117 HR 10440 IH: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
2024-12-16
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2024
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Title I—InfrastructureSec. 101. Drinking water system resilience funding.Sec. 102. Grants for State programs.Sec. 103. Assistance for disadvantaged communities.Sec. 104. Allotments for territories.Sec. 105. Drinking water SRF funding.Sec. 106. Lead service line replacement.Sec. 107. Drinking water assistance to colonias.Sec. 108. PFAS treatment grants.Sec. 109. Grant program for installation of filtration stations at schools and child care programs.Sec. 110. Indian reservation drinking water program.Sec. 111. Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters.Title II—SafetySec. 201. Enabling EPA to set health protective standards for new drinking water contaminants.Sec. 202. Citizens’ petitions for new or revised national primary drinking water regulations.Sec. 203. National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS.Sec. 204. National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin toxin.Sec. 205. National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4-dioxane.Sec. 206. National primary drinking water regulations for chromium-6.Sec. 207. Elimination of small system variances.Title III—AffordabilitySec. 301. Water affordability program.<enum>I</enum><header>Infrastructure</header><section id="HDEDB2172999F4044B6AFD27362232C37"><enum>101.</enum><header>Drinking water system resilience funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1433(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C. 300i–2(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H646D54DBD0694408B92BD4313D6C7CC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2034</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFCB40B1D319C40E4A49644040C6C80EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph id="H245219D6C18F4B1F97817337F72BA114"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>50,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H652E76761105416E9060B51A6ABB8803"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2020 and 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2034</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H7C50A6C8D87D4D988C2DE43166FED59F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Grants for State programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1443(a)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-2">42 U.S.C. 300j–2(a)(7)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H484B4ABD20A34AF1AA24F9ABBFA85433"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>125,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>200,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9D031CDBDFE430294C4940A120B2B45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2020 and 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2034</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H23698FA514474BCF8C0C7734D169AA0E"><enum>103.</enum><header>Assistance for disadvantaged communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(d)(2)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>35 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>40 percent</quote>. </text></section><section id="H9FF68C0D20FF473C874CD009920B91CE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Allotments for territories</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>0.33 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>1.5 percent</quote>. </text></section><section id="HD3A6E51FCC9846FDAC4080A0C9ECD69E" commented="no"><enum>105.</enum><header>Drinking water SRF funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(m)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(m)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H4950E82A508940DA85B9BF3EFB3F1050" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7CAB40D6B44E4F903FA52A0077CE6B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (G);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B8BDBF757944FA49794B549C6BE62AD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (A);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27D5479267FE414E924DAD51ED7E6369"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF0312B9178F4D42AF5EB07BDDCF43EC" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HB98047A65D074CC990ED39C7E848DDAB" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HBAC8AF48D3A84B14BC4A0AC69D566180" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H968004A56AE24FA28F4DEB15A1C120E3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE846277DFBA248AD9B4A40BE6CEEBD6E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$4,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90719E55AAE949778A59F5948702FFE5" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2BBD34D482846A098C0100B9AAB48AC" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$5,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2029 through 2034.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H4CCFD04AE422426B906C60D28BEC14CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Lead service line replacement</header><subsection id="HC6094DBA18E144BB953F4C2981774782"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2A9C039FFB48494FA3ED6CE3AC1FF872" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HC195D9DF869941FEBF611383DAEB2C03" commented="no"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Lead service line replacement</header><paragraph id="HF0F1AF83ADB441F799FB25C8B244B3A9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the capitalization grants to eligible States under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall offer to enter into agreements with States, Indian Tribes, and the territories described in subsection (j) to make grants, including letters of credit, to such States, Indian Tribes, and territories under this subsection to fund the replacement of lead service lines.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6144157AE9C2453984A1B2B4790F2ABB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allotments</header><subparagraph id="H51541AA355534491A80448F73D9E6C41" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States</header><clause id="H6D56D55BAFE849D992DE0CCD7EC6A70E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be—</text><subclause id="H053356E7E2924CC5A46439E67B9DA191" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subject to clause (ii), allotted and reallotted to the extent practicable to States as if allotted or reallotted under subsection (a)(1) as a capitalization grant under such subsection; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H37F207D9CBDB4ECE9FBC0E90EFD0820B" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposited into the State loan fund of a State receiving such funds pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H195A7B78D395405F957265763835C29F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>State lead service line replacement needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of applying the formula described in subsection (a)(1)(D) under clause (i) of this subparagraph, the State needs identified in the most recent survey conducted pursuant to subsection (h) shall only include the State needs identified for lead service line replacement in such survey.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BE09E2629B347A59846042F5AA553EC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text>The Administrator shall set aside 1<fraction>½</fraction> percent of the amounts made available each fiscal year to carry out this subsection to make grants to Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A79E592C4D5410DB3E5ACCE964189FD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be allotted to territories described in subsection (j) in accordance with such subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0474B391CC65456BAA914E84B3E6A9D0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds made available under this subsection shall be used only for providing grants for the full replacement of lead service lines.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H71E50CF59E2D452C9F88691B89799249" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Each State, Indian Tribe, and territory that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this subsection shall annually prepare a plan that identifies the intended uses of the amounts made available to such State, Indian Tribe, or territory under this subsection, and any such plan shall—</text><subparagraph id="H50E775368AC04F8EAF23A605AFE031B5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be required to comply with subsection (b)(3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA454D1A652E4404B86930484E712F0BA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that replace lead service lines serving disadvantaged communities and environmental justice communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H775A63BD18C84B28A5B176075241C8EB" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Plan for replacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State, Indian Tribe, and territory that has entered into an agreement pursuant to this subsection shall require each recipient of funds made available pursuant to this subsection to submit to the State, Indian Tribe, or territory a plan to fully replace all lead service lines in the applicable public water system within 10 years of receiving such funds, or sooner if required by law. