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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4314 
To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2023 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. BUSH, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and 
Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves 
and extreme heat, 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 ‘‘Stay Cool Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—HEAT EMERGENCY 
Sec. 101. National ranking system for extreme heat. 
Sec. 102. Study on naming heat waves. 
Sec. 103. Grants for checking on seniors during extreme heat events. 
Sec. 104. Study for improved tracking of data on deaths related to heat or 
other environmental factors. 
TITLE II—COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND COOLING CENTERS 
Sec. 201. Grants for community resilience centers. 
Sec. 202. Grants for community resilience and cooling centers to purchase or 
repair HVAC systems and passive cooling systems. 
Sec. 203. Grants for outreach and publicity regarding community resilience and 
cooling centers. 
Sec. 204. Payroll credit for cooling centers. 
TITLE III—HOUSING 
Sec. 301. Grants for providing cooling systems in public housing units. 
Sec. 302. Guidance on air conditioning costs and utility allowances. 
Sec. 303. Report to Congress on need for safe residential temperatures; regula-
tions. 
Sec. 304. Grants for providing safe residential temperatures in all federally as-
sisted dwellings. 
Sec. 305. Box fan expenses reimbursable through health saving accounts. 
Sec. 306. Study on air conditioning recycling and rebate program. 
Sec. 307. Report on revising State allotment payments under the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act. 
TITLE IV—URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 401.
Grants for construction of usable public water features. 
Sec. 402. Grant program to develop and improve high quality urban green 
spaces. 
Sec. 403. Tree planting grant program. 
TITLE V—DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 501. Definitions. 
TITLE I—HEAT EMERGENCY 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL RANKING SYSTEM FOR EXTREME 
HEAT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Weather Service 
shall establish a national ranking system pilot program to 
evaluate and communicate to the public the severity and 
risk of extreme heat based on human health outcomes 
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(mortality and morbidity). Not later than 1 year after the 
establishment of such program, the Director of the Na-
tional Weather Service shall submit to Congress a report 
providing recommendations and evaluating the impact of 
the national ranking system for extreme heat on public 
preparedness and response. 
SEC. 102. STUDY ON NAMING HEAT WAVES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Weather Service 
shall submit to Congress a report containing the results 
of a study on the impact that naming heat waves has on 
public preparedness and response. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR CHECKING ON SENIORS DURING EX-
TREME HEAT EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may award grants to eligible entities to 
develop and implement a program under which each grant 
recipient— 
(1) operates a registry of seniors who reside in 
the jurisdiction of the grant recipient; 
(2) includes seniors in such registry only if they 
opt into being included; and 
(3) during periods of extreme heat, provides for 
checks on the health and well-being of seniors in the 
registry— 
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(A) by telephone; or 
(B) by other means approved by the senior 
involved. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
(1) eligible entities described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c) whose jurisdictions 
include one or more overburdened communities; and 
(2) eligible entities described in subparagraph 
(D) of subsection (c) whose target populations for 
outreach and services include the residents of one or 
more overburdened communities. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State, Territory, or Tribal agency; 
(B) a local governmental entity; 
(C) an Indian Tribe; and 
(D) a nonprofit organization, community 
group, clinic, or other entity engaged in pro-
viding outreach and services to seniors. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning 
given to that term in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
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(3) The term ‘‘local governmental entity’’ 
means any municipal government or county govern-
ment with jurisdiction over local land use decisions. 
(4) The term ‘‘overburdened community’’ 
means, as determined by the Secretary, an area 
where— 
(A) 35 percent or more of households qual-
ify as low-income households; 
(B) 40 percent or more of residents iden-
tify as a minority or as members of a State-rec-
ognized Tribal community; or 
(C) 40 percent or more of households are 
limited English proficiency households. 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(6) The term ‘‘senior’’ has the meaning given to 
that term by the Secretary for purposes of this sec-
tion. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2032. 
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SEC. 104. STUDY FOR IMPROVED TRACKING OF DATA ON 
DEATHS RELATED TO HEAT OR OTHER ENVI-
RONMENTAL FACTORS. 
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, acting through the National Vital Statistics 
System of the National Center for Health Statistics, in 
consultation with the relevant White House Interagency 
Working Group on Extreme Heat, shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the impact of meteoro-
logical conditions on all-cause mortality; 
(2) as part of such study, develop recommenda-
tions for revising the United States standard certifi-
cate of death to collect information on deaths that 
are related to heat or other environmental factors; 
and 
(3) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, complete such study and sub-
mit a report on the results of such study to the Con-
gress. 
