I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6931 
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to improve that Act, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2024 
Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to improve 
that 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 ‘‘National Dam Safety 
Program Amendment Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘NDSP 
Amendment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Dam 
Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (17); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ means a community with a 
population of less than 50,000 that has a median 
household income of less than 80 percent of the 
statewide median household income.’’. 
(b) REHABILITATION OF HIGH HAZARD POTENTIAL 
DAMS.—Section 8A of the National Dam Safety Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 467f–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) GRANT
ASSURANCE.—As part of a 
grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator shall require that each eligible 
subrecipient to which the State awards a grant 
under this section provides an assurance from 
the dam owner, with respect to the dam to be 
rehabilitated, that the dam owner will carry out 
a plan for maintenance of the dam during the 
expected life of the dam.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘com-
mit’’ and inserting ‘‘for a project not including re-
moval, obtain a commitment from the dam owner’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receipt of 
assistance under this section, an eligible subrecipient 
shall demonstrate that a floodplain management 
plan to reduce the impacts of future flood events 
from a controlled or uncontrolled release from the 
dam or management of water levels in the area im-
pacted by the dam— 
‘‘(A) for a removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; and 
‘‘(ii) identifies areas that would be im-
pacted by the removal of the dam and in-
cludes a communication and outreach plan 
for the project and the impact of the 
project on the affected communities; or 
‘‘(B) for a project not including removal— 
‘‘(i) is in place; or 
‘‘(ii) will be— 
‘‘(I) developed not later than 2 
years after the date of execution of a 
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project 
agreement 
for 
assistance 
under this section; and 
‘‘(II) implemented not later than 
2 years after the date of completion of 
construction of the project. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a plan for 
a removal, the Administrator may not impose any 
additional requirements or conditions other than the 
requirements in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) INCLUSIONS.—A plan under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall address— 
‘‘(A) potential measures, practices, and 
policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage 
to property and facilities, public expenditures, 
and other adverse impacts of flooding in the 
area protected or impacted by the dam; 
‘‘(B) plans for flood fighting and evacu-
ation; and 
‘‘(C) public education and awareness of 
flood risks.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY SYSTEM.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Board, shall develop a risk-based pri-
ority system for States to use in prioritizing multiple ap-
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plications each year for eligible high hazard potential dams 
for which grants may be made under this section.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Any’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), any’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to a project car-
ried out by or for the benefit of an underserved 
community.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
467j) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
ALLOCA-
TION.—The amount of funds allocated to a 
State under this paragraph for a fiscal year 
may not exceed the amount that is equal to 4 
times the amount of funds committed by the 
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State to implement dam safety activities for 
that fiscal year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
Æ 
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