[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1930 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1930

 To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human health 
         posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1993

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Kopetski, Ms. Byrne, Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, 
Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Wheat, Miss 
 Collins of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, Mr. Traficant, 
 Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Morella, and 
Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, 
                        and Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human health 
         posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) This Act may be cited as the ``Indoor Air Quality Act of 
1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Sec. 5. Indoor air quality research, development, and demonstration.
Sec. 6. Management practices to reduce indoor air contamination.
Sec. 7. National indoor air quality response strategy.
Sec. 8. Federal building evaluation and remediation program.
Sec. 9. State and local indoor air quality grant program.
Sec. 10. Relation to other law.
Sec. 11. Reports.
Sec. 12. Authorizations for research and related activities.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Americans spend up to 90 percent of a day indoors and, 
        as a result, have a significant potential for exposure to 
        indoor air contaminants.
            (2) A number of contaminants found in both ambient air and 
        indoor air may occur at higher concentrations in indoor air 
        than in outdoor air.
            (3) Indoor air contaminants pose a significant threat to 
        public health (including cancer, respiratory illness, skin and 
        eye irritation, and related health effects).
            (4) A portion of the population of the United States may 
        have heightened sensitivity to chemicals and related substances 
        found in the air indoors.
            (5) Indoor air contamination is estimated to cause 
        significant increases in medical costs and declines in work 
        productivity.
            (6) Sources of indoor air contamination include 
        conventional ambient air contamination sources, building 
        materials, consumer and commercial products, combustion 
        appliances, pesticides, and other sources.
            (7) Exposure to indoor air contamination can be reduced 
        through the proper design, operation, and maintenance of 
        heating, ventilation, filtration, and air conditioning systems 
        in buildings.
            (8) Federal efforts to combat indoor air pollution could be 
        greatly enhanced by conducting research on the seriousness and 
        extent of indoor air contaminants and by developing methods, 
        techniques, and protocols for the assessment of indoor air 
        contaminants.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to develop and coordinate through the Environmental 
        Protection Agency a comprehensive Federal program of research 
        and development to assess the seriousness and extent of indoor 
        air contamination and the human health effects of indoor air 
        contaminants, and to reduce human exposure to such 
        contaminants;
            (2) to ensure coordination and effective application of 
        Federal authorities to reduce human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants; and
            (3) to provide support to State governments to augment the 
        efforts of the Federal Government to reduce human exposure to 
        indoor air contaminants.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Agency'' means the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
            (2) The term ``indoor'' refers to the enclosed portions of 
        buildings including Federal buildings, buildings of State and 
        local governments, schools, commercial buildings, and 
        residences.
            (3) The term ``indoor air contaminant'' means any chemical 
        substance or biological organism, including combinations or 
        mixtures of substances or organisms, known to occur in indoor 
        air which have an adverse effect on human health.
            (4) The term ``Federal agency'' means any department, 
        agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government, 
        including any independent agency or establishment of the 
        Federal Government or government corporation.
            (5) The term ``Federal building'' means any building or 
        portion of a building--
                    (A) that is more than 10,000 square feet in area 
                and is owned, leased, or operated by a Federal agency; 
                and
                    (B) that is more than 10,000 square feet in area 
                and in which the Congress employs congressional 
                employees.
            (6) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (7) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
        National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
            (8) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 1471(12) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(12)).
            (9) The term ``local air pollution control agency'' means 
        any city, county, or other local government authority charged 
        with the responsibility for implementing programs or enforcing 
        ordinances or laws relating to the prevention and control of 
        air pollution including indoor air contamination.

SEC. 5. INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in cooperation 
        with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
        other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a national 
        research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the 
        quality of indoor air.
