Environment

Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2020

Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility. The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities.

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2020

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020 This bill establishes programs that address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program. Under the program, the EPA must plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for public health and water quality restoration and protection activities in the Mexican Tijuana River watershed and the American Tijuana River watershed in California. In addition, the EPA must establish the California New River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program to plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for water quality restoration and protection activities in the New River watershed. Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program to provide assistance for activities related to the construction of infrastructure for drinking water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or stormwater management.

Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2020

Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement policies, programs, and regulations related to air quality monitoring. Specifically, the EPA must implement a program using specified methods and technologies to administer or conduct the best available form of fenceline monitoring (i.e., monitoring of ambient air concentration using technology at a site's property line) of specified stationary sources of hazardous air pollutants. The stationary sources to be monitored must include the 25 high-priority facilities named in the EPA Inspector General report (#20-N-0128) from March 31, 2020, and at least another 25 major sources or synthetic area sources. Among other requirements, the EPA must also determine whether whether to add fenceline monitoring for any additional stationary sources, complete an evaluation and promulgate a determination on whether any existing emission factors must be updated to better reflect or account for the results of fenceline monitoring data collected under the established program, promulgate regulations establishing emission standards for specified source categories, require an additional 80 National Core multi-pollutant monitoring stations, and deploy at least 1,000 air quality sensors to monitor specified pollutants in census tracts or counties with per capita death rates from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are at least 10% higher than the national average. Finally, the Department of Health and Human Services and the EPA must carry out a Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research grant program to establish and support at least 10 research centers.

1007. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out on the further cost of carrying out upgrade works on the former St. Michael's unit at South Tipperary General Hospital to bring it up to sufficient standard for the provision of acute psychiatric beds; the difference in standard required between standard acute beds and acute psychiatric beds; the estimated cost of returning the unit to a psychiatric unit in a post Covid-19 environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2020

1007. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if an analysis has been carried out on the further cost of carrying out upgrade works on the former St. Michael's unit at South Tipperary General Hospital to bring it up to sufficient standard for the provision of acute psychiatric beds; the difference in standard required between standard acute beds and acute psychiatric beds; the estimated cost of returning the unit to a psychiatric unit in a post Covid-19 environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/20]

289. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide copies of all relevant communications and correspondence between her Department, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the EU Commission and the EU Directorate-General for the Environment on a matter (details supplied), including all such relevant communications and correspondence exchanged with those EU authorities during the period while the NPWS comes under the auspices of her Department. [18132/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2020

289. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide copies of all relevant communications and correspondence between her Department, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the EU Commission and the EU Directorate-General for the Environment on a matter (details supplied), including all such relevant communications and correspondence exchanged with those EU authorities during the period while the NPWS comes under the auspices of her Department. [18132/20]

CREATE Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 2020

Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2020 or the CREATE Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Committee on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the National Science and Technology Council, the duties of which shall include developing a strategic plan for federal research, development, and demonstration of technological carbon dioxide removal and storage.

189. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made on a new REPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2020

189. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made on a new REPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/20]

186. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the introduction of a new rural environmental type scheme; the budget that will be available for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17721/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2020

186. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the introduction of a new rural environmental type scheme; the budget that will be available for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17721/20]

Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2020

Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act This bill directs agencies with direct international development programs and investments to incorporate climate resilience considerations into agency decision making. Agencies that participate in a multilateral entity must encourage the entity to incorporate climate-related risks into the decisions of the entity. The bill also establishes the Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development in the Department of the Treasury to support such efforts.

NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2020

NEPA State Assignment Expansion Act of 2020 This bill allows certain states to enter into agreements with federal agencies to assume federal responsibilities regarding the environmental review of proposed major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Trade Agreements: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in trade agreements.

RISE Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2020

Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act or the RISE Act This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, and Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Support under this bill shall be provided through federal science agencies with at least $50 million in basic and applied research obligations in FY2020. Support may be used to provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution or national laboratory that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified; provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID-19; and award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID-19 and the responses to the disease or on the effectiveness of such responses. Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible. Provided funds shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years.

Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2020

Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes and modifies the program of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants to states for the provision of assistance, development of programs, monitoring, and remediation related to environmental hazards (e.g., hazardous substances) in school facilities. The bill requires the EPA to perform outreach activities to provide information to states about (1) the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities; (2) regulations and guidelines applicable to environmental hazards in school facilities; and (3) other materials to assist in addressing environmental problems, contaminants, hazardous substances, and pollutant emissions. Additionally, the EPA must annually convene school stakeholders (e.g., parents) to discuss topics related to the environmental health of children at school and the prevention, identification, and remediation of contaminants in school buildings and grounds. The bill adds polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to the list of emitted substances that the EPA must account for when issuing voluntary guidelines to states for the purpose of their environmental health programs. Such guidelines must also (1) provide technical assistance for the removal, remediation, and disposal of PCBs and other hazardous substances; and (2) collect an inventory of schools affected by PCBs and other hazardous substances. To the maximum extent possible, the EPA must make publicly available (1) information on the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities, and (2) an inventory of schools in which PCBs have been found in light ballasts or other media.

NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2020

NEPA Data Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to annually report on their environmental review activities as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Underwater cleaning of ship hulls at sea and the negative impact on biodiversity and the marine environment

European Union · European Parliament · 22 July 2020

NOMINATIONS OF MICHAEL N. NEMELKA, TO BE DEPUTY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FOR INVESTMENT SERVICES, LABOR, ENVIRONMENT, AFRICA, CHINA, AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT; CHRISTIAN N. WEILER, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT; AND ALINA I. MARSHALL, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT

United States · United States Senate · 21 July 2020

Rivers: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding (a) his Department and (b) the Environment Agency has made available for the restoration of chalk streams in each year since 2012.

Rivers: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department plans to make available for the restoration of chalk streams in the next three years.

NOPP Revitalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2020

National Oceanographic Partnership Program Revitalization Act or the NOPP Revitalization Act This bill directs the Department of the Navy to establish the National Oceanographic Partnership Program the purpose of which, among other things, is to promote the national goals of assuring national security, advancing economic development, protecting quality of life, ensuring environmental stewardship, and strengthening science education and communication through improved knowledge of the ocean. The bill also establishes (1) an Ocean Policy Committee, and (2) an Ocean Research Advisory Panel.

River Basin Commission Transfer Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2020

River Basin Commission Transfer Act This bill makes the Environmental Protection Agency, rather than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for allocating funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.

Manufacturing Industries: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage environmentally-friendly industry and manufacturing in the (a) Wolverhampton South West constituency and (b) UK.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 59351 on Energy, what proportion of the electricity used by his Department's buildings in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 202

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Energy

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to Question 60655 on Renewable energy, what plans his Department has to install more solar panels and wind turbines on its buildings in the next

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Aviation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 19056 on Aviation, what estimate he has made of the CO2 emissions generated by the accumulated air miles in each of the last five yea

High Speed 2 Line: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the (a) environment and (b) woodlands in the vicinity of the High Speed Two route.

Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2020

Protecting Firefighters from PFAS Act This bill addresses firefighter and veteran exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds (e.g., weatherproof clothing). The bill authorizes the use of pre-disaster hazard mitigation funding for the remediation of PFAS at fire training facilities. The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Department of Commerce must commence a study and report on the contents and composition of new and unused personal protective equipment worn by firefighters in relation to PFAS. For certain conditions associated with exposure to PFAS, the bill provides eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital care and medical services to veterans who served on active duty at military installations at which individuals were exposed to PFAS. Service by veterans as reservists or civilian firefighters shall be considered active duty service for eligibility purposes if such service occurred during a period specified by the VA on the applicable military installations. The bill also provides eligibility for VA hospital care and medical services for exposure-related conditions to the family members of such veterans and civilian firefighters. The bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified illnesses or diseases related to PFAS exposure that manifest in veterans (including reservists or veterans serving as civilian firefighters) who served on active duty at a military installation where they were exposed to PFAS. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Folgeanfrage Umwelt- und klimaschädliche Subventionen und Fördermechanismen

