[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 656 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 656

 To provide for indoor air pollution abatement, including indoor radon 
                   abatement, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 25 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

    Mr. Mitchell (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
  Lieberman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for indoor air pollution abatement, including indoor radon 
                   abatement, and for other purposes.

    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) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Indoor Air Quality 
Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of 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.
Sec. 6. Management practices and ventilation standards.
Sec. 7. Indoor air contaminant health advisories.
Sec. 8. National indoor air quality response plan.
Sec. 9. Federal building response plan and demonstration program.
Sec. 10. State and local indoor air quality programs.
Sec. 11. Office of Indoor Air Quality.
Sec. 12. Council on Indoor Air Quality.
Sec. 13. Indoor air quality information clearinghouse.
Sec. 14. Building assessment demonstration.
Sec. 15. State and Federal authority.
Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Americans spend up to 90 per centum of a day indoors 
        and, as a result, have a significant potential for exposure to 
        contaminants in the air indoors;
            (2) exposure to indoor air contamination occurs in 
        workplaces, schools, public buildings, residences, and 
        transportation vehicles;
            (3) recent scientific studies indicate that pollutants in 
        the indoor air include radon, asbestos, volatile organic 
        chemicals (including, formaldehyde and benzene), combustion 
        byproducts (including, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides), 
        metals and gases (including, lead, chlorine, and ozone), 
        respirable particles, biological contaminants, microorganisms, 
        and other contaminants;
            (4) a number of contaminants found in both ambient air and 
        indoor air may occur at higher concentrations in indoor air 
        than in outdoor air;
            (5) indoor air pollutants pose serious threats to public 
        health (including cancer, respiratory illness, multiple 
        chemical sensitivities, skin and eye irritation, and related 
        effects);
            (6) up to 15 per centum of the United States population may 
        have heightened sensitivity to chemicals and related substances 
        found in the air indoors;
            (7) radon is among the most harmful indoor air pollutants 
        and is estimated to cause between five thousand and twenty 
        thousand lung cancer deaths each year;
            (8) other selected indoor air pollutants are estimated to 
        cause between three thousand five hundred and six thousand five 
        hundred additional cancer cases per year;
            (9) indoor air contamination is estimated to cause 
        significant increases in medical costs and declines in work 
        productivity;
            (10) as many as 20 per centum of office workers may be 
        exposed to environmental conditions manifested as ``sick 
        building syndrome'';
            (11) sources of indoor air pollution include conventional 
        ambient air pollution sources, building materials, consumer and 
        commercial products, combustion appliances, indoor application 
        of pesticides and other sources;
            (12) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        conduct research on the seriousness and extent of indoor air 
        contamination, to identify the health effects of indoor air 
        contamination, and to develop control technologies, education 
        programs, and other methods of reducing human exposure to such 
        contamination;
            (13) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        develop response plans to reduce human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants and there is a need for improved coordination of 
        the activities of these agencies;
            (14) there is not an adequate effort by Federal agencies to 
        develop methods, techniques, and protocols for assessment of 
        indoor air contamination in non-residential, non-industrial 
        buildings and to provide guidance on measures to respond to 
        contamination; and
            (15) State governments can make significant contributions 
        to the effective reduction of human exposure to indoor air 
        contaminants and the Federal Government should assist States in 
        development of programs to reduce exposures to these 
        contaminants.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this title are to--
            (1) develop and coordinate through the Environmental 
        Protection Agency and at other departments and agencies of the 
        United States a comprehensive program of research and 
        development concerning the seriousness and extent of indoor air 
        contamination, the human health effects of indoor air 
        contaminants, and the technological and other methods of 
        reducing human exposure to such contaminants;
            (2) establish a process whereby the existing authorities of 
        Federal statutes will be directed and focused to assure the 
        full and effective application of these authorities to reduce 
        human exposure to indoor air contaminants where appropriate;
            (3) provide support to State governments to demonstrate and 
        develop indoor air quality management strategies, assessments, 
        and response programs; and
            (4) to authorize activities to assure the general 
        coordination of indoor air quality-related activity, to provide 
        for reports on indoor air quality to Congress, to provide for 
        assessments of indoor air contamination in specific buildings 
        by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
        to assure that data and information on indoor air quality 
        issues is available to interested parties, to provide training, 
        education, information, and technical assistance to the public 
        and private sector, and for other purposes.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this title, the term--
            (1) ``Agency'' means the United States Environmental 
        Protection Agency;
            (2) ``indoor'' refers to the enclosed portions of buildings 
        including non-industrial workplaces, public buildings, Federal 
        buildings, school, commercial buildings, residences, and the 
        occupied portions of vehicles;
            (3) ``indoor air contaminant'' means any solid, liquid, 
        semisolid, dissolved solid, biological organism, aerosol, or 
        gaseous material, including combinations or mixtures of 
        substances in indoor air which may reasonably be anticipated to 
        have an adverse effect on human health;
            (4) ``Federal agency'' or ``agency of the United States'' 
        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) ``Federal building'' means any building which is used 
        primarily as an office building, school, hospital, or residence 
        that is owned, leased, or operated by any Federal agency and is 
        over ten thousand square feet in area, any building occupied by 
        the Library of Congress, the White House and the Vice 
        Presidential residence, and any building that is included in 
        the definition of Capitol Buildings under section 193m(1) of 
        title 40, United States Code;
            (6) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency;
            (7) ``Administration'' means the Occupational Safety and 
        Health Administration;
            (8) ``Director'' means the Director of the National 
        Institute of Occupational Safety and Health;
            (9) ``local education agency'' means any educational agency 
        as defined in section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3381); and
            (10) ``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 pollution.

SEC. 5. INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESEARCH.

