[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 5020 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5020

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize grants for toxic 
    substances remediation in schools, to reauthorize healthy high-
              performance schools, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 13, 2021

   Mr. Levin of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Bowman) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize grants for toxic 
    substances remediation in schools, to reauthorize healthy high-
              performance schools, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES REMEDIATION IN SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--Section 28 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2627) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and tribal'' 
        after ``state'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking the subsection heading and 
                inserting ``Grants for State and Tribal Programs.--'';
                    (B) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``and Indian Tribes'' 
                        after ``grants to States''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``during the 24-month 
                        period beginning on the date on which the grant 
                        is made'' after ``elimination''; and
                    (C) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or 
                Tribal'' after ``State'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``subsection (b) or (d)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or Indian 
                Tribe'' after ``State'';
            (4) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively;
            (5) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
    ``(a) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In this section, the term 
`Indian Tribe' means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized 
group or community, including any Alaska Native village.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Grants for Toxic Substances Remediation in Schools.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Early childhood education program.--The term 
                `early childhood education program' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
                    ``(B) Eligible child care provider.--The term 
                `eligible child care provider' means a center-based 
                child care provider described in section 658P(6)(A) of 
                the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
                (42 U.S.C. 9858n(6)(A)).
                    ``(C) Eligible facility.--The term `eligible 
                facility' means--
                            ``(i) a public school facility operated by 
                        a local educational agency;
                            ``(ii) a facility operated by an early 
                        childhood education program; and
                            ``(iii) a center-based child care facility 
                        operated by an eligible child care provider.
                    ``(D) Environmental concern.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `environmental 
                        concern' means environmental problems, 
                        contaminants, hazardous substances, and 
                        pollutant emissions, as described in section 
                        504(a)(3)(A).
                            ``(ii) Inclusion.--The term `environmental 
                        concern' includes poor indoor air quality.
                    ``(E) Local educational agency; state educational 
                agency.--The terms `local educational agency' and 
                `State educational agency' have the meanings given 
                those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            ``(2) Authorization of grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Without regard to the ability or 
                likelihood of the Administrator to take action under 
                any other provision of this Act as described in 
                subsection (b), the Administrator, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services and in partnership with the 
                Secretary of Labor with respect to the enforcement of 
                applicable labor standards, may provide grants in 
                accordance with this subsection to States and Indian 
                Tribes for the purpose of identifying, preventing, or 
                eliminating risks associated with the presence of a 
                chemical substance or mixture in eligible facilities.
                    ``(B) Use of grants.--A State or Indian Tribe that 
                receives a grant under this subsection shall use the 
                grant funds directly, or provide the grant funds to a 
                local educational agency, for use in--
                            ``(i) performing inspections, testing, and 
                        monitoring for environmental concerns in 
                        eligible facilities, including high-hazard 
                        chemical products stored or used in the 
                        facilities for maintenance or instruction; and
                            ``(ii) carrying out remediation measures in 
                        the eligible facilities, including removal and 
                        disposal of environmental concerns and high-
                        hazard chemical products described in clause 
                        (i), and improving indoor air quality.
                    ``(C) National guidance.--The Administrator shall 
                allocate and award grant funds under this subsection to 
                States and Indian Tribes based on national guidance, 
                which the Administrator shall issue.
                    ``(D) Administrative reservation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Administrator may reserve not more than 4 
                        percent of the amounts made available for 
                        grants under this subsection to provide 
                        administrative support for the grants and 
                        technical assistance to States and Indian 
                        Tribes.
                            ``(ii) Higher percentage.--If the amounts 
                        made available to provide grants under this 
                        subsection are less than $500,000,000, then the 
                        Administrator may reserve more than 4 percent 
                        of those amounts to provide administrative 
                        support for grants and technical assistance to 
                        States and Indian Tribes, as determined 
                        necessary by the Administrator.
                    ``(E) Distribution of grant amounts.--
                            ``(i) Geographical distribution.--To the 
                        extent practicable, the Administrator shall 
                        ensure that amounts are distributed under this 
                        subsection to geographically diverse locations.
