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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8250 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the recommendations described in a GAO report relating to replacing legacy air quality data systems, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2024 

Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency to implement the recommendations described in 

a GAO report relating to replacing legacy air quality 

data systems, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Air in the Cloud 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FACTORS, OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS, AND BUSINESS 

2 CASE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

5 Environmental Protection Agency shall, as described in 

6 the GAO report— 

7 (1) identify factors for evaluating whether the 

8 information technology systems of the Environ9 mental Protection Agency may be ready for replace10 ment or retirement; 

11 (2) document an operational analysis for the 

12 AQS and AirNow; and 

13 (3) develop and document a business case, in 

14 accordance with the System Life Cycle Management 

15 process of the Agency— 

16 (A) for a new information technology sys17 tem that manages and reports air quality data 

18 collected through the national ambient air qual19 ity monitoring system to replace the AQS and 

20 AirNow; 

21 (B) that addresses issues with the AQS 

22 and AirNow; and 

23 (C) that details considerations of alter24 natives, if appropriate. 

25 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

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1 ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a 

2 report describing the factors identified, the operational 

3 analysis documented, and the business case developed and 

4 documented, under subsection (a). 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

6 (1) AIRNOW.—The term ‘‘AirNow’’ means the 

7 information technology system of the Environmental 

8 Protection Agency that receives near real-time air 

9 quality data, primarily on ozone and particulate 

10 matter, that the Environmental Protection Agency 

11 reports to the public through a website and the 

12 AirNow app. 

13 (2) AIR QUALITY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Air 

14 Quality System’’ means the repository of the Envi15 ronmental Protection Agency for ambient air quality 

16 data that the Environmental Protection Agency uses 

17 for regulatory purposes. 

18 (3) AQS.—The term ‘‘AQS’’ means the Air 

19 Quality System. 

20 (4) GAO REPORT.—The term ‘‘GAO report’’ 

21 means the report of the Government Accountability 

22 Office to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on 

23 Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Govern24 ment Innovation, Committee on Oversight and Ac25 countability, House of Representatives, titled ‘‘AIR 


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1 POLLUTION: EPA Needs to Develop a Business 

2 Case for Replacing Legacy Air Quality Data Sys3 tems’’ and dated September 2023 (GAO–23– 

4 105618). 

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