greater risk of adverse health effects from expo-
sure to the air pollutants to be monitored as 
compared to the general population; and 
(D) would promote— 
(i) public access and transparency of 
data; and 
(ii) proactive outreach for community 
engagement and awareness. 
(3) EQUITABLE
FUNDING
DISTRIBUTION.—A 
State, local, or Tribal air agency that receives a 
grant or contract under the pilot program shall en-
sure that air quality monitoring projects deployed 
using amounts from the grant or contract— 
(A) provide full-time, salaried employment 
opportunities, with benefits, to local residents of 
environmental justice communities, which may 
include employment or training for positions 
such as— 
(i) air quality monitoring device in-
stallation, maintenance, and calibration 
technicians; 
(ii) data scientists, atmospheric sci-
entists, chemists, epidemiologists, and so-
cial scientists; 
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(iii) software developers, engineers, 
and interface designers; 
(iv) community engagement and com-
munications and outreach specialists; 
(v) air quality monitor operators; 
(vi) environmental justice organizer; 
and 
(vii) environmental health advocate; 
and 
(B) direct not less than 40 percent of the 
amount received from the grant or contract to-
ward the employment opportunities described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(d) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENT.—Not withstanding 
any other provision of law, all laborers employed under 
projects funded directly by a grant or contract provided 
to a State, local, or Tribal air agency under the pilot pro-
gram shall be paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing 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’’). 
(e) DURATION.—A project carried out using a grant 
or contract awarded under the pilot program may not ex-
ceed 5 years in duration. 
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(f) EVALUATION METRICS.—To evaluate the effec-
tiveness of the pilot program, the Administrator shall es-
tablish, based on the project requirements described in 
paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b), metrics and 
reporting requirements for grant recipients. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the end of each fiscal year in which the 
Administrator carries out the pilot program, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the pilot program for the previous fiscal 
year, which shall include, with respect to the fiscal 
year covered by the report— 
(A) a description of each project awarded 
a grant or contract under the pilot program; 
(B) a description of the evaluation metrics 
established under subsection (f); 
(C) the results of and the insights devel-
oped from the monitoring carried out under 
projects for which grants or contracts were 
awarded under the pilot program; and 
(D) whether the Administrator proposes to 
continue air quality monitoring at the locations 
monitored by projects for which those grants or 
contracts were awarded. 
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