,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,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 water4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,safe and     
,secure ,drinking ,water ,act of #bjad4 
#b4 ,microcystins in drinking water  7a7
 ,health advisory ,not later than #ij   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator of the        
,environmental ,protection ,agency 7in  
this ,act referred to as the            
,administrator7 shall develop and       
publish a health advisory including     
recommendations on--  7#a7  7,a7 the    
level of ,microcystins in drinking water
 below which the water is expected to be
 safe for human consumption2 and  7,b7  

feasible treatment techniques and other 
means for achieving such level2 and     
7#b7 standardized procedures for testing
 for ,microcystins in drinking water4   
7b7 ,periodic reports  7#a7 ,in general 
,until the ,administrator makes a       
determination of whether or not to      
regulate ,microcystins in drinking water
 under section #adab7;b7 of the ,safe   
,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;g-#a7;b771 the ,administrator shall
 submit reports as required by paragraph
 7#b74  7#b7 ,reporting requirements    
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 and every   
year thereafter1 the ,administrator     
shall submit to the ,congress a report  
on the following3  7,a7 ,the status of  
the ,administrator's efforts to         
determine whether to regulate drinking  
water with respect to the level of      
,microcystins4  7,b7 ,the steps taken by
 the ,administrator to promote testing  
of drinking water for ,microcystins in  
areas that have been affected by harmful

 algal blooms4  7,c7 ,an analysis of    
available treatment techniques and other
 means for addressing ,microcystins in  
drinking water4