,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aijg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bg1 #bjba,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for ,,pfas under the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act1 to provide ,federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement such guidelines and standards1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean ,water ,standards for ,,pfas ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,clean ,water ,act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for ,,pfas 7a7 ,deadlines 7#a7 ,water quality criteria ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall publish in the ,federal ,register human health water quality criteria for each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance1 polyfluoroalkyl substance1 and class of such substances4 7#b7 ,effluent limitations guidelines and standards for priority industry categories ,as soon as practicable1 but not later than #d years after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,administrator shall publish in the ,federal ,register a final rule establishing1 for each priority industry category1 effluent limitations guidelines and standards1 in accordance with the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 for the discharge 7including a discharge into a publicly owned treatment works7 of each measurable perfluoroalkyl substance1 polyfluoroalkyl substance1 and class of such substances4 7b7 ,notification ,the ,administrator shall notify the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate of each publication made under this section4 7c7 ,implementation assistance for publicly owned treatment works 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall award grants to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works1 to be used to implement effluent limitations guidelines and standards developed by the ,administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance1 polyfluoroalkyl substance1 or class of such substances4 7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,administrator to carry out this subsection #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf1 to remain available until expended4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,effluent limitation ,the term effluent limitation has the meaning given that term in section #ejb of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb74 7#c7 ,measurable ,the term measurable1 with respect to a chemical substance or class of chemical substances1 means capable of being measured using-- 7,a7 a test procedure promulgated or approved in accordance with part #acf of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations72 or 7,b7 another analytical method for measuring a perfluoroalkyl substance1 polyfluoroalkyl substance1 or class of those substances1 if the analytical method is validated by the ,administrator4 7#d7 ,perfluoroalkyl substance ,the term perfluoroalkyl substance means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms4 7#e7 ,polyfluoroalkyl substance ,the term polyfluoroalkyl substance means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom4 7#f7 ,priority industry category ,the term priority industry category means the following point source categories3 7,a7 ,organic chemicals1 plastics1 and synthetic fibers1 as identified in part #dad of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,b7 ,pulp1 paper1 and paperboard1 as identified in part #dcj of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,c7 ,textile mills1 as identified in part #daj of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,d7 ,electroplating1 as identified in part #dac of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,e7 ,metal finishing1 as identified in part #dcc of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,f7 ,leather tanning and finishing1 as identified in part #dbe of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,g7 ,paint formulating1 as identified in part #ddf of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,h7 ,electrical and electronic components1 as identified in part #dfi of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,i7 ,plastics molding and forming1 as identified in part #dfc of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7#g7 ,treatment works ,the term treatment works has the meaning given that term in section #bab of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib74 7#h7 ,water quality criteria ,the term water quality criteria means the recommended criteria for water quality developed by the ,administrator under section #cjd7;a77#a7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acad7;a77#a774