                            ``(ii) High-poverty schools.--The 
                        Administrator shall take measures to ensure 
                        that not less than 50 percent of the amounts 
                        distributed under this subsection are used to 
                        benefit local educational agencies, early 
                        childhood education programs, and eligible 
                        child care providers with the highest numbers 
                        or percentages of students counted under 
                        section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)).
                            ``(iii) Tribal set-aside.--Of the amount 
                        made available to provide grants under this 
                        subsection for a fiscal year, the Administrator 
                        shall reserve 3 percent for purposes of 
                        awarding grants under this subsection, in 
                        consultation with the Director of the Bureau of 
                        Indian Education, to Indian Tribes for use at 
                        tribally operated schools.
            ``(3) State plans.--As part of an application to receive a 
        grant under this subsection, a State shall include a 
        description of the means by which the State plans--
                    ``(A) to ensure coordinated programmatic and 
                funding efforts across relevant State-level agencies, 
                including State educational agencies and other agencies 
                with expertise in environment, health, and energy;
                    ``(B) to use the grant funds for the remediation of 
                any toxic substances in--
                            ``(i) eligible facilities; and
                            ``(ii) if applicable, educational 
                        facilities where juveniles are incarcerated or 
                        live as wards of the State;
                    ``(C) to ensure the health and safety of students 
                and staff during the renovation or modernization of 
                eligible facilities; and
                    ``(D) to give priority to using the grant funds to 
                improve--
                            ``(i) eligible facilities of local 
                        educational agencies, early childhood education 
                        programs, and eligible child care providers 
                        with--
                                    ``(I) the highest numbers or 
                                percentages of students counted under 
                                section 1124(c) of the Elementary and 
                                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                                U.S.C. 6333(c)) in each State; or
                                    ``(II) if applicable, majority 
                                Indigenous students; and
                            ``(ii) eligible facilities that are in 
                        areas--
                                    ``(I) adjacent to brownfield sites 
                                (as defined in section 101 of the 
                                Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
                                (42 U.S.C. 9601)); or
                                    ``(II) with poor outdoor air 
                                quality.
            ``(4) Project labor agreements.--
                    ``(A) Definition of project labor agreement.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `project labor agreement' 
                means a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with 1 
                or more labor organizations that--
                            ``(i) establishes the terms and conditions 
                        of employment for a specific construction 
                        project; and
                            ``(ii) is an agreement described in section 
                        8(f) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 158(f)).
                    ``(B) Requirement.--A contractor or subcontractor 
                engaging in a construction or remediation project 
                assisted in whole or in part with a grant provided to a 
                State under this subsection and the total cost of which 
                is not less than $25,000,000 shall negotiate or become 
                a party to a project labor agreement for that project 
                with 1 or more labor organizations.
            ``(5) Wage rate requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, all laborers and mechanics employed 
                by contractors and subcontractors on projects funded in 
                whole or in part by a grant provided to a State under 
                this subsection shall be paid wages at rates not less 
                than those prevailing on projects of a similar 
                character in the locality, as determined by the 
                Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 
                chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
                referred to as the `Davis-Bacon Act').
                    ``(B) Authority.--With respect to the labor 
                standards specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                of Labor shall have the authority and functions set 
                forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 
                Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 
                40, United States Code.
            ``(6) Occupational health and safety.--Any work performed 
        using a grant provided to a State under this subsection shall 
        be governed by a written job-specific abatement plan--
                    ``(A) containing provisions relating to--
                            ``(i) environmental compliance;
                            ``(ii) a health and safety plan; and
                            ``(iii) health and safety training 
                        requirements; and
                    ``(B) that is stamped by a certified industrial 
                hygienist or similar accredited occupational health and 
                safety professional.
