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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2351 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct 

a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2019 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SUOZZI, and Ms. JACKSON

LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, 

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 ‘‘Protecting Airport 

5 Communities from Particle Emissions Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AIRBORNE ULTRAFINE PARTICLE STUDY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

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1 rangements with the National Academy of Sciences to a 

2 conduct a study that— 

3 (1) summarizes the relevant literature and 

4 studies done on airborne ultrafine particles world5 wide; 

6 (2) focuses on large hub commercial airports 

7 in— 

8 (A) Seattle; 

9 (B) Boston; 

10 (C) Chicago; 

11 (D) New York; 

12 (E) the Northern California Metroplex; 

13 (F) Phoenix; 

14 (G) the Southern California Metroplex; 

15 (H) the District of Columbia; 

16 (I) Atlanta; and 

17 (J) any other metropolitan large hub air18 port identified by the Administrator; 

19 (3) specifically looks at— 

20 (A) characteristics of UFPs present in the 

21 air; 

22 (B) spatial and temporal distributions of 

23 UFP concentrations; 

24 (C) primary sources of UFPs; 


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1 (D) how much aircraft and airport oper2 ations are contributing to the distribution of 

3 UFP concentrations when compared to other 

4 sources; 

5 (E) potential health effects associated with 

6 elevated UFP exposures, including heart and 

7 lung diseases, asthma, nervous system dis8 orders, and other health effects, that have been 

9 considered in previous studies; and 

10 (F) potential UFP exposures, especially to 

11 susceptible and vulnerable groups; 

12 (4) identifies measures, including the use of 

13 sustainable aviation fuels, intended to reduce emis14 sions from aircraft and airport operations and assess 

15 potential impacts on emissions related to UFPs; and 

16 (5) identifies important information gaps re17 lated to understanding relationships between UFP 

18 exposures and health effects, contributions of avia19 tion-related emissions to UFP exposures, and the ef20 fectiveness of mitigation measures. 

21 (b) COORDINATION.—The Administrator of the Fed22 eral Aviation Administration shall coordinate with the Ad23 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 

24 Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any other 


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1 agency that the Administrator deems appropriate to pro2 vide data and other assistance necessary for the study. 

3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

4 of execution of the funding agreement between the Federal 

5 Aviation Administration and the National Academy of 

6 Sciences, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad7 ministration shall submit to Congress a report on the 

8 study. 

9 (d) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘ultrafine 

10 particle’’ and ‘‘UFP’’ mean particles with diameters less 

11 than or equal to 100 nanometers. 

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