Austria · National Council · 17 July 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Michael Bernhard, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Folgeanfrage Umwelt- und klimaschädliche Subventionen und Fördermechanismen

Belastung der österreichischen Äcker mit Pestiziden

Austria · National Council · 16 July 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Cornelia Ecker, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus betreffend Belastung der österreichischen Äcker mit Pestiziden

Nachfrage zur parlamentarischen Anfrage "Nationale Umsetzung der EU-Konfliktmineralienverordnung"

Austria · National Council · 16 July 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, MA MLS, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus betreffend Nachfrage zur parlamentarischen Anfrage "Nationale Umsetzung der EU-Konfliktmineralienverordnung"

Development Aid: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plan to take to ensure that allocations of aid will contribute to environmentally sustainable development as set out on the (a) Millen

Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2020

Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program. Under the program, the EPA must track and report on long-term changes of mercury concentrations in air, water, soil, and fish and wildlife. In addition, the EPA must establish an online database for mercury data.

Opinion of Advocate General Hogan delivered on 16 July 2020.#Land Baden-Württemberg v D.R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from Bundesverwaltungsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Directive 2003/4/EC – Public access to environmental information – ‘Stuttgart 21’ infrastructure project – Refusal of a request for environmental information – Article 4(1) – Grounds for refusal – Term ‘internal communications’ – Scope – Limitation in time of the protection of such communications.#Case C-619/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 July 2020

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 July 2020.#WWF Italia Onlus and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri and Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade SpA (ANAS).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Article 6 – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Construction of a section of road – Assessment of the implications of that project for the special area of conservation concerned – Authorisation – Imperative reasons of overriding public interest.#Case C-411/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 July 2020

Pour une montagne 4 saisons

France · Senate · 15 July 2020

Pour une montagne 4 saisons

Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan.

Marine Environment: Pollution Control

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce pollution in the marine environment.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apprentices

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reach the public sector apprenticeship target.

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2020

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Expenses, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. The bill provides appropriations to DOE for Energy Programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; Electricity; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Energy Research and Development; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; the Energy Information Administration; Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup; the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Science; Nuclear Waste Disposal; the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy; the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program; the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs; Departmental Administration; and the Office of the Inspector General. The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and the Power Marketing Administrations. The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Finanzierung der Tierärztekammer

Austria · National Council · 14 July 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Gerald Loacker, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz betreffend der Finanzierung der Tierärztekammer

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing green gilts in the UK.

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to promote green gilts and to raise awareness of their similarities to conventional bonds in order to increase investor confidence.

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2020

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Presidio Trust, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the World War I Centennial Commission. The bill also provides additional emergency funding to the Bureau of Indian Education, the EPA, and the Indian Health Service for school construction, infrastructure grants, and the construction of health care facilities. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Pollution

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report of the all-party Parliamentary group on air pollution entitled, Air Quality Strategy to Reduce Coro

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of issuing green gilts.

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage companies to invest in (a) green bonds and (b) other climate friendly financial schemes.

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) France, (b) Poland, and (c) the Netherlands on the issuing of green gilts.

Environment Protection: Investment

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support UK investors who want to provide long-term funding for socially and environmentally beneficial projects in the (a) public and (b) private sectors.

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to raise revenue from the selling of green gilts to fund private sector environmental initiatives with much longer time horizons than would usually be supported by the equity markets.

Government Securities: Environment Protection

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2020

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to use green gilts to help the Government achieve net zero by providing the capital for (a) roadside charging infrastructure, (b) renewable energy and (c) retrofitting homes with efficient ap

State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2020

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill also includes provisions that provide emergency funding for expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19); establish the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund to fund projects that help build the foundation for a peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians and a sustainable two-state solution; and establish the Joint Investment of Peace Initiative to support the development of the Palestinian private sector economy and increased economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.