income, with respect to the development, implemen-
tation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regu-
lations, and policies to ensure that— 
(A) populations of color, communities of 
color, indigenous communities, and low-income 
communities have access to public information 
and opportunities for meaningful public partici-
pation relating to human health and environ-
mental planning, regulations, and enforcement; 
(B) no population of color or community of 
color, indigenous community, or low-income 
community shall be exposed to a dispropor-
tionate burden of the negative human health 
and environmental impacts of pollution or other 
environmental hazards; and 
(C) the ‘‘17 Principles of Environmental 
Justice’’, written and adopted at the First Na-
tional People of Color Environmental Leader-
ship Summit held on October 24 through 27, 
1991, in Washington, DC, are upheld. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 5. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Ad-
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ministrator shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing to jointly administer the School Air Filters Dem-
onstration Program described in this section for a 3-year 
period. 
(b) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.— 
(1) SELECTION
OF
ELIGIBLE
SCHOOLS.—Not 
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
select a minimum of 175 eligible schools to partici-
pate in the School Air Filters Demonstration Pro-
gram. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible schools 
under this subsection, the Secretary and the Admin-
istrator shall do so with the purpose of advancing 
environmental justice, giving priority— 
(A) first, to eligible schools that are lo-
cated in a nonattainment area for PM2.5, 
PM10, or ozone; 
(B) second, to eligible schools that have 
school facilities that pose a severe health and 
safety threat to students and staff; and 
(C) third, to eligible schools that have a 
high concentration of students from a low-in-
come family. 
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(3) CONSIDERATIONS
IN
SELECTION.—In se-
lecting eligible schools under this subsection, the 
Secretary and the Administrator— 
(A) shall seek to select eligible schools that 
represent— 
(i) a mix of elementary schools, mid-
dle schools, and high schools; and 
(ii) a mix of urban, suburban, and 
rural schools; and 
(B) may consider any other eligibility re-
quirements that the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator determine are necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. 
(c) AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator shall seek to enter into a written 
agreement with each eligible school selected under sub-
section (b) to ensure that the eligible school desires to par-
ticipate in the School Air Filters Demonstration Program. 
The Secretary and the Administrator shall carry out the 
activities under subsection (d) only with respect to partici-
pating eligible schools that enter into such an agreement. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
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(A) purchase commercial air filters for the 
buildings of each participating eligible school; 
(B) install a commercial air filter in every 
classroom, office, and common area that stu-
dents access in each such school; 
(C) maintain those air filters for a period 
of 3 years, including by ensuring the replace-
ment of the internal carbon filters of those air 
filters according to a frequency as indicated by 
the manufacturer; 
(D) provide technical support to eligible 
schools participating in the program, including 
training school staff on how to properly use the 
air filters; and 
(E) using not more than 3.5 percent of the 
funds appropriated under subsection (f), collect, 
analyze, and submit data that is necessary for 
the report and evaluation described in sub-
section (e). 
(2) USE OF CONTRACTOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the activities described in subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) may be 
carried out by an entity that— 
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(i) has a contract to do so with the 
Administrator; and 
(ii) has a State or local license or cer-
tification from a relevant professional or-
ganization allowing the entity to install 
and maintain air filter units. 
(B) 
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
AGREE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if 
a school or local educational agency’s collective 
bargaining agreement stipulates that a school 
staff member carry out the activities described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), 
the Administrator shall coordinate with the 
local educational agency to arrange for school 
staff to carry out those activities. Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed to interfere with a 
collective bargaining agreement. 
(e) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary and the 
Administrator shall prepare and submit to Congress 
an annual report containing— 
(A) metrics that demonstrate the indoor 
air quality (at a minimum, PM2.5 levels, as 
well as any other air pollutants that the Admin-
istrator determines necessary to test) at 3 loca-
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tions within each participating eligible school 
before installation of the commercial air filters, 
and subsequently twice per academic year, en-
suring that the locations of that testing are 
kept consistent for each test; 
(B) the pollutants that are captured by the 
air filters at participating eligible schools, as 
determined by annual tests conducted on the 
used air filters; 
(C) metrics that demonstrate the academic 
outcomes of students at each participating eligi-
ble school (including standardized test scores); 
(D) rates of suspension at each partici-
pating eligible school; and 
(E) rates of school absence by students 
and staff at each participating eligible school, 
including rates of school absence relating to 
asthma and other health measures. 
(2) EVALUATION.—At the end of the 3-year 
School Air Filters Demonstration Program, the Sec-
retary and the Administrator shall prepare and sub-
mit a report to Congress that includes an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of the School Air Filters Dem-
onstration Program, including an analysis of the im-
pact of the commercial air filters on student aca-
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demic achievement and well-being, and on the pro-
gram’s potential to advance environmental justice. 
The evaluation shall include recommendations based 
on the findings from the School Air Filters Dem-
onstration Program. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
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