,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dghb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #a1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,education to award grants to improve   
indoor air quality in elementary schools
 and secondary schools in response to   
the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency 
using proven technologies4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,keeping ,schools ,safe ,act 4  #b4     
,grant program to improve indoor air    
quality in elementary schools and       
secondary schools  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,,esea definitions   
,the terms educational service agency   
and local educational agency have the   
meanings given the terms in section     
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#b7 ,covid-#ai public health  

emergency ,the term ,,covid-#ai public  
health emergency means the public health
 emergency declared by the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services under     
section #cai of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on 
,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with respect to    
,,covid-#ai1 including any renewal of   
such declaration4  7#c7 ,eligible entity
 ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 
a local educational agency2  7,b7 an    
educational service agency2 or  7,c7 the
 ,bureau of ,indian ,education4  7#d7   
,high-need school ,the term high-need   
school means a school that1 based on the
 most recent data available1 meets one  
or both of the following3 7,a7 ,the     
school is in the highest quartile of    
schools in a ranking of all schools     
served by a local educational agency1   
ranked in descending order by percentage
 of students from low-income families   
enrolled in such schools1 as determined 
by the local educational agency based on
 one of the following measures of       

poverty3 7i7 ,the percentage of students
 aged #e through #ag in poverty counted 
in the most recent census data approved 
by the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,the percentage
 of students eligible for a free or     
reduced price school lunch under the    
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et     
seq474  7iii7 ,the percentage of        
students in families receiving          
assistance under the ,state program     
funded under part ,a of title ,,iv of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq474  7iv7 ,the     
percentage of students eligible to      
receive medical assistance under the    
,medicaid program 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif  
et seq474  7v7 ,a composite of #b or    
more of the measures described in       
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iv74  7,b7   
,in the case of-- 7i7 an elementary     
school1 the school serves students not  
less than #fj percent of whom are       
eligible for a free or reduced price    
school lunch under the ,richard ,b4     

,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act2 
or  7ii7 any other school that is not an
 elementary school1 the other school    
serves students not less than #de       
percent of whom are eligible for a free 
or reduced price school lunch under the 
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,education4  7b7 ,authorization of grant
 program  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall award grants1 on a     
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to enable the entities to improve the   
indoor air quality in the schools served
 by such entities in response to the    
,,covid-#ai public health emergency4    
7#b7 ,grant amounts ,grants awarded     
under this section shall be not less    
than #e1jjj and not more than           
#bj1jjj1jjj1 except as provided in      
paragraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,reservation ,the 
,secretary shall reserve #e percent of  
amounts appropriated to carry out this  
section to award a grant to the ,bureau 

of ,indian ,education to improve the    
indoor air quality in the schools       
operated or funded by the ,bureau of    
,indian ,education4  7#d7 ,notice for   
proposals and award of grants ,not later
 than-- 7,a7 #cj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a notice for proposals for  
grants under this section2 and  7,b7 #ij
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall award   
all grants under this section4  7c7     
,applications ,an eligible entity that  
desires to receive a grant under this   
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and accompanied by such         
information as the ,secretary may       
require4 ,such application shall include
 information about the age of the school
 buildings1 and the air ventilation and 
filtration systems of such buildings1 to
 be assisted with funds provided under  
this section4  7d7 ,considerations and  
priority in awarding grants ,in awarding

 grants under this section1 the         
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 ensure          
geographic diversity by proportionally  
distributing such grants across rural1  
suburban1 and urban areas2  7#b7        
consider the age of school buildings    
proposed to be assisted with funds      
provided under this section2 and  7#c7  
give priority to-- 7,a7 eligible        
entities that serve high-need schools2  
7,b7 eligible entities that serve a     
health professional shortage area 7as   
defined in section #ccb of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bed;e772 and  7,c7 eligible entities   
that serve an area that has a poverty   
rate that is greater than #bj percent4  
7e7 ,technical guidance  7#a7 ,in       
general  7,a7 ,availability ,by not     
later than #ba days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall make available technical guidance 
for eligible entities regarding school  
facilities improvements directly related
 to ,,covid-#ai to address the safety   

and health of students and staff1       
including guidance on-- 7i7 indoor1     
outdoor1 or combined air or air pressure
 ventilation1 filtration systems1 or air
 cleaners2  7ii7 equipment1 supplies1   
and technical services necessary to     
provide indoor environmental air quality
 in a manner that-- 7,i7 optimizes      
safety and health for children and      
staff2 and  7,,ii7 reduces viral        
transmission risks to the greatest      
extent practicable2  7iii7 making       
facility changes1 repairs1 or monitoring
 to address air filtration and          
ventilation2 and  7iv7 technologies that
 effectively monitor and evaluate air   
quality of a system4  7,b7 ,evidence ,a 
technology or repair for which guidance 
is provided under this subsection shall 
be supported by evidence that the       
technology or repair can effectively    
improve or monitor indoor air quality4  
7#b7 ,development of guidance ,the      
,secretary shall develop the technical  
guidance described in paragraph 7#a7 in 

consultation with-- 7,a7 the ,director  
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention2  7,b7 national         
organizations with expertise in public  
health and infectious disease1 including
 with specific expertise in preventing  
and treating infectious disease in      
children2  7,c7 nationally recognized   
not-for-profit organizations or         
institutions of higher education with   
expertise in heating1 ventilation1 and  
air conditioning building systems and   
standards development2  7,d7 national   
organizations with expertise in the     
education or school leadership of       
children and that represent the         
interests of educators and school       
leaders2 and  7,e7 other ,federal       
agencies as appropriate4  7f7 ,use of   
funds ,an eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the
 grant funds to improve or monitor the  
indoor air quality1 ventilation1 or     
circulation in the schools1 including   
the hiring and training of appropriate  

staff1 served by the eligible entity1 in
 accordance with the guidance issued    
under subsection 7e74  7g7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4