Sec. 12604. Background ozone research
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the National Academies ) under which the National Academies shall conduct a study on the current and future research needs regarding background ozone. The study shall— propose a framework of standard terms and definitions for types of non-local ground level ozone, including types of background ozone, to standardize research on ground-level ozone; examine the current understanding of background sources of ozone and the contribution of such sources to ground-level ozone in the United States to identify gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed with additional research; examine challenges in quantifying the sources of background ozone and the contributions of each such source to ground-level ozone on a regional scale in the United States and identifies specific research needs to address these challenges; include an outline of a plan for a research and development program, including specifications for costs, timeframes, and responsible agencies, to support analysis and demonstration of background ozone trends, including by— improving collection and observational infrastructure; improving confidence in model outputs; reducing uncertainties in estimates of background ozone; and making background ozone research outputs more useful and accessible to decision-makers; and identify opportunities for international engagement that may facilitate increased research collaborations that improve understanding of ozone trends.
As a condition of any agreement under subsection (a), the Administrator shall require that the National Academies transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection
(a)not later than 24 months after the date on which such agreement is finalized. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,200,000.