Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5944 (Introduced in House) — To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment progra... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Rule of construction

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Any requirement in this Act to identify or consider an impact or effect on human health, the environment, or the climate shall be construed as including a requirement to make such identification or consideration while taking into account— the cumulative impact of such impact or effect in the context of all sources of emissions, discharges, or releases from any source, past, present, or in the reasonably foreseeable future, on the affected environment and population; any characteristics of such environment and population that may heighten vulnerability to environmental pollution and related health risks; and any action or practice that, even if appearing neutral, has the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.