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that requires all new passenger motor vehicles with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less to be 
equipped with a system that detects the presence of an 
unattended occupant in the passenger compartment of the 
vehicle and engages a warning to reduce death and injury 
resulting from vehicular heatstroke, particularly incidents 
involving children. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON CAPABILITY OF BEING DIS-
ABLED.—The motor vehicle safety standard prescribed 
under subsection (b) shall require that the system de-
scribed in that subsection cannot be disabled, overridden, 
reset, or recalibrated in such a way that the system will 
no longer detect the presence of an unattended occupant 
in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and engage 
a warning. 
‘‘(d) MEANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The warning required 
under the motor vehicle safety standard prescribed 
under subsection (b) shall include a distinct auditory 
and visual warning to notify individuals inside and 
outside of the vehicle of the presence of an unat-
tended occupant, which shall be combined with an 
interior haptic warning. 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—In developing such 
warning, the Secretary shall also consider including 
a secondary additional warning to— 
‘‘(A) notify— 
‘‘(i) operators that are not in close 
proximity to the vehicle; 
‘‘(ii) emergency responders; and 
‘‘(B) provide the geographical location of 
the vehicle in a manner that allows for an emer-
gency response. 
‘‘(e) COMPLIANCE DEADLINE.—The rule issued pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall require full compliance with 
the motor vehicle safety standard prescribed in the rule 
not later than 2 years after the date on which the final 
rule is issued.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘30129. Occupant safety.’’. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 
(A) CONTRACT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a final rule is issued 
pursuant to section 30129(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and 
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every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
enter into a contract with an independent third 
party to conduct the study described under sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) STUDY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the contract 
between the Secretary and an independent 
third party under subparagraph (A), the 
independent third party shall carry out a 
study on retrofitting passenger motor vehi-
cles introduced into interstate commerce 
before the effective date of the rule re-
quired pursuant to section 30129(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)(1), with technologies and 
products that meet the safety need ad-
dressed by the motor vehicle safety stand-
ard prescribed under such section. 
(ii) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the 
study required under clause (i), the inde-
pendent third party shall— 
(I) 
identify 
technologies 
and 
products— 
(aa) manufactured for use in 
passenger motor vehicles intro-
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duced into interstate commerce 
before the effective date of the 
rule required by section 30129(b) 
of title 49, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a)(1); 
and 
(bb) that reduce death and 
injury resulting from vehicular 
heatstroke, particularly incidents 
involving children; and 
(II) make recommendations for 
manufacturers of such technologies 
and products to undergo a functional 
safety performance assessment to en-
sure that the technologies and prod-
ucts perform as designed by the man-
ufacturer under a variety of real-world 
conditions. 
(2) PUBLICATION; 
PUBLIC
COMMENT.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary enters into a contract pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(A), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) publish the study required under para-
graph (1)(B) in the Federal Register; and 
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(B) provide a period for public comment of 
not longer than 90 days after the date on which 
the study is published pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) CONSUMER INFORMATION.—Not later than 
120 days after expiration of the public comment pe-
riod described under paragraph (2)(B) and upon re-
view of the public comments, the Secretary shall pro-
vide information for consumers through the website 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion on the performance of the technologies and 
products described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to retrofit 
existing vehicles. 
(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon issuance 
of the recommendations required under paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives the study and 
recommendations required by paragraph (1)(B), in-
cluding any public comment received under para-
graph (2)(B). 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
CHILD
RESTRAINT
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘child restraint system’’ has the meaning 
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given that term in section 571.213 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation). 
(B) INDEPENDENT
THIRD
PARTY.—The 
term ‘‘independent third party’’ means a person 
that does not receive any direct financial assist-
ance from a manufacturer (as defined in section 
30102 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation)) that produces or 
supplies— 
(i) equipment for the systems man-
dated in such section 30129; or 
(ii) child restraint systems. 
(C) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 32101 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 10102. RULEMAKING TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC SHUT-
OFF SYSTEMS AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION 
TECHNOLOGY IN MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘electric 
vehicle’’— 
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(iii) for purposes of subsection (b), a 
battery electric vehicle. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VE-
HICLES.— 
(1) FINAL RULE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule amending section 
571.114 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (relating to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard Number 114), to require manufactur-
ers to install in each motor vehicle equipped 
with a keyless ignition device and an internal 
combustion engine technology to automatically 
shut off the motor vehicle after the motor vehi-
cle has idled for the period designated under 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) PERIOD DESCRIBED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The period referred 
to in subparagraph (A) is the period des-
ignated by the Secretary as necessary to 
prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. 
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(ii) DIFFERENT PERIODS.—The Sec-
retary may designate different periods 
under clause (i) for different types of 
motor vehicles, depending on the rate at 
which the motor vehicle emits carbon mon-
oxide, if— 
(I) the Secretary determines a 
different period is necessary for a type 
of motor vehicle for purposes of sec-
tion 30111 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(II) requiring a different period 
for a type of motor vehicle is con-
sistent with the prevention of carbon 
monoxide poisoning. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The rule under paragraph (1) 
shall become effective not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the Secretary issues such rule. 
(c) PREVENTING MOTOR VEHICLES FROM ROLLING 
AWAY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule amending part 571 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require 
manufacturers to install technology to prevent move-
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ment of motor vehicles equipped with keyless igni-
tion devices and automatic transmissions if— 
(A) the transmission of the motor vehicle 
is not in the park setting; 
(B) the motor vehicle does not exceed the 
speed determined by the Secretary under para-
graph (2); 
(C) the seat belt of the operator of the 
motor vehicle is unbuckled; 
(D) the service brake of the motor vehicle 
is not engaged; and 
(E) the door for the operator of the motor 
vehicle is open. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine the maximum speed at which a motor vehi-
cle may be safely locked in place under the condi-
tions described in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and 
(E) of paragraph (1) to prevent vehicle rollaways. 
(3) DEADLINE.—The rule under paragraph (1) 
shall become effective not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the Secretary issues such rule. 
SEC. 10103. 21ST CENTURY SMART CARS. 
(a) CRASH AVOIDANCE RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 
301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
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section 10101(a)(1), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 30130. Crash avoidance rulemaking 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue 
final rules prescribing motor vehicle safety standards 
that— 
‘‘(1) establish minimum performance require-
ments for the crash avoidance systems described in 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) require all new passenger motor vehicles 
manufactured for sale in the United States, intro-
duced or delivered for introduction in interstate com-
merce, or imported into the United States to be 
equipped with the crash avoidance systems described 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.—The Secretary 
shall issue motor vehicle safety standards for each of the 
following crash avoidance systems— 
‘‘(1) forward collision warning and automatic 
emergency braking that detects potential collisions 
with vehicles, objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and 
other vulnerable road users while the vehicle is trav-
eling forward, provides a warning to the driver, and 
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automatically applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate 
the severity of a collision; 
‘‘(2) rear automatic emergency braking that de-
tects a potential collision with vehicles, objects, pe-
destrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable roads user 
while a vehicle is traveling in reverse and automati-
cally applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate the se-
verity of a collision; 
‘‘(3) rear cross traffic warning that detects ve-
hicles, objects, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vul-
nerable road users approaching from the side and 
rear of a vehicle as it travels in reverse and alerts 
the driver; 
‘‘(4) lane departure warning that monitors a ve-
hicle’s position in its lane and alerts the driver as 
the vehicle approaches or crosses lane markers; and 
‘‘(5) blind spot warning that detects a vehicle, 
pedestrian, bicyclist , and other vulnerable road user 
to the side or rear of a vehicle and alerts the driver 
to their presence, including when a driver attempts 
to change the course of travel toward another vehicle 
or road user in the blind zone of the vehicle. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In prescribing the motor ve-
hicle safety standards required in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall require that the crash avoidance systems— 
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‘‘(1) perform effectively at speeds for which a 
passenger motor vehicle is designed to operate, in-
cluding on city streets and highways; and 
‘‘(2) include self-diagnostic capability and warn-
ing when inoperable. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE DATE.—The compliance date of 
the standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall not ex-
ceed more than 2 years from the date final rules are 
issued. 
‘‘(e) RULEMAKING ON POINT OF SALE INFORMA-
TION.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
to require clear and concise information about the capa-
bilities and limitations of advanced crash avoidance sys-
tems described in subsection (b) to be provided to a con-
sumer at the point of sale and in the vehicle owner’s man-
ual, including a publicly accessible electronic owner’s man-
ual. 
‘‘(f) HEADLAMPS.— 
‘‘(1) FINAL
RULE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule amending section 
571.108 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
to— 
‘‘(A) improve illumination of the roadway; 
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‘‘(B) prevent glare; 
‘‘(C) 
establish 
minimum 
performance 
standards for— 
‘‘(i) semi-automatic headlamp beam 
switching; 
‘‘(ii) curve adaptive headlamps; and 
‘‘(iii) adaptive driving beam headlamp 
technology. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE DATE.—The compliance date 
of the revised standard prescribed under paragraph 
(1) shall not exceed more than 2 years from the ef-
fective date. 
‘‘(3) FINAL
RULEMAKING
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall finalize the Rulemaking 
(83 Fed. Reg. 51766) to permit the certification of 
adaptive driving beam headlighting systems. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRASH
AVOIDANCE.—The term ‘crash 
avoidance’ has the meaning given to that term in 
section 32301. 
‘‘(2) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given to 
that term in section 32101.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by section 
10101(a)(2), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘30130. Crash avoidance rulemaking.’’. 
(b) RESEARCH OF ADVANCED CRASH SYSTEMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 
301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
section 10101(a)(1) and subsection (a)(1), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 30131. Advanced crash systems research and con-
sumer education 
‘‘(a) ADVANCED CRASH SYSTEMS RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(1) RESEARCH REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall complete research into the following: 
‘‘(A) Direct driver monitoring systems that 
will minimize driver disengagement, driver dis-
traction, prevent automation complacency, and 
foreseeable misuse of vehicle automation. 
‘‘(B) Lane keeping assistance that assists 
with steering to keep a vehicle within its driving 
lane. 
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‘‘(C) Automatic collision notification sys-
tems that— 
‘‘(i) notify emergency responders that 
a crash has occurred and provide the geo-
graphical location of the vehicle and crash 
data in a manner that allows for assess-
ment of potential injuries and emergency 
response; and 
‘‘(ii) 
transfer 
to 
the 
Secretary 
anonymized automatic crash data for the 
purposes of safety research and statistical 
analysis. 
