I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5020 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize grants for toxic 
substances remediation in schools, to reauthorize healthy high-perform-
ance schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 13, 2021 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself and Mr. BOWMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize 
grants for toxic substances remediation in schools, to 
reauthorize healthy high-performance schools, 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 ‘‘Get Toxic Substances 
Out of Schools Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES REMEDIATION IN 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 28 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2627) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting ‘‘GRANTS
FOR STATE
AND TRIBAL 
PROGRAMS.—’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and Indian Tribes’’ 
after ‘‘grants to States’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during the 24-month 
period beginning on the date on which the 
grant is made’’ after ‘‘elimination’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘or Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or 
(d)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
Indian Tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 
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(5) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.—In this section, 
the term ‘Indian Tribe’ means any Indian Tribe, band, 
nation, or other organized group or community, including 
any Alaska Native village.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) GRANTS
FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES REMEDI-
ATION IN SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education 
program’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE PROVIDER.— 
The term ‘eligible child care provider’ means a 
center-based child care provider described in 
section 658P(6)(A) of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858n(6)(A)). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—The term ‘eli-
gible facility’ means— 
‘‘(i) a public school facility operated 
by a local educational agency; 
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‘‘(ii) a facility operated by an early 
childhood education program; and 
‘‘(iii) a center-based child care facility 
operated by an eligible child care provider. 
‘‘(D) ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘envi-
ronmental concern’ means environmental 
problems, contaminants, hazardous sub-
stances, and pollutant emissions, as de-
scribed in section 504(a)(3)(A). 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSION.—The term ‘environ-
mental concern’ includes poor indoor air 
quality. 
‘‘(E) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY; STATE 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The terms ‘local edu-
cational agency’ and ‘State educational agency’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to the 
ability or likelihood of the Administrator to take 
action under any other provision of this Act as 
described in subsection (b), the Administrator, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education 
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and the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and in partnership with the Secretary of 
Labor with respect to the enforcement of appli-
cable labor standards, may provide grants in 
accordance with this subsection to States and 
Indian Tribes for the purpose of identifying, 
preventing, or eliminating risks associated with 
the presence of a chemical substance or mixture 
in eligible facilities. 
‘‘(B) USE OF GRANTS.—A State or Indian 
Tribe that receives a grant under this sub-
section shall use the grant funds directly, or 
provide the grant funds to a local educational 
agency, for use in— 
‘‘(i) performing inspections, testing, 
and monitoring for environmental concerns 
in eligible facilities, including high-hazard 
chemical products stored or used in the fa-
cilities for maintenance or instruction; and 
‘‘(ii) carrying out remediation meas-
ures in the eligible facilities, including re-
moval and disposal of environmental con-
cerns and high-hazard chemical products 
described in clause (i), and improving in-
door air quality. 
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‘‘(i) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.— 
To the extent practicable, the Adminis-
trator shall ensure that amounts are dis-
tributed under this subsection to geo-
graphically diverse locations. 
‘‘(ii) HIGH-POVERTY
SCHOOLS.—The 
Administrator shall take measures to en-
sure that not less than 50 percent of the 
amounts distributed under this subsection 
are used to benefit local educational agen-
cies, early childhood education programs, 
and eligible child care providers with the 
highest numbers or percentages of stu-
dents counted under section 1124(c) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)). 
‘‘(iii) TRIBAL
SET-ASIDE.—Of the 
amount made available to provide grants 
under this subsection for a fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall reserve 3 percent for 
purposes of awarding grants under this 
subsection, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Indian Education, to 
Indian Tribes for use at tribally operated 
schools. 
