[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 2821 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2821

 To improve drinking water quality and reduce lead exposure in homes, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2016

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Peters, 
 Mr. Merkley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Shaheen, 
 Mr. Franken, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
    Murray, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
   Cantwell, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Reid) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve drinking water quality and reduce lead exposure in homes, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Testing, Removal, 
and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic 
Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes 
Act of 2016'' or the ``True LEADership Act of 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
               TITLE I--INVESTING IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

              Subtitle A--Reducing Lead in Drinking Water

Sec. 1101. Reducing lead in drinking water.
                       Subtitle B--Funding Water

Sec. 1201. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
Sec. 1202. Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
                    Subtitle C--WIFIA Pilot Program

Sec. 1301. Permanent authorization for WIFIA pilot program.
           Subtitle D--Iron and Steel in Public Water Systems

Sec. 1401. Taxpayer-produced iron and steel in public water systems.
        Subtitle E--Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment

Sec. 1501. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 1502. Exempt-facility bonds for sewage and water supply 
                            facilities.
    TITLE II--REFORMING LEAD NOTIFICATION, TESTING, AND TRANSPARENCY

                 Subtitle A--Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Sec. 2101. State reporting of elevated blood lead levels.
                Subtitle B--Lead and Copper Regulations

Sec. 2201. Lead and copper in drinking water.
                 Subtitle C--Drinking Water Regulations

Sec. 2301. Enforcement of drinking water regulations.
 Subtitle D--Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting 
                              Requirements

Sec. 2401. Assistance for disadvantaged communities.
Sec. 2402. Drinking water quality improvement for minority, tribal, and 
                            low-income communities.
Sec. 2403. Compliance and inspections of public water supplies.
Sec. 2404. Electronic reporting of test results.
Sec. 2405. Priority of applications.
Sec. 2406. Notification of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                            Prevention and State health agencies.
             Subtitle E--Grants for Lead Testing in Schools

Sec. 2501. Lead testing in school and child care drinking water.
          TITLE III--BUILDING HEALTHIER HOMES AND COMMUNITIES

                Subtitle A--Home Lead Safety Tax Credit

Sec. 3101. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 3102. Home lead hazard reduction activity tax credit.
                   Subtitle B--Title X Amendments Act

Sec. 3201. Findings.
Sec. 3202. Definitions.
Sec. 3203. Grant program.
Sec. 3204. Authorization of appropriations.
                  Subtitle C--Healthy Housing Council

Sec. 3301. Findings.
Sec. 3302. Definitions.
Sec. 3303. Interagency council on healthy housing.
Sec. 3304. Functions of the council.
Sec. 3305. Powers of the council.
Sec. 3306. Council personnel matters.
Sec. 3307. Authorization of appropriations.
                 Subtitle D--Lead-Safe Housing for Kids

Sec. 3401. Definitions.
Sec. 3402. Updates to lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil 
                            standards.
Sec. 3403. Amendments to Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
                            Act of 1992.
Sec. 3404. Amendments to the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act.
Sec. 3405. GAO reports on lead hazards in federally assisted housing.
Sec. 3406. Authorization of appropriations.
               TITLE IV--ACCELERATING WATER TECHNOLOGIES

Sec. 4101. Innovation in Clean Water State revolving funds.
Sec. 4102. Innovation in Drinking Water State revolving funds.
Sec. 4103. Innovative water technology grant program.
         TITLE V--CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT DURING WATER EMERGENCIES

Sec. 5101. Emergency powers.
 TITLE VI--DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER

Sec. 6101. Findings.
Sec. 6102. Authority to use disaster relief funds.
    TITLE VII--MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF LEAD POISONING ON CHILDREN

Sec. 7101. Grants for local educational agencies affected by lead 
                            poisoning.
                   TITLE VIII--WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 8101. Wage rate requirements.

               TITLE I--INVESTING IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

              Subtitle A--Reducing Lead in Drinking Water

SEC. 1101. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a community water system (as defined in section 
                1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f));
                    (B) a system located in an area governed by an 
                Indian Tribe (as defined in that section);
                    (C) a nontransient noncommunity water system;
                    (D) a qualified nonprofit organization, as 
                determined by the Administrator; and
                    (E) a municipality or State, interstate, or 
                intermunicipal agency.
            (2) Lead reduction project.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``lead reduction 
                project'' means a project or activity the primary 
                purpose of which is to reduce the level of lead in 
                water for human consumption by--
                            (i) replacement of publicly owned portions 
                        of lead service lines;
                            (ii) testing, planning, or other relevant 
                        activities, as determined by the Administrator, 
                        to identify and address conditions (including 
                        corrosion control) that contribute to increased 
                        lead levels in water for human consumption;
                            (iii) assistance to low-income homeowners 
                        to replace privately owned portions of service 
                        lines, pipes, fittings, or fixtures that 
                        contain lead; and
                            (iv) education of consumers regarding 
                        measures to reduce exposure to lead from 
                        drinking water or other sources.
                    (B) Limitation.--The term ``lead reduction 
                project'' does not include a partial lead service line 
                replacement if, at the conclusion of that service line 
                replacement, drinking water is delivered to a household 
                through a publicly or privately owned portion of a lead 
                service line.
            (3) Low-income.--The term ``low-income'', with respect to 
        an individual provided assistance under this section, has such 
        meaning as may be given the term by the head of the 
        municipality or State, interstate, or intermunicipal agency 
        with jurisdiction over the area to which assistance is 
        provided.
            (4) Municipality.--The term ``municipality'' means--
                    (A) a city, town, borough, county, parish, 
                district, association, or other public entity 
                established by, or pursuant to, applicable State law; 
                and
                    (B) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
                Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
                (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
    (b) Grant Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a 
        grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities for 
        lead reduction projects in the United States.
            (2) Evaluation.--In providing assistance under this 
        section, the Administrator shall evaluate--
                    (A) that an eligible entity applying for assistance 
                has identified the source of lead in water for human 
                consumption; and
                    (B) the means by which the proposed lead reduction 
                project would reduce lead levels in the applicable 
                water system.
            (3) Priority application.--In providing grants under this 
        subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to an 
        eligible entity that--
                    (A) carries out a lead reduction project at a 
                public water system or nontransient noncommunity water 
                system that has exceeded the lead action level 
                established by the Administrator at any time during the 
                3-year period preceding the date of submission of the 
                application of the eligible entity;
                    (B) addresses lead levels in water for human 
                consumption at a school, daycare, or other facility 
                that primarily serves children or another vulnerable 
                human subpopulation; or
                    (C) addresses such priority criteria as the 
                Administrator may establish, consistent with the goal 
                of reducing lead levels of concern.
            (4) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                non-Federal share of the total cost of a project funded 
                by a grant under this subsection shall be not less than 
                20 percent.
                    (B) Waiver.--The Administrator may reduce or 
                eliminate the non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) 
                for reasons of affordability, as the Administrator 
                determines to be appropriate.
            (5) Low-income assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
                eligible entity may use a grant provided under this 
                subsection to provide assistance to low-income 
                homeowners to carry out lead reduction projects.
                    (B) Limitation.--The amount of a grant provided to 
                a low-income homeowner under this paragraph shall not 
                exceed the cost of replacement of the privately owned 
                portion of the service line.
            (6) Special consideration for lead service line 
        replacement.--In carrying out lead service line replacement 
        using a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall--
                    (A) notify customers of the planned replacement of 
                any publicly owned portion of the lead service line;
                    (B) offer--
                            (i) in the case of a homeowner that is not 
                        low-income, to replace the privately owned 
                        portion of the lead service line at the cost of 
                        replacement; and
                            (ii) in the case of a low-income homeowner, 
                        to replace the privately owned portion of the 
                        lead service line and any pipes, fittings, and 
                        fixtures that contain lead at a cost that is 
                        equal to the difference between--
                                    (I) the cost of replacement; and
                                    (II) the amount of low-income 
                                assistance available to the homeowner 
                                under paragraph (5);
                    (C) notify each customer that a planned replacement 
                of any publicly owned portion of a lead service line 
                that is funded by a grant made under this subsection 
                will not be carried out unless the customer consents to 
                the simultaneous replacement of the privately owned 
                portion of the lead service line; and
                    (D) demonstrate that the eligible entity has 
                considered multiple options for reducing lead in 
                drinking water, including an evaluation of options for 
                corrosion control.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subtitle $60,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021.

                       Subtitle B--Funding Water

SEC. 1201. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND.

    Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is 
amended by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $3,130,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(2) $3,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(3) $4,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
            ``(4) $4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
            ``(5) $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.

SEC. 1202. CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND.

    Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 
et seq.) is amended by striking section 607 and inserting the 
following:

``SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title--
            ``(1) $5,180,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(2) $5,960,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(3) $6,850,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
            ``(4) $7,880,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
            ``(5) $9,060,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.''.

                    Subtitle C--WIFIA Pilot Program

SEC. 1301. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR WIFIA PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance 
and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3912) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
                redesignated), by striking ``There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to each of the Secretary and the 
                Administrator'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Mandatory funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, on October 1, 2016, and on each 
                October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, out of 
                any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Administrator to carry out this subtitle 
                $1,359,950,000, to remain available until expended.
                    ``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Administrator 
                shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall 
                use to carry out this subtitle the funds transferred 
                under subparagraph (A), without further 
                appropriation.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``for each of fiscal 
        years 2015 through 2019'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year 
        in which funds are made available to carry out this subtitle''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subtitle C of title V of the Water Resources Reform and 
        Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by 
        striking the subtitle designation and heading and inserting the 
        following:

             ``Subtitle C--Innovative Financing Projects''.

            (2) Section 5023 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
        Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3092) is amended by striking 
        ``pilot'' each place it appears.
            (3) Section 5034 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
        Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3913) is amended by striking 
        the section designation and heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 5034. REPORTS ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.''.