‘‘(D) Intelligent Speed Assist that— 
‘‘(i) determines the applicable speed 
limit where the vehicle is operating; and 
‘‘(ii) alerts the driver to the current 
speed limit and discourages exceeding that 
limit. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the re-
search required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) develop one or more tests to evaluate 
the performance of the systems; 
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‘‘(B) determine criteria that would be rea-
sonable and practicable at evaluating the per-
formance of the systems; and 
‘‘(C) determine fail, pass, or advanced pass 
criteria to assure the systems are performing 
their intended function. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a 
report detailing findings from the research required 
under subsection (a) to the House Energy and Com-
merce Committee and the Senate Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation Committee not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(4) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue final rules to establish motor vehi-
cle safety standards for the advanced crash systems 
described in this subsection and to require all new 
passenger motor vehicles manufactured for sale in 
the United States, introduced or delivered for intro-
duction in interstate commerce, or imported into the 
United States produced after the compliance date of 
such standards to be equipped with advanced crash 
avoidance systems described in this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LEAD-TIME.—The compliance date of the 
standards prescribed under this section shall not ex-
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ceed more than 2 model years from the date a motor 
vehicle safety standard is finalized. 
‘‘(6) CRASH DATA.—If the Secretary makes a 
determination that establishing a motor vehicle safe-
ty standard described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) does 
not meet the requirements and considerations set 
forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of 
title 49, United States Code, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall submit a report describing the 
reasons for reaching such a determination to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) may not issue such a standard. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRASH
AVOIDANCE.—The term ‘crash 
avoidance’ has the meaning given to that term in 
section 32301. 
‘‘(2) PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term 
‘passenger motor vehicle’ has the meaning given to 
that term in section 32101.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by section 
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10101(a)(2) and subsection (a)(2), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘30131. Advanced crash systems research and consumer education.’’. 
SEC. 10104. UPDATING THE 5-STAR SAFETY RATING SYS-
TEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32302 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ROADMAP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish 
a clear and concise report on a publicly accessible 
website detailing efforts over the next 5-year period 
to improve the passenger motor vehicle information 
developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) descriptions of actions that will be 
taken to update the passenger motor vehicle in-
formation developed under subsection (a), in-
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cluding the development of test procedures, test 
devices, and safety performance criteria; 
‘‘(B) key milestones, including the antici-
pated start of an action, completion of an ac-
tion, and effective date of an update; and 
‘‘(C) descriptions of how an update will im-
prove the passenger motor vehicle information 
developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing and im-
plementing the report required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify and prioritize features and 
systems that meet a known safety need and for 
which objective and appropriate tests and eval-
uation criteria exist or can be developed; 
‘‘(B) when reasonable and in the interest 
of reducing crashes and deaths and injuries re-
sulting from crashes, harmonize the passenger 
motor vehicle information developed under sub-
section (a) with other safety information pro-
grams, including those administered inter-
nationally or by private organizations, that pro-
vide comparisons of safety characteristics of 
passenger motor vehicles; and 
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‘‘(C) establish objective criteria for the se-
lection of safety features and systems to be 
tested. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall 
provide for a period of public comment and review 
in developing the report required under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(e) INITIAL UPDATES TO THE 5-STAR SAFETY RAT-
ING SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) CRASH
AVOIDANCE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall implement, in the pas-
senger motor vehicle information program under 
subsection (a), updated or new, as applicable, crash 
avoidance tests, which shall include tests of forward 
automatic emergency braking, lane departure warn-
ing, blind spot warning, rear cross traffic warning, 
and rear automatic emergency braking. 
‘‘(2) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall implement, in the 
passenger motor vehicle information program under 
subsection (a), crash avoidance tests that assess the 
prevention or mitigation of crashes between a pas-
senger motor vehicle and a pedestrian, bicyclist, or 
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other vulnerable road user, which shall include tests 
of forward automatic emergency braking and rear 
automatic emergency braking. 
‘‘(3) NEW AND UPDATED 5-STAR SAFETY RAT-
INGS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish separate 5-star safety rat-
ings for— 
‘‘(i) crash avoidance, which shall in-
corporate the tests implemented under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) pedestrian, bicyclist, and other 
vulnerable road user safety, which shall in-
corporate the tests implemented under 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) update the combined overall 5-star 
safety rating to incorporate the 5-star safety 
ratings established under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(f) ADVANCED UPDATES TO THE 5-STAR SAFETY 
RATING SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) CRASHWORTHINESS.— 
‘‘(A) TEST
PROCEDURES, 
CONDITIONS, 
AND
DEVICES; INJURY
CRITERIA.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe a 
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final rule amending part 572 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to incorporate into the 
passenger motor vehicle information program 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) updated and new test procedures, 
test conditions, and anthropomorphic test 
devices that reasonably represent motor ve-
hicle occupants and pedestrians, bicyclists, 
and other vulnerable road users, including 
such occupants and users who are children, 
elderly individuals, adult males, and adult 
females; and 
‘‘(ii) new or refined injury criteria, in-
cluding head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, 
upper leg, and lower leg injury criteria, 
based on real-world injuries and the great-
est potential to increase the safety of pas-
senger motor vehicles. 
‘‘(B) TESTS.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall, with respect to the pas-
senger motor vehicle information program 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) update existing crashworthiness 
tests, including to account for adult male, 
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adult female, and elderly occupants in all 
designated seating positions; and 
‘‘(ii) implement new crashworthiness 
tests for— 
‘‘(I) occupants, including chil-
dren, elderly occupants, adult males, 
and adult females, in all rear des-
ignated seating positions; 
‘‘(II) crashes between a pas-
senger motor vehicle and a pedestrian, 
bicyclist, or other vulnerable road 
user, including the potential risks of 
injuries to the head, neck, chest, ab-
domen, pelvis, upper leg, and lower 
leg; and 
‘‘(III) seats, the attachment as-
semblies of seats, and the installation 
of seats. 
‘‘(2) POST-CRASH
SAFETY
AND
ADVANCED 
CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) RESEARCH.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall complete research 
into the development of tests for— 
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‘‘(i) post-crash safety systems, includ-
ing tests for automatic collision notifica-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) advanced crash avoidance sys-
tems, including tests for— 
‘‘(I) lane keeping assistance; 
‘‘(II) traffic jam assist; 
‘‘(III) 
driver 
monitoring 
and 
driver distraction prevention, includ-
ing tests for maintaining driver en-
gagement and mitigating distraction 
from in-vehicle electronic devices; 
‘‘(IV) intelligent speed assistance; 
and 
‘‘(V) blind spot intervention. 
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—After completion 
of the research required under subparagraph 
(A), and not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall implement tests for post-crash safe-
ty systems and advanced crash avoidance sys-
tems, including (at a minimum) tests for the 
specific capabilities described in clause (i) of 
such subparagraph and subclauses (I) through 
(V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, unless 
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the Secretary determines that doing so will not 
improve the passenger motor vehicle informa-
tion developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) 
EXPLANATION
OF
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the Secretary does not implement 
tests for a specific capability described in clause 
(i) of subparagraph (A) or any of subclauses (I) 
through (V) of clause (ii) of such subparagraph, 
the Secretary shall describe in the next report 
required under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(i) the reasons for the determination 
of the Secretary under subparagraph (B) 
with respect to such capability; and 
‘‘(ii) if such capability is included in 
another safety information program, in-
cluding such a program administered by an 
international or private organization, why 
the tests, or substantially similar tests, 
from such other program were not adopt-
ed. 
‘‘(3) NEW AND UPDATED 5-STAR SAFETY RAT-
INGS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish separate 5-star safety rat-
ings for— 
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‘‘(i) crashworthiness for adults; 
‘‘(ii) crashworthiness for elderly occu-
pants; and 
‘‘(iii) crashworthiness for children; 
‘‘(B) update the crash avoidance 5-star 
safety rating to incorporate the post-crash safe-
ty and advanced crash avoidance tests imple-
mented under paragraph (2)(B); and 
‘‘(C) update the combined overall 5-star 
safety rating to incorporate the 5-star safety 
ratings established under subparagraph (A) and 
the 5-star safety rating updated under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(g) ADVANCED
DRUNK
DRIVING
PREVENTION 
TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) RESEARCH.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall complete research into the develop-
ment of tests for advanced drunk driving prevention 
technology. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—After completion of 
the research required under paragraph (1), and not 
later than 4 years after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall implement 
tests for advanced drunk driving prevention tech-
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nology, unless the Secretary determines that doing 
so will not improve the passenger motor vehicle in-
formation developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) EXPLANATION
OF
DETERMINATION.—If 
the Secretary does not implement tests for advanced 
drunk driving prevention technology, the Secretary 
shall describe in the next report required under sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) the reasons for the determination of 
the Secretary under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) if advanced drunk driving prevention 
technology is included in another safety infor-
mation program, including such a program ad-
ministered by an international or private orga-
nization, the Secretary shall detail why the 
tests, or substantially similar tests, from such 
other program were not adopted. 
‘‘(4) UPDATED 5-STAR SAFETY RATINGS.—Not 
later than 4 years after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) update the crash avoidance 5-star 
safety rating to incorporate any tests for ad-
vanced drunk driving prevention technology im-
plemented under paragraph (2); and 
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‘‘(B) update the combined overall 5-star 
safety rating to incorporate any updates to the 
crash avoidance 5-star safety rating under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(h) UPDATING THE MONRONEY LABEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule revising 
part 575 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
update the safety rating information required to be 
displayed on stickers placed on motor vehicles by 
their manufacturers (commonly referred to as 
‘Monroney Labels’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall require that crash 
avoidance information is indicated next to crash-
worthiness information on the stickers described in 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(i) SAFETY RATINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The 5-star safety ratings 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide consumers with easy-to-un-
derstand information about passenger motor ve-
hicle safety; 
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‘‘(B) provide meaningful comparative in-
formation about the safety of passenger motor 
vehicles; and 
‘‘(C) provide incentives for the design of 
safer passenger motor vehicles. 
‘‘(2) STANDARD
SYSTEMS
OR
FEATURES.—A 
vehicle model shall only achieve the highest safety 
rating under the passenger motor vehicle informa-
tion program under subsection (a) if each system or 
feature that is subject to a test under such program 
is standard for the model. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 30 
days after providing the safety ratings under the 
passenger motor vehicle information program under 
subsection (a) for a passenger motor vehicle to the 
manufacturer of the vehicle, the Secretary shall pub-
lish such safety ratings on a website that is publicly 
available and easily accessible (including on mobile 
devices). 
‘‘(j) CONTINUOUS UPDATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) update the passenger motor vehicle 
information program under subsection (a) to 
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expand consumer access to information about 
passenger motor vehicle safety in accordance 
with the roadmap required under subsection 
(d); and 
‘‘(B) update each test or 5-star safety rat-
ing implemented under this section, unless the 
Secretary determines that updating the test or 
5-star safety rating will not improve the pas-
senger motor vehicle information developed 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REPLACING AND ELIMINATING TESTS AND 
5-STAR SAFETY RATINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a test or 5-star safety rating imple-
mented under this section no longer improves 
the passenger motor vehicle information devel-
oped under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) replace such test or 5-star safety 
rating; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that 
a replacement of such test or 5-star safety 
rating will not improve the passenger 
motor vehicle information developed under 
subsection (a), eliminate such test or 5- 
star safety rating. 
