Clean Air in the Cloud Act

HR 8250, the Clean Air in the Cloud Act, requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate replacing its legacy air quality data systems (AQS and AirNow) within 90 days of enactment. The bill mandates the EPA Administrator to identify factors for system replacement, document operational analysis for AQS and AirNow, and develop a business case for a new system, referencing a 2023 GAO report highlighting issues with current systems. The EPA must submit a report to Congress within 120 days detailing these findings and proposed alternatives. This bill focuses solely on updating the EPA's internal IT infrastructure for managing air quality data, not on changing environmental standards or regulations. It directly affects the EPA's operational processes for handling air quality monitoring data.