provide technical assistance to assist an employer in carrying 
        out an evaluation under paragraph (2).
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate such 
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR PAY EQUITY IN THE 
              WORKPLACE.

    (a) In General.--There is established the Robert Reich National 
Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a 
medal bearing the inscription ``Robert Reich National Award for Pay 
Equity in the Workplace''. The medal shall be of such design and 
materials, and bear such additional inscriptions, as the Secretary of 
Labor may prescribe.
    (b) Criteria for Qualification.--To qualify to receive an award 
under this section a business shall--
            (1) submit a written application to the Secretary of Labor, 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the Secretary may require, including at a minimum 
        information that demonstrates that the business has made 
        substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and 
        women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence; and
            (2) meet such additional requirements and specifications as 
        the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Making and Presentation of Award.--
            (1) Award.--After receiving recommendations from the 
        Secretary of Labor, the President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall annually present the 
        award described in subsection (a) to businesses that meet the 
        qualifications described in subsection (b).
            (2) Presentation.--The President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall present the award under 
        this section with such ceremonies as the President or the 
        designated representative of the President may determine to be 
        appropriate.
    (d) Business.--In this section, the term ``business'' includes--
            (1)(A) a corporation, including a nonprofit corporation;
            (B) a partnership;
            (C) a professional association;
            (D) a labor organization; and
            (E) a business entity similar to an entity described in any 
        of subparagraphs (A) through (D);
            (2) an entity carrying out an education referral program, a 
        training program, such as an apprenticeship or management 
        training program, or a similar program; and
            (3) an entity carrying out a joint program, formed by a 
        combination of any entities described in paragraph (1) or (2).

SEC. 8. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
              OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.

    Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-8) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Commission shall--
            ``(A) complete a survey of the data that is currently 
        available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay 
        information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws 
        prohibiting pay discrimination and, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal agencies, identify additional data collections 
        that will enhance the enforcement of such laws; and
            ``(B) based on the results of the survey and consultations 
        under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the 
        collection of pay information data from employers as described 
        by the sex, race, and national origin of employees.
    ``(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission shall have as 
its primary consideration the most effective and efficient means for 
enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay 
discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors 
including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of 
required reports (including which employers should be required to 
prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining data 
confidentiality, and the most effective format for the data collection 
reports.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
[EX A]: Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages (such FLSA prohibitions are also known as the Equal Pay Act). 
(Sec. 3) Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements, adding a nonretaliation requirement.  Increases penalties for such violations.  Provides for the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in such cases. 
(Sec. 4) Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including convening a national summit and carrying out other specified activities. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop guidelines for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria, to be used voluntarily by employers to compare wages for different jobs to determine if pay scales adequately and fairly reflect each job's educational and skill requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, in order to eliminate unfair pay disparities between occupations traditionally dominated by men or women; and (2) establish a program to recognize employers who use such guidelines to ensure that women are paid fairly in comparison to men without lowering men's wages.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for employers to carry out such evaluations. 
(Sec. 7) Establishes the Robert Reich National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a medal.  Sets forth criteria for specified types of entities to receive such an award. 
(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) take appropriate steps to increase the amount of information available with respect to wage disparities; and (2) consider ways to collect such information that maximize its utility, protect individual privacy, and minimize reporting burdens. 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.
[EX A]: Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental 
Justice Act of 2002''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to focus Federal agency attention on the environmental 
        and human health conditions in minority and low-income 
        communities;
            (2) to ensure that all Federal agencies develop practices 
        that promote environmental justice;
            (3) to increase cooperation and coordination among Federal 
        agencies as they seek to achieve environmental justice;
            (4) to provide minority, low-income, and Native American 
        communities greater access to public information and 
        opportunity for participation in decisionmaking affecting human 
        health and the environment;
            (5) to mitigate the inequitable distribution of the burdens 
        and benefits of Federal programs having significant impact on 
        human health and the environment; and
            (6) to hold Federal agencies accountable for the effects of 
        their projects and programs on all communities.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Environmental justice.--(A) The term ``environmental 
        justice'' means the fair treatment of people of all races, 
        cultures, and socioeconomic groups with respect to the 
        development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of laws, 
        regulations, and policies affecting the environment.
