,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajaba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,fro/ 7= himself1 ,ms4        
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 & ,ms4 
,wilson ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,natural ,res\rces1 &    
,agriculture1 = 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% y\?     
advisory c\ncils = ! purpose ( provid+  
recomm5dations to ! ,environm5tal       
,protection ,ag5cy1 ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,int]ior1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ,dep>tm5t 
( ,agriculture1 & ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce )
 respect to environm5tal issues z ^?    
issues relate to y\? communities1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,y\? ,climate ,lead]%ip
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3  7#a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy head ,! t]m    

cov]$ ag5cy head means ea* ( ! foll[+   
heads ( ag5cies3 7,a7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4     
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7,c7 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7,d7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture4  7,e7 ,! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce4  7#b7 ,designat$ ,f$]al (fic] 
,! t]m designat$ ,f$]al (fic] means !   
designat$ ,f$]al (fic] = a ,y\?         
,advisory ,c\ncil appo9t$ "u section    
#c7;b77#f74  7#c7 ,disadvantag$         
community ,! t]m disadvantag$ community 
means a community id5tifi$ z a          
disadvantag$ community by ! ,ju/ice#dj  
,initiative 7or a successor initiative7 
& ! ,climate & ,economic ,ju/ice ,scre5+
 ,tool ( ! ,c\ncil on ,environm5tal     
,quality 7or a successor tool74  7#d7   
,environm5tal ju/ice ,! t]m environm5tal
 ju/ice means ! j treatm5t & mean+ful   
involvem5t ( all p1 )\t reg>d to income1
 race1 color1 national orig91 ,tribal   
affiliation1 or disability1 9 ag5cy     
decisionmak+ & o!r ,f$]al activities t  
affect human heal? & ! environm5t s t   

p-- 7,a7 are fully protect$ f           
disproportionate & adv]se human heal? & 
environm5tal effects 7includ+ risks7 &  
haz>ds1 includ+ ^? relat$ to climate    
*ange1 ! cumulative impacts (           
environm5tal & o!r burd5s1 & ! legacy ( 
racism or o!r /ructural or sy/emic      
b>ri]s2 &  7,b7 h equitable access to a 
heal?y1 su/a9able1 & resili5t environm5t
 9 :i* to live & engage 9 cultural &    
subsi/5ce practices4  7#e7 ,y\?         
,advisory ,c\ncil ,! t]m ,y\? ,advisory 
,c\ncil means a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil  
e/abli%$ by a cov]$ ag5cy head pursuant 
to section #c7;a74  #c4 ,y\? ,advisory  
,c\ncils  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,ea* cov]$    
ag5cy head %all e/abli% )9 ! respective 
ag5cy ( ! cov]$ ag5cy head a ,y\?       
,advisory ,c\ncil = ! purpose ( provid+ 
recomm5dations to ! applicable cov]$    
ag5cy head ) respect to gov]nm5tal      
approa*es to environm5tal issues z ^?   
issues relate to y\?1 includ+-- 7#a7    
recomm5dations ) respect to programs to 
help ! gov]nm5ts ( disadvantag$         

communities address environm5tal issues 
9 ^? disadvantag$ communities2  7#b7    
recomm5dations ) respect to p]=mance    
measures t c\ld be us$ to measure !     
impact ( climate *ange & o!r            
environm5tal h>ms t affect y\?          
communities2 &  7#c7 rese>*+1 writ+     
reports on1 & mak+ recomm5dations ) a   
focus on environm5tal ju/ice1 climate   
*ange mitigation & resili5cy1 &         
pollution r$uction4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7
 ,size ,a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil %all   
consi/ ( n few] ?an #ae1 & n great] ?an 
#be1 repres5tative memb]s ( non-,f$]al  
int]e/s t h demon/rat$ high levels ( k &
 exp]tise 9 environm5tal issues1 to be  
appo9t$ by ! applicable cov]$ ag5cy     
head4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts  7,a7 ,age ,a  
memb] ( a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil %all h 
an age1 at ! "t ( appo9tm5t or          
reappo9tm5t "u p>agraph 7#d71 ( n less  
?an #af ye>s & n m ?an #bi ye>s4  7,b7  
,geographic div]sity requir$ ,a cov]$   
ag5cy head %all seek to ensure t memb]s 
( a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil are f        