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C468DEB18864FF88EEE8C2A5CBB3004" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>American made iron and steel and prevailing wages</header><text>The requirements of paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) shall apply to any project carried out in whole or in part with funds made available under or pursuant to this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H97E9CD1A1F0342D49CFC270A52EBB769" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitation</header><subparagraph id="H51120674DC444703A4354B2904DB6587" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prohibition on partial line replacement</header><text>No funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used for partial lead service line replacement if, at the conclusion of the service line replacement, drinking water is delivered through a publicly or privately owned portion of a lead service line. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22FFAEB52F924E7193623CC8D80DAA63" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No private owner contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out lead service line replacement using a grant under this subsection, a recipient of funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall offer to replace any privately owned portion of any lead service line at no cost to the private owner. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H56369BFB78F8485699A766F1F9EC4529" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All funds made available pursuant to this subsection to fund the replacement of lead service lines may be used to replace lead service lines serving disadvantaged communities. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EAC18F6FDD54D248986A82F0B36B165" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State contribution not required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require that a State deposit, at any time, in the applicable State loan fund from State moneys any contribution in order to receive funds under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H69C31BF67BBA429DB8B73922D94B4E0A" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph id="HB84DE7E1725641CF971511934DE98763" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2036. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7FAF7117038421CA209CC0C070CD7FB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional amounts</header><text>To the extent amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection in any fiscal year are not appropriated in that fiscal year, such amounts are authorized to be appropriated in a subsequent fiscal year. Such sums shall remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C0C8AA8D0BD467C90586D6D6788D775" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="HB735407C143541328FD211759CB43AC5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given such term in subsection (d)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0875C4060D5144B1B801FF8005FAA2EC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Environmental justice community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmental justice community</term> means any population of color, community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community that experiences a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CFD383C2AE741C996382C050EFDFEB4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Lead service line</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead service line</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1459B(a)(4). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H90934C14F2A24BCB91A64EC17EF67E7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1452(m)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">42 U.S.C. 300j–12(m)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(a)(2)(G) and (t)</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(2)(G), (t), and (u)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC72774FDE5204F8CAFA120CA8539A8F0"><enum>107.</enum><header>Drinking water assistance to colonias</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1456 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-16">42 U.S.C. 300j–16</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0A30A9F08E0046FF8D81FEBE85070D86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HCB492D34971F4ED5B0E46C4A62B40ADB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35D8015AA8DF4266B35801BC908ECBE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB47957788D5B4D0BB1D392814A3CEF97" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HB5E55F00030544228D0EBF778A38399E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered entity</term> means each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="H190F79353FD04A368AC23BFFE907F71F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A border State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H586A464328964FE0ABF4364C03EBD484"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D7B3D06EF5148ECB19B9F22D2521B70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>border State</quote> and inserting <quote>covered entity</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD228A8F411084D9BAC5A6DBD7080C56C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>shall not exceed 50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>may not be less than 80 percent</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39F827F3F52F475EB8462ABCE968DCD8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="H077D7CE6229E45E8A5FC09A7EB35F08B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC209E76C023E4C4DB2466B081193AAF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1997 through 1999</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2034</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H54501108A9CC44F5B3DDEC1FB384C561" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>PFAS treatment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j">42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H19ED73BFCB384C73A629B6E467C5A7C4" style="OLC"><section id="H8C30E3169CAE4019AD99428A2C3B20E4"><enum>1459H.</enum><header>Assistance for community water systems affected by PFAS</header><subsection id="H4614AE1860614DE291DD2194E426C4A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a program to award grants to affected community water systems to pay for capital costs associated with the implementation of eligible treatment technologies.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDB765C0D0DDD4E4F9A09780F43F41FBB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="HD642224F39844E8A800C409EBF20E418"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish guidance describing the form and timing for community water systems to apply for grants under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H193F115A23004A49BC33CBED183AB762"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required information</header><text>The Administrator shall require a community water system applying for a grant under this section to submit—</text><subparagraph id="H99E5837F45324F56B3B72AD15BB56009"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information showing the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in water of the community water system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37A33CF406D84C129E2A8221E9CF60FB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a certification that the treatment technology in use by the community water system at the time of application is not sufficient to meet all applicable standards, and all applicable health advisories published pursuant to section 1412(b)(1)(F), for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14FD15509E1346E99E56380725B56E62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>List of eligible treatment technologies</header><text>Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a list of treatment technologies that the Administrator determines are the most effective at removing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6CBFDE27B44C48A6B76B339038E4E6DB" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority for funding</header><text>In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall prioritize an affected community water system that—</text><paragraph id="H5E7058B3DE2E4F60A3137BFCBE30FEFF" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves a disadvantaged community;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD59B98473CE343F4AF92791F76D551D8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has an exceedance of an applicable maximum contaminant level for individual or mixture of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD0026E8B6F94D51A0810EDE6CD98025" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>will provide at least a 10-percent cost share for the cost of implementing an eligible treatment technology;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H740197E25D114BA5B862D8BEE4C9DFB9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstrates the capacity to maintain the eligible treatment technology to be implemented using the grant; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5222B26A9F184CAE94D2BF023FEF898F" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is located within an area with respect to which the Administrator has published a determination under the first sentence of section 1424(e) relating to an aquifer that is the sole or principal drinking water source for the area; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D8860316DE345C0A1038035F233C9EA" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not received monies from a settlement agreement or consent decree related to contamination by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in water in the community water system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14E48DBC6D78494BA4A9DDFB60ACAF95" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2034.