Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to enter into an interagency agreement establishing a Civilian Climate Corps, to be operated in accordance with the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. A project carried out by the corps must (1) prioritize efforts to assist disproportionately impacted communities, or be carried out in partnership with a qualified youth service or conservation corps; (2) be coordinated with tribal and Native American communities to protect natural cultural resources; and (3) accomplish one or more of particular objectives such as conserving, monitoring, and restoring public land and water to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightEcologyEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingForests, forestry, treesHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMinority employmentNational and community serviceNatural disastersOutdoor recreationResidential rehabilitation and home repairSeashores and lakeshoresSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionYouth employment and child labor
Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-1057| Senate
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Civilian Climate Corps Act of 2021 This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to enter into an interagency agreement establishing a Civilian Climate Corps, to be operated in accordance with the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. A project carried out by the corps must (1) prioritize efforts to assist disproportionately impacted communities, or be carried out in partnership with a qualified youth service or conservation corps; (2) be coordinated with tribal and Native American communities to protect natural cultural resources; and (3) accomplish one or more of particular objectives such as conserving, monitoring, and restoring public land and water to help mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightEcologyEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingForests, forestry, treesHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMinority employmentNational and community serviceNatural disastersOutdoor recreationResidential rehabilitation and home repairSeashores and lakeshoresSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUrban and suburban affairs and developmentWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionYouth employment and child labor