To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes.

communities of color, low-income communities, Tribal and indigenous communities, fossil fuel-dependent communities, and other vulnerable populations, such as persons with disabilities, children, and the elderly, are disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards that include exposure to polluted air, waterways, and landscapes;

environmental justice disparities are also exhibited through a lack of equitable access to information and data on potential exposure to environmental hazards;

communities experiencing environmental injustice have been subjected to systemic racial, social, and economic injustices and face a disproportionate burden of adverse human health or environmental effects, a higher risk of intentional, unconscious, or structural discrimination, and disproportionate energy burdens;

those disproportionate burdens are being exasperated by the COVID–19 pandemic;

the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a nonenforcement policy under all environmental laws during the COVID–19 pandemic for monitoring and recordkeeping requirements;

that policy is likely to increase the pollution burden in environmental justice communities and decrease access to monitoring data and information; and

citizen science will be essential for environmental justice communities to protect themselves during the COVID–19 pandemic.

Environmental justice grants— The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall continue to carry out—

Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the programs described in subsection (a) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.