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‘‘(B) 
EXPLANATION
OF
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the Secretary eliminates a test or 5- 
star safety rating under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall provide an explanation for 
the determination of the Secretary under such 
subparagraph in the next report required under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(k) REPORT ON FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.— 
If the Secretary fails to meet a deadline under this section, 
the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the dead-
line, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report containing— 
‘‘(1) an explanation of why the Secretary failed 
to meet the deadline; and 
‘‘(2) a detailed plan and projected timeline for 
completing the requirement to which the deadline re-
lates. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 5-STAR SAFETY RATING.—The term ‘5-star 
safety rating’ means a graphical depiction of a rat-
ing assigned under the passenger motor vehicle in-
formation program under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(2) CRASHWORTHINESS.—The term ‘crash-
worthiness’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 32301, except that such term also includes the 
protection a passenger motor vehicle gives pedes-
trians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users 
against personal injury or death from a motor vehi-
cle accident.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Trans-
portation $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027 to carry out the amendments made by this 
section. 
SEC. 10105. ADVANCED DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
a notice of proposed rulemaking to prescribe a motor 
vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 
49, United States Code, that requires passenger 
motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date 
of such standard to be equipped with advanced 
drunk driving prevention technology. Not later than 
three years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
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the Secretary shall prescribe a final rule containing 
the motor vehicle safety standard required under 
this subsection. The final rule shall specify an effec-
tive date that provides at least two years, but no 
more than three years, to allow for manufacturing 
compliance. 
(2) TIMING.—If the Secretary determines that 
a new motor vehicle safety standard required under 
this subsection cannot meet the requirements and 
considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, within 
the 3-year period required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) submit a report to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate de-
scribing the reasons for not prescribing such a 
standard within such 3-year period; 
(B) not later than one year after the sub-
mission of the report under subparagraph (A), 
prescribe the final rule required by paragraph 
(1); 
(C) if the Secretary cannot meet the re-
quirements and considerations set forth in sub-
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sections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, 
United States Code, within the additional 1- 
year period described in subparagraph (B), or 
any subsequent 1-year period, submit a addi-
tional reports after each additional 1-year pe-
riod to the committees described in subpara-
graph (A) describing the reasons for not pre-
scribing such a standard within such additional 
period; and 
(D) not later than six years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, prescribe a final 
motor vehicle safety, as required under para-
graph (1). 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall work di-
rectly with manufacturers of passenger motor vehicles, 
suppliers, safety advocates, and other interested parties, 
including universities with expertise in automotive engi-
neering, to— 
(1) accelerate the development of the advanced 
drunk driving prevention technology required to pre-
scribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in 
subsection (a); and 
(2) ensure the integration of such technology 
into passenger motor vehicles available for sale at 
the earliest practicable date. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
DRUNK
DRIVING
PREVENTION 
TECHNOLOGY.—the term ‘‘advanced drunk driving 
prevention technology’’ means— 
(A)(i) a passive system that monitors a 
driver’s performance to identify whether that 
driver may be impaired; 
(ii) a system that can passively and accu-
rately detect whether the blood alcohol con-
centration of a driver of a motor vehicle is 
equal to or greater than .08 blood alcohol con-
tent; or 
(iii) a similar system that detects impair-
ment of a driver, including a combination of 
systems described in paragraphs (A) and (B); 
and 
(B) a system that prevents or limits vehicle 
operation if such system determines the driver 
may be intoxicated or otherwise impaired. 
(2) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.—The 
term ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 30102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(3) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 32101 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 10106. LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFE-
TY STANDARDS. 
(a) LIMOUSINE STANDARDS.— 
(1) SAFETY
BELT
AND
SEATING
SYSTEM 
STANDARDS
FOR
LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall prescribe a final rule— 
(A) that amends Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard Numbers 208, 209, and 210 to 
require to be installed in limousines at each 
designated seating position, including on side- 
facing seats— 
(i) an occupant restraint system con-
sisting of integrated lap shoulder belts; or 
(ii) an occupant restraint system con-
sisting of a lap belt if the occupant re-
straint system described in clause (i) does 
not meet the need for motor vehicle safety; 
and 
(B) that amends Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard Number 207 to require lim-
ousines to meet standards for seats (including 
side-facing seats), seat attachment assemblies, 
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and seat installation to minimize the possibility 
of their failure by forces acting on them as a 
result of vehicle impact. 
(2) REPORT
ON
RETROFIT
ASSESSMENT
FOR 
LIMOUSINES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that assesses the feasibility, bene-
fits, and costs with respect to the application of any 
requirement established under paragraph (1) to a 
limousine introduced into interstate commerce before 
the date on which the requirement takes effect. 
(b) SAFETY REGULATION OF LIMOUSINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 30102(a)(6) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) modifying a passenger motor vehicle 
(as such term is defined in section 32101) that 
has already been purchased by the first pur-
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chaser (as such term is defined in subsection 
(b)) by increasing the wheelbase of the vehicle 
so that the vehicle has increased seating capac-
ity.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) LIMOUSINE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL SAFE-
TY STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 
301 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
sections 
10101(a)(1), 
10103 
(a)(1), 
and 
10103(b)(1), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 30132. Limousine compliance with Federal safety 
standards 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, a 
limousine remodeler may not offer for sale, lease, or rent, 
introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate com-
merce, or import into the United States a new limousine 
unless the limousine remodeler has submitted to the Sec-
retary a vehicle remodeler plan (or an updated vehicle re-
modeler plan required by subsection (b), as applicable) 
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that describes how the remodeler is mitigating risks to 
motor vehicle safety posed by the limousines of the remod-
eler. A vehicle remodeler plan shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Verification and validation of compliance 
with applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 
‘‘(2) Design, quality control, manufacturing, 
and training practices adopted by the limousine re-
modeler. 
‘‘(3) Customer support guidelines, including in-
structions for limousine occupants to wear seatbelts 
and limousine operators to notify occupants of the 
date and results of the most recent inspection of the 
limousine. 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—Each limousine remodeler shall sub-
mit an updated vehicle remodeler plan to the Secretary 
each year. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
make any vehicle remodeler plan submitted under sub-
section (a) or (b) publicly available not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the plan is received, except the 
Secretary may not make publicly available any information 
relating to a trade secret or other confidential business 
information (as such terms are defined in section 512.3 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation)). 
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‘‘(d) REVIEW.—The Secretary may inspect any vehi-
cle remodeler plan submitted by a limousine remodeler 
under subsection (a) or (b) to enable the Secretary to de-
termine whether the limousine remodeler has complied, or 
is complying, with this chapter or a regulation prescribed 
or order issued pursuant to this chapter. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect discovery, a subpoena or 
other court order, or any other judicial process otherwise 
allowed under applicable Federal or State law. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CERTIFIED
PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHI-
CLE.—The term ‘certified passenger motor vehicle’ 
means a passenger motor vehicle that has been cer-
tified in accordance with section 30115 to meet all 
applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 
‘‘(2) INCOMPLETE VEHICLE.—The term ‘incom-
plete vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 567.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(3) LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘limousine’ means 
a motor vehicle— 
‘‘(A) that has a seating capacity of 9 or 
more persons (including the driver); 
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‘‘(B) with a gross vehicle weight rating 
greater than 10,000 pounds but not greater 
than 26,000 pounds; and 
‘‘(C) that the Secretary has determined by 
regulation has physical characteristics resem-
bling— 
‘‘(i) a passenger car; 
‘‘(ii) a multipurpose passenger vehicle; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a truck with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. 
‘‘(4) LIMOUSINE
OPERATOR.—The term ‘lim-
ousine operator’ means a person who owns or leases, 
and uses, a limousine to transport passengers for 
compensation. 
‘‘(5) LIMOUSINE REMODELER.—The term ‘lim-
ousine remodeler’ means a person who alters or 
modifies by addition, substitution, or removal of 
components (other than readily attachable compo-
nents) an incomplete vehicle, a vehicle manufactured 
in two or more stages, or a certified passenger motor 
vehicle before or after the first purchase of the vehi-
cle to manufacture a limousine. 
‘‘(6) MULTIPURPOSE
PASSENGER
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘multipurpose passenger vehicle’ has the 
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(1) RESEARCH.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete research into the development of 
motor vehicle safety standards for side impact pro-
tection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems 
for the protection of occupants for limousines with 
alternative seating positions, including perimeter 
seating arrangements. 
(2) RULEMAKING OR REPORT.— 
(A) CRASHWORTHINESS STANDARDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 
years after the completion of the research 
required under paragraph (1), except as 
provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
prescribe a final motor vehicle safety 
standard, for the protection of occupants 
in limousines with alternative seating posi-
tions, for each of the following: 
(I) Side impact protection. 
(II) Roof crush resistance. 
(III) Air bag systems. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS
AND
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—The Secretary may only pre-
scribe a motor vehicle safety standard de-
scribed in clause (i) if the Secretary deter-
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mines that such standard meets the re-
quirements and considerations set forth in 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(B) REPORT.—If the Secretary determines 
that a standard described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) does not meet the requirements and con-
siderations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 30111 of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register and submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a re-
port describing the reasons for not prescribing 
such standard. 
(e) LIMOUSINE EVACUATION.— 
(1) RESEARCH.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete research into safety features and 
standards that aid evacuation in the event that one 
exit in the passenger compartment of a limousine is 
blocked. 
(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard 
based on the results of the research under para-
graph (1). 
(f) LIMOUSINE INSPECTION DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A limousine operator may 
not introduce a limousine into interstate commerce 
unless the limousine operator has prominently dis-
closed in a clear and conspicuous notice, including 
on the website of the operator if the operator has a 
website, the following: 
(A) The date of the most recent inspection 
of the limousine required under State or Fed-
eral law. 
(B) The results of the inspection. 
(C) Any corrective action taken by the lim-
ousine operator to ensure the limousine passed 
inspection. 
(2) FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION
ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Federal Trade Commission shall en-
force this subsection in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, 
and duties as though all applicable terms and provi-
sions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made 
a part of this subsection. Any person who violates 
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this subsection shall be subject to the penalties and 
entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.). 
(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to limit the authority of 
the Federal Trade Commission under any other pro-
vision of law. 
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(g) EVENT DATA RECORDERS FOR LIMOUSINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard 
requiring the use of event data recorders for lim-
ousines. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—Any standard pre-
scribed under paragraph (1) pertaining to event data 
recorder information shall be consistent with the col-
lection and sharing requirements under the FAST 
Act (Public Law 114–94) and any other applicable 
law. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) EVENT DATA RECORDER.—The term ‘‘event 
data recorder’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 563.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
(2) LIMOUSINE.—The term ‘‘limousine’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 30132 of title 
49, United States Code, as added by this section. 
(3) LIMOUSINE
OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘lim-
ousine operator’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 30132 of title 49, United States Code, as 
added by this section. 
(4) MOTOR
VEHICLE
SAFETY.—The term 
‘‘motor vehicle safety’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(5) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.—The 
term ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 10107. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF 
CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study to evaluate the performance of crash 
avoidance systems at detecting and classifying pedes-
trians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, includ-
ing those with different skin tones that are representative 
of different racial and ethnic groups. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a 
report of the results of the study required under sub-
section (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and make such report publicly available. 