            (4) The table of contents for the Water Resources Reform 
        and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to subtitle C of 
                title V and inserting the following:

             ``Subtitle C--Innovative Financing Projects'';

                and
                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 5034 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 5034. Reports on program implementation.''.

           Subtitle D--Iron and Steel in Public Water Systems

SEC. 1401. TAXPAYER-PRODUCED IRON AND STEEL IN PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.

    Section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Requirement for the use of american materials.--
                    ``(A) Definition of iron and steel products.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `iron and steel products' 
                means the following products made, in part, of iron or 
                steel:
                            ``(i) Lined or unlined pipe and fittings.
                            ``(ii) Manhole covers and other municipal 
                        castings.
                            ``(iii) Hydrants.
                            ``(iv) Tanks.
                            ``(v) Flanges.
                            ``(vi) Pipe clamps and restraints.
                            ``(vii) Valves.
                            ``(viii) Structural steel.
                            ``(ix) Reinforced precast concrete.
                            ``(x) Construction materials.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, except as provided in subparagraph 
                (C), none of the funds made available by a State loan 
                fund authorized under this section may be used for a 
                project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, 
                or repair of a public water system unless all the iron 
                and steel products used in the project are produced in 
                the United States.
                    ``(C) Waivers.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply in 
                any case or category of cases in which the 
                Administrator finds that--
                            ``(i) applying subparagraph (B) would be 
                        inconsistent with the public interest;
                            ``(ii) iron and steel products are not 
                        produced in the United States in sufficient and 
                        reasonably available quantities and of a 
                        satisfactory quality; or
                            ``(iii) inclusion of iron and steel 
                        products produced in the United States will 
                        increase the cost of the overall product by 
                        more than 25 percent.
                    ``(D) Public notice for waiver.--If the 
                Administrator receives a request for a waiver under 
                this paragraph, the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) make available to the public on an 
                        informal basis, including on the website of the 
                        Administrator--
                                    ``(I) a copy of the request; and
                                    ``(II) any information available to 
                                the Administrator regarding the 
                                request; and
                            ``(ii) provide notice of, and opportunity 
                        for informal public comment on, the request for 
                        a period of not less than 15 days before making 
                        a finding based on a request under subparagraph 
                        (C).
                    ``(E) Application.--This paragraph shall be applied 
                in a manner consistent with United States obligations 
                under international agreements.
                    ``(F) Management and oversight.--The Administrator 
                may use not more than 0.25 percent of any funds made 
                available to carry out this title for management and 
                oversight of the requirements of this paragraph.''.

        Subtitle E--Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment

SEC. 1501. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Our Nation's water and wastewater systems are among the 
        best in the world, providing safe drinking water and sanitation 
        to our citizens.
            (2) In addition to protecting the health of our citizens, 
        community water systems are essential to our local economies, 
        enabling industries to achieve growth and productivity that 
        make America strong and prosperous.
            (3) Regulated under title XIV of the Public Health Service 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; commonly known as the ``Safe 
        Drinking Water Act'') and the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), community drinking water systems 
        and wastewater collection and treatment facilities are critical 
        elements in the Nation's infrastructure.
            (4) Water and wastewater infrastructure is comprised of a 
        mixture of old and new technology. In many local communities 
        across the Nation, the old infrastructure has deteriorated to 
        critical conditions and is very costly to replace. Recent 
        government studies have estimated costs of $500,000,000,000 to 
        $800,000,000,000 over the next 20 years for maintaining and 
        improving the existing inventory, building new infrastructure, 
        and meeting new water quality standards.
            (5) The historical approach of funding infrastructure is 
        insufficient to meet the investment needs of the future.
            (6) The Federal partnership with State and local 
        communities has played a pivotal role in improving the Nation's 
        water quality and drinking water supplies. Federal assistance 
        under this partnership has been the linchpin of these 
        improvements.
            (7) In light of constrained Federal budgets, the 
        availability of exempt-facility financing represents an 
        important financing tool to help close the gap between funds 
        currently being invested and water infrastructure needs, 
        preserving the Federal partnership.
            (8) Providing alternative financing solutions, such as tax-
        exempt securities, encourages investment in water and 
        wastewater infrastructure that in turn creates local jobs and 
        protects the health of our citizens.
            (9) Federally mandated State volume cap restrictions in 
        conjunction with other priorities have limited the use of tax-
        exempt securities on water and wastewater infrastructure 
        investment.
            (10) Removal of State volume caps for water and wastewater 
        infrastructure will accelerate and increase overall investment 
        in the Nation's critical water infrastructure; facilitate 
        increased use of innovative infrastructure delivery methods 
        supporting sustainable water systems through public-private 
        partnerships that optimize design, financing, construction, and 
        long-term management, maintenance and viability; and provide 
        for more effective risk management of complex water 
        infrastructure projects by municipal utility and private sector 
        partners.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to provide 
alternative financing for long-term infrastructure capital investment 
programs, and to restore the Nation's safe drinking water and 
wastewater infrastructure capability and protect the health of our 
citizens.

SEC. 1502. EXEMPT-FACILITY BONDS FOR SEWAGE AND WATER SUPPLY 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) Bonds for Water and Sewage Facilities Exempt From Volume Cap on 
Private Activity Bonds.--Paragraph (3) of section 146(g) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(4), (5),'' 
after ``(2),''.
    (b) Conforming Change.--Paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of section 146(k) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are both amended by striking 
``(4), (5), (6),'' and inserting ``(6)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

    TITLE II--REFORMING LEAD NOTIFICATION, TESTING, AND TRANSPARENCY

                 Subtitle A--Elevated Blood Lead Levels

SEC. 2101. STATE REPORTING OF ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall establish procedures under which a State shall, on a 
quarterly basis, report to the Director the number of residents of the 
State under 2 years of age who have elevated blood lead levels.
    (b) Identification and Investigation.--The Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, based on the reports received under 
subsection (a), shall identify specific areas where children with high 
blood lead levels are concentrated and conduct an investigation to 
determine the sources of lead in such areas.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

                Subtitle B--Lead and Copper Regulations

SEC. 2201. LEAD AND COPPER IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) Regulations Required.--Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs 
        (15) and (16), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14) Lead and copper in drinking water.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of the True LEADership Act 
        of 2016, the Administrator shall promulgate lead and copper 
        regulations that--
                    ``(A) based on the amount of lead that would result 
                in a blood lead level greater than 5 micrograms per 
                deciliter in any healthy infant with an average blood 
                lead level who consumes infant formula made with water, 
                establish a household action level for priority setting 
                for lead and copper that triggers--
                            ``(i) not later than 28 days after the date 
                        on which the household action level is reached, 
                        plain-language consumer notification that is 
                        culturally and linguistically appropriate;
                            ``(ii) a report to the appropriate public 
                        health agency; and
                            ``(iii) an examination by the public water 
                        system of service line material, and the 
                        prioritization of the removal by the public 
                        water system, of any lead portion of the 
                        service line;
                    ``(B) provide for frequent and culturally and 
                linguistically appropriate multi-media outreach in 
                plain language about the health risk and protection 
                available to--
                            ``(i) consumers with known or suspected 
                        full or partial lead service lines;
                            ``(ii) public and private institutions and 
                        facilities that serve individuals of any other 
                        vulnerable population, including--
                                    ``(I) children;
                                    ``(II) pregnant women; and
                                    ``(III) an immunocompromised 
                                population, such as--
                                            ``(aa) individuals living 
                                        with auto immune deficiency 
                                        syndrome or human 
                                        immunodeficiency virus; and
                                            ``(bb) the elderly; and
                            ``(iii) caregivers and healthcare providers 
                        for any individual described in clause (i) or 
                        (ii);
                    ``(C) require, for each monitoring period, each 
                public water system to publish on a publicly accessible 
                website of the public water system, or distribute by 
                carrier route presort if the public water system does 
                not maintain a publicly accessible website, or 
                distribute door-to-door if a substantial portion of the 
                population served by the public water system does not 
                have access to the Internet or is elderly--
                            ``(i) the number of households served by 
                        the public water system that have a household 
                        action level that is greater than the household 
                        action level established by the Administrator 
                        under subparagraph (A);
                            ``(ii) all levels of lead and copper found 
                        in each monitoring period; and
                            ``(iii) the most recent 90th percentile 
                        levels for lead and copper, as compared to the 
                        system action levels for lead and copper;
                    ``(D) in the case of a community that has a lead 
                service line, require the public water system to 
                provide a public statement of lead service line 
                ownership that includes the legal basis of that 
                determination of ownership;
                    ``(E) modify lead monitoring requirements to 
                provide for--
                            ``(i) voluntary consumer-requested tap 
                        sampling for lead; and
                            ``(ii) the use of any result of a tap 
                        sample described in clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) to inform--
                                            ``(aa) consumer action to 
                                        reduce the risk of lead in the 
                                        home of the consumer; and
                                            ``(bb) in the case of a tap 
                                        sample that is higher than the 
                                        household action level 
                                        established in subparagraph 
                                        (A), the consumer and the 
                                        appropriate public health 
                                        agency; and
                                    ``(II) to assess--
                                            ``(aa) if the tap sample 
                                        meets the site selection 
                                        criteria described in the 
                                        regulations issued by the 
                                        Administrator for the control 
                                        of lead and copper, the 
                                        effectiveness of corrosion 
                                        control treatment; or
                                            ``(bb) any other potential 
                                        cause of an elevated lead 
                                        level; and
                    ``(F) are periodically reviewed and revised in 
                accordance with paragraph (9), including the revision 
                of the household action level established by the 
                Administrator under subparagraph (A) to require action 
                based on the quantity of lead in drinking water that 
                would result in a blood lead level, for any healthy 
                infant with an average blood lead level who consumes 
                infant formula made with water, equal to not less than 
                the national 97.5th percentile for childhood blood lead 
                level.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1415(e) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-4(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``1412(b)(15)'' and 
        inserting ``1412(b)(16)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``1412(b)(15)'' and 
                inserting ``1412(b)(16)''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``1412(b)(15)(A)'' 
                and inserting ``1412(b)(16)(A)''.
    (c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by 
this Act, authorizes or requires the elimination or weakening of any 
requirement or health protection relating to lead and copper under part 
141 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act).

