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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘an underserved community’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a community described in subsection (c)(2)’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘such 
underserved’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’. 
SEC. 50115. ANNUAL STUDY ON BOIL WATER ADVISORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator shall conduct a study on the prevalence of boil 
water advisories issued in the United States. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report describing the results of the 
most recent study conducted under subsection (a) as 
part of the annual budget request transmitted to Con-
gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the annual report re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
include a description of the reasons for which boil 
water advisories were issued during the year covered 
by the report.
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TITLE II—CLEAN WATER 
SEC. 50201. RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, AND 
INFORMATION. 
(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)’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and (8) not to exceed $75,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for 
carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), 
of which not less than $50,000,000 each fiscal 
year shall be used to carry out subsection 
(b)(8).’’. 
(b) COMMUNICATION.—Each nonprofit organization 
that receives funding under paragraph (8) of section 104(b) 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254(b)) shall, before using that funding to undertake ac-
tivities to carry out that paragraph, consult with the State 
in which the assistance is to be expended or otherwise made 
available.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 
grants authorized under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) 
of section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1254), which shall include a description of the 
grant recipients and grant amounts made available to 
carry out those subsections. 
SEC. 50202. WASTEWATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
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. WASTEWATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a waste-
water efficiency grant pilot program (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘pilot program’) to award grants to owners or 
operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out 
projects that create or improve waste-to-energy systems. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the pilot program, an owner or operator 
of a treatment works shall submit to the Adminis-
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trator an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Adminis-
trator may require. 
‘‘(2) NUMBER
OF
RECIPIENTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall select not more than 15 recipients of 
grants under the pilot program from applications 
submitted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
recipient of a grant under the pilot program may use 
grant funds for— 
‘‘(A) sludge collection; 
‘‘(B) installation of anaerobic digesters; 
‘‘(C) methane capture; 
‘‘(D) methane transfer; 
‘‘(E) facility upgrades and retrofits nec-
essary to create or improve waste-to-energy sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(F) other new and emerging, but proven, 
technologies that transform waste to energy. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant to a recipient under 
the pilot program shall be not more than $4,000,000. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
TO
THE
ADMINISTRATOR.—Not 
later than 2 years after receiving a grant under the
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pilot program and each year thereafter for which 
amounts are made available for the pilot program 
under subsection (e), the recipient of the grant shall 
submit to the Administrator a report describing the 
impact of that project on the communities within 3 
miles of the treatment works. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after first awarding grants under the pilot pro-
gram and each year thereafter for which amounts are 
made available for the pilot program under subsection 
(e), the Administrator shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing— 
‘‘(A) the applications received by the Ad-
ministrator for grants under the pilot program; 
and 
‘‘(B) the projects for which grants were 
awarded under the pilot program. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated 
to 
carry 
out 
the 
pilot 
program 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026, to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available for grants under paragraph
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(1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 
administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 50203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 
SOURCE PROJECTS. 
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘con-
struction’’ before ‘‘funds’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) by striking subsection (e); 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘, the following definitions apply’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘water or wastewater or by treating 
wastewater’’ and inserting ‘‘water, wastewater, 
or stormwater or by treating wastewater or 
stormwater for groundwater recharge, potable 
reuse, or other purposes’’;
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(5) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘There 
is’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 
2002 through 2004. Such sums shall’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026, to’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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.’’; and 
(6) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (i), 
and (j) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (b), and (i), respec-
tively, and moving those subsections so as to appear 
in alphabetical order. 
SEC. 50204. 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 (a)(1) — 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end;
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) notification systems to inform the pub-
lic of combined sewer or sanitary overflows that 
result in sewage being released into rivers and 
other waters; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal share of the cost’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) TYPES OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The ap-
plicable non-Federal share of the cost under this sub-
section’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Federal’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
designated) the following: 
‘‘(2) RURAL AND FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COM-
MUNITIES.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Administrator shall work with States to prevent the 
non-Federal share requirements under this subsection 
from being passed on to rural communities and fi-
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nancially distressed communities (as those terms are 
defined in subsection (f)(2)(B)(i)).’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $280,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) GREEN
PROJECTS.—To the extent’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) RURAL OR FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED 
COMMUNITY ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) 
FINANCIALLY
DISTRESSED 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘financially 
distressed community’ has the meaning 
given the term in subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(II) RURAL
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘rural community’ means a city, 
town, or unincorporated area that has
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a population of not more than 10,000 
inhabitants. 
‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To the extent 
there are sufficient eligible project ap-
plications, the Administrator shall en-
sure that a State uses not less than 25 
percent of the amount of the grants 
made to the State under subsection (a) 
in a fiscal year to carry out projects in 
rural communities or financially dis-
tressed communities for the purpose of 
planning, design, and construction 
of— 
‘‘(aa) treatment works to 
intercept, transport, control, treat, 
or reuse municipal sewer over-
flows, sanitary sewer overflows, or 
stormwater; or 
‘‘(bb) any other measures to 
manage, reduce, treat, or recap-
ture stormwater or subsurface 
drainage water eligible for assist-
ance under section 603(c).
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‘‘(II) RURAL
COMMUNITIES.—Of 
the funds allocated under subclause (I) 
for the purposes described in that sub-
clause, to the extent there are sufficient 
eligible project applications, the Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that a State 
uses not less than 60 percent to carry 
out projects in rural communities.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
recommended funding levels’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The funding levels 
recommended under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not 
later’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) PERIODIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(i) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
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(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘containing 
rec-
ommended’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘containing— 
‘‘(i) recommended’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) a description of the extent to 
which States pass costs associated with the 
non-Federal share requirements under sub-
section (d) to local communities, with a 
focus on rural communities and financially 
distressed communities (as those terms are 
defined in subsection (f)(2)(B)(i)).’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report that describes 
the implementation of the grant program under this 
section, which shall include a description of the grant 
recipients, sources of funds for non-Federal share re-
quirements under subsection (d), and grant amounts 
made available under the program.’’.
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SEC. 50205. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 
AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 50202) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 223. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 
AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a municipality; or 
‘‘(B) an intermunicipal, interstate, or State 
agency. 
‘‘(2) NATURAL HAZARD.—The term ‘natural haz-
ard’ means a hazard caused by natural forces, includ-
ing extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and extreme 
drought conditions. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
clean water infrastructure resilience and sustain-
ability program established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a clean 
water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program 
under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligi-
ble entities for the purpose of increasing the resilience of
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publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or cy-
bersecurity vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under the program shall use the grant funds for 
planning, designing, or constructing projects (on a system- 
wide or area-wide basis) that increase the resilience of a 
publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or cy-
bersecurity vulnerabilities through— 
‘‘(1) the conservation of water; 
‘‘(2) the enhancement of water use efficiency; 
‘‘(3) 
the 
enhancement 
of 
wastewater 
and 
stormwater management by increasing watershed 
preservation and protection, including through the 
use of— 
‘‘(A) natural and engineered green infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(B) reclamation and reuse of wastewater 
and stormwater, such as aquifer recharge zones; 
‘‘(4) the modification or relocation of an existing 
publicly owned treatment works, conveyance, or dis-
charge system component that is at risk of being sig-
nificantly impaired or damaged by a natural hazard; 
‘‘(5) the development and implementation of 
projects to increase the resilience of publicly owned
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treatment works to a natural hazard or cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities, as applicable; or 
‘‘(6) the enhancement of energy efficiency or the 
use and generation of recovered or renewable energy 
in the management, treatment, or conveyance of 
wastewater or stormwater. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Administrator an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 
may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a proposal of the project to be planned, de-
signed, or constructed using funds under the program; 
‘‘(2) an identification of the natural hazard risk 
of the area where the proposed project is to be located 
or potential cybersecurity vulnerability, as applicable, 
to be addressed by the proposed project; 
‘‘(3) documentation prepared by a Federal, 
State, regional, or local government agency of the nat-
ural hazard risk of the area where the proposed 
project is to be located or potential cybersecurity vul-
nerability, as applicable, of the area where the pro-
posed project is to be located; 
‘‘(4) a description of any recent natural hazard 
risk of the area where the proposed project is to be lo-
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cated or potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities that 
have affected the publicly owned treatment works; 
‘‘(5) a description of how the proposed project 
would improve the performance of the publicly owned 
treatment works under an anticipated natural hazard 
or natural hazard risk of the area where the proposed 
project is to be located or a potential cybersecurity 
vulnerability, as applicable; and 
‘‘(6) an explanation of how the proposed project 
is expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly 
owned treatment works to a natural hazard risk of 
the area where the proposed project is to be located or 
a potential cybersecurity vulnerability, as applicable. 