(c) CONTRACTING.—The Secretary may enter into 
contracts with nonprofit institutions, colleges, and univer-
sities to conduct research required for the study required 
under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITION OF CRASH AVOIDANCE.—As used in 
this section, the term ‘‘crash avoidance systems’’ means 
any system in a motor vehicle used to prevent or mitigate 
a crash, including a system using cameras, lidar, or radar. 
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SEC. 10108. STUDY AND REPORT ON MOTOR VEHICLE 
LAMPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, an entity described 
in subsection (b) that is competent to carry out the re-
quirements of this section, and that is selected by the Sec-
retary (in consultation with the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Director 
of the National Institutes of Health), shall complete a 
study and submit to the Secretary a report on the effects 
of non-uniform luminance from Light Emitting Diode 
(LED) and Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission 
of Radiation (LASER) motor vehicle lamps on the vision 
of elderly drivers and roadway safety. The study and re-
port shall consider, at a minimum, motor vehicle head-
lights, daytime running lights, brake lights, tail lights, 
turn signals, and flashing lights on public safety and 
maintenance vehicles. 
(b) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity described in this 
subsection is— 
(1) a nonprofit research institution; 
(2) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); or 
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(3) a consortium of institutions described in 
paragraph (1) or institutions described in paragraph 
(2), or both. 
(c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Measurements and evaluation of peak lumi-
nance, spectral power distribution, and flicker from 
lamps described in subsection (a). 
(2) An evaluation of the effects (including spe-
cifically for elderly drivers), if any, on vision, health, 
and safety of individuals exposed to light from lamps 
described in subsection (a), including an evaluation 
of risks (including specifically for elderly drivers) of 
temporary or long-term impairment of vision and 
light-induced psychological stress and seizures. 
(d) SUBMISSION
OF REPORT
AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
the study and report required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate— 
(1) such report; and 
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(2) if appropriate, recommendations regarding 
measures to reduce the risks to roadway safety of 
glare from the lamps described in subsection (a). 
(e) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—In developing 
the scope of the study required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall provide for a period of public notice and com-
ment. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi-
cle’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 10109. MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BACK SAFETY STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, subject to subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule up-
dating section 571.207 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, to reduce the potential for injury to all motor vehi-
cle occupants due to seat back failure during all types of 
vehicle impact. 
(b) COMPLIANCE DATE.—In issuing the final rule 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a date for required compliance with 
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the final rule of not later than 2 motor vehicle model years 
after the model year during which the effective date of 
the final rule occurs. 
SEC. 10110. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR AUTONO-
MOUS VEHICLES. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Congress, in broad consultation with labor, safety groups, 
industry, and other stakeholders, should begin establishing 
a Federal regulatory framework for the safe deployment 
of autonomous vehicles nationwide that will support exist-
ing jobs and grow the United States workforce of the fu-
ture, including good union jobs, keep the United States 
on the forefront of this technology, and keep the United 
States competitive around the globe. 
SEC. 10111. MOTOR VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST 
PROTECTION. 
(a) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall issue a final 
rule that— 
(1) establishes minimum performance standards 
for the hood and bumper areas of passenger cars, 
multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses 
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with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms 
(10,000 pounds) or less to reduce injuries and fatali-
ties suffered by vulnerable road users, including pe-
destrians and cyclists, who are struck by such vehi-
cles; and 
(2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedes-
trian and cycling populations, including children and 
older adults, and people with disabilities. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.—The rule issued pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall require full compliance with minimum 
performance standards established by the Secretary not 
later than 2 years after the date on which the final rule 
is issued. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUS.—The term ‘‘bus’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(2) MULTIPURPOSE
PASSENGER
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘‘multiperson passenger vehicle’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
(3) PASSENGER
CAR.—The term ‘‘passenger 
car’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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571.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation). 
(4) TRUCK.—The term ‘‘truck’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 571.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
SEC. 10112. CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. 
(a) CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM LABELING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall revise section 571.213 of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations— 
(A) in S5.5.2(f) by striking ‘‘13.6 kg’’ and 
inserting ‘‘18.2 kg’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end of S5.5.2 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(o) The packaging for each booster seat shall be per-
manently labeled with the information specified in 
S5.5.2(g). 
‘‘(p) On each booster seat, and on the packaging of 
such booster seat, there shall be placed— 
‘‘(1) a permanent label stating: ‘For use by 
children [l] years old or older and who are over 
[l] pounds.’, with respect to which— 
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‘‘(A) the first bracket is replaced with the 
minimum age recommended for a user, which 
may not be an age younger than 4 years old; 
and 
‘‘(B) the second bracket is replaced with 
the minimum weight recommended for a user, 
which may not be under 40 pounds; and 
‘‘(2) a permanent label stating: ‘Strongly rec-
ommended children use this seat only when they 
reach either the height or weight limit for a child re-
straint system with internal harness as indicated by 
the manufacturer.’. 
‘‘(q) On each child restraint system with internal har-
ness, and on the packaging of such child restraint system 
with internal harness, there shall be placed a permanent 
label stating: ‘To prevent possible injury or death, it is 
important to delay the transition from a child restraint 
system with internal harness to a booster seat as long as 
possible, until the child reaches the weight or height limit 
of the child restraint system with internal harness as indi-
cated by the manufacturer.’. 
‘‘(r) On each combination car seat, there shall be 
placed a permanent label stating: ‘Please use this seat 
with the internal harness as long as possible, until your 
child outgrows the maximum weight of [l] or reaches the 
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maximum height of [l]. Once they have exceeded such 
weight or height, this seat can be used as a belt posi-
tioning booster seat with the vehicle seat belt.’, with re-
spect to which— 
‘‘(1) the first bracket is replaced with the max-
imum weight recommended for an internal harness 
user, which may not be under 40 pounds; and 
‘‘(2) the second bracket is replaced with the 
maximum height recommended for an internal har-
ness user.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The modifications to 
section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) SIDE-IMPACT CRASH TESTING.— 
(1) GENERAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall issue regulations to establish 
standards with respect to side-impact crash testing 
for child restraint systems, which— 
(A) shall include standards for booster 
seats; and 
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(B) may include the use of the most appro-
priate test dummy available at the time of such 
side-impact crash testing. 
(2) NEAR-SIDE
AND
FAR-SIDE
IMPACT
TEST-
ING.—In issuing regulations under paragraph (1), 
the Administrator shall include procedures for test-
ing— 
(A) near-side impacts, in which the child 
restraint system being tested is positioned on 
the side of the point of impact; and 
(B) far-side impacts, in which the child re-
straint system being tested is positioned on the 
opposite side of the point of impact. 
(3) BOOSTER SEAT TEST DEVICES.— 
(A) DESIGN.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall issue regulations that 
provide guidelines for a test dummy that ap-
proximates a 6-year-old child for the purposes 
of side-impact crash testing. 
(B) USE.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date on which the Administrator issues reg-
ulations under subparagraph (A), the Adminis-
trator shall require that side-impact crash test-
ing for booster seats (for both near-side and 
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far-side impacts) includes the use of a test 
dummy that meets the guidelines provided 
under subparagraph (A). 
(c) TETHER SYSTEMS STUDY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall provide to Congress a study of the 
functionality of tether systems and the variability that ex-
ists in tether use recommendations by car seat and vehicle 
manufacturers, with recommendations on how such tether 
systems may be used or modified to increase the usage 
of child restraint systems with internal harness to maxi-
mize child safety. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
(2) BOOSTER SEAT.—The term ‘‘booster seat’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 571.213 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this section). 
(3) CHILD
RESTRAINT
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘child restraint system’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this section). 
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(4) CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL 
HARNESS.—The term ‘‘child restraint system with 
internal harness’’ means a child restraint system de-
signed to be used rear-facing or forward-facing em-
ploying a 5-point harness to position the child in the 
seat. 
(5) COMBINATION CAR SEAT.—The term ‘‘com-
bination car seat’’— 
(A) means any child restraint system de-
signed to be used in a forward-facing position 
with a 5-point internal harness, where the har-
ness may be removed and the seat utilized as 
a belt-positioning booster seat; and 
(B) includes a child restraint system that 
may be— 
(i) converted between rear-facing with 
an internal harness and forward-facing 
with an internal harness; and 
(ii) commonly referred to as ‘‘3-in-1’’ 
or ‘‘all-in-1’’ seats. 
(6) TEST
DUMMY.—The term ‘‘test dummy’’ 
means an anthropomorphic test dummy as such 
term is used in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section). 
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(7) TETHER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘tether sys-
tem’’ means a system utilizing a tether anchorage, 
tether strap, and tether hook (as such terms are de-
fined in section 571.225 of tile 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations). 
DIVISION G—HIGHWAY TRUST 
FUND 
SEC. 11001. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPEND-
ITURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2021’’ in sub-
sections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2026’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2021 and Other Extensions Act’’ in subsections 
(c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘INVEST in Amer-
ica Act’’. 
(b) SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST 
FUND.—Section 9504 of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2021 and Other Extensions Act’’ each place it ap-
pears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘INVEST 
in America Act’’, and 
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DIVISION 
H—WATER 
QUALITY 
PROTECTION AND JOB CRE-
ATION ACT OF 2021 
SEC. 12001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 
2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 12001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 12002. Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment. 
Sec. 12003. Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities. 
Sec. 12004. State management assistance. 
Sec. 12005. Watershed, wet weather, and resiliency projects. 
Sec. 12006. Waiver of matching requirement for grants to District of Colum-
bia. 
Sec. 12007. Pilot program for alternative water source projects. 
Sec. 12008. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants. 
Sec. 12009. Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants. 
Sec. 12010. Household wastewater grant program. 
Sec. 12011. Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program. 
Sec. 12012. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 12013. Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 12014. Capitalization grants. 
Sec. 12015. Water pollution control revolving loan funds. 
Sec. 12016. Allotment of funds. 
Sec. 12017. Reservation of funds for territories of the United States. 
Sec. 12018. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 12019. Technical assistance by Municipal Ombudsman. 
Sec. 12020. Report on wastewater infrastructure funding for rural, economi-
cally disadvantaged, and Tribal communities. 
Sec. 12021. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group. 
Sec. 12022. Disclosure of introductions of PFAS. 
Sec. 12023. Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards and 
water quality criteria for PFAS. 
Sec. 12024. Nonpoint source management programs. 
Sec. 12025. Wastewater assistance to colonias. 
Sec. 12026. Household well water testing website. 
Sec. 12027. Study and report on effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable. 
Sec. 12028. Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from facili-
ties associated with the transport and packaging of pre-produc-
tion plastic materials. 
Sec. 12029. Centers of Excellence for stormwater control infrastructure tech-
nologies. 
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Sec. 12030. Management of International Transboundary Water Pollution. 
Sec. 12031. California new river restoration. 