            (B) The term ``fair treatment'' means policies and 
        practices that will minimize the likelihood that a minority, 
        low-income, or Native American community will bear a 
        disproportionate share of the adverse environmental 
        consequences, or be denied reasonable access to the 
        environmental benefits, resulting from implementation of a 
        Federal program or policy.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) each Federal entity represented on the Working 
                Group;
                    (B) any other entity that conducts any Federal 
                program or activity that substantially affects human 
                health or the environment; and
                    (C) each Federal agency that implements any 
                program, policy, or activity applicable to Native 
                Americans.
            (3) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the 
        interagency working group established by section 4.
            (4) Advisory committee.--The term ``the Advisory 
        Committee'' means the advisory committee established by section 
        6.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Environmental Justice Mission.--To the greatest extent 
practicable, the head of each Federal agency shall make achieving 
environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and 
addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and 
activities on minority, low-income, and Native American populations in 
the United States and its territories and possessions, including the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands.
    (b) Nondiscrimination.--Each Federal agency shall conduct its 
programs, policies, and activities in a manner that ensures that such 
programs, policies, and activities do not have the effect of excluding 
any person or group from participation in, denying any person or group 
the benefits of, or subjecting any person or group to discrimination 
under, such programs, policies, and activities, because of race, color, 
national origin, or income.
    (c) Environmental Analyses.--(1) Each analysis of environmental 
effects of Federal actions required by the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) shall include analysis of 
the effects of such action on human health and any economic and social 
effects on minority communities and low-income communities.
    (2) So far as feasible, any environmental assessment, environmental 
impact statement, or record of decision prepared pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) shall 
include measures to mitigate any significant and adverse environmental 
effects of proposed Federal actions on minority communities and low-
income communities.
    (3) Each Federal agency shall provide opportunities for community 
input in processes under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including identifying potential effects and 
mitigation measures in consultation with affected communities and 
improving the accessibility of meetings, crucial documents, and 
notices.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Creation and Composition.--There is hereby established the 
Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice, comprising the 
heads of the following executive agencies and offices, or their 
designees:
            (1) The Department of Defense.
            (2) The Department of Health and Human Services.
            (3) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
            (4) The Department of Labor.
            (5) The Department of Agriculture.
            (6) The Department of Transportation.
            (7) The Department of Justice;
            (8) The Department of the Interior.
            (9) The Department of Commerce.
            (10) The Department of Energy.
            (11) The Environmental Protection Agency.
            (12) The Office of Management and Budget.
            (13) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            (14) The Office of the Deputy Assistant to the President 
        for Environmental Policy.
            (15) The Office of the Assistant to the President for 
        Domestic Policy.
            (16) The National Economic Council.
            (17) The Council of Economic Advisers.
            (18) Any other official of the United States that the 
        President may designate.
    (b) Functions.--The Working Group shall--
            (1) provide guidance to Federal agencies on criteria for 
        identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
        environmental effects on minority populations and low-income 
        populations;
            (2) coordinate with, provide guidance to, and serve as a 
        clearinghouse for, each Federal agency as it develops or 
        revises an environmental justice strategy as required by this 
        Act, in order to ensure that the administration, interpretation 
        and enforcement of programs, activities, and policies are 
        undertaken in a consistent manner;
            (3) assist in coordinating research by, and stimulating 
        cooperation among, the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
        Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
        Housing and Urban Development, and other Federal agencies 
        conducting research or other activities in accordance with 
        section 7;
            (4) assist in coordinating data collection, maintenance, 
        and analysis required by this Act;
            (5) examine existing data and studies on environmental 
        justice;
            (6) hold public meetings and otherwise solicit public 
        participation and consider complaints as required under 
        subsection (c);
            (7) develop interagency model projects on environmental 
        justice that evidence cooperation among Federal agencies; and
            (8) in coordination with the Department of the Interior and 
        after consultation with tribal leaders, coordinate steps to be 
        taken pursuant to this Act that affect or involve federally-
        recognized Indian Tribes.
