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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1930

To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human health

posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 29, 1993

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.

KOPETSKI, Ms. BYRNE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms.

PELOSI, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey,

Mr. WHEAT, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. OWENS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.

WISE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. LAFALCE,

Mr. CLAY, Mrs. MORELLA, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill;

which was referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce,

Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and Labor

A BILL

To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to

human health posed by exposure to contaminants in the

air indoors.

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indoor Air Quality

5 Act of 1993’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

7 this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Findings.

Sec. 3. Purposes.

Sec. 4. Definitions.

Sec. 5. Indoor air quality research, development, and demonstration.

Sec. 6. Management practices to reduce indoor air contamination.

Sec. 7. National indoor air quality response strategy.

Sec. 8. Federal building evaluation and remediation program.

Sec. 9. State and local indoor air quality grant program.

Sec. 10. Relation to other law.

Sec. 11. Reports.

Sec. 12. Authorizations for research and related activities.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) Americans spend up to 90 percent of a day

4 indoors and, as a result, have a significant potential

5 for exposure to indoor air contaminants.

6 (2) A number of contaminants found in both

7 ambient air and indoor air may occur at higher con8 centrations in indoor air than in outdoor air.

9 (3) Indoor air contaminants pose a significant

10 threat to public health (including cancer, respiratory

11 illness, skin and eye irritation, and related health

12 effects).

13 (4) A portion of the population of the United

14 States may have heightened sensitivity to chemicals

15 and related substances found in the air indoors.

16 (5) Indoor air contamination is estimated to

17 cause significant increases in medical costs and de18 clines in work productivity.

19 (6) Sources of indoor air contamination include

20 conventional ambient air contamination sources,
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1 building materials, consumer and commercial prod2 ucts, combustion appliances, pesticides, and other

3 sources.

4 (7) Exposure to indoor air contamination can

5 be reduced through the proper design, operation,

6 and maintenance of heating, ventilation, filtration,

7 and air conditioning systems in buildings.

8 (8) Federal efforts to combat indoor air pollu9 tion could be greatly enhanced by conducting re10 search on the seriousness and extent of indoor air

11 contaminants and by developing methods, tech12 niques, and protocols for the assessment of indoor

13 air contaminants.

14 SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

15 The purposes of this Act are—

16 (1) to develop and coordinate through the Envi17 ronmental Protection Agency a comprehensive Fed18 eral program of research and development to assess

19 the seriousness and extent of indoor air contamina20 tion and the human health effects of indoor air con21 taminants, and to reduce human exposure to such

22 contaminants;

23 (2) to ensure coordination and effective applica24 tion of Federal authorities to reduce human expo25 sure to indoor air contaminants; and
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1 (3) to provide support to State governments to

2 augment the efforts of the Federal Government to

3 reduce human exposure to indoor air contaminants.

4 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

5 For the purposes of this Act:

6 (1) The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the Environ7 mental Protection Agency.

8 (2) The term ‘‘indoor’’ refers to the enclosed

9 portions of buildings including Federal buildings,

10 buildings of State and local governments, schools,

11 commercial buildings, and residences.

12 (3) The term ‘‘indoor air contaminant’’ means

13 any chemical substance or biological organism, in14 cluding combinations or mixtures of substances or

15 organisms, known to occur in indoor air which have

16 an adverse effect on human health.

17 (4) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any de18 partment, agency, or other instrumentality of the

19 Federal Government, including any independent

20 agency or establishment of the Federal Government

21 or government corporation.

22 (5) The term ‘‘Federal building’’ means any

23 building or portion of a building—
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1 (A) that is more than 10,000 square feet

2 in area and is owned, leased, or operated by a

3 Federal agency; and

4 (B) that is more than 10,000 square feet

5 in area and in which the Congress employs con6 gressional employees.

7 (6) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad8 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

9 (7) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of

10 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and

11 Health.

12 (8) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has

13 the meaning given such term in section 1471(12) of

14 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(12)).

16 (9) The term ‘‘local air pollution control agen17 cy’’ means any city, county, or other local govern18 ment authority charged with the responsibility for

19 implementing programs or enforcing ordinances or

20 laws relating to the prevention and control of air

21 pollution including indoor air contamination.

22 SEC. 5. INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,

23 AND DEMONSTRATION.

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in

2 cooperation with the National Institute of Standards

3 and Technology and other appropriate Federal agen4 cies, establish a national research, development, and

5 demonstration program to ensure the quality of in6 door air.

