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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2510 

To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated 

Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat 

Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme 

heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2021 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. PADILLA, and Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health 

Information System Interagency Committee to improve 

extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Health 

3 Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths 

4 Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘Preventing HEAT Illness and 

5 Deaths Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY.— 

9 The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 

10 a community with significant representation of com11 munities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal 

12 and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is 

13 at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 

14 human health or environmental effects, as compared 

15 to other communities. 

16 (2) EXTREME HEAT.—The term ‘‘extreme 

17 heat’’ means heat that exceeds local climatological 

18 norms in terms of any combination of the following: 

19 (A) Duration. 

20 (B) Intensity. 

21 (C) Season length. 

22 (D) Frequency. 

23 (3) HEAT.—The term ‘‘heat’’ means any com24 bination of the parameters associated with modu25 lating human thermal regulation, such as air tem26 perature, humidity, solar exposure, and wind speed. 


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1 (4) HEAT EVENT.—The term ‘‘heat event’’ 

2 means an occurrence of extreme heat that may have 

3 heat-health implications. 

4 (5) HEAT-HEALTH.—The term ‘‘heat-health’’ 

5 means health effects to humans from heat, during or 

6 outside of heat events, including from vulnerability 

7 and exposure, or the risk of such effects. 

8 (6) PLANNING.—The term ‘‘planning’’ means 

9 activities performed across timescales (including 

10 days, weeks, months, years, and decades) with sce11 nario-based, probabilistic or deterministic informa12 tion to identify and take actions to proactively miti13 gate heat-health risks from increased frequency, du14 ration, and intensity of heat waves and increased 

15 ambient temperature. 

16 (7) PREPAREDNESS.—The term ‘‘preparedness’’ 

17 means activities performed across timescales (includ18 ing days, weeks, months, years, and decades) with 

19 probabilistic or deterministic information to manage 

20 risk in advance of a heat event and increased ambi21 ent temperature. 

22 (8) URBAN HEAT ISLAND.—The term ‘‘urban 

23 heat island’’ means the phenomenon observed in ur24 banized areas in which heat is more extreme than in 

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1 geneously distributed within urbanized areas, due to 

2 factors including— 

3 (A) low albedo and impervious surfaces; 

4 (B) low vegetation coverage; and 

5 (C) waste heat produced in urban areas. 

6 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Extreme heat events have been the leading 

9 cause of weather-related death in the United States 

10 over the last 30 years, according to the Centers for 

11 Disease Control and Prevention and the National 

12 Weather Service. 

13 (2) The fourth National Climate Assessment, 

14 mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 

15 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.), finds that during the 

16 next few decades, annual average temperature over 

17 the contiguous United States is projected to increase 

18 by a further 2.2°F relative to current temperatures, 

19 regardless of future scenarios. The National Climate 

20 Assessment projects that the frequency and intensity 

21 of extreme heat events will increase in the future as 

22 global temperature increases. 

23 (3) Exposure to extreme heat can cause acute 

24 heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke, which al25 ready result in more than 65,000 emergency room 


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1 visits each year and exacerbate respiratory and car2 diovascular illnesses. 

3 (4) Heat poses the greatest health risks for 

4 adults older than 65 years of age, pregnant people, 

5 young children, low-income communities, urban com6 munities, communities with low air conditioning 

7 prevalence, socially isolated individuals, people with 

8 mental or physical disabilities, people with under9 lying medical conditions, agricultural or other out10 door workers, workers without sufficient access to 

11 cooling, athletes, incarcerated individuals, people ex12 periencing homelessness, and military personnel. 

13 (5) Increasingly common environmental expo14 sures exacerbated by climate change, such as ex15 treme heat, are significantly associated with serious 

16 adverse pregnancy outcomes across the United 

17 States. Those adverse pregnancy outcomes dis18 proportionately impact Black mothers. 

19 (6) Heat exposure is an issue of environmental 

20 justice, as people living in low-income communities, 

21 communities of color, and Tribal communities face a 

22 number of interacting factors that render them more 

23 vulnerable to extreme heat. 

