I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2479 
To rebuild and modernize the Nation’s infrastructure to expand access to 
broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize 
the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, 
strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health 
and the environment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2017 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GENE 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SARBANES, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. 
TONKO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
RUIZ, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. DEGETTE, and 
Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To rebuild and modernize the Nation’s infrastructure to ex-
pand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking 
water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and en-
ergy 
supply 
infrastructure, 
redevelop 
brownfields, 
strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect 
public health and the environment, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS 
Sec. 10001. Expansion of broadband access. 
TITLE II—DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—AQUA Act 
Sec. 21001. Short title. 
Sec. 21002. Prevailing wages. 
Sec. 21003. Use of funds. 
Sec. 21004. Requirements for use of American materials. 
Sec. 21005. Data on variances, exemptions, and persistent violations. 
Sec. 21006. Assistance for restructuring. 
Sec. 21007. Priority and weight of applications. 
Sec. 21008. Disadvantaged communities. 
Sec. 21009. Administration of State loan funds. 
Sec. 21010. State revolving loan funds for American Samoa, Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 21011. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 21012. Affordability of new standards. 
Sec. 21013. Focus on lifecycle costs. 
Sec. 21014. Best practices for administration of State revolving loan fund pro-
grams. 
Subtitle B—Reducing Lead in Drinking Water 
Sec. 22001. Reducing lead in drinking water. 
Sec. 22002. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools. 
Sec. 22003. Aligning definitions of lead free. 
Sec. 22004. Guidance for schools regarding lead in drinking water. 
Sec. 22005. School lead pipe replacement program. 
Sec. 22006. School remedial action program. 
Subtitle C—Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection 
Planning 
Sec. 23001. Climate resiliency, security, and source water protection planning. 
TITLE III—CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE 
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Subtitle A—Grid Security and Modernization 
PART 1—ENHANCING ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE, 
RELIABILITY, AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Sec. 31101. Program to enhance electric infrastructure resilience, reliability, 
and energy security. 
PART 2—21ST CENTURY POWER GRID 
Sec. 31201. Technology demonstration on the distribution system. 
PART 3—ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 31301. Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program. 
PART 4—STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE PROGRAM 
Sec. 31401. Strategic Transformer Reserve Program. 
Subtitle B—Energy Efficient Infrastructure 
PART 1—HOME OWNER MANAGING ENERGY SAVINGS 
Sec. 32101. Short title. 
Sec. 32102. Definitions. 
Sec. 32103. Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 32104. Contractors. 
Sec. 32105. Rebate aggregators. 
Sec. 32106. Quality assurance providers. 
Sec. 32107. Transferability of home energy savings rebate. 
Sec. 32108. Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 32109. Grants to States and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 32110. Quality assurance program. 
Sec. 32111. Evaluation report to Congress. 
Sec. 32112. Administration. 
Sec. 32113. Treatment of rebates. 
Sec. 32114. Penalties. 
Sec. 32115. Funding. 
Sec. 32116. Pilot program. 
PART 2—SMART BUILDING ACCELERATION 
Sec. 32201. Short title. 
Sec. 32202. Findings. 
Sec. 32203. Definitions. 
Sec. 32204. Survey of private sector smart buildings. 
Sec. 32205. Federal smart building program. 
Sec. 32206. Leveraging existing programs. 
Sec. 32207. Report. 
PART 3—WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE AND STATE ENERGY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 32301. Weatherization assistance and State energy programs. 
PART 4—SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 32401. Short title. 
Sec. 32402. Smart energy and water efficiency pilot program. 
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PART 5—DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION 
Sec. 32501. Short title. 
Sec. 32502. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program. 
PART 6—ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES 
Sec. 32601. Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy 
improvements at public school facilities. 
Subtitle C—Energy Supply Infrastructure 
PART 1—LOW-INCOME SOLAR 
Sec. 33101. Short title. 
Sec. 33102. Loan and grant program for solar installations in low-income and 
underserved areas. 
PART 2—SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND NATURAL 
GAS DISTRIBUTION 
Sec. 33201. Improving the natural gas distribution system. 
PART 3—CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PROGRAM 
Sec. 33301. Short title. 
Sec. 33302. Definitions. 
Sec. 33303. Distributed energy loan program. 
Sec. 33304. Technical assistance and grant program. 
PART 4—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 33401. Strategic Petroleum Reserve improvements. 
PART 5—SOUTHEAST REFINED PRODUCT RESERVE 
Sec. 33501. Southeast Refined Product Reserve. 
Subtitle D—Smart Communities Infrastructure 
Sec. 34001. 3C Energy Program. 
Sec. 34002. Federal technology assistance. 
Sec. 34003. Technology demonstration grant program. 
Sec. 34004. Smart city or community. 
TITLE IV—BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 40001. Short title. 
Sec. 40002. Clarification of State or local government ownership. 
Sec. 40003. Nonprofit organization eligibility. 
Sec. 40004. Increased funding limit for direct remediation. 
Sec. 40005. Indirect costs. 
Sec. 40006. Eligibility for funding for brownfield sites acquired prior to Janu-
ary 11, 2002. 
Sec. 40007. Multi-purpose brownfield grants. 
Sec. 40008. Program for sustainable reuse and alternative energy on brownfield 
sites. 