            (2) Authority of administrator.--In carrying out this 
        section, the Administrator may--
                    (A) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
                with public agencies and authorities, nonprofit 
                institutions and organizations, and other persons;
                    (B) conduct studies, including epidemiological 
                studies, of the effects of indoor air contaminants on 
                mortality and morbidity and clinical and laboratory 
                studies on the immunologic, biochemical, physiological, 
                and toxicological effects, including the carcinogenic, 
                teratogenic, mutagenic, cardiovascular, and neurotoxic 
                effects, of indoor air contaminants;
                    (C) develop, in coordination with the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology, effective and 
                practical processes, methods, reference materials, and 
                techniques, traceable to national standards, for the 
                prevention, detection, and correction of indoor air 
                contamination; and
                    (D) coordinate with the Consumer Product Safety 
                Commission and the private sector to encourage the 
                development of innovative products and techniques to 
                improve indoor air quality.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct, assist, or 
facilitate research, investigations, surveys, or demonstrations, 
including--
            (1) research, in consultation with the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology, to characterize and assess actual 
        human exposure to indoor air contaminants and identify the 
        principal sources of harmful exposure for indoor air 
        contaminants;
            (2) research, in coordination with the heads of other 
        appropriate Federal agencies and other sources of expertise, 
        for the purpose of addressing the effects on human health of 
        indoor air contaminants--
                    (A) including additive, cumulative, and synergistic 
                effects on the general population and populations 
                particularly sensitive to indoor air contaminants, such 
                as children in schools and day care facilities; and
                    (B) with emphasis on contaminants that comprise the 
                greatest human exposure; and
            (3) research, in coordination with the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology and other appropriate sources of 
        expertise, for the purpose of developing--
                    (A) methods for predicting exposure to 
                contaminants;
                    (B) improved techniques and equipment for assessing 
                human exposure to indoor air contaminants; and
                    (C) techniques for improving indoor air quality, 
                with emphasis on pollution prevention.
    (c) Technology Demonstration Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
        technology demonstration program to develop and demonstrate 
        methods that reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants. In 
        carrying out the program, the Administrator may enter into 
        cooperative agreements or contracts, or provide financial 
        assistance in the form of grants, to public agencies and 
        authorities, nonprofit institutions and organizations, employee 
        advocate organizations, local educational agencies, or other 
        persons, to demonstrate practices, material, methods, 
        technologies, or processes that reduce such exposure.
            (2) Priority for certain activities.--In assisting 
        demonstration activities under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
        shall give priority to activities that serve to demonstrate the 
        feasibility and cost effectiveness of a new, significantly 
        improved, or unproven method that reduces exposure to indoor 
        air contaminants.
            (3) Solicitation for proposals and selection of projects.--
        Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        and at least every 12 months thereafter, the Administrator 
        shall publish a solicitation for proposals to demonstrate 
        methods that may be effective in reducing exposure to indoor 
        air contaminants. The Administrator shall expeditiously select 
        projects pursuant to such proposals.
            (4) Amount of federal funding.--Total Federal funds for any 
        demonstration project under this section shall not exceed 75 
        percent of the total cost of such project, except that the 
        Administrator may provide funding in amounts other than that 
        specified in this paragraph in any case where the Administrator 
        determines that research under this section is of a basic 
        nature which would not otherwise be undertaken, or the 
        applicant is a local educational agency.
            (5) Publication of reports.--The Administrator shall, from 
        time to time, publish general reports for the use of the public 
        which describe the findings of demonstration projects conducted 
        pursuant to this section and shall make such reports available 
        to the clearinghouse established in section 6(d).
    (d) Exposure Assessment.--The Administrator shall, when 
appropriate, consider indoor human exposure to a contaminant in the 
development of ambient air quality standards under section 109 and 
national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants under section 
112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409, 7412).
    (e) Assessment of Schools and Child Care Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct a national 
        assessment to survey the seriousness and extent of indoor air 
        contamination in buildings owned by local educational agencies 
        and child care facilities.
            (2) Advisory group.--The Administrator shall establish an 
        advisory group to provide recommendations to the Administrator 
        on how the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) can be 
        guided and directed to accurately predict the extent of indoor 
        air contamination in schools and child care facilities.
