#aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #dah ,,an ,,act ,to provide financial assistance to schools impacted by radioactive contaminants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice for ,jana ,elementary ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered school ,the term covered school means a school that is part of the ,hazelwood ,school ,district in the ,state of ,missouri4 7#b7 ,fund ,the term ,fund means the ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,fund established under section #d7;a74 7#c7 ,impacted school ,the term impacted school means a public elementary school or secondary school-- 7,a7 that closed on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj2 and 7,b7 where the ,formerly ,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program of the ,corps of ,engineers detected radiation above background levels-- 7i7 on school property2 or 7ii7 otherwise1 within #ajjj feet of a building containing classrooms or other educational facilities of the school4 7#d7 ,jana ,elementary ,school ,the term ,jana ,elementary ,school means the school located at #dje ,jana ,drive in ,florissant1 ,missouri4 7#e7 ,local educational agency ,the term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#f7 ,national ,contingency ,plan ,the term ,national ,contingency ,plan means the ,national ,contingency ,plan-- 7,a7 prepared and published under section #caa7;d7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;d772 or 7,b7 revised under section #aje of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifje74 7#g7 ,program ,the term ,program means the ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,program established in accordance with section #d7;b74 7#h7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#i7 ,vicinity property ,the term vicinity property has the meaning given the term in the ,engineer ,regulation ,,er #bjj-a-d of the ,corps of ,engineers entitled ,formerly ,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program and dated ,august #bi1 #bjad 7or a successor document74 #c4 ,remediation of ,jana ,elementary ,school ,consistent with the requirements and obligations under the ,formerly ,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program of the ,corps of ,engineers1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall-- 7#a7 not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 establish new remediation goals for ,jana ,elementary ,school that will result in the removal of all radioactive contamination at ,jana ,elementary ,school such that no portion of the site is subjected to radiation above background levels2 and 7#b7 after establishing remediation goals under paragraph 7#a71 carry out activities necessary to achieve those goals4 #d4 ,financial assistance for schools with radioactive contamination 7a7 ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,fund 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund to be known as the ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,fund to carry out the reimbursement program described in subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,funding ,the ,fund shall consist of amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section #g4 7b7 ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,program ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish and implement a program to be known as the ,radioactive ,school ,assistance ,program to provide financial assistance in accordance with subsection 7c7 to local educational agencies that have been financially impacted by the presence of radioactive contaminants stemming from the atomic energy activities of the ,united ,states ,government4 7c7 ,applications for financial assistance 7#a7 ,reimbursement for testing 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall provide financial assistance to each local educational agency that submits to the ,secretary an application that includes-- 7i7 a certification that the local educational agency incurred expenses while testing for radioactive contaminants at an impacted school2 7ii7 proof of such expenses2 and 7iii7 proof that such testing-- 7,i7 led to further testing under the ,formerly ,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program of the ,corps of ,engineers2 or 7,,ii7 was undertaken following testing by a private entity that found radioactive contamination4 7,b7 ,limitations ,financial assistance provided to a local educational agency under this paragraph shall not exceed the amount expended by such local educational agency to test for radioactive contamination4 7#b7 ,funding for construction 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall provide financial assistance for the construction of a new school building to each local educational agency that submits to the ,secretary an application that includes the following3 7i7 ,a plan for the construction of a new school building4 7ii7 ,documentation that a school under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency is an impacted school4 7iii7 ,a budget for the construction of a new school building4 7iv7 ,a certification that the local educational agency shall only use financial assistance provided under this paragraph for #a or more of the following purposes3 7,i7 ,to purchase land for the construction of a new school building4 7,,ii7 ,to construct a new school building to replace an impacted school4 7,b7 ,limitations 7i7 ,amount of funding ,financial assistance provided to a local educational agency under this paragraph shall not exceed #bj1jjj1jjj for each impacted school4 7ii7 ,use of funds ,a local educational agency that receives financial assistance under this paragraph may only use such financial assistance for #a or more of the following purposes3 7,i7 ,to purchase land for the construction of a new school building4 7,,ii7 ,to construct a new school building to replace an impacted school4 7#c7 ,considerations ,the ,secretary may not reject an application submitted by a local educational agency for financial assistance under this subsection due to prior remediation by the ,corps of ,engineers or any other relevant ,federal agency of an impacted school under the jurisdiction of such local educational agency4 7d7 ,reports ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the ,program1 which shall include-- 7#a7 a description of the number of applications submitted under this section2 and 7#b7 a description of the amount of financial assistance provided to local educational agencies under this section4 #e4 ,investigation of schools in ,hazelwood ,school ,district for contaminates 7a7 ,designation ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 each covered school shall be designated as a vicinity property of the ,st4 ,louis ,airport ,site of the ,formerly ,utilized ,sites ,remedial ,action ,program of the ,corps of ,engineers4 7b7 ,investigation 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall investigate and characterize each covered school in accordance with the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 and the ,national ,contingency ,plan1 including1 at a minimum1 carrying out a preliminary assessment and site inspection of each covered school4 7#b7 ,inclusion ,an investigation of a covered school under paragraph 7#a7 shall include on-site investigatory efforts and sampling in accordance with section #cjj4dbj7;c77#b7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 7c7 ,reports ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall develop and make available to the public1 for each covered school1 a report that includes the results of the investigation under subsection 7b71 including-- 7#a7 the results of the on-site investigatory efforts2 7#b7 a summary of the results of sampling under paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection for contaminants of concern1 including the average and highest detected levels of each contaminant of concern2 and 7#c7 an evaluation of the danger posed to students and employees of the covered school by the levels of contamination4 7d7 ,community relations ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall comply with all applicable requirements relating to community relations and public notification under the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq471 section #caa of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba71 and sections #cjj4dae1 #cjj4dcj1 and #cjj4dce of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act74 #f4 ,review and report of radioactive testing at ,jana ,elementary ,school 7a7 ,review ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall review the methodology and results of all tests for radioactive contaminants conducted at ,jana ,elementary ,school1 including-- 7#a7 tests conducted by the ,corps of ,engineers2 7#b7 tests conducted by ,boston ,chemical ,data ,corporation2 and 7#c7 tests commissioned by the ,hazelwood ,school ,district in the ,state of ,missouri4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the review required by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,contents ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 for each test described in subsection 7a71 an evaluation of-- 7i7 the reliability of the methodology used-- 7,i7 to conduct such test2 and 7,,ii7 to evaluate the results of such test2 and 7ii7 the reliability of the opinions contained in any report summarizing the test2 and 7,b7 an evaluation of the danger posed to children by any radioactive contaminants found at ,jana ,elementary ,school4 #g4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjbc #be1jjj1jjj to carry out this ,act4 ,passed the ,senate ,april #bf1 #bjbc4,secretary