,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1      
#bjae,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,brown7 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 provide for the
 assessment and management of the risk  
of algal toxins in drinking water1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drinking
 ,water ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,algal   
toxin risk assessment and management    
7a7 ,in general ,part ,e of the ,safe   
,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;j et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #adei4 ,algal   
toxin risk assessment and management    
7a7 ,definition of feasible ,in this    
section1 the term feasible has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#adab7;b77#d77;,d74  7b7 ,strategic plan
  7#a7 ,development ,not later than #ij 

days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 the ,administrator shall      
develop and submit to ,congress a       
strategic plan for assessing and        
managing risks associated with algal    
toxins in drinking water provided by    
public water systems4  7#b7 ,inclusions 
,the strategic plan shall include steps 
and timelines-- 7,a7 to evaluate the    
risk to human health from drinking water
 provided by public water systems       
contaminated with algal toxins2  7,b7 to
 establish1 publish1 and update a       
comprehensive list of algal toxins that 
the ,administrator determines may have  
an adverse effect on human health when  
present in drinking water provided by   
public water systems1 taking into       
account likely exposure levels2  7,c7 to
 summarize-- 7i7 the known adverse human
 health effects of algal toxins included
 on the list published under            
subparagraph 7,b7 when present in       
drinking water provided by public water 
systems2 and  7ii7 factors that cause   

toxin-producing cyanobacteria and algae 
to proliferate and express toxins2  7,d7
 with respect to algal toxins included  
on the list published under subparagraph
 7,b71 to determine whether--  7i7 to   
publish health advisories pursuant to   
section #adab7;b77#a77;,f7 for such     
algal toxins in drinking water provided 
by public water systems2  7ii7 to       
establish guidance regarding feasible   
analytical methods to quantify the      
presence of algal toxins2 and  7iii7 to 
establish guidance regarding the        
frequency of monitoring necessary to    
determine if such algal toxins are      
present in drinking water provided by   
public water systems2  7,e7 to recommend
 feasible treatment options1 including  
procedures1 equipment1 and source water 
protection practices1 to mitigate any   
adverse public health effects of algal  
toxins included on the list published   
under subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,f7 to   
enter into cooperative agreements with1 
and provide technical assistance to1    

affected ,states and public water       
systems1 as identified by the           
,administrator1 for the purpose of      
managing risks associated with algal    
toxins included on the list published   
under subparagraph 7,b74  7#c7 ,updates 
,the ,administrator shall1 as           
appropriate1 update and submit to       
,congress the strategic plan developed  
under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,information 
coordination ,in carrying out this      
section1 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7
 identify gaps in the ,agency's         
understanding of algal toxins1          
including--  7,a7 the human health      
effects of algal toxins included on the 
list published under subsection         
7b77#b77;,b72 and  7,b7 methods and     
means of testing and monitoring for the 
presence of harmful algal toxins in     
source water of1 or drinking water      
provided by1 public water systems2  7#b7
 as appropriate1 consult with-- 7,a7    
other ,federal agencies that--  7i7     
examine or analyze cyanobacteria or     

algal toxins2 or  7ii7 address public   
health concerns related to harmful algal
 blooms2  7,b7 ,states2  7,c7 operators 
of public water systems2  7,d7          
multinational agencies2  7,e7 foreign   
governments2  7,f7 research and academic
 institutions2 and  7,g7 companies that 
provide relevant drinking water         
treatment options2 and  7#c7 assemble   
and publish information from each       
,federal agency that has-- 7,a7 examined
 or analyzed cyanobacteria or algal     
toxins2 or  7,b7 addressed public health
 concerns related to harmful algal      
blooms4  7d7 ,use of science ,the       
,administrator shall carry out this     
section in accordance with the          
requirements described in section       
#adab7;b77#c77;,a71 as applicable4  4   
7b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall prepare and  
submit to ,congress a report that       
includes--  7#a7 an inventory of funds--

 7,a7 expended by the ,united ,states1  
for each of fiscal years #bjaj through  
#bjad1 to examine or analyze            
toxin-producing cyanobacteria and algae 
or address public health concerns       
related to harmful algal blooms2 and    
7,b7 that includes the specific purpose 
for which the funds were made available1
 the law under which the funds were     
authorized1 and the ,federal agency that
 received or spent the funds2 and  7#b7 
recommended steps to reduce any         
duplication1 and improve interagency    
coordination1 of such expenditures4