7 (2) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In carry8 ing out this section, the Administrator may—

9 (A) enter into contracts or cooperative

10 agreements with public agencies and authori11 ties, nonprofit institutions and organizations,

12 and other persons;

13 (B) conduct studies, including epidemiolog14 ical studies, of the effects of indoor air contami15 nants on mortality and morbidity and clinical

16 and laboratory studies on the immunologic, bio17 chemical, physiological, and toxicological effects,

18 including the carcinogenic, teratogenic, muta19 genic, cardiovascular, and neurotoxic effects, of

20 indoor air contaminants;

21 (C) develop, in coordination with the Na22 tional Institute of Standards and Technology,

23 effective and practical processes, methods, ref24 erence materials, and techniques, traceable to

25 national standards, for the prevention, detec-
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1 tion, and correction of indoor air contamina2 tion; and

3 (D) coordinate with the Consumer Product

4 Safety Commission and the private sector to en5 courage the development of innovative products

6 and techniques to improve indoor air quality.

7 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator,

8 in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies,

9 shall conduct, assist, or facilitate research, investigations,

10 surveys, or demonstrations, including—

11 (1) research, in consultation with the National

12 Institute of Standards and Technology, to character13 ize and assess actual human exposure to indoor air

14 contaminants and identify the principal sources of

15 harmful exposure for indoor air contaminants;

16 (2) research, in coordination with the heads of

17 other appropriate Federal agencies and other

18 sources of expertise, for the purpose of addressing

19 the effects on human health of indoor air contami20 nants—

21 (A) including additive, cumulative, and

22 synergistic effects on the general population

23 and populations particularly sensitive to indoor

24 air contaminants, such as children in schools

25 and day care facilities; and
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1 (B) with emphasis on contaminants that

2 comprise the greatest human exposure; and

3 (3) research, in coordination with the National

4 Institute of Standards and Technology and other ap5 propriate sources of expertise, for the purpose of de6 veloping—

7 (A) methods for predicting exposure to

8 contaminants;

9 (B) improved techniques and equipment

10 for assessing human exposure to indoor air con11 taminants; and

12 (C) techniques for improving indoor air

13 quality, with emphasis on pollution prevention.

14 (c) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es16 tablish a technology demonstration program to de17 velop and demonstrate methods that reduce exposure

18 to indoor air contaminants. In carrying out the pro19 gram, the Administrator may enter into cooperative

20 agreements or contracts, or provide financial assist21 ance in the form of grants, to public agencies and

22 authorities, nonprofit institutions and organizations,

23 employee advocate organizations, local educational

24 agencies, or other persons, to demonstrate practices,
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1 material, methods, technologies, or processes that re2 duce such exposure.

3 (2) PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—In as4 sisting demonstration activities under paragraph (1),

5 the Administrator shall give priority to activities

6 that serve to demonstrate the feasibility and cost ef7 fectiveness of a new, significantly improved, or

8 unproven method that reduces exposure to indoor air

9 contaminants.

10 (3) SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND SELEC11 TION OF PROJECTS.—Within 180 days after the date

12 of the enactment of this Act, and at least every 12

13 months thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a

14 solicitation for proposals to demonstrate methods

15 that may be effective in reducing exposure to indoor

16 air contaminants. The Administrator shall expedi17 tiously select projects pursuant to such proposals.

18 (4) AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING.—Total

19 Federal funds for any demonstration project under

20 this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total

21 cost of such project, except that the Administrator

22 may provide funding in amounts other than that

23 specified in this paragraph in any case where the

24 Administrator determines that research under this

25 section is of a basic nature which would not other-
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1 wise be undertaken, or the applicant is a local edu2 cational agency.

3 (5) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Adminis4 trator shall, from time to time, publish general re5 ports for the use of the public which describe the

6 findings of demonstration projects conducted pursu7 ant to this section and shall make such reports

8 available to the clearinghouse established in section

9 6(d).

10 (d) EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator

11 shall, when appropriate, consider indoor human exposure

12 to a contaminant in the development of ambient air qual13 ity standards under section 109 and national emissions

14 standards for hazardous air pollutants under section 112

15 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409, 7412).

16 (e) ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE FA17 CILITIES.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con19 duct a national assessment to survey the seriousness

20 and extent of indoor air contamination in buildings

21 owned by local educational agencies and child care

22 facilities.

23 (2) ADVISORY GROUP.—The Administrator

24 shall establish an advisory group to provide rec25 ommendations to the Administrator on how the as-
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1 sessment conducted under paragraph (1) can be

2 guided and directed to accurately predict the extent

3 of indoor air contamination in schools and child care

4 facilities.

