1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2023 or the CREATE Act of 2023 . 2. Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management and Federal Carbon Removal Initiative (a) Definition of carbon dioxide removal In this section, the term carbon dioxide removal means the intentional capture of carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air or upper hydrosphere, combined with the storage of such carbon dioxide, that results in a net removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as measured on a lifecycle basis, including through— (1) direct air capture and storage; (2) enhanced carbon mineralization; (3) biomass-based carbon dioxide removal; (4) forest restoration; (5) soil carbon management; (6) ocean-based carbon dioxide removal; and (7) any other approaches or methods identified by the Interagency Group. (b) Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management (1) Establishment (A) In general There is established in the National Science and Technology Council an interagency group on matters relating to large-scale management of carbon. (B) Designation The interagency group established by subparagraph (A) shall be known as the Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management (in this section the Interagency Group ). (C) Membership (i) Composition The Interagency Group shall be composed of the members of the executive committee established under subsection (c)(1) and such other members as the executive committee considers appropriate. (ii) Cochairpersons The members of the executive committee established by subsection (c)(1) shall be cochairpersons of the Interagency Group. (iii) Evaluation and modification Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the National Science and Technology Council shall— (I) evaluate the composition, executive committee, and cochairpersons of the Interagency Group