,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,smith of ,washington         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration to conduct a study      
relating to ultrafine particles1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protecting   
,airport ,communities from ,particle    
,emissions ,act4  #b4 ,airborne         
ultrafine particle study  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation

 ,administration1 jointly with the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 shall enter into an
 agreement with an eligible institution 
of higher education to conduct a study  
examining airborne ultrafine particles  
and their effect on human health4  7b7  
,scope of study ,the study conducted    
under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7       
summarize the relevant literature and   
studies done on airborne ultrafine      
particles worldwide2  7#b7 focus on     
large hub commercial airports in-- 7,a7 
,seattle2  7,b7 ,boston2  7,c7 ,chicago2
  7,d7 ,new ,york2  7,e7 the ,northern  
,california ,metroplex2  7,f7 ,phoenix2 
7,g7 the ,southern ,california          
,metroplex2  7,h7 the ,district of      
,columbia2 and  7,i7 ,atlanta2  7#c7    
examine airborne ultrafine particles and
 their effect on human health1          
including-- 7,a7 characteristics of     
,u,f,ps present in the air2  7,b7       
spatial and temporal distributions of   
,,ufp concentrations2  7,c7 primary     

sources of ,u,f,ps2  7,d7 the           
contribution of aircraft and airport    
operations to the distribution of ,,ufp 
concentrations when compared to other   
sources2  7,e7 potential health effects 
associated with elevated ,,ufp          
exposures1 including outcomes related to
 cardiovascular disease1 respiratory    
infection and disease1 degradation of   
neurocognitive functions1 and other     
health effects1 that have been          
considered in previous studies2 and     
7,f7 potential ,,ufp exposures1         
especially to susceptible and vulnerable
 groups2  7#d7 identify measures1       
including the use of sustainable        
aviation fuels1 intended to reduce      
emissions from aircraft and airport     
operations and assess potential effects 
on emissions related to ,u,f,ps2 and    
7#e7 identify information gaps related  
to understanding relationships between  
,,ufp exposures and health effects1     
contributions of aviation-related       
emissions to ,,ufp exposures1 and the   

effectiveness of mitigation measures4   
7c7 ,eligibility ,an institution of     
higher education is eligible to conduct 
the study if the institution-- 7#a7 is  
located in one of the areas identified  
in subsection 7b72  7#b7 applies to the 
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration in a timely fashion2   
7#c7 demonstrates to the satisfaction of
 the ,administrator that the institution
 is qualified to conduct the study2     
7#d7 agrees to submit to the            
,administrator1 not later than #b years 
after entering into an agreement under  
subsection 7a71 the results of the      
study1 including any source materials   
used2 and  7#e7 meets such other        
requirements as the ,administrator      
determines necessary4  7d7 ,coordination
 ,the ,administrator may coordinate with
 the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 and any other agency head    
whom the ,administrator deems           

appropriate to provide data and other   
assistance necessary for the study4  7e7
 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after
 submission of the results of the study 
by the institution of higher education1 
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report on the study   
including the results of the study      
submitted under subsection 7c77#d7 by   
the institution of higher education4    
7f7 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the terms
 ultrafine particle and ,,ufp mean      
particles with diameters less than or   
equal to #ajj nanometers4