            ``(7) Use of american iron, steel, and manufactured 
        products.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Manufactured product.--The term 
                        `manufactured product' means any construction 
                        material or end product (as those terms are 
                        defined in part 25.003 of the Federal 
                        Acquisition Regulation) that is not an iron or 
                        steel product, including--
                                    ``(I) electrical components; and
                                    ``(II) non-ferrous building 
                                materials, including aluminum, 
                                polyvinylchloride, glass, fiber optics, 
                                plastic, wood, masonry, rubber, 
                                manufactured stone, any other non-
                                ferrous metals, and any unmanufactured 
                                construction material.
                            ``(ii) Produced in the united states.--The 
                        term `produced in the United States' means the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) When used with respect to a 
                                manufactured product, the product was 
                                manufactured in the United States and 
                                the cost of the components of that 
                                product that were mined, produced, or 
                                manufactured in the United States 
                                exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of 
                                all components of the product.
                                    ``(II) When used with respect to 
                                iron or steel products, or an 
                                individual component of a manufactured 
                                product, all manufacturing processes 
                                for those iron or steel products or 
                                components, from the initial melting 
                                stage through the application of 
                                coatings, occurred in the United 
                                States, except that the term does not 
                                include--
                                            ``(aa) steel or iron 
                                        material or products 
                                        manufactured abroad from semi-
                                        finished steel or iron from the 
                                        United States; or
                                            ``(bb) steel or iron 
                                        material or products 
                                        manufactured in the United 
                                        States from semi-finished steel 
                                        or iron of foreign origin.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--A State that receives funds 
                under this subsection shall ensure that any iron, 
                steel, and manufactured products used in a project 
                carried out with those funds by a State or local 
                educational agency are produced in the United States.
                    ``(C) Waiver authority.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        waive the requirement under subparagraph (B) if 
                        the Administrator determines that--
                                    ``(I) applying the requirement 
                                would be inconsistent with the public 
                                interest;
                                    ``(II) iron, steel, and 
                                manufactured products produced in the 
                                United States are not produced in a 
                                sufficient and reasonably available 
                                quantity or are not of a satisfactory 
                                quality; or
                                    ``(III) using iron, steel, and 
                                manufactured products produced in the 
                                United States will increase the cost of 
                                the applicable overall project by more 
                                than 25 percent.
                            ``(ii) Publication.--Before issuing a 
                        waiver under clause (i), the Administrator 
                        shall publish in the Federal Register a 
                        detailed written explanation of the waiver 
                        determination.
                    ``(D) Consistency with international agreements.--
                This paragraph shall be applied in a manner consistent 
                with the obligations of the United States under 
                international agreements.
            ``(8) Workforce development.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Apprenticeship utilization 
                        requirement.--The term `apprenticeship 
                        utilization requirement' means the use of 
                        qualified apprentices in accordance with the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) In the case of a project 
                                advertised for bid during the period 
                                beginning on October 1, 2021, and 
                                ending on September 30, 2022, all 
                                specifications shall require that not 
                                less than 10 percent of the labor hours 
                                be performed by qualified apprentices.
                                    ``(II) In the case of a project 
                                advertised for bid during the period 
                                beginning on October 1, 2022, and 
                                ending on September 30, 2023, all 
                                specifications shall require that not 
                                less than 12 percent of the labor hours 
                                be performed by qualified apprentices.
                                    ``(III) In the case of a project 
                                advertised for bid on or after October 
                                1, 2023, all specifications shall 
                                require that not less than 15 percent 
                                of the labor hours be performed by 
                                qualified apprentices.
                            ``(ii) Contractor.--The term `contractor' 
                        means a general contractor or other lead or 
                        prime contractor on a construction project 
                        carried out using a grant under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(iii) Labor hours.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The term `labor 
                                hours' means the total number of hours 
                                devoted to the performance of 
                                construction activities (as defined in 
                                sector 23 of the North American 
                                Industry Classification System) with 
                                respect to a construction project 
                                carried out using a grant under this 
                                subsection by employees of the 
                                contractor and subcontractors.