Sec. 40009. Staff for small, disadvantaged, or rural communities. 
Sec. 40010. Small community technical assistance grants. 
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Sec. 40011. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 40012. State response programs. 
TITLE V—HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Hospital Infrastructure 
Sec. 51001. Hospital infrastructure. 
Subtitle B—Indian Health Program Health Care Infrastructure 
Sec. 52001. 21st Century Indian health program hospitals and outpatient 
health care facilities. 
Subtitle C—Laboratory Infrastructure 
Sec. 53001. Pilot program to improve laboratory infrastructure. 
Subtitle D—Community-Based Care Infrastructure 
Sec. 54001. Pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure. 
TITLE I—EXPANSION OF 
BROADBAND ACCESS 
SECTION 10001. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall establish a program to expand access to 
broadband for communities throughout the United States 
in a manner that protects consumer privacy and promotes 
network security. 
(b) USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS.— 
(1) DEPLOYMENT
OF
BROADBAND
THROUGH 
NATIONAL REVERSE AUCTION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized for the program, 75 percent shall be distrib-
uted by the Assistant Secretary to private entities to 
deploy broadband in unserved areas of the United 
States through a national reverse auction. 
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(2) DEPLOYMENT
OF
BROADBAND
THROUGH 
STATES.—Of the amounts authorized for the pro-
gram, 25 percent shall be distributed by the Assist-
ant Secretary among the States for the States to 
distribute to private entities (or governmental enti-
ties for the deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 
services) through a statewide reverse auction in ac-
cordance with the program and project requirements 
described in this section— 
(A) to deploy broadband in unserved areas; 
or 
(B) if a State does not have an unserved 
area, to— 
(i) deploy broadband in underserved 
areas; 
(ii) deploy broadband or connective 
technology to a school or library that does 
not receive funding under subpart F of 
part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regu-
lations; or 
(iii) fund the deployment of Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services. 
(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) TECHNOLOGY
NEUTRALITY
REQUIRED.— 
Any funds distributed under the program shall not 
favor a project using any particular technology. 
(2) MATCHING
FUNDS
PREFERENCE.—There 
shall be a preference under the program for projects 
with at least 50 percent matching funds from the 
private sector. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF CENSUS BLOCKS.—The 
Federal Communication Commission’s Form 477 
data shall be used as the starting point for an 
unserved or underserved determination for census 
blocks. 
(4) CHALLENGE
OF
DETERMINATION.—The 
program shall provide for a process for challenging 
any determination regarding whether an area is 
served, underserved, or unserved. 
(d) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Any project funded 
through the program shall meet the following require-
ments: 
(1) Quality-of-service standards, as specified by 
the Assistant Secretary. 
(2) Provide broadband with a download speed 
of at least 100 megabits per second, an upload speed 
of at least 3 megabits per second, and a latency that 
is sufficiently low to allow real-time, interactive ap-
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plications, except for remote areas, as defined by the 
Assistant Secretary, which shall provide broadband 
with a download speed of at least 25 megabits per 
second, an upload speed of at least 3 megabits per 
second, and a latency that is sufficiently low to allow 
real-time, interactive applications. 
(3) Not less than 20 percent matching funds 
from the private sector (or governmental entities for 
the deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services) 
and a demonstration of the management and finan-
cial qualifications of any private sector partners. 
(4) Any project that involves laying fiber along 
a roadway shall include interspersed conduct access 
points sufficient to encourage connected vehicles 
technology. 
(5) For any project that is not for the deploy-
ment of broadband or connective technology to a 
school or library or that is not for the deployment 
of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, the project offers 
a tier of service that provides broadband with the 
following requirements: 
(A) A download speed of at least 25 mega-
bits per second. 
(B) An upload speed of at least 3 megabits 
per second. 
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(C) Latency sufficiently low to allow real- 
time, interactive applications. 
(D) Charges not more than $60 per month 
for a residential subscriber, exclusive of taxes 
and any other statutory fee related to the serv-
ice. 
(e) RULEMAKING AND AWARD OF FUNDS.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary shall promulgate rules— 
(A) to implement the requirements of this 
Act, including methods to reduce waste, fraud, 
and abuse within the program; and 
(B) that establish network security stand-
ards sufficient to protect the security of sub-
scribers of broadband provided with funds dis-
tributed under this program. 
(2) AWARD OF FUNDS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Assistant Secretary shall begin to award funds to 
projects in accordance with the requirements of this 
Act. 
(f) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL AND COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL
REPORT.—Not later than June 30 and 
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December 31 of each year following the awarding of 
the first funds under this program, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Commerce and the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the committees 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report for the previous 6 
months that reviews the program established under 
subsection (a). Such report shall include any rec-
ommendations to address waste, fraud, and abuse. 
(2) STATE REPORTS.—Any State that receives 
funds under the program shall submit an annual re-
port to the Assistant Secretary on how such funds 
were spent, along with a certification of compliance 
with the requirements of this section, including a de-
scription of each service provided and the number of 
individuals to whom the service was provided. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(2) BROADBAND.—The term ‘‘broadband’’— 
(A) means broadband internet access serv-
ice that is a mass-market retail service by wire 
or radio that provides the capability to transmit 
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data to and receive data from all or substan-
tially all internet endpoints, including any capa-
bilities that are incidental to and enable the op-
eration of the communications service; 
(B) includes any service that is a func-
tional equivalent of the service described in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(C) does not include dial-up internet access 
service. 
