This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study how wildfire smoke affects children in schools and childcare settings. The study will examine current policies and safety measures that schools and childcare programs have in place to protect children from wildfire smoke exposure during and after wildfires, including during school sports and summer camps. The review will identify gaps in existing research and policies on this topic, with special attention to under-resourced schools and childcare facilities. Based on the findings, the bill requires the National Academies to provide recommendations to Congress on better strategies to protect children from wildfire smoke. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or completion timelines in the provided text.
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