                                    ``(II) Exclusions.--The term `labor 
                                hours' excludes hours worked by a 
                                foreman, superintendent, owner, or 
                                other person who is--
                                            ``(aa) an employee employed 
                                        in a bona fide executive 
                                        capacity (as defined in section 
                                        541.100 of title 29, Code of 
                                        Federal Regulations (as in 
                                        effect on the date of enactment 
                                        of this subsection));
                                            ``(bb) an employee employed 
                                        in a bona fide administrative 
                                        capacity (as defined in section 
                                        541.200 of that title); or
                                            ``(cc) an employee employed 
                                        in a bona fide professional 
                                        capacity (as defined in section 
                                        541.300 of that title).
                            ``(iv) Qualified apprentice.--The term 
                        `qualified apprentice' means an employee 
                        participating in a registered apprenticeship 
                        program (as defined under the Act of August 16, 
                        1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
                        et seq.) (commonly known as the `National 
                        Apprenticeship Act')), that meets the standards 
                        of subpart A of part 29 and part 30 of title 
                        29, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                        regulations).
                            ``(v) Subcontractor.--The term 
                        `subcontractor' means any person or company, at 
                        any tier, that performs some or all of the 
                        obligations of the contractor.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--Each contractor and 
                subcontractor engaged in the performance of 
                construction, alteration, or repair work on a project 
                funded in whole or in part by a grant under this 
                subsection shall, collectively, meet or exceed the 
                apprenticeship utilization requirement applicable to 
                the project, subject to the condition that the 
                apprenticeship utilization requirement shall comply 
                with the apprentice to journeyworker ratios established 
                by the Secretary of Labor or the applicable State 
                apprenticeship agency.
                    ``(C) Participation.--Each contractor and 
                subcontractor who employs 4 or more workers to perform 
                construction activities (as defined in sector 23 of the 
                North American Industry Classification System) on a 
                project funded in whole or in part by a grant under 
                this subsection shall employ 1 or more qualified 
                apprentices for the purpose of meeting the 
                apprenticeship utilization requirement applicable to 
                that project.
                    ``(D) Waivers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, 
                        in consultation with the Administrator, may, on 
                        request of a State that receives a grant under 
                        this subsection, waive or adjust any 
                        requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) for a 
                        specific project, if the State provides 
                        documentary evidence of--
                                    ``(I) a demonstrated lack of 
                                availability of qualified apprentices 
                                in the applicable geographic area in 
                                which the project is carried out; and
                                    ``(II) a good faith effort on the 
                                part of the State and the contractor 
                                and subcontractors carrying out the 
                                project to comply with the 
                                requirements.
                            ``(ii) Disclosure.--A waiver or an 
                        adjustment under clause (i) and the rationale 
                        of the Administrator for granting the waiver or 
                        adjustment--
                                    ``(I) shall be publicly available; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) shall not be exempt from 
                                disclosure under section 552(b) of 
                                title 5, United States Code.
                    ``(E) Reporting.--
                            ``(i) Information relating to qualified 
                        apprentices.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--During the 
                                period in which a project carried out 
                                using a grant under this subsection is 
                                ongoing, the contractor shall include 
                                with each payment application to the 
                                State a report containing a description 
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) the name and 
                                        apprentice registration or 
                                        identification number of each 
                                        qualified apprentice employed 
                                        on the project;
                                            ``(bb) the number of 
                                        qualified apprentices and labor 
                                        hours worked by those qualified 
                                        apprentices on the project, 
                                        categorized by trade or craft; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the number of 
                                        journey level workers and labor 
                                        hours worked by those journey 
                                        level workers on the project, 
                                        categorized by trade or craft.
                                    ``(II) Submission to secretary of 
                                labor and administrator.--Each report 
                                described in subclause (I) shall be 
                                submitted to the Secretary of Labor and 
                                the Administrator at such time and in 
                                such manner as the Secretary of Labor 
                                or the Administrator may prescribe by 
                                guidance.
                            ``(ii) Maintenance of reports and 
                        records.--A State that receives a grant under 
                        this subsection and each contractor and 
                        subcontractor carrying out a project using the 
                        grant shall maintain all reports and personnel 
                        records relating to the requirements of this 
                        paragraph for a period of at least 3 years 
                        after final completion of the work for the 
                        project.