5 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall

6 enter into an agreement with the National Academy of

7 Sciences for the Board on Environmental studies and

8 Toxicology to conduct a study to review and assess issues

9 related to chemical sensitivity disorders. The assessment

10 shall include identification of data gaps and a proposed

11 research agenda that would significantly narrow critical

12 gaps in the data base. The Indoor Air Panel of the Envi13 ronmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board

14 shall review and comment on the report before submittal

15 to the Congress, and any such comments shall be trans16 mitted to Congress in conjunction with the report.

17 (g) INDOOR ALLERGEN STUDY.—The Administrator

18 shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy

19 of Sciences for the Institute of Medicine of the National

20 Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on indoor aller21 gens that will characterize what is known about effects

22 of allergens on human health, determine the extent of the

23 problem nationally, define commonly affected population

24 groups, and identify specific positive agents.
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1 (h) HEALTHY BUILDINGS BASELINE STUDY.—The

2 Administrator and the Director shall conduct research on

3 indoor air quality in nonresidential, nonindustrial build4 ings that comply with generally accepted principles of

5 proper design, maintenance, and operation of ventilation,

6 filtration, and other building systems, including ASHRAE

7 Standard 62–1989. The Administrator and the Director

8 shall arrange for some or all of such research to be carried

9 out by appropriate private persons and academic institu10 tions. The study shall include—

11 (1) the monitoring of biological contaminants,

12 respirable particulate matter, volatile compounds,

13 and other contaminants of interest; and

14 (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the

15 sources of the contaminants.

16 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE INDOOR AIR

17 CONTAMINATION.

18 (a) TECHNOLOGY BULLETINS AND MANAGEMENT

19 PRACTICES.—

20 (1) TECHNOLOGY BULLETINS.—The Adminis21 trator, in coordination with the National Institute of

22 Standards and Technology, the National Institute

23 for Occupational Safety and Health, the Consumer

24 Product Safety Commission, the Department of En25 ergy, and other appropriate sources of expertise,
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1 shall publish bulletins providing an assessment of

2 technologies and management practices for the con3 trol and measurement of contaminants in indoor air.

4 (2) CONTENT OF BULLETINS.—Bulletins pub5 lished pursuant to this subsection shall, at a mini6 mum—

7 (A) describe the control, prevention, or

8 measurement technology or practice;

9 (B) describe the effectiveness of the tech10 nology or practice in control or measurement of

11 indoor air contaminants; and

12 (C) assess the feasibility and the costs, in13 cluding capital and operational costs, of appli14 cation of the technology or practice in buildings

15 of different types, sizes, ages, and designs.

16 (3) FORMAT.—The Administrator shall estab17 lish and utilize a standard format for presentation of

18 the technology and management practice assessment

19 bulletins. The format shall be designed to facilitate

20 assessment of technologies or practices by interested

21 persons, including homeowners and building owners

22 and managers.

23 (4) PUBLICATION OF HEALTH ADVISORY.—The

24 Administrator shall, in cases where a bulletin pub25 lished pursuant to this subsection addresses a spe-
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1 cific contaminant, publish concurrently the health

2 advisory required under subsection (c) for that con3 taminant.

4 (5) PUBLIC REVIEW.—In developing bulletins

5 pursuant to this subsection, the Administrator shall

6 provide for public review and shall consider public

7 comment before publication of bulletins.

8 (b) MODEL BUILDING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

9 TRAINING.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 12 months after the

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in

12 coordination with the Administrator, the Director of

13 the National Institute of Standards and Technology,

14 and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and

15 in consultation with the Administrator of the Occu16 pational Safety and Health Administration and

17 other appropriate sources of expertise, shall develop

18 a model indoor air quality training course providing

19 training in—

20 (A) principles, methods, and techniques re21 lated to ventilation system operation and main22 tenance including applicable ventilation guide23 lines and standards;

24 (B) maintenance of records concerning in25 door air quality, including maintenance of ven-
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1 tilation systems, complaints of indoor air qual2 ity, and actions taken to address indoor air

3 quality problems;

4 (C) potential health threats posed by in5 door air contaminants;

6 (D) identification of potential indoor air

7 contaminant sources and options for reducing

8 exposures to contaminants;

9 (E) measures to reduce indoor air contami10 nant exposures in new buildings and in portions

11 of buildings which have been recently renovated

12 or substantially refurbished; and

13 (F) measures which may be necessary to

14 reduce exposures to contaminants associated

15 with pesticide applications, installation of prod16 ucts, furnishings, or equipment, and cleaning

17 operations.

