[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2509. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Duckworth) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of the amendment, add the following:

           DIVISION __--ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS

     SEC. __. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Environmental Justice Grants.--The Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to carry out--
       (1) the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program and the 
     Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving 
     Cooperative Agreement Program, as those programs are in 
     existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant 
     programs I and II, as in existence on January 1, 2012.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the programs described in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
       (2) such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
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