,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjjb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ad1 #bjbc,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 ,interagency ,group 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 #bjbc or the ,,create ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,interagency ,group 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 intentional capture of carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air or upper hydrosphere1 combined with the storage of such carbon dioxide1 that results in a net removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere1 as measured on a lifecycle basis1 including through-- 7#a7 direct air capture and storage2 7#b7 enhanced carbon mineralization2 7#c7 biomass-based carbon dioxide removal2 7#d7 forest restoration2 7#e7 soil carbon management2 7#f7 ocean-based carbon dioxide removal2 and 7#g7 any other approaches or methods identified by the ,interagency ,group4 7b7 ,interagency ,group on ,large-,scale ,carbon ,management 7#a7 ,establishment 7,a7 ,in general ,there is established in the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council an interagency group on matters relating to large-scale management of carbon4 7,b7 ,designation ,the interagency group established by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known as the ,interagency ,group on ,large-,scale ,carbon ,management 7in this section the ,interagency ,group 74 7,c7 ,membership 7i7 ,composition ,the ,interagency ,group 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 ,interagency ,group4 7iii7 ,evaluation and modification ,not less frequently than once every #c years1 the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council shall-- 7,i7 evaluate the composition1 executive committee1 and cochairpersons of the ,interagency ,group2 and 7,,ii7 implement such changes regarding such composition1 executive committee1 and cochairpersons as the ,council determines appropriate pursuant to an evaluation under subclause 7,i74 7#b7 ,duties of the ,interagency ,group ,the duties of the ,interagency ,group 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 research1 project1 and budget planning 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 technologies1 and assessing environmental and social impacts as well as co-benefits4 7,f7 ,engaging an independent entity to perform periodic evaluations of the working groups established under subsection 7d74 7c7 ,executive committee 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,interagency ,group an executive committee4 7#b7 ,membership ,the executive committee established by paragraph 7#a7 shall be composed of the following3 7,a7 ,a senior official of the ,white ,house ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy selected by the ,director 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 7,f7 ,one senior official of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency selected by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7d7 ,working groups and ,carbon ,removal ,initiative 7#a7 ,establishment 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,interagency ,group shall establish working groups in accordance with paragraph 7#b7 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 #g 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 the ,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 7#c7 ,evaluation and modification ,not less frequently than once every #c years1 the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council shall-- 7,a7 evaluate the working groups established pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 implement such changes regarding the working groups as the ,council determines appropriate pursuant to an evaluation under subparagraph 7,a74 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