[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6918 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6918
To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to annually phase
down greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2025
Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Science, Space, and
Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to annually phase
down greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Pollution
Standard and Community Investment Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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TITLE I

-NATIONAL CLIMATE RESPONSE

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall
carry out a program to be known as the Clean Energy Rebate Program to
provide rebates to eligible households using amounts made available to
the Secretary under sections 722(c) and 752 of the Clean Air Act.
(b) Streamlined Participation for Certain Beneficiaries.--The
Secretary shall--
(1) periodically estimate the number of eligible
households, and the number of participating eligible
households, for the Clean Energy Rebate Program; and
(2) develop procedures, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and relevant State agencies,
to ensure that beneficiaries of the benefit programs
administered by such entities receive the rebate for which such
beneficiaries are eligible under the Clean Energy Rebate
Program.
(c) Rebate Amount.--The rebate amount for an eligible household
under this section shall be determined by the Secretary, accounting
for--
(1) the amount of funding made available under section
722(c) of the Clean Air Act; and
(2) the number of citizens and permanent legal residents of
the eligible household.
(d) Delivery Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish rules for
providing rebates to eligible households under this section in an
administratively simple manner, and on a quarterly basis through--
(1) direct deposit into the eligible household's designated
bank account;
(2) a State's electronic benefit transfer system; or
(3) another Federal or State mechanism, if such a mechanism
is approved by the Secretary.
(e) Administration by States.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may, in consultation with
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, establish uniform national program standards to
enable States, upon the approval of the Secretary, to
administer the Clean Energy Rebate Program in the State. Such a
State shall establish procedures governing the administration
of the Clean Energy Rebate Program that the relevant State
agency determines best serve eligible households in the State,
including households with special needs, such as households
with elderly or disabled members, households in rural areas,
homeless individuals, and households residing on reservations
as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the
Indian Financing Act of 1974.
(2) Coadministration with other programs.--Such a State may
coadminister the Clean Energy Rebate Program with other State
programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program
authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 in accordance
with the provisions of this title.
(3) Additional requirements.--No State shall impose any
condition of eligibility for a rebate under this section other
than what is required by this section.
(4) Oversight.--Each State administering the Clean Energy
Rebate Program shall--
(A) assume responsibility for the certification of
eligible households and for the issuance of rebates and
the control and accountability thereof; and
(B) report information to the Secretary at such a
time and manner as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
(f) Outreach.--The Secretary shall carry out a robust and
comprehensive outreach program to ensure that eligible households learn
of their eligibility for rebates and are advised of the opportunity to
receive such rebates.
(g) Tax Treatment.--Rebate amounts provided under this section may
not be includible in the gross income of the recipient for purposes of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(h) Regulations.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this title, the Secretary shall issue such regulations, or
guidance, as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for the
effective and efficient administration of the Clean Energy Rebate
Program.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible household.--The term ``eligible household''
means a household--
(A) for which the gross income of the household
does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line;
(B) for which the relevant State agency of the
State in which the household is located determines that
the household is participating in--
(i) the supplemental nutrition assistance
program authorized by the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
(ii) the food distribution program on
Indian reservations authorized by section 4(b)
of such Act; or
(iii) the program for nutrition assistance
in Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section
19 of such Act;
(C) that consists of a single individual or a
married couple, and receives benefits under the
supplemental security income program under title XVI of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and
(D) of which at least one member is a citizen or
permanent legal resident.
(2) Gross income of a household.--The term ``gross income
of a household'' means the gross income of a household that is
determined in accordance with standards and procedures
established under section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014).
(3) Household.--The term ``household'' has the meaning
given the term ``Household'' in section 3(m) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(m)).
(4) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' has the
meaning given such term in section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(6) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the Worker and Community
Assistance Fund, consisting of--
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund under
sections 722(g) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; and
(2) such additional amounts as may be appropriated to
supplement the fund.
(b) Expenditures From Fund.--
(1) Availability.--Amounts deposited in the fund pursuant
to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Labor
and the Director of the Office of Energy and Economic
Transition without subsequent appropriation and shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation until expended.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary of Labor and
the Director of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition
may use not more than 5 percent of the amount available in the
Worker and Community Assistance Fund on October 1 of each
fiscal year to cover the administrative expenses of carrying
out title II of this Act for that fiscal year.

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(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the Cleaner Air Community Fund,
consisting of--
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund under
sections 722(h) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; and
(2) such additional sums as may be appropriated to
supplement the fund.
(b) Expenditures From Fund.--
(1) In general.--Amounts deposited in the fund pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be available to the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency without subsequent
appropriation and shall remain available without fiscal year
limitation until expended.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency may use not more than 5 percent
of the amount available in the Cleaner Air Community Fund on
October 1 of each fiscal year to cover the administrative
expenses of carrying out part C of title VII of the Clean Air
Act for that fiscal year.

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(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the Negative Emissions Activities
Fund, consisting of--
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund under
sections 722(i) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; and
(2) such additional amounts as may be appropriated to
supplement the fund.
(b) Expenditures From Fund.--
(1) In general.--Amounts deposited in the fund pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be available to the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency without subsequent
appropriation and shall remain available without fiscal year
limitation until expended.
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency may use not more than 5 percent
of the amount available in the Negative Emissions Activities
Fund on October 1 of each fiscal year to cover the
administrative expenses of carrying out part D of title VII of
the Clean Air Act for that fiscal year.

