Sec. 5. Indoor air quality index

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The Administrator shall seek to enter, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy agrees to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of developing a science-based indoor air quality index aimed at informing action for the protection of public health. Not later than 2 years after entering into an agreement with the Administrator under subsection (a), the Academy shall submit to the Congress and the Administrator a report, which shall— make recommendations to support the development of an indoor air quality index while ensuring that such proposed index— communicates to the public in clear and simple terms the level of concern and description of indoor air quality; considers health risks for certain sensitive groups of people; addresses the feasibility of assessing indoor air quality through low-cost, real-time sensors and monitoring equipment; and allows for updates to account for developments in science and harmonization with indoor air quality guidelines developed under section 4; proposes methodologies, inputs, measurements, techniques, and equations to calculate a science-based assessment of indoor air quality; and identifies limitations and challenges to the development of an indoor air quality index.

There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.