    (a) Authority.--(1) The Administrator shall, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a national research, 
development, and demonstration program to assure the quality of air 
indoors and as part of such program shall promote the coordination and 
acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, 
surveys, and studies relating to the causes, sources, effects, extent, 
prevention, detection, and correction of contamination of indoor air.
    (2) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 
Administrator is authorized, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, to--
            (A) collect and make available to the public through 
        publications and other appropriate means, the results of 
        research, development and demonstration activities conducted 
        pursuant to this section;
            (B) conduct research, development and demonstration 
        activities and cooperate with other Federal agencies, with 
        State and local government entities, interstate and regional 
        agencies, other public agencies and authorities, nonprofit 
        institutions and organizations and other persons in the 
        preparation and conduct of such research, development and 
        demonstration activities;
            (C) make grants to the States or to local government 
        entities, to other public agencies and authorities, to 
        nonprofit institutions and organizations, and to other persons;
            (D) enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with 
        public agencies and authorities, nonprofit institutions and 
        organizations, and other persons;
            (E) conduct studies, including epidemiological studies, of 
        the effects of indoor air contaminants or potential 
        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 or potential 
        contaminants;
            (F) develop and disseminate information documents on indoor 
        air contaminants describing the nature and characteristics of 
        such contaminants in various concentrations;
            (G) develop effective and practical processes, protocols, 
        methods, and techniques for the prevention, detection, and 
        correction of indoor air contamination and work with the 
        private sector, other governmental entities, and schools and 
        universities to encourage the development of innovative 
        techniques to improve indoor air quality;
            (H) construct such facilities and staff and equip them as 
        may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;
            (I) call conferences concerning the potential or actual 
        contamination of indoor air giving opportunity for interested 
        persons to be heard and present papers at such conferences;
            (J) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, facilities and 
        personnel of existing Federal scientific laboratories and 
        research centers;
            (K) acquire secret processes, technical data, inventions, 
        patent applications, patents, licenses, and an interest in 
        lands, plants, equipment and facilities and other property 
        rights, by purchase, license, lease, or donation. If the 
        Administrator expects or intends that research pursuant to this 
        subsection will primarily affect worker safety and health, he 
        shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of Occupational 
        Safety and Health and the Director; and
            (L) conduct research, development and demonstration 
        activities with nonprofit institutions on the use of indoor 
        foliage as a method to reduce indoor air pollution.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall conduct, assist, or 
facilitate research, investigations, studies, surveys, or 
demonstrations with respect to, but not limited to, the following--
            (1) the effects on human health of contaminants or 
        combinations of contaminants at various levels whether natural 
        or anthropogenic including additive, cumulative, and 
        synergistic effects on populations both with and without 
        heightened sensitivity that are found or are likely to be found 
        in indoor air;
            (2) the exposure of persons to contaminants that are found 
        in indoor air (including exposure to such substances from 
        sources other than indoor air contamination including drinking 
        water, diet, or other exposures);
            (3) the identification of populations at increased risk of 
        illness from exposure to indoor air contaminants and assessment 
        of the extent and characteristics of such exposure;
            (4) the exposure of persons to contaminants in different 
        building classes or types, and in vehicles, and assessment of 
        the association of particular contaminants and particular 
        building classes or types and vehicles;
            (5) identification of building classes or types and design 
        features or characteristics which increase the likelihood of 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants;
            (6) identification of the sources of indoor air 
        contaminants including association of contaminants with outdoor 
        sources, building or vehicle design, classes or types of 
        products, building management practices, equipment operation 
        practices, building materials, and related factors;
            (7) assessment of relationships between contaminant 
        concentration levels in ambient air and the contaminant 
        concentration levels in the indoor air;
            (8) development of methods and techniques for 
        characterizing and modeling indoor air movement and flow within 
        buildings or vehicles, including the transport and dispersion 
        of contaminants in the indoor air;
            (9) assessment of the fate, including degradation and 
        transformation, or particular contaminants in indoor air;
            (10) development of methods and techniques to characterize 
        the association of contaminants, the levels of contaminants, 
        and the potential for contamination of new construction with 
        climate, building location, seasonal change, soil and geologic 
        formations, and related factors;
            (11) assessment of indoor air quality in facilities of 
        local education agencies and buildings housing child care 
        facilities and development of measures and techniques for 
        control of indoor air contamination in such buildings;
            (12) development of protocols, methods, techniques and 
        instruments for sampling indoor air to determine the presence 
        and level of contaminants including sample collection and the 
        storage of samples before analysis and development of methods 
        to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of analysis;
            (13) development of air quality sampling methods and 
        instruments which are inexpensive and easy to use and may be 
        used by the general public;
            (14) development of control technologies, building design 
        criteria, and management practices to prevent the entrance of 
        contaminants into buildings or vehicles (for example, air 
        intake protection, sealing, and related measures) and to reduce 
        the concentrations of contaminants indoor (for example, control 
        of emissions from internal sources of contamination, improved 
        air exchange and ventilation, filtration, and related 
        measures);
            (15) development of materials and products which may be 
        used as alternatives to materials or products which are now in 
        use and which contribute to indoor air contamination;
            (16) development of equipment and processes for removal of 
        contaminants from the indoor air;
            (17) research, to be carried out principally by the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, for the purpose 
        of assessing--
                    (A) the exposure of workers to indoor air 
                contaminants including assessment of resulting health 
                effects; and
                    (B) the costs of declines in productivity, sick 
                time use, increased use of employer-paid health 
                insurance, and worker compensation claims;
            (18) research, to be carried out in conjunction with the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary 
        of the Department of Energy for the purpose of developing--
                    (A) methods for assessing the potential for radon 
                contamination of new construction, including (but not 
                limited to) consideration of the moisture content of 
                soil, permeability of soil, and radon content of soil; 
                and
                    (B) design measures to avoid indoor air pollution, 
                and
            (19) research, to be carried out in conjunction with the 
        Secretary of Transportation, for the purposes of--
                    (A) assessing the potential for indoor air 
                contamination in public and private transportation; and
                    (B) designing measures to avoid such indoor air 
                contamination.
            (20) research, to be carried out in consultation with the 
        Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, for the purpose of assessing the use of indoor 
        foliage as a means to reduce indoor air contamination, 
        including demonstration projects to determine the level of 
        pollutants reduced by indoor plants in buildings.
    (c) Technology Demonstration Program.--(1) 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 institutions, or other persons, to 
demonstrate practices, methods, technologies, or processes which may be 
effective in controlling sources or potential sources of indoor air 
contamination, preventing the occurrence of indoor air contamination, 
and reducing exposures to indoor air contamination.
    (2) The Administrator may assist demonstration activities under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection only if--
            (A) such demonstration activity will serve to demonstrate a 
        new or significantly improved practice, method, technology or 
        process or the feasibility and cost effectiveness of an 
        existing, but unproven, practice, method, technology, or 
        process and will not duplicate other Federal, State, local, or 
        commercial efforts to demonstrate such practice, method, 
        technology, or process;
            (B) such demonstration activity meets the requirements of 
        this section and serves the purposes of this Act;
            (C) the demonstration of such practice, technology, or 
        process will comply with all other laws and regulations for the 
        protection of human health, welfare, and the environment; and
            (D) in the case of a contract or cooperative agreement, 
        such practice, method, technology, or process would not be 
        adequately demonstrated by State, local, or private persons or 
        in the case of an application for financial assistance by a 
        grant, such practice, method, technology, or process is not 
        likely to receive adequate financial assistance from other 
        sources.
    (3) The demonstration program established by this subsection shall 
include solicitations for demonstration projects, selection of suitable 
demonstration projects from among those proposed, supervision of such 
demonstration projects, evaluation and publication of the results of 
demonstration projects, and dissemination of information on the 
effectiveness and feasibility of the practices, methods, technologies 
and processes which are proven to be effective.
    (4) Within one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment 
of this title, and no less often than every twelve months thereafter, 
the Administrator shall publish a solicitation for proposals to 
demonstrate, prototype or at full-scale, practices, methods, 
technologies, and processes which are (or may be) effective in 
controlling sources or potential sources of indoor air contaminants. 
The solicitation notice shall prescribe the information to be included 
in the proposal, including technical and economic information derived 
from the applicant's own research and development efforts, and other 
information sufficient to permit the Administrator to assess the 
potential effectiveness and feasibility of the practice, method, 
technology, or process proposed to be demonstrated.
    (5) Any person and any public or private nonprofit entity may 
submit an application to the Administrator in response to the 
solicitations required by paragraph (4) of this subsection. The 
application shall contain a proposed demonstration plan setting forth 
how and when the project is to be carried out and such other 
information as the Administrator may require.
    (6) In selecting practices, methods, technologies or processes to 
be demonstrated, the Administrator shall fully review the applications 
submitted and shall evaluate each project according to the following 
criteria--
            (A) the potential for the proposed practice, method, 
        technology, or process to effectively control sources or 
        potential sources of contaminants which present risks to human 
        health;
            (B) the consistency of the proposal with the 
        recommendations provided pursuant to paragraph (8) of section 
        8(d);
            (C) the capability of the person or persons proposing the 
        project to successfully complete the demonstration as described 
        in the application;
            (D) the likelihood that the demonstrated practice, method, 
        technique, or process could be applied in other locations and 
        circumstances to control sources or potential sources of 
        contaminants, including considerations of cost, effectiveness, 
        and technological feasibility;
            (E) the extent of financial support from other persons to 
        accomplish the demonstration as described in the application; 
        and
            (F) the capability of the person or persons proposing the 
        project to disseminate the results of the demonstration or 
        otherwise make the benefits of the practice, method, or 
        technology widely available to the public in a timely manner.
    (7) The Administrator shall select or refuse to select a project 
for demonstration under this subsection in an expeditious manner. In 
the case of a refusal to select a project, the Administrator shall 
notify the applicant of the reasons for the refusal.
    (8) Each demonstration project under this section shall be 
performed by the applicant, or by a person satisfactory to the 
applicant, under the supervision of the Administrator. The 
Administrator shall enter into a written agreement with each applicant 
granting the Administrator the responsibility and authority for testing 
procedures, quality control, monitoring, and other measurements 
necessary to determine and evaluate the results of the demonstration 
project.
    (9) The Administrator shall enter into agreements, wherever 
practicable and desirable, to provide for monitoring testing 
procedures, quality control, and such other measurements necessary to 
evaluate the results of demonstration projects or facilities intended 
to control sources or potential sources of contaminants.
    (10) Each demonstration project under this section shall be 
completed within such time as is established in the demonstration plan. 
The Administrator may extend any deadline established under this 
subsection by mutual agreement with the applicant concerned.
    (11) Total Federal funds for any demonstration project under this 
section shall not exceed 75 per centum of the total cost of such 
project. In cases 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, the 
Administrator may approve grants under this section with a matching 
requirement other than that specified in this subsection, including 
full Federal funding.
    (12) The Administrator shall, from time to time, publish general 
reports describing the findings of demonstration projects conducted 
pursuant to this section. Such reports shall be provided to the Indoor 
Air Quality Information Clearinghouse provided for in section 13 of 
this Act.
    (d) Assessment of Schools and Child Care Facilities.--(1) The 
Administrator shall conduct a national assessment of the seriousness 
and extent of indoor air contamination in buildings owned by local 
educational agencies and child care facilities.
    (2) The Administrator shall establish an advisory group made up of 
representatives of school administrators, teachers, child care 
organizations, parents and service employees and other interested 
parties, including scientific and technical experts familiar with 
indoor air pollution exposures, effects, and controls, to provide 
guidance and direction in the development of the national assessment.
    (3) The Administrator shall provide a report to Congress of the 
results of the national assessment not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. The report required by this paragraph 
shall provide such recommendations for activities or programs to reduce 
and avoid indoor air contamination in buildings owned by local 
educational agencies and in child care facilities as the Administrator 
determines to be appropriate.
    (e) Reports to Congress.--(1) The Administrator shall, within 
twenty-four months of the date of enactment of this Act, prepare and 
submit to the Congress a report reviewing and assessing issues related 
to chemical sensitivity disorders, including multiple chemical 
sensitivities. The Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 
7(c) of this title shall review and comment on the report prior to 
submittal to the Congress.
    (2) The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall submit to the 
Congress a report on the research program authorized under paragraph 
(20) of subsection (b) within 2 years of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Clarification of Authority.--Title IV of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 7401 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND VENTILATION STANDARDS.

