,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,mr4    
,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,eachin7     
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 require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
cont9ue to c>ry out c]ta9 programs      
relat+ to environm5tal ju/ice1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,communities ( color1      
l[-income communities1 ,tribal &        
indig5\s communities1 fossil            
fuel-dep5d5t communities1 & o!r         
vuln]able populations1 su* z p]sons )   
disabilities1 *ildr51 & ! eld]ly1 are   
disproportionately burd5$ by            
environm5tal haz>ds t include exposure  
to pollut$ air1 wat]ways1 & l&scapes4   

7#b7 ,environm5tal ju/ice disp>ities are
 also exhibit$ ?r\gh a lack ( equitable 
access to in=mation & data on pot5tial  
exposure to environm5tal haz>ds4  7#c7  
,communities exp]i5c+ environm5tal      
inju/ice h be5 subject$ to sy/emic      
racial1 social1 & economic inju/ices &  
face a disproportionate burd5 ( adv]se  
human heal? or environm5tal effects1 a  
high] risk ( int5tional1 unconsci\s1 &  
/ructural discrim9ation1 &              
disproportionate en]gy burd5s4  7#d7 ,^!
 disproportionate burd5s are be+        
exac]bat$ by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#e7
 ,! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy has
 ann\nc$ a non5=cem5t policy "u all     
environm5tal laws dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic = monitor+ & recordkeep+         
requirem5ts4  7#f7 ,?is policy is likely
 to increase ! pollution burd5 9        
environm5tal ju/ice communities &       
decrease access to monitor+ data &      
in=mation4  7#g7 ,citiz5 sci5ce w be    
ess5tial = environm5tal ju/ice          
communities to protect !mselves dur+ ?is

 p&emic4  #b4 ,environm5tal ju/ice grant
 programs  7a7 ,environm5tal ,ju/ice    
grants ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy %all cont9ue to c>ry
 out-- 7#a7 ! ,environm5tal ,ju/ice     
,small ,grants ,program & !             
,environm5tal ,ju/ice ,collaborative    
,problem-,solv+ ,coop]ative ,agreem5t   
,program1 z ^? programs are 9 exi/5ce on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 !
 ,community ,action = a ,r5ew$          
,environm5t grant programs ,i & ,,ii1 z 
9 exi/5ce on ,janu>y #a1 #bjab4  7b7    
,au?orization = ,grants 9 ,response to  
,,covid-#ai ,em]g5cy  7#a7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ! programs     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 #ej1jjj1jjj = 
fiscal ye> #bjbj4  7#b7 ,priority =     
funds ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! programs     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 pursuant to   
?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all        
prioritize projects t w-- 7,a7 monitor  
pollution 9 or ne> environm5tal ju/ice  
communities2 or  7,b7 inve/igate or     

address ! disproportionate impacts ( !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 environm5tal ju/ice
 communities4  7c7 ,di/ribution ,n lat] 
?an #cj days aft] am\nts are made       
available pursuant to subsection        
7b77#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
make aw>ds ( grants "u ea* ( ! programs 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74