,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bge ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,end ,radon in ,schools ,act 4 #b4 ,establishment of grant program 7a7 ,in general ,subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this ,act1 not later than #a year after the date that ,federal funds are first appropriated for this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,education1 shall establish a program under which the ,administrator may award grants to ,states to conduct short-term radon testing to identify and mitigate unsafe radon levels in public schools4 7b7 ,guidelines ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall review1 update1 revise1 and publish the ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in a public school4 #c4 ,grant awards ,in carrying out the program under this ,act1 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 provide a grant award for each ,state selected to receive a grant under this ,act to complete the testing under section #e7;b72 7#b7 in the case of a ,state that submits a report and is required to conduct mitigation under section #e7;c77#a7-- 7,a7 provide an additional grant award for the ,state to conduct such mitigation under such subparagraph 7,a7 of such section2 or 7,b7 conduct such mitigation under subparagraph 7,b7 of such section2 and 7#c7 in the case of a ,state that submits a report and is required to conduct reevaluation under section #e7;d71 provide an additional grant award for the ,state to complete the reevaluation4 #d4 ,application2 priority 7a7 ,application ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this ,act1 a ,state shall submit an application to the ,administrator in such manner1 at such time1 and containing such information as the ,administrator may require1 including a certification that the grant funds will be used to-- 7#a7 test the radon levels in public schools pursuant to section #e7;b72 and 7#b7 mitigate the effects of unsafe radon levels in public schools pursuant to section #e7;c71 determined by the test under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,priority ,in awarding grants to ,states under this ,act1 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 determine the priority of grant awards by ranking each ,state that submits an application in relation to each other such ,state2 and 7#b7 in ranking ,states under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 assign highest priority to a ,state with #ajj percent of such ,state's landmass in ,radon ,zone #a2 7,b7 in a case in which multiple ,states have #ajj percent of such ,states' landmasses in ,radon ,zone #a1 assign priority among such ,states at the ,administrator's discretion2 7,c7 assign second highest priority to a ,state with at least #ej percent of such ,state's landmass in ,radon ,zone #a2 7,d7 in a case in which multiple ,states have at least #ej percent of such ,states' landmasses in ,radon ,zone #a1 assign priority among such ,states at the ,administrator's discretion2 and 7,e7 in a case in which a ,state has less than #ej percent of such ,state's landmass in ,radon ,zone #a1 assign priority to such ,state at the ,administrator's discretion4 #e4 ,use of funds 7a7 ,in general ,a ,state that receives a grant under this ,act shall-- 7#a7 follow the ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines updated pursuant to section #b7;b72 7#b7 test radon levels in each public school pursuant to subsection 7b72 7#c7 if necessary1 mitigate unsafe radon levels pursuant to subsection 7c72 and 7#d7 if necessary1 reevaluate mitigation pursuant to subsection 7d74 7b7 ,testing ,a ,state that receives a grant under this ,act shall-- 7#a7 conduct testing in each public school in such ,state consistent with the ,administrator's ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines updated pursuant to section #b7;b72 7#b7 submit a report to the ,administrator-- 7,a7 describing the results of each test conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 if necessary1 estimating the funds necessary to conduct an additional short-term test under paragraph 7#c72 and 7#c7 in the case of a school that should have additional testing1 according to initial testing conducted under paragraph 7#a71 conduct such follow-up testing consistent with the ,administrator's ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines updated pursuant to section #b7;b74 7c7 ,mitigation 7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of a public school at which testing conducted under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 of subsection 7b7 met the recommendations for mitigation in the ,administrator's ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines updated pursuant to section #b7;b7-- 7,a7 if the ,state's report under paragraph 7#b7 includes the certification described in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 the ,state shall mitigate the radon level at the public school by providing funds to the local educational agency serving such school to enable the agency to carry out the mitigation described in paragraph 7#c72 or 7,b7 if the ,state's report under paragraph 7#b7 does not include such certification1 the ,administrator shall carry out the mitigation described in paragraph 7#c71 directly or by contract funded under this grant program4 7#b7 ,certification2 reporting ,a ,state that receives a grant under this ,act shall-- 7,a7 if necessary1 seek certification from each local educational agency that serves each public school described in paragraph 7#a7 that such agency will1 if provided funding pursuant to section #c7b77;,a71 complete the actions described in paragraph 7#c72 and 7,b7 submit a report to the ,administrator that-- 7i7 in the case in which a local educational agency provides certification to the ,state under subparagraph 7,a71 includes such certification2 7ii7 describes the results of each test at such public school conducted under subsection 7b72 and 7iii7 if necessary1 estimates the funds necessary to conduct mitigation at such public school pursuant to paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,mitigation ,requirements ,in mitigating the radon levels at public schools1 the ,administrator or a local educational agency1 as appropriate1 shall-- 7,a7 work with a qualified radon mitigation professional to determine the most effective way to mitigate the radon at the public school2 7,b7 create a mitigation plan within #c months after the completion of the testing under subsection 7b72 7,c7 designate a mitigation unit and implement the mitigation plan under subparagraph 7,b7 within one year after completion of the testing under subsection 7b72 7,d7 conduct a short-term test not less than once every two years2 and 7,e7 if necessary1 conduct the reevaluation under subsection 7d74 7d7 ,reevaluation ,if the follow-up testing under subsection 7c77#c77;,d7 conducted after the mitigation plan is implemented results in a radon level that is still meeting the recommendations for mitigation in the ,administrator's ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines updated pursuant to section #b7;b71 the local educational agency that serves the school shall-- 7#a7 reevaluate the mitigation plan under subsection 7c77#c77;,b7 in consultation with a qualified radon mitigation professional2 7#b7 create an alternative mitigation plan to replace the mitigation plan2 7#c7 submit a report to the ,administrator-- 7,a7 describing the results of such annual test2 and 7,b7 estimating the funds necessary to conduct reevaluation under this subsection2 and 7#d7 direct the mitigation unit to implement an alternative mitigation plan under subsection 7c77#c7 within #f months after the date of the follow-up test4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,local educational agency ,the term local educational agency has the meaning given that term in section #iaja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#c7 ,mitigation plan ,the term mitigation plan means the plan to mitigate radon created by the qualified radon mitigation professional in consultation with the local educational agency under section #e7;c77#c77;,b74 7#d7 ,mitigation unit ,the term mitigation unit means the individuals designated under section #e7;c77#c77;,c7 by the local educational agency to implement the mitigation plan4 7#e7 ,public school ,the term public school has the meaning given that term in section #eade of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbag;d74 7#f7 ,qualified radon mitigation professional ,the term qualified radon mitigation professional means an individual-- 7,a7 licensed1 certified1 registered1 or qualified by a ,state radon program to mitigate radon2 7,b7 certified by a national radon professional organization2 or 7,c7 approved by the ,administrator to mitigate radon4 7#g7 ,radon ,measurements in ,schools ,guidelines ,the term ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools ,guidelines means the report entitled ,radon ,measurements ,in ,schools produced by the ,administrator in ,july #aiic1 describing current information and guidance on radon testing in a public school4 7#h7 ,radon ,zone #a ,the term ,radon ,zone #a means those areas with a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than #d picocuries per liter4 7#i7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,education4 7#aj7 ,short-term test ,the term short-term test means a test approved by the ,administrator in which a testing device remains in an area for not less than #b days and not more than #ij days to determine the amount of radon in the air that is acceptable for human inhalation4 7#aa7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states of the ,united ,states and the ,district of ,columbia4