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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 7438"
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description: "Environmental and climate justice block grants"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "85"
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chapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
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section: "7438"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7438"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 7438 - Environmental and climate justice block grants
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## Text
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(a) Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—
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(1) $2,800,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to award grants for the activities described in subsection (b); and
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(2) $200,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities related to grants awarded under this section.
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(b) Grants (1) In general The Administrator shall use amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to award grants for periods of up to 3 years to eligible entities to carry out activities described in paragraph (2) that benefit disadvantaged communities, as defined by the Administrator.
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(2) Eligible activities An eligible entity may use a grant awarded under this subsection for—
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(A) community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants;
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(B) mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events;
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(C) climate resiliency and adaptation;
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(D) reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or
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(E) facilitating engagement of disadvantaged communities in State and Federal advisory groups, workshops, rulemakings, and other public processes.
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(3) Eligible entities In this subsection, the term “eligible entity” means—
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(A) a partnership between—
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(i) an Indian tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education; and
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(ii) a community-based nonprofit organization;
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(B) a community-based nonprofit organization; or
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(C) a partnership of community-based nonprofit organizations.
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(c) Administrative costs The Administrator shall reserve 7 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for administrative costs to carry out this section.
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(d) Definition of greenhouse gas In this section, the term “greenhouse gas” means the air pollutants carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
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(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 138, as added Pub. L. 117–169, title VI, § 60201, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2078.)
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