‘‘(e) GRANT AMOUNT AND OTHER FEDERAL REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COST SHARE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a grant under the program shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a grant under the program 
shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of the 
proposed project if the project serves a commu-
nity that—
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‘‘(i) has a population of fewer than 
10,000 individuals; or 
‘‘(ii) meets the affordability criteria es-
tablished by the State in which the commu-
nity is located under section 603(i)(2). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—At the discretion of the Ad-
ministrator, a grant for a project described in 
subparagraph (A) may cover 100 percent of the 
total cost of the proposed project. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of sec-
tion 608 shall apply to a project funded with a grant 
under the program. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 
the program, which shall include an accounting of all 
grants awarded under the program, including a description 
of each grant recipient and each project funded using a 
grant under the program. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available for grants under paragraph
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(1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 
administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 50206. SMALL AND MEDIUM PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT-
MENT WORKS CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 50205) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 224. SMALL AND MEDIUM PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT-
MENT WORKS CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish 
a circuit rider program (referred to in this section as the 
‘circuit rider program’) under which the Administrator 
shall award grants to qualified nonprofit entities, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, to provide assistance to owners 
and operators of small and medium publicly owned treat-
ment works to carry out the activities described in section 
602(b)(13). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A grant provided under the circuit 
rider program shall be in an amount that is not more than 
$75,000. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting recipients of 
grants under the circuit rider program, the Administrator 
shall give priority to qualified nonprofit entities, as deter-
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mined by the Administrator, that would serve a community 
that— 
‘‘(1) has a history, for not less than the 10 years 
prior to the award of the grant, of unresolved waste-
water issues, stormwater issues, or a combination of 
wastewater and stormwater issues; 
‘‘(2) is considered financially distressed; 
‘‘(3) faces the cumulative burden of stormwater 
and wastewater overflow issues; or 
‘‘(4) has previously failed to access Federal tech-
nical assistance due to cost-sharing requirements. 
‘‘(d) COMMUNICATION.—Each qualified nonprofit enti-
ty that receives funding under this section shall, before 
using that funding to undertake activities to carry out this 
section, consult with the State in which the assistance is 
to be expended or otherwise made available. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Administrator establishes the circuit rider 
program, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
‘‘(1) each recipient of a grant under the circuit 
rider program; and 
‘‘(2) a summary of the activities carried out 
under the circuit rider program. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
the period 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. 50207. SMALL PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS 
EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 50206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 225. SMALL PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS 
EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish 
an efficiency grant program (referred to in this section as 
the ‘efficiency grant program’) under which the Adminis-
trator shall award grants to eligible entities for the replace-
ment or repair of equipment that improves water or energy 
efficiency of small publicly owned treatment works, as iden-
tified in an efficiency audit. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Administrator may 
award a grant under the efficiency grant program to—
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‘‘(1) an owner or operator of a small publicly 
owned treatment works that serves— 
‘‘(A) a population of not more than 10,000 
people; or 
‘‘(B) a disadvantaged community; or 
‘‘(2) a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist 
a small publicly owned treatment works described in 
paragraph (1) to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Administrator establishes the efficiency grant 
program, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
‘‘(1) each recipient of a grant under the effi-
ciency grant program; and 
‘‘(2) a summary of the activities carried out 
under the efficiency grant program. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) SMALL
SYSTEMS.—Of the amounts made 
available for grants under this section, to the extent 
that there are sufficient applications, not less than 15 
percent shall be used for grants to publicly owned 
treatment works that serve fewer than 3,300 people. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts made available for grants under this section,
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not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the ad-
ministrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 50208. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REFUR-
BISHING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD DE-
CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE IN-
COME. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 50207) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 226. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REFUR-
BISHING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD DE-
CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE IN-
COME. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means a member of 