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1 erties create an urban heat island, particularly in 

2 neighborhoods with limited availability of or access 

3 to green spaces, shade, and tree cover, higher den4 sity of building structures, and more vehicular traf5 fic. 

6 (8) Limited availability of tree cover and higher 

7 temperatures are correlated with low-income neigh8 borhoods in urban areas. In Richmond, Virginia, 

9 Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., re10 searchers found that heat risk is disproportionately 

11 distributed to communities of color in patterns asso12 ciated with segregation and redlining. 

13 (9) Researchers have found that few commu14 nities in the United States have sufficient climate 

15 and health information, guidance, and resources for 

16 heat planning, preparedness, and response. 

17 (10) The risks associated with extreme heat 

18 have complex interactions and impacts, and the 

19 management of those risks requires a 

20 transdisciplinary approach. 

21 (11) Regions, communities, and populations 

22 that face the greatest health consequences of ex23 treme heat often may experience the lowest heat risk 

24 perceptions, have limited incentives, or have access 

25 to the fewest resources for responding to extreme 


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1 heat, and as such, may be less likely to take pre2 cautions. 

3 (12) Research on the impacts of extreme heat 

4 on human health and the effectiveness of solutions 

5 under varying climate, social, and other contexts is 

6 stymied by a lack of access to reliable, timely health 

7 observations and surveillance due to proprietary data 

8 rights, expense, privacy and security concerns, incon9 sistent reporting of health outcomes and contribu10 tory factors, poor data integration and interoper11 ability, few incentives and little systematic coordina12 tion to address those problems, and a lack of ade13 quate climate observation, modeling, and assessment 

14 in urban, indoor, and occupational settings. 

15 (13) Integrated climate and health research and 

16 information, when developed in a collaborative, 

17 transdisciplinary manner, can inform long- and me18 dium-range scenario-based planning and decision 

19 making to protect vulnerable communities and popu20 lations from extreme heat, reduce exposure to ex21 treme heat, and address factors that increase vulner22 ability. 

23 (14) Heat action plans and early warning sys24 tems can reduce heat-related morbidity and mor25 tality by clearly identifying roles and responsibilities 


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1 as well as evidence-based actions and thresholds to 

2 enhance preparedness, and by promoting behavior 

3 changes and actions taken by local governments, 

4 communities, and individuals through awareness and 

5 increased risk perception among those most vulner6 able to the health impacts of heat. 

7 SEC. 4. NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFORMA8 TION SYSTEM INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—There is es10 tablished within the Office of Science and Technology Pol11 icy an interagency committee, to be known as the ‘‘Na12 tional Integrated Heat Health Information System Inter13 agency Committee’’ (in this section referred to as the 

14 ‘‘Committee’’). 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The Committee shall coordinate, 

16 plan, and direct agencies represented on the Committee 

17 to execute, as appropriate, activities across such agencies 

18 to ensure the National Integrated Heat Health Informa19 tion System Program established by section 5 provides a 

20 united Federal approach to reducing health risks from 

21 heat across timescales (including days, weeks, months, 

22 years, and decades). 

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out and 

2 achieve the purpose described in subsection (b), the 

3 Committee shall include the following: 

4 (A) The Director of the National Inte5 grated Heat Health Information System Pro6 gram. 

7 (B) Not fewer than 1 representative from 

8 each of the following: 

9 (i) From the Department of Com10 merce, the following: 

11 (I) From the National Oceanic 

12 and Atmospheric Administration, the 

13 following: 

14 (aa) The National Weather 

15 Service. 

16 (bb) The Office of Oceanic 

17 and Atmospheric Research, in18 cluding the Climate Program Of19 fice. 

20 (II) The National Institute of 

21 Standards and Technology. 

22 (III) The Bureau of the Census. 

23 (ii) From the Department of Health 

24 and Human Services, the following: 


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1 (I) The Centers for Disease Con2 trol and Prevention, including the Na3 tional Institute for Occupational Safe4 ty and Health. 