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‘‘(3) STATE PLANS.—As part of an application 
to receive a grant under this subsection, a State 
shall include a description of the means by which the 
State plans— 
‘‘(A) to ensure coordinated programmatic 
and funding efforts across relevant State-level 
agencies, including State educational agencies 
and other agencies with expertise in environ-
ment, health, and energy; 
‘‘(B) to use the grant funds for the reme-
diation of any toxic substances in— 
‘‘(i) eligible facilities; and 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, educational facili-
ties where juveniles are incarcerated or live 
as wards of the State; 
‘‘(C) to ensure the health and safety of 
students and staff during the renovation or 
modernization of eligible facilities; and 
‘‘(D) to give priority to using the grant 
funds to improve— 
‘‘(i) eligible facilities of local edu-
cational agencies, early childhood education 
programs, and eligible child care providers 
with— 
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‘‘(I) the highest numbers or per-
centages of students counted under 
section 1124(c) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)) in each State; or 
‘‘(II) if applicable, majority In-
digenous students; and 
‘‘(ii) eligible facilities that are in 
areas— 
‘‘(I) adjacent to brownfield sites 
(as defined in section 101 of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)); or 
‘‘(II) with poor outdoor air qual-
ity. 
‘‘(4) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
PROJECT
LABOR 
AGREEMENT.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘project labor agreement’ means a pre-hire col-
lective bargaining agreement with 1 or more 
labor organizations that— 
‘‘(i) establishes the terms and condi-
tions of employment for a specific con-
struction project; and 
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‘‘(ii) is an agreement described in sec-
tion 8(f) of the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—A contractor or 
subcontractor engaging in a construction or re-
mediation project assisted in whole or in part 
with a grant provided to a State under this sub-
section and the total cost of which is not less 
than $25,000,000 shall negotiate or become a 
party to a project labor agreement for that 
project with 1 or more labor organizations. 
‘‘(5) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all laborers and mechan-
ics employed by contractors and subcontractors 
on projects funded in whole or in part by a 
grant provided to a State under this subsection 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on projects of a similar character in 
the locality, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’). 
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‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—With respect to the 
labor standards specified in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority 
and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.— 
Any work performed using a grant provided to a 
State under this subsection shall be governed by a 
written job-specific abatement plan— 
‘‘(A) containing provisions relating to— 
‘‘(i) environmental compliance; 
‘‘(ii) a health and safety plan; and 
‘‘(iii) health and safety training re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(B) that is stamped by a certified indus-
trial hygienist or similar accredited occupational 
health and safety professional. 
‘‘(7) USE
OF
AMERICAN
IRON, STEEL, AND 
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) MANUFACTURED PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘manufactured product’ means any 
construction material or end product (as 
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those terms are defined in part 25.003 of 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation) that is 
not an iron or steel product, including— 
‘‘(I) electrical components; and 
‘‘(II) non-ferrous building mate-
rials, 
including 
aluminum, 
polyvinylchloride, glass, fiber optics, 
plastic, wood, masonry, rubber, manu-
factured stone, any other non-ferrous 
metals, and any unmanufactured con-
struction material. 
‘‘(ii) PRODUCED
IN
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—The term ‘produced in the 
United States’ means the following: 
‘‘(I) When used with respect to a 
manufactured product, the product 
was manufactured in the United 
States and the cost of the components 
of that product that were mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured in the United 
States exceeds 60 percent of the total 
cost of all components of the product. 
‘‘(II) When used with respect to 
iron or steel products, or an individual 
component of a manufactured prod-
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uct, all manufacturing processes for 
those iron or steel products or compo-
nents, from the initial melting stage 
through the application of coatings, 
occurred in the United States, except 
that the term does not include— 
‘‘(aa) steel or iron material 
or products manufactured abroad 
from semi-finished steel or iron 
from the United States; or 
‘‘(bb) steel or iron material 
or products manufactured in the 
United States from semi-finished 
steel or iron of foreign origin. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A State that re-
ceives funds under this subsection shall ensure 
that any iron, steel, and manufactured products 
used in a project carried out with those funds 
by a State or local educational agency are pro-
duced in the United States. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may waive the requirement under subpara-
graph (B) if the Administrator determines 
that— 
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‘‘(I) applying the requirement 
would be inconsistent with the public 
interest; 
‘‘(II) iron, steel, and manufac-
tured products produced in the United 
States are not produced in a sufficient 
and reasonably available quantity or 
are not of a satisfactory quality; or 
‘‘(III) using iron, steel, and man-
ufactured products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of 
the applicable overall project by more 
than 25 percent. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a 
waiver under clause (i), the Administrator 
shall publish in the Federal Register a de-
tailed written explanation of the waiver de-
termination. 
