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(v) provide technical assistance to 
State, Tribal, and local governments to as-
sist with the design, construction, operation, 
and maintenance of stormwater control in-
frastructure projects that use innovative 
technologies; 
(vi) collaborate with institutions of 
higher education and private and public or-
ganizations, 
including 
community-based 
public-private partnerships and other stake-
holders, in the geographical region in which 
the center is located; and 
(vii) coordinate with the other centers 
to avoid duplication of efforts. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible institution 
shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an ap-
plication at such time, in such form, and containing 
such information as the Administrator may require. 
(3) NATIONAL
ELECTRONIC
CLEARINGHOUSE 
CENTER.—Of the centers established under paragraph 
(1)(A), 1 shall— 
(A) be designated as the ‘‘national electronic 
clearinghouse center’’; and
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(B) in addition to the other functions of 
that center— 
(i) develop, operate, and maintain an 
Internet website and a public database that 
contains information relating to new and 
emerging, but proven, stormwater control 
infrastructure technologies; and 
(ii) post to the website information 
from all centers. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
(B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available for grants under sub-
paragraph (A), not more than 2 percent may be 
used to pay the administrative costs of the Ad-
ministrator. 
(c) 
STORMWATER
CONTROL
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECT GRANTS.— 
(1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall 
provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible en-
tities to carry out stormwater control infrastructure
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projects that incorporate new and emerging, but prov-
en, stormwater control technologies in accordance 
with this subsection. 
(2) STORMWATER
CONTROL
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS.— 
(A) 
PLANNING
AND
DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS.—The Administrator may make plan-
ning and development grants under this sub-
section for the following projects: 
(i) Planning and designing stormwater 
control infrastructure projects that incor-
porate new and emerging, but proven, 
stormwater control technologies, including 
engineering surveys, landscape plans, maps, 
long-term 
operations 
and 
maintenance 
plans, and implementation plans. 
(ii) Identifying and developing stand-
ards necessary to accommodate stormwater 
control infrastructure projects, including 
those projects that incorporate new and 
emerging, but proven, stormwater control 
technologies. 
(iii) Identifying and developing fee 
structures to provide financial support for 
design, installation, and operations and
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maintenance of stormwater control infra-
structure, including new and emerging, but 
proven, stormwater control infrastructure 
technologies. 
(iv) Developing approaches for commu-
nity-based public-private partnerships for 
the 
financing 
and 
construction 
of 
stormwater 
control 
infrastructure 
tech-
nologies, including feasibility studies, stake-
holder outreach, and needs assessments. 
(v) Developing and delivering training 
and educational materials regarding new 
and emerging, but proven, stormwater con-
trol infrastructure technologies for distribu-
tion to— 
(I) individuals and entities with 
applicable technical knowledge; and 
(II) the public. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—The Ad-
ministrator may make implementation grants 
under this subsection for the following projects: 
(i) Installing new and emerging, but 
proven, stormwater control infrastructure 
technologies.
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(ii) Protecting or restoring inter-
connected networks of natural areas that 
protect water quality. 
(iii) Monitoring and evaluating the en-
vironmental, economic, or social benefits of 
stormwater 
control 
infrastructure 
tech-
nologies that incorporate new and emerging, 
but proven, stormwater control technology. 
(iv) Implementing a best practices 
standard for stormwater control infrastruc-
ture programs. 
(3) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, to be eligible to receive a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible entity shall prepare and 
submit to the Administrator an application at such 
time, in such form, and containing such information 
as the Administrator may require, including, as ap-
plicable— 
(A) a description of the stormwater control 
infrastructure project that incorporates new and 
emerging, but proven, technologies; 
(B) a plan for monitoring the impacts and 
pollutant load reductions associated with the 
stormwater control infrastructure project on the 
water quality and quantity;
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(C) an evaluation of other environmental, 
economic, and social benefits of the stormwater 
control infrastructure project; and 
(D) a plan for the long-term operation and 
maintenance of the stormwater control infra-
structure project and a tracking system, such as 
asset management practices. 
(4) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 
applications submitted on behalf of— 
(A) a community that— 
(i) has municipal combined storm and 
sanitary sewers in the collection system of 
the community; or 
(ii) is a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community, as determined by the Adminis-
trator; or 
(B) an eligible entity that will use not less 
than 15 percent of the grant to provide service 
to a small, rural, or disadvantaged community, 
as determined by the Administrator. 
(5) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 
(A) 
PLANNING
AND
DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS.—
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(i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 
single planning and development grant pro-
vided under this subsection shall be not 
more than $200,000. 
(ii) AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of all planning and development 
grants provided under this subsection for a 
fiscal year shall be not more than 1⁄3 of the 
total amount made available to carry out 
this subsection. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 
single implementation grant provided under 
this subsection shall be not more than 
$2,000,000. 
(ii) AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of all implementation grants pro-
vided under this subsection for a fiscal year 
shall be not more than 2⁄3 of the total 
amount made available to carry out this 
subsection. 
(6) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the Federal share of a grant
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provided under this subsection shall not exceed 
80 percent of the total project cost. 