    Sec. 6. (a) Technology and Management Practice Assessment 
Bulletins.--(1) The Administrator shall publish bulletins providing an 
assessment of technologies and management practices for the control and 
measurement of contaminants in the air indoors.
    (2) Bulletins published pursuant to this subsection shall, at a 
minimum--
            (A) describe the control or measurement technology or 
        practice;
            (B) describe the effectiveness of the technology or 
        practice in control or measurement of indoor air contaminants 
        and, to the extent feasible, the resulting reduction in risk to 
        human health;
            (C) assess the feasibility of application of the technology 
        or practice in buildings of different types, sizes, ages, and 
        designs;
            (D) assess the cost of application of the technology or 
        practice in buildings of different types, sizes, ages, and 
        designs, including capital and operational costs; and
            (E) assess any risks to human health that such technology 
        or practice may create.
    (3) 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 parties, including homeowners 
and building owners and managers.
    (4) The Administrator shall provide that bulletins published 
pursuant to this subsection shall be published on a schedule consistent 
with the publication of health advisories pursuant to section 7(b) of 
this Act to the extent practicable.
    (5) In development of bulletins pursuant to this subsection, the 
Administrator shall provide for public review and shall consider public 
comment prior to publication of bulletins. Where the technology or 
management practice is expected to have significant implications for 
worker safety or health, the Administrator shall consult with the 
Director prior to seeking review and comment.
    (6) Bulletins published pursuant to this subsection shall be 
provided to the Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse provided 
for in section 13 of this Act and, to the extent practicable, shall be 
made available to architecture, design, and engineering firms and 
building owners and managers and to organizations representing such 
parties.
    (b) Model Building Management Practices Training.--(1) Within 
twelve months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
Administrator, shall develop an indoor air 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) health threats posed by indoor air pollutants, 
        including a knowledge of health advisories published pursuant 
        to this title and other information concerning contaminant 
        levels;
            (D) identification of potential indoor air pollutant 
        sources and options for reducing exposures to contaminants;
            (E) special measures which may be necessary to reduce 
        indoor air contaminant exposures in new buildings and in 
        portions of buildings which have been renovated or 
        substantially refurbished within the past six months; and
            (F) special measures which may be necessary to reduce 
        exposures to contaminants associated with pesticide 
        applications, installation of products, furnishings, or 
        equipment, and cleaning operations.
    (2) Within twenty-four months of the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health shall provide, or contract for the provision of, training 
courses pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection sufficient, at a 
minimum, to assure training on a schedule consistent with the 
requirements of section 9(f)(2).
    (3) The Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety 
and Health, or firms or organizations operating under contract with 
such Administrator, are authorized to 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.
    (4) The Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety 
and Health, in consultation with the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration, and the Administrator, shall prepare a report 
to Congress within forty-eight months of the date of enactment of this 
subsection assessing the training program pursuant to this subsection 
and making recommendations concerning the application of training 
requirements to classes and types of buildings not covered by this 
subsection.
    (c) Ventilation Program.--(1) The Administrator, in coordination 
with other 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) The Administrator shall--
            (A) identify and describe ventilation standards adopted by 
        State and local governments and professional organizations, 
        including the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 
        Air Conditioning Engineers;
            (B) determine the adequacy of the standards for protecting 
        public health and promoting worker productivity;
            (C) assess the costs of compliance with such standards;
            (D) determine the degree to which such standards are being 
        adopted and enforced;
            (E) identify the extent to which buildings are being 
        operated in a manner which achieves the standards; and
            (F) assess the potential for such standards to complement 
        controls over specific sources of contaminants in reducing 
        indoor air contamination.
    (3) The Administrator shall submit to the Congress, within thirty-
six months of the enactment of this Act a report which shall--
            (A) describe the ventilation program carried out under this 
        Act; and
            (B) make recommendations concerning--
                    (i) the establishment of ventilation standards 
                which protect public and worker health and take comfort 
                and energy conservation goals into account; and
                    (ii) ensuring that adequate ventilation standards 
                are being adopted and that buildings are being operated 
                in a manner which achieves the standards.