5 (II) The Office of the Assistant 

6 Secretary of Health and Human Serv7 ices for Preparedness and Response. 

8 (III) The Substance Abuse and 

9 Mental Health Services Administra10 tion. 

11 (IV) The National Institutes of 

12 Health. 

13 (iii) From the Department of the In14 terior, the following: 

15 (I) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

16 (II) The Bureau of Land Man17 agement. 

18 (iv) From the Environmental Protec19 tion Agency, the following: 

20 (I) The Office of Environmental 

21 Justice. 

22 (II) The Office of Air and Radi23 ation, if the Administrator of the En24 vironmental Protection Agency deter25 mines appropriate. 


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1 (III) The Office of Research and 

2 Development, if the Administrator de3 termines appropriate. 

4 (v) The Federal Emergency Manage5 ment Agency. 

6 (vi) The Department of Defense. 

7 (vii) The Occupational Safety and 

8 Health Administration. 

9 (viii) The Department of Agriculture. 

10 (ix) The Department of Housing and 

11 Urban Development. 

12 (x) The Department of Transpor13 tation. 

14 (xi) The Department of Energy. 

15 (xii) Such other Federal agencies as 

16 the Director of the Office of Science and 

17 Technology Policy considers appropriate. 

18 (2) SELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The 

19 head of an agency specified in paragraph (1)(B) 

20 shall, in appointing representatives of the agency to 

21 the Committee, select representatives who have ex22 pertise in areas relevant to the responsibilities of the 

23 Committee, such as weather and climate prediction, 

24 health impacts, environmental justice, behavioral 


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1 science, public health hazard preparedness and re2 sponse, or mental health services. 

3 (3) CO-CHAIRS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 

5 Committee shall select 2 individuals from 

6 among such members to serve as co-chairs of 

7 the Committee, subject to the approval of the 

8 Director of the Office of Science and Tech9 nology Policy. 

10 (B) SELECTION.— 

11 (i) INITIAL SELECTION.—Of the co12 chairs first selected, one co-chair shall be 

13 from the National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration and one co-chair 

15 shall be from the Centers for Disease Con16 trol and Prevention. 

17 (ii) SUBSEQUENT SELECTION.—Sub18 sequent co-chairs shall be selected from 

19 among the members of the Committee. 

20 (C) TERMS.—Each co-chair shall serve for 

21 a term of not more than 5 years. 

22 (D) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— 

23 The co-chairs of the Committee shall— 


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1 (i) determine the agenda of the Com2 mittee, in consultation with other members 

3 of the Committee; 

4 (ii) direct the work of the Committee; 

5 (iii) convene meetings of the Com6 mittee not less frequently than once each 

7 fiscal quarter; and 

8 (iv) if necessary, establish a coordina9 tion office for the Committee within the 

10 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin11 istration. 

12 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The Com13 mittee shall promote an integrated, Federal Government14 wide approach to reducing health risks and impacts of 

15 heat, including by— 

16 (1) developing the strategic plan required by 

17 subsection (e); 

18 (2) overseeing the study required by section 

19 6(a)(1); 

20 (3) coordinating across Federal agencies on 

21 heat-health communication, research, service deliv22 ery, and workforce development; 

23 (4) building capacity and partnerships with 

24 Federal and non-Federal entities; and 


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1 (5) annually preparing a budget for the finan2 cial assistance program under section 7 specifying 

3 how funds will be awarded by the Director of the 

4 National Integrated Heat Health Information Sys5 tem Program in alignment with the strategic plan 

6 required by subsection (e)(1) and in coordination 

7 with the climate and health research grant program 

8 under section 5(d)(2). 

9 (e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee 

12 shall submit to Congress a 5-year integrated stra13 tegic plan that outlines the goals and projects of the 

14 Committee, including how the Committee will— 

15 (A) improve coordination and integration 

16 of interagency Federal actions to address health 

17 risks of heat; 

18 (B) conduct the study required by section 

19 6(a)(1); and 

20 (C) oversee the program for providing fi21 nancial assistance under section 7. 

22 (2) UPDATES.—Not later than 5 years after the 

23 submission of the strategic plan required by para24 graph (1), and every 5 years thereafter, the Com25 mittee shall submit to Congress an update of the 


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1 plan, which shall include progress made toward goals 

2 outlined in the plan and new priorities that emerge. 