    (c) Public Participation.--The Working Group shall--
            (1) hold public meetings and otherwise solicit public 
        participation, as appropriate, for the purpose of fact-finding 
        with regard to implementation of this Act, and prepare for 
        public review a summary of the comments and recommendations 
        provided; and
            (2) receive, consider, and in appropriate instances conduct 
        inquiries concerning complaints regarding environmental justice 
        and the implementation of this Act by Federal agencies.
    (d) Annual Reports.--(1) Each fiscal year following enactment of 
this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the President, through the 
Office of the Deputy Assistant to the President for Environmental 
Policy and the Office of the Assistant to the President for Domestic 
Policy, a report that describes the implementation of this Act, 
including, but not limited to, a report of the final environmental 
justice strategies described in section 6 of this Act and annual 
progress made in implementing those strategies.
    (2) The President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President of the Senate a copy of each report 
submitted to the President pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (e) Conforming Change.--The Interagency Working Group on 
Environmental Justice established under Executive Order No. 12898, 
dated February 11, 1994, is abolished.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL AGENCY STRATEGIES.

    (a) Agency-Wide Strategies.--Each Federal agency shall develop an 
agency-wide environmental justice strategy that identifies and 
addresses disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on 
minority populations and low-income populations.
    (b) Revisions.--Each strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall identify programs, policies, planning, and public participation 
processes, rulemaking, and enforcement activities related to human 
health or the environment that should be revised to--
            (1) promote enforcement of all health and environmental 
        statutes in areas with minority populations, low-income 
        populations, or Native American populations;
            (2) ensure greater public participation;
            (3) improve research and data collection relating to the 
        health of and environment of minority populations, low-income 
        populations, and Native American populations; and
            (4) identify differential patterns of use of natural 
        resources among minority populations, low-income populations, 
        and Native American populations.
    (c) Timetables.--Each strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall include, where appropriate, a timetable for undertaking revisions 
identified pursuant to subsection (b).

SEC. 6. FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to be known as 
the ``Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee''.
    (b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall provide independent 
advice and recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency and 
the Working Group on areas relating to environmental justice, which may 
include any of the following:
            (1) Advice on Federal agencies' framework development for 
        integrating socioeconomic programs into strategic planning, 
        annual planning, and management accountability for achieving 
        environmental justice results agency-wide.
            (2) Advice on measuring and evaluating agencies' progress, 
        quality, and adequacy in planning, developing, and implementing 
        environmental justice strategies, projects, and programs.
            (3) Advice on agencies' existing and future information 
        management systems, technologies, and data collection, and the 
        conduct of analyses that support and strengthen environmental 
        justice programs in administrative and scientific areas.
            (4) Advice to help develop, facilitate, and conduct reviews 
        of the direction, criteria, scope, and adequacy of the Federal 
        agencies' scientific research and demonstration projects 
        relating to environmental justice.
            (5) Advice for improving how the Environmental Protection 
        Agency and others participate, cooperate, and communicate 
        within that Agency and between other Federal agencies, State or 
local governments, federally recognized Tribes, environmental justice 
leaders, interest groups, and the public.
            (6) Advice regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's 
        administration of grant programs relating to environmental 
        justice assistance (not to include the review or 
        recommendations of individual grant proposals or awards).
            (7) Advice regarding agencies' awareness, education, 
        training, and other outreach activities involving environmental 
        justice.
