,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cdhj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 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 and the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act to authorize additional assistance to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalklyl substances and other emerging contaminants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,providing ,financial ,assistance to ,states for ,testing and ,treatment ,act of #bjbj or the ,,pfas ,testing and ,treatment ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other emerging contaminants in drinking water ,section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,g7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking clause 7ii7 and inserting clauses 7ii7 and 7iii72 7,b7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 7iv72 and 7,c7 by inserting after clause 7ii7 the following3 7iii7 ,use of funds ,the recipient of a grant using amounts described in clause 7i7 may use the grant funds for projects and activities that address emerging contaminants1 including-- 7,i7 investments necessary for public water systems and users of underground sources of drinking water to comply with the requirements of this title2 7,,ii7 programs to provide household water quality testing1 including testing for unregulated contaminants2 and 7,,iii7 other investments and programs to address emerging contaminants4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7t7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,distribution 7,a7 ,in general ,amounts made available under this subsection shall be allotted to a ,state as a capitalization grant-- 7i7 in accordance with subparagraph 7,b72 7ii7 for deposit into the ,state loan fund of the ,state2 and 7iii7 for the purposes described in subsection 7a77#b77;,g74 7,b7 ,allotment ,the amounts described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be allotted to a ,state-- 7i7 for each of fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb1 as if allotted under subsection 7a77#a77;,d72 and 7ii7 for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbi1 in accordance with the regulations promulgated under subparagraph 7,c74 7,c7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph1 the ,administrator shall promulgate regulations for the distribution of amounts described in subparagraph 7,a7 among ,states in a manner that accounts for the prevalence and remedial costs of addressing emerging contaminants1 with a focus on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking this subsection and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following3 this subsection1 to remain available until expended-- 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjbj-- 7i7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7ii7 any additional amount as may be designated by ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i772 and 7,b7 for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi1 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4 4 #c4 ,remediation of contamination of groundwater by perfluoroalkyl substances ,title ,v of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating section #ebj 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea note7 as section #eba2 and 7#b7 by inserting after section #eai 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgg;a7 the following3 #ebj4 ,remediation of contamination of groundwater by perfluoroalkyl substances 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,contaminated site ,the term contaminated site means a site at which groundwater has been contaminated by a covered perfluoroalkyl substance4 7#b7 ,covered perfluoroalkyl substance ,the term covered perfluoroalkyl substance means-- 7,a7 perfluorooctanoic acid 7commonly referred to as ,,pfoa7 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,no4 #cce-fg-a72 7,b7 the salts associated with the chemical described in subparagraph 7,a7 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,nos4 #chbe-bf-a1 #cce-ie-e1 and #fhada-jb-f72 7,c7 perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or sulfonate 7commonly referred to as ,,pfos7 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,no4 #agfc-bc-a72 and 7,d7 the salts associated with the chemical described in subparagraph 7,c7 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,nos4 #bgie-ci-c1 #bideg-gb-e1 #efggc-db-c1 #bijha-ef-i1 and #gjbbe-ad-h74 7b7 ,establishment ,subject to subsections 7c7 and 7d71 the ,administrator shall provide grants to ,states to address contamination of groundwater by covered perfluoroalkyl substances at contaminated sites4 7c7 ,distribution 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall ensure that funds made available to carry out this section are distributed to each ,state-- 7,a7 for each of fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb1 in such a manner that the total grant amount received by a ,state under this section is equivalent to the ratio that-- 7i7 the amount of the capitalization grant under title ,,vi to the ,state in the last fiscal year in which capitalization grants were made2 bears to 7ii7 the amount of capitalization grants under title ,,vi to all ,states in the last fiscal year in which capitalization grants were made2 and 7,b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbi1 in accordance with the regulations promulgated under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall promulgate regulations for the distribution of amounts made available to carry out this section among ,states in a manner that accounts for the prevalence and remedial costs of addressing contamination of groundwater by covered perfluoroalkyl substances4 7d7 ,cleanup standards 7#a7 ,in general ,any detection1 treatment1 and remediation of groundwater carried out using a grant under this section shall be carried out in accordance with-- 7,a7 if the ,administrator has not designated the applicable covered perfluoroalkyl substance as a hazardous substance under the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq471 the ,draft ,deliberative ,document prepared by the ,administrator entitled ,draft ,interim ,recommendations to ,address ,groundwater ,contaminated with ,perfluorootanoic ,acid and ,perfluorooctane ,sulfonate and accepted for interagency review by the ,office of ,management and ,budget on ,august #ca1 #bjah2 and 7,b7 if the ,administrator has designated the applicable covered perfluoroalkyl substance as a hazardous substance under the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq471 the requirements of that ,act4 7#b7 ,total destruction technologies ,in addressing the contamination described in subsection 7b7 using amounts from a grant under this section1 ,states shall give preference to addressing that contamination using total destruction technologies that create inert byproducts4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section-- 7#a7 for fiscal year #bjbj-- 7,a7 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 any additional amount as may be designated by ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i772 and 7#b7 for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi1 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4 7f7 ,termination of authority ,the authority provided by this section terminates on ,september #cj1 #bjbi4 4