3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Committee 

4 shall make the strategic plan required by paragraph 

5 (1) and updates to the plan required by paragraph 

6 (2) available to the public on an internet website of 

7 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra8 tion, with clear visuals indicating progress toward 

9 goals. 

10 (f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 

11 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

12 shall provide technical and administrative support to the 

13 Committee, using amounts authorized to be appropriated 

14 to the Administration. 

15 (g) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the responsibil16 ities of the Committee, the Committee shall consult with 

17 relevant regional, State, Tribal, and local government 

18 agencies, international organizations and partners, re19 search institutions, nongovernmental organizations and 

20 associations, and medical experts with expertise in emer21 gency response, environmental health, economic or busi22 ness development, or community engagement. 


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1 SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFORMA2 TION SYSTEM PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL 

3 OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA4 TION. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

6 the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the 

7 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a pro8 gram, to be known as the ‘‘National Integrated Heat 

9 Health Information System Program’’. 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program estab11 lished by subsection (a) is to improve the capacity of the 

12 United States to plan, prepare for, adapt to, and mitigate 

13 health risks of extreme heat across multiple timescales. 

14 (c) DIRECTOR.—The Program shall be headed by a 

15 Director. 

16 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the purpose 

17 described in subsection (b), the Director shall carry out 

18 the following responsibilities: 

19 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall im21 plement the strategic plan required by section 

22 4(e)(1) by developing and implementing a 

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1 paragraph (A), the Director shall focus on the 

2 following: 

3 (i) Developing and sustaining robust 

4 relationships with climate, public health, 

5 environmental justice, and other Federal 

6 and non-Federal partners and decision7 makers— 

8 (I) to respond to the demand for 

9 actionable information that reduces 

10 health risks on multiple timescales; 

11 and 

12 (II) to develop and deliver timely 

13 and accessible decision support serv14 ices, tools, and information to inform 

15 planning, preparedness, and risk-re16 ducing actions across timescales. 

17 (ii) Coordinating and collaborating 

18 with the international community and glob19 al partners to conduct research and learn 

20 from, leverage, and contribute to global 

21 knowledge. 

22 (iii) Enhancing observations, surveil23 lance, and monitoring necessary for the ac24 tivities described in clauses (i) and (ii). 


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1 (iv) Communicating, educating, and 

2 building awareness and capacity to address 

3 heat risk across communities, sectors, and 

4 timescales. 

5 (v) Implementing and executing the 

6 grant program under paragraph (2) and 

7 the financial assistance program under sec8 tion (7). 

9 (vi) Conducting the study required by 

10 section 6(a)(1). 

11 (2) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Director shall de12 velop and implement a climate and health research 

13 grant program, in coordination with the financial as14 sistance program under section 7 and other Federal 

15 programs— 

16 (A) to improve understanding of— 

17 (i) the climate epidemiology and social 

18 drivers of heat-health vulnerability and 

19 risk; 

20 (ii) the drivers of climate variability, 

21 predictability, and changes in extreme 

22 heat; and 

23 (iii) the impacts of extreme heat and 

24 compound hazards across timescales; 


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1 (B) to investigate and evaluate the effec2 tiveness of risk management actions, interven3 tions, policies, standards, codes, and guidelines; 

4 and 

5 (C) to address other topics as appropriate, 

6 including topics outlined in the strategic plan 

7 required by section 4(e)(1) and relevant to the 

8 study required by section 6(a)(1) and the finan9 cial assistance program under section 7. 

10 (3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Director 

11 shall carry out such other activities as the Com12 mittee considers appropriate. 

13 SEC. 6. STUDY ON EXTREME HEAT INFORMATION AND RE14 SPONSE. 

15 (a) STUDY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

18 of the National Integrated Heat Health Information 

19 System Program shall, in consultation with the enti20 ties described in section 4(g), complete a study on 

21 extreme heat information and response. 

22 (2) OVERSIGHT.—The National Integrated 

23 Heat Health Information System Interagency Com24 mittee shall oversee the study required by paragraph 

25 (1). 


