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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 933
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a national program
to reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to contaminants
in the air indoors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 1995
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. SAND-
ERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a
national program to reduce the threat to human health
posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indoor Air Act of
1995’’.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION.
The Administrator shall consult and coordinate with
the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Energy, the Di-
rector of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
and other appropriate agencies in implementing this Act.
SEC. 3. GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING, REDUCING, AND
PREVENTING 
SIGNIFICANT 
INDOOR 
AIR
HEALTH RISKS.
(a) LIST.—Not later than 4 years after the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall, after notice and
opportunity of at least 90 days for public comment, pub-
lish a list of common significant indoor air health risks.
In identifying a common significant indoor air health risk,
the Administrator shall use the best reasonably available
scientific data.
(b) GUIDELINES.—Concurrently with the listing of
each common significant indoor air health risk under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall, after notice and op-
portunity of at least 90 days for public comment, publish
voluntary guidelines for identifying, reducing, and pre-
venting the common significant indoor air health risk.
Such guidelines may include information and a range of
recommendations for operation and maintenance of exist-
ing buildings, the design and construction of new build-
ings, building renovation, and such other activities as nec-
essary to identify and reduce or prevent the common sig-
nificant indoor air health risks listed under subsection (a).
The guidelines shall achieve significant risk reduction, be
technologically achievable and readily implementable, take
into consideration safety, energy, and other relevant fac-
tors, include an assessment of their effectiveness and cost,
and be based on available research and expertise and the
study priorities established by the Administrator pursuant
to subsection (e).
(c) REVIEW
AND REVISION.—The Administrator
shall periodically review and, as necessary, after notice
and opportunity of at least 90 days for public comment,
revise the list of common significant indoor air health risks
and the guidelines published under this section. At a mini-
mum, a review and revision shall be completed not later
than 4 years after the initial publication of the list and
guidelines.
(d) CONSISTENCY WITH INDOOR AIR REGULATIONS
OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Administrator
shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Labor, in-
sure that the guidelines under this section are fully con-
sistent with any Federal workplace regulations addressing
indoor air quality risks. The guidelines may recommend
such additional voluntary actions as may be necessary to
protect persons other than workers covered by such regu-
lations from common significant indoor air health risks
listed under subsection (a). The Administrator shall, after