                 Subtitle C--Drinking Water Regulations

SEC. 2301. ENFORCEMENT OF DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.

    (a) Exceedance of Lead Action Level.--Section 1414(c) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Notice of any exceedance of a lead action 
                level or any other prescribed level of lead in a 
                regulation issued under section 1412, including the 
                concentrations of lead found in a monitoring 
                activity.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
                subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) Exceedance of lead action level.--Regulations 
                issued under subparagraph (A) shall specify 
                notification procedures for an exceedance of a lead 
                action level or any other prescribed level of lead in a 
                regulation issued under section 1412.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Notification of the public relating to lead.--
                    ``(A) Exceedance of lead action level.--Not later 
                than 15 days after the date of an exceedance of a lead 
                action level or any other prescribed level of lead in a 
                regulation issued under section 1412, the Administrator 
                shall notify the public of the concentrations of lead 
                found in the monitoring activity conducted by the 
                public water system if the public water system or the 
                State does not notify the public of the concentrations 
                of lead found in a monitoring activity.
                    ``(B) Results of lead monitoring.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        provide notice of any result of lead monitoring 
                        conducted by a public water system to--
                                    ``(I) any person that is served by 
                                the public water system; or
                                    ``(II) the local or State health 
                                department of a locality or State in 
                                which the public water system is 
                                located.
                            ``(ii) Form of notice.--The Administrator 
                        may provide the notice described in clause (i) 
                        by--
                                    ``(I) press release; or
                                    ``(II) other form of communication, 
                                including local media.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1414(c) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``paragraph (2)(E)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (2)(F)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``subparagraph 
        (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (E)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(B), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.

 Subtitle D--Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting 
                              Requirements

SEC. 2401. ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Assistance To Increase Compliance With National Drinking Water 
Standards.--Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j-12) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Assistance to increase compliance.--An 
                intended use plan shall provide that, of the funds 
                received by the State in a fiscal year through a 
                capitalization grant under this section, the State 
                shall, to the extent that the State receives sufficient 
                eligible project applications, reserve not less than 6 
                percent of those funds to provide assistance under 
                subsection (d) to one or more public water systems 
                described in a list included in an intended use plan 
                under paragraph (2)(D).''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as paragraphs (2), (3), and (1), respectively;
                    (B) by moving the paragraphs so as to appear in 
                numerical order;
                    (C) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in the first sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``In this 
                                subsection'' and inserting the 
                                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, or a portion 
                                of the service area,'' after ``service 
                                area''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``The Administrator'' and inserting the 
                        following:
                    ``(B) Affordability criteria for disadvantaged 
                communities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In establishing 
                        affordability criteria, each State that has 
                        entered into a capitalization agreement under 
                        this section shall consider, solicit public 
                        comment on, and include in the affordability 
                        criteria, as appropriate--
                                    ``(I) the methods or criteria that 
                                the State intends to use to identify 
                                disadvantaged communities;
                                    ``(II) a description of the 
                                institutional, regulatory, financial, 
                                tax, or legal factors at the Federal, 
                                State, or local level that affect the 
                                affordability criteria; and
                                    ``(III) a description of the manner 
                                in which the State will assist a 
                                disadvantaged community under this 
                                subsection.
                            ``(ii) Assistance to states.--The 
                        Administrator'';
                    (D) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Additional subsidization.--Notwithstanding''; 
                and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Direct and primary benefit.--Any additional 
                subsidization provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
                directly and primarily benefit the disadvantaged 
                community.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1452(f)(1)(B) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
``subsection (d)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(1)''.

SEC. 2402. DRINKING WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR MINORITY, TRIBAL, AND 
              LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Water quality testing.--The term ``water quality 
        testing'' means the testing of drinking water for the presence 
        of lead or any other contaminant that poses a public health 
        risk.
    (b) Formal Guidance.--The Administrator shall issue formal guidance 
to develop a process to protect and improve the drinking water of 
minority, tribal, and low-income communities.
    (c) Expedited Water Quality Testing.--
            (1) In general.--In developing the process described in 
        subsection (b), the Administrator shall establish and maintain, 
        within the Office of Environmental Justice of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, a process by which a minority, tribal, or 
        low-income community, as defined by the Director of the Office 
        of Environmental Justice of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, may request expedited water quality testing of the 
        drinking water of the community for the presence of lead or any 
        other contaminant that poses a public health risk to 
        individuals in the community.
            (2) Results.--The Administrator shall provide to the 
        requestor the results of an expedited water quality testing 
        carried out in accordance with paragraph (1) in a timely 
        manner.
            (3) Website.--The Administrator shall develop and maintain 
        a publicly accessible website through which a request for 
        expedited water quality testing in accordance with paragraph 
        (1) may be submitted, in compliance with applicable Federal law 
        (including regulations) and policies relating to the protection 
        of individual privacy.
            (4) Performance measure.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall develop a 
                performance measure for the expedited water quality 
                testing carried out in accordance with paragraph (1) to 
                determine the average number of days between the date 
                of submission of a request for expedited water quality 
                testing and the date of completion of a request.
                    (B) Reporting.--The performance measure described 
                in subparagraph (A) shall be published on the website 
                described in paragraph (3) not less frequently than 
                once each calendar year.
    (d) Electronic Database.--The Administrator shall develop and 
maintain an electronic database of water quality and health screening 
tests that includes the results of any--
            (1) water system supplier water quality test required under 
        the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
            (2) health screening, including blood lead test results, 
        aggregated not less frequently than once each month on a 
        geographic scale not smaller than county level, to be 
        coordinated with the Director of the Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention, required under section 317A of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-l) and in accordance 
        with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
        1996 (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); and
            (3) expedited water quality testing carried out in 
        accordance with subsection (c)(1).
    (e) Regional Liaison.--
            (1) In general.--In developing the process described in 
        subsection (b), the Administrator shall ensure that not fewer 
        than 1 employee in each regional office of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency will serve as a liaison to minority, tribal, 
        and low-income communities in the relevant region.
            (2) Public identification.--The Administrator shall 
        prominently identify each regional liaison selected under 
        paragraph (1) on the website of--
                    (A) the relevant regional office of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency; and
                    (B) the Office of Environmental Justice of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency.
    (f) Community Partnership.--The Administrator may make grants to 
community organizations that represent, operate in, or serve a 
minority, tribal, or low-income community, as determined by the 
Administrator, to educate the residents of the community on--
            (1) contaminants in drinking water that may have an adverse 
        effect on human health; and
            (2) assistance that the Administrator may provide to 
        residents to identify and address a drinking water contaminant 
        that may have an adverse effect on human health.
    (g) Public Interest Science Partnerships.--The Administrator may 
create a partnership with an academic or research institution, 
including another Federal agency, to conduct or promote science that 
serves the public interest by sharing data or costs or engaging in any 
other activity of mutual benefit--
            (1) to identify--
                    (A) any contaminant in drinking water that may have 
                an adverse effect on human health; and
                    (B) a significant public health crisis caused by 
                any violation or contamination that--
                            (i) has the potential to have a serious 
                        adverse effect on human health that requires 
                        notice under section 1414(c)(2)(C) of the Safe 
                        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(c)(2)(C)); 
                        or
                            (ii) may present an imminent and 
                        substantial endangerment to the health of 
                        persons (within the meaning of section 1431(a) 
                        of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        300i(a))); and
            (2) to measure the risk that a minority, tribal, or low-
        income community faces from contaminants in drinking water that 
        may have an adverse effect on human health.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022--
            (1) to carry out subsection (c), $2,000,000;
            (2) to provide grants to community partners to carry out 
        subsection (f), $5,000,000; and
            (3) to carry out subsection (g), $10,000,000.

SEC. 2403. COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.

    (a) Reporting Noncompliance.--Section 1452(b)(2) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) a list that includes--
                            ``(i) any public water system in the State 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) has in effect an exemption or 
                                variance for any national primary 
                                drinking water regulation;
                                    ``(II) is in persistent violation 
                                of any requirement for a maximum 
                                contaminant level or treatment 
                                technique under a national primary 
                                drinking water regulation; or
                                    ``(III) the State or Administrator 
                                determines may present an imminent and 
                                substantial endangerment to the health 
                                of persons (within the meaning of 
                                section 1431(a));
                            ``(ii) the relevant national primary 
                        drinking regulation for the exemption, 
                        variance, or violation; and
                            ``(iii)(I) the effective date of the 
                        exemption or variance; or
                            ``(II) the date on which the persistent 
                        violation began.''.
    (b) Advice and Technical Assistance.--Section 1414(a)(1) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the undesignated matter preceding clause 
                (i), by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``The 
                Administrator shall notify the State and the public 
                water system of noncompliance by the public water 
                system if'';
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``pursuant 
                thereto,'' and inserting ``in accordance with that 
                variance or exemption.''; and
                    (C) by striking the undesignated matter following 
                clause (ii); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Advice and technical assistance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--After providing notice 
                        of noncompliance to the State and the public 
                        water system under subparagraph (A), the 
                        Administrator may provide such advice and 
                        technical assistance to the State and public 
                        water system as the Administrator determines 
                        appropriate to bring the public water system 
                        into compliance with the variance or exemption 
                        by the earliest date feasible.
                            ``(ii) Considerations.--In making a 
                        determination to provide advice and technical 
                        assistance under clause (i), the Administrator 
                        may consider--
                                    ``(I) the potential for the 
                                noncompliance to result in a serious 
                                adverse effect to human health;
                                    ``(II) whether the noncompliance 
                                has occurred continuously or 
                                frequently; and
                                    ``(III) the effectiveness of any 
                                past technical assistance effort.''.
    (c) Additional Inspections.--Section 1414 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as 
        subsections (e) through (j), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Additional Inspections After a Violation.--
            ``(1) In general.--After consultation with the States, the 
        Administrator shall, by regulation, prescribe the number, 
        frequency, and type of additional inspections that shall be 
        carried out after any violation that requires notice under 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) Regulations.--The regulations issued under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) take into account--
                            ``(i) the difference between--
                                    ``(I) intermittent or infrequent 
                                violations; and
                                    ``(II) continuous or frequent 
                                violations;
                            ``(ii) the seriousness of any potential 
                        adverse health effect that may be related to a 
                        violation; and
                            ``(iii) the number and severity of a past 
                        violation by a public water system; and
                    ``(B) specify the procedure for an inspection after 
                a violation by a public water system that has the 
                potential to cause a serious adverse effect on human 
                health due to short-term exposure to a contaminant.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1414 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
                U.S.C. 300g-3) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1)(B), by 
                                striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
                                inserting ``subsection (h)''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2)(A), in the 
                                undesignated matter following clause 
                                (ii), by striking ``subsection (g)'' 
                                and inserting ``subsection (h)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b), in the undesignated 
                        matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                        (h)''.
                    (B) Section 1448(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 300j-7(a)) is amended in the third sentence 
                of the undesignated matter following paragraph (2) by 
                striking ``1414(g)(3)(B)'' and inserting 
                ``1414(h)(3)(B)''.

