Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Communities from Data Center Impacts Act of 2026.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the National Academies) under which the National Academies shall—
conduct an assessment of the impacts of data centers on the environment and public health, including with respect to—
noise pollution;
air pollution;
water consumption;
water supply;
carbon emissions; and
waste, including electronic waste;
develop recommendations to mitigate such impacts; and
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing the results of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the recommendations developed under paragraph (2).