,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgjb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjbe,ms4 ,ansari 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,ms4 ,dexter1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,liccardo1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,rivas1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,whitesides1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere to conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,extreme ,heat ,economic ,study ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,economic study on financial costs of extreme heat 7a7 ,study ,the ,under ,secretary1 acting through the ,climate ,program ,office of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration and in coordination with the member agencies of the ,national ,integrated ,heat ,health ,information ,system1 shall conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme heat1 including by quantifying the dollar value of loss of life and property specific to extreme heat4 7b7 ,elements ,the study required under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 evaluate broad health impacts of extreme heat1 including mortality and morbidity1 in coordination with ,state and national public health departments1 following standard methodologies for valuing health and life2 7#b7 evaluate property damage or property loss from extreme heat1 to the extent practicable2 and 7#c7 take into account-- 7,a7 medical assistance needed as a result of extreme heat events1 including expenses related to emergency room visits1 urgent care treatments1 hospitalizations1 and associated medications2 7,b7 life and health insurance claims and analytics associated with extreme heat2 7,c7 workers compensation data focused on employee heat-related claims2 7,d7 existing research on labor productivity losses associated with extreme heat2 7,e7 business interruption coverage claims to determine if there is an increase in the frequency of business interruption claim activity due to brown out and other heat-related outages or disruptions2 7,f7 economic losses due to the impact of heat on critical infrastructure1 such as transportation1 energy1 and water2 7,g7 increases in energy costs for individuals and entities related to cooling2 and 7,h7 crop and livestock insurance claims and other data to determine overall impact of heat on crops and livestock1 including the frequency and severity of claims4 7c7 ,feedback ,in conducting the study required under subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary shall solicit feedback from-- 7#a7 ,federal agencies1 including-- 7,a7 the ,administration for ,community ,living2 7,b7 the ,administration for ,children and ,families2 7,c7 the ,administration for ,strategic ,preparedness and ,response2 7,d7 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7,e7 the ,department of ,agriculture2 7,f7 the ,department of ,defense2 7,g7 the ,department of ,energy2 7,h7 the ,department of the ,interior2 7,i7 the ,department of ,transportation2 7,j7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 7,k7 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 7,l7 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development2 7,m7 the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency2 7,n7 the ,national ,institute for ,occupational ,safety and ,health2 7,o7 the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 7,p7 the ,national ,park ,service2 7,q7 the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7,r7 the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,administration2 7,s7 the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration2 7,t7 the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development2 7,u7 the ,forest ,service2 7,v7 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 and 7,w7 such other ,federal ,agencies as the ,under ,secretary determines necessary2 7#b7 non-,federal ,government partners2 and 7#c7 such other entities as the ,under ,secretary determines necessary4 7d7 ,recommendations ,the study required under subsection 7a7 shall include recommendations for how to develop and implement a national system for tracking and making publicly available-- 7#a7 health care and other costs associated with the increased demand for medical assistance during extreme heat events1 including expenses related to emergency room visits1 urgent care treatments1 hospitalizations1 and associated medications2 7#b7 metrics for improving accuracy of heat death reporting2 and 7#c7 measures of labor productivity losses due to extreme heat4 7e7 ,use of external organization ,the ,under ,secretary may conduct the study required under subsection 7a7 through an organization outside the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration1 such as the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine or another organization as determined appropriate by the ,under ,secretary4 7f7 ,use of existing databases and indices ,the ,under ,secretary shall use existing databases and indices as relevant and available to carry out the study required under subsection 7a74 7g7 ,report and authorization for use ,not later than #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 publish on the ,,heat4gov website a report containing the findings of the study required under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 authorize the use of those findings for public use1 including through the reporting of the data1 methods1 and findings of the report under paragraph 7#a7 in an open access peer-reviewed journal in accordance with the scientific integrity policies of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7h7 ,under ,secretary defined ,in this section1 the term ,under ,secretary means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,under ,secretary #c1ejj1jjj to carry out this section4