18 (2) DEADLINE FOR PROVISION OF TRAINING.—

19 Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of

20 this Act, the Director shall provide, or contract for

21 the provision of, training courses pursuant to para22 graph (1) sufficient, at a minimum, to ensure train23 ing on a schedule consistent with the requirements

24 of section 8(f)(2).
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1 (3) TRAINING FEE.—The Director, or a firm or

2 organization operating under contract with such Di3 rector, may establish a fee for training pursuant to

4 this subsection. Fees shall be in an amount not to

5 exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs of

6 the training program.

7 (c) INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT HEALTH

8 ADVISORIES.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall

10 publish advisory materials addressing the health ef11 fects of indoor air contaminants that are likely to

12 occur indoors at concentrations which have adverse

13 human health effects. Such advisory materials shall,

14 at a minimum—

15 (A) describe the physical, chemical, biologi16 cal, and radiological properties of the contami17 nant;

18 (B) evaluate the adverse human health ef19 fects of exposure to various concentrations of

20 contaminants;

21 (C) describe any indoor air contaminant

22 standards or related action levels established

23 under Federal, State, local, or foreign law, in24 cluding standards or levels suggested by appro25 priate domestic or international organizations;
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1 (D) include applicable available informa2 tion on the risk to subpopulations which may

3 have higher exposure levels than the average

4 person or be especially sensitive to exposure to

5 the contaminant;

6 (E) characterize the likely sources of expo7 sure, including the extent to which the contami8 nant, or a mixture of contaminants, is associ9 ated with a particular substance or material,

10 and when the particular substance or material

11 is a consumer product, that portion of the advi12 sory shall be prepared in coordination with the

13 Consumer Product Safety Commission;

14 (F) when applicable, describe the relative

15 contribution of ambient sources of the contami16 nant;

17 (G) refer to any technology and manage18 ment practice assessment bulletin published

19 under subsection (a) which is applicable to the

20 contaminant; and

21 (H) include relevant information generated

22 under section 5(b)(1).

23 (2) RELATION TO OTHER FEDERAL LAW.—

24 Health advisories published pursuant to this sub25 section shall in no way limit or restrict the applica-
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1 tion of requirements or standards established under

2 any other Federal law.

3 (3) FORMAT.—The Administrator shall estab4 lish and utilize a standard format of presentation of

5 indoor air contaminant health advisories. The format

6 shall be designed to facilitate public understanding

7 of the range of risks from exposure to indoor air

8 contaminants and shall include a summary of the re9 search and information concerning the contaminant

10 which is understandable to public health profes11 sionals and to those who lack training in toxicology.

12 (4) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall

13 publish not less than six advisories within 18 months

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall

15 publish not less than an additional six advisories

16 within 3 years after the date of the enactment of

17 this Act.

18 (5) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—In devel19 opment and revision of health advisories pursuant to

20 this subsection, the Administrator shall provide for

21 public review and comment.

22 (d) INDOOR AIR QUALITY INFORMATION CLEARING23 HOUSE.—

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator, in

25 consultation with the Consumer Product Safety
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1 Commission, shall establish a national indoor air

2 quality clearinghouse to be used to disseminate in3 door air quality information to other Federal agen4 cies, State, and local governments, and private orga5 nizations and individuals.

6 (2) PURPOSE.—The Administrator, acting

7 through the clearinghouse, shall make available to

8 the public reports, programs, and materials devel9 oped pursuant to the requirements of this Act, in10 cluding the technical bulletins referred to in sub11 section (a)(1), the health advisories referred to in

12 subsection (c), and the reports referred to in section

13 5(c)(6).

14 (3) HOTLINE.—The clearinghouse shall operate

15 a toll-free telephone hotline on indoor air quality to

16 provide the public general information about indoor

17 air quality and general guidance concerning response

18 to indoor air quality contamination problems.

19 (4) CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT.—The Admin20 istrator may provide for the design, development,

21 and implementation of the clearinghouse through a

22 contractual agreement with a nonprofit organization.

23 The total costs paid by the Administrator under

24 such an agreement may not exceed the direct costs

25 of operating the clearinghouse.
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1 (e) VENTILATION PROGRAM.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in co3 ordination with the heads of other appropriate Fed4 eral agencies, shall conduct a program to analyze the

5 adequacy of existing ventilation standards and

6 guidelines to protect the public and workers from in7 door air contaminants.