Sec. 12032. Rulemaking on climate resiliency. 
SEC. 12002. WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT. 
Section 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘manpower’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘workforce’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Water Quality Protection and Job 
Creation Act of 2021, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a report containing— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the current and fu-
ture workforce needs for publicly owned treat-
ment works, including an estimate of the num-
ber of future positions needed for such treat-
ment works and the technical skills and edu-
cation needed for such positions; 
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‘‘(B) a summary of actions taken by the 
Administrator, including Federal investments 
under this chapter, that promote workforce de-
velopment to address such needs; and 
‘‘(C) any recommendations of the Adminis-
trator to address such needs.’’. 
SEC. 12003. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL, SMALL, 
AND TRIBAL MUNICIPALITIES. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 104(u) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘; and (8) not to exceed 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026 for carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and 
(g), except that not less than half of the amounts so 
appropriated to carry out such subsections in each 
such fiscal year shall be used for carrying out sub-
section (b)(8)’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) COMMUNICATION.—A nonprofit organization re-
ceiving a grant under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)) shall, 
prior to carrying out an activity using such grant funds, 
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consult with the State in which such activity is to be car-
ried out. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a 
report that describes the implementation of the grants 
made under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) of section 
104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1254) during the 2 fiscal years preceding the date 
of the report, including a description of the recipients and 
amounts of such grants. 
SEC. 12004. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 1991 through 2021; and 
‘‘(4) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026;’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 106(e) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘Beginning in fiscal year 1974 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 12005. WATERSHED, WET WEATHER, AND RESILIENCY 
PROJECTS. 
(a) 
INCREASED
RESILIENCE
OF
TREATMENT 
WORKS.—Section 122(a)(6) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274(a)(6)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(6) INCREASED RESILIENCE OF TREATMENT 
WORKS.—Efforts— 
‘‘(A) 
to 
assess 
future 
risks 
and 
vulnerabilities of publicly owned treatment 
works to manmade or natural disasters, includ-
ing extreme weather events, drought, and sea 
level rise; and 
‘‘(B) to carry out the planning, design, or 
construction of projects, on a systemwide or 
areawide basis, to increase the resilience of pub-
licly owned treatment works through— 
‘‘(i) the conservation of water or the 
enhancement of water use efficiency; 
‘‘(ii) the enhancement of wastewater 
(including stormwater) management by in-
creasing watershed preservation and pro-
tection, including through— 
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‘‘(I) the use of green infrastruc-
ture; or 
‘‘(II) the reclamation and reuse 
of wastewater (including stormwater), 
such as through aquifer recharge 
zones; 
‘‘(iii) the modification or relocation of 
an existing publicly owned treatment works 
at risk of being significantly impaired or 
damaged by a manmade or natural dis-
aster; 
‘‘(iv) the enhancement of energy effi-
ciency, or the use or generation of recov-
ered or renewable energy, in the manage-
ment, treatment, or conveyance of waste-
water (including stormwater); or 
‘‘(v) other activities that the Adminis-
trator determines will address identified 
vulnerabilities to manmade or natural dis-
asters, including activities to address cy-
bersecurity 
vulnerabilities 
of 
publicly 
owned treatment works.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS; AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution 
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Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of section 
608 shall apply to any construction, alteration, mainte-
nance, or repair of treatment works carried out using a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall use not 
less than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance 
to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, 
or for economically disadvantaged communities (as defined 
in section 12020 of the Water Quality Protection and Job 
Creation Act of 2021), to the extent there are sufficient 
eligible applications. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) WATERSHED
PILOT
PROJECTS.—Section 
122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1274) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘WATERSHED, WET WEATHER, AND RE-
SILIENCY PROJECTS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
(2) WATER
POLLUTION
CONTROL
REVOLVING 
LOAN
FUNDS.—Section 603(c)(7) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)(7)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘watershed’’. 
SEC. 12006. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR 
GRANTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 202(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1282(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, in the case of a project for a treatment works in 
the District of Columbia, such a project shall be eligible 
for grants at 100 percent of the cost of construction there-
of.’’. 
SEC. 12007. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 
SOURCE PROJECTS. 
(a) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—Section 220(d) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1300(d)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—A project 
that has received construction funds under the Rec-
lamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act 
of 1992 shall not be eligible for grant assistance 
under this section.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(b) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE; ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by striking sub-
section (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall use not 
less than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance 
to eligible entities for projects designed to serve fewer than 
10,000 individuals, to the extent there are sufficient eligi-
ble applications.’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 220 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended 
by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) 
and (k), respectively, and inserting after subsection (h) the 
following: 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of section 
608 shall apply to any construction of an alternative water 
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source project carried out using assistance made available 
under this section.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 220(j)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (as redesignated by sub-
section (c) of this section) is amended by striking ‘‘or by 
treating 
wastewater’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(including 
stormwater), or by treating wastewater (including 
stormwater) for groundwater recharge, potable reuse, or 
other purposes’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
220(k) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as re-
designated by subsection (c) of this section) is amended 
by striking ‘‘a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 
through 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 12008. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE 
MUNICIPAL GRANTS. 
Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b),’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘this sec-
tion,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Federal share’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal share’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) FINANCIALLY
DISTRESSED
COMMU-
NITIES.—The Federal share of the cost of ac-
tivities carried out using amounts from a grant 
made to a financially distressed community 
under subsection (a) shall be not less than 75 
percent of the cost. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 513’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 513, or the requirements of 
section 608,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and 
$400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall ensure that, of the 
amounts granted to municipalities in a State, not 
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less than 20 percent is granted to municipalities 
with a population of less than 20,000, to the extent 
there are sufficient eligible applications.’’. 
SEC. 12009. GRANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMERGING 
CONTAMINANTS. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 222. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall award 
grants to owners of publicly owned treatment works to be 
used for the implementation of a pretreatment standard 
or effluent limitation developed pursuant to this Act for 
the introduction into a treatment works, or the discharge 
of, any pollutant that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance or any pollutant identified by the Administrator 
as a contaminant of emerging concern. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
SEC. 12010. HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 223. HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a program to provide grants to municipalities or 
qualified nonprofit entities to provide assistance to eligible 
individuals— 
‘‘(1) for the construction, repair, or replacement 
of an individual household decentralized wastewater 
treatment system; 
‘‘(2) for the construction of a decentralized 
wastewater treatment system designed to provide 
wastewater treatment for 2 or more households in 
which eligible individuals reside, if— 
‘‘(A) such a decentralized wastewater 
treatment system could be cost-effectively con-
structed; and 
‘‘(B) site conditions at such households are 
unsuitable for the construction of an individual 
household decentralized wastewater treatment 
system; or 
‘‘(3) in a case in which an eligible individual re-
sides in a household that could be cost-effectively 
connected to an available publicly owned treatment 
works, for the connection of the applicable household 
to such treatment works. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subsection, a municipality or qualified nonprofit 
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entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, prioritize applications for activities that will assist 
eligible individuals residing in households that are not con-
nected to a system or technology designed to treat domes-
tic sewage, including eligible individuals using household 
cesspools. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (i), the Administrator 
may use not more than 2 percent for administrative 
costs. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL GRANTS.—A municipality or 
qualified nonprofit entity may use grant funds pro-
vided under this section to pay the administrative 
expenses associated with the provision of the assist-
ance to eligible individuals under this section, as the 
Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
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Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the recipients of grants and assistance under 
this section and the results of the program established 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall issue a rule requiring that, with respect to any decen-
tralized wastewater treatment system constructed pursu-
ant to this section or section 603(c)— 
‘‘(1) such system complies with any applicable 
State and local requirements; 
‘‘(2) such system complies with any applicable 
American National Standard approved by the Amer-
ican National Standards Institute; and 
‘‘(3) the design and construction of such system 
is carried out by persons or entities licensed and 
bonded, by the State in which such system is con-
structed, to carry out such design and construction. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The 
requirements of sections 513 and 608 shall apply to any 
project for the construction, repair, or replacement of a 
decentralized wastewater treatment system, or for the con-
nection of a household to a treatment works, for which 
assistance is received under this section. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 603(j). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘qualified nonprofit entity’ means an entity de-
termined by the Administrator to be a qualified non-
profit entity for purposes of section 603(c)(12). 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 12011. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECH-
NOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 224. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECH-
NOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Administrator shall establish a 
program to provide grants to municipalities for projects 
for the planning, design, and construction, at publicly 
owned treatment works, of— 
‘‘(1) intelligent sewage or stormwater collection 
systems, including such collection systems that in-
corporate technologies that rely on— 
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‘‘(A) 
real-time 
monitoring 
(including 
through sensors), embedded intelligence, and 
predictive maintenance capabilities that improve 
the energy efficiency, reliability, and resiliency 
of treatment works; and 
‘‘(B) the use of artificial intelligence and 
other intelligent optimization tools that reduce 
operational costs, including operational costs re-
lating to energy consumption and chemical 
treatment; or 
‘‘(2) innovative and alternative combined storm 
and sanitary sewer projects, including groundwater 
recharge, that rely on real-time data acquisition to 
support predictive aquifer recharge through water 
reuse and stormwater management capabilities. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall use not 
less than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance 
to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, 
to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the costs of an activity carried out using a grant 
under this section shall be 25 percent. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may 
waive the cost-sharing requirement of paragraph (1) 
if the Administrator determines that the munici-
pality meets the affordability criteria established 
under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the 
municipality is located. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall issue guidance to municipalities on how 
to apply for a grant under this section. 
‘‘(2) DECISION ON APPLICATIONS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Adminis-
trator receives an application for a grant under this 
section, the Administrator shall determine whether 
to provide such grant. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION DEFICIENCY.—If the Admin-
istrator determines that an application for a grant 
under this section is incomplete, the Administrator 
shall notify the applicant and provide the applicant 
the opportunity to resubmit the application. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—In determining whether 
to provide a grant under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider the potential positive effects of 
the project on water quality. 