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4B0C914742C245D8A8655DF7DA88ED62"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H46B744BD665D4DE08631385D56E05371"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affected community water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affected community water system</term> means a community water system that is affected by the presence of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in water in the community water system.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1192B6826F53461AA97266A9F7B93CE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text>The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1452.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EC28A5B053D4C80A41AA3413185CBCB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible treatment technology</header><text>The term <term>eligible treatment technology</term> means a treatment technology included on the list published under subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF40E4AABBD114F36BAA1CE4C79061B31" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance</term> means any man-made chemical with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H750F118C20834D38A2F82FB8560ABB85"><enum>109.</enum><header>Grant program for installation of filtration stations at schools and child care programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-24">42 U.S.C. 300j–24</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB785519741754BA2AADF7BBD1DF11E40" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H8A8E8C4E536840A3A659FD52E05B4A8B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant program for installation and maintenance of filtration stations</header><paragraph id="HBC4FF216961547BA93E78D99F13A6137" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a program to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and facilities used by child care programs under the jurisdiction of the local educational agencies or other State agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B9AF9D69AB24C3CAF53FB4CF1E2DD86" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Direct grants to local educational agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may make a grant described in paragraph (1) directly available to—</text><subparagraph id="HD1320B509006464A93CA2B5EF642ED85" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (i) or (iii) of subsection (d)(1)(B) located in a State that does not participate in the program established under paragraph (1); or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H809540A5B36E40759661DDAE7AB3203F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (ii) of subsection (d)(1)(B). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41F02449506E4EEEA4FE40087BB3D894"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Grants made under the program established under this subsection may be used to pay the costs of—</text><subparagraph id="HF14310279FF94520994C582A443E6C7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and facilities used by child care programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H711E241440F448B0A7EEA9760EBBDFD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual testing of drinking water at such schools and facilities used by child care programs following the installation of filtration stations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB50236C365264BFA8A60A76674B176F7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under the program established under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to States and local educational agencies that will assist in installation and maintenance of filtration stations at schools and facilities used by child care programs that are in low-income areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7830BDC696C40538E1F003B66EBCEEB" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filtration stations installed pursuant to the program established under this section shall include remote performance monitoring and automatic shut-off of the filtration station in the event the filtration station is not operating properly.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E651746272A4B5C93D59D343A8F6A42"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish guidance to carry out the program established under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC552012A33914F68AE5BFB57612C9313"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No prior testing required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program established under this subsection shall not require testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and facilities used by child care programs prior to participation in such program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H744DCAC8E29F4D3F89D953C6DBF0AA35"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H20627F84B7DA4FDF9384A511563E440B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Child care program and local educational agency</header><text>The terms <term>child care program</term> and <term>local educational agency</term> have the meaning given such terms in subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF20FC431F6ED4A98A51B1996E6060191"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Filtration station</header><text>The term <term>filtration station</term> means an apparatus that—</text><clause id="H311266DA421F4E40869D84A898223DB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is connected to building plumbing;</text></clause><clause id="HD738CF71266D4BF2B25679F397E03639"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is certified to the latest version of NSF/ANSI 53 for lead reduction and NSF/ANSI 42 for particulate reduction (Class I) by a certification body accredited by the American National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board;</text></clause><clause id="H575ED9064965405E85475EE3307E672D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has an indicator to show filter performance;</text></clause><clause id="H6C16137E028D44899D87FDD780F46079"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>can fill bottles or containers for water consumption; and</text></clause><clause id="HF7AB0255B3784F10B30A29CFAB6A7516"><enum>(v)</enum><text>allows users to drink directly from a stream of flowing water.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FB7EA0239944FF0AC7531C58C969C15"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H411DC0CC1CBC474BB4CCF4A2B2D5BDB8"><enum>110.</enum><header>Indian reservation drinking water program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2001(g) of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H759745E7ED7740F4B490DC44546A8DB4" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="HECAF5DD8BE4E49E49AA8E45E7EE0ADA9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program under subsection (a) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HEC83E412AE1C499DAFC1A13775681EFB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Assistance for areas affected by natural disasters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2020 of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/270">Public Law 115–270</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H41D8EA0F168848DD91E7420F6D59601D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (e)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (f)(1)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7520242E03C5497A9B519E84C4628E37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B5F48B370AD405BAD5E304D197CF451"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H370F370802D442F8A69B3C536F4FA5A0"><subsection id="H4EC146EA55504EFDA476AC6C31146314"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance for territories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use funds made available under subsection (f)(1) to make grants to Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for the purposes of providing assistance to eligible systems to restore or increase compliance with national primary drinking water regulations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A9C11DBA35A4E69BBAFAC5532942852"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f), as so redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="H598E75CB17E94ACF85883EA92127CD98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State revolving fund capitalization</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBEE502E72414445A711E703A7BB3930"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H0169A41C1D5649EE9FAE9C45F57955FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and to make grants under subsection (c) of this section,</quote> before <quote>to be available</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H746B6592F313418FA9FB61931E11B139" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or subsection (c), as applicable</quote> after <quote>subsection (b)(1)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Safety</header><section id="HBB4779EFCCF140818EF4BD8C012B91F9" commented="no"><enum>201.