SEC. 2404. ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF TEST RESULTS.

    Section 1414 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-3) (as 
amended by section 2403(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(k) Electronic Reporting of Compliance Monitoring Data.--Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Administrator shall issue a final rule that establishes requirements 
for electronic submission--
            ``(1) by public water systems of all compliance monitoring 
        data--
                    ``(A) to the Administrator; or
                    ``(B) with respect to a public water system in a 
                State that has primary enforcement responsibility under 
                section 1413, to that State; and
            ``(2) by each State that has primary enforcement 
        responsibility under section 1413 to the Administrator all 
        compliance monitoring data submitted by a public water system 
        to the State under paragraph (1)(B).''.

SEC. 2405. PRIORITY OF APPLICATIONS.

    Section 1452(b)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j-12(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) improve--
                                    ``(I) real-time continuous on-site 
                                electronic monitoring; or
                                    ``(II) transmission of testing 
                                results; and
                            ``(v) improve the ability of a public water 
                        system--
                                    ``(I) to protect human health; and
                                    ``(II) to comply with this title in 
                                manner that is affordable.''.

SEC. 2406. NOTIFICATION OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
              PREVENTION AND STATE HEALTH AGENCIES.

    Section 1414(c)(2)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300g-3(c)(2)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator or'' and inserting 
                ``Administrator, the Director of the Centers for 
                Disease Control and Prevention, and, if applicable,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and the appropriate State and 
                county health agencies'' after ``1413''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                            ``(iv) be provided to each person served by 
                        the public water system--
                                    ``(I) in the first billing 
                                statement that the public water system 
                                prepares after the date on which the 
                                violation occurs; and
                                    ``(II) in a manner consistent with 
                                clause (ii); and''.

             Subtitle E--Grants for Lead Testing in Schools

SEC. 2501. LEAD TESTING IN SCHOOL AND CHILD CARE DRINKING WATER.

    (a) In General.--Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j-24) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(d) Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Child care program.--The term `child care 
                program' has the meaning given the term `early 
                childhood education program' in section 103 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
                    ``(B) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
                educational agency' means--
                            ``(i) a local educational agency (as 
                        defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
                        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        7801));
                            ``(ii) a tribal education agency (as 
                        defined in section 3 of the National 
                        Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502)); 
                        and
                            ``(iii) an operator of a child care program 
                        facility.
            ``(2) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of the True LEADership Act of 
                2016, the Administrator shall establish a voluntary 
                school and child care lead testing grant program to 
                make grants available to States to assist local 
                educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead 
                contamination in drinking water at schools and child 
                care programs under the jurisdiction of the local 
                educational agencies.
                    ``(B) Grants to local educational agencies.--The 
                Administrator may make grants directly available to 
                local educational agencies for the voluntary testing 
                described in subparagraph (A) in--
                            ``(i) any State that does not participate 
                        in the voluntary school and child care lead 
                        testing grant program established under that 
                        subparagraph; and
                            ``(ii) any direct implementation area.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, a State or local educational agency shall 
        submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in 
        such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Administrator may require.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State or local educational 
                agency that receives a grant under this subsection may 
                use grant funds for the voluntary testing described in 
                paragraph (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of grant 
                funds accepted under this subsection shall be used to 
                pay the administrative costs of carrying out this 
                subsection.
            ``(5) Guidance; public availability.--As a condition of 
        receiving a grant under this subsection, the State or local 
        educational agency shall ensure that each local educational 
        agency to which grant funds are distributed shall--
                    ``(A) expend grant funds in accordance with--
                            ``(i) the guidance of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency entitled `3Ts for Reducing 
                        Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised 
                        Technical Guidance' and dated October 2006 (or 
                        any successor guidance); or
                            ``(ii) applicable State regulations or 
                        guidance regarding reducing lead in drinking 
                        water in schools and child care programs that 
                        is not less stringent than the guidance 
                        referred to in clause (i); and
                    ``(B)(i) make available in the administrative 
                offices, and to the maximum extent practicable, on the 
                Internet website, of the local educational agency for 
                inspection by the public (including teachers, other 
                school personnel, and parents) a copy of the results of 
                any voluntary testing for lead contamination in school 
                and child care program drinking water that is carried 
                out with grant funds under this subsection; and
                    ``(ii) notify parent, teacher, and employee 
                organizations of the availability of the results 
                described in clause (i).
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 1465 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j-25) is repealed.

          TITLE III--BUILDING HEALTHIER HOMES AND COMMUNITIES

                Subtitle A--Home Lead Safety Tax Credit

SEC. 3101. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that:
            (1) Lead is a metal that can produce a wide range of health 
        effects in humans when ingested. Children are more vulnerable 
        to lead poisoning than adults.
            (2) Lead poisoning is a serious, entirely preventable 
        threat to a child's intelligence, behavior, and learning. In 
        severe cases, lead poisoning can result in death.
            (3) According to the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development, approximately 23 million housing units nationwide 
        have at least one lead paint hazard.
            (4) In fiscal year 2015, funding for Federal lead abatement 
        programs, such as the Lead Hazard Control Grant Program, only 
        provided for lead abatement or ``interim control measures'' for 
        18,600 homes.
            (5) Childhood lead poisoning can be dramatically reduced by 
        the abatement or complete removal of all lead-based hazards. 
        Empirical studies also have shown substantial reductions in 
        lead poisoning when the affected properties have undergone 
        ``interim control measures'' that are less costly than 
        abatement.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the safe 
removal of lead hazards from homes and thereby decrease the number of 
children who suffer reduced intelligence, learning difficulties, 
behavioral problems, and other health consequences due to lead 
poisoning.

SEC. 3102. HOME LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION ACTIVITY TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
section 36B the following new section:

