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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1473
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency to set maximum contaminant levels
for certain chemicals, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 15, 2019
Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
set maximum contaminant levels for certain chemicals,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Drinking
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Water from PFAS Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS.
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Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
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(42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the
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end the following:
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‘‘(D) PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.—
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‘‘(i) REQUIRED
REGULATIONS.—Not
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later than 2 years after the date of enact-
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ment of the Protect Drinking Water from
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PFAS Act of 2019, the Administrator
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shall publish a maximum contaminant level
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and promulgate a national primary drink-
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ing water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and
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polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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‘‘(ii) MONITORING.—In establishing
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monitoring requirements under the na-
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tional primary drinking water regulation
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for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
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stances under clause (i), the Administrator
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shall—
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‘‘(I) consider options for tailoring
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monitoring requirements for public
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water systems that do not detect, or
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are reliably and consistently below the
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maximum contaminant level for, those
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substances; and
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‘‘(II) prioritize the use of existing
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authorities to provide technical assist-
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ance and funding to help small, rural,
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or disadvantaged public water systems
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to comply with the national primary
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drinking water regulation.’’.
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