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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3622 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality 

criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to 

provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement 

such guidelines and standards, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2021 

Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 

NEAL, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. NADLER, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. DEAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. ROSS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 

WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop effluent limitations guidelines and 

standards and water quality criteria for PFAS under 

the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement such guidelines and standards, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Clean Water Standards 

5 for PFAS Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDE7 LINES AND STANDARDS AND WATER QUALITY 

8 CRITERIA FOR PFAS. 

9 (a) DEADLINES.— 

10 (1) WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.—Not later than 

11 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

12 the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Reg13 ister human health water quality criteria under sec14 tion 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Con15 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) for each measurable 

16 perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, 

17 and class of such substances. 

18 (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND

19 STANDARDS FOR PRIORITY INDUSTRY CAT20 EGORIES.—As soon as practicable, but not later 

21 than 4 years after the date of enactment of this sec22 tion, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 

23 Register a final rule establishing, for each priority 

24 industry category, effluent limitations guidelines and 

25 standards, in accordance with the Federal Water 


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1 Pollution Control Act, for the discharge (including a 

2 discharge into a publicly owned treatment works) of 

3 each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance, 

4 polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such sub5 stances. 

6 (b) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall notify 

7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

8 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi9 ronment and Public Works of the Senate of each publica10 tion made under this section. 

11 (c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLICLY

12 OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

14 award grants to owners and operators of publicly 

15 owned treatment works, to be used to implement ef16 fluent limitations guidelines and standards developed 

17 by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance, 

18 polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such sub19 stances. 

20 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad22 ministrator to carry out this subsection 

23 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

24 2026, to remain available until expended. 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ3 mental Protection Agency. 

4 (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATION.—The term ‘‘efflu5 ent limitation’’ has the meaning given that term in 

6 section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

7 Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 

8 (3) MEASURABLE.—The term ‘‘measurable’’ 

9 means, with respect to a chemical substance or class 

10 of chemical substances, capable of being measured 

11 using— 

12 (A) test procedures established under sec13 tion 304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution 

14 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314); or 

15 (B) any other analytical method developed 

16 by the Administrator. 

17 (4) PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The term 

18 ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical of 

19 which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated 

20 carbon atoms. 

21 (5) POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The 

22 term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical 

23 containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom 

24 and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully 

25 fluorinated carbon atom. 


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1 (6) PRIORITY INDUSTRY CATEGORY.—The term 

2 ‘‘priority industry category’’ means the following 

3 point source categories: 

4 (A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and syn5 thetic fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 

6 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

7 regulations). 

8 (B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as iden9 tified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal 

10 Regulations (or successor regulations). 

11 (C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 

12 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc13 cessor regulations). 

14 (D) Electroplating, as identified in part 

15 413 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

16 successor regulations). 

17 (E) Metal finishing, as identified in part 

18 433 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

19 successor regulations). 

20 (F) Leather tanning and finishing, as iden21 tified in part 425 of title 40, Code of Federal 

22 Regulations (or successor regulations). 

23 (G) Paint formulating, as identified in part 

24 446 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

25 successor regulations). 


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1 (H) Electrical and electronic components, 

2 as identified in part 469 of title 40, Code of 

3 Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 

4 (I) Plastics molding and forming, as iden5 tified in part 463 of title 40, Code of Federal 

6 Regulations (or successor regulations). 

7 (7) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 

8 works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

9 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

10 U.S.C. 1292). 

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