SEC. 7. INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT HEALTH ADVISORIES.

    (a) List of Contaminants.--(1) Within two hundred and forty days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
prepare and publish in the Federal Register a list of the contaminants 
(hereinafter referred to as listed contaminants) that may occur or are 
known to occur in indoor air at levels which may reasonably be expected 
to have an adverse impact on human health. The list may include 
combinations or mixtures of contaminants and may refer to such 
combinations or mixtures by a common name.
    (2) The Administrator shall from time to time and as necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this Act, but not less often than 
biennially, review and revise such list adding other contaminants 
pursuant to the requirements of this Act.
    (3) The list provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
include, at a minimum: benzene, biological contaminants, carbon 
monoxide, formaldehyde, lead, methylene chloride, nitrogen oxide, 
particulate matter, asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, (PAHs), 
and radon.
    (4) In development of the list provided for in paragraph (1) of 
this subsection or in revision of such list pursuant to paragraph (2), 
the Administrator shall consult with the advisory panel provided for in 
subsection (c) of this section and provide for public review and shall 
consider public comment prior to issuance of a final list.
    (5) The listing of contaminants under this subsection is not an 
agency rulemaking. In considering objections raised in any judicial or 
related action, the Administrator's decision to list a particular 
contaminant shall be upheld unless the objecting party can demonstrate 
that the decision was arbitrary or capricious or otherwise not in 
accordance with the law. The list of contaminants prepared in 
accordance with this subsection shall not be construed to indicate that 
those contaminants not listed are safe for human exposure or without 
adverse health effect.
    (6) Upon application of the Governor of a State showing that a 
contaminant or potential contaminant in the indoor air which is not 
listed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection may reasonably be 
anticipated to have an adverse effect on human health as a result of 
its presence in the indoor air, the Administrator shall, within ninety 
days, revise the list established by paragraph (1) of this subsection 
to include such contaminant or publish in the Federal Register the 
reasons for not making such a revision.
    (b) Contaminant Health Advisories.--(1) The Administrator shall, in 
consultation with the advisory panel, provided for in subsection (c) of 
this section, and after providing for public review and comment 
pursuant to paragraph (6), publish advisory materials addressing the 
adverse human health effects of listed contaminants.
    (2) Such advisory materials shall, at a minimum, describe--
            (A) the physical, chemical, biological, and radiological 
        properties of the contaminant;
            (B) the adverse human health effects of the contaminant in 
        various indoor environments and in various concentrations;
            (C) and analysis of the risk posed by the contaminant to 
        human health at the full range of concentration levels, 
        including risk to subpopulations which may be especially 
        sensitive to exposure to the contaminant;
            (D) the extent to which the contaminant, or a mixture of 
        contaminants, is associated with a particular substance of 
        material and emissions rates which are expected to result in 
        varying levels of contaminant concentration in indoor air;
            (E) any Technology and Management Practice Assessment 
        Bulletin which is applicable to the contaminant and any actions 
        which are identified for the contaminant in the National Indoor 
        Air Quality Response Plan prepared pursuant to this Act; and
            (F) any indoor air contaminant standards or related action 
        levels which are in effect under any authority of a Federal 
        statute or regulation, the authority of State statutes or 
        regulations, the authority of any local government, or the 
        authority of another country, including standards or action 
        levels suggested by appropriate international organizations.
    (2) Health advisories published pursuant to his section shall in no 
way limit or restrict the application of requirements or standards 
established under any other Federal statute.
    (3) 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 of 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) The Administrator shall publish health advisories for listed 
contaminants as expeditiously as possible. At a minimum, the 
Administrator shall publish not less than six advisories within 
eighteen months of the date of enactment of this Act and shall publish 
an additional six advisories within thirty-six months of the date of 
enactment of this Act
    (5) Health advisories shall be based on the most current available 
scientific and related findings or information and shall be reviewed, 
revised, and republished to reflect new scientific and related findings 
or information on a periodic basis but not less frequently than every 
five years.
    (6) In development and revision of health advisories pursuant to 
this subsection, the Administrator shall provide for public review and 
comment, including provision of notice in the Federal Register of the 
intent to publish a health advisory not less than ninety days prior to 
publication, and shall consider public comment prior to issuance of an 
advisory.
    (c) Advisory Panel.--The Indoor Air Quality and Total Human 
Exposure Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency Science 
Advisory Board shall advise the Administrator with respect to the 
implementation of this section including, but not limited to, the 
listing of contaminants, the contaminants for which advisories should 
be published, the order in which advisories should be published, the 
content, quality, and format of advisory documents, and the revision of 
such documents. The Administrator shall provide that a representative 
of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Department 
of Energy Office of Health and Environmental Research, the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the National 
Institute for Environmental Health Sciences shall participate in the 
work of the Advisory Panel as ex officio members.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY RESPONSE PLAN.