    (f) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the Board on 
Environmental studies and Toxicology to conduct a study to review and 
assess issues related to chemical sensitivity disorders. The assessment 
shall include identification of data gaps and a proposed research 
agenda that would significantly narrow critical gaps in the data base. 
The Indoor Air Panel of the Environmental Protection Agency Science 
Advisory Board shall review and comment on the report before submittal 
to the Congress, and any such comments shall be transmitted to Congress 
in conjunction with the report.
    (g) Indoor Allergen Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the Institute of 
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on 
indoor allergens that will characterize what is known about effects of 
allergens on human health, determine the extent of the problem 
nationally, define commonly affected population groups, and identify 
specific positive agents.
    (h) Healthy Buildings Baseline Study.--The Administrator and the 
Director shall conduct research on indoor air quality in 
nonresidential, nonindustrial buildings that comply with generally 
accepted principles of proper design, maintenance, and operation of 
ventilation, filtration, and other building systems, including ASHRAE 
Standard 62-1989. The Administrator and the Director shall arrange for 
some or all of such research to be carried out by appropriate private 
persons and academic institutions. The study shall include--
            (1) the monitoring of biological contaminants, respirable 
        particulate matter, volatile compounds, and other contaminants 
        of interest; and
            (2) to the maximum extent practicable, the sources of the 
        contaminants.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE INDOOR AIR CONTAMINATION.

    (a) Technology Bulletins and Management Practices.--
            (1) Technology bulletins.--The Administrator, in 
        coordination with the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
        Health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Department 
        of Energy, and other appropriate sources of expertise, shall 
        publish bulletins providing an assessment of technologies and 
        management practices for the control and measurement of 
        contaminants in indoor air.
            (2) Content of bulletins.--Bulletins published pursuant to 
        this subsection shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) describe the control, prevention, or 
                measurement technology or practice;
                    (B) describe the effectiveness of the technology or 
                practice in control or measurement of indoor air 
                contaminants; and
                    (C) assess the feasibility and the costs, including 
                capital and operational costs, of application of the 
                technology or practice in buildings of different types, 
                sizes, ages, and designs.
            (3) Format.--The Administrator shall establish and utilize 
        a standard format for presentation of the technology and 
        management practice assessment bulletins. The format shall be 
        designed to facilitate assessment of technologies or practices 
        by interested persons, including homeowners and building owners 
        and managers.
            (4) Publication of health advisory.--The Administrator 
        shall, in cases where a bulletin published pursuant to this 
        subsection addresses a specific contaminant, publish 
        concurrently the health advisory required under subsection (c) 
        for that contaminant.
            (5) Public review.--In developing bulletins pursuant to 
        this subsection, the Administrator shall provide for public 
        review and shall consider public comment before publication of 
        bulletins.
    (b) Model Building Management Practices Training.--
            (1) In general.--Within 12 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with the 
        Administrator, the Director of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology, and the Consumer Product Safety 
        Commission, and in consultation with the Administrator of the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other 
        appropriate sources of expertise, shall develop a model indoor 
        air quality training course providing training in--
                    (A) principles, methods, and techniques related to 
                ventilation system operation and maintenance including 
                applicable ventilation guidelines and standards;
                    (B) maintenance of records concerning indoor air 
                quality, including maintenance of ventilation systems, 
                complaints of indoor air quality, and actions taken to 
                address indoor air quality problems;
                    (C) potential health threats posed by indoor air 
                contaminants;
                    (D) identification of potential indoor air 
                contaminant sources and options for reducing exposures 
                to contaminants;
                    (E) measures to reduce indoor air contaminant 
                exposures in new buildings and in portions of buildings 
                which have been recently renovated or substantially 
                refurbished; and
                    (F) measures which may be necessary to reduce 
                exposures to contaminants associated with pesticide 
                applications, installation of products, furnishings, or 
                equipment, and cleaning operations.
            (2) Deadline for provision of training.--Within 2 years 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
        provide, or contract for the provision of, training courses 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) sufficient, at a minimum, to ensure 
        training on a schedule consistent with the requirements of 
        section 8(f)(2).