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‘‘(e) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICA.—The re-
quirements of section 608 shall apply to any project for 
construction for which assistance is received under this 
section. 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress 
a report describing projects funded under this section, any 
related improvement of the resiliency of publicly owned 
treatment works, and recommendations to improve the 
grant program established under this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry 
out this section, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 12012. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) BIENNIAL ESTIMATES.—Section 516(b)(1) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1375(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(B) a detailed esti-
mate, biennially revised, of the cost of construction of all 
needed publicly owned treatment works in all of the States 
and of the cost of construction of all needed publicly 
owned treatment works in each of the States;’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(B) a detailed estimate, biennially revised, of the cost 
of construction of all planned publicly owned treatment 
works in all of the States and all needed publicly owned 
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treatment works in all of the States, and the cost of con-
struction of all planned publicly owned treatment works 
in each of the States and all needed publicly owned treat-
ment works in each of the States, which estimates shall 
include (i) the cost of construction to rehabilitate or up-
grade all existing publicly owned treatment works (exclud-
ing any pipe or other device or system for the conveyance 
of wastewater), every 20 years, including the costs to im-
plement measures necessary to address the resilience and 
sustainability of publicly owned treatment works to man-
made or natural disasters, and (ii) the cost of construction 
to replace 10 percent of existing publicly owned pipes and 
other devices and systems for the conveyance of waste-
water to such treatment works over the 20-year period fol-
lowing the date of the estimate;’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 
516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1375) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT
ON USE
OF FUNDS.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies projects that are— 
‘‘(A) described in clause (i) or (ii) of sec-
tion 602(b)(15)(A); and 
‘‘(B) carried out using funds made avail-
able under or pursuant to section 221 or title 
VI; 
‘‘(2) identifies, to the extent practicable, the 
costs and benefits of such projects, including any po-
tential short- and long-term cost savings to publicly 
owned treatment works and any environmental and 
community benefits of implementing such projects; 
and 
‘‘(3) identifies— 
‘‘(A) the locations in which such projects 
are carried out; 
‘‘(B) estimated energy savings for such 
projects; 
‘‘(C) projects that address green infra-
structure, water or energy efficiency improve-
ments, or other environmentally innovative ac-
tivities; and 
‘‘(D) with respect to projects carried out 
using funds made available under or pursuant 
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to section 603, whether such projects are fund-
ed under subsection (d) or subsection (i) of 
such section.’’. 
SEC. 12013. INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 518(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall reserve, of the funds made avail-
able to carry out title VI (before allotments to the 
States under section 604(a)), the greater of— 
‘‘(A) 2 percent of such funds; or 
‘‘(B) $30,000,000. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—Funds reserved under this 
subsection shall be available only for grants to 
entities described in paragraph (3) for— 
‘‘(i) projects and activities eligible for 
assistance under section 603(c); and 
‘‘(ii) training, technical assistance, 
and educational programs relating to the 
operation and management of treatment 
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works eligible for assistance pursuant to 
section 603(c). 
‘‘(B) 
LIMITATION.—Not 
more 
than 
$2,000,000 of such reserved funds may be used 
for grants under subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘USE OF 
FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIGIBLE ENTITIES’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for projects and activities 
eligible for assistance under section 603(c) to 
serve’’ and inserting ‘‘to’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise made available under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), there is authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026 to make grants, in cooperation 
with the Director of the Indian Health Service, to 
entities described in section 518(c)(3) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377) for— 
(A) projects and activities eligible for as-
sistance under section 603(c) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1383); and 
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(B) training, technical assistance, and edu-
cational programs related to the operation and 
management of treatment works eligible for as-
sistance pursuant to such section 603(c). 
(2) NO
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator may not require an entity receiving a 
grant under paragraph (1) to provide, as a condition 
of receiving such grant, a share of the cost of the 
project or activity for which such grant was made. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than $2,000,000 
of amounts made available in a fiscal year to carry 
out this subsection may be used for grants under 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(4) APPLICATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1372, 1388) shall apply to any project for the con-
struction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treat-
ment works for which a grant is received under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SANITATION FACILI-
TIES CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(A) the COVID–19 crisis has highlighted 
the lack of infrastructure and sanitation avail-
able in Native communities; and 
(B) addressing the Sanitation Facilities 
Deficiency List of the Division of Sanitation 
Facilities and Construction of the Indian 
Health Service included in the report will— 
(i) result in investments in necessary 
water infrastructure; and 
(ii) improve health outcomes. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) REPORT.—The term ‘‘report’’ means 
the fiscal year 2019 report of the Division of 
Sanitation Facilities and Construction of the 
Indian Health Service entitled ‘‘Annual Report 
to the Congress of the United States on Sanita-
tion Deficiency Levels for Indian Homes and 
Communities’’. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the In-
dian Health Service. 
(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SANITATION FA-
CILITIES.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award additional funding under the Sanitation 
Facilities Construction Program for the plan-
ning, design, construction, modernization, im-
provement, and renovation of water, sewer, and 
solid waste sanitation facilities that are funded, 
in whole or part, by the Indian Health Service 
through, or provided for in, a contract or com-
pact with the Indian Health Service under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(B) PRIORITY FOR FUNDING.—In award-
ing funding to sanitation facilities under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall prioritize 
sanitation facilities with the highest deficiency 
level, as established in the report. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this subsection $2,600,000,000. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Amounts made avail-
able under subparagraph (A) shall be in addi-
tion to any amounts made available to carry out 
the purposes described in paragraph (3)(A) 
under any other provision of law. 
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SEC. 12014. CAPITALIZATION GRANTS. 
(a) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—Section 602(b) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1382(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (13)(B)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘and energy conservation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and efficient energy use (including through 
the implementation of technologies to recover 
and reuse energy produced in the treatment of 
wastewater)’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) to the extent there are sufficient projects 
or activities eligible for assistance from the fund, 
with respect to funds for capitalization grants re-
ceived by the State under this title and section 
205(m)— 
‘‘(A) the State will use— 
‘‘(i) not less than 15 percent of such 
funds for green infrastructure, water or 
energy efficiency improvements, or other 
environmentally innovative activities; and 
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‘‘(ii) not less than 5 percent of such 
funds for projects to increase the resiliency 
of treatment works to extreme weather 
events, drought, sea level rise, or other im-
pacts of climate change; and 
‘‘(B) the State will use not less than a 
total of 20 percent of such funds for projects 
described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CORROSION CONTROL.—Section 602 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CORROSION CONTROL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall encourage the 
incorporation of corrosion prevention activities in 
projects and activities carried out using financial as-
sistance provided under or pursuant to this title. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Administrator, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, shall ensure that any recipient of financial 
assistance under or pursuant to this title— 
‘‘(A) carries out any project or activity 
using such assistance using, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) best practices to carry out corro-
sion prevention activities in the field; 
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‘‘(ii) 
industry-recognized 
standards 
and corrosion mitigation and prevention 
methods when— 
‘‘(I) determining protective coat-
ings; 
‘‘(II) selecting materials; and 
‘‘(III) determining methods of 
cathodic protection, design, and engi-
neering for corrosion prevention; 
‘‘(iii) certified coating application spe-
cialists and cathodic protection technicians 
and engineers; and 
‘‘(iv) best practices in environmental 
protection to prevent environmental deg-
radation and to ensure proper handling of 
all hazardous materials; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrates, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) a history of employing industry- 
certified inspectors to ensure adherence to 
best practices and standards; and 
‘‘(ii) a history of compliance with ap-
plicable requirements of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration. 
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‘‘(3) CORROSION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘corrosion pre-
vention activities’ means— 
‘‘(A) the application and inspection of pro-
tective coatings for complex work involving steel 
and cementitious structures, including struc-
tures that will be exposed in immersion; 
‘‘(B) the installation, testing, and inspec-
tion of cathodic protection systems; and 
‘‘(C) any other activities related to corro-
sion prevention the Administrator determines 
appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 12015. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING 
LOAN FUNDS. 
Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(10), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing measures to identify and address cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities of such treatment works’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(2) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, including forgive-
ness of principal and negative interest 
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loans’’ and inserting ‘‘(including in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
interest loans, or grants)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘in assistance’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)(III), by striking 
‘‘to such ratepayers’’ and inserting 
‘‘to help such ratepayers maintain ac-
cess 
to 
wastewater 
(including 
stormwater) treatment services’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) SUBSIDIZATION AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that does 
not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the total amount 
received by the State in capitalization 
grants under this title for the fiscal year; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the annual average over the pre-
vious 10 fiscal years of the amounts depos-
ited by the State in the State water pollu-
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tion control revolving fund from State 
moneys that exceed the amounts required 
to be so deposited under section 602(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—To the extent there are 
sufficient applications for additional subsidiza-
tion under this subsection that meet the criteria 
under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that is 
not less than 20 percent of the total amount re-
ceived by the State in capitalization grants 
under this title for the fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 12016. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 
(a) FORMULA.—Section 604(a) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘each fiscal year’’. 
(b) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT.—Each fiscal year, a State may reserve 
up to 1 percent of the sums allotted to the State under 
this section for the fiscal year to carry out workforce devel-
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opment, training, and retraining activities described in 
section 104(g).’’. 
(c) NEEDS SURVEY.—Section 604 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NEEDS SURVEY.—Each fiscal year, a State may 
reserve up to 0.5 percent of the sums allotted to the State 
under this section for the fiscal year to carry out activities 
under section 516(b)(1)(B).’’. 
(d) FUNDS ALLOTTED TO PUERTO RICO.—Section 
604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1384) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(f) FUNDS ALLOTTED TO PUERTO RICO.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no funds allotted to 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section may 
be counted as income or an asset of the owner or operator 
of a publicly owned treatment works receiving such funds, 
or be used, set aside, or otherwise made available for the 
purposes of payment of debt restructuring under the Puer-
to Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability 
Act (48 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) by the Puerto Rico Financial 
Oversight and Management Board.’’. 
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SEC. 12017. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
607 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 607. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—For each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall reserve 1.5 percent of available 
funds, as determined under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABLE
FUNDS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the amount of available funds for a 
fiscal year is— 
‘‘(A) the amount of funds made available 
to carry out this title for the fiscal year (before 
allotments to the States under section 604(a)); 
less 
‘‘(B) the amount of any funds reserved 
under section 518(c) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved under this 
section shall be available only for grants to American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands for projects and ac-
tivities eligible for assistance under section 603(c). 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the 
Virgin Islands may not receive funds allotted under sec-
tion 604(a).’’. 
SEC. 12018. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title the following sums: 
‘‘(1) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(2) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(3) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(4) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(5) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 12019. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY MUNICIPAL OM-
BUDSMAN. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 4370j(b)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) technical and planning assistance to sup-
port municipalities, including municipalities that are 
rural, small, economically disadvantaged, or Tribal 
communities, in achieving and maintaining compli-
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ance with enforceable deadlines, goals, and require-
ments of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; 
and’’. 
