; or (2) otherwise to ensure compliance with this section (including regulations promulgated pursuant to this section). (g) Information sharing In carrying out this section, each Federal agency, to the maximum extent practicable and permitted by applicable law, shall share information and eliminate unnecessary duplication of efforts through the use of existing data systems and cooperative agreements among Federal agencies and with State governments, local governments, and Indian Tribes. (h) Codification of guidance (1) Council on Environmental Quality Sections II and III of the guidance issued by the Council on Environmental Quality entitled Environmental Justice Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act and dated December 10, 1997, are enacted into law. (2) Environmental Protection Agency The guidance issued by the Environmental Protection Agency entitled EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes: Guidance for Discussing Tribal Treaty Rights and dated February 2016 is enacted into law. 10. Ombuds (a) Establishment The Administrator shall establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a position of Environmental Justice Ombuds. (b) Reporting The Environmental Justice Ombuds— (1) shall report directly to the Administrator; and (2) shall not be required to report to the Office of Environmental Justice of the Environmental Protection Agency. (c) Functions The Environmental Justice Ombuds shall— (1) in coordination with the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency, establish an independent, neutral, accessible, confidential, and standardized process— (A) to receive, review, and process complaints and allegations with respect to environmental justice programs and activities of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (B) to assist individuals in resolving complaints and allegations described in subparagraph (A), including training on restorative justice and conflict resolution