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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Entrepreneur and
Microenterprise Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is
amended by inserting after section 364 (7 U.S.C. 2006f) the following:

''SEC. 365. RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur.--The
term 'economically disadvantaged microentrepreneur' means an
owner, majority owner, or developer of a microenterprise that
has the ability to compete in the private sector but has been
impaired because of diminished capital and credit
opportunities, as compared to other microentrepreneurs in the
industry.
''(2) Indian tribe.--The term 'Indian tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
''(3) Intermediary.--The term 'intermediary' means a
private, nonprofit entity that provides assistance--
''(A) to a microenterprise development
organization; or
''(B) for a microenterprise development program.
''(4) Low-income individual.--The term low-income
individual means an individual with an income (adjusted for
family size) of not more than the greatest of--
''(A) 80 percent of median income of an area;
''(B) 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan
area median income; or
''(C) 80 percent of the national median income.
''(5) Microcredit.--The term 'microcredit' means a business
loan or loan guarantee of not more than $50,000 that is
provided to a rural entrepreneur.
''(6) Microenterprise.--The term 'microenterprise' means--
''(A) a sole proprietorship; or
''(B) a business entity with not more than 10 full-
time-equivalent employees.
''(7) Microenterprise development organization.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' means a private, nonprofit
entity that--
''(i) provides training and technical
assistance to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(ii) facilitates access to capital or
another service described in subsection (b) for
rural entrepreneurs.
''(B) Inclusions.--The term 'microenterprise
development organization' includes an organization
described in subparagraph (A) with a demonstrated
record of delivering services to economically
disadvantaged microentrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(8) Microenterprise development program.--The term
'microenterprise development organization' means a program
administered by an organization serving a rural area.
''(9) Microentrepreneur.--The term 'microentrepreneur'
means the owner, operator, or developer of a microenterprise.
''(10) Program.--The term 'program' means the rural
entrepreneur and microenterprise program established under
subsection (b)(1).
''(11) Qualified organization.--The term 'qualified
organization' means--
''(A) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that has a
demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs, or an effective plan
to develop a program to deliver microenterprise
services to rural entrepreneurs effectively, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(B) an intermediary that has a demonstrated
record of delivery assistance to microenterprise
development organizations or microenterprise
development programs;
''(C) a microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program that serves rural
entrepreneurs;
''(D) an Indian tribe, the tribal government of
which certifies to the Secretary that no
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program exists under the
jurisdiction of the Indian tribe;
''(E) a group of 2 or more organizations or Indian
tribes described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(D) that agree to act jointly as a qualified
organization under this section; or
''(F) for purposes of subsection (b), a public
college or university.
''(12) Rural area.--The term 'rural area' means any
community that is rural in character and has a population of
not more than 25,000 individuals.
''(13) Rural capacity building service.--The term 'rural
capacity building service' means a service provided to an
organization that--
''(A) is, or is in the process of becoming, a
microenterprise development organization or
microenterprise development program; and
''(B) serves rural areas for the purpose of
enhancing the ability of the organization to provide
training, technical assistance, and other related
services to rural entrepreneurs.
''(14) Rural entrepreneur.--The term 'rural entrepreneur'
means a microentrepreneur, or prospective microentrepreneur--
''(A) the principal place of business of which is
in a rural area; and
''(B) that is unable to obtain sufficient training,
technical assistance, or microcredit elsewhere, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(15) Secretary.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
''(16) Tribal government.--The term 'tribal government'
means the governing body of an Indian tribe.
''(b) Rural Entrepreneurship and Microenterprise Program.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a rural
entrepreneurship and microenterprise program.
''(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
provide low-income individuals and moderate-income individuals
with--
''(A) the skills necessary to establish new small
businesses in rural areas; and
''(B) continuing technical and financial assistance
as individuals and business starting or operating small
businesses.
''(3) Grants.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant
under the program to a qualified organization--
''(i) to provide training, operational
support, or a rural capacity building service
to a qualified organization to assist the
qualified organization in developing
microenterprise training, technical assistance,
market development assistance, and other
related services, primarily for business with 5
or fewer full-time-equivalent employees;