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(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the Energy Innovation Fund,
consisting of--
(1) such amounts as are deposited in the fund under section
722(j) and 752 of the Clean Air Act; and
(2) such additional amounts as may be appropriated to
supplement the fund.
(b) Expenditures From Fund.--
(1) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2027, amounts
deposited in the fund pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
available to the Secretary of Energy without subsequent
appropriation and shall remain available without fiscal year
limitation until expended to provide assistance pursuant to
subsection (c).
(2) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary of Energy may
use not more than 5 percent of the amount available in the
Energy Innovation Fund on October 1 of each fiscal year to
cover the administrative expenses of carrying out this section
for that fiscal year.
(c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide assistance
under this section, distributed on a competitive basis, to local,
State, and Tribal governments, institutions of higher education,
companies, research foundations, trade and industry research
collaborations, or consortia of such entities, or other appropriate
research and development entities to support research, development, and
demonstration of technology that the Secretary determines supports
achievement of the goal established by section 702 of the Clean Air
Act, including through targeted acceleration of--
(1) novel early-stage clean energy research;
(2) development of techniques, processes, and technologies,
and related testing and evaluation;
(3) development of manufacturing processes for clean energy
technologies; and
(4) demonstration for commercial applications of clean
energy technologies.
(d) Supplement Not Supplant.--Assistance provided under this
section shall be used to supplement, and not to supplant, any other
Federal resources available to carry out the activities described in
this section.
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a
report that describes the activities funded by the Energy Innovation
Fund.

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(a) Definition of Emission Allowance.--In this section, the term
``emission allowance'' means any emission allowance established or
issued under title VII of the Clean Air Act, or any derivative of such
allowance.
(b) Interagency Working Group.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the President shall establish an
interagency working group to support the oversight of emission
allowance transactions. Such working group shall include
representatives from--
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(C) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and
(D) other relevant Federal agencies as determined
by the President.
(2) Recommendations.--The working group shall make periodic
recommendations to Congress and relevant Federal agencies to--
(A) provide for effective and comprehensive market
oversight of emission allowance transactions;
(B) prohibit fraud, market manipulation, and excess
speculation related to emission allowance transactions;
(C) limit unreasonable fluctuation in the prices of
emission allowances;
(D) ensure market transparency to provide for
efficient price discovery, prevention of fraud, market
manipulation, and excess speculation; and
(E) facilitate compliance with title VII of the
Clean Air Act.
(3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the
interagency working group shall submit to the President and
Congress a written report that includes the recommendations
made under paragraph (2) for--
(A) regulations and other actions to be taken by
Federal agencies to enhance the oversight of emission
allowance transactions; and
(B) statutory changes needed to ensure the proper
operation and oversight of transparent, fair, stable,
and efficient emission allowance transactions.

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Notwithstanding section 3304 and sections 3309 through 3318 of
title 5, United States Code, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, upon a determination by the Administrator that there
is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need for
particular positions to carry out this title (including the amendments
made by this title), may recruit and directly appoint highly qualified
individuals into the competitive service.

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In this title:
(1) Adversely affected community.--The term ``adversely
affected community'' means a unit of local government or an
Indian Tribe (or a political subdivision thereof) that has
been, or is at risk to be, significantly disrupted by the
United States transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions
through the loss of a significant portion of locally generated
tax revenue or employment due to the closure, or risk of
closure, of an impacted employer within its jurisdiction.
(2) Adversely affected worker.--The term ``adversely
affected worker'' means an individual who has been, or is at
risk to be, totally separated or partially separated from
employment by an impacted employer.
(3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of Energy and Economic Transition.
(4) Impacted employer.--The term ``impacted employer''
means a private entity that is primarily engaged in business
related to--
(A) the extraction of fossil fuels;
(B) the refinement of fossil fuels;
(C) the generation of electricity from fossil
fuels;
(D) the production of energy-intensive industrial
products;
(E) the manufacture of light-, medium-, and heavy-
duty vehicles that utilize an internal combustion
engine and component parts for such vehicles;
(F) the construction, operation, and maintenance of
infrastructure to deliver fossil fuels for domestic
use; or
(G) other industries significantly disrupted by the
United States transition to net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions, as determined by the Director, in
consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of
Labor.
(5) Partial separation.--The terms ``partial separation''
and ``partially separated'' mean, with respect to an individual
who has not been totally separated from employment, that--
(A) the number of hours of work for such individual
has been reduced by an impacted employer to 80 percent
or less of the average number of hours per week such
individual worked per week prior to any separation from
employment; and
(B) the wages for such individual have been reduced
by an impacted employer to 80 percent or less of the
average wages per week while employed by the impacted
employer prior to any separation.
(6) Total separation.--The terms ``total separation'' and
``totally separated'' mean the layoff or severance of an
individual from employment by an impacted employer.

