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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3255 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
develop guidance for identifying high-risk locations to focus lead reduc-
tion efforts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2021 
Mr. NORCROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to develop guidance for identifying high- 
risk locations to focus lead reduction efforts, 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 ‘‘Lead Elimination and 
Data Guidance Act’’ or the ‘‘LEAD Guidance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK LOCATIONS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the dead-
line established in subsection (b), the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall de-
velop guidance to help public water systems identify 
high-risk locations for purposes of focusing efforts 
to— 
(A) test drinking water for the concentra-
tion of lead in such drinking water; and 
(B) replace lead service lines. 
(2) USE
OF
DATA.—The guidance developed 
under paragraph (1) shall include information on 
how a public water system may use data from the 
American Community Survey conducted by the De-
partment of Commerce and, where available, 
geospatial data to identify high-risk locations for the 
purposes described in subsection (a). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall— 
(1) publish the guidance developed under sub-
section (a) in the Federal Register; and 
(2) make such guidance available on a publicly 
accessible website. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the appropriate committee of the Senate 
a report that— 
(1) includes the guidance developed under sub-
section (a); 
(2) describes the methodology used to develop 
such guidance; and 
(3) provides information about who was con-
sulted in the development of such guidance. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) HIGH-RISK
LOCATION.—The term ‘‘high- 
risk location’’ means an area— 
(A) that is likely to have lead service lines; 
and 
(B) in which an environmental justice com-
munity is located. 
(2) LEAD SERVICE LINE.—The term ‘‘lead serv-
ice line’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)). 
(3) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 
water system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f). 
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