(3) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘Next Generation 9–1–1 services’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 158(e) of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(e)). 
(4) REVERSE
AUCTION.—The term ‘‘reverse 
auction’’ means an auction in which bids are sub-
mitted for a particular project and the bids serving 
the most consumers for the lowest cost to the Fed-
eral Government that otherwise meets all the re-
quirements of the bid proposal are selected for fund-
ing by the Assistant Secretary. 
(5) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘elementary school’’ or 
‘‘secondary school’’ in section 8101 of the Elemen-
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tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) SERVED.—The term ‘‘served’’ means a loca-
tion that is served by broadband that offers serv-
ice— 
(A) with a download speed of at least 100 
megabits per second; 
(B) with an upload speed of at least 3 
megabits per second; and 
(C) with latency that is sufficiently low to 
allow real-time, interactive applications. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
each commonwealth, territory or possession of the 
United States, and each federally recognized Indian 
Tribe. 
(8) UNDERSERVED.—The term ‘‘underserved’’ 
means a location that is served by broadband that 
offers service— 
(A) with a download speed between 25 and 
99 megabits per second; 
(B) with an upload speed of at least 3 
megabits per second; and 
(C) with latency that is sufficiently low to 
allow real-time, interactive applications. 
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(9) UNSERVED.—The term ‘‘unserved’’ means a 
location that is— 
(A) neither served nor underserved by 
broadband; or 
(B) served by broadband that offers serv-
ice— 
(i) with a download speed of less than 
25 megabits per second; 
(ii) with an upload speed of less than 
3 megabits per second; or 
(iii) with latency insufficient to allow 
real-time, interactive applications. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary 
$40,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to 
carry out the program described in subsection (a), and 
such amount is authorized to remain available until ex-
pended. 
TITLE II—DRINKING WATER 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—AQUA Act 
SEC. 21001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Assistance, Qual-
ity, and Affordability Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 21002. PREVAILING WAGES. 
Subsection (e) of section 1450 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–9) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) LABOR STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
take such action as the Administrator determines to 
be necessary to ensure that each laborer and me-
chanic employed by a contractor or subcontractor in 
connection with a construction project financed, in 
whole or in part, by a grant, loan, loan guarantee, 
refinancing, or any other form of financial assistance 
provided under this title (including assistance pro-
vided by a State loan fund established under section 
1452) is paid wages at a rate of not less than the 
prevailing wages for the same type of work on simi-
lar construction in the immediate locality, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF LABOR.— 
With respect to the labor standards specified in this 
subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the au-
thority and functions established in Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and sec-
tion 3145 of title 40, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 21003. USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 1452(a)(2)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘(including expenditures for planning, design, and associ-
ated preconstruction activities, including activities relating 
to the siting of the facility, but not’’ and inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding expenditures for planning, design, siting, and as-
sociated preconstruction activities, for replacing or reha-
bilitating aging treatment, storage, or distribution facili-
ties of public water systems, or for producing or capturing 
sustainable energy on site or through the transportation 
of water through the public water system, but not’’. 
SEC. 21004. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF AMERICAN MATE-
RIALS. 
Section 1452(a)(4)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Dur-
ing fiscal year 2017, funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds’’. 
SEC. 21005. DATA ON VARIANCES, EXEMPTIONS, AND PER-
SISTENT VIOLATIONS. 
Section 1452(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) a list of all public water systems 
within the State that have in effect an exemp-
tion or variance for any national primary drink-
ing water regulation or that are in persistent 
violation of the requirements for any maximum 
contaminant level or treatment technique under 
a national primary drinking water regulation, 
including identification of— 
‘‘(i) the national primary drinking 
water regulation in question for each such 
exemption, variance, or violation; and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the exemption 
or variance came into effect or the viola-
tion began.’’. 
SEC. 21006. ASSISTANCE FOR RESTRUCTURING. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f), as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) RESTRUCTURING.—The term ‘restruc-
turing’ means changes in operations (including own-
ership, management, cooperative partnerships, joint 
purchasing arrangements, consolidation, and alter-
native water supply).’’. 
(b) 
RESTRUCTURING.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
1452(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(3)(B)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘changes in operations (including ownership, 
management, accounting, rates, maintenance, consolida-
tion, alternative water supply, or other procedures)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘restructuring’’. 
SEC. 21007. PRIORITY AND WEIGHT OF APPLICATIONS. 
(a) PRIORITY.—Section 1452(b)(3) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) improve the ability of public 
water systems to protect human health and 
comply with the requirements of this title 
affordably in the future.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) AFFORDABILITY
OF
NEW
STAND-
ARDS.—For any year in which enforcement be-
gins for a new national primary drinking water 
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regulation, each State that has entered into a 
capitalization agreement pursuant to this sec-
tion shall evaluate whether capital improve-
ments required to meet the regulation are af-
fordable for disadvantaged communities (as de-
fined in subsection (d)(3)) in the State. If the 
State finds that such capital improvements do 
not meet affordability criteria for disadvantaged 
communities in the State, the State’s intended 
use plan shall provide that priority for the use 
of funds for such year be given to public water 
systems affected by the regulation and serving 
disadvantaged communities. 