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TITLE II

-WORKER AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall seek to enter into
an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the
Academy agrees to conduct studies on matters concerning the potential
impacts of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions on workers and
communities dependent on employment related to fossil fuels as follows:
(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of entry into such
agreement, the Academy shall complete a study focused on
communities that have experienced an energy-related transition
within the previous 10 years, including communities that were
dependent on coal, and submit to Congress and the Secretary of
Energy a report on the results of such study.
(2) Not later than 3 years after the date of entry into
such agreement, the Academy shall complete a study focused on
communities and industries not covered in the study under
paragraph (1) that are likely to experience an energy-related
transition should the United States achieve net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions by 2050, and submit to Congress and the Secretary
of Energy a report on the results of such study.
(b) Timing of Agreement.--The Secretary of Energy shall seek to
enter into the agreement described in subsection (a) not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Requirements.--The study and report under paragraph (1) of
subsection (a), with respect to communities described in such
paragraph, and the study and report under paragraph (2) of subsection
(a), with respect to communities described in such paragraph, shall--
(1) assess current and foreseeable trends in worker and
community disruptions associated with the United States
transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, and
the effects of such trends on the social, economic, and other
requirements of the United States;
(2) identify types of occupations related to fossil fuels
that may be impacted by the United States transition to
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, including--
(A) occupations involved with--
(i) the extraction of fossil fuels;
(ii) the refinement of fossil fuels;
(iii) the generation of electricity from
fossil fuels;
(iv) the production of energy-intensive
industrial products;
(v) the manufacture of light-, medium-, and
heavy-duty vehicles that utilize an internal
combustion engine and component parts for such
vehicles; and
(vi) the construction, operation, and
maintenance of infrastructure to deliver fossil
fuels for domestic use; and
(B) for each type of occupation identified under
subparagraph (A), estimates of--
(i) the number of employees serving in each
type of occupation;
(ii) the locations of employees for each
type of occupation;
(iii) the average wages and benefits of
employees for each type of occupation; and
(iv) the average age of employees for each
type of occupation, including an estimate of
the number of employees 55 years of age or
older;
(3) assess impacts and potential impacts associated with
the United States transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions on workers in the types of occupations identified
under paragraph (2);
(4) identify skills, including professional certifications,
typically associated with each type of occupation identified
under paragraph (2) and potential occupations utilizing the
same or similar skills in industries not impacted by the United
States transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions, including an estimate of average wages and benefits
for each such potential occupation;
(5) identify the ages and locations of, and existing debt
burdens, including debt burdens resulting from Department of
Agriculture Rural Utilities Service loans, related to existing
fossil fuel-powered electricity generating units;
(6) identify municipal and county governments that derive--
(A) more than 25 percent of locally generated tax
revenue or employment within the jurisdiction of the
government from industries employing workers in types
of occupations identified under paragraph (2); and
(B) more than 50 percent of locally generated tax
revenue or employment within that jurisdiction from
such industries;
(7) assess the status and condition of communities already
affected by the transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions, that have lost significant locally generated tax
revenue or employment within the past 10 years;
(8) assess economic development and alternative employment
opportunities in communities identified in paragraphs (6) and
(7), including an assessment of existing educational, workforce
development, and infrastructure assets, including
transportation, energy, and digital infrastructure, near
identified communities;
(9) identify commonly occurring municipal and county
government services and programs funded by locally generated
tax revenues in communities identified in paragraphs (6) and
(7), including--
(A) education;
(B) public safety, including police and fire
departments;
(C) health care;
(D) infrastructure; and
(E) workforce development; and
(10) identify potential strategies, consistent with
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, to avoid future
disruptions among businesses and workers, including strategies
to reskill workers to fill jobs in emerging and growing
industries.
(d) Recommendations.--The studies and reports under subsection (a)
shall identify actions that could be taken regarding worker and
community transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, including--
(1) compensation packages for employees in types of
occupations identified under subsection (c)(2), including--
(A) transition adjustment assistance, potentially
including support for wages, pension, health care, and
other benefits; and
(B) enabling early retirement for such employees
over the age of 55;
(2) training and further education for employees in
occupations identified under subsection (c)(2), potentially
including job placement and relocation assistance;
(3) economic development and diversification of communities
identified under paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (c),
including employment and development opportunities associated
with environmental remediation;
(4) financial assistance packages for communities
identified in paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (c) to
provide temporary replacement of lost locally generated tax
revenue; and
(5) recommendations for remedying deficiencies of existing
programs and activities identified in subsection (c), which may
include recommendations for Federal legislation and Executive
action.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

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(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Executive Office of
the President an Office of Energy and Economic Transition. The Office
shall be led by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, to
serve at the pleasure of the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(b) Director Qualifications.--The Director shall be a person who,
as a result of training, experience, and attainments, is exceptionally
well qualified to--
(1) appraise programs and activities of the Federal
Government in light of the challenges posed to adversely
affected workers and adversely affected communities;
(2) be conscious of and responsive to the scientific,
economic, social, cultural, and pollution reduction needs and
interests of the United States; and
(3) formulate and recommend national policies to assist
workers and communities disrupted in the United States
transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) Compensation for Director.--The annual rate of pay for the
Director shall be fixed by the President at a rate that may not exceed
the annual rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule.
(d) Duties of Director.--The Director shall assist and advise the
President on policies and programs of the Federal Government affecting
the United States transition to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions by--
(1) administering the programs and activities under this
title;
(2) assisting and advising the President in the preparation
of the Worker and Community Transition Report required under
subsection (g);
(3) reviewing and appraising the various programs and
activities of the Federal Government related to adversely
affected workers and economic development and diversification
of adversely affected communities, and making recommendations
to the President with respect to such programs and activities;
(4) coordinating relevant programs and activities among the
relevant Federal departments and agencies through the
Interagency Energy and Economic Transition Task Force convened
pursuant to section 204;
(5) coordinating across Federal departments, agencies, and
other initiatives to align energy-related transition strategies
with other national economic development strategies, including
national manufacturing, infrastructure, and environmental
remediation strategies;
(6) in accordance with section 205, being responsive to and
coordinating with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee
established under such section;
(7) creating and maintaining a website to serve as an
information clearinghouse containing information on relevant
programs and activities from relevant departments and agencies
across the Federal Government to increase awareness of Federal
programs, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other assistance
and resources the Director determines may assist economic
development and diversification activities in adversely
affected communities and support adversely affected workers;
(8) providing assistance to adversely affected communities,
including technical and financial assistance, and support for
capacity building and planning capabilities by adversely
affected communities and community-based leaders of such
communities, including assistance provided pursuant to section
206 or through Community-Based Transition Hubs pursuant to
section 207;
(9) collecting, collating, analyzing, and interpreting data
and information on adversely affected workers and economic
development and diversification of adversely affected
communities; and
(10) implementing grant programs or other forms of
financial and technical assistance to support adversely
affected workers and the economic development and
diversification of adversely affected communities as required
by this title or after determining no such similar program or
assistance is being provided by a Federal agency.
(e) Employment of Personnel, Experts, and Consultants.--The Office
may employ such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out
its duties under this title. In addition, the Office may employ and fix
the compensation of such experts and consultants as may be necessary
for carrying out such duties, in accordance with section 3109 of title
5, United States Code.
(f) Reimbursements.--The Office may accept reimbursements from any
private nonprofit organization, any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the Federal Government, or any State or local
government for the reasonable travel expenses incurred by the Director
or an employee of the Office in connection with attendance at any
conference, seminar, or similar meeting conducted for the benefit of
the Office.
(g) Report to Congress.--Beginning in 2027, the President shall
transmit to Congress a report, to be known as the Worker and Community
Transition Report, not less than once every 2 years, which shall set
forth--
(1) the status and condition of workers and communities
disrupted in the United States transition to achieving net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions, with an emphasis on economic
development and diversification activities in adversely
affected communities;
(2) current and foreseeable trends in worker and community
disruptions associated with the United States transition to
achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, and the effects of
such trends on the social, economic, and other requirements of
the United States;
(3) a review of the programs and activities (including
regulatory activities) of the Federal Government, State,
Tribal, and local governments, and nongovernmental entities or
individuals that serve adversely affected communities;
(4) recommendations for remedying deficiencies of existing
programs and activities described in paragraph (3), which may
include recommendations for new programs and activities and
legislation to authorize such programs; and
(5) the expenditures of the Office in support of programs
and activities authorized under this title.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary.

