Sec. 482. UFP study

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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which the National Research Council shall carry out a study examining airborne ultrafine particles and the effect of such particles on human health. The study conducted under subsection

(a)shall— summarize the relevant literature and studies done on airborne UPFs worldwide; focus on large hub airports; examine airborne UFPs and their potential effect on human health, including— characteristics of UFPs present in the air; spatial and temporal distributions of UFP concentrations; primary sources of UFPs; the contribution of aircraft and airport operations to the distribution of UFP concentrations compared to other sources; potential health effects associated with elevated UFP exposures, including outcomes related to cardiovascular disease, respiratory infection and disease, degradation of neurocognitive functions, and other health effects; and potential UFP exposures, especially to susceptible groups; identify measures intended to reduce the release of UFPs; and identify information gaps related to understanding potential relationships between UFP exposures and health effects, contributions of aviation-related emissions to UFP exposures, and the effectiveness of mitigation measures. The Administrator may coordinate with the heads of such other agencies that the Administrator considers appropriate to provide data and other assistance necessary for the study. Not later than 180 days after the National Research Council submits of the results of the study to the Administrator, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results of the study carried out under subsection (a), including any recommendations based on such study. In this section, the terms ultrafine particle and UFP mean particles with diameters less than or equal to 100 nanometers.