</enum><header>Enabling EPA to set health protective standards for new drinking water contaminants</header><subsection id="H35D35C806B5D4F298497D8CA08C37914" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b)(6) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(6)</external-xref>) is repealed. </text></subsection><subsection id="HC3B0FA4DC880496080D14EB9E3E2D476" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Threshold</header><text>Section 1412(b)(1)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H5C41C5EAA92947B995C8407D133E010D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC86984A48CE4E03B26C66A120A36B69" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BD81B7BE36D448E93CCFC3F1F1C8FCC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Administrator shall</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC0E3B5395A3B43FA8200B06C1B79A595" display-inline="no-display-inline"><clause id="HEE6AD41641E240C1B17FE6D5DA5A2768"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H69CE40D4AE9E4CA3AA12E4D4BD2E55D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>persons;</quote> and inserting <quote>persons; and</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2209A715DCD34C5798E0D584779B2F31"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by amending subclause (II), as so redesignated, to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H29A16BA205A04013B859E5D855EF1EE1" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subclause id="HB3B514098C4742B7B9CCF14828D87E29"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contaminant is known to occur or there is a substantial likelihood that the contaminant will occur at levels of public health concern in public water systems serving in total at least an estimated 1,000,000 persons or more across at least 3 States.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HD118D069712A44F1BA961006233D50C8" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="HC1172EC305264C44A34291E0CF983E6D" style="OLC"><clause id="HCD2D548C449B407EB72D5EDDB135AB4E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Level of public health concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subparagraph, a contaminant shall be considered to occur at a level of public health concern if it exceeds a health advisory published under subparagraph (F) or a toxicity value established by the Administrator or the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H233579430060433FA94C4D195B788739" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Health advisory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>A determination under this subsection to publish or establish a health advisory or toxicity value shall not be considered a final agency action that is subject to judicial review.</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection id="H50B0F52319E04D76BF56D07D6250582C" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protecting vulnerable populations</header><text>Section 1412(b)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3014E4093B4F4D23AA05CEF3850B51F4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DD0AA70D12A4A119A974C8AED487115" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block id="HBA78D2ECF0FA4263803FD98C9E8B4A72" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H1710C85B396C4641A227D0E0206721EE" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Health protection</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, each maximum contaminant level goal and national primary drinking water regulation established under this subsection shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as identified in section 1458.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5EEAB5A41743405785B77A726EA55893" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HC6E7B3AD043641FC8A911C231A7417AD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C)(i)—</text><subparagraph id="H6DFDEB48F678465C8E2983A961D68BDD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (5) or (6)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05128E4133A1489CBC66CB80FC36E28E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (4) and (5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB84E5A81580941ACB72E47E27EECBE6D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B), by striking <quote>paragraphs (5) and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4327F4D8C8B4C5DB9CF16AB2F07F699" commented="no"><enum>202.</enum><header>Citizens’ petitions for new or revised national primary drinking water regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412 of Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0DFB9A4735074DA8B3956608158FF50C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H777622F7CA994B3E8E6852AB0E82CBA6" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Citizens’ petitions for new or revised national primary drinking water regulations</header><paragraph id="HB1743053F5A545F5B8740628DFD4E3C5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person may petition the Administrator to promulgate a new or revised national primary drinking water regulation and maximum contaminant level goal for a contaminant in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C5959553DCB4DB88DE17666799902B9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><subparagraph id="H896386A5C12F49C791A217D53AAB204E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements for petitions</header><text>A petition under paragraph (1) shall—</text><clause id="HADBDFE4062FD48CBBD202A55978B593F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be filed in the principal office of the Administrator; and</text></clause><clause id="HB58E0DC16484496ABF1310E32443DD06" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include such evidence (which shall be based upon government or public water system data, independent monitoring conducted using certified laboratories, or published, peer-reviewed literature) that supports an applicable determination under subparagraph (D).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H882D76724EAD46E38DB87C08860990BE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public hearing, investigation, or other proceeding</header><text>The Administrator—</text><clause id="H736D1935CE9445EABF96BC07E9BCADB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall issue a public notice of the receipt of a petition under paragraph (1) not later than 5 business days after such receipt; and</text></clause><clause id="HB1BB487DBE9C426B94744EFF7077F3E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may conduct such investigation or proceeding as the Administrator determines appropriate, including holding a public hearing, in order to determine whether to grant or deny a petition filed under paragraph (1).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8233D044101743A58395537C689AA26E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after a person files a petition in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall either grant or deny the petition based on—</text><clause id="H2820C6C1FCDE4C63B5812BE7517671AE" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the evidence included in the petition; and</text></clause><clause id="HA7EC6949474646B4AD7D78E4BB1D2D3A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other evidence described in subparagraph (A)(ii) that the Administrator may possesses or that was submitted to the Administrator not later than 30 days after the Administrator issued a public notice of the receipt of the petition under subparagraph (B)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2185844824DF4741BF789CC78902DF9B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Determinations</header><clause id="H3DCABFDEF4B546DE96400C1CCA6C9B49" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>New regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall grant a petition under paragraph (1) to promulgate a new national primary drinking water regulation and maximum contaminant level goal for a contaminant if the Administrator determines that the criteria of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (b)(1)(A) are satisfied.</text></clause><clause id="H0E9059A2816747AE89B14420AA537171" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Revised regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall grant a petition under paragraph (1) to promulgate a revised national primary drinking water regulation and maximum contaminant level goal for a contaminant if the Administrator determines a revised national primary drinking water regulation and maximum contaminant level goal for the contaminant will provide for greater protection of the health of persons.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E2E069BCD34491496CB6AD721C45BB0" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Determination to regulate; reasons for denial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator grants a petition under subparagraph (D), such decision shall be considered a determination to regulate a contaminant under subsection (b)(1)(B) for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(E). If the Administrator denies a petition under subparagraph (D), the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register the Administrator’s reasons for such denial.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E6B79025E5441B4B143D97D44BC178B" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Civil actions</header><clause id="H3648E54E7F0B4509B1693E240F7DC6CF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Denied petitions</header><text>The denial of a petition filed under this subsection shall be considered an action pertaining to the establishment of national primary drinking water regulations under section 1448(a)(1).