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(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director shall convene regularly a task force, to be
known as the Interagency Energy and Economic Transition Task Force, to
enhance the coordination of relevant programs and activities intended
to support adversely affected workers and adversely affected
communities, with an emphasis on economic development and
diversification activities in adversely affected communities.
(b) Composition.--The Task Force shall be comprised of the
following (or a designee):
(1) The Secretary of Energy.
(2) The Secretary of Labor.
(3) The Secretary of Commerce.
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(6) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(7) The Secretary of the Interior.
(8) The Secretary of Transportation.
(9) The Secretary of the Treasury.
(10) The Secretary of Education.
(11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(12) The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration.
(13) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(14) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.
(15) The Chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(16) Such other Federal officials as determined appropriate
by the Director.
(c) Functions.--The Task Force shall--
(1) report to the President through the Director;
(2) seek to enhance coordination and implementation of
programs and activities related to the duties of the Office of
Energy and Economic Transition in order to ensure that the
administration of programs, activities, and policies across
Federal departments and agencies is carried out in a consistent
and complementary manner;
(3) utilize, to the fullest extent possible, the services,
facilities, and information (including statistical information)
of public and private agencies and organizations, and
individuals, in order that duplication of effort and expense
may be avoided; and
(4) identify, based in part on recommendations from the
Stakeholder Advisory Committee established under section 205
and the public, opportunities to improve support for adversely
affected workers and adversely affected communities for
relevant Federal departments and agencies to take into
consideration and address.
(d) Public Participation.--The Task Force shall--
(1) hold public meetings or otherwise solicit public
participation for the purposes of developing and coordinating
policies and programs of the Federal Government related to
adversely affected workers and adversely affected communities
in the United States transition to achieving net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions; and
(2) publish a summary of any comments and recommendations
provided pursuant to paragraph (1).

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(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director shall establish a committee, to be known as
the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, to consult with representatives of
adversely affected communities, adversely affected workers, industry,
labor unions, economic development experts, State, local, and Tribal
governments, and other organizations and individuals, as determined
appropriate by the Director, to address the needs of workers and
communities affected by the United States energy transition to net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions.
(b) Membership.--The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall be
comprised of members who have knowledge of, or experience relating to,
workers and communities adversely affected by the United States energy
transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, with an emphasis on
economic development and diversification activities in adversely
affected communities, and shall include--
(1) representatives from labor unions, including at least
one representative from--
(A) the mining sector;
(B) the electricity generation sector;
(C) the manufacturing sector; and
(D) the transportation sector;
(2) community leaders from adversely affected communities,
including community leaders from Tribal and Indigenous
communities;
(3) representatives from State, Tribal, and local
governments;
(4) experts in economic development;
(5) experts in workforce development;
(6) representatives from nongovernmental organizations,
including environmental organizations; and
(7) representatives from the private sector.
(c) Responsibilities.--The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Director with
respect to issues relating to the duties of the Office of Energy and
Economic Transition, including--
(1) improving participation, cooperation, and communication
between the Office and adversely affected communities;
(2) recommending lessons learned and best practices from
communities, regions, and countries that have gone through, are
going through, or are planning for an energy-related economic
transition;
(3) supporting community-based public meetings, as
described in subsection (f);
(4) soliciting and receiving feedback from Community-Based
Transition Hubs receiving grants pursuant to section 207; and
(5) producing a report within 2 years of establishment, and
every 2 years thereafter, and make recommendations, including
actions that could be taken under executive authority and new
legislation.
(d) Recommendations From the Stakeholder Advisory Committee.--The
Director shall provide a written response to each recommendation
submitted in a report under subsection (c) to the Director by the
Stakeholder Advisory Committee by not later than 180 days after the
date of submission of such report.
(e) Committee Meetings.--
(1) In general.--The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall
meet not less frequently than 3 times each calendar year.
(2) Open to public.--Each meeting of the Stakeholder
Advisory Committee shall be held open to the public.
(3) Duties of the director.--The Director (or a designee)
shall--
(A) be present at each meeting of the Stakeholder
Advisory Committee;
(B) ensure that each meeting is conducted in
accordance with an agenda approved in advance by the
Director;
(C) provide an opportunity for interested persons--
(i) to file comments before or after each
meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee;
or
(ii) to make statements at such a meeting,
to the extent that time permits; and
(D) ensure that a high-level representative from
each department and agency from the Interagency Energy
and Economic Transition Task Force convened pursuant to
section 204 is invited to, and encouraged to attend,
each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
(f) Public Meetings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Director,
in coordination with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, shall
hold public meetings to gather input with respect to the duties
of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition and
implementation of this title.
(2) Outreach to adversely affected communities.--The
Director, in advance of the meetings described in subsection
(a), shall hold meetings in multiple adversely affected
communities to provide meaningful community involvement
opportunities.
(3) Coordination with community-based transition hubs.--The
Director, in advance of the meetings described in subsection
(a), shall coordinate and solicit comments from entities
receiving grants under section 207.
(g) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Stakeholder Advisory
Committee may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at such rate as the Director determines to be appropriate
while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in
the performance of the duties of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee,
including participation in a public meeting pursuant to subsection (f).
(h) Duration.--The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall remain in
existence unless otherwise provided by law.

