; and (2) the Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant programs I and II, as in existence on January 1, 2012. (b) Use of funds for grants in response to COVID–19 pandemic With respect to amounts appropriated by division A of this Act that are available to carry out the programs described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may only award grants under such programs for projects that will investigate or address the disproportionate impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic in environmental justice communities. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the programs described in subsection (a) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. (d) Distribution Not later than 30 days after amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make awards of grants under each of the programs described in subsection (a). 303. Low-income household drinking water and wastewater assistance (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 to the Secretary to carry out this section. (b) Low-income household drinking water and wastewater assistance The Secretary shall make grants to States and Indian Tribes to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services, by providing funds to owners or operators of public water systems or treatment works to reduce rates charged to such households for such services. (c) Nonduplication of effort In carrying out this section, the Secretary, States, and Indian Tribes, as applicable, shall, as appropriate and to the extent practicable, use existing processes, procedures, policies, and systems in place to provide assistance to low-income households, including by using existing application and approval processes. (d) Allotment (1) In general