''(ii) to assist in researching and
developing the best practices in delivering
training, technical assistance, and microcredit
to rural entrepreneurs; and
''(iii) to carry out such other projects
and activities as the Secretary determines to
be consistent with the purposes of this
section.
''(B) Subgrants.--Subject to such regulations as
the Secretary may promulgate, a qualified organization
that receives a grant under this paragraph may use the
grant to provide assistance to other qualified
organizations, such as small or emerging qualified
organizations.
''(C) Diversity.--In making grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that grant recipients include
qualified organizations--
''(i) of varying sizes; and
''(ii) that serve racially- and ethnically-
diverse populations.
''(D) Cost sharing.--
''(i) Federal share.--The Federal share of
the cost of a project carried out using funds
from a grant made under this paragraph shall be
75 percent.
''(ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
Federal share of the cost of a project
described in clause (i) may be provided--
''(I) in cash (including through
fees, grants (including community
development block grants), and gifts);
or
''(II) in kind.
''(4) Rural microloan program.--
''(A) Establishment.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary may carry out a rural microloan program.
''(B) Purpose.--The purpose of the rural microloan
program shall be to provide technical and financial
assistance to sole proprietorships and small businesses
located in rural areas with a particular focus on those
businesses with 5 or fewer full-time equivalent
employees.
''(C) Authority of secretary.--In carrying out the
rural microloan program, the Secretary may--
''(i) make direct loans to qualified
organizations for the purpose of making short-
term, fixed interest rate microloans to
startup, newly established, and growing rural
microbusiness concerns; and
''(ii) in conjunction with those loans,
provide grants in accordance with subparagraph
(E) to those qualified organizations for the
purpose of providing intensive marketing,
management, and technical assistance to small
business concerns that are borrowers under this
paragraph.
''(D) Loan duration; interest rates; conditions.--
''(i) Loan duration.--A loan made by the
Secretary under this paragraph shall be for a
term of 20 years.
''(ii) Applicable interest rates.--A loan
made by the Secretary under this paragraph to a
qualified organization shall bear an annual
interest rate of at least 1 percent.
''(iii) Deferral of interest and
principal.--The Secretary may permit the
deferral of payments, for principal and
interest, on a loan made under this paragraph
for a period of not more than 2 years,
beginning on the date on which the loan was
made.
''(E) Grant amounts.--
''(i) In general.--Except as otherwise
provided in this section, each qualified
organization that receives a loan under this
paragraph shall be eligible to receive a grant
to provide marketing, management, and technical
assistance to small business concerns that are
borrowers or potential borrowers under this
subsection.
''(ii) Maximum amount of grant for
microenterprise development organizations.--
Each microenterprise development organization
that receives a loan under this paragraph shall
receive an annual grant in an amount equal to
not more than 25 percent of the total
outstanding balance of loans made to the
microenterprise development organization under
this paragraph, as of the date of provision of
the grant.
''(iii) Matching requirement.--
''(I) In general.--As a condition
of any grant made to a qualified
organization under this subparagraph,
the Secretary shall require the
qualified organization to match not
less than 15 percent of the total
amount of the grant.
''(II) Sources.--In addition to
cash from non-Federal sources, a
matching share provided by the
qualified organization may include
indirect costs or in-kind contributions
funded under non-Federal programs.
''(c) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 10 percent of
assistance received by a qualified organization for a fiscal year under
this section may be used to pay administrative expenses.
''(d) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and on October 1, 2008, and each October
1 thereafter through October 1, 2012, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this
section $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
''(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amount made available by
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--
''(A) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(3); and
''(B) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available
for use in carrying out subsection (b)(4), of which not
more than $7,000,000 shall be used to support direct
loans.
''(C) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall
be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to
carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.''.
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Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise (sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time employees) program to help low- and moderate- income individuals acquire: (1) necessary skills to establish small rural businesses; and (2) technical and financial assistance.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a related rural microloan program to provide technical and financial assistance to sole proprietorships and small rural businesses with a particular focus on businesses with five or fewer full-time employees.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Orphan Works Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES IN CASES INVOLVING ORPHAN WORKS.

