,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eedh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjah    
,ms4 ,schakowsky introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the              
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency to conduct a study  
on the presence of pharmaceuticals and  
personal care products in sources of    
drinking water4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,water1        
,cosmetics1 and ,unwanted               
,pharmaceuticals ,study ,act4  #b4      
,presence of pharmaceuticals and        
personal care products in sources of    
drinking water ,subsection 7a7 of       
section #addb of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#a7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7#aa7 ,presence of          
pharmaceuticals and personal care       
products in sources of drinking water   
7,a7 ,study ,the ,administrator shall   

carry out a study on the presence of    
pharmaceuticals and personal care       
products in sources of drinking water1  
which shall-- 7i7 identify              
pharmaceuticals and personal care       
products that have been detected in     
sources of drinking water and the levels
 at which such pharmaceuticals and      
personal care products have been        
detected2  7ii7 identify the sources of 
pharmaceuticals and personal care       
products in sources of drinking water1  
including point sources and nonpoint    
sources of pharmaceutical and personal  
care products2  7iii7 identify the      
effects of such pharmaceuticals and     
personal care products on humans1 the   
environment1 and the safety of drinking 
water2 and  7iv7 identify methods to    
control1 limit1 treat1 or prevent the   
presence of such pharmaceuticals and    
personal care products4  7,b7           
,consultation ,the ,administrator shall 
conduct the study described in          
subparagraph 7,a7 in consultation with  

the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services 7acting through the           
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs71 the 
,director of the ,united ,states        
,geological ,survey1 the heads of other 
appropriate ,federal agencies 7including
 the ,national ,institute of            
,environmental ,health ,sciences71 and  
other interested stakeholders 7including
 manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and   
personal care products and consumer     
groups and advocates74  7,c7 ,report    
,not later than #d years after the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph1 the 
,administrator shall submit to the      
,congress a report on the results of the
 study carried out under this paragraph4
  7,d7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 
7i7 ,the term personal care product has 
the meaning given the term cosmetic in  
section #bja of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act4  7ii7 ,the   
term pharmaceutical has the meaning     
given the term drug in section #bja of  
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic

 ,act4  4