    (c) Advisory Committee.--The Advisory Committee shall be considered 
an advisory committee within the meaning of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (d) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed of at 
least 25 members appointed by the President. Members shall include 
representatives of--
            (1) community-based groups;
            (2) industry and business;
            (3) academic and educational institutions;
            (4) State and local governments, federally recognized 
        tribes, and indigenous groups; and
            (5) nongovernmental and environmental groups.
    (e) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at least twice 
annually. Meetings shall occur as needed and approved by the Director 
of the Office of Environmental Justice of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, who shall serve as the officer required to be appointed under 
section 10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
with respect to the Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
``Designated Federal Officer''). The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may pay travel and per diem expenses of members of 
the Advisory Committee when determined necessary and appropriate. The 
Designated Federal Officer or a designee of such Officer shall be 
present at all meetings, and each meeting will be conducted in 
accordance with an agenda approved in advance by such Officer. The 
Designated Federal Officer may adjourn any meeting when the Designated 
Federal Officer determines it is in the public interest to do so. As 
required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, meetings of the 
Advisory Committee shall be open to the public unless the President 
determines that a meeting or a portion of a meeting may be closed to 
the public in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b of title 
5, United States Code. Unless a meeting or portion thereof is closed to 
the public, the Designated Federal Officer shall provide an opportunity 
for interested persons to file comments before or after such meeting or 
to make statements to the extent that time permits.
    (f) Duration.--The Advisory Committee shall remain in existence 
until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 7. HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION AND 
              ANALYSIS.

    (a) Disproportionate Impact.--To the extent permitted by other 
applicable law, including section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Privacy Act of 1974, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, or the head of such other Federal 
agency as the President may direct, shall collect, maintain, and 
analyze information assessing and comparing environmental and human 
health risks borne by populations identified by race, national origin, 
or income. To the extent practical and appropriate, Federal agencies 
shall use this information to determine whether their programs, 
policies, and activities have disproportionately high and adverse human 
health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income 
populations.
    (b) Information Related to Non-Federal Facilities.--In connection 
with the development and implementation of agency strategies in section 
4, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the 
head of such other Federal agency as the President may direct, shall 
collect, maintain, and analyze information on the race, national 
origin, and income level, and other readily accessible and appropriate 
information, for areas surrounding facilities or sites expected to have 
a substantial environmental, human health, or economic effect on the 
surrounding populations, if such facilities or sites become the subject 
of a substantial Federal environmental administrative or judicial 
action.
    (c) Impact From Federal Facilities.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, or the head of such other Federal 
agency as the President may direct, shall collect, maintain, and 
analyze information on the race, national origin, and income level, and 
other readily accessible and appropriate information, for areas 
surrounding Federal facilities that are--
            (1) subject to the reporting requirements under the 
        Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 
        11001 et seq.) as mandated in Executive Order No. 12856; and
            (2) expected to have a substantial environmental, human 
        health, or economic effect on surrounding populations.
    (d) Information Sharing.--(1) In carrying out the responsibilities 
in this section, each Federal agency, to the extent practicable and 
appropriate, shall share information and eliminate unnecessary 
duplication of efforts through the use of existing data systems and 
cooperative agreements among Federal agencies and with State, local, 
and tribal governments.
    (2) Except as prohibited by other applicable law, information 
collected or maintained pursuant to this section shall be made 
available to the public.
    (e) Public Comment.--Federal agencies shall provide minority 
populations and low-income populations the opportunity to participate 
in the development, design, and conduct of activities undertaken 
pursuant to this section.
[EX A]:
Environmental Justice Act of 2002 - Requires Federal agencies to include achieving environmental justice in their missions through identifying and addressing any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their activities on minority and low-income communities.Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice.Directs each Federal agency to develop an agency-wide environmental justice strategy.Establishes the Federal Environmental Justice Advisory Committee.Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and analyze data assessing environmental and human health risks borne by populations identified by race, national origin, or income. Targets for data collection those areas surrounding facilities expected to have a substantial environmental, human health, or environmental effect on surrounding populations.