(E) to coordinate its activities under this 
section with similar and related programs ad-
ministered by the Federal Government and such 
State, particularly water-related programs for 
low-income individuals; 
(F) to provide, in a timely manner, that 
the highest level of assistance will be furnished 
to those households which have the lowest in-
comes and the highest costs or needs for home 
drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater serv-
ices in relation to income, taking into account 
family size; 
(G) to the extent it is necessary, to des-
ignate local administrative agencies or Tribal 
governments in order to carry out the objectives 
of this section; and 
(H) to the extent it is necessary, to deliver 
services specified in the application through 
community-based nonprofit entities in such 
State, by awarding subgrants to, or entering 
into contracts with, such entities for the pur-
pose of providing such services and payments 
under this section directly to households eligible 
for assistance under this section. 
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(3) PLAN.—As part of the annual application 
required by paragraph (1), the chief executive officer 
of the State shall include, in such format as the Sec-
retary may require, a plan which— 
(A) describes the eligibility requirements to 
be used by the State for each type of assistance 
to be provided under this section; 
(B) describes the benefit levels to be used 
by the State for each type of assistance includ-
ing assistance to be provided for drinking 
water, wastewater, and stormwater service 
needs; 
(C) contains estimates of the amount of 
funds the State will use for each of the pro-
grams under such plan; 
(D) describes water efficiency-related and 
other water needs-related home repair the State 
will provide under subsection (d)(6), including 
any steps the State will take to address the 
water efficiency-related home repair needs of 
households that have high water burdens; 
(E) in the absence of being able to directly 
measure and quantify water use at the house-
hold level, provide a reasonable, unified ap-
proach such as using a fixed consumption level 
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for calculating assistance for household drink-
ing water, wastewater, and stormwater service 
costs; and 
(F) identifies the types of assistance, such 
as types described in subsection (d), that may 
be included in the program of assistance carried 
out by the State under this section. 
(d) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—A State that receives 
a grant under this section may use the grant funds to pro-
vide, through a State program required in subsection (b) 
a type of assistance that may include— 
(1) direct financial assistance; 
(2) a lifeline rate; 
(3) bill discounting; 
(4) assistance under special hardship provi-
sions; 
(5) assistance through a percentage-of-income 
payment plan; or 
(6) water efficiency-related and water needs-re-
lated home repair, including direct installation of 
water-efficient fixtures and leak repair, which may 
be completed by a third party under a subgrant or 
contract awarded by the State or by a local adminis-
trative agency or Tribal government designated by 
the State. 
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(e) ASSISTANCE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, assistance pro-
vided to a low-income household or an environmentally at- 
risk household that is also a low-income household under 
a program carried out by the State, a local administrative 
agency, Tribal government, or a community-based non-
profit entity (on behalf of households), using a grant 
under this section shall be exempt from income tax under 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(f) LOWER INCOME LIMIT.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a State may adopt an income limit that is lower than 
the limit described in subsection (a)(3)(B), except that the 
State may not exclude a household from eligibility in a 
fiscal year based solely on household income if that income 
is less than 110 percent of the poverty level for the State. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to meeting any 
other applicable reporting requirements, as a condi-
tion of receiving a grant under this section, a State 
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual 
report that summarizes, in a manner determined by 
the Secretary, the program carried out by the State 
(including any portions carried out through designa-
tion of a local administrative agency or Tribal gov-
ernment or the award of a subgrant or contract to 
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a community-based nonprofit entity) under the 
grant, including— 
(A) key features; 
(B) sources of funding; 
(C) eligibility criteria; 
(D) participation rates; 
(E) the monetary benefit per participant; 
(F) program costs; 
(G) the demonstrable impacts of the pro-
gram on arrearage and service disconnection for 
households, to the maximum extent practicable; 
and 
(H) other relevant information required by 
the Secretary. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
available to the general public each report submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM 
FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT WORKS 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
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