</text></clause><clause id="H7478AD776FDD44ECBD44136A61223B6F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator fails to grant or deny a petition filed under this subsection by the 180-day deadline described in subparagraph (C), the petitioner may commence a civil action under section 1449(a)(2) to order the Administrator to grant or deny the petition.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AC1037E0D3647F8869AAB269F1D493B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National primary drinking water regulations for PFAS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD15A8F695224BA0935E610C08732E1A" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3BBB6D30BCB41AB9A2701DF16664B66"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances</header><subparagraph id="H78F7F5092D524116AC3AA9BC5113FE0A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, the Administrator shall make a determination under paragraph (1)(A), using the criteria described in clauses (i) through (iii) of that paragraph, whether to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances not later than 18 months after the later of—</text><clause id="H182F27FBA9B148CB9A2796FACD158C1A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances is listed on the list of contaminants for consideration of regulation under paragraph (1)(B)(i); and</text></clause><clause id="H68C60A16054D4613AFA11F2C0EB7A8F4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which—</text><subclause id="H87C688C98B144937800F09CB3FAA4F9C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator has received the results of monitoring under section 1445(a)(2)(B) for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H8CDB09232A604ADEA69E89F1B87321D6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator has received reliable water data or water monitoring surveys for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances from a Federal or State agency that the Administrator determines to be of a quality sufficient to make a determination under paragraph (1)(A).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD4F7633B2884D26B63E9A1227AD05E4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Primary drinking water regulations</header><clause id="H8ED095581AC14C169089F76EF2207B41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, for each perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances that the Administrator determines to regulate under subparagraph (A), the Administrator—</text><subclause id="H2F0DB3E3FBAE4F5D8FADE807BEB74F83" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 18 months after the date on which the Administrator makes the determination, shall propose a national primary drinking water regulation for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H355385C5C74D4B2896F02F5628F31592" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may publish the proposed national primary drinking water regulation described in subclause (I) concurrently with the publication of the determination to regulate the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H583BBE704F95484DAFB90AFB8511B5F8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><subclause id="HAAAB3DB8AC4643D3A86C204E64F29214" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator publishes a proposed national primary drinking water regulation under clause (i)(I) and subject to subclause (II) of this clause, the Administrator shall take final action on the proposed national primary drinking water regulation.</text></subclause><subclause id="H61BDE53FCDE146CD94044C8BD602FC6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, on publication of notice in the Federal Register, may extend the deadline under subclause (I) by not more than 6 months.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F5739E874A4479387F55CC71248A52E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative procedures</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD264F69B7A4A43A7814CE0DB2895CC03"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the validation by the Administrator of an equally effective quality control and testing procedure to ensure compliance with a national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under this paragraph to measure the levels described in clause (ii) or other methods to detect and monitor perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, the Administrator shall add the procedure or method as an alternative to the quality control and testing procedure described in such national primary drinking water regulation by publishing the procedure or method in the Federal Register in accordance with section 1401(1)(D).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90699A4613DC46879DDD50C36FFC51A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Levels described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The levels referred to in clause (i) are—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE418A7BFA704497BB8447C2E6CAC98AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the level of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3D930E826BB462586F867B4B1706291"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA974F8FA5A70438BA235C4E7F2909927"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total levels of organic fluorine.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6B509D2AE8A420AB7A84AB1358FC606"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When establishing monitoring requirements for public water systems as part of a national primary drinking water regulation under this paragraph, the Administrator shall tailor the monitoring requirements for public water systems that do not detect or are reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant level (as defined in section 1418(b)(2)(B)) for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances subject to the national primary drinking water regulation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4E6980AC7E24BB495498B84099367CF"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health risk reduction and cost analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(C), the Administrator may rely on information available to the Administrator with respect to one or more specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to extrapolate reasoned conclusions regarding the health risks and effects of a class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of which the specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a part.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4EC43C7E0BC4C3DA99C32FF06454285" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Health advisory</header><clause commented="no" id="H242560F8974D447D991475C3E07468D6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Administrator shall publish a health advisory under paragraph (1)(F) for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances not subject to a national primary drinking water regulation not later than 1 year after the later of—</text><subclause commented="no" id="HFD582E267A2043B8BD76AC8A21BA6C0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the date on which the Administrator finalizes a toxicity value for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H7C3B7AB9C6E3423C9C84015B1F53848D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date on which the Administrator validates an effective quality control and testing procedure for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H32446048380844879BEE9EB45CDE84DB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive the requirements of clause (i) with respect to a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances if the Administrator determines that there is a substantial likelihood that the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances will not occur in drinking water with sufficient frequency to justify the publication of a health advisory, and publishes such determination, including the information and analysis used, and basis for, such determination, in the Federal Register.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88B460DDC3734002822EB3F286A3A11C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance</term> means any man-made chemical with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H911E113E13FA47E6AE3E95C7C1FAAEB7" commented="no"><enum>204.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulations for microcystin toxin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACA3CFC714B74D5BB624A9890468CF2D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H5A02FE7D2DDD420EA44460D86817D636" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Microcystin toxin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2024</short-title>, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HD9C5F05E60BD43D8A63906E08BFCA845" commented="no"><enum>205.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulations for 1,4-dioxane</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4F2BEE1B6F0146778A4DE1403C0EF88B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H2C648216B3B9422C8FF0C4BCE1E1332E" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><header>1,4-dioxane</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2024</short-title>, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for 1,4-dioxane.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HBC7CFC644934406AB0545F44687A4A99" commented="no"><enum>206.