,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bfa #aacth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #ahbd    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,december #ac 7legislative    
day1 ,december #aa71 #bjac,mr4 ,enzi    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4       
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,moran1    
,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mr4      
,thune7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read the first time  ,december
 #ae1 #bjac,read the second time and    
placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act to
 exempt certain lead pipes1 fittings1   
fixtures1 solder1 and flux that contain 
brass4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,drinking ,water ,supply
 ,assistance ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,exempting certain uses of lead ,section
 #adag7;a7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#f7;a77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or    
after the semicolon2  7,b7 in           
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      

period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 except as provided in  
paragraph 7#e71 any pipe1 pipe or       
plumbing fitting or fixture1 solder1 or 
flux that contains brass that is not    
lead free if-- 7i7 a supplier of water  
owns the brass before the date of       
enactment of this subparagraph2  7ii7   
the brass is used to prevent or         
mitigate-- 7,i7 a deficit in the budget 
of a municipality2 or  7,,ii7 an        
interruption in service of a public     
water system2 and  7iii7 the supplier of
 water is otherwise in compliance with  
7as of the date on which the brass is   
used7 all laws 7including regulations71 
except any monitoring requirement1      
including subpart ,c of part #ada of    
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 regarding lead in water4  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#e7 ,finding of            
unreasonable risk to public health ,the 
exemption in paragraph 7#d77;,c7 shall  

not apply to a municipality if the      
,administrator finds that the exemption1
 as applied to the municipality or all  
municipalities1 would result in an      
unreasonable risk to public health4  4  
#c4 ,evaluation of sources of lead in   
water distribution systems and alternate
 routing systems ,the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
shall-- 7#a7 consult with and seek the  
advice of the ,national ,drinking ,water
 ,advisory ,council on potential changes
 to the regulations pertaining to lead  
under the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472 and     
7#b7 request the ,council to consider   
sources of lead throughout drinking     
water distribution systems1 including   
through components used to reroute      
drinking water during distribution      
system repairs4  ,december #ae1         
#bjac,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar