,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bi1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,harder of ,california        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize transitional      
sheltering assistance for individuals   
who live in areas with unhealthy air    
quality caused by wildfires1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,wildfire      
,smoke ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,transitional 
sheltering assistance  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,individual at risk 
of wildfire smoke related illness ,the  
term individual at risk of wildfire     
smoke related illness means an          
individual1 living in an area where the 
air quality index is determined to be   
unhealthy for not less than #c          
consecutive days as a result of a       
wildfire1 who is-- 7,a7 a low-income    
individual2  7,b7 a parent or guardian  

with a child who has not attained #ai   
years of age2  7,c7 a pregnant woman2   
7,d7 an individual who is #fe years of  
age or older2  7,e7 an individual with  
chronic respiratory or cardiovascular   
illness2 or  7,f7 an individual with a  
chronic disease that is exacerbated by  
smoke inhalation4  7#b7 ,low-income     
individual ,the term low-income         
individual means an individual from a   
family whose taxable income 7as defined 
in section #fc of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf7 for the preceding year 
did not exceed #bjj percent of an amount
 equal to the poverty level1 as         
determined by using criteria of poverty 
established by the ,bureau of ,census4  
7#c7 ,qualified entity ,the term        
qualified entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state  
or unit of local government2  7,b7 a    
local public health authority2 and  7,c7
 a coordinated care organization4  7b7  
,transitional sheltering assistance     
program ,in carrying out the            
,transitional ,sheltering ,assistance   

,program of the ,federal ,emergency     
,management ,agency under section #djc  
of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster  
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;b71 the ,president 
shall-- 7#a7 provide assistance to a    
qualified entity to purchase and        
provide1 to an individual at risk of    
wildfire smoke related illness1         
smoke-inhalation prevention equipment1  
including-- 7,a7 a portable air         
filtration unit2  7,b7 an air filter2   
7,c7 a face mask or respirator1 such    
as-- 7i7 a ,n#ie respirator2  7ii7 a    
,p#ajj respirator2 or  7iii7 other      
equipment certified by the ,national    
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health to protect from airborne       
particle exposure2  7,d7 low-cost       
equipment to keep smoke out of a house1 
such as-- 7i7 a weather strip2  7ii7 not
 more than #a portable air-conditioning 
unit per household2  7iii7 ventilation  
equipment2  7iv7 a screening and shading
 device2 or  7v7 a window covering2 or  

7,e7 other similarly effective devices2 
and  7#b7 in any case in which          
smoke-inhalation prevention equipment is
 not sufficient to mitigate the risk of 
illness1 provide cost-efficient         
transitional shelter assistance to an   
individual at risk of wildfire smoke    
related illness4