119-s1743

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1743 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1743

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to 
 conduct an economic impact study of the financial costs of extreme 
 heat, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 13, 2025

Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

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 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 
 heat, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Extreme Heat Economic Study Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. ECONOMIC STUDY ON FINANCIAL COSTS OF EXTREME HEAT.

    (a) Study.--The Under Secretary, 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 System, shall conduct an economic impact study of 
the financial costs of extreme heat, including by quantifying the 
dollar value of loss of life and property specific to extreme heat.

    (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection

    (a) shall--

    (1) evaluate broad health impacts of extreme heat, 
 including mortality and morbidity, in coordination with State 
 and national public health departments, following standard 
 methodologies for valuing health and life;

    (2) evaluate property damage or property loss from extreme 
 heat, to the extent practicable; and

    (3) take into account--
        (A) medical assistance needed as a result of 
 extreme heat events, including expenses related to 
 emergency room visits, urgent care treatments, 
 hospitalizations, and associated medications;
        (B) life and health insurance claims and analytics 
 associated with extreme heat;
            (C) workers compensation data focused on employee 
 heat-related claims;
            (D) existing research on labor productivity losses 
 associated with extreme heat;
        (E) 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 disruptions;
        (F) economic losses due to the impact of heat on 
 critical infrastructure, such as transportation, 
 energy, and water;
        (G) increases in energy costs for individuals and 
 entities related to cooling; and
        (H) crop and livestock insurance claims and other 
 data to determine overall impact of heat on crops and 
 livestock, including the frequency and severity of 
 claims.
            (c) Feedback.--In conducting the study required under subsection

    (a) , the Under Secretary shall solicit feedback from--

    (1) Federal agencies, including--
        (A) the Administration for Community Living;
        (B) the Administration for Children and Families;
            (C) the Administration for Strategic Preparedness 
 and Response;
            (D) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
        (E) the Department of Agriculture;
        (F) the Department of Defense;
        (G) the Department of Energy;
        (H) the Department of the Interior;
            (I) the Department of Transportation;
        (J) the Environmental Protection Agency;
        (K) the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (L) the Department of Housing and Urban 
 Development;
            (M) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
        (N) the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
 and Health;
        (O) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration;
        (P) the National Park Service;
        (Q) the National Institutes of Health;
        (R) the Occupational Safety and Health 
 Administration;
        (S) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
 Administration;
        (T) the United States Agency for International 
 Development;
        (U) the Forest Service;
            (V) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
        (W) such other Federal Agencies as the Under 
 Secretary determines necessary;

    (2) non-Federal Government partners; and

    (3) such other entities as the Under Secretary determines 
 necessary.
            (d) Recommendations.--The study required under subsection

    (a) shall 
include recommendations for how to develop and implement a national 
system for tracking and making publicly available--

    (1) health care and other costs associated with the 
 increased demand for medical assistance during extreme heat 
 events, including expenses related to emergency room visits, 
 urgent care treatments, hospitalizations, and associated 
 medications;

    (2) metrics for improving accuracy of heat death reporting; 
 and

    (3) measures of labor productivity losses due to extreme 
 heat.

    (e) Use of External Organization.--The Under Secretary may conduct 
the study required under subsection

    (a) through an organization outside 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, such as the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or another 
organization as determined appropriate by the Under Secretary.

    (f) 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

    (a) .

    (g) Report and Authorization for Use.--Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall--

    (1) publish on the HEAT.gov website a report containing the 
 findings of the study required under subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) authorize the use of those findings for public use, 
 including through the reporting of the data, methods, and 
 findings of the report under paragraph

    (1) in an open access 
 peer-reviewed journal in accordance with the scientific 
 integrity policies of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration.

    (h) Under Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Under 
Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere.
            (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Under Secretary $3,500,000 to carry out this 
section.
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