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Calendar No. 261 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1824 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt certain lead pipes, fittings, 

fixtures, solder, and flux that contain brass. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 13 (legislative day, DECEMBER 11), 2013 

Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

MORAN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. THUNE) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

DECEMBER 15, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt certain 

lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux that contain 

brass. 

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 ‘‘Drinking Water Sup5 ply Assistance Act of 2013’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. EXEMPTING CERTAIN USES OF LEAD. 

2 Section 1417(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 300g–6(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (4)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

8 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) except as provided in paragraph (5), 

11 any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, 

12 solder, or flux that contains brass that is not 

13 lead free if— 

14 ‘‘(i) a supplier of water owns the 

15 brass before the date of enactment of this 

16 subparagraph; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the brass is used to prevent or 

18 mitigate— 

19 ‘‘(I) a deficit in the budget of a 

20 municipality; or 

21 ‘‘(II) an interruption in service of 

22 a public water system; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the supplier of water is other24 wise in compliance with (as of the date on 

25 which the brass is used) all laws (including 

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1 quirement, including subpart C of part 141 

2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, 

3 regarding lead in water.’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(5) FINDING OF UNREASONABLE RISK TO

6 PUBLIC HEALTH.—The exemption in paragraph 

7 (4)(C) shall not apply to a municipality if the Ad8 ministrator finds that the exemption, as applied to 

9 the municipality or all municipalities, would result in 

10 an unreasonable risk to public health.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF SOURCES OF LEAD IN WATER DIS12 TRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND ALTERNATE ROUT13 ING SYSTEMS. 

14 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

15 Agency shall— 

16 (1) consult with and seek the advice of the Na17 tional Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential 

18 changes to the regulations pertaining to lead under 

19 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 

20 seq.); and 

21 (2) request the Council to consider sources of 

22 lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, 

23 including through components used to reroute drink24 ing water during distribution system repairs. 

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Calendar No. 261 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1824 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt 

flux that contain brass. certain lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and 

DECEMBER 15, 2013 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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