[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 301 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 301

   To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
    establish a premise plumbing research laboratory, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
 Norton, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
    establish a premise plumbing research laboratory, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NIST Plumbing Research Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PREMISE PLUMBING RESEARCH.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(in this Act, referred to as ``NIST'') shall--
            (1) establish or designate a laboratory to conduct research 
        on premise plumbing in relation to water safety, security, 
        efficiency, sustainability, and resilience;
            (2) conduct an organizational review of all research and 
        other activities related to premise plumbing conducted by 
        Federal entities; and
            (3) appoint one or more officers or employees of the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology to liaise with 
        non-Federal entities conducting research or other activities 
        related to premise plumbing.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 4 years thereafter, the Director of NIST shall submit to 
Congress a report on the progress made by NIST regarding--
            (1) the status of the laboratory described in paragraph (1) 
        of section 2, including any staff designated to work in such 
        laboratory;
            (2) all projects of NIST related to premise plumbing, 
        including completed projects, projects in progress, and 
        projects planned for the future;
            (3) updates to data relevant to premise plumbing system 
        structure, design, and construction; and
            (4) any progress of private organizations in updating 
        premise plumbing standards.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``premise plumbing'' means the water 
distribution system located within the property lines of a property, 
including all buildings and permanent structures on such property. Such 
term includes building supply and distribution pipes, fixtures, 
fittings, water heaters, water-treating and water-using equipment, and 
all respective joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances.
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