    (a) Authority.--(1) The Administrator shall, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, develop and publish a national 
indoor air quality response plan.
    (2) The response plan shall provide for implementation of a range 
of response actions identified in subsections (b) and (c) which will 
result in the reduction of human exposure to indoor air contaminants 
listed pursuant to section 7(a) of this Act and attainment, to the 
fullest extent practicable, of indoor air contaminant levels which are 
protective of human health.
    (b) Existing Authority.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall include in the plans provided 
for in subsection (a) of this section a description of specific 
response actions to be implemented 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;
            (6) the authorities of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration and the National Institute for Occupational 
        Safety and Health; and
            (7) other regulatory and related authorities provided under 
        any other Federal statute.
In implementation of response actions pursuant to paragraph (6) of this 
subsection the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health 
shall consult with representatives of State and local governments and 
their employees with respect to States where the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration lacks jurisdiction over State and local 
employees.
    (c) Supporting Actings.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall include in the plans provided 
for in subsection (a) of this section a description of specific 
supporting actions including, but not limited to--
            (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;
            (2) development of guidance documents addressing individual 
        contaminants, groups of contaminants, sources of contaminants, 
        or types of buildings or structures and providing information 
        on measures to reduce exposure to contaminants including--
                    (A) the estimated cost of such measures;
                    (B) the technologic feasibility of such measures; 
                and
                    (C) the effectiveness and efficiency of such 
                measures.
            (3) education programs for the general public concerning 
        the health threats posed by indoor air contaminants and 
        appropriate individual response actions;
            (4) technical assistance including design and 
        implementation of training seminars for State and local 
        officials, private and professional firms, and labor 
        organizations dealing with indoor air pollution and addressing 
        topics such as monitoring, analysis, mitigation, building 
        management practices, ventilation, health effects, public 
        information and program design;
            (5) development of model building codes, including 
        ventilation rates, for various types of buildings designed to 
        reduce levels of indoor air contaminants;
            (6) identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination for which immediate action to protect public and 
        worker health is necessary and appropriate and a description of 
        the actions needed;
            (7) identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination, where regulatory or statutory authority is not 
        adequate to address an identified contaminant or circumstance 
        of contamination and recommendation of legislation to provide 
        needed authority;
            (8) identification of contaminants, or circumstances of 
        contamination, where continued reduction of contamination 
        requires development of technology or technological mechanisms; 
        and
            (9) identification of remedies to ``sick building 
        syndrome'', including proper design and maintenance of 
        ventilation systems, building construction and remodeling 
        practices, and safe practices for the application of 
        pesticides, herbicides, and disinfectants, and a standardized 
        protocol for investigating and solving indoor air quality 
        problems in sick buildings.
    (d) Contents of Plan.--In describing specific actions to be taken 
under subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Administrator, in 
coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall--
            (1) identify the health effects, and any contaminant or 
        contaminants thought to cause health effects to be addressed by 
        a particular action and to the fullest extent feasible, the 
        relative contribution to indoor air contamination from all 
        sources of contamination;
            (2) identify the statutory basis for the action;
            (3) identify the schedule and process for implementation of 
        the action;
            (4) identify the Federal agency with jurisdiction for the 
        specific action which will implement the action; and
            (5) identify the financial resources needed to implement 
        the specific action and the source of these resources.
    (e) Schedule.--Response plans provided for in subsection (a) shall 
be submitted to Congress within twenty-four months of enactment of this 
title and biennially thereafter.
    (f) Review.--(1) The Administrator shall provide for public review 
and comment on the response plan provided for in this section, 
including provision of notice in the Federal Register for public review 
and comment not less than three months prior to submission to the 
Congress. The Administrator shall include in the response plan a 
summary of public comments.
    (2) The Administrator shall provide for the review and comment on 
the response plan by the Council on Indoor Air Quality provided for 
under section 12 of this Act.
    (g) Assessment of Monitoring and Mitigation Services.--The 
Administrator shall include in the first plan published pursuant to 
this section an assessment of indoor air monitoring and mitigation 
services provided by private firms and other organizations, including 
the range of such services, the reliability and accuracy of such 
services, and the relative costs of such services. The assessment 
required by this subsection shall include a review and analysis of 
options for oversight of indoor air monitoring and mitigation firms and 
organizations, including registration, licensing, and certification of 
such firms and organizations and options for imposing a user fee on 
such firms and organizations.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL BUILDING RESPONSE PLAN AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Administrator and the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration shall develop and implement a program 
to respond to and reduce indoor air contamination in Federal buildings 
and to demonstrate methods of reducing indoor air contamination in new 
Federal buildings.
    (b) Federal Building Response Plan.--(1) The Administrator of the 
General Services Administration, in consultation with the 
Administrator, the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, the Director, and affected Federal departments 
or agencies shall prepare response plans addressing indoor air quality 
in Federal buildings. The plans shall, to the fullest extent 
practicable, be developed in conjunction with response plans pursuant 
to section 8 of this Act.
    (2) The response plan shall provide for implementation of a range 
of response actions which will result in the reduction of human 
exposure to indoor air contaminants listed pursuant to section 7(a) of 
this Act, and attainment, to the fullest extent practicable, of indoor 
air contaminant concentration levels which are protective of public and 
worker health.
    (3) Federal building response plans provided for in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection shall include--
            (A) a list of all Federal buildings;
            (B) a description and schedule of general response actions 
        including general building management practices, product 
        purchase guidelines, air quality problem identification 
        practices and methods, personnel training programs, and other 
        actions to be implemented to reduce exposures to indoor air 
        contaminants in those buildings listed in subparagraph (A);
            (C) a list of individual Federal buildings listed in 
        subparagraph (A) for which there is sufficient evidence of 
        indoor air contamination or related employee health effects to 
        warrant assessment of the building pursuant to section 14 of 
        this Act and a schedule for development and submittal of 
        building assessment proposals pursuant to section 14(d) of this 
        Act;
            (D) a description and schedule of specific response actions 
        to be implemented in each specific building identified in 
        subparagraph (C) and assessed pursuant to section 14 of this 
        Act;
            (E) an identification of the Federal agency responsible for 
        funding and implementation of each response action identified 
        in subparagraphs (B) and (D); and
            (F) an identification of the estimated costs of each 
        response action identified in subparagraphs (B) and (D) and the 
        source of these resources.
    (4) The response plan provided for in this subsection shall address 
each Federal building identified in paragraph (3)(a), except that 
specific buildings may be exempted from coverage under this subsection. 
Such buildings may be exempted on the grounds of--
            (A) national security;
            (B) anticipated demolition or termination of Federal 
        ownership within three years; and
            (C) specialized use of a building which precludes necessary 
        actions to reduce indoor air contamination.
    (5) The plan provided for in subsection (b) shall be submitted to 
Congress within twenty-four months of enactment of this title and 
biennially thereafter.
    (6) The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall 
provide for public review and comment on the response plan provided for 
in this section, including provision of notice in the Federal Register 
not less than three months prior to submission to the Congress.
    (7) The response plan shall include a summary of public comments. 
The Council on Indoor Air Quality, provided for under section 12 of 
this Act, shall review and comment on the plan.
    (c) Indoor Air Quality Reserve.--(1) The Administrator of the 
General Services Administration shall reserve 0.5 per centum of any 
funds used for construction of new Federal buildings for design and 
construction of measures to reduce indoor air contaminant 
concentrations within such buildings.
    (2) Measures which may be funded with the reserve provided for in 
this subsection may include, but are not limited to--
            (A) development and implementation of general design 
        principles intended to avoid or prevent contamination of indoor 
        air;
            (B) design and construction of improved ventilation 
        techniques or equipment;
            (C) development and implementation of product purchasing 
        guidelines;
            (D) design and construction of contaminant detection and 
        response systems;
            (E) development of building management guidelines and 
        practices; and
            (F) training in building and systems operations for 
        building management and maintenance personnel.
    (3) Upon completion of construction of each Federal building 
covered by this section, the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration shall file with the Administrator, with the 
Clearinghouse established under section 13 of this Act, and with the 
Council established under section 12 of this Act, a report describing 
the uses made of the reserve provided for in this subsection. Such 
report shall be in sufficient detail to provide design and construction 
professionals with models and general plans of various indoor air 
contaminant reduction measures adequate to assess the appropriateness 
of such measures for application in other buildings.
    (4) The Administrator of the General Services Administration, with 
the concurrence of the Administrator, may exempt a planned Federal 
building from the requirements of this subsection if he finds that such 
exemption is required on the grounds of national security or that the 
intended use of the building is not compatible with the authority of 
this section.
    (d) New EPA Buildings.--Any new building constructed for use by the 
Environmental Protection Agency as headquarters shall be designed, 
constructed, maintained, and operated as a model to demonstrate 
principles and practices for protection of indoor air quality.
    (e) Building Comments.--(1) The Administrator of the General 
Services Administration, in consultation with the Administrator, the 
Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
and the Director, shall provide, by regulation, a method and format for 
filing and responding to comments and complaints concerning indoor air 
quality in Federal buildings by workers in such buildings and by the 
public. The procedure for filing and responding to worker complaints 
shall supplement and not diminish or supplant existing practices or 
procedures established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and 
executive orders pertaining to health and safety for Federal employees.
    (2) A listing of each such filing and an analysis of such filings 
shall be included in each response plan prepared pursuant to this 
section. Such listing shall preserve the confidentiality of individuals 
making filings under this section. Such listing shall preserve the 
confidentiality of the individuals making filings under this section.
    (3) Regulations implementing this subsection shall be promulgated 
at the earliest possible date, but not later than twenty-four months 
from the date of enactment of this title.
    (f) Building Ventilation and Management Training.--(1) Within six 
months of the date of enactment of this title the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration shall designate, or require that a 
lessee designate, an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each Federal 
building which is owned or leased by the General Services 
Administration. An Indoor Air Quality Coordinator shall not serve more 
than one building.
    (2) Within forty-eight months of the date of enactment of this 
title, each Indoor Air Quality Coordinator shall complete the indoor 
air training course operated pursuant to section 6(b) of this Act. 
After thirty-six months from the date of enactment of this title, each 
newly designated Indoor Air Quality Coordinator shall complete the 
indoor air training course within twelve months of designation.
    (3) In any case where the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration finds that a lessee has failed to designate and train an 
Indoor Air Quality Coordinator pursuant to the requirements of this 
Act, the Administrator of the General Services Administration shall not 
re-establish a lease for such building.

