I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 583 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for 
beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2025 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ROUZER, and Mrs. 
SYKES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating 
to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beaches Environ-
mental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2025’’ or 
the ‘‘BEACH Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. COASTAL RECREATION WATER QUALITY MONI-
TORING AND NOTIFICATION. 
(a) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 
GRANTS.—Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including nearby 
shallow upstream waters,’’ after ‘‘coastal 
recreation waters’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or present on’’ after 
‘‘adjacent to’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a State that uses 
such grant to identify specific sources of 
contamination pursuant to paragraph (5), 
any data relating to such identified sources 
of contamination; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC SOURCES OF 
CONTAMINATION.—A State or local government re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection may use such 
grant to identify specific sources of contamination 
for coastal recreation waters, including nearby shal-
low upstream waters, adjacent to or present on 
beaches or similar points of access that are used by 
the public.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including nearby shal-
low upstream waters,’’ after ‘‘coastal recreation 
waters’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or present on’’ after ‘‘ad-
jacent to’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
8 of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal 
Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–284; 114 Stat. 877) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2001 through 2005’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
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SEC. 3. GUIDANCE. 
In providing guidance to States and local govern-
ments receiving grants under section 406 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing 
technologies for water contamination. 
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