a low-income or moderate-income household, the members 
of which have a combined income (for the most recent 12- 
month period for which information is available) equal to 
not more than 50 percent of the median nonmetropolitan 
household income for the State or territory in which the 
household is located, according to the most recent decennial 
census. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a 
program under which the Administrator shall provide 
grants to private nonprofit organizations for the pur-
pose of improving general welfare by providing assist-
ance to eligible individuals— 
‘‘(A) for the construction, repair, or replace-
ment of an individual household decentralized 
wastewater treatment system; or 
‘‘(B) for the installation of a larger decen-
tralized wastewater system designed to provide 
treatment for 2 or more households in which eli-
gible individuals reside, if— 
‘‘(i) site conditions at the households 
are unsuitable for the installation of an in-
dividually owned decentralized wastewater 
system; 
‘‘(ii) multiple examples of unsuitable 
site conditions exist in close geographic 
proximity to each other; and 
‘‘(iii) a larger decentralized wastewater 
system could be cost-effectively installed. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a private nonprofit orga-
nization shall submit to the Administrator an appli-
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cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Administrator determines to 
be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 
applicants that have substantial expertise and experi-
ence in promoting the safe and effective use of indi-
vidual household decentralized wastewater systems. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—A private 
nonprofit organization may use amounts provided 
under this subsection to pay the administrative ex-
penses associated with the provision of the services de-
scribed in paragraph (1), as the Administrator deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
private nonprofit organization shall use a grant pro-
vided under subsection (b) for the services described in 
paragraph (1) of that subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive the 
services described in subsection (b)(1), an eligible in-
dividual shall submit to the private nonprofit organi-
zation serving the area in which the individual house-
hold decentralized wastewater system of the eligible 
individuals is, or is proposed to be, located an appli-
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cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the private nonprofit organiza-
tion determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, a private nonprofit organization shall give 
priority to any eligible individual who does not have 
access to a sanitary sewage disposal system. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report describing 
the recipients of grants under the program under this sec-
tion and the results of the program under this section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Administrator to carry out this sec-
tion $50,000,000 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.’’.
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SEC. 50209. CONNECTION TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT-
MENT WORKS. 
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 50208) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 227. CONNECTION TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT 
WORKS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) an owner or operator of a publicly 
owned treatment works that assists or is seeking 
to assist low-income or moderate-income individ-
uals with connecting the household of the indi-
vidual to the publicly owned treatment works; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that assists low-in-
come or moderate-income individuals with the 
costs associated with connecting the household of 
the individual to a publicly owned treatment 
works. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
competitive grant program established under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied individual’ has the meaning given the term ‘eligi-
ble individual’ in section 603(j).
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‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a com-
petitive grant program with the purpose of improving gen-
eral welfare, under which the Administrator awards grants 
to eligible entities to provide funds to assist qualified indi-
viduals in covering the costs incurred by the qualified indi-
vidual in connecting the household of the qualified indi-
vidual to a publicly owned treatment works. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under the program shall submit to the Admin-
istrator an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Adminis-
trator may by regulation require. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Administrator receives an 
application from an eligible entity under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall notify the eligible entity 
of whether the Administrator will award a grant to 
the eligible entity under the program. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of 
grants under the program, the Administrator shall use the 
following criteria:
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‘‘(1) Whether the eligible entity seeking a grant 
provides services to, or works directly with, qualified 
individuals. 
‘‘(2) Whether the eligible entity seeking a 
grant— 
‘‘(A) has an existing program to assist in 
covering the costs incurred in connecting a 
household to a publicly owned treatment works; 
or 
‘‘(B) seeks to create a program described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
VOLUNTARY
CONNECTION.—Before 
pro-
viding funds to a qualified individual for the costs de-
scribed in subsection (b), an eligible entity shall en-
sure that— 
‘‘(A) the qualified individual has connected 
to the publicly owned treatment works volun-
tarily; and 
‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is not the owner 
or operator of the publicly owned treatment 
works to which the qualified individual has con-
nected, the publicly owned treatment works to 
which the qualified individual has connected has 
agreed to the connection.