(B) 
CREDIT
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION 
GRANTS.—The Administrator shall credit toward 
the non-Federal share of the cost of an imple-
mentation project carried out under this sub-
section the cost of planning, design, and con-
struction work completed for the project using 
funds other than funds provided under this sec-
tion. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may 
waive the Federal share limitation under sub-
paragraph (A) for an eligible entity that has 
adequately demonstrated financial need. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the Administrator first awards a 
grant under this section, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that includes, with respect to the period 
covered by the report— 
(1) a description of all grants provided under 
this section; 
(2) a detailed description of— 
(A) the projects supported by those grants; 
and 
(B) the outcomes of those projects;
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(3) a description of the improvements in tech-
nology, environmental benefits, resources conserved, 
efficiencies, and other benefits of the projects funded 
under this section; 
(4) recommendations for improvements to pro-
mote and support new and emerging, but proven, 
stormwater control infrastructure, including research 
into new and emerging technologies, for the centers, 
grants, and activities under this section; and 
(5) a description of existing challenges con-
cerning the use of new and emerging, but proven, 
stormwater control infrastructure. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section (except for sub-
section (b)) $10,000,000 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 to pay the 
administrative costs of the Administrator. 
SEC. 50218. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall estab-
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lish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Working Group is 
to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to 
advance water reuse across the United States, including 
through the implementation of the February 2020 National 
Water Reuse Action Plan, which creates opportunities for 
water reuse in the mission areas of each of the Federal agen-
cies included in the Working Group under subsection (c) 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Action Plan’’). 
(c) 
CHAIRPERSON; 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Working 
Group shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator; and 
(2) comprised of senior representatives from such 
Federal agencies as the Administrator determines to 
be appropriate. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.—In carrying 
out this section, the Working Group shall— 
(1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the ex-
pertise of industry, the research community, non-
governmental organizations, and government; 
(2) seek to foster water reuse as an important 
component of integrated water resources management; 
(3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities 
to advance water reuse and annually update the Ac-
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tion Plan with new actions, as necessary, to pursue 
those opportunities; 
(4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 
policies to support the adoption of water reuse; 
(5) consider how each Federal agency can ex-
plore and identify opportunities to support water 
reuse through the programs and activities of that Fed-
eral agency; and 
(6) consult, on a regular basis, with representa-
tives of relevant industries, the research community, 
and nongovernmental organizations. 
(e) 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. 
(f) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Working Group shall terminate on the date that is 6 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Administrator may extend 
the date of termination of the Working Group under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 50219. ADVANCED CLEAN WATER TECHNOLOGIES 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Administrator shall carry out a study that 
examines the state of existing and potential future tech-
nology, including technology that could address cybersecu-
rity vulnerabilities, that enhances or could enhance the 
treatment, monitoring, affordability, efficiency, and safety 
of wastewater services provided by a treatment works (as 
defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)). 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report that describes the results of the 
study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 50220. CLEAN WATERSHEDS NEEDS SURVEY. 
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. CLEAN WATERSHEDS NEEDS SURVEY. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently 
than once every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct and complete an assessment of cap-
ital improvement needs for all projects that are eligi-
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ble under section 603(c) for assistance from State 
water pollution control revolving funds; and 
‘‘(2) submit to Congress a report describing the 
results of the assessment completed under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the initial needs 
survey under subsection (a) $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
SEC. 50221. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMEND-
MENTS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 104(b)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10303(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘water- 
related phenomena’’ and inserting ‘‘water resources’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE REPORT.—Section 104 of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is 
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (f), the Secretary shall make 
grants to each institute to be matched on a basis of 
no less than 1 non-Federal dollar for every 1 Federal 
dollar. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on the Budget of the House of Representatives a re-
port regarding the compliance of each funding recipi-
ent with this subsection for the immediately preceding 
fiscal year.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.—Section 104 of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by striking sub-
section (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a careful and detailed evaluation of each institute at 
least once every 5 years to determine—
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‘‘(A) the quality and relevance of the water 
resources research of the institute; 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the institute at pro-
ducing measured results and applied water sup-
ply research; and 
‘‘(C) whether the effectiveness of the institute 
as an institution for planning, conducting, and 
arranging for research warrants continued sup-
port under this section. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON FURTHER SUPPORT.—If, 
as a result of an evaluation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary determines that an institute does not qual-
ify for further support under this section, no further 
grants to the institute may be provided until the 
qualifications of the institute are reestablished to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 
through 2025’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WHERE RESEARCH 
FOCUSED
ON WATER PROBLEMS
OF INTERSTATE NA-
TURE.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is amended in the first
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sentence by striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’. 
SEC. 50222. ENHANCED AQUIFER USE AND RECHARGE. 
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. ENHANCED AQUIFER USE AND RECHARGE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Administrator shall provide funding to 
carry out groundwater research on enhanced aquifer use 
and recharge in support of sole-source aquifers, of which— 
‘‘(1) not less than 50 percent shall be used to 
provide 1 grant to a State, unit of local government, 
or Indian Tribe to carry out activities that would di-
rectly support that research; and 
‘‘(2) the remainder shall be provided to 1 appro-
priate research center. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—As a condition of accepting 
funds under subsection (a), the State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Indian Tribe and the appropriate research center 
that receive funds under that subsection shall establish a 
formal research relationship for the purpose of coordinating 
efforts under this section.
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026.’’. 
DIVISION F—BROADBAND 
TITLE I—BROADBAND GRANTS 
FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND 
TERRITORIES 
SEC. 60101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Access to affordable, reliable, high-speed 
broadband is essential to full participation in modern 
life in the United States. 
(2) The persistent ‘‘digital divide’’ in the United 
States is a barrier to the economic competitiveness of 
the United States and equitable distribution of essen-
tial public services, including health care and edu-
cation. 
(3) The digital divide disproportionately affects 
communities of color, lower-income areas, and rural 
areas, and the benefits of broadband should be broadly 
enjoyed by all. 
(4) In many communities across the country, in-
creased competition among broadband providers has