``SEC. 36C. HOME LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION ACTIVITY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there shall be 
        allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle 
        for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of the lead 
        hazard reduction activity cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer 
        during the taxable year for each eligible dwelling unit.
            ``(2) Election to apply costs to prior year.--For purposes 
        of this section, a taxpayer may elect to treat any lead hazard 
        reduction activity cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
        the taxable year as having been paid or incurred during the 
        preceding taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of 
        the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any eligible 
        dwelling unit for any taxable year shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) $3,000 in the case of lead hazard reduction 
                activity cost including lead abatement measures 
                described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of 
                subsection (c)(1)(A), or
                    ``(B) $1,000 in the case of lead hazard reduction 
                activity cost including interim lead control measures 
                described in clauses (i), (iii), (iv), and (v) of 
                subsection (c)(1)(A).
            ``(2) Other tax credits.--In the case of any credit against 
        State or local tax liabilities which is allowable under the 
        laws of any State or political subdivision thereof to a 
        taxpayer with respect to any costs paid or incurred by the 
        taxpayer which would otherwise qualify as lead hazard reduction 
        activity costs under this section (referred to in this 
        paragraph as the `State or local tax credit amount'), the 
        amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any 
        eligible dwelling unit for any taxable year (determined after 
        application of paragraph (1)) shall not exceed an amount equal 
        to the difference between--
                    ``(A) the lead hazard reduction activity cost paid 
                or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for 
                such unit, and
                    ``(B) the State or local tax credit amount.
            ``(3) Limitation per residence.--The cumulative amount of 
        the credit allowed under subsection (a) for an eligible 
        dwelling unit for all taxable years shall not exceed $4,000.
    ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Lead hazard reduction activity cost.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `lead hazard reduction 
                activity cost' means, with respect to any eligible 
                dwelling unit--
                            ``(i) the cost for a certified risk 
                        assessor to conduct an assessment to determine 
                        the presence of a lead-based hazard (as such 
                        terms are defined by the Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the Administrator of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency),
                            ``(ii) the cost for performing lead 
                        abatement measures by a certified lead 
                        abatement supervisor (as such term is defined 
                        by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency), including the removal of paint, dust, 
                        or pipes, the permanent enclosure or 
                        encapsulation of lead-based paint or pipes, the 
                        replacement of painted surfaces, windows, or 
                        fixtures, or the removal or permanent covering 
                        of soil when lead-based hazards are present,
                            ``(iii) the cost for performing interim 
                        lead control measures to reduce exposure or 
                        likely exposure to lead-based hazards, 
                        including specialized cleaning, repairs, 
                        maintenance, painting, temporary containment, 
                        ongoing monitoring of lead-based hazards, and 
                        the establishment and operation of management 
                        and resident education programs, but only if 
                        such measures are evaluated and completed by a 
                        certified lead abatement supervisor using 
                        accepted methods, are conducted by a qualified 
                        contractor, and have an expected useful life of 
                        more than 10 years,
                            ``(iv) the cost for a certified lead 
                        abatement supervisor, those working under the 
                        supervision of such supervisor, or a qualified 
                        contractor to perform all preparation, cleanup, 
                        disposal, and clearance testing activities 
                        associated with the lead abatement measures or 
                        interim lead control measures, and
                            ``(v) costs incurred by or on behalf of any 
                        occupant of such dwelling unit for any 
                        relocation which is necessary to achieve 
                        occupant protection (as such term is defined by 
                        the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The term `lead hazard reduction 
                activity cost' does not include any cost to the extent 
                such cost is funded by any grant, contract, or 
                otherwise by another person or any governmental agency.
            ``(2) Eligible dwelling unit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible dwelling 
                unit' means, with respect to any taxable year, any 
                dwelling unit--
                            ``(i) placed in service before 1978,
                            ``(ii) located in the United States, and
                            ``(iii) the residents of which during the 
                        preceding taxable year have a cumulative 
                        adjusted gross income of less than $110,000.
                    ``(B) Dwelling unit.--The term `dwelling unit' has 
                the meaning given such term by section 280A(f)(1).
            ``(3) Qualified contractor.--The term `qualified 
        contractor' means any contractor who has successfully completed 
        a training course on lead safe work practices which has been 
        approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
        the Environmental Protection Agency.
            ``(4) Documentation required for credit allowance.--No 
        credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to 
        any eligible dwelling unit for any taxable year unless, after 
        lead hazard reduction activity is complete, a certified 
        inspector (as such term is defined by the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency) or certified risk assessor provides written 
        documentation to the taxpayer that includes--
                    ``(A) evidence that--
                            ``(i) the eligible dwelling unit meets the 
                        lead hazard reduction criteria defined by the 
                        Secretary, in consultation with the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency, or
                            ``(ii) the eligible dwelling unit meets 
                        lead hazard evaluation criteria established 
                        under an authorized State or local program, and
                    ``(B) documentation showing that the lead hazard 
                reduction activity meets the requirements of this 
                section.
            ``(5) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which 
        a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 
        the amount of such credit.
            ``(6) No double benefit.--Any deduction allowable for costs 
        taken into account in computing the amount of the credit for 
        lead-based abatement shall be reduced by the amount of such 
        credit attributable to such costs.
    ``(d) Inflation Adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year 
beginning in a calendar year after 2016, each of the dollar amounts in 
subsections (b) and (c)(2)(A)(iii) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to--
            ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
        section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year 
        begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' for 
        `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase 
        determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the 
        nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting ``, 36C'' after ``36B''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of 
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 37 
        the following new item:

``Sec. 36C. Home lead hazard reduction activity.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to lead hazard reduction activity costs incurred after December 
31, 2015, in taxable years ending after that date.

                   Subtitle B--Title X Amendments Act

SEC. 3201. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Poor housing conditions contribute to a wide range of 
        health conditions, including unintentional injuries, 
        respiratory illness, asthma, and cancer, which 
        disproportionately impact susceptible and vulnerable 
        populations, such as children, the poor, minorities, and people 
        with chronic medical conditions.
            (2) Over 30 million housing units in the United States have 
        significant physical problems or elevated levels of lead, 
        radon, or other contaminants that place their occupants at risk 
        for illnesses or injuries.
            (3) The societal cost of unhealthy housing in terms of lost 
        productivity, missed school days, crime, and disability far 
        exceed the cost of improving housing conditions.
            (4) Cost-effective solutions to residential health and 
        safety hazards exist, including--
                    (A) interventions for children and adolescents with 
                asthma to reduce symptom days, improve quality of life, 
                and reduce missed school days;
                    (B) housing policies to reduce childhood lead 
                exposure; and
                    (C) the installation of safety devices such as 
                smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms to reduce 
                injuries and death from fires and malfunctioning 
                equipment.
            (5) The Federal Government must continue its leadership in 
        demonstrating and implementing projects that support the 
        national goal of substantially reducing the number of homes in 
        the United States with residential health and safety hazards.

SEC. 3202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (27) as 
        paragraphs (16) through (31), respectively;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (14);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;
            (4) by inserting before paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(7) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
        means a State, a unit of general local government, an Indian 
        tribe, or a private nonprofit organization that meets the 
        requirements of section 1101(b).'';
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(13) Housing-related health hazard.--The term `housing-
        related health hazard' means any condition of residential real 
        property that poses a risk of biological, physical, 
        radiological, or chemical exposure that can adversely affect 
        human health.''; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(15) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).''.

SEC. 3203. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``grants for lead-
        based paint hazard reduction in target housing'' and inserting 
        ``grants for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and 
        correction of other housing-related hazards'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``for grants'' and 
                        inserting ``For grants''; and
                            (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
                        and inserting a period;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``for grants'' and 
                        inserting ``For grants''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                        period;
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(C) For grants made to carry out any of 
                paragraphs (1) through (9) or (11) of subsection (e), 
                the grants may not be used to assist federally assisted 
                housing, federally owned housing, or public housing.'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and 
                inserting ``Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B)'';
                    (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``The Secretary'' and all 
                that follows through 
                ``criteria--'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        provide grants to eligible applicants to evaluate and reduce 
        lead-based paint hazards and to identify and correct other 
        housing-related health hazards in accordance with the 
        provisions of this section.
            ``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary may make a grant under this 
        section only to provide housing that meets the following 
        criteria:''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Income verification.--For the purpose of verifying 
        the income level of a family under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
        the Secretary may establish a process by which a grantee may 
        first obtain and use income and program participation 
        information from an entity administering--
                    ``(A) the HOME Investment Partnerships program 
                under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
                Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
                    ``(B) the special supplemental nutrition program 
                for women, infants, and children established under 
                section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
                U.S.C. 1786);
                    ``(C) reduced price or free lunches under the 
                Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1751 et seq.);
                    ``(D) the weatherization assistance program for 
                low-income persons established under part A of title IV 
                of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
                U.S.C. 6861 et seq.);
                    ``(E) the temporary assistance for needy families 
                program established under part A of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                    ``(F) the supplemental security income program 
                established under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); or
                    ``(G) any other program that the Secretary 
                determines is consistent with the family income 
                requirements of this section.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--A State or unit of general local 
government, as defined under section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704), that has an approved 
comprehensive housing affordability strategy under section 105 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705), an 
Indian tribe, or a private nonprofit organization is eligible to apply 
for a grant to carry out activities under subsection (e).'';
            (4) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``a State or unit of local government'' and 
        inserting ``an eligible applicant'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``in the case of a grant 
                        to carry out activities relating to lead-based 
                        paint hazards,'' before ``the extent''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``housing'' and inserting 
                        ``target housing or 0-bedroom dwellings 
                        constructed before 1978'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or other 
                housing-related health hazards'' after ``lead-based 
                paint hazards'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) in the case of a grant to carry out activities 
        relating to housing-related hazards, the extent to which the 
        proposed activities will correct housing-related health 
        hazards;'';
            (6) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``renovations, 
                remodeling,'' after ``inspections,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) by inserting ``before and'' after 
                        ``housing''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 
                (11); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) provide for the assessment and correction of 
        housing-related health hazards and the evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of the assessment and correction; and'';
            (7) in subsection (l)(4), by inserting ``and other housing-
        related health hazards have been corrected'' after ``abated''; 
        and
            (8) in subsection (n), by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' 
        after ``State'' each place that term appears.

SEC. 3204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852) is amended by striking subsection (p) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(p) Allocation of Amounts Appropriated for Housing-Related Health 
Hazards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        more than 25 percent of the amounts made available under 
        subsection (q) for a fiscal year shall be available for grants 
        to carry out activities under subsection (e)(10).
            ``(2) Exception.--If an amount that is not more than 
        $120,000,000 is appropriated for a fiscal year, not more than 
        $30,000,000 of that amount shall be available for grants to 
        carry out activities under subsection (e)(10) for that fiscal 
        year.
    ``(q) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying 
out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.