            (3) Training fee.--The Director, or a firm or organization 
        operating under contract with such Director, may establish a 
        fee for training pursuant to this subsection. Fees shall be in 
        an amount not to exceed the amount necessary to defray the 
        costs of the training program.
    (c) Indoor Air Contaminant Health Advisories.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall publish advisory 
        materials addressing the health effects of indoor air 
        contaminants that are likely to occur indoors at concentrations 
        which have adverse human health effects. Such advisory 
        materials shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) describe the physical, chemical, biological, 
                and radiological properties of the contaminant;
                    (B) evaluate the adverse human health effects of 
                exposure to various concentrations of contaminants;
                    (C) describe any indoor air contaminant standards 
                or related action levels established under Federal, 
                State, local, or foreign law, including standards or 
                levels suggested by appropriate domestic or 
                international organizations;
                    (D) include applicable available information on the 
                risk to subpopulations which may have higher exposure 
                levels than the average person or be especially 
                sensitive to exposure to the contaminant;
                    (E) characterize the likely sources of exposure, 
                including the extent to which the contaminant, or a 
                mixture of contaminants, is associated with a 
                particular substance or material, and when the 
                particular substance or material is a consumer product, 
                that portion of the advisory shall be prepared in 
                coordination with the Consumer Product Safety 
                Commission;
                    (F) when applicable, describe the relative 
                contribution of ambient sources of the contaminant;
                    (G) refer to any technology and management practice 
                assessment bulletin published under subsection (a) 
                which is applicable to the contaminant; and
                    (H) include relevant information generated under 
                section 5(b)(1).
            (2) Relation to other federal law.--Health advisories 
        published pursuant to this subsection shall in no way limit or 
        restrict the application of requirements or standards 
        established under any other Federal law.
            (3) Format.--The Administrator shall establish and utilize 
        a standard format of presentation of indoor air contaminant 
        health advisories. The format shall be designed to facilitate 
        public understanding of the range of risks from exposure to 
        indoor air contaminants and shall include a summary of the 
        research and information concerning the contaminant which is 
        understandable to public health professionals and to those who 
        lack training in toxicology.
            (4) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish not less 
        than six advisories within 18 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and shall publish not less than an 
        additional six advisories within 3 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (5) Public review and comment.--In development and revision 
        of health advisories pursuant to this subsection, the 
        Administrator shall provide for public review and comment.
    (d) Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall establish a 
        national indoor air quality clearinghouse to be used to 
        disseminate indoor air quality information to other Federal 
        agencies, State, and local governments, and private 
        organizations and individuals.
            (2) Purpose.--The Administrator, acting through the 
        clearinghouse, shall make available to the public reports, 
        programs, and materials developed pursuant to the requirements 
        of this Act, including the technical bulletins referred to in 
        subsection (a)(1), the health advisories referred to in 
        subsection (c), and the reports referred to in section 5(c)(6).
            (3) Hotline.--The clearinghouse shall operate a toll-free 
        telephone hotline on indoor air quality to provide the public 
        general information about indoor air quality and general 
        guidance concerning response to indoor air quality 
        contamination problems.
            (4) Contractual Agreement.--The Administrator may provide 
        for the design, development, and implementation of the 
        clearinghouse through a contractual agreement with a nonprofit 
        organization. The total costs paid by the Administrator under 
        such an agreement may not exceed the direct costs of operating 
        the clearinghouse.
    (e) Ventilation Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
        the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct 
        a program to analyze the adequacy of existing ventilation 
        standards and guidelines to protect the public and workers from 
        indoor air contaminants.
            (2) Duties of the administrator.--In carrying out the 
        program referred to in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall--
                    (A) determine the effectiveness of, and compliance 
                with, existing standards for protecting public health 
                and promoting worker productivity;
                    (B) assess the costs and benefits of compliance 
                with such standards; and
                    (C) evaluate the efficacy of increasing building 
                ventilation rates based upon increased complaints of 
                indoor air contamination by building occupants, and 
                assess the potential for ventilation to complement 
                controls over specific sources of contaminants in 
                reducing indoor air contamination.
