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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4479 

To provide emergency assistance related to the Flint water crisis, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 

Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide emergency assistance related to the Flint water 

crisis, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Families of Flint Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. LEAD PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of the Safe Drinking 

7 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g et seq.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1420A. LEAD PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 ‘‘(1) CITY.—The term ‘City’ means the City of 

4 Flint, Michigan. 

5 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

6 of Michigan. 

7 ‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made 

9 available under section 7(a) of the Families of Flint 

10 Act, the Administrator shall make grants to the 

11 State and the City for use in accordance with this 

12 subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The use of funds from 

14 a grant made under this subsection shall be— 

15 ‘‘(A) determined by the Administrator, in 

16 consultation with the State and the City; and 

17 ‘‘(B) used only for an activity authorized 

18 under paragraph (3). 

19 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

21 may authorize the use by the State or the City 

22 of funds from a grant under this subsection to 

23 carry out any activity that the Administrator 

24 determines is necessary to ensure that the 

25 drinking water supply of the City does not con26 tain— 


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1 ‘‘(i) lead levels that threaten public 

2 health or the environment; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) lead, other drinking water con4 taminants, and pathogens that pose a 

5 threat to public health. 

6 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—Authorized activities 

7 under subparagraph (A) may include— 

8 ‘‘(i) testing, evaluation, and sampling 

9 of water supplies and public and private 

10 water service lines in the water distribution 

11 system of the City; 

12 ‘‘(ii) repairs and upgrades to water 

13 treatment facilities that serve the City; 

14 ‘‘(iii) optimization of corrosion control 

15 treatment of the public and private water 

16 service lines in the water distribution sys17 tem of the City; 

18 ‘‘(iv) repairs to water mains and re19 placement of public and private water serv20 ice lines in the water distribution system of 

21 the City; and 

22 ‘‘(v) modification or construction of 

23 new pipelines and treatment system start24 up evaluations needed to ensure optimal 

25 treatment of water from the Karegnondi 


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1 Water Authority before and after the tran2 sition to this new source. 

3 ‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi4 tion of the State or the City receiving a grant under 

5 this subsection, the Administrator shall require the 

6 State to provide funds from non-Federal sources in 

7 an amount that is at least equal to the amount pro8 vided by the Federal Government. 

9 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator may use 

10 funds made available under section 7(a) of the Families 

11 of Flint Act— 

12 ‘‘(1) for the costs of technical assistance pro13 vided by the Environmental Protection Agency or by 

14 contractors of the Environmental Protection Agency; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) for administrative activities in support of 

17 authorized activities. 

18 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the first 

19 day of each fiscal year beginning prior to the termination 

20 date in subsection (e), the Administrator shall submit to 

21 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com22 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 

23 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

24 Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations 

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1 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

2 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

3 the House of Representatives a report describing the ac4 tions taken to carry out the purposes of the grant pro5 gram, as described in subsection (b)(3). 

6 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority provided by this sec7 tion terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date 

8 of the enactment of the Families of Flint Act.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. LOAN FORGIVENESS. 

10 The matter under the heading ‘‘STATE AND TRIBAL

11 ASSISTANCE GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON12 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ in title II of divi13 sion G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 

14 (Public Law 114–113), is amended in paragraph (1), by 

15 striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the fol16 lowing: ‘‘or, if a Federal or State emergency declaration 

17 has been issued due to a threat to public health from 

18 heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water 

19 supply, before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 

20 further, That in a State in which such an emergency dec21 laration has been issued, the State may use more than 

22 20 percent of the funds made available under this title 

23 to the State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 

24 capitalization grants to provide additional subsidy to eligi25 ble recipients;’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON LEAD EXPOSURE. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

4 Center of Excellence on Lead Exposure established 

5 under subsection (b). 

6 (2) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘community’’ 

7 means the community of the City. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by 

12 contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, establish in the 

13 City a center to be known as the ‘‘Center of Excellence 

14 on Lead Exposure’’. 

15 (c) COLLABORATION.—The Center shall collaborate 

16 with research institutions, hospitals, Federally qualified 

17 health centers, school-based health centers, community be18 havioral health providers, public health agencies of Gen19 esee County in the State, and the State in the development 

20 and operation of the Center. 

21 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall establish 

23 an advisory committee to provide scientific and tech24 nical support for the Center and to advise the Sec25 retary, consisting of, at a minimum— 

26 (A) an epidemiologist; 


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1 (B) a toxicologist; 

2 (C) a mental health professional; 

3 (D) a pediatrician; 

4 (E) an early childhood education expert; 

5 (F) a special education expert; 

6 (G) a dietician; 

7 (H) an environmental health expert; and 

8 (I) 2 community representatives. 

9 (2) APPLICATION OF FACA.—The advisory com10 mittee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Com11 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

12 (e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Center shall, at a min13 imum, develop and carry out the following components and 

14 responsibilities: 

15 (1) Establish a health registry with the fol16 lowing responsibilities: 

17 (A) Survey City residents about exposure 

18 to lead, and inform City residents of the health 

19 and developmental impacts that may have re20 sulted from that exposure. 

21 (B) Identify and provide ongoing moni22 toring for City residents who have been exposed 

23 to lead. 


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1 (C) Collect and analyze clinical data re2 lated to the monitoring and treatment of City 

3 residents. 

4 (D) Provide culturally and linguistically 

5 relevant personnel and materials necessary for 

6 City residents. 

7 (2) Conduct research on physical, behavioral, 

8 and developmental impacts, as well as other health 

9 or educational impacts associated with lead expo10 sure, including cancer, heart disease, liver disease, 

11 neurological impacts, developmental delays, repro12 ductive health impacts, and maternal and fetal 

13 health impacts. 

14 (3) Develop lead mitigation recommendations 

15 and allocate resources, as appropriate, for health-, 

16 education-, and nutrition-related interventions, as 

17 well as other interventions, to mitigate lead exposure 

18 in children and adults. 

19 (4) Establish a partnership with the Regional 

20 Center of Excellence on Nutrition Education of the 

21 Department of Agriculture to provide any relevant 

22 nutrition information for lead mitigation, includ23 ing— 


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1 (A) identifying and implementing best 

2 practices in nutrition education regarding lead3 mitigating foods; and 

4 (B) making recommendations and con5 ducting outreach to improve access to lead-miti6 gating foods in the community. 

7 (5) Conduct education and outreach efforts for 

8 the City, including the following: 

9 (A) Create a publicly accessible website 

10 that provides, at a minimum, details about the 

11 health registry for City residents, available test12 ing and other services through the Center for 

13 City residents and other communities impacted 

14 by lead exposure, any relevant information re15 garding health and educational impacts of lead 

16 exposure, any relevant information on mitiga17 tion services, and any research conducted 

18 through the Center. 

19 (B) Conduct regular meetings in the City 

20 to discuss the ongoing impact of lead exposure 

21 on residents and solicit community input re22 garding ongoing mitigation needs. 

23 (C) Establish a navigation program to con24 nect City residents to available Federal, State, 

25 and local resources and programs that assist 


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1 with cognitive, developmental, and health prob2 lems associated with lead exposure. 

3 (f) REPORT.—Biannually, the Secretary shall submit 

4 to the Committees on Finance, Health, Education, Labor, 

5 and Pensions, and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 

6 the Senate and the Committees on Education and the 

7 Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the 

8 House of Representatives a report— 

9 (1) assessing the impacts of the Center on City 

10 health and education systems and outcomes; 

11 (2) describing any research conducted by or 

12 with the Center; and 

13 (3) making any recommendations for the City, 

14 State, or other communities impacted by lead expo15 sure, as appropriate. 

16 SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANT PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail19 able under section 7(a), the Secretary of Labor shall 

20 make grants to entities serving the residents in the 

21 City for use in accordance with this subsection. 

22 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

23 grant under subsection (a) may be used— 

24 (A) for expanded youth employment within 

25 the City; and 


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1 (B) for workforce training grants, literacy 

2 programs and registered apprenticeship pro3 grams within the City. 

4 (b) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV5 ICES GRANT PROGRAM.— 

6 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail7 able under section 7(a), the Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Services shall make grants to entities serv9 ing the residents in the City for use in accordance 

10 with this subsection. 

11 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

12 grant under subsection (a) may be used— 

13 (A) to support and create school-based 

14 health centers within the City; 

15 (B) to support those with issues related to 

16 lead exposure within the City; and 

17 (C) for universal head start and early head 

18 start for children within the City. 

19 (c) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT PRO20 GRAM.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail22 able under section 7(a), the Secretary of Education 

23 shall make grants to entities serving the residents in 

24 the City for use in accordance with this subsection. 