‘‘(C) WEIGHT GIVEN TO APPLICATIONS.— 
After determining priority under subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), an intended use plan shall provide 
that the State will give greater weight to an ap-
plication for assistance if the application con-
tains— 
‘‘(i) a description of measures under-
taken by the public water system to im-
prove the management and financial sta-
bility of the public water system, which 
may include— 
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‘‘(I) an inventory of assets, in-
cluding a description of the condition 
of the assets; 
‘‘(II) a schedule for replacement 
of assets; 
‘‘(III) an audit of water losses; 
‘‘(IV) a financing plan that fac-
tors in all lifecycle costs indicating 
sources of revenue from ratepayers, 
grants, bonds, other loans, and other 
sources to meet the costs; and 
‘‘(V) a review of options for re-
structuring; 
‘‘(ii) a demonstration of consistency 
with State, regional, and municipal water-
shed plans; 
‘‘(iii) a water conservation plan con-
sistent with guidelines developed for such 
plans by the Administrator under section 
1455(a); and 
‘‘(iv) a description of measures under-
taken by the public water system to im-
prove the efficiency of the public water sys-
tem or reduce the public water system’s 
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environmental impact, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) water efficiency or conserva-
tion, including the rehabilitation or re-
placement of existing leaking pipes; 
‘‘(II) use of reclaimed water; 
‘‘(III) actions to increase energy 
efficiency; 
‘‘(IV) actions to generate or cap-
ture sustainable energy on site or 
through the transportation of water 
through the public water system; 
‘‘(V) actions to protect source 
water; 
‘‘(VI) actions to mitigate or pre-
vent corrosion, including design, selec-
tion of materials, selection of coating, 
and cathodic protection; and 
‘‘(VII) actions to reduce disinfec-
tion byproducts.’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (2)) by striking ‘‘periodically’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘at least biennially’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (r) as sub-
section (t); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (q) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) SMALL SYSTEM GUIDANCE.—The Administrator 
may provide guidance and, as appropriate, tools, meth-
odologies, or computer software, to assist small public 
water systems in undertaking measures to improve the 
management, financial stability, and efficiency of the pub-
lic water system or reduce the public water system’s envi-
ronmental impact.’’. 
SEC. 21008. DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE.—Sec-
tion 1452(b)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12(b)(3)), as amended, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE COMPLI-
ANCE.—A State’s intended use plan shall pro-
vide that, of the funds received by the State 
through a capitalization grant under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year, the State will, to the ex-
tent that there are sufficient eligible project ap-
plications, reserve not less than 6 percent to be 
spent on assistance under subsection (d) to 
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public water systems included in the State’s 
most recent list under paragraph (2)(D).’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE
FOR
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Such additional subsidization shall di-
rectly and primarily benefit such community.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, or portion 
of a service area,’’ after ‘‘service area’’. 
(c) AFFORDABILITY CRITERIA.—Section 1452(d)(3) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 
12(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end: ‘‘Each State 
that has entered into a capitalization agreement pursuant 
to this section shall, in establishing affordability criteria, 
consider, solicit public comment on, and include as appro-
priate— 
‘‘(A) the methods or criteria that the State 
will use to identify disadvantaged communities; 
‘‘(B) a description of the institutional, reg-
ulatory, financial, tax, or legal factors at the 
Federal, State, or local level that affect identi-
fied affordability criteria; and 
‘‘(C) a description of how the State will 
use the authorities and resources under this 
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subsection to assist communities meeting the 
identified criteria.’’. 
SEC. 21009. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LOAN FUNDS. 
Section 1452(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor of a 
State may— 
‘‘(i) reserve for any fiscal year not 
more than the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) 33 percent of a capitaliza-
tion grant made under this section; or 
‘‘(II) 33 percent of a capitaliza-
tion grant made under section 601 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act; and 
‘‘(ii) add the funds so reserved to any 
funds provided to the State under this sec-
tion or section 601 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act. 
‘‘(B) STATE
MATCHING
FUNDS.—Funds 
reserved under this paragraph shall not be con-
sidered for purposes of calculating the amount 
of a State contribution required by subsection 
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(e) of this section or section 602(b) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act.’’. 
SEC. 21010. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS FOR AMER-
ICAN SAMOA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, 
GUAM, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
Section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘0.33 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1.5 percent’’. 
SEC. 21011. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (m) of section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $3,130,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $3,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(C) $4,140,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(D) $4,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
and 
‘‘(E) $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 
pursuant to this subsection shall remain available 
until expended. 
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‘‘(3) RESERVATION FOR NEEDS SURVEYS.—Of 
the amount made available under paragraph (1) to 
carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Adminis-
trator may reserve not more than $1,000,000 per 
year to pay the costs of conducting needs surveys 
under subsection (h).’’. 
SEC. 21012. AFFORDABILITY OF NEW STANDARDS. 