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(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a program to provide
assistance to eligible local government entities, including making
payments to temporarily replace eligible local revenues of such
entities, using amounts made available to the Director in the Worker
and Community Assistance Fund.
(b) Requirements.--In implementing the program in subsection (a),
the Director shall--
(1) identify problems of counties, regions, metropolitan
areas, Tribal Governments, and communities that result from the
cessation of operations by impacted employers;
(2) use and maintain a uniform socioeconomic impact
analysis;
(3) apply consistent policies, practices, and procedures in
the administration of Federal programs that are used to assist
counties, Tribal Governments, regions, metropolitan areas,
communities, and businesses;
(4) encourage effective Federal, State, Tribal, county,
regional, metropolitan, and community cooperation and
involvement of public interest groups, labor organizations, and
private sector organizations in community adjustment
activities;
(5) serve as a clearinghouse to exchange information among
Federal, State, Tribal, county, regional, metropolitan, and
community officials involved in community adjustment
activities. Such information may include reports, studies, best
practices, technical information, and sources of public and
private financing; and
(6) support planning activities of counties, Tribal
Governments, regions, metropolitan areas, and communities to
promote diversification of local economies.
(c) Community Adjustments to Eligible Local Government Entities.--
The Director shall make annual payments under this section to eligible
local government entities to replace eligible local revenues due to the
cessation of operations by impacted employers located within the
jurisdiction of such local government entities.
(d) Order of Payment.--The date of submission of an eligible local
government entity's application for assistance shall establish the
order in which assistance is paid to program applicants, except that in
no event shall assistance be paid to a local government entity until
such time that an impacted employer has been closed. Any local
government entity seeking assistance under this section shall submit an
affidavit to the Director that an impacted employer has ceased
operating and an estimation of eligible local revenues. After receipt
of such an affidavit under this subsection, the Director shall confirm
such information.
(e) Conditions on Payments and Assistance.--An eligible local
government entity shall--
(1) be eligible for not more than one payment each fiscal
year under this section; and
(2) not receive payments under this section for more than 8
fiscal years.
(f) Determination of Payment Amount.--The amount of a payment under
this section shall be determined by the Director based on the eligible
local revenues from one or more impacted employers to an eligible local
government entity equal to--
(1) 90 percent of eligible local revenues in the first and
second years;
(2) 75 percent of eligible local revenues in the third and
fourth years;
(3) 50 percent of eligible local revenues in the fifth and
sixth years; and
(4) 25 percent of eligible local revenues in the seventh
and eighth years.
(g) Adjustment of Payment Amounts.--Notwithstanding subsection (f),
if the Director determines that the total amount of payments to
eligible local government entities in any year would exceed the amount
of funding made available to carry out this section for that year, the
Director may reduce each eligible local government entity's payment on
a pro rata basis.
(h) Report to the Director.--An eligible local government entity
receiving payment under this section shall be required to submit an
annual report to the Director explaining the use of payments, including
a description of funding used for--
(1) infrastructure;
(2) telecommunications;
(3) education;
(4) health care;
(5) public safety, including police, fire, emergency
response, or other community support services;
(6) drinking water and wastewater services;
(7) economic development and diversification;
(8) employment training, counseling, and placement services
for dislocated workers; and
(9) counseling and other social services for dislocated
workers.
(i) Community Adjustments, Economic Development, and Economic
Diversification Planning.--The Director may make grants and supplement
other Federal funds in order to assist a county, municipality, school
district, special district, or Tribal Government in planning for
community adjustments, economic development, and economic
diversification even if such entity is not currently eligible for
assistance under this section if the Director determines that there
exists a reasonable likelihood that such entity may become eligible in
the future.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for carrying out this section.
(k) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible local government entity.--The term ``eligible
local government entity'' means a county, municipality, school
district, special district, or Tribal Government that has one
or more impacted employers located within the jurisdiction of
such entity that have ceased operations within the 2 years
prior to submitting an application to the Director, resulting
in at least a 25 percent reduction in total revenues from the
real property tax collections, royalties, lease payments,
transaction privilege taxes and sales taxes, or payments in
lieu of taxes owed to such entity.
(2) Eligible local revenues.--The term ``eligible local
revenues'' means the amount of real property taxes, royalty or
lease payments, transaction privilege taxes and sales taxes,
and payments in lieu of taxes owed by one or more impacted
employers to a county, municipality, school district, special
district, or Tribal Government, based on the average annual
amount owed by such an impacted employer for the 3 years prior
to the cessation of operations by such impacted employer.