SEC. 12020. REPORT ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE 
FUNDING FOR RURAL, ECONOMICALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall initiate a study on the 
distribution of wastewater infrastructure funds to rural 
communities, economically disadvantaged communities, 
and Tribal communities during the 20 fiscal years pre-
ceding the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study 
under this section, the Administrator shall— 
(1) consult with other Federal agencies, State, 
local, and Tribal governments, owners and operators 
of publicly owned treatment works, and stakeholder 
organizations, including organizations with experi-
ence in investigating or addressing the wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural communities, economi-
cally disadvantaged communities, and Tribal com-
munities; 
(2) undertake at least one public meeting in a 
rural community, in an economically disadvantaged 
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community, and in a Tribal community, to receive 
testimony from the public; 
(3) examine whether the distribution of waste-
water infrastructure funds during the period covered 
by the study has been in accordance with any appli-
cable executive order or policy regarding environ-
mental justice; 
(4) examine how wastewater infrastructure 
funds have been distributed with respect to the iden-
tified needs of rural communities, economically dis-
advantaged communities, and Tribal communities, 
and whether such funds have addressed the needs of 
such communities equitably when compared to how 
such funds have been distributed with respect to the 
identified needs of communities that are not rural, 
economically disadvantaged, or Tribal; 
(5) document the harm and injury caused by 
any identified inequities in the distribution of waste-
water infrastructure funds with respect to the identi-
fied needs of rural communities, economically dis-
advantaged communities, and Tribal communities; 
and 
(6) consider any additional factors that the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary or appropriate to 
determine whether rural communities, economically 
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disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities 
have equitable access to wastewater infrastructure 
funds to comply with applicable requirements of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
(1) the results of the study carried out under 
this section; and 
(2) any recommendations to Congress, or to 
State, local, and Tribal governments, to ensure that 
rural communities, economically disadvantaged com-
munities, and Tribal communities can equitably ac-
cess wastewater infrastructure funds in amounts 
sufficient to address local wastewater infrastructure 
needs and local water quality challenges. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com-
munity’’ means— 
(A) a municipality that meets the afford-
ability criteria of a State established under sec-
tion 603(i)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(2)); 
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(B) a community with respect to which a 
municipality can demonstrate that households 
in the community experience significant eco-
nomic hardship related to wastewater infra-
structure; or 
(C) a community that is located in an area 
that meets the criteria described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of section 301(a) of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3161(a)). 
(2) MUNICIPALITY; TREATMENT WORKS.—The 
terms ‘‘municipality’’ and ‘‘treatment works’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 502 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
(3) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS.— 
The term ‘‘wastewater infrastructure funds’’ means 
funds made available for projects or activities under 
or pursuant to— 
(A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
(B) section 122 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274); 
(C) section 220 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300); and 
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(D) section 221 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301). 
SEC. 
12021. 
WATER 
REUSE 
INTERAGENCY 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall es-
tablish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group to de-
velop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to en-
courage water reuse across the United States, including 
through the implementation of the National Water Reuse 
Action Plan, consistent with the mission of each Federal 
agency that is a member of the working group. 
(b) CHAIRPERSON; MEMBERSHIP.—The working 
group shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator; and 
(2) comprised of senior representatives from 
any Federal agency the Administrator determines to 
be appropriate. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.—The working 
group shall— 
(1) annually review the National Water Reuse 
Action Plan and, as necessary, update such plan; 
(2) encourage the consideration of water reuse 
as part of integrated water resources management 
and planning; 
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(3) conduct, and submit to Congress and make 
public, an assessment of opportunities to encourage 
water reuse and actions necessary to pursue such 
opportunities; 
(4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 
policies to encourage water reuse; 
(5) consider how each Federal agency that is a 
member of the working group can explore and iden-
tify opportunities to encourage water reuse through 
the programs and activities of each such Federal 
agency; and 
(6) consult, on a regular basis, with representa-
tives of the water reuse industry, research commu-
nity, and nongovernmental organizations. 
(d) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once every 2 
years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
on the activities and findings of the working group. 
(e) SUNSET.—The working group shall terminate on 
the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
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(2) NATIONAL WATER REUSE ACTION PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘National Water Reuse Action Plan’’ 
means the document published by the Administrator 
entitled ‘‘National Water Reuse Action Plan: Col-
laborative Implementation (Version 1)’’, dated Feb-
ruary 2020, and noticed in the Federal Register on 
March 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 12552), as updated 
pursuant to this section. 
(3) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘working 
group’’ means the Water Reuse Interagency Work-
ing Group established under this section. 
SEC. 12022. DISCLOSURE OF INTRODUCTIONS OF PFAS. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
introduction 
of 
any 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance by the owner 
or operator of an industrial source shall be unlawful unless 
such owner or operator first notifies the owner or operator 
of the applicable treatment works of— 
(1) the identity and quantity of such substance; 
(2) whether such substance is susceptible to 
treatment by such treatment works; and 
(3) whether such substance would interfere with 
the operation of the treatment works. 
(b) VIOLATIONS.—A violation of this section shall be 
treated in the same manner as a violation of a regulation 
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promulgated under subsection 307(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(b)). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INTRODUCTION.—The term ‘‘introduction’’ 
means the introduction of pollutants into treatment 
works, as described in section 307(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317). 
(2) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
SEC. 12023. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS 
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND WATER 
QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PFAS. 
(a) DEADLINES.— 
(1) WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister human health water quality criteria under sec-
tion 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1314) for each measurable 
perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, 
and class of such substances. 
(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND 
STANDARDS
FOR
PRIORITY
INDUSTRY
CAT-
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EGORIES.—As soon as practicable, but not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal 
Register a final rule establishing, for each priority 
industry category, effluent limitations guidelines and 
standards, in accordance with the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, for the discharge (including a 
discharge into a publicly owned treatment works) of 
each 
measurable 
perfluoroalkyl 
substance, 
polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of such sub-
stances. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of each publica-
tion made under this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants to owners and operators of publicly 
owned treatment works, to be used to implement ef-
fluent limitations guidelines and standards developed 
by the Administrator for a perfluoroalkyl substance, 
polyfluoroalkyl substance, or class of such sub-
stances. 
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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026, to remain available until expended. 
(d) 
NO
INCREASED
BONDING
AUTHORITY.— 
Amounts awarded to an owner or operator of a publicly 
owned treatment works under this section may not be used 
as a source of payment of, or security for (directly or indi-
rectly), in whole or in part, any obligation the interest on 
which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATION.—The term ‘‘efflu-
ent limitation’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
(3) MEASURABLE.—The term ‘‘measurable’’ 
means, with respect to a chemical substance or class 
of chemical substances, capable of being measured 
using test procedures established under section 
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304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1314). 
(4) PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The term 
‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical of 
which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated 
carbon atoms. 
(5) 
POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a chemical 
containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom 
and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully 
fluorinated carbon atom. 
(6) PRIORITY INDUSTRY CATEGORY.—The term 
‘‘priority industry category’’ means the following 
point source categories: 
(A) Organic chemicals, plastics, and syn-
thetic fibers, as identified in part 414 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations). 
(B) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as iden-
tified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(C) Textile mills, as identified in part 410 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations). 
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(D) Electroplating, as identified in part 
413 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(E) Metal finishing, as identified in part 
433 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(F) Leather tanning and finishing, as iden-
tified in part 425 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(G) Paint formulating, as identified in part 
446 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(H) Electrical and electronic components, 
as identified in part 469 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(I) Plastics molding and forming, as iden-
tified in part 463 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(7) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
SEC. 12024. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
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sections (h) and (i) not to exceed’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘fiscal year 1991’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (h) 
and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 12025. WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS. 
Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend-
ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A border State. 
‘‘(B) A local government with jurisdiction 
over an eligible community.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘border 
State’’ and inserting ‘‘covered entity’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be less 
than 80 percent’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘1997 through 1999’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 12026. HOUSEHOLD WELL WATER TESTING WEBSITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a website 
containing information relating to the testing of household 
well water. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Administrator shall include on 
the website established under subsection (a) the following: 
(1) Information on how to get drinking water 
tested for a home served by an individual private 
well. 
(2) A list of laboratories that analyze water 
samples and are certified by a State or the Adminis-
trator. 
(3) State-specific information, developed in co-
ordination with each State, on naturally occurring 
and human-induced contaminants. 
(4) Information that, using accepted risk com-
munication techniques, clearly communicates wheth-
er a test result value exceeds a level determined by 
the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk. 
(5) Information on treatment options, including 
information relating to water treatment systems cer-
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tified by the National Sanitation Foundation, Un-
derwriters Laboratories, and the Water Quality As-
sociation. 
(6) A directory of whom to contact to report a 
test result value that exceeds a level determined by 
the Administrator or the State to pose a health risk. 
(7) Information on financial assistance that is 
available for homeowners to support water treat-
ment, including grants under section 306E of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926e) and State resources. 
(8) Any other information the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, and appropriate State agen-
cies in carrying out this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 12027. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECT OF TOILET 
WIPES MARKETED AS FLUSHABLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall conduct a study on the 
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effect of toilet wipes marketed as flushable on municipal 
water systems and residential plumbing systems. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report on the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 12028. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, 
SPILLS, AND RUNOFF FROM FACILITIES AS-
SOCIATED WITH THE TRANSPORT AND PACK-
AGING OF PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC MATE-
RIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to ensure that— 
(1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre- 
production plastic materials (including discharge 
into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities reg-
ulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act), is prohibited; 
(2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre- 
production plastic materials (including discharge 
into wastewater and other runoff) from a point 
source associated with the making, use, packaging, 
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or transportation of such plastic pellets and other 
pre-production plastic materials is prohibited; and 
(3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) are reflected in— 
(A) permits issued under section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342) to facilities or other point sources 
that make, use, package, or transport plastic 
pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, 
as determined by the Administrator, in addition 
to other applicable limits and standards; and 
(B) all standards of performance promul-
gated under section 312(p) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources 
associated with the making, use, packaging, or 
transportation of plastic pellets or other pre- 
production plastic materials, as determined by 
the Administrator. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘point 
source’’ has the meaning given such term in section 502 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
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SEC. 12029. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR STORMWATER 
CONTROL 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall provide grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible institutions to establish 
not more than 5 centers of excellence for new and 
emerging stormwater control infrastructure tech-
nologies, to be located in different geographic re-
gions of the United States. 
(2) GENERAL OPERATION.—Each center of ex-
cellence established with a grant provided under this 
section shall— 
(A) conduct research on new and emerging 
stormwater control infrastructure technologies 
that are relevant to the geographical region in 
which the center of excellence is located to im-
prove the effectiveness, cost efficiency, and pro-
tection of public health, public safety, and water 
quality, including research on— 
(i) stormwater and sewer overflow re-
duction; and 
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(ii) other approaches to achieve water 
resource enhancement and other environ-
mental, economic, and social benefits; 
(B) maintain a list of— 
(i) stormwater control infrastructure 
needs in the region in which the center of 
excellence is located; and 
(ii) 
available 
new 
and 
emerging 
stormwater control infrastructure tech-
nologies; 
(C) analyze the usefulness of additional fi-
nancial programs for the implementation of new 
and emerging stormwater control infrastructure 
technologies; 
(D) share the results of research conducted 
under subparagraph (A) with the Federal Gov-
ernment, State, Tribal, and local governments, 
and the private sector; 
(E) provide technical assistance to State, 
Tribal, and local governments to assist with the 
design, construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of stormwater control infrastructure 
projects that use innovative technologies; 
(F) collaborate with institutions of higher 
education and private and public organizations, 
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including community-based public-private part-
nerships and other stakeholders, in the geo-
graphical region in which the center of excel-
lence is located; and 
(G) coordinate with the other centers of 
excellence to avoid duplication of efforts. 
(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
prepare and submit to the Administrator an applica-
tion at such time, in such form, and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require. 