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‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM PUBLICLY OWNED 
TREATMENT WORKS.—An eligible entity that is an 
owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment 
works may reimburse a qualified individual that has 
already incurred the costs described in subsection (b) 
by— 
‘‘(A) reducing the amount otherwise owed 
by the qualified individual to the owner or oper-
ator for wastewater or other services provided by 
the owner or operator; or 
‘‘(B) providing a direct payment to the 
qualified individual. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out the program $40,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) SMALL
SYSTEMS.—Of the amounts 
made available for grants under paragraph (1), 
to the extent that there are sufficient applica-
tions, not less than 15 percent shall be used to 
make grants to— 
‘‘(i) eligible entities described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) that are owners and oper-
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ators of publicly owned treatment works 
that serve fewer than 3,300 people; and 
‘‘(ii) eligible entities described in sub-
section (a)(1)(B) that provide the assistance 
described in that subsection in areas that 
are served by publicly owned treatment 
works that serve fewer than 3,300 people. 
‘‘(B) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Of 
the 
amounts made available for grants under para-
graph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used 
to pay the administrative costs of the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
SEC. 50210. CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and pro-
vided in subsection (k)’’ after ‘‘State law’’; 
(B) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
including forgiveness of principal and nega-
tive interest loans’’ and inserting ‘‘(includ-
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ing forgiveness of principal, grants, nega-
tive interest loans, other loan forgiveness, 
and through buying, refinancing, or restruc-
turing debt)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIZATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal 
year, of the amount of the capitalization 
grant received by the State under this title, 
the total amount of additional subsidization 
made available by a State under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(I) may not exceed 30 percent; 
and 
‘‘(II) to the extent that there are 
sufficient applications for assistance to 
communities described in that para-
graph, may not be less than 10 per-
cent. 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—A loan from the 
water pollution control revolving fund of a 
State with an interest rate equal to or 
greater than 0 percent shall not be consid-
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ered additional subsidization for purposes of 
this subparagraph.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use 
an additional 2 percent of the funds annually awarded to 
each State under this title for nonprofit organizations (as 
defined in section 104(w)) or State, regional, interstate, or 
municipal entities to provide technical assistance to rural, 
small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works (within 
the meaning of section 104(b)(8)(B)) in the State.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 104(w) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254(w)) is amended by striking ‘‘treatments works’’ 
and inserting ‘‘treatment works’’. 
(b) CAPITALIZATION
GRANT
REAUTHORIZATION.— 
Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this title— 
‘‘(1) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(4) $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026.’’.
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SEC. 50211. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE IN-
VESTMENT. 
Section 4304 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–19e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘Tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘com-
munity-based organizations’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘community-based organizations and 
public works departments or agencies to align 
water and wastewater utility workforce recruit-
ment efforts, training programs, retention efforts, 
and community resources with water and waste-
water utilities— 
‘‘(i) to accelerate career pipelines; 
‘‘(ii) to ensure the sustainability of the 
water and wastewater utility workforce; and 
‘‘(iii) to provide access to workforce op-
portunities.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (B);
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘, which 
may include—’’ 
(iii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘program—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘to assist’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘program to as-
sist’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) expanding the use and availability of 
activities and resources that relate to the recruit-
ment, including the promotion of diversity with-
in that recruitment, of individuals to careers in 
the water and wastewater utility sector; 
‘‘(B) expanding the availability of training 
opportunities for— 
‘‘(i) individuals entering into the 
water and wastewater utility sector; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals seeking to advance 
careers within the water and wastewater 
utility sector; and 
‘‘(C) expanding the use and availability of 
activities and strategies, including the develop-
ment of innovative activities and strategies, that 
relate to the maintenance and retention of a sus-
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tainable workforce in the water and wastewater 
utility sector.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘institutions—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘institutions, or public works de-
partments and agencies—’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking clauses (ii) and 
(iii); 
(II) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(III) by redesignating clause (i) 
as clause (ii); 
(IV) by inserting before clause (ii) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(i) in the development of educational 
or recruitment materials and activities, in-
cluding those materials and activities that 
specifically promote diversity within re-
cruitment, for the water and wastewater 
utility workforce;’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(iii) developing activities and strate-
gies that relate to the maintenance and re-
tention of a sustainable workforce in the 
water and wastewater utility sector; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘or certification’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘ensure that incumbent water and waste 
water utilities workers’’ and inserting ‘‘are 
designed to retain incumbent water and 
wastewater utility workforce workers by en-
suring that those workers’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) WORKING GROUP; REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall establish and coordinate a Federal inter-
agency working group to address recruitment, 
training, and retention challenges in the water 
and wastewater utility workforce, which shall in-
clude representatives from— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Education; 
‘‘(ii) the Department of Labor; 
‘‘(iii) the Department of Agriculture;
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‘‘(iv) the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; and 
‘‘(v) other Federal agencies, as deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the 
Administrator, in coordination with the working 
group established under subparagraph (A), shall 
submit to Congress a report describing potential 
solutions to recruitment, training, and retention 
challenges in the water and wastewater utility 
workforce. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the 
duties of the working group established under 
subparagraph (A), the working group shall con-
sult with State operator certification programs. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following:
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‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OR 
AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘public works depart-
ment or agency’ means a political subdivision of a local, 
county, or regional government that designs, builds, oper-
ates, and maintains water infrastructure, sewage and refuse 
disposal systems, and other public water systems and facili-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 50212. GRANTS TO ALASKA TO IMPROVE SANITATION 
IN RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES. 