8 (2) DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—In car9 rying out the program referred to in paragraph (1),

10 the Administrator shall—

11 (A) determine the effectiveness of, and

12 compliance with, existing standards for protect13 ing public health and promoting worker produc14 tivity;

15 (B) assess the costs and benefits of compli16 ance with such standards; and

17 (C) evaluate the efficacy of increasing

18 building ventilation rates based upon increased

19 complaints of indoor air contamination by

20 building occupants, and assess the potential for

21 ventilation to complement controls over specific

22 sources of contaminants in reducing indoor air

23 contamination.

24 (f) TEST METHODS FOR RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Product

2 Safety Commission shall develop specific test meth3 ods for the identification of respiratory irritants,

4 such as ozone, formaldehyde, and methyl ethyl ke5 tone, for purposes of regulation of such substances

6 under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(j) of

8 the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.

9 1261(j)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and includes

10 respiratory irritants’’ after ‘‘inflammatory reaction’’.

11 (g) PRIORITY LISTING.—The committee established

12 under subparagraph (A) of section 4(e)(1) of the Toxic

13 Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603(e)(1)(A)) shall

14 review indoor air contaminants for the purpose of includ15 ing such substances in a priority list under such subpara16 graph. The committee shall give priority attention to

17 chemical substances and mixtures known to cause or con18 tribute to, or which are suspected of causing or contribut19 ing to, cancer, gene mutations, birth defects,

20 neurotoxicity, or sensory irritations and that have the

21 greatest potential for human exposure.

22 SEC. 7. NATIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESPONSE

23 STRATEGY.

24 (a) AUTHORITY.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in

2 coordination with the Director of the National Insti3 tute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Sec4 retary of Energy, and the Consumer Product Safety

5 Commission, and in consultation with the heads of

6 other appropriate Federal agencies, design and pub7 lish a strategy for a national response to indoor air

8 quality problems.

9 (2) RANGE OF RESPONSE ACTIONS.—The re10 sponse strategy shall provide for implementation of

11 a range of response actions that would result in the

12 reduction of human exposure to indoor air contami13 nants.

14 (b) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The Administrator, in

15 coordination with the Consumer Product Safety Commis16 sion and the Secretary of Energy, shall include in the

17 strategy provided for in subsection (a) of this section a

18 description of specific potential response actions based on

19 existing statutory authorities provided in—

20 (1) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);

21 (2) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15

22 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);

23 (3) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

24 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
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1 (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.

2 300 et seq.);

3 (5) the authorities of the Consumer Product

4 Safety Commission, with the concurrence of such

5 Commission;

6 (6) the authorities of the Occupational Safety

7 and Health Administration, with the concurrence of

8 such Administration; and

9 (7) other regulatory and related authorities pro10 vided under any other Federal statute.

11 (c) SUPPORTING ACTIONS.—The strategy provided

12 for in subsection (a) shall include a description of specific

13 supporting actions including—

14 (1) programs to disseminate technical informa15 tion to public health, design, and construction pro16 fessionals concerning the risks of exposure to indoor

17 air contaminants and methods and programs for re18 ducing exposures to such contaminants, along with

19 an indication of the cost and feasibility of such pro20 grams;

21 (2) education programs for the general public

22 concerning the health threats posed by indoor air

23 contaminants and appropriate individual response

24 actions, and a description of sampling methods and
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1 instruments that are inexpensive and easy to use by

2 the general public; and

3 (3) private and public sector options for provid4 ing technical assistance for State and local officials,

5 private and professional firms, and labor organiza6 tions to address indoor air contamination topics.

7 (d) EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, MITIGA8 TION SERVICES, AND VENTILATION SYSTEM OPERA9 TORS.—The Administrator, in coordination with the Di10 rector of the National Institute of Standards and Tech11 nology and the Director of the National Institute for Occu12 pational Safety and Health, and in consultation with other

13 appropriate sources of expertise, shall include in the first

14 strategy published pursuant to this section—

15 (1) an evaluation of the range, effectiveness,

16 and reliability of indoor air quality diagnostic serv17 ices;

18 (2) an evaluation of the current range, effec19 tiveness, and reliability of indoor air contamination

20 mitigation services; and

21 (3) an evaluation of the current range of knowl22 edge and mastery of indoor air quality and energy

23 efficiency techniques of ventilation system operators.

24 (e) REVIEW OF RESPONSE STRATEGY PROVIDED

25 UNDER THIS SECTION.—The Administrator shall provide
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1 for public review and comment on the response strategy

2 provided for in this section.

