An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 110-300 to title IX authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to enter into an arrangement with the Secretary of Education & the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of how sustainable building features such as energy efficiency affect multiple perceived indoor environmental quality stressors on students in K-12 schools. The authorization for carrying out this section $200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

1. Adds SEC. 9077. STUDY ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN SCHOOLS at the end of part 6 of subtitle A of title IX

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 9077. STUDY ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN SCHOOLS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall enter into an arrangement with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Energy to conduct a detailed study of how sustainable building features such as energy efficiency affect multiple perceived indoor environmental quality stressors on students in K-12 schools.

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The study shall--

   Inserted: (1) investigate synergistic effects of multiple perceived stressors, including thermal discomfort, visual discomfort, acoustical dissatisfaction such as noise and loss of speech privacy, and air quality dissatisfaction;

   Inserted: (2) identify how sustainable building features, such as energy efficiency, are influencing these human outcomes singly and in concert; and

   Inserted: (3) ensure that the impacts of the indoor environmental quality are evaluated as a whole.

   Inserted: (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section $200,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

   Inserted: Amend the table of contents accordingly.

   Original wording

   In part 6 of subtitle A of title IX, add at the end the following new section:

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