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• Low Carbon Labeling for Construction Materials. The Inflation Reduction Act
provides $100 million for the Environmental Protection Agency to work with the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) and General Services Administration (GSA) to
develop and implement a program to identify and label construction materials and
products that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

• Procurement of Clean Construction Materials. The Inflation Reduction Act provides
billions to expand government procurement and funding of clean, lower-carbon
construction materials and products, expanding the market for these crucial materials.
The GSA received $2.15 billion to acquire and install construction materials and products
that have substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. The FHWA
received $2 billion to reimburse or incentivize the use of low-embodied carbon
construction materials and products in federally-funded highway projects.

Programs Covered in This Chapter

IRA
Agency Section Program Name Amount

U.S. Postal Service 70002 U.S. Postal Service Clean Fleets $3,000,000,000

Environmental Protection Agency 60112 Environmental Product Declaration $250,000,000
Assistance
Environmental Protection Agency 60116 Low Embodied Carbon Labeling for $100,000,000
Construction Materials
General Services Administration 60502 Assistance for Federal Buildings $250,000,000

General Services Administration 60503 Use of Low-Carbon Materials $2,150,000,000

General Services Administration 60504 General Services Administration Emerging $975,000,000
Technologies
Department of Transportation, Low-Carbon Transportation Materials
Federal Highway Administration 60506 Program $2,000,000,000

Department of Homeland Security 70001 DHS Office of Chief Readiness Support $500,000,000
Officer

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