</enum><header>National primary drinking water regulations for chromium-6</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H20C858EE2CCA4B8082A53E98F9E0FAFE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="H1A459CD7E354401EBA1932FBC24CB4EA" commented="no"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Chromium-6</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2024</short-title>, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for chromium-6.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H650B24ADC99344C886488B80688CE78E" commented="no"><enum>207.</enum><header>Elimination of small system variances</header><subsection id="H013AA9C69C0945C3A152A93C984756CC" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Small system variances</header><text>Section 1415 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-4">42 U.S.C. 300g–4</external-xref>) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6420640624444AA196FF0D20B4168AD3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HB47A3B809E67413995F7BBA458DE9E35" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1412(b)(15) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(15)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93F854B7C6A94E3784D260F8A331052B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1414(c)(1)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-3">42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, (a)(2), or (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>or (a)(2)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D78D56C3C3642B3B39C64A96411D53F" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-5">42 U.S.C. 300g–5(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D4B65575A5845F58929BB7FAD86690B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1445(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-4">42 U.S.C. 300j–4(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HED6902E93E74496689C2592F1BA76771" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e) (relating to small system variance program)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1412(b)(4)(E)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FED9A40EB1848EBA985EB44A900D580" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>guidance under sections 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>guidance under section 1412(b)(4)(E)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Affordability</header><section id="HF34135C6857F41E9877C66142B3916B3" commented="no"><enum>301.</enum><header>Water affordability program</header><subsection id="H5504E6B0722D4D7C9BE8D165BB4AAD3F" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j">42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H4C66E39034E6425D9ED966E750BDFFBF" style="OLC"><section id="H571D39B007534D749227AF1B2AE4EA40" commented="no"><enum>1459I.</enum><header>Water affordability program</header><subsection id="HAA47A68D1B834888A699D0890D2EF369" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a program to annually provide to States and Indian Tribes grants to develop and carry out drinking water access programs to assist eligible households in improving or maintaining access to affordable drinking water.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA159A5E237A548428F2974BB925CD518" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to States and Indian Tribes</header><paragraph id="H98164347CEAA48D09CD59E564927C1AF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each fiscal year a State or Indian Tribe may apply for a grant provided under the program established under subsection (a) by submitting to the Administrator an application, which shall be in such form as the Administrator shall require and shall contain assurances that the State or Indian Tribe will establish a program that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D6A2A7F78424943A6B0FB79608B31D1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>The Administrator shall determine the amount of a grant provided under the program established under subsection (a) based on—</text><subparagraph id="H23DD33FFF3454FB8AE16712DD36F0556" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of eligible households in the State or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E78A168769B408688ABCBEFB4E13399" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of households in the State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, with an income equal to or less than 150 percent of the poverty level; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9561757111F4C6AB11F55DB5EADA715" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of households in the State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of the monthly income of the household on housing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H729316CE6BA740BB9CF04B2ACA5BF66E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph id="H47120FBC4ABA4FE4920C0849A432EB56" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Water conservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 15 percent of any grant provided under the program established under subsection (a) may be used to support efforts to improve water conservation and reduce water usage.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H681851D14FBA4D70A0CFFB9DAB4E0301" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 15 percent of any grant provided under the program established under subsection (a) may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of carrying out a drinking water access program under subsection (c)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E60F621882145CAA697DDBEE06697FC" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Noncompliance and potential redistribution</header><subparagraph id="HAD60DCBA3B4F4DB1BCD8055AFACE9296" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><clause id="H89B4CF6BE43743E8A5BCA830723B3234"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a State or Indian Tribe is not using a grant in accordance with this section, the Administrator shall provide to the State or Indian Tribe written notice that describes the noncompliance. Not later than 60 days of receiving such written notice, the State or Indian Tribe shall provide to the Administrator a plan to remedy the noncompliance described in the written notice.</text></clause><clause id="H6317E2E94CB646D4AAC9F532157A8F0C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Noncompliance of community water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State or Indian Tribe determines that a community water system with which the State or Indian Tribe entered into a contract or other agreement under subsection (c)(2) is not using a grant in accordance with this section, the State or Indian Tribe shall provide to the community water system written notice that describes the noncompliance. If such community water system fails to remedy the noncompliance by not later than 90 days after receiving such written notice, the State or Indian Tribe shall terminate the contract or other agreement entered into under subsection (c)(2) and implement the drinking water access program on behalf of the community water system.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF9A608809BF487C82E1B54CDABEB2CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Potential redistribution</header><text>The Administrator may withhold a grant to be provided to a State or Indian Tribe that has failed to remedy any noncompliance described in written notice provided under subparagraph (A) and distribute such grant among the remaining Indian Tribes in accordance with the formula described under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F508E1A348C4E6C81BAFC185BFBC309" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Drinking water access programs</header><paragraph id="H4D789AEFA5B54FEF9D5B591421D9535E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or Indian Tribe that receives a grant under the program established under subsection (a) shall use such grant to carry out a program to assist eligible households in improving or maintaining access to affordable drinking water. Each such drinking water access program shall—</text><subparagraph id="HDC20062239A24023A8A4F2CD62AB53FB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide covered assistance to eligible households to be used to improve or maintain access by such households to affordable drinking water services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7E02AA978A9420E9785218D0E735B11" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for timely and meaningful public participation in the development and implementation of the program, including an opportunity for public comment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB540604ABA65420DA124CA622F2D806F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subject to the requirement of subparagraph (H), ensure that such covered assistance is distributed in a manner that ensures geographic distribution of such assistance in proportion to the geographic distribution of eligible households within the State or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AFE1EB3751943B39B8C7F6C8A5C6B3B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>utilize efficient methods for determining eligibility of households, including—</text><clause id="H5BABD8395B374E70B50208D72640AD22" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent feasible, sharing of data from other income-qualified assistance programs carried out by the State (including any local government of the State), the Indian