(a) TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL PUBLIC 
WATER SYSTEMS.—Clause (ii) of section 1412(b)(4)(E) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g– 
1(b)(4)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘If no technology, treatment technique, or other means 
is included in a list under this subparagraph for a category 
of small public water systems, the Administrator shall pe-
riodically review the list and supplement it when new tech-
nology becomes available.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE
FOR
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
1452(a)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except that the Adminis-
trator may reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘except 
that— 
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‘‘(i) in any year in which enforcement 
of a new national primary drinking water 
regulation begins, the Administrator may 
use the remaining amount to make grants 
to States whose public water systems are 
disproportionately affected by the new reg-
ulation for the provision of assistance 
under subsection (d) to such public water 
systems; 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator may reserve’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and none of the funds re-
allotted’’ and inserting ‘‘; and 
‘‘(iii) none of the funds reallotted’’. 
(2) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
(A) Section 1412(b) (42 U.S.C. 300g– 
1(b)) of the Safe Drinking Water Act is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (15). 
(B) Section 1415 (42 U.S.C. 300g–4) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act is amended by 
striking subsection (e). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) 
Subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
1414(c)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
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U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(1)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, (a)(2), or (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (a)(2)’’. 
(B) Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–5(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
(C) Section 1445(h) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–4(h)) is amended— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘sections 
1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e) (relating to 
small system variance program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1412(b)(4)(E)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘guidance under sec-
tions 1412(b)(4)(E) and 1415(e)’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘guidance 
under 
section 
1412(b)(4)(E)’’. 
SEC. 21013. FOCUS ON LIFECYCLE COSTS. 
Section 1412(b)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘taking 
cost into consideration’’ and inserting ‘‘taking 
lifecycle costs, including maintenance, replacement, 
and avoided costs, into consideration’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (E)(ii), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘taking lifecycle 
costs, including maintenance, replacement, and 
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avoided costs, into consideration,’’ after ‘‘as deter-
mined by the Administrator in consultation with the 
States,’’. 
SEC. 21014. BEST PRACTICES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF 
STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAMS. 
Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended by inserting after subsection 
(r), as added by section 21007(b), the following: 
‘‘(s) BEST PRACTICES FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) collect information from States on admin-
istration of State programs with respect to State 
loan funds, including— 
‘‘(A) efforts to streamline the process for 
applying for assistance through such programs; 
‘‘(B) programs in place to assist with the 
completion of application forms; 
‘‘(C) incentives provided to systems that 
partner with small public water systems for the 
application process; and 
‘‘(D) techniques to ensure that obligated 
balances are liquidated in a timely fashion; 
‘‘(2) not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability 
Act of 2017, disseminate to the States’ best prac-
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tices for administration of such programs, based on 
the information collected pursuant to this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(3) periodically update such best practices, as 
appropriate.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reducing Lead in 
Drinking Water 
SEC. 22001. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1459B(d) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19b(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF LEAD SERVICE LINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1401 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) LEAD
SERVICE
LINE.—The term ‘lead 
service line’ means a pipe and its fittings, which are 
not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d)), that 
connect the drinking water main to the building 
inlet.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
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U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)) is amended by striking para-
graph (4). 
SEC. 22002. DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1465. DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a grant program to provide assist-
ance to local educational agencies for the replacement of 
drinking water fountains manufactured prior to 1988. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under the 
grant program— 
‘‘(1) shall be used to pay the costs of replace-
ment of drinking water fountains in schools; and 
‘‘(2) may be used to pay the costs of monitoring 
and reporting of lead levels in the drinking water of 
schools of a local educational agency receiving such 
funds, as determined appropriate by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1461(5) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21(5)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or drinking water fountain’’ after ‘‘water 
cooler’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 22003. ALIGNING DEFINITIONS OF LEAD FREE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1461 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) LEAD FREE.—The term ‘lead free’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1417.’’. 
SEC. 22004. GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS REGARDING LEAD IN 
DRINKING WATER. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Part F of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq.), as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1466. GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS REGARDING LEAD IN 
DRINKING WATER. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE ON LEAD MONITORING.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall publish revised guidance for school 
officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking 
water in schools. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall in-
clude in the guidance published under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) testing protocols for schools to accurately 
detect lead contamination in school drinking water 
and its sources; 
‘‘(2) recommended actions to reduce or elimi-
nate such contamination, including lead service line 
replacement where needed; 
‘‘(3) recommendations for maintaining or re-
placing drinking water infrastructure, including 
pipes, pipe fittings, fixtures, solder, drinking water 
coolers, and drinking water fountains, when plan-
ning for or undergoing renovations of school prop-
erty; and 
‘‘(4) recommendations and forms for commu-
nicating lead testing results, potential health risks, 
and response actions to students, staff, parents, and 
communities.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1464(d)(5)(A)(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘published under section 1466’’ after ‘‘successor guid-
ance’’. 
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SEC. 22005. SCHOOL LEAD PIPE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. 
Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–21 et seq.), as amended, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1467. SCHOOL LEAD PIPE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; or 
‘‘(2) a public water system. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall establish a grant program to as-
sist eligible entities in carrying out programs to re-
place lead service lines for schools and solder that is 
not lead free used in the plumbing for schools. Such 
a program— 
‘‘(A) shall include replacing lead service 
lines and solder that is not lead free; and 
‘‘(B) may include testing, planning, or car-
rying out other relevant activities, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, to identify the lo-
cation and condition of lead service lines and 
solder that is not lead free. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY APPLICATION.—In providing as-
sistance under this section, the Administrator shall 
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give priority to proposed programs for schools for 
which, at any time during the 3-year period pre-
ceding the date of submission of an application of 
the eligible entity, monitoring data has indicated ele-
vated lead levels in the school drinking water. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 22006. SCHOOL REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM. 