                  Subtitle C--Healthy Housing Council

SEC. 3301. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the United States--
                    (A) 5,757,000 households live in homes with 
                moderate or severe physical hazards;
                    (B) 23,000,000 homes have significant lead-based 
                paint hazards;
                    (C) 6,000,000 homes have had signs of mice in the 
                last 3 months; and
                    (D) 1 in 15 homes have dangerous levels of radon.
            (2) Residents of housing that is poorly designed, 
        constructed, or maintained are at risk for cancer, carbon 
        monoxide poisoning, burns, falls, rodent bites, childhood lead 
        poisoning, asthma, and other illnesses and injuries. Vulnerable 
        subpopulations, such as children and the elderly, are at 
        elevated risk for housing-related illnesses and injuries.
            (3) Because substandard housing typically poses the 
        greatest risks, the disparities in the distribution of housing-
        related health hazards are striking. One million two hundred 
        thousand housing units with significant lead-based paint 
        hazards house low-income families with children under 6 years 
        of age.
            (4) Housing-related illnesses, including asthma and lead 
        poisoning, disproportionately affect children from lower-income 
        families and from specific racial and ethnic groups. The 
        prevalence of being diagnosed with asthma in a lifetime is 24 
        percent among Puerto Rican children, 10.1 percent for Mexican-
        American children, 12.4 percent for non-Hispanic White 
        children, and 21.8 percent for non-Hispanic Black children. 
        Black children are twice as likely to die from residential 
        injuries as White children, and 3 percent of Black children and 
        2 percent of Mexican-American children have elevated blood lead 
        levels, as compared to only 1.3 percent of White children.
            (5) The annual costs for environmentally attributable 
        childhood diseases in the United States, including lead 
        poisoning, asthma, and cancer, total $76,000,000,000 in 2008 
        dollars. This amount is approximately 3.5 percent of total 
        health care costs.
            (6) Appropriate housing design, construction, and 
        maintenance, timely correction of deficiencies, planning 
        efforts, and low-cost preventive measures can reduce the 
        incidence of serious injury or death, improve the ability of 
        residents to survive in the event of a major catastrophe, and 
        contribute to overall well-being and mental health. Lead hazard 
        control in homes with lead-based paint hazards can reduce 
        children's blood lead levels by as much as 34 percent. Properly 
        installed and maintained smoke alarms reduce the risk of fire 
        deaths by 50 percent.
            (7) Providing healthy housing to families and individuals 
        in the United States will help prevent an estimated 250,000 
        children from having elevated blood lead levels, 18,000 injury 
        deaths, 12,000,000 nonfatal injuries, 3,000 deaths in house 
        fires, 9,600 emergency department visits for carbon monoxide 
        exposure, and 21,000 radon-associated lung cancer deaths that 
        occur in United States housing each year, as well as 12,300,000 
        asthma attacks, and 14,000,000 missed school days.
            (8) While there are many programs in place to address 
        housing-related health hazards, these programs are fragmented 
        and spread across many agencies, making it difficult for at-
        risk families and individuals to access assistance or to 
        receive comprehensive information.
            (9) Better coordination among Federal agencies is needed, 
        as is better coordination at State and local levels, to ensure 
        that families and individuals can access government programs 
        and services in an effective and efficient manner.

SEC. 3302. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Interagency 
        Council on Healthy Housing established under section 3303.
            (2) Healthy housing.--The term ``healthy housing'' means 
        housing that is designed, constructed, rehabilitated, and 
        maintained in a manner that supports the health of the 
        occupants of such housing.
            (3) Housing.--The term ``housing'' means any form of 
        residence, including rental housing, homeownership, group home, 
        or supportive housing arrangement.
            (4) Housing-related health hazard.--The term ``housing-
        related health hazard'' means any biological, physical, or 
        chemical source of exposure or condition either in, or 
        immediately adjacent to, housing, that can adversely affect 
        human health.
            (5) Low-income families and individuals.--The term ``low-
        income families and individuals'' means any household or 
        individual with an income at or below 200 percent of the 
        Federal poverty line.
            (6) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
        official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget based on the most recent data available from the Bureau 
        of the Census.
            (7) Program.--The term ``program'' includes any Federal, 
        State, or local program providing housing or financial 
        assistance, health care, mortgages, bond and tax financing, 
        homebuyer support courses, financial education, mortgage 
        insurance or loan guarantees, housing counseling, supportive 
        services, energy assistance, or other assistance related to 
        healthy housing.
            (8) Service.--The term ``service'' includes public and 
        environmental health services, housing services, energy 
        efficiency services, human services, and any other services 
        needed to ensure that families and individuals in the United 
        States have access to healthy housing.

SEC. 3303. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HEALTHY HOUSING.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch an 
independent council to be known as the ``Interagency Council on Healthy 
Housing''.
    (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Council are as follows:
            (1) To promote the supply of and demand for healthy housing 
        in the United States through capacity building, technical 
        assistance, education, and public policy.
            (2) To promote coordination and collaboration among the 
        Federal departments and agencies involved with housing, public 
        health, energy efficiency, emergency preparedness and response, 
        and the environment to improve services for families and 
        individuals residing in inadequate or unsafe housing and to 
        make recommendations about needed changes in programs and 
        services with an emphasis on--
                    (A) maximizing the impact of existing programs and 
                services by transitioning the focus of such programs 
                and services from categorical approaches to 
                comprehensive approaches that consider and address 
                multiple housing-related health hazards;
                    (B) reducing or eliminating areas of overlap and 
                duplication in the provision and accessibility of such 
                programs and services;
                    (C) ensuring that resources, including assistance 
                with capacity building, are targeted to and sufficient 
                to meet the needs of high-risk communities, families, 
                and individuals; and
                    (D) facilitating access by families and individuals 
                to programs and services that help reduce health 
                hazards in housing.
            (3) To identify knowledge gaps, research needs, and policy 
        and program deficiencies associated with inadequate housing 
        conditions and housing-related illnesses and injuries.
            (4) To help identify best practices for achieving and 
        sustaining healthy housing.
            (5) To help improve the quality of existing and newly 
        constructed housing and related programs and services, 
        including those programs and services which serve low-income 
        families and individuals.
            (6) To establish an ongoing system of coordination among 
        and within such agencies or organizations so that the healthy 
        housing needs of families and individuals are met in a more 
        effective and efficient manner.
    (c) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the following 
members:
            (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (2) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
            (3) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency.
            (4) The Secretary of Energy.
            (5) The Secretary of Labor.
            (6) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            (7) The Secretary of the Treasury.
            (8) The Secretary of Agriculture.
            (9) The Secretary of Education.
            (10) The head of any other Federal agency as the Council 
        considers appropriate.
            (11) Six additional non-Federal employee members, as 
        appointed by the President to serve terms not to exceed 2 
        years, of whom--
                    (A) 1 shall be a State or local government Director 
                of Health or the Environment;
                    (B) 1 shall be a State or local government Director 
                of Housing or Community Development;
                    (C) 2 shall represent nonprofit organizations 
                involved in housing or health issues; and
                    (D) 2 shall represent for-profit entities involved 
                in the housing, banking, or health insurance 
                industries.
    (d) Co-Chairpersons.--The co-Chairpersons of the Council shall be 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
    (e) Vice Chair.--Every 2 years, the Council shall elect a Vice 
Chair from among its members.
    (f) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of either co-
Chairperson or a majority of its members at any time, and no less often 
than annually.

SEC. 3304. FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) Relevant Activities.--In carrying out the objectives described 
in section 3303(b), the Council shall--
            (1) review Federal programs and services that provide 
        housing, health, energy, or environmental services to families 
        and individuals;
            (2) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in 
        programs and services administered, funded, or financed by 
        Federal, State, and local agencies to assist families and 
        individuals in accessing healthy housing and make 
        recommendations about how such agencies can better work to meet 
        the healthy housing and related needs of low-income families 
        and individuals; and
            (3) recommend ways to--
                    (A) reduce duplication among programs and services 
                by Federal agencies that assist families and 
                individuals in meeting their healthy housing and 
                related service needs;
                    (B) ensure collaboration among and within agencies 
                in the provision and availability of programs and 
                services so that families and individuals are able to 
                easily access needed programs and services;
                    (C) work with States and local governments to 
                better meet the needs of families and individuals for 
                healthy housing by--
                            (i) holding meetings with State and local 
                        representatives; and
                            (ii) providing ongoing technical assistance 
                        and training to States and localities in better 
                        meeting the housing-related needs of such 
                        families and individuals;
                    (D) identify best practices for programs and 
                services that assist families and individuals in 
                accessing healthy housing, including model--
                            (i) programs linking housing, health, 
                        environmental, human, and energy services;
                            (ii) housing and remodeling financing 
                        products offered by government, quasi-
                        government, and private sector entities;
                            (iii) housing and building codes and 
                        regulatory practices;
                            (iv) existing and new consensus 
                        specifications and work practices documents;
                            (v) capacity building and training programs 
                        that help increase and diversify the supply of 
                        practitioners who perform assessments of 
                        housing-related health hazards and 
                        interventions to address housing-related health 
                        hazards; and
                            (vi) programs that increase community 
                        awareness of, and education on, housing-related 
                        health hazards and available assessments and 
                        interventions;
                    (E) develop a comprehensive healthy housing 
                research agenda that considers health, safety, 
                environmental, and energy factors, to--
                            (i) identify cost-effective assessments and 
                        treatment protocols for housing-related health 
                        hazards in existing housing;
                            (ii) establish links between housing 
                        hazards and health outcomes;
                            (iii) track housing-related health problems 
                        including injuries, illnesses, and death;
                            (iv) track housing conditions that may be 
                        associated with health problems;
                            (v) identify cost-effective protocols for 
                        construction of new healthy housing; and
                            (vi) identify replicable and effective 
                        programs or strategies for addressing housing-
                        related health hazards;
            (4) hold biannual meetings with stakeholders and other 
        interested parties in a location convenient for such 
        stakeholders, or hold open Council meetings, to receive input 
        and ideas about how to best meet the healthy housing needs of 
        families and individuals;
            (5) maintain an updated website of policies, meetings, best 
        practices, programs and services, making use of existing 
        websites as appropriate, to keep people informed of the 
        activities of the Council; and
            (6) work with member agencies to collect and maintain data 
        on housing-related health hazards, illnesses, and injuries so 
        that all data can be accessed in one place and to identify and 
        address unmet data needs.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) By members.--Each year the head of each agency who is a 
        member of the Council shall prepare and transmit to the Council 
        a report that briefly summarizes--
                    (A) each healthy housing-related program and 
                service administered by the agency and the number of 
                families and individuals served by each program or 
                service, the resources available in each program or 
                service, and a breakdown of where each program and 
                service can be accessed;
                    (B) the barriers and impediments, including 
                statutory or regulatory, to the access and use of such 
                programs and services by families and individuals, with 
                particular attention to the barriers and impediments 
                experienced by low-income families and individuals;
                    (C) the efforts made by the agency to increase 
                opportunities for families and individuals, including 
                low-income families and individuals, to reside in 
                healthy housing, including how the agency is working 
                with other agencies to better coordinate programs and 
                services; and
                    (D) any new data collected by the agency relating 
                to the healthy housing needs of families and 
                individuals.
            (2) By the council.--Each year, the Council shall prepare 
        and transmit to the President and Congress a report that--
                    (A) summarizes the reports required under paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) utilizes recent data to assess the nature of 
                housing-related health hazards, and associated 
                illnesses and injuries, in the United States;
                    (C) provides a comprehensive and detailed 
                description of the programs and services of the Federal 
                Government in meeting the needs and problems described 
                in subparagraph (B);
                    (D) describes the activities and accomplishments of 
                the Council in working with Federal, State, and local 
                governments, nonprofit organizations and for-profit 
                entities in coordinating programs and services to meet 
                the needs described in subparagraph (B) and the 
                resources available to meet those needs;
                    (E) assesses the level of Federal assistance 
                required to meet the needs described in subparagraph 
                (B); and
                    (F) makes recommendations for appropriate 
                legislative and administrative actions to meet the 
                needs described in subparagraph (B) and for 
                coordinating programs and services designed to meet 
                those needs.