(b) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CLEARINGHOUSE CEN-
TER.—Of the centers of excellence established under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall designate 1 center of 
excellence as the ‘‘National Electronic Clearinghouse Cen-
ter’’ to— 
(1) develop, operate, and maintain public data-
base and a website that contains information relat-
ing to new and emerging stormwater control infra-
structure technologies; and 
(2) publish on such website information from 
each of the centers of excellence established under 
this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available for grants under paragraph 
(1), not more than 2 percent may be used for ad-
ministrative costs. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
institution’’ means an institution of higher education, a 
research institution, or a nonprofit organization— 
(1) that has demonstrated excellence in re-
searching 
and 
developing 
new 
and 
emerging 
stormwater control infrastructure technologies; and 
(2) with respect to a nonprofit organization, the 
core mission of which includes water management, 
as determined by the Administrator. 
SEC. 12030. MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRANS-
BOUNDARY WATER POLLUTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the United States section of the International 
Boundary and Water Commission. 
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(3) COVERED
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
funds’’ means amounts made available to the Ad-
ministrator under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
tection 
Agency—State 
and 
Tribal 
Assistance 
Grants’’ under title IX of the United States-Mexico- 
Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 
116–113). 
(4) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
(5) U.S.-MEXICO BORDER REGION.—The term 
‘‘U.S.-Mexico border region’’ means any area in the 
United States that is located within 100 kilometers 
of the United States-Mexico border. 
(b) GRANTS.—The Administrator may, using covered 
funds, provide to the Commission grants for projects for 
treatment works for the U.S.-Mexico border region that— 
(1) protect residents within the U.S.-Mexico 
border region from pollution resulting from— 
(A) transboundary flows of wastewater (in-
cluding stormwater) or other international 
transboundary water flows originating in Mex-
ico; and 
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(B) any inadequacies or breakdowns of 
treatment works in Mexico; and 
(2) provide treatment of such flows in compli-
ance with local, State, and Federal law. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Commission may use funds 
received under this section to plan, study, design, and con-
struct treatment works in accordance with this section, 
and carry out any related activities. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The Com-
mission shall consult and coordinate with the Adminis-
trator in carrying out any project using funds received 
under this section. 
(e) APPLICATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The 
requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall 
apply to the construction of any treatment works in the 
United States for which the Commission receives funds 
under this section. 
SEC. 12031. CALIFORNIA NEW RIVER RESTORATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
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(2) MEXICAN.—The term ‘‘Mexican’’ refers to 
the Federal, State, and local governments of the 
United Mexican States. 
(3) NEW
RIVER.—The term ‘‘New River’’ 
means that portion of the New River, California, 
that flows north within the United States from the 
border of Mexico through Calexico, California, 
passes through the Imperial Valley, and drains into 
the Salton Sea. 
(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the California New River restoration program estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
(5) RESTORATION
AND
PROTECTION.—The 
term ‘‘restoration and protection’’ means the con-
servation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat 
for fish and wildlife to preserve and improve eco-
systems and ecological processes on which they de-
pend. 
(b) CALIFORNIA NEW RIVER RESTORATION PRO-
GRAM ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a program to be known as the 
‘‘California New River restoration program’’. 
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(2) DUTIES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) implement projects, plans, and initia-
tives for the restoration and protection of the 
New River that are supported by the California- 
Mexico Border Relations Council, in consulta-
tion with applicable management entities, in-
cluding representatives of the Calexico New 
River Committee, the California-Mexico Border 
Relations Council, the New River Improvement 
Project Technical Advisory Committee, the Fed-
eral Government, State and local governments, 
and regional and nonprofit organizations; 
(B) undertake activities that— 
(i) support the implementation of a 
shared set of science-based restoration and 
protection activities identified in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A); 
(ii) target cost-effective projects with 
measurable results; and 
(iii) maximize conservation outcomes 
with no net gain of Federal full-time equiv-
alent employees; and 
(C) provide grants and technical assistance 
in accordance with subsection (c). 
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(3) COORDINATION.—In establishing the pro-
gram, the Administrator shall consult, as appro-
priate, with— 
(A) the heads of Federal agencies, includ-
ing— 
(i) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity; 
(iv) the Administrator of General 
Services; 
(v) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection; 
(vi) the Commissioner of the Inter-
national Boundary Water Commission; and 
(vii) the head of any other applicable 
agency; 
(B) the Governor of California; 
(C) the California Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; 
(D) the California State Water Resources 
Control Board; 
(E) the California Department of Water 
Resources; 
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(F) the Colorado River Basin Regional 
Water Quality Control Board; 
(G) the Imperial Irrigation District; and 
(H) other public agencies and organiza-
tions with authority for the planning and imple-
mentation of conservation strategies relating to 
the New River. 
(4) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
include— 
(A) coordinating restoration and protection 
activities, among Mexican, Federal, State, local, 
and regional entities and conservation partners, 
relating to the New River; and 
(B) carrying out coordinated restoration 
and protection activities, and providing for tech-
nical assistance relating to the New River— 
(i) to sustain and enhance fish and 
wildlife habitat restoration and protection 
activities; 
(ii) to improve and maintain water 
quality to support fish and wildlife, as well 
as the habitats of fish and wildlife; 
(iii) to sustain and enhance water 
management for volume and flood damage 
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mitigation improvements to benefit fish 
and wildlife habitat; 
(iv) to improve opportunities for pub-
lic access to, and recreation in and along, 
the New River consistent with the ecologi-
cal needs of fish and wildlife habitat; 
(v) to maximize the resilience of nat-
ural systems and habitats under changing 
watershed conditions; 
(vi) to engage the public through out-
reach, education, and citizen involvement, 
to increase capacity and support for co-
ordinated restoration and protection activi-
ties relating to the New River; 
(vii) to increase scientific capacity to 
support the planning, monitoring, and re-
search activities necessary to carry out co-
ordinated restoration and protection activi-
ties; and 
(viii) to provide technical assistance to 
carry out restoration and protection activi-
ties relating to the New River. 
(c) GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, 
the Administrator shall provide grants and technical 
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assistance to State and local governments, nonprofit 
organizations, and institutions of higher education, 
to carry out the purposes of the program. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the organizations described in subsection 
(b)(3), shall develop criteria for providing grants and 
technical assistance under this subsection to ensure 
that such activities accomplish one or more of the 
purposes identified in subsection (b)(4)(B). 
(3) COST SHARING.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the cost of a project for which a grant is pro-
vided under this subsection shall not exceed 55 
percent of the total cost of the activity, as de-
termined by the Administrator. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of a project for which a 
grant is provided under this subsection may be 
provided in the form of an in-kind contribution 
of services or materials that the Administrator 
determines are integral to the activity carried 
out using assistance authorized by this section. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—Sections 513 and 608 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1372; 1388) shall apply to the construction of any 
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project or activity carried out, in whole or in part, 
under this section in the same manner those sections 
apply to a treatment works for which a grant is 
made available under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator may 
enter into an agreement to manage the implementa-
tion of this subsection with the North American De-
velopment Bank or a similar organization that offers 
grant management services. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
report on the implementation of this section, including a 
description of each project that has received funding under 
this section and the status of all such projects that are 
in progress on the date of submission of the report. 
SEC. 12032. RULEMAKING ON CLIMATE RESILIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, after notice and 
opportunity for public comment, shall issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to require that an applicant for 
wastewater infrastructure funds— 
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(1) undertake an assessment of the potential 
impacts of climate change on the project or activity 
for which such funds are sought; and 
(2) where appropriate, incorporate measures to 
avoid, minimize, or mitigate such potential impacts 
into the design of such project or activity. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing regulations under 
subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall consider requir-
ing varying levels of assessments that reflect the scale or 
type of the project or activity for which wastewater infra-
structure funds are sought. 
(c) CONSULTATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In 
carrying out the rulemaking required under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) consult with other Federal and State agen-
cies, municipalities, Tribal governments, owners and 
operators of publicly owned treatment works, and 
other stakeholders with experience in addressing po-
tential impacts of climate change on projects and ac-
tivities eligible for wastewater infrastructure funds; 
and 
(2) identify entities to provide technical assist-
ance to applicants for wastewater infrastructure 
funds to assist such applicants in incorporating the 
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climate resilience measures described under sub-
section (a)(2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.—The term 
‘‘impacts of climate change’’ includes observed 
changes to temperature, precipitation patterns, 
drought, storms, flooding, and sea level rise that 
may adversely impact the continued safe and reliable 
operation of a treatment works. 
(2) 
MUNICIPALITY; 
STATE; 
TREATMENT 
WORKS.—The terms ‘‘municipality’’, ‘‘State’’, and 
‘‘treatment works’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
(3) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS.— 
The term ‘‘wastewater infrastructure funds’’ means 
funds made available for projects or activities under 
or pursuant to— 
(A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
(B) section 122 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274); 
(C) section 220 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300); and 
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publication of the determination 
to regulate the perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
‘‘(II) DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Administrator pub-
lishes a proposed national pri-
mary drinking water regulation 
under clause (i)(I) and subject to 
item 
(bb), 
the 
Administrator 
shall take final action on the pro-
posed national primary drinking 
water regulation. 
‘‘(bb) 
EXTENSION.—The 
Administrator, on publication of 
notice in the Federal Register, 
may extend the deadline under 
item (aa) by not more than 6 
months. 
‘‘(H) HEALTH ADVISORY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Administrator shall publish a 
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health advisory under paragraph (1)(F) for 
a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance 
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— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the Ad-
ministrator finalizes a toxicity value 
for 
the 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances; and 
‘‘(II) the date on which the Ad-
ministrator validates an effective qual-
ity control and testing procedure for 
the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
‘‘(ii) 
WAIVER.—The 
Administrator 
may waive the requirements of clause (i) 
with 
respect 
to 
a 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl 
substance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances if the Administrator determines 
that there is a substantial likelihood that 
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‘‘(1) States to implement the program estab-
lished under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) a State implementing such program to use 
up to 4 percent of funds made available to carry out 
such program in such State for administrative ex-
penses. 
‘‘(f) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and 
every other month thereafter until all amounts made avail-
able under this section are expended, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
‘‘(1) each public water system that received a 
payment under or pursuant to this section; 
‘‘(2) the total amount of each payment provided 
under or pursuant to this section; 
‘‘(3) for each public water system receiving a 
payment under or pursuant to this section— 
‘‘(A) the amount of arrearages and fees 
forgiven or reduced; 
‘‘(B) the number of eligible residential cus-
tomers benefitting from forgiveness or reduction 
of arrearages and fees under this section; 
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SEC. 13303. LOW-INCOME WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. LOW-INCOME WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘covered 
facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) a treatment works for municipal 
waste; or 
‘‘(B) a municipal separate storm sewer 
system. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a municipality that owns or operates 
a covered facility, other than a small commu-
nity-serving wastewater facility; 
‘‘(B) 2 or more municipalities described in 
subparagraph (A) that have entered into a part-
nership agreement or a cooperative agreement; 
or 
‘‘(C) a State, with respect to a small com-
munity-serving wastewater facility located in 
the State. 
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