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1 (3) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para2 graph (1) shall— 

3 (A) identify policy and research gaps, 

4 which may include— 

5 (i) regions of the United States with 

6 the largest gaps between awareness, pre7 paredness, and capacity to address extreme 

8 heat; and 

9 (ii) heat-related gaps in data, such 

10 as— 

11 (I) the number of schools, pris12 ons, and other public facilities that 

13 lack air conditioning; and 

14 (II) the demographic breakdown 

15 of people affected by heat events, in16 cluding by race, age, gender, occupa17 tion, and income; 

18 (B) provide recommendations for address19 ing gaps with respect to policy, research, oper20 ations, communications, and data, including the 

21 gaps identified under subparagraph (A), affect22 ing heat-health planning, preparedness, re23 sponse, resilience, adaptation, and environ24 mental justice and equity; 


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1 (C) provide such other recommendations as 

2 the Director considers appropriate, which may 

3 include strategies for— 

4 (i) communicating warnings to and 

5 promoting resilience of populations vulner6 able to extreme heat; 

7 (ii) effectively distributing extreme 

8 heat warnings, including to individuals 

9 with limited English proficiency and indi10 viduals who are socially isolated or have 

11 other established barriers to such informa12 tion; 

13 (iii) designing warnings described in 

14 clause (ii) to convey the urgency and sever15 ity of heat events and achieve behavior 

16 changes that reduce the mortality and 

17 morbidity of extreme heat effects, without 

18 creating warning fatigue or confusion with 

19 other types of weather disaster warnings; 

20 (iv) understanding compound and cas21 cading risks, and implementing alternative 

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1 ating outdoor cooling locations or increas2 ing ventilation and filtration in indoor cool3 ing centers; 

4 (v) promoting community resilience to 

5 heat events and incorporating principles of 

6 environmental justice in community re7 sponse to heat waves; 

8 (vi) addressing the impacts of extreme 

9 heat on energy cost and availability; and 

10 (vii) establishing labor and other 

11 standards for workers and heat; and 

12 (D) consider such other subjects as the 

13 Committee considers appropriate, which may in14 clude— 

15 (i) the feasibility of enhancing existing 

16 nationwide data collection on heat-related 

17 illnesses and mortalities to improve and 

18 ensure consistent collection of national19 level heat illness data across all 50 States, 

20 territories, and local jurisdictions of the 

21 United States; 

22 (ii) mechanisms for financing heat 

23 preparedness; and 

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1 tion tools, preparedness plans, or mitiga2 tion. 

3 (4) DEVELOPMENT OF DEFINITIONS.—In con4 ducting the study required by paragraph (1), the Di5 rector shall work with heat and health experts to 

6 identify consistent and agreed upon definitions for 

7 heat events, heat waves, and other relevant terms. 

8 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after com9 pleting the study required by subsection (a)(1), the Com10 mittee shall— 

11 (1) make available to the public on an internet 

12 website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

13 Administration a report on the findings and conclu14 sions of the study; and 

15 (2) submit the report to— 

16 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

17 and Transportation of the Senate; 

18 (B) the Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 

20 (C) the Committee on Science, Space, and 

21 Technology of the House of Representatives; 

22 (D) the Committee on Energy and Com23 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

24 (E) the Committee on Education and 

25 Labor of the House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESILIENCE IN AD2 DRESSING EXTREME HEAT AND HEALTH 

3 RISKS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di7 rector of the National Integrated Heat Health Infor8 mation System Program may, in coordination with 

9 the National Integrated Heat Health Information 

10 System Interagency Committee, establish and ad11 minister a community heat resilience program to 

12 provide financial assistance to eligible entities to 

13 carry out projects described in subsection (e) to 

14 ameliorate human health impacts of extreme heat 

15 events. 

16 (2) REVISION.—Upon completion of the stra17 tegic plan required by section 4(e)(1), the Com18 mittee may revise the community heat resilience pro19 gram to ensure the program aligns with the strategic 

20 plan and is administered in accordance with the 

21 plan. 

