,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dega  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai1 #bjbf,mr4    
,:iteh\se 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*atz7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy to e/abli% a troposph]ic ozone   
rese>* program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,troposph]ic ,ozone ,rese>* ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,troposph]ic ozone rese>*   
program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator  
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,program ,!   
t]m program means ! grant program       
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74  7#c7       
,troposph]ic ozone ,! t]m troposph]ic   
ozone means ozone f\nd )9 ! ,e>?'s      
troposph]e4  7#d7 ,troposph]ic ozone    
precursor ,! t]m troposph]ic ozone      
precursor means any ( me?ane1 nitrog5   
oxides1 c>bon monoxide1 nonme?ane       

volatile organic comp\nds1 & o!r        
comp\nds t react to =m troposph]ic      
ozone4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] ! date on :i* am\nts are      
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a competitive 
grant program to aw>d grants to eligible
 entities to c>ry out rese>* ) respect  
to ! climate impacts ( troposph]ic      
ozone4  7c7 ,rese>* topics  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! rese>* c>ri$ out us+ grants "u 
! program %all include rese>* ) respect 
to-- 7,a7 improv+ und]/&+ ( ! impact (  
troposph]ic ozone conc5trations &       
mitigation on global temp]atures1       
includ+-- 7i7 ! role ( regional or      
localiz$ troposph]ic ozone              
conc5trations2  7ii7 ! role ( emission  
or mitigation ( specific troposph]ic    
ozone precursors2 &  7iii7 int]actions )
 o!r atmosph]ic pollutants 7su* z       
p>ticulate matt]72  7,b7 improv+ und]/&+
 ( ! impact ( troposph]ic ozone         
conc5trations & mitigation on regional1 
localiz$1 & seasonal temp]atures & heat 

/ress1 includ+-- 7i7 ! role ( regional  
or localiz$ troposph]ic ozone           
conc5trations2  7ii7 ! role ( emission  
or mitigation ( specific troposph]ic    
ozone precursors2 &  7iii7 int]actions )
 o!r atmosph]ic pollutants 7su* z       
p>ticulate matt]72  7,c7 improv+ und]/&+
 ( natural int]actions affect+          
troposph]ic ozone conc5trations &       
mitigation1 su* z nonan?ropog5ic        
troposph]ic ozone precursor emissions1  
/ratosph]ic ozone1 & lightn+2  7,d7     
improv+ und]/&+ ( crop loss impacts f   
elevat$ levels ( troposph]ic ozone1     
includ+ regional & local impacts &      
pot5tial measures to r$uce crop loss    
impacts2  7,e7 improv+ und]/&+ ( =e/ &  
ecosy/em productivity impacts f elevat$ 
levels ( troposph]ic ozone1 includ+     
regional & local impacts2  7,f7 develop+
 or updat+ exi/+ regional & global      
climate models or o!r relevant models to
 bett] incorporate ! radiative =c+ &    
temp]ature impacts ( troposph]ic ozone &
 ! int]actions betwe5 troposph]ic ozone 

& o!r gre5h\se gases & air pollutants2 &
  7,g7 subject to p>agraph 7#c71 /r5g!n+
 & exp&+ troposph]ic ozone & troposph]ic
 ozone precursor monitor+ & obs]vational
 infra/ructure1 includ+-- 7i7 enhancem5t
 ( gr\nd-bas$ monitor+ networks 7)      
increas$ cov]age 9 rural1 agricultural1 
& o!r und]/udi$ regions72  7ii7         
integration ( surface obs]vations )     
satellite remote s5s+ & *emical         
transport model outputs2  7iii7 exp&$   
v]tical pr(il+ ?r\gh ozonesondes &      
aircraft measurem5ts1 p>ticul>ly 9      
und]/udi$ regions2 &  7iv7 developm5t ( 
/&>diz$ data assimilation frameworks to 
support climate & air quality monitor+4 
7#b7 ,curr5t & future model+  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,9 seek+ to c>ry out ! rese>*     
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f7 
( p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
seek to include rese>* t-- 7i7 assesses 
troposph]ic ozone impacts & int]actions 
at conc5trations pres5t on ! date !     
program is e/abli%$2 &  7ii7 models     
future troposph]ic ozone conc5trations1 

impacts1 & int]actions4  7,b7 ,future   
troposph]ic ozone ,9 seek+ to c>ry out  
rese>* ) respect to ! future troposph]ic
 ozone conc5trations1 impacts1 &        
int]actions describ$ 9 subp>agraph      
7,a77ii71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all seek to   
c>ry out rese>* t-- 7i7 models a range (
 sc5>ios1 includ+ sc5>ios t assume t    
tr5ds 9 emissions ( troposph]ic ozone   
precursors1 o!r atmosph]ic pollutants1 &
 gre5h\se gases 9 effect on ! date on   
:i* ! program is e/abli%$ cont9ue &     
sc5>ios t assume r$uctions 9 su*        
emissions2 &  7ii7 includes an assessm5t
 ( h[ climate impacts 7su* z increas$   
wildfires1 increas$ temp]atures1 alt]$  
atmosph]ic circulation patt]ns1 & *anges
 9 humidity1 /agnation frequ5cy1 &      
lightn+ frequ5cy7 or *anges 9 o!r       
atmosph]ic pollutants across ! model$   
range ( sc5>ios affect troposph]ic ozone
 conc5trations1 & relat$ impacts4  7#c7 
,public availability ( data ,!          
,adm9i/rator %all ensure t any data     
collect$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,g7 

