California Sen. Barbara Boxer wants future presidents to be able to respond better to lead water crises like the one enveloping an eastern Michigan city.

Boxer, the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, will introduce a bill Monday that would allow presidents to be able to classify lead in drinking water as a federal disaster. Current law does not allow that, limiting the amount of aid that can be sent to Flint, Mich., where people can’t drink the water due to lead contamination.

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