,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mrs4 ,capito7 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 require 
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency to set maximum     
contaminant levels for certain          
chemicals1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,drinking ,water from      
,,pfas ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,maximum     
contaminant levels ,section             
#adab7;b77#b7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;g-#a7;b77#b77 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7,d7         
,perfluorinated compounds  7i7 ,required
 regulations ,not later than #b years   
after the date of enactment of the      
,protect ,drinking ,water from ,,pfas   

,act of #bjai1 the ,administrator shall 
publish a maximum contaminant level and 
promulgate a national primary drinking  
water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances4  7ii7       
,monitoring ,in establishing monitoring 
requirements under the national primary 
drinking water regulation for           
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances under clause 7i71 the        
,administrator shall-- 7,i7 consider    
options for tailoring monitoring        
requirements for public water systems   
that do not detect1 or are reliably and 
consistently below the maximum          
contaminant level for1 those substances2
 and  7,,ii7 prioritize the use of      
existing authorities to provide         
technical assistance and funding to help
 small1 rural1 or disadvantaged public  
water systems to comply with the        
national primary drinking water         
regulation4  4