1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voices for Environmental Justice Act . 2. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants Title III of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 330. Environmental justice community technical assistance grants (a) In general The Administrator may award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. (b) Timing (1) Guidance Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish guidance describing the process for eligible entities to apply for a grant under this section, including the required content and form of applications, the manner in which applications must be submitted, and any applicable deadlines. (2) First grant Not later than 180 days after the issuance of guidance under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall award the first grant under this section. (c) Eligible entity To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall be a group of individuals who reside in a community that— (1) is a population of color, a community of color, an indigenous community, or a low-income community; and (2) is in close proximity to the site of an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. (d) Use of funds An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of the community involved in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant, including— (1) interpreting information with regard to the nature of the hazard, cumulative impacts studies, health impacts studies, remedial investigation and feasibility studies, agency decisions, remedial design, and operation and maintenance of necessary monitors