‘‘(D) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL 
AGREEMENTS.—This paragraph shall be applied 
in a manner consistent with the obligations of 
the United States under international agree-
ments. 
‘‘(8) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(i) APPRENTICESHIP
UTILIZATION 
REQUIREMENT.—The term ‘apprenticeship 
utilization requirement’ means the use of 
qualified apprentices in accordance with 
the following: 
‘‘(I) In the case of a project ad-
vertised for bid during the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2021, and end-
ing on September 30, 2022, all speci-
fications shall require that not less 
than 10 percent of the labor hours be 
performed by qualified apprentices. 
‘‘(II) In the case of a project ad-
vertised for bid during the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2022, and end-
ing on September 30, 2023, all speci-
fications shall require that not less 
than 12 percent of the labor hours be 
performed by qualified apprentices. 
‘‘(III) In the case of a project ad-
vertised for bid on or after October 1, 
2023, all specifications shall require 
that not less than 15 percent of the 
labor hours be performed by qualified 
apprentices. 
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‘‘(ii) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘con-
tractor’ means a general contractor or 
other lead or prime contractor on a con-
struction project carried out using a grant 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) LABOR HOURS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘labor hours’ means the total number 
of hours devoted to the performance 
of construction activities (as defined 
in sector 23 of the North American 
Industry Classification System) with 
respect to a construction project car-
ried out using a grant under this sub-
section by employees of the contractor 
and subcontractors. 
‘‘(II) EXCLUSIONS.—The term 
‘labor hours’ excludes hours worked 
by a foreman, superintendent, owner, 
or other person who is— 
‘‘(aa) an employee employed 
in a bona fide executive capacity 
(as defined in section 541.100 of 
title 29, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this subsection)); 
‘‘(bb) an employee employed 
in a bona fide administrative ca-
pacity (as defined in section 
541.200 of that title); or 
‘‘(cc) an employee employed 
in a bona fide professional capac-
ity (as defined in section 541.300 
of that title). 
‘‘(iv) QUALIFIED
APPRENTICE.—The 
term ‘qualified apprentice’ means an em-
ployee participating in a registered appren-
ticeship program (as defined under the Act 
of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (commonly 
known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’)), that meets the standards of subpart 
A of part 29 and part 30 of title 29, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations). 
‘‘(v) 
SUBCONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘subcontractor’ means any person or com-
pany, at any tier, that performs some or 
all of the obligations of the contractor. 
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‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENT.—Each 
contractor 
and subcontractor engaged in the performance 
of construction, alteration, or repair work on a 
project funded in whole or in part by a grant 
under this subsection shall, collectively, meet or 
exceed the apprenticeship utilization require-
ment applicable to the project, subject to the 
condition that the apprenticeship utilization re-
quirement shall comply with the apprentice to 
journeyworker ratios established by the Sec-
retary of Labor or the applicable State appren-
ticeship agency. 
‘‘(C) 
PARTICIPATION.—Each 
contractor 
and subcontractor who employs 4 or more 
workers to perform construction activities (as 
defined in sector 23 of the North American In-
dustry Classification System) on a project fund-
ed in whole or in part by a grant under this 
subsection shall employ 1 or more qualified ap-
prentices for the purpose of meeting the ap-
prenticeship utilization requirement applicable 
to that project. 
‘‘(D) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor, in consultation with the Adminis-
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trator, may, on request of a State that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection, waive 
or adjust any requirements of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) for a specific project, 
if the State provides documentary evidence 
of— 
‘‘(I) a demonstrated lack of avail-
ability of qualified apprentices in the 
applicable geographic area in which 
the project is carried out; and 
‘‘(II) a good faith effort on the 
part of the State and the contractor 
and subcontractors carrying out the 
project to comply with the require-
ments. 
‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE.—A waiver or an 
adjustment under clause (i) and the ration-
ale of the Administrator for granting the 
waiver or adjustment— 
‘‘(I) shall be publicly available; 
and 
‘‘(II) shall not be exempt from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(E) REPORTING.— 
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‘‘(i) 
INFORMATION
RELATING
TO 
QUALIFIED APPRENTICES.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—During the 
period in which a project carried out 
using a grant under this subsection is 
ongoing, the contractor shall include 
with each payment application to the 
State a report containing a descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(aa) the name and appren-
tice registration or identification 
number of each qualified appren-
tice employed on the project; 
‘‘(bb) the number of quali-
fied apprentices and labor hours 
worked by those qualified appren-
tices on the project, categorized 
by trade or craft; and 
‘‘(cc) the number of journey 
level workers and labor hours 
worked by those journey level 
workers on the project, cat-
egorized by trade or craft. 
