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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1367 

To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system 

threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2023 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water System Threat 

5 Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The term 

2 ‘‘community water system’’ has the meaning given 

3 the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 300f). 

5 (2) NATURAL HAZARD.—The term ‘‘natural 

6 hazard’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

7 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 300i–2(h)). 

9 (3) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 

10 works’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

11 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 1292). 

13 (4) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANAL14 YSIS CENTER.—The term ‘‘Water Information Shar15 ing and Analysis Center’’ means the Information 

16 Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in section 

17 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 300i–4(d)). 

19 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

21 the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop and 

22 carry out a program— 

23 (1) to encourage, support, and maintain the 

24 participation of community water systems, treatment 


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1 works, and other appropriate entities in the Water 

2 Information Sharing and Analysis Center; 

3 (2) to offset costs incurred by community water 

4 systems and treatment works that are necessary to 

5 maintain or initiate membership in the Water Infor6 mation Sharing and Analysis Center; 

7 (3) to expand the cooperation and coordination 

8 of the Environmental Protection Agency with the 

9 Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center 

10 with respect to incident data collection and analysis 

11 of water sector-related threats; and 

12 (4) to enhance the tools, resources, and mate13 rials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis 

14 Center for— 

15 (A) monitoring the status of the water sec16 tor; and 

17 (B) enhancing the preparedness of commu18 nity water systems and publicly owned treat19 ment works to identify, protect against, detect, 

20 respond to, and recover from malevolent acts 

21 (within the meaning of section 1433 of the Safe 

22 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i–2)) or 

23 natural hazards. 

24 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

25 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 


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1 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

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