3 SEC. 8. FEDERAL BUILDING EVALUATION AND REMEDI4 ATION PROGRAM.

5 (a) EVALUATION.—The Director shall, in coordina6 tion with the Administrator and the Director of the Na7 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, and in con8 sultation with other sources of appropriate expertise, de9 velop within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this

10 Act a program to evaluate the nature and extent of indoor

11 air contamination in Federal buildings. Such program

12 shall include—

13 (1) a compilation of the names of all Federal

14 buildings which are known or suspected to have the

15 most serious indoor air contamination, listed in

16 order of the seriousness of the indoor air contamina17 tion;

18 (2) recommended methods for measuring indoor

19 air contaminants at the concentrations that are rou20 tinely found in buildings;

21 (3) recommended methods for determining the

22 actual minimum amount of fresh air delivered per

23 person;

24 (4) a questionnaire and follow-up survey that is

25 capable of determining the routine ventilation rates
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1 and the extent of indoor air contamination or related

2 employee health effects in Federal buildings, with

3 priority on the evaluation of those buildings in which

4 the greatest number of Federal employees work;

5 (5) a plan generated by the Administrator, to

6 be carried out by the Office of Research and Devel7 opment, to evaluate a minimum of 20 Federal build8 ings to assess and develop predictive models of ac9 tual human exposure to indoor air contamination;

10 and

11 (6) the selection of a minimum of 10 Federal

12 buildings to be used for demonstration of indoor air

13 contamination mitigation strategies, and, in coordi14 nation with the Secretary of Energy, the selection of

15 a minimum of 5 Federal buildings to be used for

16 demonstration of energy efficiency technologies that

17 do not decrease indoor air quality.

18 (b) MODEL REMEDIATION PROGRAM.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in coordina20 tion with the Administrator and the Director of the

21 National Institute of Standards and Technology and

22 in consultation with the heads of appropriate Fed23 eral agencies, representatives of Federal employees,

24 and other sources of appropriate expertise, shall,

25 within one year after the date of the enactment of
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1 this Act, develop and disseminate to all Federal

2 agencies a model indoor air quality remediation pro3 gram. The program shall include—

4 (A) a description and schedule of general

5 remediation actions;

6 (B) adaptations of the model to a mini7 mum of 5 building subtypes or classes that are

8 routinely used as Federal buildings;

9 (C) plans for distribution of the model re10 mediation program to all Federal agencies that

11 occupy Federal buildings, and for the execution

12 of an educational program to enhance the un13 derstanding and usefulness of the model reme14 diation program to all Federal agencies that oc15 cupy Federal buildings; and

16 (D) recommendations for regulations that

17 establish a method and format for Federal em18 ployees and the public to file confidential com19 ments and complaints concerning indoor air

20 quality in Federal buildings.

21 (2) REMEDIATION PROGRAM.—The head of

22 each Federal agency responsible for the operation of

23 1 or more Federal buildings shall, within 1 year

24 after receipt of the model indoor air quality remedi25 ation program developed under paragraph (1), de-
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1 velop and submit to the Director a plan addressing

2 indoor air contamination in Federal buildings under

3 the jurisdiction of such agency.

4 (c) SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency re6 sponsible for the operation of 1 or more Federal

7 buildings shall, within 3 years after the date of the

8 enactment of this Act, establish and implement a

9 systematic program for the assessment of indoor air

10 quality and the correction of conditions resulting in

11 less than adequate indoor air quality.

12 (2) CONFIDENTIAL FILING OF COMMENTS AND

13 COMPLAINTS.—Each such program shall include the

14 method and format for confidential filing of com15 ments and complaints concerning indoor air quality

16 by workers and the public, developed as part of the

17 model remediation program pursuant to subsection

18 (b)(1)(D).

19 (3) SUBMISSION TO THE DIRECTOR.—Each

20 agency described in paragraph (1) shall submit a

21 copy of the program established under paragraph

22 (1) to the Director, and shall annually affirm to the

23 Director that each of its buildings continues to be

24 covered by that program.

25 (d) NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal

2 agency responsible for the design and construction of

3 a building for Federal occupancy shall employ up to

4 date design, commissioning, and operating practices

5 for optimal indoor air quality and energy efficiency,

6 and an adequate portion of total building costs shall

7 be used when necessary for the—

8 (A) development and implementation of

9 general design principles intended to prevent

10 contamination of indoor air;

11 (B) development of building management

12 guidelines and practices; and

13 (C) training in building and systems oper14 ations for building management and mainte15 nance personnel.

16 (2) REPORT.—Upon completion of construction

17 of each Federal building covered by this section, the

18 head of the Federal agency responsible shall file with

19 the Administrator and with the clearinghouse estab20 lished under section 6(d), a report outlining the ac21 tivities undertaken, including related funding levels,

22 in carrying out paragraph (1). Such report shall be

23 routinely amended to provide updated information

24 on the short-term and long-term effectiveness of ac25 tivities undertaken under this subsection, and any
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1 changes in practices or renovations that were nec2 essary to improve on the results of activities under3 taken under this subsection.