22 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the financial assist23 ance provided under this section is to improve community 

24 resilience to heat and heat-health impacts and further sci25 entific research to address adaptation gaps and priorities. 


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1 (c) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—Financial assistance 

2 provided under this section may be in the form of con3 tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. 

4 (d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible to receive 

5 financial assistance under this section to carry out 

6 projects described in subsection (e) include— 

7 (1) nonprofit entities; 

8 (2) States; 

9 (3) Tribes; 

10 (4) local governments; and 

11 (5) such other entities as the Director deter12 mines to be eligible. 

13 (e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Projects described in this 

14 subsection include the following: 

15 (1) Projects for cool roofs, cool pavements, 

16 urban forestry or tree plantings and maintenance, 

17 the provision of shade, cooling centers, retrofitting 

18 buildings for cooling, and acquisitions or upgrades of 

19 filtration systems or high-efficiency air conditioning 

20 systems. 

21 (2) Training programs to support the develop22 ment and integration of education and training pro23 grams for identifying and addressing risks associ24 ated with climate change for vulnerable individuals. 

25 (3) Projects— 


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1 (A) to expand public awareness of heat 

2 risks; 

3 (B) to communicate risks and warnings to 

4 geographically, socially, and linguistically iso5 lated communities; 

6 (C) to educate such communities about 

7 how to respond to extreme heat events; and 

8 (D) to further scientific research regarding 

9 extreme heat events. 

10 (4) Other projects that the Director determines 

11 will achieve a significant reduction in heat exposure 

12 or increased resilience to extreme heat events. 

13 (f) PRIORITIES.—In selecting eligible entities to re14 ceive financial assistance under this section, the Director 

15 shall prioritize entities that will carry out projects that 

16 provide benefits for historically disadvantaged commu17 nities and communities with significant heat disparities 

18 associated with race, ethnicity, or income. 

19 (g) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.— 

20 (1) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND LOW-IN21 COME COMMUNITIES.—Not less than 40 percent of 

22 the amount of financial assistance provided under 

23 this section in any fiscal year shall be provided to el24 igible entities to implement projects described in 


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1 subsection (e) in environmental justice communities 

2 or low-income communities. 

3 (2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Director 

4 shall seek to equitably distribute financial assistance 

5 provided under this section based on geographic lo6 cation or such other factors as the Director deter7 mines appropriate. 

8 (h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives fi10 nancial assistance to carry out a project under this 

11 section shall contribute, from non-Federal sources, 

12 funds for the project in such amount as the Director 

13 determines appropriate. 

14 (2) WAIVER.—The Director may waive the re15 quirement under paragraph (1) for an entity if the 

16 Director determines that the entity does not have 

17 adequate resources to meet the requirement. 

18 (i) REPORTS.—The Committee shall require the Di19 rector to submit to the Committee, on an annual basis, 

20 a report on actions, outcomes, research needs, and data 

21 gaps under this section. 

22 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFOR24 MATION SYSTEM INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE; NATIONAL

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1 GRAM; STUDY ON EXTREME HEAT INFORMATION AND

2 RESPONSE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

3 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 

4 carry out sections 4, 5, and 6, including for any adminis5 trative costs for the National Integrated Heat Health In6 formation System Interagency Committee and the Na7 tional Integrated Heat Health Information System Pro8 gram, the following: 

9 (1) For fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000. 

10 (2) For fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000. 

11 (3) For fiscal year 2024, $20,000,000. 

12 (4) For fiscal year 2025, $20,000,000. 

13 (5) For fiscal year 2026, $20,000,000. 

14 (b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESILIENCE IN AD15 DRESSING EXTREME HEAT AND HEALTH RISKS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic 

17 and Atmospheric Administration to carry out section 7 the 

18 following: 

19 (1) For fiscal year 2022, $10,000,000. 

20 (2) For fiscal year 2023, $10,000,000. 

21 (3) For fiscal year 2024, $20,000,000. 

22 (4) For fiscal year 2025, $30,000,000. 

23 (5) For fiscal year 2026, $30,000,000. 

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