,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,latta introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,safe ,drinking   
,water ,act to provide for the          
assessment and management of the risk of
 cyanotoxins in drinking water1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,drinking      
,water ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,amendment
 to the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act  7a7
 ,amendment ,at the end of part ,e of   
the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j et seq47 add the       
following new section3  #adei4          
,cyanotoxin risk assessment and         
management  7a7 ,strategic plan  7#a7   
,development ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,administrator shall       
develop and submit to ,congress a       
strategic plan for assessing and        

managing risks associated with          
cyanotoxins in drinking water provided  
by public water systems4 ,the strategic 
plan shall include steps and timelines  
to--  7,a7 evaluate the risk to human   
health from drinking water provided by  
public water systems contaminated with  
cyanotoxins2  7,b7 establish1 publish1  
and update a comprehensive list of      
cyanotoxins determined by the           
,administrator to be harmful to human   
health when present in drinking water   
provided by public water systems2  7,c7 
summarize--  7i7 the known adverse human
 health effects of cyanotoxins included 
on the list published under subparagraph
 7,b7 when present in drinking water    
provided by public water systems2 and   
7ii7 factors that cause cyanobacteria to
 proliferate and express toxins2  7,d7  
with respect to cyanotoxins included on 
the list published under subparagraph   
7,b71 determine whether to--  7i7       
publish health advisories pursuant to   
section #adab7;b77#a77;,f7 for such     

cyanotoxins in drinking water provided  
by public water systems2  7ii7 establish
 guidance regarding feasible analytical 
methods to quantify the presence of     
cyanotoxins2 and  7iii7 establish       
guidance regarding the frequency of     
monitoring necessary to determine if    
such cyanotoxins are present in drinking
 water provided by public water systems2
  7,e7 recommend feasible treatment     
options1 including procedures and       
equipment1 to mitigate any adverse      
public health effects of cyanotoxins    
included on the list published under    
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,f7 enter into 
cooperative agreements with1 and provide
 technical assistance to1 affected      
,states and public water systems1 as    
identified by the ,administrator1 for   
the purpose of managing risks associated
 with cyanotoxins included on the list  
published under subparagraph 7,b74  7#b7
 ,updates ,the ,administrator shall1 as 
appropriate1 update and submit to       
,congress the strategic plan developed  

under paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,information 
coordination ,in carrying out this      
section the ,administrator shall--  7#a7
 identify gaps in the ,agency's         
understanding of cyanobacteria1         
including--  7,a7 the human health      
effects of cyanotoxins included on the  
list published under subsection         
7a77#a77;,b72 and  7,b7 methods and     
means of testing and monitoring for the 
presence of harmful cyanotoxins in      
source water of1 or drinking water      
provided by1 public water systems2  7#b7
 as appropriate1 consult with--  7,a7   
other ,federal agencies that--  7i7     
examine or analyze cyanobacteria2 or    
7ii7 address public health concerns     
related to harmful algal blooms2  7,b7  
,states2  7,c7 operators of public water
 systems2  7,d7 multinational agencies2 
7,e7 foreign governments2 and  7,f7     
research and academic institutions2 and 
7#c7 assemble and publish information   
from each ,federal agency that has--    
7,a7 examined or analyzed cyanobacteria2

 or  7,b7 addressed public health       
concerns related to harmful algal       
blooms4  7c7 ,use of science ,the       
,administrator shall carry out this     
section in accordance with the          
requirements described in section       
#adab7;b77#c77;,a71 as applicable4  7d7 
,feasible ,for purposes of this section1
 the term feasible has the meaning given
 such term in section                   
#adab7;b77#d77;,d74  4  7b7 ,report to  
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall prepare and submit to     
,congress a report that includes--  7#a7
 an inventory of funds--  7,a7 expended 
by the ,united ,states1 for each of     
fiscal years #bjaj through #bjad1 to    
examine or analyze cyanobacteria or     
address public health concerns related  
to harmful algal blooms2 and  7,b7 that 
includes the specific purpose for which 
the funds were made available1 the law  
under which the funds were authorized1  

and the ,federal agency that received or
 spent the funds2 and  7#b7 recommended 
steps to reduce any duplication1 and    
improve interagency coordination1 of    
such expenditures4