,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mrs4 
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish the ,committee on             
,large-,scale ,carbon ,management in the
 ,national ,science and ,technology     
,council and a ,federal ,carbon ,removal
 ,initiative1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,carbon ,removal1 ,efficient    
,agencies1 ,technology ,expertise ,act  
of #bjbj or the ,,create ,act of #bjbj4 
#b4 ,committee on ,large-,scale ,carbon 
,management and ,federal ,carbon        
,removal ,initiative  7a7 ,definition of
 carbon dioxide removal ,in this        
section1 the term carbon dioxide removal
 means the capture of carbon dioxide    
directly from ambient air or1 in        

dissolved form1 from seawater1 combined 
with the sequestration of such carbon   
dioxide1 including through-- 7#a7 direct
 air capture and sequestration2  7#b7   
enhanced carbon mineralization2  7#c7   
bioenergy with carbon capture and       
sequestration2  7#d7 forest restoration2
  7#e7 soil carbon management2 and  7#f7
 direct ocean capture4  7b7 ,committee  
on ,large-,scale ,carbon ,management    
7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7 ,in general   
,there is established in the ,national  
,science and ,technology ,council a     
committee on matters relating to        
large-scale management of carbon4  7,b7 
,designation ,the committee established 
by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known as  
the ,committee on ,large-,scale ,carbon 
,management 7in this section the        
,committee74  7,c7 ,membership  7i7     
,composition ,the ,committee shall be   
composed of the members of the executive
 committee established under subsection 
7c77#a7 and such other members as the   
executive committee considers           

appropriate4  7ii7 ,cochairpersons ,the 
members of the executive committee      
established by subsection 7c77#a7 shall 
be cochairpersons of the ,committee4    
7#b7 ,duties of the ,committee ,the     
duties of the ,committee shall be as    
follows3 7,a7 ,developing a strategic   
plan for ,federal research1 development1
 and demonstration of technological     
carbon dioxide removal 7,,cdr7 and      
storage4  7,b7 ,overseeing working      
groups established under subsection 7d74
  7,c7 ,coordinating budget planning    
with the ,federal agencies and budget   
review with the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget for matters relating to     
research1 development1 and demonstration
 described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,d7  
,identifying cost-effective carbon      
dioxide removal technologies that are   
suitable for large-scale demonstration4 
7,e7 ,identifying accurate monitoring1  
carbon dioxide data collection1 and     
long-term storage protocols for carbon  
dioxide removal technologies4  7,f7     

,overseeing independent evaluations of  
performance of the working groups       
established under subsection 7d74  7c7  
,executive committee  7#a7              
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,committee an executive committee4  
7#b7 ,membership ,the executive         
committee shall be composed of the      
following3 7,a7 ,the ,associate         
,director for ,science of the ,office of
 ,science and ,technology ,policy4  7,b7
 ,one senior official of the ,department
 of ,energy selected by the ,secretary  
of ,energy4  7,c7 ,one senior official  
of the ,department of ,agriculture      
selected by the ,secretary of           
,agriculture4  7,d7 ,one senior official
 of the ,department of ,defense selected
 by the ,secretary of ,defense4  7,e7   
,one senior official of the ,national   
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration selected by the         
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration4  7d7 
,working groups and ,carbon ,removal    

,initiative  7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,committee shall       
establish working groups which shall    
carry out an initiative on technological
 and detailed research1 development1 and
 demonstration of carbon dioxide removal
 technology4  7,b7 ,designation of      
initiative ,the initiative carried out  
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known  
as the ,carbon ,removal ,initiative4    
7#b7 ,working group ,,foci ,the working 
groups established under paragraph 7#a7 
are as follows3 7,a7 ,oceans  7i7 ,in   
general ,one working group to focus on  
matters relating to carbon dioxide      
removal from the oceans and coastal     
regions4  7ii7 ,membership ,the working 
group described in clause 7i7 shall be  
composed of #h members as follows3 7,i7 
,one individual selected by the         
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration from  
among employees of the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration4  7,,ii7 ,one individual

 selected by the ,administrator of the  
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration from among employees of 
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration4  7,,iii7 ,one          
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 ,defense from among employees of the   
,department of ,defense4  7,,iv7 ,one   
individual selected by the ,director of 
the ,national ,science ,foundation from 
among employees of the ,national        
,science ,foundation4  7,v7 ,two        
individuals selected by the ,secretary  
of the ,interior from among employees of
 the ,department of the ,interior4      
7,,vi7 ,one individual selected by the  
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency from among employees
 of the ,environmental ,protection      
,agency4  7iii7 ,cochairpersons ,the    
individuals selected under subclauses   
7,i7 and 7,,iv7 of clause 7ii7 shall    
serve as cochairpersons of the working  
group established under clause 7i74     
7,b7 ,terrestrial  7i7 ,in general ,one 