TITLE 
II—COMMUNITY 
RESIL-
IENCE AND COOLING CEN-
TERS 
SEC. 201. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program under this section 
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to make grants to eligible entities for the establishment 
and assistance of community resilience centers in overbur-
dened communities. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Grants under the program 
under this section may be made only to a State, Indian 
tribe, unit of general local government, or nonprofit orga-
nization. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts from a grant 
under the program under this section may be used only 
to establish new, or assist existing, community resilience 
centers, including for— 
(1) acquisition or improvement of facilities to 
serve as community resilience centers; 
(2) acquisition or repair of cooling equipment, 
heating equipment, and generators for a community 
resilience center; 
(3) obtaining supplies of food, water, medical 
supplies, and emergency supplies for users of a com-
munity resilience center; 
(4) operating costs associated with a commu-
nity resilience center, including hiring staff for a 
center; 
(5) obtaining educational material on climate 
change resilience and other related educational ma-
terial; and 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under the pro-
gram under this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2034. 
SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND 
COOLING CENTERS TO PURCHASE OR RE-
PAIR HVAC SYSTEMS AND PASSIVE COOLING 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program under this section 
to make grants to community resilience centers and cool-
ing centers for the costs of acquiring new heating, ventila-
tion, and air conditioning systems and passive cooling so-
lutions for such facilities. 
(b) ELIGIBLE HVAC SYSTEMS.—Amounts from a 
grant under the program under this section may be used 
to acquire only heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 
systems meeting such standards as the Secretary shall es-
tablish in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 
(c) ELIGIBLE
PASSIVE
COOLING
SOLUTIONS.— 
Amounts from a grant under the program under this sec-
tion may be used to acquire passive cooling solutions, 
which may include— 
(1) cool or green roofs; 
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(2) cool walls; 
(3) tree planting and maintenance; and 
(4) cool pavements. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall provide for 
community resilience centers and cooling centers to apply 
for grants under the program under this section and shall 
require applications to include a statement identifying the 
number of people served by the community resilience cen-
ter or cooling center. 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall provide for 
community resilience centers and cooling centers to apply 
for grants under the program under this section and shall 
select applicants to receive grants under the program 
under this section based on a competition, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Secretary shall establish, which 
shall provide preference for selection for grants for com-
munity resilience centers and cooling centers located in 
overburdened communities. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under the pro-
gram under this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2034. 
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SEC. 203. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND PUBLICITY RE-
GARDING 
COMMUNITY 
RESILIENCE 
AND 
COOLING CENTERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a program under this section 
to make grants to States and units of general local govern-
ment for use to carry out outreach, publicity, and edu-
cation activities to inform the public regarding the loca-
tion, function, and availability of cooling centers and com-
munity resilience centers, including for— 
(1) collection of data regarding locations of 
cooling centers and community resilience centers; 
and 
(2) development of platforms, websites, applica-
tions, and other tools and methods of communication 
to assist the public in locating such centers. 
(b) APPLICATION; SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
provide for eligible entities to apply for grants under the 
program under this section and shall select applicant eligi-
ble entities to receive grants under the program under this 
section based on a competition, in accordance with such 
criteria as the Secretary shall establish. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under the pro-
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gram under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2034. 
SEC. 204. PAYROLL CREDIT FOR COOLING CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3111 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CREDIT FOR COOLING CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible 
employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
the tax imposed by subsection (a) for each calendar 
quarter an amount equal to the sum of the amounts 
determined under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) EXTENDED HOURS.—The amount de-
termined under this paragraph is the hourly 
cost of labor of the taxpayer multiplied by the 
number of hours such taxpayer remained open 
to the public outside of normal operating hours 
during a heat emergency during the calendar 
quarter. 
‘‘(B) 
FREE
ADMISSION
DAYS.—The 
amount determined under this paragraph is the 
average daily admission revenue of the taxpayer 
multiplied by the number of days during the 
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calendar quarter that such taxpayer waived ad-
mission fees during a heat emergency. 
‘‘(C) HEAT
EMERGENCY.—For the pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘heat emer-
gency’ means an excessive heat warning, exces-
sive heat watch, or heat advisory issued by the 
National Weather Service. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed by para-
graph (1) shall not exceed the tax imposed by sub-
section (a) for any calendar quarter on the wages 
paid with respect to the employment of all individ-
uals in the employ of the employer. 
‘‘(4) CARRYOVER OF UNUSED CREDIT.—If the 
amount of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) 
exceeds the limitation of paragraph (3) for any cal-
endar quarter, such excess shall be carried to the 
succeeding calendar quarter and allowed as a credit 
under paragraph (1) for such quarter. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—For the purposes 
of this section, the term ‘eligible employer’ means a 
community center, library or museum that is de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a). 
‘‘(6) AGGREGATION RULE.—All persons treated 
as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 
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