SEC. 3305. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) Hearings.--The Council may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence 
as the Council considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this 
subtitle.
    (b) Information From Agencies.--Agencies which are represented on 
the Council shall provide all requested information and data to the 
Council as requested.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Council may use the United States mails 
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (d) Contracts and Interagency Agreements.--The Council may enter 
into contracts with State, tribal, and local governments, public 
agencies and private-sector entities, and into interagency agreements 
with Federal agencies. Such contracts and interagency agreements may be 
single-year or multi-year in duration.

SEC. 3306. COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Council shall appoint an 
        Executive Director at its initial meeting. The Executive 
        Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate 
        of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
        under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Compensation.--With the approval of the Council, the 
        Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such 
        additional personnel as the Executive Director considers 
        necessary to carry out the duties of the Council, except that 
        the rate of pay for any such additional personnel may not 
        exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
    (b) Temporary and Intermittent Services.--In carrying out its 
objectives, the Executive Director with the approval of the Council, 
may procure temporary and intermittent services of consultants and 
experts under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.
    (c) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the Council, 
any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Council with 
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 
civil service status or privilege.
    (d) Administrative Support.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall provide the Council with such administrative 
(including office space) and support services as are necessary to 
ensure that the Council can carry out its functions in an efficient and 
expeditious manner.

SEC. 3307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a) shall remain available for the 2 fiscal years following 
such appropriation.

                 Subtitle D--Lead-Safe Housing for Kids

SEC. 3401. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle--
            (1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Housing 
        and Urban Development;
            (2) the term ``housing receiving Federal assistance''--
                    (A) means housing that--
                            (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
                        is covered by an application for mortgage 
                        insurance from the Department;
                            (ii) receives housing assistance payments 
                        under a program administered by the Department; 
                        or
                            (iii) otherwise receives more than $5,000 
                        in project-based assistance under a Federal 
                        housing program administered by a Federal 
                        agency other than the Department; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) single-family housing covered by an 
                        application for mortgage insurance from the 
                        Federal Housing Administration; or
                            (ii) multi-family housing that--
                                    (I) is covered by an application 
                                for mortgage insurance from the Federal 
                                Housing Administration; and
                                    (II) does not receive any other 
                                Federal housing assistance.
            (3) the term ``public housing agency'' means an agency 
        described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act 
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)); and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development.

SEC. 3402. UPDATES TO LEAD-CONTAMINATED DUST AND LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOIL 
              STANDARDS.

    (a) EPA Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, shall promulgate regulations to update 
the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil 
under part 745 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance 
with health-based standards.
    (b) HUD Regulations.--The Secretary shall promptly promulgate 
regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and 
lead-contaminated soil under part 35 of title 24, Code of Federal 
Regulations, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under subsection 
(a).

SEC. 3403. AMENDMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION 
              ACT OF 1992.

    (a) In General.--Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b), as amended by section 
3202, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Elevated blood lead level.--The term `elevated blood 
        lead level' means the lower of--
                    ``(A) 5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter); 
                or
                    ``(B) the most recent definition for elevated blood 
                lead level or reference range level in children ages 1 
                through 5 years set by the Centers for Disease Control 
                and Prevention.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (31), as so redesignated, by striking ``or 
        any 0-bedroom dwelling''.
    (b) Relation to Other Authorities.--Nothing in this subtitle or the 
amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to affect the 
authority of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 403 of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2683).
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the regulations of the 
Department to comply with the amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 3404. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION ACT.

    Section 302(a) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 
U.S.C. 4822(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Additional procedures for families with children 
        under the age of 6.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `covered housing'--
                            ``(i) means housing receiving Federal 
                        assistance described in paragraph (1) that was 
                        constructed prior to 1978; and
                            ``(ii) does not include--
                                    ``(I) single-family housing covered 
                                by an application for mortgage 
                                insurance from the Federal Housing 
                                Administration; or
                                    ``(II) multi-family housing that--
                                            ``(aa) is covered by an 
                                        application for mortgage 
                                        insurance from the Federal 
                                        Housing Administration; and
                                            ``(bb) does not receive any 
                                        other Federal housing 
                                        assistance.
                    ``(B) Risk assessment.--
                            ``(i) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days 
                        after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
                        the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) require an initial risk 
                                assessment for all covered housing in 
                                which a family with a child of less 
                                than 6 years of age will reside or be 
                                expected to reside for lead-based paint 
                                hazards prior to occupancy by the 
                                family; and
                                    ``(II) provide that a visual 
                                assessment is not sufficient for 
                                purposes of complying with subclause 
                                (I).
                            ``(ii) Exception.--The regulations 
                        promulgated under clause (i) shall provide an 
                        exception to the requirement under subclause 
                        (I) of such clause for covered housing--
                                    ``(I) from which all lead-based 
                                paint has been identified and removed 
                                and clearance has been achieved in 
                                accordance with section 402 or 404 of 
                                the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
                                U.S.C. 2682 and 2684), as applicable; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) in accordance with any other 
                                standard or exception the Secretary 
                                deems appropriate.
                    ``(C) Relocation.--Not later than 120 days after 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
                shall promulgate regulations to provide that a family 
                with a child of less than 6 years of age that occupies 
                a dwelling unit in covered housing may relocate on an 
                emergency basis, and without placement on any waitlist, 
                penalty, or lapse in assistance, to another unit of 
                covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards 
                if--
                            ``(i) lead-based paint hazards were 
                        identified in the dwelling unit; or
                            ``(ii)(I) lead-based hazards were 
                        identified in the dwelling unit; and
                            ``(II) the blood lead level for the child 
                        is an elevated blood lead level, as defined in 
                        section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based 
                        Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
                        4851b).''.

SEC. 3405. GAO REPORTS ON LEAD HAZARDS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress an initial report on lead hazards in housing 
receiving Federal assistance, which shall analyze the implications of--
            (1) changing Department regulations to align with the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance; and
            (2) requiring a risk assessment (beyond a visual 
        assessment) for initial and periodic inspections for lead-based 
        paint hazards for all housing receiving Federal assistance, and 
        the impact it would have on landlord participation and the 
        stock of affordable housing.
    (b) Subsequent Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report on lead hazards in housing receiving 
Federal assistance, which shall--
            (1) analyze whether existing Federal programs and Federal 
        funding for lead hazard control activities in housing receiving 
        Federal assistance meet the current and evolving needs, and if 
        not, the merits of identifying and providing dedicated funds 
        within new or existing Federal programs to conduct lead hazard 
        control activities;
            (2) evaluate the financial and social cost of lead-based 
        paint hazard prevention and lead hazard control activities, and 
        provide recommendations on how to improve coordination and 
        leveraging of public and private funds, including private 
        investments and tax incentives, to reduce the cost associated 
        with the identification and remediation of lead hazards and 
        expedite home remediation;
            (3) identify existing partnerships with public housing 
        agencies and public health agencies in addressing lead-based 
        paint hazards, what gaps exist in compliance and enforcement, 
        and whether the partnerships can be replicated and enhanced 
        with dedicated funding and better data collection and 
        dissemination among stakeholders; and
            (4) examine the appropriateness and efficacy of existing 
        Department protocols on reducing or abating lead-based paint 
        hazards and whether they are aligned with specific 
        environmental health scenarios to ensure the best and 
        appropriate health outcomes and reduce further exposure.

SEC. 3406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
and the amendments made by this subtitle such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.

               TITLE IV--ACCELERATING WATER TECHNOLOGIES

SEC. 4101. INNOVATION IN CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

    (a) Innovative Water Technologies.--Section 603 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) for the deployment of innovative water technologies, 
        including--
                    ``(A) green technologies, including manufactured 
                technology and natural systems, to address nonpoint 
                source pollution from agriculture;
                    ``(B) resource recovery in water and wastewater 
                treatment systems, including--
                            ``(i) energy conservation and production;
                            ``(ii) water reuse and recycling; and
                            ``(iii) recovery of valuable materials, 
                        such as nutrients from wastewater streams; and
                    ``(C) green infrastructure and other innovative 
                technologies, such as real-time system monitoring and 
                peak wet weather treatment technology, to reduce sewer 
                and storm water overflows due to wet weather events in 
                urban areas.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out 
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision 
of financial assistance for the purposes described in subsection 
(c)(12).
    ``(k) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes--
            ``(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State 
        water pollution control revolving funds to deploy innovative 
        water technologies;
            ``(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative 
        water technologies; and
            ``(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future 
        infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 607 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) (as amended by section 
1202) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately;
            (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
        redesignated), by striking ``There are'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--There are''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Innovative water technologies.--In addition to any 
        other funds made available to carry out this title and 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to make 
        additional allotments under this title to States to provide 
        financial assistance solely for purposes described in section 
        603(c)(12) $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 4102. INNOVATION IN DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

    Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``only''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Except'' and inserting 
                        the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``Financial'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Financial assistance.--Financial'';
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``The 
                funds'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Loans to public water systems.--The funds'';
                    (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The 
                funds'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) Innovative water technologies.--The funds may 
                be used for the deployment of innovative water 
                technologies, including technologies to improve water 
                quality and technologies to improve real-time water 
                quality information of water users.
                    ``(E) Limitation.--The funds''; and
                    (E) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``Of the 
                amount'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) Public water systems serving fewer than 
                10,000 persons.--Of the amount'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) for the deployment of innovative water technologies, 
        including technologies to improve water quality and 
        technologies to improve real-time water quality information of 
        water users.'';
            (3) in subsection (m) (as amended by section 1201)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
                redesignated), by striking ``There are'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There are''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Innovative water technologies.--In addition to any 
        other funds made available to carry out this section and 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to make 
        additional allotments under this section to States to provide 
        financial assistance solely for the deployment of innovative 
        water technologies, including technologies to improve water 
        quality and technologies to improve real-time water quality 
        information of water users, $100,000,000 for each fiscal 
        year.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out 
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision 
of financial assistance for the deployment of innovative water 
technologies, including technologies to improve water quality and 
technologies to improve real-time water quality information of water 
users.
    ``(t) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes--
            ``(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State 
        drinking water revolving funds to deploy innovative water 
        technologies;
            ``(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative 
        water technologies; and
            ``(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future 
        infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.

