[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3588 Received in Senate (RDS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3588


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 9, 2013

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the 
 prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and 
                                 flux.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Fire Safety Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FIRE HYDRANTS FROM PROHIBITION ON USE OF LEAD.

    Section 1417(a)(4)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by 
inserting ``fire hydrants,'' after ``shower valves,''.

SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF SOURCES OF LEAD IN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND 
              ALTERNATE ROUTING SYSTEMS.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National 
        Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to the 
        regulations pertaining to lead under the Safe Drinking Water 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and
            (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead 
        throughout drinking water distribution systems,


              

         including through components used to reroute drinking water 
        during distribution system repairs.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2013.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.