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(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a program to award
grants to entities described in subsection (b), to be known as
Community-Based Transition Hubs, to carry out the activities described
in subsection (d), using amounts made available to the Director in the
Worker and Community Assistance Fund.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall demonstrate to the Director that the
entity--
(1) has existing relationships, or could readily establish
relationships, with local employers and employees, county,
municipal, and Tribal governments, local and regional economic
development and planning organizations, workforce development,
educational, and job training resources, economic development
organizations, community organizations that provide social
services, and other organizations determined appropriate by the
Director;
(2) is capable of carrying out the duties described in
subsection (d);
(3) can meet the standards described in subsection (e); and
(4) can provide information consistent with the standards
developed under subsection (f).
(c) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Director shall prioritize grants to entities located in communities
that--
(1) receive assistance under section 206; or
(2) the Director determines there is a reasonable
likelihood may receive assistance under section 206 within 5
years.
(d) Duties.--An entity that receives a grant under this section
shall--
(1) coordinate with the Office of Energy and Economic
Transition and relevant Federal departments and agencies
regarding the latest information, financial and technical
assistance opportunities, and best practices to support workers
and communities adversely affected by the United States energy
transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions;
(2) provide capacity-building support and technical
assistance, including grant writing assistance, to local
leaders and organizations, including elected officials,
community leaders, business owners, and labor leaders, to
facilitate community-driven planning processes and on-going
program development and implementation related to assistance to
displaced workers and economic development and diversification;
(3) advise communities that apply for assistance under this
title or under other Federal and State programs, including
providing guidance on the procedures and deadlines for applying
or petitioning for such assistance;
(4) conduct public education activities, including outreach
to adversely affected workers with respect to services and
assistance available through local, State, and Federal
programs;
(5) provide information related to, and when appropriate,
facilitate enrollment in--
(A) training, employment counseling, employment
opportunities, and placement services for adversely
affected workers, available in local and regional
areas, including information on how to apply for such
training and services;
(B) training programs and other services provided
by a State pursuant to title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and
available in local and regional areas, including
information on how to apply for such training;
(C) educational opportunities and information
related financial aid, including referring workers to
educational opportunity centers described in section
402F of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a-16), where applicable;
(D) short-term prevocational services, including
development of learning skills, communications skills,
interviewing skills, personal maintenance skills, and
professional conduct to prepare individuals for
employment or training; and
(E) support services in local and regional areas,
including services related to childcare, personal
counseling (including substance abuse treatment,
suicide prevention, and mental health care), family
counseling, bankruptcy and financial counseling,
transportation, dependent care, housing assistance, and
need-related payments;
(6) provide individual employment counseling for adversely
affected workers, including development of an individual
employment plan to identify employment goals and objectives,
and appropriate training to achieve those goals and objectives,
or information to obtain such counseling in local and regional
areas;
(7) provide employment statistics information, including
the provision of accurate information relating to local,
regional, and national labor market areas, including--
(A) job vacancy listings in such labor market
areas;
(B) information on jobs skills necessary to obtain
jobs identified in job vacancy listings described in
subparagraph (A);
(C) information relating to local occupations that
are in demand and earnings potential of such
occupations; and
(D) skills requirements for local occupations
described in subparagraph (C); and
(8) provide information in a manner that is culturally and
linguistically appropriate to the needs of the population being
served.
(e) Standards.--The Director shall establish standards for grant
recipients under this section, including provisions to ensure that any
entity that receives a grant is qualified to engage in the activities
described in this section.
(f) Fair and Impartial Information and Services.--The Director, in
consultation with States, Tribal Governments, and relevant Federal
agencies, shall develop standards to ensure that information made
available by grant recipients under this section is accurate and shall
provide such entities with relevant information and technical
assistance to enable grant recipients under this section to better
perform the duties in subsection (d).
(g) Limitations on Grants.--
(1) Period.--In carrying out this section, the Director
shall ensure that the total period of a grant does not exceed 6
years.
(2) Amount.--In carrying out this section, the Director
shall ensure that the total amount awarded to an entity during
the total period of the grant does not exceed $12,000,000.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for carrying out this section.

