[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6143 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6143

 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of 
  the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for 
school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water 
                  in schools, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2016

  Ms. Fudge introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of 
  the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for 
school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water 
                  in schools, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS REGARDING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

    Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-21 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1466. GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS REGARDING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

    ``(a) Guidance on Lead Monitoring.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish 
revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to 
lead from drinking water in schools.
    ``(b) Requirements.--The Administrator shall include in the 
guidance published under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) testing protocols for schools to accurately detect 
        lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources;
            ``(2) recommended actions to reduce or eliminate such 
        contamination, including lead service line replacement where 
        needed;
            ``(3) recommendations for maintaining or replacing drinking 
        water infrastructure, including pipes, pipe fittings, fixtures, 
        solder, drinking water coolers, and drinking water fountains, 
        when planning for or undergoing renovations of school property; 
        and
            ``(4) recommendations and forms for communicating lead 
        testing results, potential health risks, and response actions 
        to students, staff, parents, and communities.
    ``(c) Lead Service Line Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `lead service line' means a service line that is not lead free 
(within the meaning of section 1417).''.
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