    (f) Test Methods for Respiratory Irritants.--
            (1) In general.--The Consumer Product Safety Commission 
        shall develop specific test methods for the identification of 
        respiratory irritants, such as ozone, formaldehyde, and methyl 
        ethyl ketone, for purposes of regulation of such substances 
        under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2(j) of the Federal 
        Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(j)) is amended by 
        inserting ``, and includes respiratory irritants'' after 
        ``inflammatory reaction''.
    (g) Priority Listing.--The committee established under subparagraph 
(A) of section 4(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2603(e)(1)(A)) shall review indoor air contaminants for the purpose of 
including such substances in a priority list under such subparagraph. 
The committee shall give priority attention to chemical substances and 
mixtures known to cause or contribute to, or which are suspected of 
causing or contributing to, cancer, gene mutations, birth defects, 
neurotoxicity, or sensory irritations and that have the greatest 
potential for human exposure.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESPONSE STRATEGY.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in coordination 
        with the Director of the National Institute for Occupational 
        Safety and Health, the Secretary of Energy, and the Consumer 
        Product Safety Commission, and in consultation with the heads 
        of other appropriate Federal agencies, design and publish a 
        strategy for a national response to indoor air quality 
        problems.
            (2) Range of response actions.--The response strategy shall 
        provide for implementation of a range of response actions that 
        would result in the reduction of human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants.
    (b) Existing Authority.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Secretary of Energy, 
shall include in the strategy provided for in subsection (a) of this 
section a description of specific potential response actions based on 
existing statutory authorities provided in--
            (1) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
            (2) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 201 et 
        seq.);
            (3) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
            (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.);
            (5) the authorities of the Consumer Product Safety 
        Commission, with the concurrence of such Commission;
            (6) the authorities of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration, with the concurrence of such Administration; 
        and
            (7) other regulatory and related authorities provided under 
        any other Federal statute.
    (c) Supporting Actions.--The strategy provided for in subsection 
(a) shall include a description of specific supporting actions 
including--
            (1) programs to disseminate technical information to public 
        health, design, and construction professionals concerning the 
        risks of exposure to indoor air contaminants and methods and 
        programs for reducing exposures to such contaminants, along 
        with an indication of the cost and feasibility of such 
        programs;
            (2) education programs for the general public concerning 
        the health threats posed by indoor air contaminants and 
        appropriate individual response actions, and a description of 
        sampling methods and instruments that are inexpensive and easy 
        to use by the general public; and
            (3) private and public sector options for providing 
        technical assistance for State and local officials, private and 
        professional firms, and labor organizations to address indoor 
        air contamination topics.
    (d) Evaluation of Diagnostic Services, Mitigation Services, and 
Ventilation System Operators.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, and in consultation with other appropriate sources of 
expertise, shall include in the first strategy published pursuant to 
this section--
            (1) an evaluation of the range, effectiveness, and 
        reliability of indoor air quality diagnostic services;
            (2) an evaluation of the current range, effectiveness, and 
        reliability of indoor air contamination mitigation services; 
        and
            (3) an evaluation of the current range of knowledge and 
        mastery of indoor air quality and energy efficiency techniques 
        of ventilation system operators.
    (e) Review of Response Strategy Provided Under This Section.--The 
Administrator shall provide for public review and comment on the 
response strategy provided for in this section.

