,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
provision of alternative drinking water 
to households whose private drinking    
water is contaminated with              
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid substances from  
activities of the ,department of        
,defense4  #a4 ,provision of alternative
 drinking water to households whose     
private drinking water is contaminated  
with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and   
perfluorooctanoic acid substances from  
,department of ,defense activities  7a7 
,in general ,subject to subsections 7b7 
and 7c71 on and after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall offer alternative     
drinking water to a household if-- 7#a7 
the household is downgradient from a    

military installation2  7#b7 the        
household receives water from one or    
more private drinking water wells where 
contamination from detections of        
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid substances       
resulting solely from activities of the 
,department of ,defense1 as determined  
by the ,secretary1 carried out at such  
military installation has1 at one point 
in time1 exceeded the maximum           
contaminant level for such substances   
established by the ,environmental       
,protection ,agency2 and  7#c7 as of the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1    
another household located in the same   
community was eligible for alternative  
drinking water provided by the          
,secretary by reason of contamination   
from detections of                      
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid substances       
resulting from activities of the        
,department carried out at the same     
military installation4  7b7             

,coordination with other authorities    
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall carry 
out this section in a manner that is    
consistent with the ,comprehensive      
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et seq47 and the        
authorities of the ,secretary under     
environmental law1 including by         
prioritizing and coordinating the       
efforts of the ,secretary under         
subsection 7a7 with other efforts to    
address releases of                     
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid4  7c7 ,exception 
,the ,secretary is not required to offer
 or provide alternative drinking water  
to a household under subsection 7a7 if--
 7#a7 the household is part of a        
community1 as determined by the         
,secretary1 where all the households in 
the community that have been affected by
 contamination from detections of       
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid substances       

resulting from activities of the        
,department have been connected to a    
municipal drinking water distribution   
system2 or  7#b7 the ,secretary has     
otherwise taken action under the        
,comprehensive1 ,environmental          
,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability
 ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et  
seq47 to reduce drinking water          
exposures1 including by meeting the     
relevant ,federal or ,state drinking    
water standards for                     
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and        
perfluorooctanoic acid substances4  7d7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term alternative drinking water        
includes-- 7,a7 provision of bottled    
water2  7,b7 connection to public water 
systems for members of the public using 
private wells2 and  7,c7 provision of   
filtration systems for private          
residences4  7#b7 ,the term ,federal    
drinking water standard means an        
enforceable ,federal standard for       
drinking water1 as described in section 

#aba7;d77#b77;,a77i7 of the             
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#ifba7;d77#b77;,a77i774  7#c7 ,the terms
 maximum contaminant level and public   
water system have the meanings given    
those terms in section #adja of the     
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f74  7#d7 ,the term      
private drinking water well means a     
drinking water well that is not a public
 water system and is not connected to a 
public water system4  7#e7 ,the term    
,state drinking water standard means an 
enforceable ,state standard1 in effect  
in that ,state1 for drinking water1 as  
described in section                    
#aba7;d77#b77;,a77ii7 of the            
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#ifba7;d77#b77;,a77ii774