SEC. 4103. INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a public utility, including publicly owned 
                treatment works and clean water systems;
                    (B) a municipality;
                    (C) a private entity, including a farmer or 
                manufacturer;
                    (D) an institution of higher education;
                    (E) a research institution or foundation;
                    (F) a State;
                    (G) a regional organization; or
                    (H) a nonprofit organization.
    (b) Grant Program Authorized.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
grant program for purposes described in subsection (c) to accelerate 
the development of innovative water technologies that address pressing 
water challenges.
    (c) Grants.--In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall make to eligible entities grants that--
            (1) finance projects that--
                    (A) are public-private partnerships; and
                    (B) deploy, test, and improve emerging water 
                technologies;
            (2) fund entities that provide technical assistance to 
        deploy innovative water technologies more broadly, especially--
                    (A) to increase adoption of innovative water 
                technologies in--
                            (i) municipal water and wastewater 
                        treatment systems; or
                            (ii) areas served by private wells; and
                    (B) in a manner that reduces ratepayer or community 
                costs over time, including the cost of future capital 
                investments; or
            (3) specifically target investments that, as determined by 
        the Administrator--
                    (A) improve water quality of a water source;
                    (B) improve water quality through the improvement 
                of the safety and security of a drinking water delivery 
                system;
                    (C) minimize contamination of drinking water, 
                including contamination by lead, bacteria, and 
                nitrates;
                    (D) improve the quality and timeliness and decrease 
                the cost of drinking water tests, especially 
                technologies that can be deployed within water systems 
                and at individual faucets to provide accurate real-time 
                tests of water quality, especially with respect to 
                lead, bacteria, and nitrate content;
                    (E) treat edge-of-field runoff to improve water 
                quality;
                    (F) treat agricultural, municipal, and industrial 
                wastewater;
                    (G) manage urban storm water runoff;
                    (H) conserve water; or
                    (I) address urgent water quality and human health 
                needs.
    (d) Priority Funding.--In making grants under this section, the 
Administrator shall give priority to projects that have the potential--
            (1) to provide substantial cost savings across a sector 
        (such as municipal or agricultural waste treatment); or
            (2) to significantly improve human health or the 
        environment.
    (e) Cost-Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of activities 
carried out using a grant made under this section shall be not more 
than 70 percent.
    (f) Limitation.--The maximum amount of a grant provided to a 
project under this section shall be $5,000,000.
    (g) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress 
and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator a 
report that describes any advancements during the previous year in 
development of innovative water technologies made as a result of 
funding provided under this section.
    (h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.

         TITLE V--CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT DURING WATER EMERGENCIES

SEC. 5101. EMERGENCY POWERS.

    Section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Private Right of Action; Petitions.--
            ``(1) In general.--In any case in which the Administrator 
        may act under subsection (a), an individual may--
                    ``(A) commence a civil action for appropriate 
                equitable relief, including a restraining order or 
                permanent or temporary injunction, to address any 
                activity or facility that may present an imminent and 
                substantial endangerment to the health of a person who 
                is supplied by a public water system; or
                    ``(B) petition the Administrator to issue an order 
                or commence a civil action described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Response.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not 
                later than 30 days after the date on which the 
                Administrator receives a petition described in 
                paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) respond to the petition; and
                            ``(ii) initiate such action as the 
                        Administrator determines to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Special rule for emergencies.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if the owner or 
                operator of a public water system submits a petition 
                described in paragraph (1)(B) in response to an 
                emergency, the Administrator shall take the actions 
                described in that subparagraph not later than 72 hours 
                after the date on which the Administrator receives the 
                petition.''.

 TITLE VI--DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER

SEC. 6101. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the American Water Works Association, 
        approximately 6,100,000 homes are served by lead service lines.
            (2) According to the most recent Environmental Protection 
        Agency Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and 
        Assessment, $384,000,000,000 is needed for drinking water 
        infrastructure by 2030.
            (3) According to the Centers for Disease Control--
                    (A) there is no safe level of lead in children;
                    (B) children tend to show signs of severe lead 
                toxicity at lower levels than adults;
                    (C) lead can damage a developing baby's nervous 
                system and even low-level lead exposures in developing 
                babies have been found to affect behavior and 
                intelligence;
                    (D) lead exposure can cause miscarriage, 
                stillbirths, and infertility (in both men and women); 
                and
                    (E) people with prolonged exposure to lead may also 
                be at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, 
                kidney disease, and reduced fertility.
            (4) In Flint, Michigan, homes were found to have lead 
        levels as high as 4,000 parts per billion, nearly 267 times the 
        Environmental Protection Agency's action level for lead in 
        drinking water of 15 parts per billion.
            (5) Numerous cities around the United States, including 
        Sebring, Ohio, Durham, North Carolina, Greenville, North 
        Carolina, and Jackson, Mississippi, have experienced elevated 
        levels of lead in drinking water.

SEC. 6102. AUTHORITY TO USE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the definition of ``major 
disaster'' under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the President may, upon 
request of a Governor of a State, declare a major disaster relating to 
lead contamination of drinking water from a public water system (as 
defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300f)).
    (b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding subchapter II of title 5, United 
States Code, and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out the authority described in 
subsection (a).
    (c) Coordination.--In the case of a major disaster declared under 
subsection (a), the Federal coordinating officer appointed under 
section 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143) shall ensure that the coordination of 
administration of relief required under such section 302(b) includes, 
at a minimum, coordination with--
            (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (2) the Army Corps of Engineers;
            (3) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (4) any other relevant agency.

    TITLE VII--MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF LEAD POISONING ON CHILDREN

SEC. 7101. GRANTS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AFFECTED BY LEAD 
              POISONING.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to--
            (1) mitigate the detrimental health and educational effects 
        of lead poisoning on at-risk children;
            (2) provide supports to teachers, principals, other school 
        leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional 
        support personnel in order to implement evidence-based programs 
        to improve student classroom behavior and student success; and
            (3) improve access to community-based health and wellness 
        services in areas affected by lead poisoning, including school-
        based health centers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        local educational agency, or consortia of such agencies, that 
        serves a high percentage of students who have been found to 
        have a high level of lead exposure, as determined by the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
            (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (3) Multi-tier system of supports.--The term ``multi-tier 
        system of supports'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7801).
            (4) School-based health center.--The term ``school-based 
        health center'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        399Z-1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h-5).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (6) Specialized instructional support personnel.--The term 
        ``specialized instructional support personnel'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
    (c) Grants Authorized.--From amounts made available under 
subsection (f), the Secretary of Education is authorized to make 3-year 
grants to eligible entities in order to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (e).
    (d) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this section, 
an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary, at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
    (e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this section shall use grant funds to improve health and educational 
services for children who have been affected by lead poisoning and 
their families, which may include--
            (1) training for teachers, principals, other school 
        leaders, paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional 
        support personnel on--
                    (A) the warning signs that indicate that a child 
                may have been exposed to lead; and
                    (B) interventions and supports that are effective 
                for children who have been exposed to lead;
            (2) offering preventative screenings for children affected 
        by or at risk for lead poisoning;
            (3) implementing a schoolwide multi-tiered system of 
        supports;
            (4) training educators, principals, other school leaders, 
        paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support 
        personnel to implement positive behavioral interventions and 
        supports to improve student behavior in the classroom;
            (5) early intervening services, including through 
        coordination with such activities and services carried out 
        under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
            (6) training teachers, principals, other school leaders, 
        paraprofessionals, and specialized instructional support 
        personnel in how to teach and address the needs of children 
        with different learning styles, including training to meet the 
        needs of students with significant health, mobility, or 
        behavioral needs prior to serving such students;
            (7) providing training for special education personnel and 
        regular education personnel in planning, developing, and 
        implementing effective and appropriate individualized education 
        programs (IEPs) (as defined under section 602 of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401));
            (8) offering counseling, school-based mental health 
        programs, specialized instructional support services, mentoring 
        services, and other strategies to improve students' nonacademic 
        skills;
            (9) partnering with community-based organizations, which 
        may include school-based health centers or other health 
        providers, to improve students' health and well-being; and
            (10) providing effective parent and family outreach and 
        training programs, which may include home visitation programs.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021.

                   TITLE VIII--WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 8101. WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in 
a manner consistent with the other provisions in this Act, all laborers 
and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 
funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the 
Federal Government pursuant to this Act shall be paid wages at rates 
not less than the rates prevailing on projects of a similar character 
in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.
    (b) Secretary of Labor Authority.--With respect to the labor 
standards described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall 
have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code.
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