geographically div]se locations across !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7 ,consid]ation (   
backgr\nds  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 select+     
memb]s ( a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil1 a    
cov]$ ag5cy head %all consid] c&idates )
 v>y+ backgr\nds1 includ+--  7,i7       
bus9ess & indu/ry2  7,,ii7 academic     
in/itutions2  7,,iii7 ,/ate1 local1 &   
,tribal gov]nm5ts2  7,,iv7 public int]e/
 gr\ps2  7,v7 environm5tal              
organizations2 &  7,,vi7 s]vice gr\ps4  
7ii7 ,requirem5t ,( ! memb]s ( a ,y\?   
,advisory ,c\ncil1 n m ?an #fj p]c5t may
 come f any #a category describ$ 9      
clause 7i74  7,d7 ,repres5tation (      
disadvantag$ communities ,( ! memb]s ( a
 ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil1 n less ?an #ej 
p]c5t %all come f1 reside prim>ily 91 or
 "w prim>ily 9 disadvantag$ communities4
  7,e7 ,div]sity1 equity1 inclusion1 &  
accessibility consid]ations ,9 select+  
memb]s ( a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil1 a    
cov]$ ag5cy head %all consid] div]sity1 
equity1 inclusion1 & accessibility1 9   
accordance ) ,executive ,ord] #adjce    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e note2 relat+ to  
div]sity1 equity1 inclusion1 &          
accessibility 9 ! ,f$]al work=ce74  7#c7
 ,t]m ,a memb] ( a ,y\? ,advisory       
,c\ncil %all s]ve = a t]m ( #b ye>s4    
7#d7 ,reappo9tm5t ,a cov]$ ag5cy head   
may reappo9t memb]s ( a ,y\? ,advisory  
,c\ncil to t ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil4    
7#e7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 a ,y\?     
,advisory ,c\ncil--  7,a7 %all n affect 
! p[]s ( ! ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil2 &    
7,b7 %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z !   
orig9al appo9tm5t4  7#f7 ,designat$     
,f$]al (fic] ,ea* cov]$ ag5cy head %all 
appo9t a full-"t employee ( ! ag5cy ( ! 
cov]$ ag5cy head to s]ve z ! designat$  
,f$]al (fic] = ! applicable ,y\?        
,advisory ,c\ncil4  7#g7 ,co-*airp]sons2
 vice-*airp]sons ,ea* cov]$ ag5cy head  
%all1 f among ! memb]s ( ! applicable   
,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil1 appo9t #b       
co-*airp]sons & #b vice-*airp]sons4  7c7
 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,frequ5cy ,a ,y\?        
,advisory ,c\ncil %all meet at ! call ( 
! applicable designat$ ,f$]al (fic]1 b n

 less frequ5tly ?an annually4  7#b7 ,op5
 meet+s ,! meet+s ( a ,y\? ,advisory    
,c\ncil %all be op5 to ! public unless !
 cov]$ ag5cy head det]m9es1 9 accordance
 ) section #eeb;b7c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to close a meet+ or       
portion ( a meet+4  7#c7 ,ag5da ,! ag5da
 ( a meet+ ( a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil   
%all be approv$ 9 advance by !          
applicable designat$ ,f$]al (fic]4  7#d7
 ,requirem5t ,a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil  
or subcommittee ( a ,y\? ,advisory      
,c\ncil may n meet )\t ! pres5ce ( !    
applicable designat$ ,f$]al (fic] 7or a 
designee74  7#e7 ,public p>ticipation ,a
 p]son int]e/$ 9 ! proce$+s ( a ,y\?    
,advisory ,c\ncil or int]e/$ 9 provid+  
comm5t on a matt] be=e a ,y\? ,advisory 
,c\ncil may-- 7,a7 att5d meet+s ( ! ,y\?
 ,advisory ,c\ncil2  7,b7 appe> be=e !  
,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil2 &  7,c7 file    
writt5 comm5ts ) ! ,y\? ,advisory       
,c\ncil4  7#f7 ,adj\rnm5t ,! designat$  
,f$]al (fic] = a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil 
may adj\rn ! meet+ ( ! ,y\? ,advisory   

,c\ncil if ! designat$ ,f$]al (fic]     
det]m9es x is 9 ! public int]e/ to d s4 
7d7 ,subcommittees ,a ,y\? ,advisory    
,c\ncil may e/abli% subcommittees z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,y\? ,advisory 
,c\ncil4  7e7 ,education ,ea* cov]$     
ag5cy head %all develop & provide to    
memb]s ( ! ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil an    
educational curriculum1 :i* %all include
 brief+s on ! organizational /ructure & 
"w ( ! ag5cy ( ! cov]$ ag5cy head4  7f7 
,reports ,n less frequ5tly ?an annually1
 a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil %all submit to
 ! applicable cov]$ ag5cy head a report 
describ+ any recomm5dations ( ! ,y\?    
,advisory ,c\ncil made 9 accordance )   
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,adm9i/rative      
support ,! ag5cy ( a cov]$ ag5cy head   
%all provide adm9i/rative support to !  
,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil ( ! ag5cy4  7h7  
,applicability ( ,,faca ,section #ajac (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n  
apply to a ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil4  7i7 
,applicability to exi/+ c\ncils ,!      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          

,protection ,ag5cy may1 9 accordance )  
?is ,act1 designate ! ,national         
,environm5tal ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil z !
 ,y\? ,advisory ,c\ncil ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  #d4  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #bej1jjj to  
ea* ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection       
,ag5cy1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjce = !
 purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act4