,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bb1 #bjba,ms4  
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4
 ,c>p]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,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 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,environm5tal ,ju/ice =    
,communities ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds t-- 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&scapes2   
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>ds2  7#c7  
communities exp]i5c+ environm5tal       
inju/ice h be5 subject$ to sy/emic      
racial1 social1 & economic inju/ices &  
face-- 7,a7 a disproportionate burd5 (  
adv]se human heal? or environm5tal      
effects2  7,b7 a high] risk ( int5tional
 & /ructural discrim9ation2 &  7,c7     
disproportionate pollution burd5s2  7#d7
 ! disproportionate burd5s describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 are be+ exac]bat$  
by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7,b7 w be   
address$ ) res\rces provid$ to          
environm5tal ju/ice communities 9 !     
,am]ican ,rescue ,plan ,act ( #bjba     
7,public ,law #aag-b72 &  7#e7 citiz5   
involvem5t & emp[]m5t w be ess5tial =   
environm5tal ju/ice communities to      
protect !mselves dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
p&emic4  #c4 ,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    
,di/ribution ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]  
am\nts are made available pursuant to   
subsection 7c71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
make aw>ds ( grants "u ea* ( ! programs 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 programs describ$ 9 subsection 7a7     
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb   
?r\gh #bjbg4