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well inspector who is certified by a qualified third 
party. 
(2) A list of laboratories that analyze water 
samples and are certified by a State or the Adminis-
trator. 
(3) State-specific information, developed in co-
ordination with each State, on naturally occurring 
and human-induced contaminants. 
(4) Information that, using accepted risk com-
munication techniques, clearly communicates wheth-
er a test result value exceeds a level determined by 
the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk. 
(5) Information on treatment options, including 
information relating to water treatment systems cer-
tified by the National Science Foundation or the 
American National Standards Institute, and people 
who are qualified to install such systems. 
(6) A directory of whom to contact to report a 
test result value that exceeds a level determined by 
the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk. 
(7) Information on financial assistance that is 
available for homeowners to support water treat-
ment, including grants under section 306E of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926e) and State resources. 
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(8) Any other information the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, and appropriate State agen-
cies in carrying out this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 15. RISK-COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall develop a risk-communication strategy to in-
form the public about the hazards or potential hazards 
of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or cat-
egories of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
by— 
(1) disseminating information about the risks 
or potential risks posed by such substances or cat-
egories in land, air, water (including drinking 
water), and products; 
(2) notifying the public about exposure path-
ways and mitigation measures through outreach and 
educational resources; and 
(3) consulting with States that have dem-
onstrated effective risk-communication strategies for 
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best practices in developing a national risk-commu-
nication strategy. 
SEC. 16. ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES FOR ADDRESSING 
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, WITH A FOCUS 
ON 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
Section 1452(t) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE
TO
TERRITORIES.—Of the 
amounts made available under this subsection, the 
Administrator may use funds to provide grants to 
the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam 
for the purpose of addressing emerging contami-
nants, 
with 
a 
focus 
on 
perfluoroalkyl 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances.’’. 
SEC. 17. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT STANDARDS, 
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS, AND WATER 
QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PFAS. 
(a) REVIEW AND REGULATION OF SUBSTANCES AND 
SOURCES.— 
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(1) REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, 
but not later than September 30, 2021, and bi-
ennially thereafter, the Administrator shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register a plan under sub-
section (m) of section 304 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) that 
contains the results of a review, conducted in 
accordance with such section, of the introduc-
tion 
or 
discharge 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances from classes and cat-
egories of point sources (other than publicly 
owned treatment works). 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The Administrator shall 
include in each plan published pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(i) information on potential introduc-
tion or discharges of perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances; 
(ii) any information gaps on such in-
troduction or discharges and the process 
by which the Administrator will address 
such gaps; 
(iii) 
for 
each 
measurable 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
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stance that is not on the list of toxic pol-
lutants described in section 307(a) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, a de-
termination, in accordance with the re-
quirements of such section, whether or not 
to add the substance to such list; and 
(iv) a determination, in accordance 
with the requirements of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, whether or 
not to establish effluent limitations and 
pretreatment standards for the introduc-
tion or discharge of each substance de-
scribed in clause (iii) that the Adminis-
trator determines under such clause not to 
add to such list and for which the Admin-
istrator has not developed such limitations 
or standards. 
(2) REGULATION.—Based on the results of 
each review conducted under paragraph (1) and in 
accordance with the requirements of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) in accordance with the plan published 
under paragraph (1), as soon as practicable— 
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(i) for each measurable perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substance that the Ad-
ministrator determines under paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii) to add to the list of toxic pollut-
ants described in section 307(a) of such 
Act, initiate the process for adding the 
substance to such list; and 
(ii) for each measurable perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substance that the Ad-
ministrator determines under paragraph 
(1)(B)(iv) to establish effluent limitations 
and pretreatment standards, establish such 
effluent 
limitations 
and 
pretreatment 
standards (which limitations and standards 
may be established by substance or by 
class or category of substances); and 
(B) not later than 2 years after the date 
on which each plan is published under para-
graph (1), publish human health water quality 
criteria for measurable perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances and classes and cat-
egories of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances for which the Administrator has not 
published such criteria. 
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(b) DEADLINES
FOR COVERED PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES.— 
(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 for each 
covered perfluoroalkyl substance. 
(2) 
EFFLUENT
LIMITATIONS
AND 
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS FOR PRIORITY INDUS-
TRY CATEGORIES.—As soon as practicable, but not 
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Administrator shall publish in the 
Federal Register a final rule establishing, for each 
priority industry category, effluent limitations and 
pretreatment standards for the introduction or dis-
charge of each covered perfluoroalkyl substance. 
(c) 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. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants, in amounts not to exceed $100,000, 
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to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment 
works, to be used for the implementation of a 
pretreatment standard developed by the Adminis-
trator for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, to remain available until expended. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COVERED PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.— 
The term ‘‘covered perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, 
or a salt associated with perfluorooctanoic acid or 
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid. 
(3) EFFLUENT LIMITATION.—The term ‘‘efflu-
ent limitation’’ means an effluent limitation under 
section 301(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1311). 
(4) INTRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘introduction’’ 
means the introduction of pollutants into treatment 
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works, as described in section 307(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317). 
(5) MEASURABLE.—The term ‘‘measurable’’ 
means, with respect to a chemical substance or class 
or category 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); 
(B) applicable protocols and methodologies 
required pursuant to section 4(a) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603); or 
(C) any other analytical method developed 
by the Administrator for detecting pollutants, 
as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
(6) PRETREATMENT
STANDARD.—The term 
‘‘pretreatment standard’’ means a pretreatment 
standard under section 307(b) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317). 
(7) PRIORITY INDUSTRY CATEGORY.—The term 
‘‘priority industry category’’ means the following 
point source categories: 
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(A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and syn-
thetic fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as iden-
tified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(8) 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). 
(9) WATER
QUALITY
CRITERIA.—The term 
‘‘water quality criteria’’ means criteria for water 
quality under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314). 
Passed the House of Representatives January 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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