,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjba,ms4   
,titus introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to increase ! ,f$]al %>e  
payable = c]ta9 projects 9 environm5tal 
ju/ice communities1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,conge/ion mitigation & air quality 
improvem5t program ,section #adi7;b7 (  
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#h77;,b7 by    
/rik+ 2 or & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9
 p>agraph 7#i7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#aj7 o!r projects t !         
,secret>y det]m9es to be m co/-effective
 9 improv+ air quality ?an projects     
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#i74  4
  #b4 ,f$]al %>e ,section #abj7;b7 (    
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7       
,environm5tal ju/ice communities  7,a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may increase !    
,f$]al %>e payable on acc\nt ( a project
 or program eligible "u section #adi by 
#aj p]c5t1 up to #ajj p]c5t ( ! total   
project co/ ( any su* project1 if !     
,secret>y det]m9es t ! project b5efits  
an environm5tal ju/ice community ?r\gh  
r$uc+ adv]se environm5tal exposures t   
may disproportionately impact su*       
communities4  7,b7 ,environm5tal ju/ice 
community def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m  
environm5tal ju/ice community means a   
community t is l[-income or pr$om9ately 
populat$ by racial or e?nic m9orities4  
4  #c4 ,=mula mod]nization /udy  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation1 9 consultation ) !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all submit to !    
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate 
a conge/ion mitigation & air quality    

=mula mod]nization report4  7b7         
,assessm5t ,! report "u subsection 7a7  
%all include an assessm5t by ! ,secret>y
 z to :e!r ! curr5t apportionm5t me?od  
"u section #ajd7;b77#d7 ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 results 9 a        
di/ribution ( funds t be/ a*ieves ! air 
quality goals ( section #adi ( title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 tak+ into     
acc\nt ! consid]ations describ$ 9       
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,consid]ations ,to 
support ! assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#c71 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all provide an analysis   
(-- 7#a7 ! factors t contribute to !    
curr5t apportionm5t1 includ+ population1
 types ( pollutants1 & sev]ity (        
pollutants2  7#b7 ! weight+ ( ! factors 
li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 ! rec5cy (
 ! data us$ 9 mak+ ! apportionm5t "u    
section #ajd7;b77#d7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,recomm5dations ,if1
 "u ! assessm5t "u subsection 7b71 !    
,secret>y f9ds t modify+ ! curr5t       
apportionm5t me?od "u section           
#ajd7;b77#d7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 

,code1 w\ld be/ a*ieve ! air quality    
goals ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 9
 consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 include 
9 ! report "u subsection 7a7            
recomm5dations on a new apportionm5t    
me?od includ+-- 7#a7 ! factors recomm5d$
 to be includ$ 9 su* apportionm5t me?od2
  7#b7 ! weight+ recomm5d$ to be appli$ 
to ! factors "u subsection 7c77#a72 &   
7#c7 any o!r recomm5dations to ensure t 
! apportionm5t me?od be/ a*ieves ! air  
quality goals ( section #adi ( title    
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4