3.0.0 914 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z Senate S 2017-04-24 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-24T20:08:48Z 2017-04-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2017-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-04-24 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-04-27 False Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Research administration and funding Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2017-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-11T16:04:37Z Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2017

This bill addresses contaminants of emerging concern (emerging contaminants), which are not regulated under a national primary drinking water regulation and may have an adverse effect on human health.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review federal efforts to: (1) identify, monitor, and assist in the development of treatment methods for emerging contaminants; and (2) assist states in responding to the human health challenges posed by those contaminants. In addition, the EPA must establish a strategic plan for improving those efforts.

The EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities that identify and analyze the public health effects of emerging contaminants.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy must establish a National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative for developing an interagency federal research strategy that specifies and prioritizes the research necessary to improve the identification, analysis, monitoring, and treatment methods of emerging contaminants.

Specified federal agencies must make grants for research proposals selected by the initiative as likely to result in significant progress toward achieving the strategy's objectives.

The EPA must: (1) report on actions it may take to increase support for states that require testing facilities for emerging contaminants in drinking water samples; and (2) develop a program, based on the report's findings, to provide assistance to eligible states for the testing and analysis of emerging contaminants.

]]> Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2017 Display Title Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve and coordinate interagency Federal actions and provide assistance to States for responding to public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s914is/xml/BILLS-115s914is.xml 2017-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.