(a) Limitation on Remedies.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works
''(a) Limitation on Remedies.--
''(1) Conditions.--Notwithstanding sections 502 through
505, in an action brought under this title for infringement of
copyright in a work, the remedies for infringement shall be
limited under subsection (b) if the infringer sustains the
burden of proving, and the court finds, that--
''(A) before the infringing use of the work began,
the infringer, a person acting on behalf of the
infringer, or any person jointly and severally liable
with the infringer for the infringement of the work--
''(i) performed and documented a reasonably
diligent search in good faith to locate the
owner of the infringed copyright; but
''(ii) was unable to locate the owner; and
''(B) the infringing use of the work provided
attribution, in a manner reasonable under the
circumstances, to the author and owner of the
copyright, if known with a reasonable degree of
certainty based on information obtained in performing
the reasonably diligent search.
''(2) Definitions; requirements for searches.--
''(A) Owner of infringed copyright.--For purposes
of paragraph (1), the 'owner' of an infringed copyright
in a work is the legal or beneficial owner of, or any
party with authority to grant or license, an exclusive
right under section 106 applicable to the infringement.
''(B) Requirements for reasonably diligent
search.--(i) For purposes of paragraph (1), a search to
locate the owner of an infringed copyright in a work--
''(I) is 'reasonably diligent' only if it
includes steps that are reasonable under the
circumstances to locate that owner in order to
obtain permission for the use of the work; and
''(II) is not 'reasonably diligent' solely
by reference to the lack of identifying
information with respect to the copyright on
the copy or phonorecord of the work.
''(ii) The steps referred to in clause (i)(I) shall
ordinarily include, at a minimum, review of the
information maintained by the Register of Copyrights
under subparagraph (C).
''(iii) A reasonably diligent search includes the
use of reasonably available expert assistance and
reasonably available technology, which may include, if
reasonable under the circumstances, resources for which
a charge or subscription fee is imposed.
''(C) Information to guide searches.--The Register
of Copyrights shall receive, maintain, and make
available to the public, including through the
Internet, information from authoritative sources, such
as industry guidelines, statements of best practices,
and other relevant documents, that is designed to
assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably
diligent search under this subsection. Such information
may include--
''(i) the records of the Copyright Office
that are relevant to identifying and locating
copyright owners;
''(ii) other sources of copyright ownership
information reasonably available to users;
''(iii) methods to identify copyright
ownership information associated with a work;
''(iv) sources of reasonably available
technology tools and reasonably available
expert assistance; and
''(v) best practices for documenting a
reasonably diligent search.
''(b) Limitations on Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in a
case to which subsection (a) applies are the following:
''(1) Monetary relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
an award for monetary relief (including actual damages,
statutory damages, costs, and attorney's fees) may not
be made, other than an order requiring the infringer to
pay reasonable compensation for the use of the
infringed work.
''(B) Exceptions.--(i) An order requiring the
infringer to pay reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work may not be made under subparagraph
(A) if--
''(I) the infringement is performed without
any purpose of direct or indirect commercial
advantage and primarily for a charitable,
religious, scholarly, or educational purpose,
and
''(II) the infringer ceases the
infringement expeditiously after receiving
notice of the claim for infringement,
unless the copyright owner proves, and the court finds,
that the infringer has earned proceeds directly
attributable to the infringement.
''(ii) If the infringer fails to negotiate in good
faith with the owner of the infringed work regarding
the amount of reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work, the court may award full costs,
including a reasonable attorney's fee, against the
infringer under section 505, subject to section 412.
''(2) Injunctive relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
the court may impose injunctive relief to prevent or
restrain the infringing use, except that, if the
infringer has met the requirements of subsection (a),
the relief shall, to the extent practicable, account
for any harm that the relief would cause the infringer
due to its reliance on having performed a reasonably
diligent search under subsection (a).
''(B) Special rule for new works.--In a case in
which the infringer recasts, transforms, adapts, or
integrates the infringed work with the infringer's
original expression in a new work of authorship, the
court may not, in granting injunctive relief, restrain
the infringer's continued preparation or use of that
new work, if the infringer--
''(i) pays reasonable compensation to the
owner of the infringed copyright for the use of
the infringed work; and
''(ii) provides attribution to the owner of
the infringed copyright in a manner that the
court determines is reasonable under the
circumstances.
''(C) Treatment of parties not subject to suit.--
The limitations on remedies under this paragraph shall
not be available to an infringer that asserts in an
action under section 501(b) that neither it nor its
representative acting in an official capacity is
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504,
unless the court finds that such infringer has--
''(i) complied with the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section;
''(ii) made a good faith offer of
compensation that was rejected by the copyright
owner; and
''(iii) affirmed in writing its willingness
to pay such compensation to the copyright owner
upon the determination by the court that such
compensation was reasonable under paragraph (3)
of this subsection.
''(D) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to authorize or require, and no action
taken pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be deemed to
constitute, an award of damages by the court against
the infringer.
''(E) Rights and privileges not waived.--No action
taken by an infringer pursuant to subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to waive any right or privilege that,
as a matter of law, protects such infringer from being
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504.
''(3) Reasonable compensation.--In establishing reasonable
compensation under paragraph (1) or (2), the owner of the
infringed copyright has the burden of establishing the amount
on which a reasonable willing buyer and a reasonable willing
seller in the positions of the owner and the infringer would
have agreed with respect to the infringing use of the work
immediately before the infringement began.
''(c) Preservation of Other Rights, Limitations, and Defense.--This
section does not affect any right, limitation, or defense to copyright
infringement, including fair use, under this title. If another
provision of this title provides for a statutory license when the
copyright owner cannot be located, that provision applies in lieu of
this section.
''(d) Copyright for Derivative Works.--Notwithstanding section
103(a), the infringing use of a work in accordance with this section
shall not limit or affect the copyright protection for a work that uses
the infringed work.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