SEC. 10. STATE AND LOCAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Management and Assessment Strategy Demonstration.--(1) The 
Governor of a State may apply to the Administrator for a grant to 
support demonstration of the development and implementation of a 
management strategy and assessment with respect to indoor air quality 
within such State.
    (2) State indoor air quality management strategies shall--
            (A) identify a lead agency and provide an institutional 
        framework for protection of indoor air quality;
            (B) identify and describe existing programs, controls or 
        related activities concerning indoor air quality within State 
        agencies including regulations, educational programs, 
        assessment programs, or other activities;
            (C) identify and describe existing programs, controls, or 
        related activities concerning indoor air quality of local and 
        other sub-State agencies and assure coordination among local, 
        State, and Federal agencies involved in indoor air quality 
        activities in the State; and
            (D) assure coordination of indoor air quality programs with 
        ambient air quality programs and related activities.
    (3) State indoor air quality assessment programs shall--
            (A) identify indoor air contaminants of concern and, to the 
        extent practicable, assess the seriousness and the extent of 
        indoor air contamination by contaminants listed in section 7(a) 
        of this Act;
            (B) identify the classes or types of buildings or other 
        indoor environments in which indoor air contaminants pose the 
        most serious threat to human health;
            (C) if applicable, identify geographic areas in the State 
        where there is a reasonable likelihood of indoor air 
        contamination as a result of the presence of contaminants in 
        the ambient air or the existence of sources of a contaminant;
            (D) identify methods and procedures for indoor air 
        contaminant assessment and monitoring;
            (E) provide for periodic assessments of indoor air quality 
        and identification of indoor air quality changes and trends; 
        and
            (F) 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.
    (4) As part of a management strategy and assessment pursuant to 
this subsection, the applicant may develop contaminant action levels, 
guidance, or standards and may draw on health advisories developed 
pursuant to section 7 of this Act.
    (5) States which are selected to demonstrate the development of 
management and assessment strategies shall provide a management 
strategy and assessment pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) to the 
Administrator within thirty-six months of selection and shall certify 
to the Administrator that the strategy and assessment meet the 
requirements of this Act.
    (6) States shall provide for public review and comment on the 
management strategy and assessment prior to submission of such strategy 
and assessment to the Administrator.
    (b) Response Programs.--(1) A Governor of a State or the executive 
officer of a local air pollution control agency may apply to the 
Administrator for grant assistance 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) A response program shall--
            (A) address a contaminant or contaminants listed pursuant 
        to section 7(a) of this Act;
            (B) identify existing data and information concerning the 
        contaminant or contaminants to be addressed, the class or type 
        of building to be addressed, and the specific geographic area 
        to be addressed;
            (C) describe and schedule the specific actions to be taken 
        to reduce human exposure to the identified contaminant or 
        contaminants including the adoption and enforcement of any 
        ventilation standards;
            (D) identify the State or local agency or public 
        organization which will implement the response actions;
            (E) identify the Federal, State, and local financial 
        resources to be used to implement the response program; and
            (F) provide for the assessment of the effectiveness of the 
        response program.
    (3) As part of a response program pursuant to this subsection, an 
applicant may develop contaminant action levels, guidance, or standards 
based on health advisories developed pursuant to section 7 of this Act.
    (4) As part of a response program pursuant to this subsection, an 
applicant may develop a standard establishing a ventilation rate or 
rates for a class or classes of buildings including development 
assessment and compliance programs needed to implement the standard.
    (5) 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 response plans developed 
pursuant to section 9 of this Act.
    (c) Grant Management.--(1) Grants under subsection (a)(1) of this 
subsection shall not be less than $75,000 for each fiscal year.
    (2) In selecting States for demonstration and implementation of 
management strategies and assessments under subsection (a)(1) the 
Administrator shall consider--
            (A) the previous experience of the State in addressing 
        indoor air quality issues;
            (B) the seriousness of the indoor air quality issues 
        identified by the State; and
            (C) the potential for demonstration of innovative 
        management or assessment measures which may be of use to other 
        States.
    (3) In selecting States for demonstration of management strategies 
and assessments under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall focus 
resources to assure 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) Grants under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall not exceed 
$250,000 per fiscal year and shall be available to the State for a 
period of not to exceed three years.
    (5) In selecting response programs developed under subsection (b) 
for grant assistance, the Administrator shall consider--
            (A) the potential for the response program to bring about 
        reductions in indoor air contaminant levels;
            (B) the contaminants to be addressed, giving priority to 
        contaminants for which health advisories have been developed 
        pursuant to section 207 of this title;
            (C) the type of building to be addressed, giving priority 
        to building types in which substantial human exposures to 
        indoor air contaminants occur;
            (D) the potential for development of innovative response 
        measures or methods which may be of use to other States or 
        local air pollution control agencies; and
            (E) the State indoor air quality management strategy and 
        assessment, giving priority to States with complete indoor air 
        management strategies and assessments.
    (6) The Federal share of grants under subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section shall not exceed 75 per centum 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.
    (7) Funds granted pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section in a fiscal year shall remain available for obligation for the 
next fiscal year in which obligated and for the next following fiscal 
year.
    (8) 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.
    (9) States and air pollution control agencies shall provide such 
information in applications for grant assistance and pertaining to 
grant funded activities as the Administrator requires.

