Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Safe Water in Schools Act of 2026.
(a) Point-of-use filtration systems
Section 1464(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(D) Point-of-use filtration systems
In carrying out the grant program under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall make grants to local educational agencies to provide certified point-of-use filtration systems described in section 1459A(b)(2)(D) at schools and child care programs under the jurisdiction of those local educational agencies—
(i) as a preventative measure to reduce potential exposure to lead contamination in drinking water prior to testing for such contamination, as determined appropriate by the Administrator; and
(ii) for purposes of remediation of lead contamination in drinking water under this paragraph.