,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #g1 #bjaf,mr4  
,kildee 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,bustos7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,president to 
provide major disaster assistance for   
contamination of drinking water from    
public water systems4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drinking
 ,water ,disaster ,act of #bjaf4  #b4   
,authority to use disaster relief funds 
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the    
definition of the term major disaster in
 section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4        
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb71 the ,president may1   
upon the request of a ,governor of a    
,state1 declare under section #dja of   
that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that a  
major disaster exists as a result of    
contamination of drinking water from a  

public water system 7as defined in      
section #adja of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f774    
7b7 ,regulations ,notwithstanding       
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and not later
 than #fj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 acting through  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall   
promulgate regulations to carry out the 
authority described in subsection 7a74  
7c7 ,coordination ,in the case of a     
major disaster declared under subsection
 7a71 the ,federal coordinating officer 
appointed under section #cjb of the     
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eadc7 shall ensure that the  
coordination of administration of relief
 required under subsection 7b7 of that  
section includes1 at a minimum1         
coordination with--  7#a7 the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services2  7#b7 

the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting     
through the ,chief of ,engineers2  7#c7 
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency2 and  7#d7 the head
 of any other relevant agency4