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1 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

2 grant under subsection (a) may be used— 

3 (A) to reduce class size including hiring 

4 additional personnel, construction, repairs and 

5 improvements to structures, and any other ex6 penses related to improving academic achieve7 ment within the City; 

8 (B) for 21st Century Community Learning 

9 Centers to provide expanded afterschool pro10 gramming within the City; 

11 (C) to create a promise neighborhood pro12 gram within the City; 

13 (D) to hire personnel and support children 

14 eligible for funding through the Individuals with 

15 Disabilities Education Act within the City; 

16 (E) for career, technical, and adult edu17 cation within the City; and 

18 (F) to expand Pell Grant access for chil19 dren within the City. 

20 (d) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANT PRO21 GRAM.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail23 able under section 7(a), the Secretary of Commerce 

24 shall make grants to entities serving the residents in 

25 the City for use in accordance with this subsection. 


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1 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

2 grant under subsection (a) may be used— 

3 (A) for economic development assistance 

4 programs within the City; and 

5 (B) for minority business development 

6 within the City. 

7 (e) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail9 able under section 7(a), the Attorney General shall 

10 make grants to entities serving the residents in the 

11 City for use in accordance with this subsection. 

12 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

13 grant under subsection (a) may be used for juvenile 

14 delinquency prevention within the City. 

15 (f) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL16 OPMENT.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds made avail18 able under section 7(a), the Secretary of Housing 

19 and Urban Development, acting through the head of 

20 the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 

21 Homes, shall make grants to entities serving the 

22 residents in the City for use in accordance with this 

23 subsection. 


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1 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded through a 

2 grant under subsection (a) may be used for lead 

3 hazard reduction in drinking water within the City. 

4 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 

7 Flint, Michigan. 

8 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

9 of Michigan. 

10 SEC. 7. FUNDING. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 

12 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to re13 main available until the date that is 10 years after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act— 

15 (1) to carry out section 1420A of the Safe 

16 Drinking Water Act (as added by section 2), 

17 $385,000,000; 

18 (2) to carry out section 4, $100,000,000; 

19 (3) to carry out section 5(a)(2)(A), 

20 $10,000,000; 

21 (4) to carry out section 5(a)(2)(B), 

22 $10,000,000; 

23 (5) to carry out section 5(b)(2)(A), $5,000,000; 

24 (6) to carry out section 5(b)(2)(B), $5,000,000; 


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1 (7) to carry out section 5(b)(2)(C), 

2 $125,000,000; 

3 (8) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(A), 

4 $25,000,000; 

5 (9) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(B), 

6 $25,000,000; 

7 (10) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(C), 

8 $5,000,000; 

9 (11) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(D), 

10 $5,000,000; 

11 (12) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(E), 

12 $5,000,000; 

13 (13) to carry out section 5(c)(2)(F), 

14 $25,000,000; 

15 (14) to carry out section 5(d)(2)(A), 

16 $12,500,000; 

17 (15) to carry out section 5(d)(2)(B), 

18 $12,500,000; 

19 (16) to carry out section 5(e)(2), $5,000,000; 

20 and 

21 (17) to carry out section 5(f)(2), $5,000,000. 

22 (b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of 

23 any entity receiving a grant under section 4 or 5, the State 

24 shall be required to provide funds from non-Federal 


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1 sources in an amount that is at least equal to the amount 

2 provided by the Federal Government. 

3 SEC. 8. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by section 

5 7 are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 

6 to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 

7 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

8 (b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, the 

9 amounts provided by section 7 are designated as an emer10 gency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 

11 Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 

12 the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

13 SEC. 9. EMERGENCY EXPANSION OF THE SPECIAL SUPPLE14 MENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, 

15 INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC). 

16 Section 17(d)(3)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 

17 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(iii)) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A State’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(II) STATE-OF-EMERGENCY EX24 CEPTION.— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—With 

2 respect to participant children 

3 who reside in a geographic area 

4 that has been declared to be in a 

5 state of emergency, a State may 

6 elect to certify such children dur7 ing a period that ends on the 

8 earlier of— 

9 ‘‘(AA) the 10th birth10 day of the children; or 

11 ‘‘(BB) the date that is 

12 5 years after the last day of 

13 such state of emergency. 

14 ‘‘(bb) REQUIREMENT.— 

15 Each State that elects to certify 

16 children under item (aa) shall en17 sure that participant children re18 ceive required health and nutri19 tion assessments.’’. 

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