                            ``(iii) Submission to administrator.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A State that 
                                receives a grant under this subsection 
                                and each contractor and subcontractor 
                                carrying out a project using the grant 
                                shall immediately submit, on request of 
                                the Administrator, any information, 
                                report, or record described in clauses 
                                (i) and (ii).
                                    ``(II) Enforcement.--If the 
                                Administrator determines that a State, 
                                contractor, or subcontractor has failed 
                                to submit any information, report, or 
                                record under subclause (I), the State 
                                shall repay to the Administrator the 
                                amount of the applicable grant under 
                                this subsection.
                    ``(F) Preemption.--Nothing in this paragraph 
                preempts any applicable State or local law or policy 
                that provides for additional skilled and trained 
                workforce requirements on construction projects.
            ``(9) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Federal share of the cost of activities funded by a 
                grant under this subsection shall be not more than 75 
                percent of the total project costs during the period 
                for which the grant is made.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Administrator may increase the 
                Federal share under subparagraph (A) to not more than 
                100 percent if the Administrator determines that a 
                recipient of the grant funds is unable to pay, or would 
                experience significant financial hardship if required 
                to pay, the non-Federal share.
            ``(10) Eligibility for performance partnership grants.--
        Funds awarded under this subsection may be included in a 
        performance partnership grant in lieu of a grant under this 
        subsection, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
            ``(11) Grantee data collection and reporting.--A State or 
        Indian Tribe that receives a grant under this subsection shall 
        submit to the Administrator an annual report describing--
                    ``(A) the amount of the grant funds that were used 
                for the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                paragraph (2)(B) during the previous year;
                    ``(B) the amount of the grant funds that were used 
                for projects at high-poverty schools; and
                    ``(C) any inspections, testing, and monitoring 
                performed, and remediation measures carried out, during 
                the previous year using the grant, including the number 
                of schools and the number of students that were 
                directly served.
            ``(12) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years 
                thereafter, the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) prepare a report, based on data 
                        submitted to the Administrator under paragraph 
                        (11), describing the results of the grant 
                        program under this subsection, including a 
                        description of--
                                    ``(I) the States and Indian Tribes 
                                that were awarded a grant under this 
                                subsection; and
                                    ``(II) the activities for which the 
                                States and Indian Tribes described in 
                                subclause (I) used the grant;
                            ``(ii) submit the report to--
                                    ``(I) the Committee on Environment 
                                and Public Works of the Senate;
                                    ``(II) the Committee on Health, 
                                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
                                Senate;
                                    ``(III) the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                                    ``(IV) the Committee on Education 
                                and Labor of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                            ``(iii) make the report publicly available 
                        on the website of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency in each major language spoken in each 
                        school district that has benefitted from grant 
                        funding under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Period covered.--A report prepared under 
                subparagraph (A) shall cover--
                            ``(i) in the case of the initial report, 
                        the period beginning on the date of enactment 
                        of this subsection and ending on the date of 
                        submission of the report; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of each report 
                        thereafter, the 2-year period preceding the 
                        date of submission of the report.
            ``(13) Savings clause.--The ability of an Indian Tribe to 
        receive a grant under this subsection does not limit or affect 
        the authority of the Administrator under this title to 
        establish other opportunities for Indian Tribes to apply for 
        and receive program authorization or funding.
            ``(14) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $5,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (Public Law 94-469; 90 Stat. 2003) is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 28 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 28. State and Tribal programs.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS.

    (a) Grants for Healthy School Environments.--Section 501 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2695) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 501. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Early childhood education program.--The term `early 
        childhood education program' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1003).
            ``(2) Eligible child care provider.--The term `eligible 
        child care provider' means a center-based child care provider 
        described in section 658P(6)(A) of the Child Care and 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(6)(A)).
            ``(3) Eligible facility.--The term `eligible facility' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a public school facility operated by a local 
                educational agency;
                    ``(B) a facility operated by an early childhood 
                education program; and
                    ``(C) a center-based child care facility operated 
                by an eligible child care provider.
