,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjaf,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to address the  
liability of the ,environmental         
,protection ,agency relating to the lead
 contamination of the water supply of   
the ,city of ,flint1 ,michigan4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,epa ,accountability in ,flint     
,act4  #b4 ,flint water supply lead     
contamination liability  7a7            
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term ,administrator means the       
,administrator of the ,agency2  7#b7 the
 term ,agency means the ,environmental  
,protection ,agency2 and  7#c7 the term 
,flint water supply lead contamination  
means the lead contamination of the     
drinking water of the ,city of ,flint1  
,michigan1 during the period beginning  
on ,april #a1 #bjad1 and ending on the  

date on which the ,administrator        
determines that the drinking water of   
the ,city complies with ,federal        
drinking water standards4  7b7          
,limitation ,the exception under section
 #bfhj7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 shall not apply to any claim    
brought against the ,government or any  
agent thereof relating to any act or    
omission of1 or exercise or performance 
of1 or failure to exercise or perform1 a
 discretionary function or duty by1 the 
,agency or any agent thereof relating to
 the ,flint water supply lead           
contamination4  7c7 ,period of          
limitations ,a civil action relating to 
the conduct of the ,agency or any agent 
thereof in relation to the ,flint water 
supply lead contamination may not be    
commenced later than #aj years after the
 cause of action accrues4  7d7 ,award   
and settlement ,notwithstanding section 
#bfgb of title #bh1 ,united ,states     
,code1 any award against the ,government
 or compromise settlement by the        

,government relating to the conduct of  
the ,agency or any agent thereof in     
relation to the ,flint water supply lead
 contamination shall be paid by the     
,administrator out of unobligated       
balances in the appropriations account  
appropriated under the heading          
,environmental ,programs ,and           
,management that are made available for 
personnel and related costs and travel  
expenses1 without regard to the amount  
of the award4  7e7 ,contamination       
response program ,the ,administrator    
shall work with any ,state or local     
government affected by the ,flint water 
supply lead contamination to develop1   
fund1 and implement a long-term         
monitoring program of the water quality 
of the drinking water of the ,city of   
,flint1 ,michigan1 in response to the   
,flint water supply lead contamination4