,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1    
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,boxer introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,president 
to provide major disaster assistance for
 lead contamination of drinking water   
from public water systems4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,lead in ,drinking ,water ,disaster ,act
 of #bjaf4  #b4 ,findings ,congress     
finds the following--  7#a7 ,according  
to the ,american ,water ,works          
,association1 approximately #f1ajj1jjj  
homes are served by lead service lines4 
7#b7 ,according to the most recent      
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
,drinking ,water ,infrastructure ,needs 
,survey and ,assessment1                
#chd1jjj1jjj1jjj is needed for drinking 
water infrastructure by #bjcj4  7#c7    
,according to the ,centers for ,disease 

,control-- 7,a7 there is no safe level  
of lead in children2  7,b7 children tend
 to show signs of severe lead toxicity  
at lower levels than adults2  7,c7 lead 
can damage a developing baby's nervous  
system and even low-level lead exposures
 in developing babies have been found to
 affect behavior and intelligence2  7,d7
 lead exposure can cause miscarriage1   
stillbirths1 and infertility 7in both   
men and women72 and  7,e7 people with   
prolonged exposure to lead may also be  
at risk for high blood pressure1 heart  
disease1 kidney disease1 and reduced    
fertility4  7#d7 ,in ,flint1 ,michigan1 
homes were found to have lead levels as 
high as #d1jjj parts per billion1 nearly
 #bfg times the ,environmental          
,protection ,agency's action level for  
lead in drinking water of #ae parts per 
billion4  7#e7 ,numerous cities around  
the ,united ,states1 including ,sebring1
 ,ohio1 ,durham1 ,north ,carolina1      
,greenville1 ,north ,carolina1 and      
,jackson1 ,mississippi1 have experienced

 elevated levels of lead in drinking    
water4  #c4 ,authority to use disaster  
relief funds  7a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding the definition of major
 disaster under section #ajb of the     
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb71 the ,president may1   
upon request of a ,governor of a ,state1
 declare a major disaster relating to   
lead 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;f77 4   
7b7 ,regulations ,notwithstanding       
subchapter ,,ii 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 such section #cjb7;b7   
includes1 at a minimum1 coordination    
with--  7#a7 the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services2  7#b7 the ,army   
,corps of ,engineers2  7#c7 the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and 
7#d7 any other relevant agency4