[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5868-S5869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2539. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 
3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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        At the end of section 40803 of division D, add the 
     following:
       (l) Wildfire Air Quality Monitoring in Rural Communities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall award grants to eligible communities 
     to purchase nonregulatory, portable air sensors that would 
     complement, but not replace, existing regulatory air quality 
     programs and requirements.
       (2) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     give priority to--
       (A) remote and rural communities--
       (i) that do not have regulatory air sensors; or
       (ii) in which air quality monitoring is absent or limited; 
     and
       (B) communities affected by wildfires and wildfire smoke.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.
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