Section 1464(d)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
Subtitle C—Climate Resiliency, Se-
curity, and Source Water Pro-
tection Planning 
SEC. 23001. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE 
WATER PROTECTION PLANNING. 
Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300i–2) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 1433. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE 
WATER PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) SOURCE WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date of enactment of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act Amendments of 2017, each community 
water system shall submit to the Administrator 
source water and distribution system vulnerability 
assessments. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION
OF
THREATS.—Assess-
ments submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
identify— 
‘‘(A) threats to the community water sys-
tem’s source water from industrial activity, 
pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, 
agricultural activity, and oil and gas explo-
ration; 
‘‘(B) threats to the community water sys-
tem’s source water and distribution system 
from climate change, extreme weather, drought, 
and temperature changes; and 
‘‘(C) threats to the community water sys-
tem’s source water and distribution system 
from intentional acts, including intentional con-
tamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical 
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of interest (as designated under Appendix A to 
part 27 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor thereto). 
‘‘(3) ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES.—Assess-
ments submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a comparison of the disinfection methods used 
by the community water system and reasonably 
available alternative disinfection methods, including 
a determination of whether reasonably available al-
ternative disinfection methods could reduce the com-
munity water system’s vulnerability to the threats 
identified pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) PERIODIC REVIEW AND RESUBMISSION.— 
Each community water system submitting a vulner-
ability assessment pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
review, revise as necessary, and resubmit such as-
sessment not less often than every 5 years. 
‘‘(5) GUIDANCE.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act Amendments of 2017, the Administrator shall 
provide guidance to community water systems for 
the preparation of vulnerability assessments under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(b) SOURCE WATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 
PROTECTION PLANS.— 
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provide guidance to community water systems for 
the preparation of plans under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and implement a program, to be known as 
the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resiliency and 
Sustainability Program, under which the Adminis-
trator may award grants in each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022 to owners or operators of community 
water systems for the purpose of increasing the re-
siliency or adaptability of the community water sys-
tems to threats identified pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this section, an owner or operator 
of a community water system shall agree to use the 
grant funds exclusively to assist in the planning, de-
sign, construction, implementation, operation, or 
maintenance of a program or project consistent with 
a plan developed pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) WATER SYSTEMS AT GREATEST AND 
MOST IMMEDIATE RISK.—In selecting grantees 
under this subsection, the Administrator shall 
give priority to applicants that are owners or 
operators of community water systems that are, 
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based on the best available research and data, 
at the greatest and most immediate risk of fac-
ing significant negative impacts due to threats 
described in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(B) GOALS.—In selecting among appli-
cants described in subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the final list of applications 
funded for each year includes a substantial 
number that propose to use innovative ap-
proaches to meet one or more of the following 
goals: 
‘‘(i) Promoting more efficient water 
use, water conservation, water reuse, or 
water recycling. 
‘‘(ii) Using decentralized, low-impact 
development 
technologies 
and 
non-
structural approaches, including practices 
that use, enhance, or mimic the natural 
hydrological cycle or protect natural flows. 
‘‘(iii) Reducing stormwater runoff or 
flooding by protecting or enhancing nat-
ural ecosystem functions. 
‘‘(iv) Modifying, upgrading, enhanc-
ing, or replacing existing community water 
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system 
infrastructure 
in 
response 
to 
changing hydrologic conditions. 
‘‘(v) Improving water quality or quan-
tity for agricultural and municipal uses, in-
cluding through salinity reduction. 
‘‘(vi) Providing multiple benefits, in-
cluding to water supply enhancement or 
demand reduction, water quality protection 
or improvement, increased flood protection, 
and ecosystem protection or improvement. 
‘‘(4) COST-SHARING.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The share of the 
cost of any activity that is the subject of a 
grant awarded by the Administrator to the 
owner or operator of a community water system 
under this subsection shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the cost of the activity. 
‘‘(B) 
CALCULATION
OF
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—In calculating the non-Federal share 
of the cost of an activity proposed by a commu-
nity water system in an application submitted 
under this subsection, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) include the value of any in-kind 
services that are integral to the completion 
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of the activity, including reasonable admin-
istrative and overhead costs; and 
‘‘(ii) not include any other amount 
that the community water system involved 
receives from the Federal Government. 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017, and 
every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Congress a report on progress in im-
plementing this subsection, including information on 
project applications received and funded annually. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to 
be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022.’’. 
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TITLE III—CLEAN ENERGY 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Grid Security and 
Modernization 
PART 1—ENHANCING ELECTRIC INFRASTRUC-
TURE RESILIENCE, RELIABILITY, AND EN-
ERGY SECURITY 
SEC. 31101. PROGRAM TO ENHANCE ELECTRIC INFRA-
STRUCTURE RESILIENCE, RELIABILITY, AND 
ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall estab-
lish a competitive grant program to provide grants to 
States, units of local government, and Indian tribe eco-
nomic development entities to enhance energy security 
through measures for electricity delivery infrastructure 
hardening and enhanced resilience and reliability. 
