,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aace ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fracturing ,responsibility and ,awareness of ,chemicals ,act or the ,,frac ,act4 #b4 ,regulation of hydraulic fracturing 7a7 ,underground injection ,section #adba7;d7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;h7d77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,underground injection 7,a7 ,in general ,the term underground injection means the subsurface emplacement of fluids by well injection4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term underground injection includes the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations relating to oil or natural gas production activities4 7,c7 ,exclusion ,the term underground injection does not include the underground injection of natural gas for the purpose of storage4 4 7b7 ,state primary enforcement relating to hydraulic fracturing operations ,section #adbb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;h-#a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,hydraulic fracturing operations 7#a7 ,in general ,consistent with such regulations as the ,administrator may prescribe1 a ,state may seek primary enforcement responsibility for hydraulic fracturing operations for oil and natural gas without seeking to assume primary enforcement responsibility for other types of underground injection control wells1 including underground injection control wells that inject brine or other fluids that are brought to the surface in connection with oil and natural gas production or any underground injection for the secondary or tertiary recovery of oil or natural gas4 7#b7 ,administration 7,a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply until the date that is #a year after the date on which the ,administrator publishes in the ,federal ,register any regulations promulgated under that paragraph4 7,b7 ,effect on ,administrator ,nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the ,administrator to approve ,state programs that assume primary enforcement responsibility for only certain types of underground injection control wells4 4 7c7 ,disclosure ,section #adba7;b7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;h7b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,disclosures of chemical constituents 7,a7 ,in general ,a person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations shall disclose to the ,state 7or to the ,administrator1 in any case in which the ,administrator has primary enforcement responsibility in a ,state71 by not later than such deadlines as shall be established by the ,state 7or the ,administrator7-- 7i7 before the commencement of any hydraulic fracturing operations at any lease area or a portion of a lease area1 a list of chemicals and proppants intended for use in any underground injection during the operations 7including identification of the chemical constituents of mixtures1 ,chemical ,abstracts ,service numbers for each chemical and constituent1 material safety data sheets if available1 and the anticipated amount of each chemical to be used72 and 7ii7 after the completion of hydraulic fracturing operations described in clause 7i71 the list of chemicals and proppants used in each underground injection during the operations 7including identification of the chemical constituents of mixtures1 ,chemical ,abstracts ,service numbers for each chemical and constituent1 material safety data sheets if available1 and the amount of each chemical used74 7,b7 ,public availability ,the ,state or the ,administrator1 as applicable1 shall-- 7i7 ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information required under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 make available to the public the information contained in each disclosure required under subparagraph 7,a71 including by posting the information on a single1 searchable ,internet website such that all the information disclosed to the ,state or ,administrator1 as applicable1 under that subparagraph is contained on the same ,internet website4 7,c7 ,immediate disclosure in case of medical need or emergency 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall require that1 in any case in which the ,state or the ,administrator1 as applicable1 a first responder1 or healthcare practitioner determines that the proprietary chemical formula or specific chemical identity of a trade-secret chemical used in hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical diagnosis1 treatment1 or emergency response1 the applicable person using hydraulic fracturing shall1 upon request1 immediately disclose to the ,state1 the ,administrator1 first responder1 or healthcare practitioner the proprietary chemical formula or specific chemical identity of a trade-secret chemical1 regardless of the existence of-- 7,i7 a written statement of need2 or 7,,ii7 a confidentiality agreement4 7ii7 ,requirement ,a person using hydraulic fracturing that makes a disclosure required under clause 7i7 may require the execution of a written statement of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon as practicable after the determination by the ,state1 ,administrator1 first responder1 or healthcare practitioner1 as applicable1 under that clause4 7iii7 ,professional necessity 7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 a first responder or healthcare practitioner may share any information disclosed under clause 7i7 with other persons if the information is medically necessary4 7,,ii7 ,restriction ,a first responder or healthcare practitioner described in subclause 7,i7 shall not make publicly available any information disclosed under clause 7i74 7,d7 ,no public disclosure required ,nothing in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 authorizes a ,state or the ,administrator to publicly disclose any proprietary chemical formula4 4