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(a) In General.--Using amounts made available to the Secretary of
Labor in the Worker and Community Assistance Fund, the Secretary of
Labor shall provide assistance to each eligible adversely affected
worker in accordance with this section.
(b) Petitions.--
(1) Filing.--
(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive
assistance under this section, a petition shall be
filed with the Secretary and the Governor of the
applicable State, simultaneously, by (or on behalf of)
an adversely affected worker or a group of adversely
affected workers that meets the requirements of
subsection (c).
(B) Authorized entities.--A petition under
subparagraph (A) may be filed on behalf of an
individual adversely affected worker or a group of
adversely affected workers by one of the following:
(i) The certified or recognized union or
other duly authorized representative of such
worker or workers.
(ii) An employer of such worker or workers.
(iii) A one-stop operator or one-stop
partners (as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)
including State employment security agencies.
(iv) A State, or an entity designated by a
State, carrying out rapid response activities
pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.).
(C) Applicable governor.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term ``applicable State'', when
used with respect to an adversely affected worker or a
group of such workers, means the State in which the
employment site of such worker or workers is located.
(2) Action by the secretary of labor.--Upon receipt of a
petition filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor
shall promptly publish notice in the Federal Register and on
the website of the Department of Labor that the Secretary has
received, and is reviewing, the petition.
(3) Action by governors.--Upon receipt of a petition filed
under paragraph (1), the Governor shall--
(A) ensure that rapid response activities and
appropriate career services (as described in section
134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)
authorized under other Federal laws are made available
to each adversely affected worker covered by the
petition to the extent authorized under such laws; and
(B) assist the Secretary of Labor in the review of
the petition by verifying the information provided
under the petition and providing such other assistance
as the Secretary of Labor may request.
(c) Eligibility.--An adversely affected worker who works or has
worked at an employment site of an impacted employer or a group of
adversely affected workers from the same employment site of an impacted
employer shall be certified by the Secretary of Labor as eligible to
receive assistance under this section if the Secretary determines that
the petition filed under subsection (b) by or on behalf of such
individual or group demonstrates that--
(1) such individual worker or each individual worker in
such group is an adversely affected worker who has been (or who
has been at risk to be) totally separated or partially
separated from employment with such impacted employer for not
longer than the 1-year period ending on the date on which such
petition is filed;
(2) a significant number or percentage of the workers at
such employment site are adversely affected workers; and
(3) the sales, production, or delivery of goods or services
at such employment site has decreased as a result of any
requirement of title VII of the Clean Air Act, as added by this
Act, which may be demonstrated by evidence--
(A) in the case of a facility of such employer that
mines, produces, processes, or utilizes fossil fuels to
generate electricity, that the shift from reliance upon
fossil fuels to other sources of energy has resulted in
the closing of such facility or in the partial
separation or total separation of a significant number
or percentage of workers at such employment site;
(B) in the case of a manufacturing facility, of a
substantial increase in the cost of energy and other
inputs required for such facility to produce items
whose prices are competitive in the marketplace, and
such cost increase is not significantly offset by
emission allowance allocation to the facility pursuant
to title VII of the Clean Air Act, as added by this
Act; or
(C) of other documented occurrences of such
decreases at such employment site that the Secretary of
Labor determines are indicators of an adverse impact on
the industry in which such employer is primarily
engaged as a result of any requirement of title VII of
the Clean Air Act, as added by this Act.
(d) Determination by the Secretary of Labor.--As soon as possible
after the date on which a petition is filed under subsection (b) and
not later than 60 days after that date, the Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, as necessary, shall--
(1) determine whether the worker or group of workers who
filed the petition or on whose behalf such a petition was filed
meets the requirements of subsection (c);
(2) upon reaching a determination with respect to a
petition, promptly publish a summary of the determination in
the Federal Register and on the website of the Department of
Labor, which shall include the first date of the total
separation or partial separation (or the risk of total
separation or partial separation) from employment with an
impacted employer of each worker covered by the petition; and
(3) if the Secretary determines that such petition meets
the requirements of subsection (c)--
(A) publish a certification that such worker or
workers are eligible for the assistance described in
subsections (e) and (f); and
(B) notify the representatives of the industry in
which the worker or workers were employed, the employer
or previous employer of such worker or workers, and any
entity that filed the petition on behalf of the worker
or workers, of--
(i) the assistance described in subsections
(e) and (f); and
(ii) an explanation of how to apply for
such assistance.
(e) Wage Adjustment Assistance.--
(1) Agreements with states.--An adversely affected worker
covered by a certification under subsection (d) may be eligible
to receive the wage adjustment assistance described in this
subsection--
(A) if the worker is or was employed in a State
with an agreement described in paragraph (2), by
submitting to such State an application for such
assistance; or
(B) if the worker is or was employed in a State
with no such agreement, by complying with the
regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to
paragraph (4).
(2) State agreement.--The Secretary of Labor may enter into
an agreement with a State or State agency, which shall provide
for each of the following:
(A) Applications.--The State or State agency shall
receive applications from adversely affected workers
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions
for amending, suspending, or terminating such
agreement.
(C) Relationship to unemployment insurance.--An
adversely affected worker receiving wage adjustment
assistance under this subsection shall not be eligible
for unemployment insurance otherwise payable to such
worker under the laws of the State.
(D) Responsibilities of cooperating agencies.--The
State or State agency shall perform outreach to
adversely affected workers in the State covered by a
certification under subsection (d) with respect to the
assistance available to such workers under this
subsection.
(E) State funds.--The Secretary shall provide funds
to the State or State agency to provide the assistance
described in this subsection, and in addition to such
funds, the State shall receive a payment from the
Secretary in an amount that is equal to 15 percent of
the amount of such funds for administrative expenses,
including--
(i) reviewing petitions under subsection
(b)(3);
(ii) collecting, validating, and reporting
data required under this section;
(iii) providing information and employment
services; and
(iv) administering wage adjustments under
this subsection.
(3) Wage adjustment assistance.--
(A) Eligibility.--Payment of a wage adjustment
assistance shall be made to an adversely affected
worker covered by a certification published by the
Secretary of Labor pursuant to subsection (d) who files
an application with a State or State agency under
paragraph (1) for such assistance for any month of
total separation or partial separation from employment