SEC. 11. OFFICE OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish an Office of 
Indoor Air Quality within the Office of Air and Radiation at the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Office of Indoor Air Quality shall--
            (1) list indoor air contaminants and develop health 
        advisories pursuant to section 7 of this Act;
            (2) develop national indoor air quality response plans as 
        provided for in section 8 of this Act;
            (3) manage Federal grant assistance provided to air 
        pollution control agencies under section 10 of this Act;
            (4) assure the coordination of Federal statutes and 
        programs administered by the Agency relating to indoor air 
        quality and reduce duplication or inconsistencies among these 
        programs;
            (5) work with other Federal agencies, including the 
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to assure the 
        effective coordination of programs related to indoor air 
        quality; and
            (6) work with public interest groups, labor organizations, 
        and the private sector in development of information related to 
        indoor air quality including the health threats of human 
        exposure to indoor air contaminants, the development of 
        technologies and methods to control such contaminants, and the 
        development of programs to reduce contaminant concentrations.

SEC. 12. COUNCIL ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

    (a) Authority.--There is established a Council on Indoor Air 
Quality.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Council on Indoor Air Quality shall--
            (1) provide for the full and effective coordination of 
        Federal agency activities relating to indoor air quality;
            (2) provide a forum for resolution of conflicts or 
        inconsistencies in policies or programs related to indoor air 
        quality;
            (3) review and comment on the national indoor air response 
        program developed pursuant to section 208 of this title and the 
        Federal Building Response Plan developed pursuant to section 
        9(b); and
            (4) prepare a report to Congress pursuant to subsection (d) 
        of this subsection.
    (c) Organization.--(1) The Council on Indoor Air Quality shall 
include senior representatives of Federal agencies involved in indoor 
air quality programs including--
            (A) the Environmental Protection Agency;
            (B) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
            (C) the National Institute of Occupational Safety and 
        Health;
            (D) the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (E) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
            (F) the Department of Energy;
            (G) the Department of Transportation;
            (H) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; and
            (I) the General Services Administration.
    (2) The representative of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
chair the Council in the two years following enactment of this Act. In 
each subsequent year, members of the Council shall select the chair for 
that year.
    (3) The Council shall be served by a staff to include an Executive 
Director and not less than three full-time equivalent employees.
    (d) Report to Congress.--(1) The Council shall submit to the 
Congress, within eighteen months of enactment of this title, and 
biennially thereafter, a report which shall--
            (A) describe and assess the seriousness, extent, and 
        characteristics of indoor air contamination throughout the 
        country;
            (B) summarize the major research issues concerning the 
        protection of indoor air quality, describe the research 
        accomplishments of Federal agencies over the previous two 
        years, and provide an agenda of indoor air quality research for 
        individual Federal agencies over a three-year period;
            (C) summarize actions taken pursuant to this title over the 
        previous year, including publication of health advisories, 
        implementation of national and Federal building response plans, 
        and assistance to States;
            (D) provide a general description of the activities to be 
        conducted by Federal agencies to address indoor air quality 
        problems over the following three-year period; and
            (E) make recommendations for any actions needed to assure 
        the quality of indoor air, including recommendations relating 
        to institutional structures, funding, and legislation.
    (2) The Council shall provide for public review and comment on the 
report required by this subsection.

