Sec. 102. Federal agency plans
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The head of each Federal agency shall, in accordance with this section, develop a plan for actions to be taken by the Federal agency, consistent with the Federal agency’s mission and exclusively through authorities vested in the Federal agency by provisions of law other than this Act, to achieve, in combination with the other Federal agencies, the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101. Each Federal agency’s plan shall include actions that will— make significant and rapid progress toward meeting such national interim goal and national goal; and constitute a substantial change from business-as-usual policies and practices of such Federal agency.
Actions selected by the head of a Federal agency to include in a plan developed under subsection
(a)may include issuing regulations, providing incentives, carrying out research and development programs, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of such Federal agency itself, increasing the resilience of such Federal agency’s facilities and operations to climate change impacts and risks, and any other action the head of the Federal agency determines appropriate to achieve the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101. In selecting actions to include in a plan developed under subsection (a), the head of each Federal agency shall select actions designed to— improve public health, resilience, and environmental outcomes, especially for rural and low-income households, communities of color, Tribal and indigenous communities, deindustrialized communities, and communities that are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other pollution; provide benefits for consumers, small businesses, farmers and ranchers, and rural communities; prioritize infrastructure investment that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, creates quality jobs, and makes communities more resilient to the effects of climate change; enhance quality job creation and raise labor standards across the United States economy, including removing policy barriers to labor union organizing, protecting labor agreements, applying prevailing wage, safety and health protections, domestic content, and other provisions; lead in clean and emerging technology production and manufacturing across the supply chain and align policies to ensure United States companies retain their competitive edge in a clean economy; ensure fairness and equity for workers and communities affected by the transition to a 100 percent clean economy; and prepare communities for climate change impacts and risks. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall make the proposed plan of the Federal agency developed under subsection
(a)available for public comment. Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of a Federal agency, after considering public comments and revising a proposed plan developed under subsection (a), as appropriate, shall submit the proposed plan to the Administrator for review and comment. The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary where appropriate, shall— evaluate the sufficiency of each such proposed plan individually, and in combination with the proposed plans of other Federal agencies, to achieve the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101; and provide, not later than 90 days after receiving the proposed plan of a Federal agency, written recommendations to such Federal agency to ensure that the plan is individually, and in combination with the proposed plans of other Federal agencies, sufficient to achieve the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101 and advance the objectives listed in subsection (b)(2). Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall make public and submit to Congress— a plan developed under subsection
(a)that incorporates revisions to the proposed plan, as appropriate, to address the recommendations provided by the Administrator under subsection (c); the recommendations provided by the Administrator under subsection (c); and recommendations of the Federal agency on additional authority for the Federal agency, if any, that would be helpful for such Federal agency, in combination with the other Federal agencies, to achieve the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101. The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary as appropriate, shall provide technical assistance upon request by any Federal agency in developing or revising a plan under this section. Beginning not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall implement the plan of the Federal agency developed under subsection
(a)and submitted to Congress under subsection (d). Not less frequently than every 24 months after the head of a Federal agency submits to Congress the Federal agency’s plan under subsection (d), the head of such Federal agency, in consultation with the Administrator, shall review and revise the plan to ensure it is sufficient to achieve, in combination with the plans of the other Federal agencies, the national interim goal and the national goal declared by section 101. The head of each Federal agency shall include the conclusion of each such review and any revised plan resulting from such review in the next annual report required under subsection (h). Not later than March 31 of the calendar year after the calendar year in which each Federal agency is required to submit to Congress a plan under subsection (d), and not later than March 31 of each year thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall issue a public report on the plan of such Federal agency (including any revisions to such plan), actions taken by the Federal agency pursuant to such plan, and the effects of such actions, during the preceding calendar year.