,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4  
,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
conduct rese>* on wildfire smoke1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,smoke ,plann+ &       
,rese>* ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,rese>* on   
wildfire smoke  7a7 ,c5t]s ( excell5ce  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,adm9i/rator7 %all e/abli%  
at in/itutions ( high] education #d     
c5t]s1 ea* ( :i* %all be kn[n z a ,c5t] 
( ,excell5ce = ,wildfire ,smoke1 to c>ry
 out rese>* relat+ to--  7,a7 ! effects 
on public heal? ( smoke emissions f     
wildl& fires2 &  7,b7 means by :i*      

communities c bett] respond to ! impacts
 ( emissions f wildl& fires4  7#b7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is subsection 
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj & ea*    
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  7b7 ,rese>*  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all c>ry out rese>*--     
7,a7 to /udy ! heal? effects ( smoke    
emissions f wildl& fires2  7,b7 to      
develop & dissem9ate p]sonal &          
community-bas$ int]v5tions to r$uce     
exposure to & adv]se heal? effects (    
smoke emissions f wildl& fires2  7,c7 to
 increase ! quality ( smoke monitor+ &  
pr$iction tools & te*niques2 &  7,d7 to 
develop implem5tation & communication   
/rategies4  7#b7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry   
out ?is subsection #bj1jjj1jjj = fiscal 
ye> #bjbj & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]4  #c4
 ,community smoke plann+  7a7 ,9 g5]al  

,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 e/abli% a competitive grant program to 
assi/ eligible entities describ$ 9      
subsection 7b7 9 develop+ & implem5t+   
collaborative community plans = mitigat+
 ! impacts ( smoke emissions f wildl&   
fires4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,an      
entity t is eligible to submit an       
application = a grant "u subsection 7a7 
is-- 7#a7 a ,/ate2  7#b7 a unit ( local 
gov]nm5t 7includ+ any special di/rict1  
su* z an air quality managem5t di/rict  
or a s*ool di/rict72 or  7#c7 an ,indian
 ,tribe4  7c7 ,applications ,to be      
eligible to receive a grant "u          
subsection 7a71 an eligible entity      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all submit to
 ! ,adm9i/rator an application at su*   
"t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,adm9i/rator may require4  7d7     
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,adm9i/rator may 
use am\nts made available to c>ry out   
?is section to provide to eligible      
entities describ$ 9 subsection 7b7      

te*nical assi/ance 9--  7#a7 submitt+   
grant applications "u subsection 7c72 or
  7#b7 c>ry+ out projects us+ a grant "u
 ?is section4  7e7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry   
out ?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbj & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]4