with an impacted employer, if the following conditions
are met:
(i) The first month of such total
separation or partial separation occurred
during the period beginning on the date that is
1 year before, and ending on the date that is 2
years after, the date of such certification.
(ii) Such worker had, in the 52-week period
ending with the week in which such total
separation or partial separation first
occurred, at least 26 weeks of full-time
employment or 1,040 hours of part-time
employment with an impacted employer, or, if
data with respect to weeks of employment are
not available, equivalent amounts of employment
computed under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Labor. For the purposes of this
clause, a week shall be treated as a week of
employment in which such worker--
(I) is on employer-authorized leave
for purposes of vacation, sickness,
injury, parental or family leave, or
inactive duty or active duty military
service for training;
(II) does not work because of a
disability that is compensable under a
workmen's compensation law or plan of a
State or the United States;
(III) had employment interrupted in
order to serve as a full-time
representative of a labor organization
in such firm; or
(IV) performs service in the
uniformed services as such term is
defined in section 4303 of title 38,
United States Code.
(B) Ineligibility for certain other benefits.--An
adversely affected worker receiving a payment under
this subsection shall be ineligible to receive any
other form of unemployment insurance for the period in
which such worker is receiving a wage adjustment
assistance under this section.
(C) Payments.--
(i) Amounts.--Payments under this
subsection shall be provided to an individual
in an amount which, for each month during an
applicable period, is equal to--
(I) the average amount of monthly
remuneration for employment paid to
such individual during the 12-month
period prior to the first month of
total separation or partial separation
identified in subparagraph (A)(i);
minus
(II) an amount equal to the sum
of--
(aa) any wages received by
such individual with respect to
employment during such month;
plus
(bb) any payments made to
such individual pursuant to a
Federal benefit program during
such month.
(ii) Notification.--During the applicable
period, an eligible individual shall notify the
Secretary of Labor or cooperating State agency,
if applicable, with respect to any wages,
payments, or compensation described in clause
(i)(II)(aa).
(iii) Applicable period.--For purposes of
this subsection, the term ``applicable period''
means, with respect to an individual receiving
assistance under this subsection, the 36-month
period subsequent to the first month of total
separation or partial separation identified in
subparagraph (A)(i).
(iv) Frequency.--Any payment to an eligible
individual under this subsection shall be
provided on a basis which is not less frequent
than once per month during the applicable
period.
(v) Adjustment for inflation.--In the case
of a calendar year beginning after the date
that the employment of an eligible individual
is terminated, the dollar amount of the payment
determined under subsection (a) shall be
increased by an amount equal to--
(I) such dollar amount, multiplied
by
(II) the cost-of-living adjustment
determined under section 1(f)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for such
calendar year, determined by
substituting ``calendar year 2023'' for
``calendar year 2016'' in subparagraph
(A)(ii) thereof.
(vi) Tax treatment.--For purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amount of
any payment provided to a qualified individual
under this subsection shall be included in
gross income and treated as wages (as defined
in section 3121(a) of such Code).
(4) Administration absent state agreement.--For any State
where there is no agreement in force between a State or its
agency under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall
promulgate regulations for the performance of all necessary
functions under this subsection.
(f) Other Assistance.--
(1) Health insurance continuation.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of
Labor shall prescribe regulations to provide, for a period of
no longer than 36 months, 80 percent of the monthly premium of
any health insurance coverage that an adversely affected worker
who is covered by a certification published pursuant to
subsection (d) was receiving through such worker's employer
prior to the separation from employment, to be paid to any
health care insurance plan designated by the adversely affected
worker receiving assistance under this section.
(2) Educational benefits.--The Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall carry out a
program of educational assistance for any eligible adversely
affected worker who is covered by a certification published
pursuant to subsection (d) and child of such worker that is
comparable to the program of education assistance administered
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 33 of title
38, United States Code, except that an eligible worker, and
each child of such worker, may receive the educational
assistance provided under the program.
(3) Employment services and training.--The Secretary of
Labor shall provide, directly or through agreements with the
States similar to agreements described in subsection (e), to
adversely affected workers covered by a certification under
this section information related to, and, when appropriate,
facilitate enrollment in--
(A) training, employment counseling, employment
opportunities, and placement services for adversely
affected workers, available in local and regional
areas, including information on how to apply for such
training and services;
(B) training programs and other services provided
by a State pursuant to title I of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.)
and available in local and regional areas, including
information on how to apply for such training;
(C) educational opportunities and information
related to financial aid, including referring workers
to educational opportunity centers described in section
402F of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a-16);
(D) short-term prevocational services, including
development of learning skills, communications skills,
interviewing skills, personal maintenance skills, and
professional conduct to prepare individuals for
employment or training; and
(E) support services in local and regional areas,
including services related to childcare, personal
counseling (including substance abuse treatment,
suicide prevention, and mental health care), family
counseling, bankruptcy and financial counseling,
transportation, dependent care, housing assistance, and
need-related payments.
(g) Fraud and Recovery of Overpayments.--
(1) Recovery of payments to which an individual was not
entitled.--If the Secretary of Labor or a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that any person has received any
payment under this section to which the individual was not
entitled, such individual shall be liable to repay such amount
to the Secretary of Labor or to the State that made such
payment pursuant to an agreement under subsection (e), except
that the Secretary of Labor or such State may waive such
repayment if the Secretary or the State determines that--
(A) the payment was made without fault on the part
of such individual; and
(B) requiring such repayment would cause a
financial hardship for the individual (or the
individual's household, if applicable) when taking into
consideration the income and resources reasonably
available to the individual (or household) and other
ordinary living expenses of the individual (or
household).
(2) Means of recovery.--Unless an overpayment is otherwise
recovered, or waived under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
Labor shall recover the overpayment by deductions from any sums
payable to such person under this section, under any Federal
unemployment compensation law, or other Federal law
administered by the Secretary of Labor which provides for the
payment of assistance with respect to unemployment. Any amount
recovered under this section shall be returned to the Treasury
of the United States.
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Climate Pollution Standard and Community Investment Act of 2025 — HR. 6918

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