,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dijg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjah,mr4 ,rush 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,pallone1 and ,mrs4 ,bustos7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act to require  
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency to establish a     
grant program to assist eligible        
entities in carrying out programs to    
replace lead service lines for schools  
and solder that is not lead free used in
 the plumbing for schools1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,school lead pipe       
replacement program ,part ,f of the     
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ba et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
section3  #adfe4 ,school lead pipe      
replacement program  7a7 ,eligible      
entity ,in this section1 the term       
eligible entity means-- 7#a7 a local    

educational agency2 or  7#b7 a public   
water system4  7b7 ,grant program  7#a7 
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
section1 the ,administrator shall       
establish a grant program to assist     
eligible entities in carrying out       
programs to replace lead service lines  
for schools and solder that is not lead 
free used in the plumbing for schools4  
,such a program--  7,a7 shall include   
replacing lead service lines and solder 
that is not lead free2 and  7,b7 may    
include testing1 planning1 or carrying  
out other relevant activities1 as       
determined by the ,administrator1 to    
identify the location and condition of  
lead service lines and solder that is   
not lead free4  7#b7 ,priority          
application ,in providing assistance    
under this section1 the ,administrator  
shall give priority to proposed programs
 for schools for which1 at any time     
during the #c-year period preceding the 
date of submission of an application of 

the eligible entity1 monitoring data has
 indicated elevated lead levels in the  
school drinking water4  7c7 ,lead       
service line defined ,for purposes of   
this section1 the term lead service line
 has the meaning given that term in     
section #adei;,b4  7d7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this      
section #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjai through #bjbc4  4