SEC. 8. FEDERAL BUILDING EVALUATION AND REMEDIATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Director shall, in coordination with the 
Administrator and the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, and in consultation with other sources of appropriate 
expertise, develop within 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act a program to evaluate the nature and extent of indoor air 
contamination in Federal buildings. Such program shall include--
            (1) a compilation of the names of all Federal buildings 
        which are known or suspected to have the most serious indoor 
        air contamination, listed in order of the seriousness of the 
        indoor air contamination;
            (2) recommended methods for measuring indoor air 
        contaminants at the concentrations that are routinely found in 
        buildings;
            (3) recommended methods for determining the actual minimum 
        amount of fresh air delivered per person;
            (4) a questionnaire and follow-up survey that is capable of 
        determining the routine ventilation rates and the extent of 
        indoor air contamination or related employee health effects in 
        Federal buildings, with priority on the evaluation of those 
        buildings in which the greatest number of Federal employees 
        work;
            (5) a plan generated by the Administrator, to be carried 
        out by the Office of Research and Development, to evaluate a 
        minimum of 20 Federal buildings to assess and develop 
        predictive models of actual human exposure to indoor air 
        contamination; and
            (6) the selection of a minimum of 10 Federal buildings to 
        be used for demonstration of indoor air contamination 
        mitigation strategies, and, in coordination with the Secretary 
        of Energy, the selection of a minimum of 5 Federal buildings to 
        be used for demonstration of energy efficiency technologies 
        that do not decrease indoor air quality.
    (b) Model Remediation Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Director, in coordination with the 
        Administrator and the Director of the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology and in consultation with the heads of 
        appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of Federal 
        employees, and other sources of appropriate expertise, shall, 
        within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        develop and disseminate to all Federal agencies a model indoor 
        air quality remediation program. The program shall include--
                    (A) a description and schedule of general 
                remediation actions;
                    (B) adaptations of the model to a minimum of 5 
                building subtypes or classes that are routinely used as 
                Federal buildings;
                    (C) plans for distribution of the model remediation 
                program to all Federal agencies that occupy Federal 
                buildings, and for the execution of an educational 
                program to enhance the understanding and usefulness of 
                the model remediation program to all Federal agencies 
                that occupy Federal buildings; and
                    (D) recommendations for regulations that establish 
                a method and format for Federal employees and the 
                public to file confidential comments and complaints 
                concerning indoor air quality in Federal buildings.
            (2) Remediation program.--The head of each Federal agency 
        responsible for the operation of 1 or more Federal buildings 
        shall, within 1 year after receipt of the model indoor air 
        quality remediation program developed under paragraph (1), 
        develop and submit to the Director a plan addressing indoor air 
        contamination in Federal buildings under the jurisdiction of 
        such agency.
    (c) Systematic Assessment Program.--
            (1) In general.--The head of each agency responsible for 
        the operation of 1 or more Federal buildings shall, within 3 
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish 
        and implement a systematic program for the assessment of indoor 
        air quality and the correction of conditions resulting in less 
        than adequate indoor air quality.
            (2) Confidential filing of comments and complaints.--Each 
        such program shall include the method and format for 
        confidential filing of comments and complaints concerning 
        indoor air quality by workers and the public, developed as part 
        of the model remediation program pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(1)(D).
            (3) Submission to the director.--Each agency described in 
        paragraph (1) shall submit a copy of the program established 
        under paragraph (1) to the Director, and shall annually affirm 
        to the Director that each of its buildings continues to be 
        covered by that program.
    (d) New Federal Buildings.--
            (1) In general.--The head of each Federal agency 
        responsible for the design and construction of a building for 
        Federal occupancy shall employ up to date design, 
        commissioning, and operating practices for optimal indoor air 
        quality and energy efficiency, and an adequate portion of total 
        building costs shall be used when necessary for the--
                    (A) development and implementation of general 
                design principles intended to prevent contamination of 
                indoor air;
                    (B) development of building management guidelines 
                and practices; and
                    (C) training in building and systems operations for 
                building management and maintenance personnel.
            (2) Report.--Upon completion of construction of each 
        Federal building covered by this section, the head of the 
        Federal agency responsible shall file with the Administrator 
        and with the clearinghouse established under section 6(d), a 
        report outlining the activities undertaken, including related 
        funding levels, in carrying out paragraph (1). Such report 
        shall be routinely amended to provide updated information on 
        the short-term and long-term effectiveness of activities 
        undertaken under this subsection, and any changes in practices 
        or renovations that were necessary to improve on the results of 
        activities undertaken under this subsection.
