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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2094 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish deadlines for promulgation of national primary drinking water regulations for certain contaminants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2017 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish deadlines for promulgation of national primary drinking water 

regulations for certain contaminants, 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 ‘‘Lead Free Schools Act 

5 of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATION OF CONTAMI2 NANTS. 

3 Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) LEAD AND COPPER RULE.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

8 any other deadline established in this sub9 section, not later than 9 months after the 

10 date of enactment of the Lead Free 

11 Schools Act of 2017, the Administrator 

12 shall issue revised national primary drink13 ing water regulations for lead and copper. 

14 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The revised 

15 regulations issued under clause (i) shall 

16 ensure that— 

17 ‘‘(I) corrosion controls are re18 evaluated anytime source water or 

19 treatment is changed; 

20 ‘‘(II) test results are valid, by 

21 prohibiting techniques that artificially 

22 lower lead levels, including flushing 

23 before samples are taken; 

24 ‘‘(III) monitoring includes school 

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1 ing schools (as defined in section 

2 1461); 

3 ‘‘(IV) notification of lead prob4 lems is clear and effective, including, 

5 to the extent practicable, notification, 

6 at least annually, of any testing and 

7 such problems at school sites on the 

8 Internet website of the applicable local 

9 educational agency; and 

10 ‘‘(V) lead service lines are fully 

11 replaced on a set timetable and when12 ever contamination is detected. 

13 ‘‘(iii) SCOPE OF LEAD LINE REPLACE14 MENT REQUIREMENTS.—Requirements to 

15 replace lead service lines under the revised 

16 regulations issued under clause (i) shall ex17 tend to all service lines controlled by public 

18 water systems, regardless of ownership. 

19 ‘‘(E) PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.— 

20 Notwithstanding any other deadline established 

21 in this subsection, not later than 2 years after 

22 the date of enactment of the Lead Free Schools 

23 Act of 2017, the Administrator shall publish a 

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1 gate a national primary drinking water regula2 tion for perfluorinated compounds. 

3 ‘‘(F) 1,4-DIOXANE.—Notwithstanding any 

4 other deadline established in this subsection, 

5 not later than 2 years after the date of enact6 ment of the Lead Free Schools Act of 2017, the 

7 Administrator shall make a determination, pur8 suant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii), on whether to 

9 regulate 1,4-dioxane under this section.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF LEAD SERVICE LINE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1401 of the Safe Drink12 ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(17) LEAD SERVICE LINE.—The term ‘lead 

15 service line’ means a pipe and its fittings, which are 

16 not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d)), that 

17 connect the drinking water main to the building 

18 inlet.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1459B(a) 

20 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)) 

21 is amended by striking paragraph (4). 


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1 SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM FOR DRINK2 ING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT FOR 

3 SCHOOLS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of the Safe Drinking 

5 Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq.) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1465. COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM FOR 

8 DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT 

9 FOR SCHOOLS. 

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis12 trator shall establish a competitive pilot grant program to 

13 provide assistance to local educational agencies for the re14 placement of drinking water fountains manufactured prior 

15 to 1988. 

16 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under the 

17 competitive pilot grant program— 

18 ‘‘(1) shall be used to pay the costs of replace19 ment of drinking water fountains in schools; and 

20 ‘‘(2) shall be awarded on a competitive basis, as 

21 determined by the Administrator. 

22 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 

25 through 2022.’’. 


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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1461(5) of the Safe 

2 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21(5)) is amended 

3 by inserting ‘‘or drinking water fountain’’ after ‘‘water 

4 cooler’’ each place it appears. 

5 SEC. 5. SCHOOL REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM. 

6 Section 1464(d)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)(7)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2021’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

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