I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2094 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish deadlines for promulga-
tion of national primary drinking water regulations for certain contami-
nants, 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 dead-
lines for promulgation of national primary drinking water 
regulations for certain contaminants, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 Free Schools Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATION OF CONTAMI-
NANTS. 
Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) LEAD AND COPPER RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other deadline established in this sub-
section, not later than 9 months after the 
date of enactment of the Lead Free 
Schools Act of 2017, the Administrator 
shall issue revised national primary drink-
ing water regulations for lead and copper. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The revised 
regulations issued under clause (i) shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(I) corrosion controls are re-
evaluated anytime source water or 
treatment is changed; 
‘‘(II) test results are valid, by 
prohibiting techniques that artificially 
lower lead levels, including flushing 
before samples are taken; 
‘‘(III) monitoring includes school 
sites for all public water systems serv-
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ing schools (as defined in section 
1461); 
‘‘(IV) notification of lead prob-
lems is clear and effective, including, 
to the extent practicable, notification, 
at least annually, of any testing and 
such problems at school sites on the 
Internet website of the applicable local 
educational agency; and 
‘‘(V) lead service lines are fully 
replaced on a set timetable and when-
ever contamination is detected. 
‘‘(iii) SCOPE OF LEAD LINE REPLACE-
MENT
REQUIREMENTS.—Requirements to 
replace lead service lines under the revised 
regulations issued under clause (i) shall ex-
tend to all service lines controlled by public 
water systems, regardless of ownership. 
‘‘(E) PERFLUORINATED
COMPOUNDS.— 
Notwithstanding any other deadline established 
in this subsection, not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of the Lead Free Schools 
Act of 2017, the Administrator shall publish a 
maximum contaminant level goal and promul-
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gate a national primary drinking water regula-
tion for perfluorinated compounds. 
‘‘(F) 1,4-DIOXANE.—Notwithstanding any 
other deadline established in this subsection, 
not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Lead Free Schools Act of 2017, the 
Administrator shall make a determination, pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B)(ii), on whether to 
regulate 1,4-dioxane under this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF LEAD SERVICE LINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1401 of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) LEAD
SERVICE
LINE.—The term ‘lead 
service line’ means a pipe and its fittings, which are 
not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d)), that 
connect the drinking water main to the building 
inlet.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1459B(a) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
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SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM FOR DRINK-
ING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1465. COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a competitive pilot grant program to 
provide assistance to local educational agencies for the re-
placement of drinking water fountains manufactured prior 
to 1988. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under the 
competitive pilot grant program— 
‘‘(1) shall be used to pay the costs of replace-
ment of drinking water fountains in schools; and 
‘‘(2) shall be awarded on a competitive basis, as 
determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022.’’. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1461(5) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21(5)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or drinking water fountain’’ after ‘‘water 
cooler’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 5. SCHOOL REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM. 
Section 1464(d)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
Æ 
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