(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—The Secretary of Energy 
may make grants on a competitive basis to enable broader 
use of resiliency-related technologies, upgrades, and insti-
tutional measures and practices designed to— 
(1) improve the resilience, reliability, and secu-
rity of electricity delivery infrastructure; 
(2) improve preparedness and restoration time 
to mitigate power disturbances resulting from phys-
ical and cyber attacks, electromagnetic pulse attacks, 
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geomagnetic disturbances, seismic events, severe 
weather, and climate change; 
(3) continue delivery of power to facilities crit-
ical to public health, safety, and welfare, including 
hospitals, assisted living facilities, and schools; 
(4) continue delivery of power to electricity-de-
pendent essential services, including fueling stations 
and pumps, wastewater and sewage treatment facili-
ties, gas pipeline infrastructure, communications 
systems, transportation services and systems, and 
services provided by emergency first responders; 
(5) enhance regional grid resilience and the re-
silience of electricity-dependent regional infrastruc-
ture; and 
(6) facilitate greater incorporation of renewable 
energy generation into the electric grid. 
(c) EXAMPLES.—Resiliency-related technologies, up-
grades, and measures with respect to which grants may 
be made under this section include— 
(1) hardening or enhanced protection of utility 
poles, wiring, cabling, and other distribution compo-
nents, facilities, or structures; 
(2) advanced grid technologies capable of iso-
lating or repairing problems remotely, such as ad-
vanced metering infrastructure, high-tech sensors, 
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grid monitoring and control systems, and remote re-
configuration and redundancy systems; 
(3) cybersecurity products and components; 
(4) distributed generation, including back-up 
generation to power critical facilities and essential 
services, and related integration components, such as 
advanced inverter technology; 
(5) 
microgrid 
systems, 
including 
hybrid 
microgrid systems for isolated communities; 
(6) combined heat and power; 
(7) waste heat resources; 
(8) non-grid-scale energy storage technologies; 
(9) electronically controlled reclosers and simi-
lar technologies for power restoration; 
(10) advanced energy analytics technology, such 
as internet-based and cloud-based computing solu-
tions and subscription licensing models; 
(11) efforts that enhance resilience through 
planning, preparation, response, and recovery activi-
ties; 
(12) operational capabilities to enhance resil-
ience through rapid response recovery; and 
(13) efforts to ensure availability of key critical 
components through contracts, cooperative agree-
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ments, stockpiling and prepositioning, or other 
measures. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Specific projects or pro-
grams established, or to be established, pursuant to grants 
provided under this section shall be implemented through 
grant recipients by public and publicly regulated entities 
on a cost-shared basis. 
(e) COOPERATION.—In carrying out projects or pro-
grams established, or to be established, pursuant to grants 
provided under this section, recipients shall cooperate, as 
applicable, with— 
(1) State public utility commissions; 
(2) State energy offices; 
(3) electric infrastructure owners and operators; 
and 
(4) other entities responsible for maintaining 
electric reliability. 
(f) DATA AND METRICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
grant recipients shall utilize the most current data, 
metrics, and frameworks related to— 
(A) electricity delivery infrastructure hard-
ening and enhancing resilience and reliability; 
and 
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(B) current and future threats, including 
physical and cyber attacks, electromagnetic 
pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, seismic events, 
severe weather, and climate change. 
(2) METRICS.—Grant recipients shall dem-
onstrate to the Secretary of Energy, with measur-
able and verifiable data, how the deployment of resil-
iency-related technologies, upgrades, and measures 
achieve improvements in the resiliency and recovery 
of electricity delivery infrastructure and related serv-
ices, including a comparison of data collected before 
and after deployment. Metrics for demonstrating im-
provements in resiliency and recovery may include— 
(A) power quality during power disturb-
ances when delivered power does not meet 
power quality requirements of the customer; 
(B) duration of customer interruptions; 
(C) number of customers impacted; 
(D) cost impacts, including business and 
other economic losses; 
(E) impacts on electricity-dependent essen-
tial services and critical facilities; and 
(F) societal impacts. 
(3) 
FURTHERING
ENERGY
ASSURANCE 
PLANS.—Grant recipients shall demonstrate to the 
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Secretary of Energy how projects or programs estab-
lished, or to be established, pursuant to grants pro-
vided under this section further applicable State and 
local energy assurance plans. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$515,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
of which not more than $15,000,000 per fiscal year may 
be used for administrative expenses. 
PART 2—21ST CENTURY POWER GRID 
SEC. 31201. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION ON THE DIS-
TRIBUTION SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall es-
tablish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible 
projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, 
including the application of technologies to improve ob-
servability, advanced controls, and prediction of system 
performance on the distribution system and related trans-
mission system interdependencies. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—To be eligible for financial 
assistance under subsection (a), a project shall— 
(1) be designed to— 
(A) improve the performance and efficiency 
of the future electric grid, while ensuring the 
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continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and 
affordable power; and 
(B) provide new options for customer- 
owned resources; 
(2) demonstrate— 
(A) secure integration and management of 
energy resources, including distributed energy 
generation, combined heat and power, micro- 
grids, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy 
efficiency, demand response, and intelligent 
loads; and 
(B) secure integration and interoperability 
of 
communications 
and 
information 
tech-
nologies; and 
(3) include the participation of a partnership 
consisting of two or more entities that— 
(A) may include— 
(i) any institution of higher education; 
(ii) a national laboratory; 
(iii) a representative of a State or 
local government; 
(iv) a representative of an Indian 
tribe; or 
(v) a Federal power marketing admin-
istration; and 
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(B) shall include at least one of any of— 
(i) an investor-owned electric utility; 
(ii) a publicly owned electric utility; 
(iii) a technology provider; 
(iv) a rural electric cooperative; 
(v) a regional transmission organiza-
tion; or 
(vi) an independent system operator. 