Section 303 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend-
ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1263a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘75 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ‘‘this section— 
‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2024; 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 50213. WATER DATA SHARING PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a 
competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this
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section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) under which the Ad-
ministrator may award grants to eligible entities 
under subsection (b) to establish systems that improve 
the sharing of information concerning water quality, 
water infrastructure needs, and water technology, in-
cluding cybersecurity technology, between States or 
among counties and other units of local government 
within a State, which may include— 
(A) establishing a website or data hub to ex-
change water data, including data on water 
quality or water technology, including new and 
emerging, but proven, water technology; and 
(B) intercounty communications initiatives 
related to water data. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) DATA SHARING.—The Internet of Water 
principles developed by the Nicholas Institute for 
Environmental Policy Solutions shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, guide any water data sharing 
efforts under the pilot program. 
(B) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—The recipient 
of a grant under the pilot program to establish 
a website or data hub described in paragraph 
(1)(A) shall, to the extent practicable, leverage 
existing data sharing infrastructure.
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(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 
grant under the pilot program is— 
(1) a State, county, or other unit of local govern-
ment that— 
(A) has a coastal watershed with significant 
pollution levels; 
(B) has a water system with significant 
pollution levels; or 
(C) has significant individual water infra-
structure deficits; or 
(2) a regional consortium established under sub-
section (d). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the pilot program, an eligible entity under subsection 
(b) shall submit to the Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator may require. 
(d) REGIONAL CONSORTIA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—States may establish re-
gional consortia in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A regional consortium es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) include not fewer than 2 States that 
have entered into a memorandum of under-
standing—
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(i) to exchange water data, including 
data on water quality; or 
(ii) to share information, protocols, 
and procedures with respect to projects that 
evaluate, demonstrate, or install new and 
emerging, but proven, water technology; 
(B) carry out projects— 
(i) to exchange water data, including 
data on water quality; or 
(ii) that evaluate, demonstrate, or in-
stall new and emerging, but proven, water 
technology; and 
(C) develop a regional intended use plan, in 
accordance with paragraph (3), to identify 
projects to carry out, including projects using 
grants received under this section. 
(3) REGIONAL INTENDED USE PLAN.—A regional 
intended use plan of a regional consortium established 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall identify projects that the regional 
consortium intends to carry out, including 
projects that meet the requirements of paragraph 
(2)(B); and 
(B) may include—
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(i) projects included in an intended use 
plan of a State prepared under section 
606(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) within the re-
gional consortium; and 
(ii) projects not included in an in-
tended use plan of a State prepared under 
section 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) within 
the regional consortium. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 
pilot program, which shall include— 
(1) a description of the use and deployment of 
amounts made available under the pilot program; 
and 
(2) an accounting of all grants awarded under 
the program, including a description of each grant re-
cipient and each project funded using a grant under 
the pilot program. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the pilot program $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
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2022 through 2026, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Of the funds made avail-
able under paragraph (1), not more than 35 percent 
may be used to provide grants to regional consortia 
established under subsection (d). 
SEC. 50214. FINAL RATING OPINION LETTERS. 
Section 5028(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
3907(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘final rating 
opinion letters from at least 2 rating agencies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a final rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating 
agency’’. 