4 (e) NEW AND RENEWED LEASES FOR FEDERAL

5 BUILDINGS.—Within 2 years after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the General Serv7 ices Administration, the heads of Federal agencies, or any

8 person entering into a new lease or a lease renewal con9 tract for a Federal building, shall require the building

10 owner to demonstrate and guarantee that the building is

11 routinely operating at design specifications for the existing

12 ventilation system, and guarantee that all portions of the

13 building are accessible for indoor air quality monitoring

14 and evaluation. The leasing of buildings that operate at

15 current ventilation standards shall be given priority.

16 (f) BUILDING VENTILATION AND MANAGEMENT

17 TRAINING.—

18 (1) DESIGNATION OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY CO19 ORDINATOR.—Within 12 months after the date of

20 the enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal

21 agency shall designate, or require that a lessee des22 ignate, an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each

23 Federal building, with a minimum of one assistant

24 to the Coordinator for each 1,000 employees.
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1 (2) COMPLETION OF TRAINING.—Within 4

2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,

3 each Indoor Air Quality Coordinator and assistant

4 to a Coordinator shall complete the indoor air train5 ing course operated pursuant to Federal funds.

6 SEC. 9. STATE AND LOCAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY GRANT

7 PROGRAM.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide

9 grants to States to devise management strategies and re10 sponse programs to reduce indoor air pollution and for in11 door air pollution prevention. The strategies and programs

12 shall comply with Federal mandates and shall enhance the

13 national indoor air quality response strategy referred to

14 in section 7.

15 (b) MANAGEMENT STRATEGY DEMONSTRATION.—

16 (1) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Governor of a

17 State may apply to the Administrator for a grant

18 under subsection (a) to support the development and

19 implementation of a management strategy with re20 spect to indoor air quality within such State.

21 (2) CONTENT OF STRATEGIES.—State indoor

22 air quality management strategies shall—

23 (A) designate a lead agency and provide an

24 institutional framework for protection of indoor

25 air quality;
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1 (B) describe existing programs, controls,

2 or related activities concerning indoor air qual3 ity within State agencies including regulations,

4 educational programs, assessment programs, or

5 other activities; and

6 (C) describe existing programs, controls, or

7 related activities concerning indoor air quality

8 of local and other sub-State agencies and en9 sure coordination among local, State, and Fed10 eral agencies involved in indoor air quality ac11 tivities in the State.

12 (3) STRATEGY EVALUATION.—An evaluation of

13 the strategies funded through a grant made under

14 this subsection shall be provided to the Adminis15 trator within 3 years after receipt of the grant and

16 shall include a certification that the strategy meets

17 the requirements of this Act.

18 (4) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—States

19 shall provide for public review and comment on the

20 management strategy before submission of such

21 strategy to the Administrator.

22 (c) RESPONSE PROGRAMS.—

23 (1) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—A Governor of a

24 State or the executive officer of a local air pollution

25 control agency may apply to the Administrator for
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1 a grant under subsection (a) to develop a response

2 program designed to reduce human exposure to an

3 indoor air contaminant or contaminants in the

4 State, or in a specific class or type of building in

5 that State, or in a specific geographic area of that

6 State.

7 (2) CONTENT OF RESPONSE PROGRAMS.—A re8 sponse program shall—

9 (A) establish methods to provide informa10 tion concerning indoor air contamination to the

11 public and to educate the public and interested

12 groups, including building owners and design

13 and engineering professionals, about indoor air

14 contamination, mitigation, and prevention;

15 (B) identify any data and information that

16 is applicable to the indoor air contaminant, the

17 ventilation system problem, the class or type of

18 building, or the specific geographic area to be

19 addressed;

20 (C) describe and schedule specific actions

21 to be taken to reduce human exposure to indoor

22 air contamination, including changes in building

23 maintenance practices or technologies, contami24 nant source reductions or removals, and the
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1 adoption and enforcement of any ventilation

2 standards;

3 (D) identify the State or local agency or

4 public organization which will implement the re5 sponse actions; and

6 (E) provide for the assessment of the effec7 tiveness of the response program.

8 (3) RESPONSE PLAN.—As part of the response

9 program pursuant to this subsection, an applicant

10 may develop a response plan addressing indoor air

11 quality in State and local government buildings.

