[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 59 (Friday, May 13, 1994)]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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               SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994

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                  KOHL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1707

  Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Feingold) proposed an 
amendment to the bill (S. 2019) to reauthorize and amend title XIV of 
the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking 
Water Act''), and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . RESEARCH PLAN FOR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN DRINKING 
                   WATER.

       Section 1412 (42 U.S.C. 300g-1) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Research Plan for Harmful Substances in Drinking 
     Water.--
       ``(1) Development of plan.--The Administrator shall--
       ``(A) not later than September 30, 1994, develop a research 
     plan to support the development and implementation of the 
     most current version of the--
       ``(i) enhanced surface water treatment rule (announced at 
     59 Fed. Reg. 6332 (February 10, 1994));
       ``(ii) disinfectant and disinfection by-products rule 
     (Stage 2) (announced at 59 Fed. Reg. 6332 (February 10, 
     1994)); and
       ``(iii) ground water disinfection rule (availability of 
     draft summary announced at 57 Fed. Reg. 33960 (July 31, 
     1992)); and
       ``(B) carry out the research plan.
       ``(2) Contents of plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--The research plan shall include, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(i) an identification and characterization of new 
     disinfection byproducts associated with the use of different 
     disinfectants;
       ``(ii) toxicological and epidemiological studies to 
     determine what levels of exposure from disinfectants and 
     disinfection byproducts, if any, may be associated with 
     developmental and birth defects and other potential toxic 
     end points;
       ``(iii) toxicological and epidemiological studies to 
     quantify the carcinogenic potential from exposure to 
     disinfection byproducts resulting from different 
     disinfectants;
       ``(iv) the development of practical analytical methods for 
     enumerating microbial contaminants, including giardia, 
     cryptosporidium, and viruses;
       ``(v) the development of dose-response curves for 
     pathogens, including cryptosporidium and the Norwalk virus;
       ``(vi) the development of indicators that define treatment 
     effectiveness for pathogens and disinfection byproducts; and
       ``(vii) bench, pilot, and full-scale studies and 
     demonstration projects to evaluate optimized conventional 
     treatment, ozone, granular activated carbon, and membrane 
     technology for controlling pathogens (including 
     cryptosporidium) and disinfection byproducts.
       ``(B) Risk definition strategy.--The research plan shall 
     include a strategy for determining the risks and estimated 
     extent of disease resulting from pathogens, disinfectants, 
     and disinfection byproducts in drinking water, and how the 
     risks can most effectively be controlled, taking into 
     consideration the costs of various control methods and the 
     sizes of various systems.
       ``(3) Implementation of plan.--In carrying out the research 
     plan, the Administrator shall use the most cost-effective 
     mechanisms available, including coordination of research 
     with, and use of matching funds from institutions and 
     utilities.
       ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998.''.


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