    (e) New and Renewed Leases for Federal Buildings.--Within 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration, the heads of Federal agencies, or any 
person entering into a new lease or a lease renewal contract for a 
Federal building, shall require the building owner to demonstrate and 
guarantee that the building is routinely operating at design 
specifications for the existing ventilation system, and guarantee that 
all portions of the building are accessible for indoor air quality 
monitoring and evaluation. The leasing of buildings that operate at 
current ventilation standards shall be given priority.
    (f) Building Ventilation and Management Training.--
            (1) Designation of indoor air quality coordinator.--Within 
        12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head 
        of each Federal agency shall designate, or require that a 
        lessee designate, an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each 
        Federal building, with a minimum of one assistant to the 
        Coordinator for each 1,000 employees.
            (2) Completion of training.--Within 4 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, each Indoor Air Quality 
        Coordinator and assistant to a Coordinator shall complete the 
        indoor air training course operated pursuant to Federal funds.

SEC. 9. STATE AND LOCAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator may provide grants to States to 
devise management strategies and response programs to reduce indoor air 
pollution and for indoor air pollution prevention. The strategies and 
programs shall comply with Federal mandates and shall enhance the 
national indoor air quality response strategy referred to in section 7.
    (b) Management Strategy Demonstration.--
            (1) Grant assistance.--The Governor of a State may apply to 
        the Administrator for a grant under subsection (a) to support 
        the development and implementation of a management strategy 
        with respect to indoor air quality within such State.
            (2) Content of strategies.--State indoor air quality 
        management strategies shall--
                    (A) designate a lead agency and provide an 
                institutional framework for protection of indoor air 
                quality;
                    (B) describe existing programs, controls, or 
                related activities concerning indoor air quality within 
                State agencies including regulations, educational 
                programs, assessment programs, or other activities; and
                    (C) describe existing programs, controls, or 
                related activities concerning indoor air quality of 
                local and other sub-State agencies and ensure 
                coordination among local, State, and Federal agencies 
                involved in indoor air quality activities in the State.
            (3) Strategy evaluation.--An evaluation of the strategies 
        funded through a grant made under this subsection shall be 
        provided to the Administrator within 3 years after receipt of 
        the grant and shall include a certification that the strategy 
        meets the requirements of this Act.
            (4) Public review and comment.--States shall provide for 
        public review and comment on the management strategy before 
        submission of such strategy to the Administrator.
    (c) Response Programs.--
            (1) Grant assistance.--A Governor of a State or the 
        executive officer of a local air pollution control agency may 
        apply to the Administrator for a grant under subsection (a) to 
        develop a response program designed to reduce human exposure to 
        an indoor air contaminant or contaminants in the State, or in a 
        specific class or type of building in that State, or in a 
        specific geographic area of that State.
            (2) Content of response programs.--A response program 
        shall--
                    (A) establish methods to provide information 
                concerning indoor air contamination to the public and 
                to educate the public and interested groups, including 
                building owners and design and engineering 
                professionals, about indoor air contamination, 
                mitigation, and prevention;
                    (B) identify any data and information that is 
                applicable to the indoor air contaminant, the 
                ventilation system problem, the class or type of 
                building, or the specific geographic area to be 
                addressed;
                    (C) describe and schedule specific actions to be 
                taken to reduce human exposure to indoor air 
                contamination, including changes in building 
                maintenance practices or technologies, contaminant 
                source reductions or removals, and the adoption and 
                enforcement of any ventilation standards;
                    (D) identify the State or local agency or public 
                organization which will implement the response actions; 
                and
                    (E) provide for the assessment of the effectiveness 
                of the response program.
            (3) Response plan.--As part of the response program 
        pursuant to this subsection, an applicant may develop a 
        response plan addressing indoor air quality in State and local 
        government buildings. Such plans shall, to the fullest extent 
        practicable, be consistent with remediation program developed 
        pursuant to section 8.