Tribe, or the Federal Government to facilitate automatic enrollment; and</text></clause><clause id="HB7C422674EBC4661A805EE0E68656028" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allowance for self-attestation of income qualification;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H242F303670B44EB39A76566EED8219BF" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out outreach and provide education to eligible households to ensure that eligible households are made aware of the covered assistance provided under the drinking water access program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FE465FA8DA84EC19C4C653BB3D1230D" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support efforts to improve water conservation and reduce water usage in residences occupied by eligible households, including through installation of water efficient fixtures and leak repairs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18EB785887184D71A278908842E4AFF7" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>use effective methods to promote access to covered assistance provided under the drinking water access program—</text><clause id="H9F2644EE34C3466893B688DFD2B46D01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>including by allowing utilities to receive funds for debt reduction and directly apply them to customer accounts, and by allowing for electronic signature; and</text></clause><clause id="H771E7500023E4C75A81353F7926C9338"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which may not include requiring in-person enrollment appointments or asset tests;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB84A41C36432496AB139CF5806D8A91E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>coordinate activities carried out under the drinking water access program with activities carried out under similar programs administered by the Federal Government, States, and Indian Tribes, including programs related to low-income energy assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF586D6DAC8C248A294EAED4D3FD252D9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such program is carried out by a State, each fiscal year, provide as covered assistance not less than 20 percent of such grant to eligible households that are served by small systems within such State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB89680E25BB4A9D835B679ED5DED4AC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts with community water systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or Indian Tribe may enter into a contract or other agreement with a community water system under which the community water system, in accordance with the applicable requirements of paragraph (1), carries out the drinking water access program of the State or Indian Tribe with respect to the customers of the community water system. A contract or other agreement entered into under this paragraph shall include terms or conditions that the community water system—</text><subparagraph id="H929426A0A3DA42DBAFFA773D51E4E023" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall maintain a—</text><clause id="HDBFEF6B353574581816B10B4CDC9CCF4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a long-term financial plan;</text></clause><clause id="H54CB89F972F3426C96E20A5DBE4B3F83" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an asset management plan;</text></clause><clause id="H2771F202BE364A97BD0F2698FCF969F6" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a capital improvement plan; and</text></clause><clause id="H97C2124D68E24FE7AF7B0996C5F5DA6F" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a fiscal management plan; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28CE513D2BFA49A88A98206A5F9D188D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall demonstrate capacity to create and implement an effective community outreach plan to inform eligible households of the availability of covered assistance under the drinking water access program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0E1E453F5474408AD0AFFD4404F82E7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Income verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the income of a household for purposes of determining whether the household is an eligible household, a State, Indian Tribe, or community water system may use procedures and policies consistent with procedures and policies used by other low-income assistance programs.<italic></italic></text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E7ED16D045F4CDDAA17C99EF48F3131" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a grant under the program established under subsection (a), a State or Indian Tribe shall submit to the Administrator, in a manner determined by the Administrator, information regarding the drinking water access program the State or Indian Tribe carries out under paragraph (1) (including any part of such program carried out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into under paragraph (2)), including—</text><subparagraph id="HCED15389B3154E87806D3B93F2120FF6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design and implementation of the drinking water access program, including—</text><clause id="H1223807874664E92BACAD04C3D347561" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the type of covered assistance provided;</text></clause><clause id="H417D2D7D460344A8A304A49AA79F50A9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources of funding other than such grant;</text></clause><clause id="HBA3E1F58F1D74CB6839F6005C7AB5DAF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of eligible households that received covered assistance under the drinking water access program, disaggregated by type of covered assistance received; and</text></clause><clause id="HB8C1E9CE05D9481191CC4A05BF97E007" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drinking water access program costs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68FF545555624B56908625747B1DD23D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of the drinking water access program on community water systems and eligible households that received covered assistance under the drinking water access program, including—</text><clause id="H6C65042A6E354F85A4A010E178C615A1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average amount of covered assistance provided to such eligible households, disaggregated by type of covered assistance;</text></clause><clause id="H08CAD195A4FD44E689B704100DCF84AE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of eligible households that received covered assistance under the drinking water access program;</text></clause><clause id="H223B33B9B24348B29A5FACFD10990EC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average amount of bill debt carried by such households before and after enrollment in the drinking water access program;</text></clause><clause id="HB4750BD669254F048144A7481E1AD976"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of annual service disconnections for nonpayment;</text></clause><clause id="H8C6F71766282414AA651B70474757C2F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resources from community water systems used to resolve delinquent bills; and</text></clause><clause id="H011225E753524C6AA818413619DB58CA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percent of on-time bill payments;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0373AA38673A4BE89CFD603278638030" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">barriers to eligible households receiving covered assistance under the drinking water access program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFAD414E5C18486DA457D4676497FF43" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other relevant information the Administrator may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39DF58AE45954DE0B549E6BDFA92369D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A community water system that receives funding from a drinking water access program (directly as covered assistance or indirectly from an eligible household that received covered assistance and is a customer of such system) may not disconnect or interrupt the service of any eligible household as a result of nonpayment or arrearages during any period of one year that begins on the date on which the eligible household receives covered assistance under the drinking water access program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EC7273E73B4494CBAF2E57C334C5F37" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Non-discrimination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any drinking water access program funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this section. Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 or with respect to an otherwise qualified handicapped individual as provided in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also shall apply to any such drinking water access program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB22FC19B4D9E493C95C342BD9653FCFB" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Relationship to other existing law and programs</header><subparagraph id="H98FBC412019F4FF0893CF79DC70DD6B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Covered assistance provided under a drinking water access program carried out under paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="H1F133F2E4C484664A1EB5E31250BECC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not be used to replace funds for any existing, similar local program to assist households in maintaining access to affordable drinking water; and</text></clause><clause id="H068D16826E294FA082D47CBB4DA12B0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be used to supplement or enhance such a local program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0B8F6C9F7324D36B78F6BAA5E08CCD8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption from income tax</header><text>For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of any individual who is a member of an eligible household, gross income shall not include assistance provided to such individual pursuant to this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1EC668C9453485792ED00A4BF21DB6C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No effect on other benefits or assistance</header><text>Assistance provided to an eligible household pursuant to this section shall not be taken into account as income, and shall not be taken into account as resources for the month of receipt and the following 12 months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of such household for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB837EC656CB4FC796839050EBE97D1F" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><paragraph id="HFE59B92D7B414E319223EA5500A671DD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide technical assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and community water systems that entered into a contract or other agreement with a State or Indian Tribe under this section to support the implementation of this section. Not more than 1 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used to provide technical assistance under this paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0D4F562BEA4439B3EF3E8496E0D2ED" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance under paragraph (1). Each nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this paragraph shall consult with the State, Indian Tribe, or community water system to which the technical assistance is to be provided before using the grant. The Administrator shall prioritize awarding grants under this paragraph to nonprofit organizations that, as determined by the Administrator, are the most qualified and experienced in providing technical assistance to community water systems.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD6285C1345A403EAC67CAE2CCC26291" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Administrator shall provide guidance to States, Indian Tribes, and community water systems to carry out an effective drinking water access program in accordance with subsection (c), including effective methods to inform eligible households of the availability of covered assistance under such a program.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDDFECFFBF8AD4662AAD89D88718C5B43" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which grants are first provided to a State or Indian Tribe under the program established under subsection (a), and each year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of such program.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD421CBCC6A1E4D8B9D7284025CFF19B1" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HD3E9B30C5A5C4656ABCC06E478D945F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered assistance</header><text>The term <term>covered assistance</term> means each of the following:</text><subparagraph id="HD85EE55EAE124D69AA8F2906B1343579" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct financial assistance.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23E7AEC05B284B2D862F1C0140EE6C0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A lifeline rate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F1D8D6919134006840A29824F0843B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Bill discounting.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8A23742BD984C93BCB7265AFF55149D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Special hardship provisions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B9B4CF6161547D69505498764A34BD7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A percentage-of-income payment plan.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H550B57BAFB814CAB991B6298ACE0F5D3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment made directly to a customer account of arrearages or fees from nonpayment for services provided by a community water system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97AFE9BB150A485E9A790E36E4B49213"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other form of assistance identified by the Administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E34ADBD322B49D281137C2D19AF4A4C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Household</header><text>The term <term>household</term> means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9702CCB16743BF8235EEE8D1CD49DD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible household</header><text>The term <term>eligible household</term> means a household—</text><subparagraph id="H5C3336352EEB4834AC0844727721CC2D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that includes an individual who is—</text><clause id="H98F3D70ABEC74624BE41AF93D888E685" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the holder of an account for drinking water service that is provided to that household by a community water system; or</text></clause><clause id="H55D9688915D748E3A6E56BFC250AC23F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>separately billed by a landlord that holds an account with a community water system for the cost of drinking water service provided to that household; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74C2336EEF5E466AACDF0A8CBE01D6B4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H99CA4DC60DCD4C2FBA69FAEBD42A10A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that has an income that, as determined by the State in which the household is located, does not exceed the greater of—</text><subclause id="H07A49009DC9D4DCB99634CD8829BFF97" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFEA9D103427A49D5AABB7EB98CB1D045" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median income for that State; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H4370050DD53143C3B7D580A02E2ADB39" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in which 1 or more individuals are receiving—</text><subclause id="HB09E7813DBF446359D0132D689AF70FC" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H665B53F5A4E94D45893F02BB58AC8AA8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="HE47F5D0FF0E440DB9B531B155AA0A550" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance under the <short-title>Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="HFF5ADD08C45E44A9A908101D05A05059" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H345C5D42A57A4434A7577BF5722494BC" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>payments under—</text><item id="H257BF30B30C34E37BE0C612AE48F4DFB" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United States Code; or</text></item><item id="HA6D4323CFFCE4806B59550FA7BDDBA99" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>section 306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1521">38 U.S.C. 1521</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/588">Public Law 95–588</external-xref>).</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10C2AC93344542DD9EC677DCE7C93659" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Poverty level</header><text>The term <term>poverty level</term> means, with respect to a household in a State, the income described in the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">42 U.S.C. 9902</external-xref>), as applicable to the household.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8F7AA9BCC4642F89C0064F905FB5D41" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Small system</header><text>The term <term>small system</term> means a community water system that serves fewer than 10,000 people.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB33E8DB41A4D42D59BE935A1484862E9" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State median income</header><text>The term <term>State median income</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8622">42 U.S.C. 8622</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37B4DBB776BD4242AE5B44B575737E47" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="HD548386BF6E24BDD804798F8D47430B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034 to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFAC0B79E5994EA7902FB582C18740B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Set-aside for Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that not less than 3 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section are provided as grants to Indian Tribes.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H351F78D870FB4896A3FFFDE38671C08C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="HB965022824F045699D845F31F36510A7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rural And Low-income Water Assistance Pilot Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>) is amended by striking section 50109.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AD25FCA911A4F67B45AC9301204A174" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of Indian Tribe</header><text>Section 1401(14) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f(14)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and 1459B</quote> and inserting <quote>1459B, and 1459I</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>