I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6418 
To amend certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend certain provisions of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drinking Water Af-
fordability Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. 
(a) NATIONAL DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.— 
Section 1412(b)(9) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(9)) is amended by striking the last sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Any revision of a national primary 
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drinking water regulation shall be promulgated in accord-
ance with this section, including paragraphs (3) through 
(6) of this subsection.’’ 
(b) ENFORCEMENT OF DRINKING WATER REGULA-
TIONS.—Section 1414(h)(1)(C) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–3(h)(1)(C)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or management’’ after ‘‘the transfer of owner-
ship’’. 
(c) STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 1452(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘35’’. 
(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 1452(f)(1) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 
12(f)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) each loan will be fully amortized not 
later than 30 years after the completion of the 
project, except that in the case of a disadvan-
taged community (as defined in subsection 
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lows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘for fiscal years 2018 through 2024 to delineate, as-
sess, update assessments, and undertake implemen-
tation activities with respect to source water protec-
tion areas in accordance with the requirements of a 
program approved under section 1453, excluding any 
activity required to be conducted under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.).’’. 
(d) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL CROSS-CUTTING 
REQUIREMENTS.—Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1459A. EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL CROSS-CUTTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator shall exempt a public water system that re-
ceives financial assistance pursuant to section 1452 from 
a Federal cross-cutting requirement if the Administrator 
determines that the State in which the public water system 
is located has in effect a requirement which is as stringent 
as the Federal cross-cutting requirement.’’. 
(e) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL CROSS-CUTTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) 
FEDERAL
CROSS-CUTTING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The term ‘Federal cross-cutting require-
ment’ means a requirement of a Federal law or reg-
ulation, compliance with which is a condition on re-
ceipt of a loan or grant under this title, that, if ap-
plied to projects and activities receiving such finan-
cial assistance, would be redundant with a require-
ment of an applicable State or local law.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report con-
taining— 
(1) the results of a study of cost-effective and 
economically feasible rehabilitation or replacement of 
drinking water infrastructure to meet the goals of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act; and 
(2) an assessment of barriers that preclude 
communities from using materials and technologies 
studied pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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