12 Such plans shall, to the fullest extent practicable, be

13 consistent with remediation program developed pur14 suant to section 8.

15 (d) GRANT MANAGEMENT.—

16 (1) AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—Grants under sub17 section (b)(1) shall not be less than $75,000 for

18 each fiscal year.

19 (2) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—In selecting

20 States for grants under this section, the Adminis21 trator shall consider—

22 (A) the seriousness of the indoor air qual23 ity issues identified by the State; and

24 (B) with respect to grants for response

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1 ment strategy, giving priority to States with

2 complete indoor air management strategies that

3 have the greatest potential for reducing human

4 exposure to indoor air contamination.

5 (3) AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDING.—

6 In selecting States for demonstration of manage7 ment strategies and assessments under subsection

8 (b)(1), the Administrator shall focus resources to en9 sure that sufficient funds are available to selected

10 States to provide for the development of comprehen11 sive and thorough management strategies and as12 sessments in each selected State and to adequately

13 demonstrate implementation of such strategies and

14 assessments.

15 (4) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—

16 Grants under subsection (c)(1) of this section shall

17 be available to the grantee for a period not to exceed

18 three years and shall not exceed—

19 (A) for fiscal year 1994, the amount of

20 $250,000; and

21 (B) for each fiscal year after fiscal year

22 1994, the amount referred to in subparagraph

23 (A) adjusted by the Administrator to reflect the

24 estimated percentage increase for such fiscal

25 year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
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1 Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor

2 Statistics.

3 (5) FEDERAL SHARE OF FUNDING.—The Fed4 eral share of grants under this section shall not ex5 ceed 75 percent of the costs incurred in demonstra6 tion and implementation of such activities and shall

7 be made on the condition that the non-Federal share

8 is provided from non-Federal funds.

9 (6) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds granted

10 pursuant to this section in a fiscal year shall remain

11 available for obligation for that fiscal year and for

12 the next following fiscal year.

13 (7) LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF GRANT IN FOL14 LOWING YEAR.—No grant shall be made under this

15 section in any fiscal year to a State or local air pol16 lution control agency which in the preceding year re17 ceived a grant under this section unless the Adminis18 trator determines that such agency satisfactorily im19 plemented such grant activities in such preceding

20 fiscal year.

21 (8) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN GRANT APPLI22 CATION.—States and local air pollution control agen23 cies shall provide such information in applications

24 for grant assistance and pertaining to grant funded

25 activities as the Administrator requires.
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1 (d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the

2 Administrator shall coordinate with the Director of the

3 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,

4 and the Director of the National Institute of Standards

5 and Technology.

6 SEC. 10. RELATION TO OTHER LAW.

7 (a) FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in

8 this Act shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to pre9 empt, displace, or supplant any Federal or State law,

10 whether statutory or common, or any local ordinance,

11 which establishes a more restrictive compliance standard.

12 (b) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—In exercising any

13 authority under this Act, the Administrator shall not, for

14 purposes of section 4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and

15 Health Act of 1970, be considered to be exercising statu16 tory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regula17 tions affecting occupational safety and health.

18 SEC. 11. REPORTS.

19 (a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after

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

21 shall submit to the Congress a report on the activities car22 ried out by the Administrator pursuant to this Act. The

23 report shall include—

24 (1) the results of the national assessment con25 ducted under section 5(e)(1);
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1 (2) the results of the healthy building study

2 conducted under section 5(h);

3 (3) an assessment of the training program con4 ducted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6, in5 cluding recommendations concerning the application

6 of training requirements to classes and types of

7 buildings not covered by such subsection;

8 (4) a description of the ventilation program car9 ried out under section 6(e);

10 (5) the response strategy provided for in section

11 7(a); and

12 (6) an assessment of the Federal building eval13 uation and remediation program developed under

14 section 8;

15 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND RELATED

16 ACTIVITIES.

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

18 this Act the following amounts:

19 (1) For the purpose of carrying out section 5

20 and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 6, there

21 are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for

22 each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and

23 1998. Of such sums appropriated, at least 25 per24 cent shall be for carrying out section 6(c), and at
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1 least 25 percent shall be for carrying out section

2 5(c).

3 (2) For the purpose of carrying out sections

4 6(d), 7, and 8, there are authorized to be appro5 priated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

6 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such sums

7 appropriated, at least 20 percent shall be for carry8 ing out section 8, and at least 20 percent shall be

9 for carrying out section 6(d).

10 (3) For the purpose of carrying out section 9,

11 there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000

12 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,

13 and 1998. Of such sums appropriated, at least 33

14 percent shall be for carrying out section 9(c).

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