,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #digh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bf1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,ellmers 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 and ,mr4 ,nugent7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to require bottled water manufacturers and distributors to disclose bottled water quality information1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bottled ,water ,quality ,information ,act4 #b4 ,bottled water quality reports and labeling 7a7 ,in general ,section #daj of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdi7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,bottled ,water ,quality ,reports 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 by regulation1 require bottled water quality reports in accordance with paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,regulations ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 issue proposed regulations not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this subsection2 and 7,b7 issue final regulations not later than #ah months after the period for public comment on such proposed regulations has ended4 7#c7 ,requirements ,the regulations promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall require that each bottled water manufacturer or distributor annually prepare1 and make available upon request1 a bottled water quality report for each bottled water product that includes-- 7,a7 the name and contact information of the bottled water manufacturer or distributor2 7,b7 the type of water source 7such as a spring1 an artesian well1 or a public water system72 7,c7 a brief and plainly worded definition of the terms ,standard of ,identity 7,,soi7 as described in section #afe4aaj7;a7 of the ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 title #ba 7or any successor regulations7 and ,standard of ,quality 7,,soq7 as defined in section #afe4aaj7;b7 of the ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 title #ba 7or any successor regulations7 and as applied to bottled water under this ,act and applicable regulations2 7,d7 a brief description of the primary processing 7treatment7 methods used by the bottled water manufacturer 7such as reverse osmosis1 ozonation1 ultraviolet light1 and micron filtration72 and 7,e7 test results for the microbiological1 physical1 chemical1 and radiological quality of bottled water1 as prescribed by section #afe4aaj7;b7 of the ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 title #ba 7or any successor regulation74 7d7 ,bottled ,water ,labeling 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 by regulation1 require each bottled water label to include the information prescribed under paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,regulations ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 issue proposed regulations not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this subsection2 and 7,b7 issue final regulations not later than #ah months after the period for public comment on such proposed regulations has ended4 7#c7 ,requirements ,the regulations promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall require that each bottled water label include-- 7,a7 the name and contact information of the bottled water manufacturer or distributor2 7,b7 a statement on how consumers may obtain1 upon request1 a bottled water quality report as described in subsection 7c77#c72 and 7,c7 the type of water source 7such as a spring1 artesian well1 or public water system74 7#d7 ,multiservice containers ,for refillable and reusable multiservice containers1 the requirements in paragraph 7#c7 may be satisfied by including the required information on one or more of the following3 7,a7 ,the container label4 7,b7 ,the cap label4 7,c7 ,an electronic or manual billing statement provided to the consumer4 7e7 ,national uniform labeling ,no ,state or political subdivision of a ,state may directly or indirectly establish or continue in effect any requirement with respect to a bottled water quality report of the type required under subsection 7c71 or with respect to bottled water labeling of the type required under subsection 7d71 that is not identical to the requirements of subsection 7c7 or 7d71 respectively4 4 7b7 ,prohibited act ,section #cja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7ddd7 ,the failure by a bottled water manufacturer or distributor to maintain an annual bottled water quality report in accordance with section #daj7;c74 4 7c7 ,misbranding ,section #djc of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7z7 ,if it is bottled water and its label fails to include the information required by section #daj7;d74 4