''514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply only to infringing uses that commence on or after June 1, 2008.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AMENDMENTS.

The Register of Copyrights shall, not later than December 12, 2014,
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the
implementation and effects of the amendments made by section 2,
including any recommendations for legislative changes that the Register
considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. INQUIRY ON REMEDIES FOR SMALL COPYRIGHT CLAIMS.

(a) In General.--The Register of Copyrights shall conduct an
inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims
seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of
alternatives to disputes currently heard in the United States district
courts. The inquiry shall cover infringement claims to which section
514 of title 17, United States Code (as added by section 2 of this
Act), apply, and other infringement claims under title 17, United
States Code.
(b) Procedures.--The Register of Copyrights shall publish notice of
the inquiry under subsection (a), providing a period during which
interested persons may submit comments on the inquiry, and an
opportunity for interested persons to participate in public roundtables
on the inquiry. The Register shall hold the public roundtables at such
times as the Register considers appropriate.
(c) Report to Congress.--The Register of Copyrights shall, not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, prepare
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a
report on the inquiry conducted under this section, including such
recommendations that the Register considers appropriate.
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Orphan Works Act of 2006 - Limits the remedies available in a copyright infringement action if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; and (2) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the author and owner of the copyright, if known.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to make information available from authoritative sources to assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably diligent search.

Permits an award of reasonable compensation for the use of the infringed work, except if: (1) the infringement is performed without any commercial advantage and for primarily a charitable, religious, scholarly, or educational purpose; and (2) the infringer ceases the infringement expeditiously after receiving notice of the claim for infringement.

Allows the court to impose injunctive relief to prevent or restrain the infringing use, but such relief shall account for harm caused to the infringer due to reliance on having performed a reasonably diligent search. Prohibits the court from imposing injunctive relief that restrains the continued preparation or use of a new work that recasts, transforms, adapts, or integrates the infringed work with the infringer's original expression in a new work of authorship if the infringer pays reasonable compensation and provides attribution to the copyright owner.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to conduct an inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of alternatives to disputes currently heard in the U.S. district courts.

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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.
answer:
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.