I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3300 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to replacement of 
lead service lines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2021 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to 
replacement of lead service lines, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Get the Lead Out 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PLANS FOR REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE 
LINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1459E. REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES. 
‘‘(a) PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) SYSTEMS SERVING 3,300 OR MORE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), each community water system serving 
a population of 3,300 or more shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, 
submit to the Administrator a plan to 
inventory and fully replace all of the 
lead service lines of the community 
water system, including the portions 
of such lead service lines that are 
owned by the community water sys-
tem and any remaining portions of 
such lead service lines; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, 
complete such inventory. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The plan of a 
community water system under clause (i) 
shall not allow the partial replacement of 
the lead service lines of the system, except 
in the case of an emergency, in which case 
the community water system shall ensure 
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prompt full replacement of the lead service 
lines of the system not more than 90 days 
after the end of the emergency. 
‘‘(iii) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Administrator shall establish 
procedures to ensure that inventories con-
ducted pursuant to a plan under clause (i) 
are rigorous and complete. 
‘‘(B) SMALL SYSTEMS.—Each community 
water system serving fewer than 3,300 persons 
shall— 
‘‘(i) by such deadline as the Adminis-
trator determines appropriate, but not 
later than 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section, submit to the Admin-
istrator a plan to inventory and fully re-
place all the lead service lines of the com-
munity water system, as described in sub-
paragraph (A)(i) and subject to subpara-
graph (A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, complete 
such inventory. 
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‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—Each plan submitted under 
this subsection shall include a plan and schedule 
for— 
‘‘(A) notifying persons served by the appli-
cable community water system that the commu-
nity water system will install interim filters that 
meet the criteria under paragraph (3) on all 
primary drinking water taps served by the com-
munity water system with lead service lines; 
‘‘(B) installing such interim filters and 
providing replacement filter cartridges in ac-
cordance with manufacturer instructions for so 
long as such interim filters are in use; 
‘‘(C) not later than 10 years after such 
plan is approved under subsection (b), fully re-
placing all of the lead service lines of the com-
munity water system; and 
‘‘(D) including local community-based or 
other local organizations, as deemed appro-
priate by the community water system, in train-
ing the public in the proper use and mainte-
nance of the interim filters. 
‘‘(3) FILTER
CRITERIA.—Interim filters, and 
any replacement thereof, installed pursuant to a 
plan under this section— 
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‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be certified for lead reduction in 
compliance with NSF International/Amer-
ican National Standards Institute (‘ANSI’) 
Standard 
53–2017, 
‘Drinking 
Water 
Treatment Units—Health Effects’, pub-
lished by NSF International; and 
‘‘(ii) incorporate an integral perform-
ance indication device as specified in sec-
tion 6.1 of NSF/ANSI standard 53–2017; 
or 
‘‘(B) shall be certified as compliant with 
any standards for lead reduction adopted by 
NSF International, ANSI, or the Agency that 
are more stringent than the standards under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL.—Not later than 6 months after a 
community water system submits a plan under this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall approve the plan or notify 
the community water system in writing of revisions the 
Administrator determines necessary to approve the plan. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 years 
after a plan under this section of a community water 
system is approved by the Administrator, the com-
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munity water system shall submit to the Adminis-
trator a certification that all the lead service lines of 
the community water system have been fully re-
placed pursuant to such plan except for any lead 
service line that— 
‘‘(A) is not owned by the community water 
system; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to which the owner has 
declined replacement by the community water 
system at the system’s expense. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT.—The community water sys-
tem— 
‘‘(A) shall pay the full costs of all lead 
service line replacements and filters required 
pursuant to the system’s plan under subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(B) may incorporate into its rate base the 
costs of replacement and filters not fully cov-
ered by grants and other Federal and non-Fed-
eral assistance. 
‘‘(d) EXTENSION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A community water sys-
tem may submit an application to the Administrator 
for an extension of the 10-year deadline applicable 
under subsection (c). 
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‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Administrator shall ap-
prove an application for an extension under para-
graph (1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the community water system submit-
ting the application has held a public hearing 
and solicited public comment prior to submit-
ting the application; 
‘‘(B) the Administrator determines that 
lead service line replacement by the community 
water system is not feasible by the 10-year 
deadline applicable under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(C) the community water system submit-
ting the application has more than 100,000 
known or suspected lead service lines. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
EXTENSION.—The Adminis-
trator may only grant an extension under this sub-
section for the minimum period of time necessary for 
the applicable community water system to replace all 
of the lead service lines of the community water sys-
tem. 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY.—The Adminis-
trator may take action to enforce a requirement of this 
section pursuant to section 1414(a)(2) with respect to a 
community water system in a State regardless of whether 
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the State has primary enforcement responsibility for pub-
lic water systems. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘lead 
service line’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1459B(a). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 1414(i)(1) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–3(i)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or 1445’’ and inserting ‘‘1445, or 1459E’’. 
SEC. 3. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. 
(a) USE
OF FUNDS.—Paragraph (2) of section 
1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 
12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) REPLACEMENT
OF
LEAD
SERVICE 
LINES.—Financial assistance under this section 
may also be used for replacement of lead service 
lines in accordance with section 1459E, with 
priority given to loans and loan guarantees for 
disadvantaged communities (as defined in sub-
section (d)(3)).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1452(m) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–12(m)) is amended— 
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