,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,durbin7 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 require 
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency to promulgate      
regulations to improve reporting1       
testing1 and monitoring related to lead 
and copper levels in drinking water4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,copper and ,lead ,evaluation   
and ,reporting ,act of #bjaf or the     
,,clear ,act4  #b4 ,lead and copper in  
drinking water  7a7 ,regulations        
required ,section #adab7;b7 of the ,safe
 ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjj;g-#a7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#ad7 and 7#ae7
 as paragraphs 7#ae7 and 7#af71         
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  

paragraph 7#ac7 the following3  7#ad7   
,lead and copper in drinking water ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of the ,,clear ,act1 the      
,administrator shall promulgate lead and
 copper regulations that-- 7,a7 based on
 the amount of lead that would result in
 a blood lead level greater than #e     
micrograms per deciliter in an average1 
healthy infant who consumes infant      
formula made with water1 establish a    
health-based household action level for 
lead and copper that triggers--  7i7 not
 later than #bh days after the date on  
which the household action level is     
reached1 plain-language consumer        
notification that is culturally and     
linguistically appropriate2  7ii7 a     
report to the appropriate public health 
agency2 and  7iii7 an examination by the
 public water system of service line    
material and1 if applicable1 the        
initiation of the removal by the public 
water system of any lead portion of the 
service line2  7,b7 provide for frequent

 and culturally and linguistically      
appropriate multi-media outreach in     
plain language about the health risk and
 protection available to--  7i7         
consumers with known or suspected full  
or partial lead service lines2  7ii7    
public and private institutions and     
facilities that serve individuals of any
 other vulnerable population1           
including--  7,i7 children2  7,,ii7     
pregnant women2 and  7,,iii7 an         
immunocompromised population1 such as-- 
7aa7 individuals living with auto immune
 deficiency syndrome or human           
immunodeficiency virus2 and  7bb7 the   
elderly2 and  7iii7 caregivers and      
healthcare providers for any individual 
described in clause 7i7 or 7ii72  7,c7  
require1 for each monitoring period1    
each public water system to publish on a
 publicly accessible website of the     
public water system1 or distribute by   
carrier route presort if the public     
water system does not maintain a        
publicly accessible website1 or         

distribute door-to-door if a substantial
 portion of the population served by the
 public water system does not have      
access to the ,internet or is elderly-- 
7i7 the number of households served by  
the public water system that have a     
household action level that is greater  
than the household action level         
established by the ,administrator under 
subparagraph 7,a72  7ii7 all levels of  
lead and copper found in each monitoring
 period2 and  7iii7 the most recent     
#ijth percentile levels for lead and    
copper1 as compared to the system action
 levels for lead and copper2  7,d7 in   
the case of a community that has a lead 
service line1 require the public water  
system to provide a public statement of 
lead service line ownership that        
includes the legal basis of that        
determination of ownership2 and  7,e7   
modify lead monitoring requirements to  
provide for-- 7i7 voluntary             
consumer-requested tap sampling for     
lead2 and  7ii7 the use of any result of

 a tap sample described in clause 7i7-- 
7,i7 to inform--  7aa7 consumer action  
to reduce the risk of lead in the home  
of the consumer2 and  7bb7 in the case  
of a tap sample that is higher than the 
household action level established in   
subparagraph 7,a71 the consumer and the 
appropriate public health agency2 and   
7,,ii7 to assess-- 7aa7 if the tap      
sample meets the site selection criteria
 described in the regulations issued by 
the ,administrator for the control of   
lead and copper1 the effectiveness of   
corrosion control treatment2 or  7bb7   
any other potential cause of an elevated
 lead level4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendments ,section #adae7;e7 of the    
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#d7;e77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking
 #adab7;b77#ae7 and inserting           
#adab7;b77#af72 and  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#g77;,a7--  7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by    
striking #adab7;b77#ae7 and inserting   
#adab7;b77#af72 and  7,b7 in clause     

7iii71 by striking #adab7;b77#ae77;,a7  
and inserting #adab7;b77#af77;,a74