is made publicly available4  7d7        
,eligible entities ,an entity eligible  
to receive a grant "u ! program is--    
7#a7 an in/itution ( high] education2   
7#b7 a ,national ,laboratory 7z def9$ 9 
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja772 or  7#c7 
any o!r nonpr(it rese>* entity )        
demon/rat$ exp]tise 9 atmosph]ic        
*emi/ry1 wea!r model+1 climate model+1  
or air quality monitor+4  7e7           
,applications ,an eligible entity seek+ 
a grant "u ! program %all submit to !   
,adm9i/rator an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,adm9i/rator may require4  7f7 ,tim+ ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all select recipi5ts (    
grants "u ! program n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! program is        
e/abli%$4  7g7 ,collaboration ,9 c>ry+  
out ! program1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all      
collaborate ) ! int]national sci5tific  
community on sci5ce1 rese>*1 & data-%>+ 
) respect to ! rese>* topics describ$ 9 
subsection 7c77#a71 includ+ ?r\gh       

multilat]al =ums4  7h7 ,reports  7#a7   
,reports to ,adm9i/rator  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ! program %all 
annually submit to ! ,adm9i/rator a     
report describ+ ! f9d+s ( ! recipi5t )  
respect to ! rese>* = :i* ! grant 0     
provid$4  7,b7 ,public availability ,a  
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 be made publicly available4  7#b7 ,,epa
 report ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! program is e/abli%$1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &  
make publicly available a report t      
describes ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !  
,adm9i/rator ) respect to ! program &   
troposph]ic ozone1 :i* %all include--   
7,a7 a description ( ! contributions (  
troposph]ic ozone at conc5trations 9    
effect on ! date ! report is submitt$   
to-- 7i7 global temp]ature rise2  7ii7  
regional1 localiz$1 & seasonal w>m+ &   
heat /ress2  7iii7 crop losses & =e/ &  

ecosy/em productivity impacts2 &  7iv7  
heal? effects2  7,b7 ! =eca/$ future    
contributions1 "u a range ( sc5>ios1    
includ+ sc5>ios t assume tr5ds 9        
emissions ( troposph]ic ozone           
precursors1 o!r atmosph]ic pollutants1 &
 gre5h\ses gases 9 effect on ! date !   
report is submitt$ cont9ue & sc5>ios t  
assume r$uctions 9 su* emissions1 (     
troposph]ic ozone to-- 7i7 global       
temp]ature rise2  7ii7 regional1        
localiz$1 & seasonal w>m+ & heat /ress2 
7iii7 crop losses & =e/ & ecosy/em      
productivity impacts2 &  7iv7 heal?     
effects2  7,c7 a description ( !        
national or1 z appropriate1 regional1   
local1 or seasonal options to mitigate  
specific troposph]ic ozone precursors-- 
7i7 to maximize global & localiz$ w>m+  
r$uctions2  7ii7 to m9imize adv]se      
impacts to heal?1 =e/s1 or ecosy/ems2 & 
7iii7 to m9imize crop loss impacts2     
7,d7 a high-level assessm5t ( ! co/s &  
b5efits ( troposph]ic ozone precursor   
mitigation options id5tifi$ "u          

subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,e7 policy        
recomm5dations =-- 7i7 mitigation       
/rategies = specific troposph]ic        
precursors to m9imize ! negative impacts
 ( troposph]ic ozone1 bas$ on ! f9d+s   
describ$ subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d72  7ii7
 improvem5ts 9 data collection & report+
 = troposph]ic ozone & troposph]ic ozone
 precursors2 &  7iii7 fur!r rese>* ne$s4
  7i7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry   
out ! program-- 7,a7 #aj1ejj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjbi2 &  7,b7 
#a1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjcj4  7#b7    
,requirem5ts ,( ! am\nts made available 
"u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 ) respect to !  
am\nts made available "u subp>agraph    
7,a7 ( t p>agraph-- 7i7 #aj1jjj1jjj %all
 be us$ to make grants "u ! program2 &  
7ii7 #ejj1jjj %all be us$ to implem5t & 
ov]see ! program2 &  7,b7 ! am\nts made 
available "u subp>agraph 7,b7 ( t       
p>agraph %all be us$ to prep>e ! report 
requir$ "u subsection 7h77#b74