,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbe,ms4 
,de,gette introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,natural ,res\rces1 = 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 advance         
environm5tal ju/ice by address+         
cumulative impacts & und]5=cem5t1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,protection f          
,cumulative ,emissions & ,und]5=cem5t ( 
,environm5tal ,law ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,public heal? risks associat$ )         
cumulative environm5tal /ressors  7a7   
,propos$ protocol  7#a7 ,publication ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all publi% a proposal = a protocol =   
assess+ & address+ ! cumulative public  
heal? risks associat$ ) multiple        

environm5tal /ressors4  7#b7            
,environm5tal /ressors ,! environm5tal  
/ressors address$ "u ! propos$ protocol 
publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 
7,a7 impacts associat$ ) global climate 
*ange1 includ+ extreme heat1 extremes 9 
temp]ature *ange1 dr\ght1 wildfires1 sea
 level rise1 flood+1 /orms1 wat]        
%ortage1 food %ortage1 ecosy/em         
disruption1 & ! spread ( infecti\s      
disease2  7,b7 exposure to pollutants1  
emissions1 dis*>ges1 wa/e1 *emicals1 or 
o!r mat]ials subject to regulation "u ! 
,clean ,air ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,wat]        
,pollution ,control ,act1 ! ,safe ,dr9k+
 ,wat] ,act1 ! ,toxic ,sub/ances        
,control ,act1 ! ,solid ,wa/e ,disposal 
,act1 ! ,compreh5sive ,environm5tal     
,response1 ,comp5sation1 & ,liability   
,act ( #aihj1 ! ,em]g5cy ,plann+ &      
,community ,"r-to-,"k ,act ( #aihf1 &   
o!r laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,adm9i/rator2 &  
7,c7 o!r environm5tal /ressors det]m9$  
by ! ,adm9i/rator to impact public      
heal?4  7#c7 ,public comm5t & he>+s     

,dur+ ! #ij days foll[+ publication ( ! 
propos$ protocol "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7,a7 all[ = public  
comm5t on su* propos$ protocol2 &  7,b7 
hold at lea/ #d public he>+s on su*     
propos$ protocol at times & 9 locations 
int5d$ to maximize public input4  7b7   
,f9al protocol ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !       
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 f9alize !      
propos$ protocol publi%$ "u subsection  
7a7 by revis+ su* propos$ protocol z !  
,adm9i/rator det]m9es necess>y bas$ on  
public comm5ts receiv$ 9 writ+ & dur+ ! 
public he>+s held pursuant to su*       
subsection2 &  7#b7 publi% 9 ! ,f$]al   
,regi/] ! f9al protocol = assess+ &     
address+ ! cumulative public heal? risks
 associat$ ) multiple environm5tal      
/ressors4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,n lat]   
?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all implem5t !
 f9al protocol describ$ 9 subsection    
7b74  #c4 ,environm5tal ju/ice =        
communities ov]burd5$ by environm5tal   

violations  7a7 ,id5tification (        
communities ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !       
,adm9i/rator %all1 9 consultation )     
co-regulators 9 ,/ate & local ag5cies1  
id5tify at lea/ #ajj communities-- 7#a7 
t are environm5tal ju/ice communities2 &
  7#b7 9 :i* !re h be51 ov] ! previ\s #e
 ye>s1 a numb] ( violations (           
environm5tal law t ! ,adm9i/rator       
det]m9es to be great] ?an ! national    
av]age ( su* violations4  7b7 ,analysis 
& recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 )     
respect to ea* community id5tifi$ "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--   
7#a7 und]take an analysis ( ! conditions
 t h l$ to ! numb] ( violations describ$
 9 subsection 7a77#b71 includ+ ?r\gh    
engagem5t ) ! resid5ts ( ea* su*        
community2  7#b7 id5tify ! root cause ( 
! numb] ( violations describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#b72 &  7#c7 id5tify     
measures t ! ,adm9i/rator %all take1 9  
coord9ation ) co-regulators 9 ,/ate &   

local ag5cies1 to r$uce ! numb] (       
violations ( environm5tal law to a numb]
 t ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es to be        
significantly bel[ ! national av]age4   
7c7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all complete !            
implem5tation ( ! measures id5tifi$ "u  
subsection 7b77#c74  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m      
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,community ( color ,! t]m community (   
color means a geographically di/9ct area
 9 :i* ! population ( any ( ! foll[+    
categories ( individuals is high] ?an ! 
av]age population ( t category = ! ,/ate
 9 :i* ! community is locat$3 7,a7      
,black4  7,b7 ,african ,am]ican4  7,c7  
,asian4  7,d7 ,pacific ,isl&]4  7,e7    
,o!r non-,:ite race4  7,f7 ,hispanic4   
7,g7 ,lat9o4  7,h7 ,l+ui/ically isolat$4
  7#c7 ,environm5tal ju/ice community ,!
 t]m environm5tal ju/ice community means
 a community ) significant repres5tation

 ( communities ( color1 l[-income       
communities1 or ,tribal & indig5\s      
communities1 t exp]i5ces1 or is at risk 
( exp]i5c+ high] or m adv]se human heal?
 or environm5tal effects4  7#d7         
,l[-income community ,! t]m l[-income   
community means any c5sus block gr\p 9  
:i* #cj p]c5t or m ( ! population are   
individuals ) an annual h\sehold income 
equal to1 or less ?an1 ! great] (-- 7,a7
 an am\nt equal to #hj p]c5t ( ! m$ian  
income ( ! area 9 :i* ! h\sehold is     
locat$1 z report$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t2 &  7,b7 #bjj     
p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e4  7#e7      
,tribal & indig5\s community ,! t]m     
,tribal & indig5\s community means a    
population ( p :o are memb]s (-- 7,a7 a 
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  7,b7 
a ,/ate-recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe2  7,c7 
an ,alaska ,native or ,native ,hawaiian 
community or organization2 or  7,d7 any 
o!r community ( indig5\s p locat$ 9 a   
,/ate4