(c) CYBERSECURITY PLAN.—Each eligible project 
carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the 
development of a cybersecurity plan written in accordance 
with guidelines developed by the Secretary. 
(d) PRIVACY RISK ANALYSIS.—Each eligible project 
carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a pri-
vacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against 
the 5 core concepts in the Voluntary Code of Conduct of 
the Department of Energy, commonly known as the 
‘‘DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program’’, or the most 
recent revisions to the privacy program of the Depart-
ment. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022, to remain available until expended. 
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(B)(i) was manufactured between January 
1, 1985, and December 31, 2006, for a trans-
former with an equal number of phases and ca-
pacity as a transformer described in the table 
in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act); or 
(ii) was manufactured between January 1, 
1990, and December 31, 2009, for a trans-
former with an equal number of phases and ca-
pacity as a transformer described in the table 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that 
section (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
(3) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means an owner of industrial or manufac-
turing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily 
residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service 
company, that fulfills the requirements of subsection 
(c). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to provide rebates to qualified 
entities for expenditures made by the qualified entity for 
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the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient trans-
former with a qualified energy efficient transformer. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Energy an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including demonstrated evidence— 
(1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
(2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
(3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient 
transformer being replaced; 
(4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
inefficient transformer being replaced— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional 
or verified by the equipment manufacturer, as 
applicable; or 
(B) for transformers described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of 
default values as determined by the Secretary 
in consultation with applicable industry; and 
(5) that the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former has been permanently decommissioned and 
scrapped. 
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(d) 
AUTHORIZED
AMOUNT
OF
REBATE.—The 
amount of a rebate provided under this section shall be— 
(1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer 
with a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater 
than 2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal 
to the difference in watts between the core loss value 
(as measured in accordance with paragraphs (2) and 
(4) of subsection (c)) of— 
(A) the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former; and 
(B) the qualified energy efficient trans-
former; or 
(2) for a transformer described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of 
default rebate values by rated transformer output, 
as measured in kilovolt-amperes, as determined by 
the Secretary in consultation with applicable indus-
try. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
to remain available until expended. 
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PART 4—STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 31401. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a program to reduce the vulnerability of the 
electric grid to physical attack, cyber attack, electro-
magnetic pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, severe weather, 
climate change, and seismic events, including by— 
(1) ensuring that large power transformers, 
generator step-up transformers, and other critical 
electric grid equipment are strategically located to 
ensure timely replacement of such equipment as may 
be necessary to restore electric grid function rapidly 
in the event of severe damage to the electric grid 
due to physical attack, cyber attack, electromagnetic 
pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, severe weather, cli-
mate change, or seismic events; and 
(2) establishing a coordinated plan to facilitate 
transportation of large power transformers and 
other critical electric grid equipment. 
(b) TRANSFORMER
RESILIENCE
AND
ADVANCED 
COMPONENTS
PROGRAM.—The 
program 
established 
under subsection (a) shall include implementation of the 
Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components pro-
gram to— 
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(1) improve large power transformers and other 
critical electric grid equipment by reducing their 
vulnerabilities; and 
(2) develop, test, and deploy innovative equip-
ment designs that are more flexible and offer greater 
resiliency of electric grid functions. 
(c) STRATEGIC EQUIPMENT RESERVES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary 
may establish one or more federally owned strategic 
equipment reserves, as appropriate, to ensure na-
tionwide access to reserve equipment. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing any fed-
erally owned strategic equipment reserve, the Sec-
retary may consider existing spare transformer and 
equipment programs and requirements established 
by the private sector, regional transmission opera-
tors, independent system operators, and State regu-
latory authorities. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The program established under 
subsection (a) shall be carried out in consultation with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Electricity 
Subsector Coordinating Council, the Electric Reliability 
Organization, and owners and operators of critical electric 
infrastructure and defense and military installations. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 
Subtitle B—Energy Efficient 
Infrastructure 
PART 1—HOME OWNER MANAGING ENERGY 
SAVINGS 
SEC. 32101. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as the ‘‘Home Owner Man-
aging Energy Savings Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘HOMES 
Act’’. 
SEC. 32102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) BPI.—The term ‘‘BPI’’ means the Building 
Performance Institute. 
(2) ENERGY AUDIT.—The term ‘‘energy audit’’ 
means an inspection, survey, and analysis of energy 
flows for energy conservation in a building, process, 
or system to reduce the amount of energy input into 
the system without negatively affecting the output. 
An energy audit is the first step in identifying op-
portunities to reduce energy expense and carbon 
footprints. 
(3) ELECTRIC
UTILITY.—The term ‘‘electric 
utility’’ means any company, person, cooperative, 
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