,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bghe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjad,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,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 ,protection ,act of    
#bjad4  #b4 ,microcystins in drinking   
water  7a7 ,health advisory ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 ,act 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 that level2   
and  7#b7 standardized procedures for   
testing for microcystins in drinking    
water4  7b7 ,reports ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and each year thereafter1   
the ,administrator shall submit to      
,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 
a description of the status of the      
efforts of the ,administrator to        
determine whether to regulate drinking  
water with respect to the level of      
microcystins2  7#b7 a description of the
 steps taken by the ,administrator to   
promote testing of drinking water for   
microcystins in areas that have been    
affected by harmful algal blooms2 and   
7#c7 an analysis of available treatment 
techniques and other means for          
addressing microcystins in drinking     
water4