,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,ms4   
,jayapal 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 &  
,ms4 ,b>ragn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an      
,(fice ( ,environm5tal ,ju/ice 9 !      
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & to   
au?orize an environm5tal ju/ice small   
grants program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,environm5tal ,ju/ice ,small ,grants    
,program ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,despite 
,executive ,ord] #abhih 7relat+ to      
,f$]al ,actions to ,address             
,environm5tal ,ju/ice 9 ,m9ority        
,populations & ,l[-,income              
,populations71 communities ( color1 l[  

income communities1 p ) limit$ ,engli%  
pr(ici5cy1 indig5\s peoples1 & p liv+ ) 
disabilities exp]i5ce ! impacts (       
climate *ange at a disproportionate     
rate4  7#b7 ,! ,environm5tal ,protection
 ,ag5cy =m$ ! ,environm5tal ,ju/ice     
,small ,grants ,program to support &    
emp[] frontl9e communities t are work+  
on solutions to ! disproportionate      
impacts ( climate *ange4  7#c7 ,betwe5  
#bjjj & #bjae1 ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 ?r\gh !             
,environm5tal ,ju/ice ,small ,grants    
,program1 aw>d$ m ?an #fcj small grants 
to assi/ ) ! co/ ( conduct+ rese>* &    
education1 z well z develop+            
community-bas$ solutions4  #c4 ,(fice ( 
,environm5tal ,ju/ice ,!re is e/abli%$ 9
 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy an  
,(fice ( ,environm5tal ,ju/ice1 :i* %all
 be head$ by a ,director4  #d4          
,environm5tal ju/ice small grants       
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,environm5tal ,ju/ice %all     
e/abli% an environm5tal ju/ice grant    

program to make grants to eligible      
entities 9 accordance ) ?is section4    
7b7 ,grants ,! ,director may make a     
grant "u ?is section1 9 an am\nt n to   
exce$ #ej1jjj1 to an eligible entity to 
c>ry out an environm5tal ju/ice project4
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,affect$ community ,! t]m affect$       
community means a community t--  7,a7   
may be disproportionately affect$ by    
environm5tal h>ms & risks2 &  7,b7 is   
affect$ by a local environm5tal or      
public heal? issue t is id5tifi$ 9 an   
application = a grant "u ?is section4   
7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means-- 7,a7 an entity t--  7i7  
is an organization 7includ+ an          
environm5tal ju/ice network1 a fai?-bas$
 organization1 & an organization        
affiliat$ ) a religi\s in/itution7--    
7,i7 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & exempt
 f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*   
,code2 or  7,,ii7 recogniz$ z a nonpr(it
 organization by ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,/ate1  

t]ritory1 commonweal?1 or f$]ally       
recogniz$ ,tribe ) jurisdiction ov] !   
area 9 :i* x is locat$2  7ii7           
demon/rates t x has work$ directly ) !  
affect$ community1 z det]m9$ by !       
,director2 &  7iii7 is locat$ 9 ! ,/ate1
 t]ritory1 or commonweal?1 or area ov]  
:i* a f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribe has      
jurisdiction1 9 :i* ! propos$           
environm5tal ju/ice project is locat$2  
7,b7 a f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribal        
gov]nm5t ) jurisdiction ov] ! area 9 :i*
 ! propos$ environm5tal ju/ice project  
is locat$2 or  7,c7 a ,tribal           
organization t demon/rates t x has work$
 directly ) ! affect$ community1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#c7        
,environm5tal ju/ice project ,! t]m     
environm5tal ju/ice project means a     
project consi/+ ( activities design$ to 
emp[] & educate an affect$ community    
to--  7,a7 und]/& environm5tal & public 
heal? issues2 &  7,b7 id5tify ways to   
address ^? issues at ! local level4  7d7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #af1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal    
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