working group to focus on terrestrial   
and biological matters relating to      
carbon dioxide removal4  7ii7           
,membership ,the working group described
 in clause 7i7 shall be composed of #f  
members as follows3 7,i7 ,two           
individuals1 one of whom shall be       
selected by the ,secretary of           
,agriculture from among employees of the
 ,department of ,agriculture and one of 
whom shall be selected by chief of the  
,forest ,service from among employees of
 the ,forest ,service4  7,,ii7 ,one     
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 ,energy from among employees of the    
,department of ,energy4  7,,iii7 ,one   
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 the ,interior from among employees of  
the ,department of the ,interior4       
7,,iv7 ,one individual selected by the  
,director of the ,national ,science     
,foundation from among employees of the 
,national ,science ,foundation4  7,v7   
,one individual selected by the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    

,protection ,agency from among employees
 of the ,environmental ,protection      
,agency4  7iii7 ,cochairpersons ,the    
individuals selected under subclauses   
7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of clause 7ii7 shall    
serve as cochairpersons of the working  
group established under clause 7i74     
7,c7 ,geological  7i7 ,in general ,one  
working group to focus on geological    
matters relating to carbon dioxide      
removal and storage4  7ii7 ,membership  
,the working group described in clause  
7i7 shall be composed of #d members as  
follows3 7,i7 ,one individual selected  
by the ,secretary of ,energy from among 
employees of the ,department of ,energy4
  7,,ii7 ,one individual selected by the
 ,secretary of the ,interior from among 
employees of the ,united ,states        
,geological ,survey4  7,,iii7 ,one      
individual selected by the ,director of 
the ,national ,science ,foundation from 
among employees of the ,national        
,science ,foundation4  7,,iv7 ,one      
individual selected by the              

,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency from among employees
 of the ,environmental ,protection      
,agency4  7iii7 ,cochairpersons ,the    
individuals selected under subclauses   
7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of clause 7ii7 shall    
serve as cochairpersons of the working  
group established under clause 7i74     
7,d7 ,technological  7i7 ,in general    
,one working group to focus on          
technological matters relating to carbon
 dioxide removal4  7ii7 ,membership ,the
 working group described in clause 7i7  
shall be composed of #g members as      
follows3 7,i7 ,one individual selected  
by the ,secretary of ,energy from among 
employees of the ,department of ,energy4
  7,,ii7 ,one individual selected by the
 ,secretary of ,defense from among      
employees of the ,department of         
,defense4  7,,iii7 ,one individual      
selected by the ,administrator of the   
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration from among employees of 
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   

,administration4  7,,iv7 ,one individual
 selected by the ,director of the       
,national ,science ,foundation from     
among employees of the ,national        
,science ,foundation4  7,v7 ,one        
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 ,commerce from among employees of the  
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology4  7,,vi7 ,one individual    
selected by the ,administrator of the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency from 
among employees of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency4  7,,vii7 ,one      
individual selected by the ,secretary of
 ,transportation from among employees of
 the ,department of ,transportation4    
7iii7 ,cochairpersons ,the individuals  
selected under subclauses 7,i7 and      
7,,iii7 of clause 7ii7 shall serve as   
cochairpersons of the working group     
established under clause 7i74  7e7      
,annual budget crosscut review  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not less frequently than once 
each year1 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget shall assist 

in the coordination of the initiative   
carried out under subsection            
7d77#a77;,a7 by conducting a budget     
crosscut review-- 7,a7 to ensure that   
budget proposals from members of the    
working groups established under such   
subsection are integrated with the      
overall budget for each ,federal        
department and agency participating in  
such working groups2 and  7,b7 to ensure
 that the various staff of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget review and   
act on ,federal department and agency   
budget proposals for research1          
development1 and demonstration of carbon
 dioxide removal technology in a        
holistic fashion4  7#b7 ,submittal to   
,congress ,along with each submission of
 the ,president pursuant to section     
#aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 the ,director shall submit to    
,congress a report on the findings of   
the ,director with respect to the most  
recently completed budget crosscut      
review under paragraph 7#a74