‘‘(II) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY 
OF
LABOR
AND
ADMINISTRATOR.— 
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Each report described in subclause (I) 
shall be submitted to the Secretary of 
Labor and the Administrator at such 
time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary of Labor or the Administrator 
may prescribe by guidance. 
‘‘(ii) MAINTENANCE OF REPORTS AND 
RECORDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under this subsection and each contractor 
and subcontractor carrying out a project 
using the grant shall maintain all reports 
and personnel records relating to the re-
quirements of this paragraph for a period 
of at least 3 years after final completion of 
the work for the project. 
‘‘(iii) 
SUBMISSION
TO
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A State that 
receives a grant under this subsection 
and each contractor and subcontractor 
carrying out a project using the grant 
shall immediately submit, on request 
of the Administrator, any information, 
report, or record described in clauses 
(i) and (ii). 
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‘‘(II) 
ENFORCEMENT.—If 
the 
Administrator 
determines 
that 
a 
State, contractor, or subcontractor 
has failed to submit any information, 
report, or record under subclause (I), 
the State shall repay to the Adminis-
trator the amount of the applicable 
grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(F) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this para-
graph preempts any applicable State or local 
law or policy that provides for additional skilled 
and trained workforce requirements on con-
struction projects. 
‘‘(9) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Federal share of the cost of ac-
tivities funded by a grant under this subsection 
shall be not more than 75 percent of the total 
project costs during the period for which the 
grant is made. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Administrator may 
increase the Federal share under subparagraph 
(A) to not more than 100 percent if the Admin-
istrator determines that a recipient of the grant 
funds is unable to pay, or would experience sig-
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nificant financial hardship if required to pay, 
the non-Federal share. 
‘‘(10) ELIGIBILITY FOR PERFORMANCE PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.—Funds awarded under this sub-
section may be included in a performance partner-
ship grant in lieu of a grant under this subsection, 
as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(11) GRANTEE
DATA
COLLECTION
AND
RE-
PORTING.—A State or Indian Tribe that receives a 
grant under this subsection shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator an annual report describing— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the grant funds that 
were used for the activities described in clauses 
(i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(B) during the pre-
vious year; 
‘‘(B) the amount of the grant funds that 
were used for projects at high-poverty schools; 
and 
‘‘(C) any inspections, testing, and moni-
toring performed, and remediation measures 
carried out, during the previous year using the 
grant, including the number of schools and the 
number of students that were directly served. 
‘‘(12) REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare a report, based on data 
submitted to the Administrator under 
paragraph (11), describing the results of 
the grant program under this subsection, 
including a description of— 
‘‘(I) the States and Indian Tribes 
that were awarded a grant under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(II) the activities for which the 
States and Indian Tribes described in 
subclause (I) used the grant; 
‘‘(ii) submit the report to— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(III) the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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‘‘(IV) the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) make the report publicly avail-
able on the website of the Environmental 
Protection Agency in each major language 
spoken in each school district that has ben-
efitted from grant funding under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD
COVERED.—A report pre-
pared under subparagraph (A) shall cover— 
‘‘(i) in the case of the initial report, 
the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this subsection and ending on the 
date of submission of the report; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of each report there-
after, the 2-year period preceding the date 
of submission of the report. 
‘‘(13) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The ability of an In-
dian Tribe to receive a grant under this subsection 
does not limit or affect the authority of the Adminis-
trator under this title to establish other opportuni-
ties for Indian Tribes to apply for and receive pro-
gram authorization or funding. 
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‘‘(14) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2032.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Toxic Substances Control Act (Public Law 94– 
469; 90 Stat. 2003) is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 28 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 28. State and Tribal programs.’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORM-
ANCE SCHOOLS. 