            ``(4) Environmental concern.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `environmental concern' 
                means environmental problems, contaminants, hazardous 
                substances, and pollutant emissions, as described in 
                section 504(a)(3)(A).
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `environmental concern' 
                includes poor indoor air quality.
            ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 28(a).
            ``(6) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
        educational agency' has the meaning given the term in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7801).
    ``(b) Authorization of Grants.--The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, may provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for use in--
            ``(1) providing technical assistance to local educational 
        agencies, early childhood education programs, and eligible 
        child care providers in addressing environmental concerns in 
        eligible facilities; and
            ``(2) the development of State and Tribal programs to 
        support the remediation of toxic substances in eligible 
        facilities that include--
                    ``(A) standards for the planning, design, 
                construction, management, and renovation of the 
                eligible facilities;
                    ``(B) the identification of--
                            ``(i) ongoing environmental problems, 
                        including environmental concerns, in the 
                        eligible facilities; and
                            ``(ii) recommended solutions to address 
                        those problems, including assessment of 
                        information on the exposure of children to 
                        environmental hazards in eligible facilities; 
                        and
                    ``(C) the development of State-level or Tribal 
                interagency memoranda of understanding for the 
                implementation of programs described in this paragraph.
    ``(c) Savings Clause.--The ability of an Indian Tribe to receive a 
grant under this section does not limit or affect the authority of the 
Administrator under this title to establish other opportunities for 
Indian Tribes to apply for and receive program authorization or 
funding.''.
    (b) Public Outreach.--Section 503 of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2695b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, until the expiration 
        of authority described in section 501(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Outreach to States and Indian Tribes.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `eligible 
        facility', `environmental concern', and `Indian Tribe' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 501(a).
            ``(2) Outreach.--The Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) carry out periodic outreach to States and 
                Indian Tribes to make available information relating 
                to--
                            ``(i) the exposure of children to 
                        environmental hazards in eligible facilities;
                            ``(ii) regulations and guidelines 
                        applicable to identifying, remediating, and 
                        monitoring environmental hazards in eligible 
                        facilities; and
                            ``(iii) other materials that may assist 
                        States and Indian Tribes in addressing 
                        environmental concerns, including high-hazard 
                        chemical products stored or used by eligible 
                        facilities for maintenance or instruction; and
                    ``(B) facilitate the biannual convening at the 
                regional or national level of school stakeholders, 
                including parents, child health experts, researchers, 
                nonprofit organizations, child care providers, States, 
                and Indian Tribes that receive grants under sections 
                28(d) and 501 to meet with employees of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal 
                agencies to discuss topics relating to--
                            ``(i) the environmental health of children 
                        at eligible facilities; and
                            ``(ii) the prevention, identification, 
                        remediation, and monitoring of contaminants in 
                        indoor air and other environmental health risks 
                        and threats relating to buildings and grounds 
                        of eligible facilities.''.
    (c) Environmental Health Program.--Section 504 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2695c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``and not less frequently than once every 10 
                years thereafter,'' after ``section,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (v) through 
                        (vii) as clauses (vii) through (ix), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 
                        following:
                            ``(v) polychlorinated biphenyls;
                            ``(vi) perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
                        substances;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) provides technical assistance on best practices for 
        the removal, remediation, and disposal of lead, asbestos, 
        polychlorinated biphenyls, and other hazardous substances; and
            ``(9) collects an inventory of schools affected by lead, 
        asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other hazardous 
        substances.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Public Availability of Information.--To the maximum extent 
practicable, based on data submitted to the Administrator under section 
28(d)(11) and any additional data reported under section 503(a), the 
Administrator shall make publicly available--
            ``(1) information relating to the exposure of children to 
        environmental hazards in school facilities, including relating 
        to indoor air quality; and
            ``(2) an inventory of schools in which hazardous substances 
        have been found, particularly hazardous substances with the 
        highest prevalence and harm, such as lead, asbestos, and 
        polychlorinated biphenyls.''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 505 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2695d) is amended by striking ``There 
are authorized'' and all that follows through ``2013'' and inserting 
``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2032''.
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