    (d) Grant Management.--
            (1) Amount of funding.--Grants under subsection (b)(1) 
        shall not be less than $75,000 for each fiscal year.
            (2) Criteria for selection.--In selecting States for grants 
        under this section, the Administrator shall consider--
                    (A) the seriousness of the indoor air quality 
                issues identified by the State; and
                    (B) with respect to grants for response strategies, 
                the State indoor air quality management strategy, 
                giving priority to States with complete indoor air 
                management strategies that have the greatest potential 
                for reducing human exposure to indoor air 
                contamination.
            (3) Availability of sufficient funding.--In selecting 
        States for demonstration of management strategies and 
        assessments under subsection (b)(1), the Administrator shall 
        focus resources to ensure that sufficient funds are available 
        to selected States to provide for the development of 
        comprehensive and thorough management strategies and 
        assessments in each selected State and to adequately 
        demonstrate implementation of such strategies and assessments.
            (4) Limitation on amount of funding.--Grants under 
        subsection (c)(1) of this section shall be available to the 
        grantee for a period not to exceed three years and shall not 
        exceed--
                    (A) for fiscal year 1994, the amount of $250,000; 
                and
                    (B) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1994, 
                the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) adjusted by 
                the Administrator to reflect the estimated percentage 
                increase for such fiscal year in the Consumer Price 
                Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau 
                of Labor Statistics.
            (5) Federal share of funding.--The Federal share of grants 
        under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the costs 
        incurred in demonstration and implementation of such activities 
        and shall be made on the condition that the non-Federal share 
        is provided from non-Federal funds.
            (6) Availability of funds.--Funds granted pursuant to this 
        section in a fiscal year shall remain available for obligation 
        for that fiscal year and for the next following fiscal year.
            (7) Limitation on receipt of grant in following year.--No 
        grant shall be made under this section in any fiscal year to a 
        State or local air pollution control agency which in the 
        preceding year received a grant under this section unless the 
        Administrator determines that such agency satisfactorily 
        implemented such grant activities in such preceding fiscal 
        year.
            (8) Information required in grant application.--States and 
        local air pollution control agencies shall provide such 
        information in applications for grant assistance and pertaining 
        to grant funded activities as the Administrator requires.
    (d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Administrator 
shall coordinate with the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, and the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology.

SEC. 10. RELATION TO OTHER LAW.

    (a) Federal and State Authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed, interpreted, or applied to preempt, displace, or supplant 
any Federal or State law, whether statutory or common, or any local 
ordinance, which establishes a more restrictive compliance standard.
    (b) Exercise of Authority.--In exercising any authority under this 
Act, the Administrator shall not, for purposes of section 4(b)(1) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, be considered to be 
exercising statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or 
regulations affecting occupational safety and health.

SEC. 11. REPORTS.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the activities carried out by the Administrator pursuant to 
this Act. The report shall include--
            (1) the results of the national assessment conducted under 
        section 5(e)(1);
            (2) the results of the healthy building study conducted 
        under section 5(h);
            (3) an assessment of the training program conducted 
        pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6, including 
        recommendations concerning the application of training 
        requirements to classes and types of buildings not covered by 
        such subsection;
            (4) a description of the ventilation program carried out 
        under section 6(e);
            (5) the response strategy provided for in section 7(a); and
            (6) an assessment of the Federal building evaluation and 
        remediation program developed under section 8;

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act the 
following amounts:
            (1) For the purpose of carrying out section 5 and 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 6, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such sums 
        appropriated, at least 25 percent shall be for carrying out 
        section 6(c), and at least 25 percent shall be for carrying out 
        section 5(c).
            (2) For the purpose of carrying out sections 6(d), 7, and 
        8, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
        of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such 
        sums appropriated, at least 20 percent shall be for carrying 
        out section 8, and at least 20 percent shall be for carrying 
        out section 6(d).
            (3) For the purpose of carrying out section 9, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such sums 
        appropriated, at least 33 percent shall be for carrying out 
        section 9(c).

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