(a) GRANTS
FOR
HEALTHY
SCHOOL
ENVIRON-
MENTS.—Section 501 of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2695) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 501. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro-
gram’ has the meaning given the term in section 103 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘eligible child care provider’ means a center- 
based child care provider described in section 
658P(6)(A) of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(6)(A)). 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
FACILITY.—The term ‘eligible 
facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public school facility operated by a 
local educational agency; 
‘‘(B) a facility operated by an early child-
hood education program; and 
‘‘(C) a center-based child care facility oper-
ated by an eligible child care provider. 
‘‘(4) ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘environ-
mental concern’ means environmental problems, 
contaminants, hazardous substances, and pol-
lutant emissions, as described in section 
504(a)(3)(A). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘environ-
mental concern’ includes poor indoor air qual-
ity. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 28(a). 
‘‘(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education 
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and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may 
provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for use in— 
‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to local edu-
cational agencies, early childhood education pro-
grams, and eligible child care providers in address-
ing environmental concerns in eligible facilities; and 
‘‘(2) the development of State and Tribal pro-
grams to support the remediation of toxic substances 
in eligible facilities that include— 
‘‘(A) standards for the planning, design, 
construction, management, and renovation of 
the eligible facilities; 
‘‘(B) the identification of— 
‘‘(i) ongoing environmental problems, 
including environmental concerns, in the 
eligible facilities; and 
‘‘(ii) recommended solutions to ad-
dress those problems, including assessment 
of information on the exposure of children 
to environmental hazards in eligible facili-
ties; and 
‘‘(C) the development of State-level or 
Tribal 
interagency 
memoranda 
of 
under-
standing for the implementation of programs 
described in this paragraph. 
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‘‘(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The ability of an Indian 
Tribe to receive a grant under this section does not limit 
or affect the authority of the Administrator under this 
title to establish other opportunities for Indian Tribes to 
apply for and receive program authorization or funding.’’. 
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—Section 503 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2695b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, until the ex-
piration of authority described in section 501(b)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) OUTREACH TO STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘eligible facility’, ‘environmental concern’, and ‘In-
dian Tribe’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 501(a). 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out periodic outreach to States 
and Indian Tribes to make available informa-
tion relating to— 
‘‘(i) the exposure of children to envi-
ronmental hazards in eligible facilities; 
‘‘(ii) regulations and guidelines appli-
cable to identifying, remediating, and mon-
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itoring environmental hazards in eligible 
facilities; and 
‘‘(iii) other materials that may assist 
States and Indian Tribes in addressing en-
vironmental concerns, including high-haz-
ard chemical products stored or used by el-
igible facilities for maintenance or instruc-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) facilitate the biannual convening at 
the regional or national level of school stake-
holders, including parents, child health experts, 
researchers, nonprofit organizations, child care 
providers, States, and Indian Tribes that re-
ceive grants under sections 28(d) and 501 to 
meet with employees of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency and other Federal agencies to 
discuss topics relating to— 
‘‘(i) the environmental health of chil-
dren at eligible facilities; and 
‘‘(ii) the prevention, identification, re-
mediation, and monitoring of contaminants 
in indoor air and other environmental 
health risks and threats relating to build-
ings and grounds of eligible facilities.’’. 
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(c) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.—Section 
504 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2695c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and not less frequently than once 
every 10 years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘section,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(v) 
through (vii) as clauses (vii) through (ix), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 
following: 
‘‘(v) polychlorinated biphenyls; 
‘‘(vi) perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroal-
kyl substances;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) provides technical assistance on best prac-
tices for the removal, remediation, and disposal of 
lead, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other 
hazardous substances; and 
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‘‘(9) collects an inventory of schools affected by 
lead, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other 
hazardous substances.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, based on data submitted 
to the Administrator under section 28(d)(11) and any ad-
ditional data reported under section 503(a), the Adminis-
trator shall make publicly available— 
‘‘(1) information relating to the exposure of 
children to environmental hazards in school facili-
ties, including relating to indoor air quality; and 
‘‘(2) an inventory of schools in which hazardous 
substances have been found, particularly hazardous 
substances with the highest prevalence and harm, 
such 
as 
lead, 
asbestos, 
and 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
505 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2695d) is amended by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032’’. 
Æ 
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