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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. NAD-
LER, 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 Vir-
ginia, 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 Protec-
tion Agency to develop effluent limitations guidelines and 
standards and water quality criteria for PFAS under 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to provide Fed-
eral grants to publicly owned treatment works to imple-
ment such guidelines and standards, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Clean Water Standards 
for PFAS Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDE-
LINES AND STANDARDS AND WATER QUALITY 
CRITERIA FOR PFAS. 
(a) DEADLINES.— 
(1) WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister human health water quality criteria under sec-
tion 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) for each measurable 
perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, 
and class of such substances. 
(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND 
STANDARDS
FOR
PRIORITY
INDUSTRY
CAT-
EGORIES.—As soon as practicable, but not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
Register a final rule establishing, for each priority 
industry category, effluent limitations guidelines and 
standards, in accordance with the Federal Water 
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Pollution Control Act, for the discharge (including a 
discharge into a publicly owned treatment works) of 
each 
measurable 
perfluoroalkyl 
substance, 
polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such sub-
stances. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of each publica-
tion made under this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants to owners and operators of publicly 
owned treatment works, to be used to implement ef-
fluent limitations guidelines and standards developed 
by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance, 
polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such sub-
stances. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026, to remain available until expended. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATION.—The term ‘‘efflu-
ent limitation’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
(3) MEASURABLE.—The term ‘‘measurable’’ 
means, with respect to a chemical substance or class 
of chemical substances, capable of being measured 
using— 
(A) test procedures established under sec-
tion 304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314); or 
(B) any other analytical method developed 
by the Administrator. 
(4) PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The term 
‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical of 
which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated 
carbon atoms. 
(5) 
POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical 
containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom 
and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully 
fluorinated carbon atom. 
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(6) PRIORITY INDUSTRY CATEGORY.—The term 
‘‘priority industry category’’ means the following 
point source categories: 
(A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and syn-
thetic fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations). 
(B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as iden-
tified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations). 
(D) Electroplating, as identified in part 
413 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(E) Metal finishing, as identified in part 
433 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(F) Leather tanning and finishing, as iden-
tified in part 425 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(G) Paint formulating, as identified in part 
446 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
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(H) Electrical and electronic components, 
as identified in part 469 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(I) Plastics molding and forming, as iden-
tified in part 463 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(7) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
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