SEC. 50215. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING REAU-
THORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5033 of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
3912) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2026.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 
expended.’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘2020 AND 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘AFTER 2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2020 and 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2020 and 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
(b) OUTREACH PLAN.—The Water Infrastructure Fi-
nance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5036. OUTREACH PLAN. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF RURAL COMMUNITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘rural community’ means a city, town, or 
unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 
10,000 inhabitants. 
‘‘(b) OUTREACH REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall 
develop and begin implementation of an outreach plan to 
promote financial assistance available under this subtitle 
to small communities and rural communities.’’. 
SEC. 50216. SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY 
ANALYSIS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, using environmental justice data
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of the Environmental Protection Agency, including data 
from the environmental justice mapping and screening tool 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator 
shall carry out an analysis under which the Administrator 
shall assess the programs under title VI of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) and 
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–12) to identify historical distributions of funds to 
small and disadvantaged communities and new opportuni-
ties and methods to improve on the distribution of funds 
under those programs to low-income communities, rural 
communities, minority communities, and communities of 
indigenous peoples, in accordance with Executive Order 
12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 60 Fed. Reg. 6381; relating 
to Federal actions to address environmental justice in mi-
nority populations and low-income populations). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The analysis under subsection 
(a) shall include an analysis, to the extent practicable, of 
communities in the United States that do not have access 
to drinking water or wastewater services. 
(c) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transpor-
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tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report describing— 
(1) the results of the analysis; and 
(2) the criteria the Administrator used in car-
rying out the analysis. 
SEC. 50217. STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘center’’ means a center 
of excellence for stormwater control infrastructure es-
tablished under subsection (b)(1). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, Tribal, or local government; or 
(B) a local, regional, or other public entity 
that manages stormwater or wastewater re-
sources or other related water infrastructure. 
(3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligible 
institution’’ means an institution of higher education, 
a research institution, or a nonprofit organization— 
(A) that has demonstrated excellence in re-
searching and developing new and emerging 
stormwater control infrastructure technologies; 
and 
(B) with respect to a nonprofit organiza-
tion, the core mission of which includes water
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management, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
(b) CENTERS
OF EXCELLENCE
FOR STORMWATER 
CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator 
shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to 
eligible institutions to establish and maintain 
not less than 3, and not more than 5, centers of 
excellence for new and emerging stormwater con-
trol infrastructure technologies, to be located in 
various regions throughout the United States. 
(B) GENERAL
OPERATION.—Each center 
shall— 
(i) conduct research on new and 
emerging stormwater control infrastructure 
technologies that are relevant to the geo-
graphical region in which the center is lo-
cated, including stormwater and sewer over-
flow reduction, other approaches to water 
resource enhancement, alternative funding 
approaches, and other environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits, with the goal of 
improving the effectiveness, cost efficiency,
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and protection of public safety and water 
quality; 
(ii) maintain a listing of— 
(I) stormwater control infrastruc-
ture needs; and 
(II) an analysis of new and 
emerging stormwater control infra-
structure technologies that are avail-
able; 
(iii) analyze whether additional finan-
cial programs for the implementation of 
new and emerging, but proven, stormwater 
control infrastructure technologies would be 
useful; 
(iv) provide information regarding re-
search conducted under clause (i) to the na-
tional electronic clearinghouse center for 
publication on the Internet website estab-
lished under paragraph (3)(B)(i) to provide 
to the Federal Government and State, Trib-
al, and local governments and the private 
sector information regarding new and 
emerging, but proven, stormwater control 
infrastructure technologies;
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under this section, in accordance with para-
graphs (3) and (4) of this subsection. 
(3) INITIAL PROPOSAL.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—After the Assistant 
Secretary issues the notice under paragraph 
(2), an eligible entity that wishes to receive 
a grant under this section shall submit an 
initial proposal for a grant, using the on-
line application form developed by the As-
sistant 
Secretary 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(A)(iii), that— 
(I) outlines long-term objectives 
for deploying broadband, closing the 
digital divide, and enhancing economic 
growth and job creation, including— 
(aa) information developed 
by the eligible entity as part of 
the action plan submitted under 
paragraph (1)(D), if applicable; 
and 
(bb) information from any 
comparable strategic plan other-
wise developed by the eligible enti-
ty, if applicable;