[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2785 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2785

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to 
                    microcystins in drinking water.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2014

Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to 
                    microcystins in drinking water.

    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 ``Safe and Secure Drinking Water 
Protection Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. MICROCYSTINS IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) Health Advisory.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') 
shall develop and publish a health advisory including recommendations 
on--
            (1)(A) the level of microcystins in drinking water below 
        which the water is expected to be safe for human consumption; 
        and
            (B) feasible treatment techniques and other means for 
        achieving that level; and
            (2) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in 
        drinking water.
    (b) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes--
            (1) a description of the status of the efforts of the 
        Administrator to determine whether to regulate drinking water 
        with respect to the level of microcystins;
            (2) a description of the steps taken by the Administrator 
        to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas 
        that have been affected by harmful algal blooms; and
            (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other 
        means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.
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