,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,lawrence 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mrs4 ,demings1
 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4   
,ryan1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4  
,bustos1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of 
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,rush1 
,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,carson of   
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,wilson
 of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4     
,wexton1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,castor of    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney 
of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,hill of            
,california1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1   
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,hastings1
 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4       
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,kuster of 
,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 and ,mr4      
,johnson of ,georgia7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   

the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,safe ,drinking
 ,water ,act to address lead            
contamination in school drinking water4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,get the ,lead ,out of ,schools 
,act4  #b4 ,school testing and          
notification2 grant program ,section    
#adfd of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#bd7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7e7
 ,testing and notification requirements 
for public water systems that serve     
schools ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this           
subsection1 the ,administrator shall    
promulgate a national primary drinking  
water regulation for school drinking    
water that--  7#a7 establishes a lead   
action level that is not more than the  
lead action level established by the    
,administrator under section #adab7;b72 
7#b7 requires each public water system  
to sample for lead in the drinking water
 at such schools as the ,administrator  

determines to have a risk of lead in the
 drinking water at a level that meets or
 exceeds the lead action level          
established under paragraph 7#a72 and   
7#c7 in the case of results of sampling 
under paragraph 7#b7 that indicate that 
the drinking water of a school contains 
lead that meets or exceeds the lead     
action level established under paragraph
 7#a71 requires the public water system 
that serves the school to notify the    
local educational agency that has       
jurisdiction over the school1 the       
relevant local health agencies1 the     
municipality1 and the ,state as soon as 
practicable1 but not later than #bd     
hours after the public water system     
receives the sampling results4  7f7     
,school lead testing and remediation    
grant program  7#a7 ,definition of      
eligible entity ,in this subsection1 the
 term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a    
local educational agency 7as defined in 
subsection 7d77#a772 or  7,b7 a ,state  
agency that administers a statewide     

program to test for1 or remediate1 lead 
contamination in drinking water4  7#b7  
,grants authorized ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 subsection1 the ,administrator shall   
establish a grant program to make grants
 available to eligible entities to test 
for1 and remediate1 lead contamination  
in school drinking water4  7#c7 ,use of 
funds  7,a7 ,in general ,an eligible    
entity that receives a grant under this 
subsection may use grant funds-- 7i7 to 
recover the costs incurred by the       
eligible entity for testing for lead    
contamination in school drinking water  
conducted by an entity approved by the  
,administrator or the ,state to conduct 
the testing2 or  7ii7 to replace lead   
pipes1 pipe fittings1 plumbing fittings1
 and fixtures of any school with        
drinking water that contains a level of 
lead that meets or exceeds the action   
level established by the ,administrator 
under subsection 7e77#a7 with lead free 
7as defined in section #adag7 pipes1    

pipe fittings1 plumbing fittings1 and   
fixtures4  7,b7 ,limitation ,not more   
than #e percent of grant funds accepted 
under this subsection shall be used to  
pay the administrative costs of testing 
for1 or remediation of1 lead            
contamination4  7#d7 ,guidance2 public  
availability ,as a condition of         
receiving a grant under this subsection1
 an eligible entity shall-- 7,a7 expend 
grant funds in accordance with--  7i7   
the guidance of the ,environmental      
,protection ,agency entitled #c,ts for  
,reducing ,lead in ,drinking ,water in  
,schools3 ,revised ,technical ,guidance 
and dated ,october #bjjf 7or any        
successor guidance72 or  7ii7 applicable
 ,state regulations or guidance         
regarding the reduction of lead in      
drinking water in schools that is not   
less stringent than the guidance        
referred to in clause 7i71 as determined
 by the ,administrator2  7,b7 make      
publicly available1 including1 to the   
maximum extent practicable1 on the      

,internet website of the eligible       
entity1 a copy of the results of any    
testing for lead contamination in school
 drinking water that is carried out with
 funds under this subsection2 and  7,c7 
notify parent1 teacher1 and employee    
organizations of the availability of the
 results described in subparagraph 7,b74
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