,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,mc,adams 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rooney (  
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy to seek to ent] an   
agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academies (     
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to conduct
 a /udy on ! sci5ce ( backgr\nd ozone 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & to provide rese>*     
recomm5dations to bett] und]/& backgr\nd
 ozone contributions to gr\nd-level     
ozone1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,backgr\nd ,ozone ,rese>* ,act4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,gr\nd-level ozone1 a type ( troposph]ic
 ozone1 is creat$ :5 nitrog5 oxides     
7,,nox7 & volatile organic comp\nds     
7,v,o,cs71 emitt$ by motor vehicles1 p[]
 plants1 o!r indu/rial processes1 or    
natural processes l wildfires1 *emically

 react 9 ! pres5ce ( ultraviolet 7,,uv7 
radiation f ! ,sun4  7#b7 ,gr\nd-level  
ozone pres5t 9 a giv5 area may be       
attribut$ to ei!r local1 human produc$  
s\rces or s\rces t are n local & human  
produc$4  7#c7 ,unit$ ,/ates backgr\nd  
ozone 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z backgr\nd    
ozone7 is ! gr\nd-level ozone t w\ld    
exi/ 9 ! abs5ce ( any human-produc$     
emissions inside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 
,gr\nd level ozone is consid]$ a h>mful 
pollutant due to its effects on p & !   
environm5t & is ! ma9 compon5t ( smog4  
7#e7 ,! ,am]ican ,?oracic ,society      
e/imat$ ! annual excess mortality due to
 gr\nd-level ozone 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates at 
#c1hhj individuals z ( #bjag4  7#f7     
,gr\nd-level ozone has be5 l9k$ to plant
 damages & ?us dim9i%$ crop yields4     
7#g7 ,a numb] ( cities & regions 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates rema9 out ( compliance )  
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 7,,epa7
 ,national ,ambi5t ,air ,quality ,/&>ds 
7,,naaqs7 = gr\nd-level ozone4  7#h7    
,fur!r rese>* w\ld help to und]/&       

backgr\nd ozone tr5ds & h[ to mitigate  
backgr\nd ozone4  #c4 ,/udy on backgr\nd
 ozone rese>* ne$s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
seek to ent] an agreem5t ) ! ,national  
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !       
,national ,academies7 "u :i* ! ,national
 ,academies %all conduct a /udy on !    
curr5t & future rese>* ne$s reg>d+      
backgr\nd ozone4 ,! /udy %all--  7#a7   
propose a framework ( /&>d t]ms &       
def9itions = types ( non-local gr\nd    
level ozone1 includ+ types ( backgr\nd  
ozone1 to /&>dize rese>* on gr\nd-level 
ozone2  7#b7 exam9e ! curr5t und]/&+ (  
backgr\nd s\rces ( ozone & !            
contribution ( su* s\rces to gr\nd-level
 ozone 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to id5tify gaps
 9 k t ne$ to be address$ ) additional  
rese>*2  7#c7 exam9e *all5ges 9         
quantify+ ! s\rces ( backgr\nd ozone & !
 contributions ( ea* su* s\rce to       

gr\nd-level ozone on a regional scale 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & id5tifies specific    
rese>* ne$s to address ^! *all5ges2     
7#d7 include an outl9e ( a plan = a     
rese>* & developm5t program1 includ+    
specifications = co/s1 timeframes1 &    
responsible ag5cies1 to support analysis
 & demon/ration ( backgr\nd ozone tr5ds1
 includ+ by--  7,a7 improv+ collection &
 obs]vational infra/ructure2  7,b7      
improv+ confid5ce 9 model outputs2  7,c7
 r$uc+ unc]ta9ties 9 e/imates (         
backgr\nd ozone2 &  7,d7 mak+ backgr\nd 
ozone rese>* outputs m useful &         
accessible to decision-mak]s2 &  7#e7   
id5tify opportunities = int]national    
engagem5t t may facilitate increas$     
rese>* collaborations t improve und]/&+ 
( ozone tr5ds4  7b7 ,report ,z a        
condition ( any agreem5t "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all require t !    
,national ,academies transmit to        
,congress a report on ! results ( ! /udy
 "u subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #bd mon?s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4