SEC. 13. INDOOR AIR QUALITY INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    (1) The Administrator is authorized and directed to 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) The clearinghouse shall be a repository for reliable indoor air 
quality related information to be collected from and made available to 
government agencies and private organizations and individuals. At a 
minimum, the clearinghouse established by this section shall make 
available reports, programs, and materials developed pursuant to the 
requirements of this Act.
    (3) The clearinghouse shall operate a toll-free ``hotline'' on 
indoor air quality which shall be available to provide to the public 
general information about indoor air quality and general guidance 
concerning response to indoor air quality contamination problems.
    (4) The Administrator may provide for the design, development, and 
implementation of the clearinghouse through a contractual agreement 
with a nonprofit organization.

SEC. 14. BUILDING ASSESSMENT DEMONSTRATION.

    (a) Authority.--(1) The Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health shall, in consultation with the 
Administrator, implement a Building Assessment Demonstration Program to 
support development of methods, techniques, and protocols for 
assessment of indoor air contamination in nonresidential, nonindustrial 
buildings and to provide assistance and guidance to building owners and 
occupants on measures to reduce indoor air contamination.
    (2) In implementation of this section, the Director shall have the 
authority to conduct on-site assessments of individual buildings, 
including Federal, State, and municipal buildings.
    (3) Nothing in this section shall in any way limit or constrain 
existing authorities pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651).
    (b) Assessment Elements.--Assessments of individuals buildings 
conducted pursuant to this section shall, at a minimum, provide--
            (1) an identification of suspected contaminants in the air 
        in the building and the level of such contaminants;
            (2) an assessment of the probable sources of contaminants 
        in the air in the building;
            (3) a review of the nature and extent of health concerns 
        and symptoms identified by building occupants;
            (4) an assessment of the probable association of indoor air 
        contaminants with the health and related concerns of building 
        occupants including assessment of occupational and 
        environmental factors which may relate to the health concerns;
            (5) identification of appropriate measures to control 
        contaminants in the air in the building, to reduce the 
        concentration levels of contaminants, and to reduce exposure to 
        contaminants; and
            (6) evaluation of the effectiveness of response measures in 
        control and reduction of contaminants and contaminant levels, 
        the change in occupant health concerns and symptoms, the 
        approximate costs of such measures, and any additional response 
        measures which may reduce occupant's health concerns.
    (c) Assessment Reports.--(1) The Director shall prepare--
            (A) a preliminary report of each building assessment which 
        shall document findings concerning assessment elements in 
        paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b); and
            (B) a final report which shall provide an overall summary 
        of the building assessment including information on the 
        effectiveness and cost of response measures, and the potential 
        for application of response measures to other buildings.
    (2) Preliminary assessment reports shall be prepared not later than 
one hundred and eighty days after the selection of a building for 
assessment. Final assessment reports shall be prepared not later than 
one hundred and eighty days after completion of the preliminary report.
    (3) Preliminary and final reports shall be made available to 
building owners, occupants, and the authorized representatives of 
occupants.
    (d) Building Assessment Proposal.--(1) The Director shall consider 
individual buildings for assessment under this section in response to a 
proposal identifying the building and the building owner and providing 
preliminary, background information about the nature of the indoor air 
contamination, previous response to air contamination problems, and the 
characteristics, occupancy, and uses of the building.
    (2) Building assessment proposals may be submitted by a building 
owner or occupants or the authorized representatives of building 
occupants, including the authorized representatives of employees 
working in a building.
    (e) Building Assessment Selection.--(1) In selection of buildings 
to be assessed under this section the Director shall consider--
            (A) the seriousness and extent of apparent indoor air 
        contamination and human health effects of such contamination;
            (B) the proposal for a building assessment submitted 
        pursuant to subsection (d) of this section;
            (C) the views and comments of the building owners;
            (D) the potential for the building assessment to expand 
        knowledge of building assessment methods including 
        identification of contaminants, assessment of sources, and 
        development of response measures; and
            (E) the listing of a building pursuant to subparagraph (C) 
        of section 9(b)(3).
    (2) The Director shall provide a preliminary response and review of 
building assessment proposals to applicants and the applicable building 
owner within sixty days of receipt of a proposal and, to the extent 
practicable, shall provide a final decision concerning selection of a 
proposal within one hundred and twenty days of submittal.
    (f) Building Assessment Support.--(1) The Director may enter into 
agreements with private individuals, firms, State and local 
governments, or academic institutions for services and related 
assistance in conduct of assessments under the authority of this 
section.
    (2) The Director may enter into agreements with other Federal 
agencies for the assignment of Federal employees to a specific building 
assessment project for periods of up to one hundred and eighty days.
    (g) Summary Report.--(1) The Director shall provide, on an annual 
basis, a report on the implementation of this section to the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and to the Council 
on Indoor Air Quality established pursuant to section 12 of this Act.
    (2) The Director shall, from time to time and in consultation with 
the Administrator, publish general reports containing materials, 
information, and general conclusions concerning assessments conducted 
pursuant to this section. Such reports may address concerns related to 
remediation of indoor air contamination problems, assessment of health 
related concerns, and prevention of such problems through improved 
design, materials and product specifications, and management practices.
    (3) Reports prepared pursuant to this subsection and subsection (c) 
of this section shall be provided to the Indoor Air Quality Information 
Clearinghouse provided for in section 13 of this Act and, to the extent 
practicable, such reports shall be made available to architectural, 
design and engineering firms and to organizations representing such 
firms.

SEC. 15. STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) General Authority.--Nothing in this title shall be construed, 
interpreted, or applied to preempt, displace, or supplant any other 
State or Federal law, whether statutory or common or any local 
ordinance.
    (b) Occupational Safety and Health.--In exercising any authority 
under this title, the Administrator shall not, for purposes of section 
4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
653(b)(1)), be deemed to be exercising statutory authority to prescribe 
or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety and 
health.

SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out sections 5, 6, and 7 of this 
Act there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years ending September 30, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of 
such sums appropriated, one quarter shall be reserved for 
implementation of section 7 of this Act and one quarter shall be 
reserved for implementation of section 5(c) of this Act and $1,000,000 
shall be reserved for implementation of section 6(b) of this Act.
    (b) For the purpose of carrying out section 8, 9, 11, and 13 of 
this Act there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years ending September 30, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, and 
1998. Of such sums appropriated, one-fifth shall be reserved for 
implementation of section 13 and one-fifth shall be reserved for 
implementation of section 9.
    (c) For the purpose of carrying out section 10 of this Act, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years ending September 30, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Of such 
sums appropriated, one-third shall be reserved for the purpose of 
carrying out section 10(b) of this Act.
    (d) For the purpose of carrying out section 12 of this Act there is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
    (e) For the purpose of carrying out section 14 of this Act there is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
ending September 30, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

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