priate to ensure national certification of analytical
laboratories.
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Administrator
may authorize the national certification program
under this subsection to be administered by a for-
profit or nonprofit entity if the Administrator or a
representative of the Administrator serves in an ad-
visory capacity to the entity with respect to matters
of certification.
‘‘(3) ACCEPTANCE OF MONITORING RESULTS.—
Analytical monitoring results provided by a labora-
tory that receives certification under the national
certification program under this subsection shall, for
the purposes of this title, be considered acceptable
for purposes of determining compliance.
‘‘(4) PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—A
State that seeks to maintain primary enforcement
authority under this title may list any nationally cer-
tified laboratory as the analytical resource of the
State for purposes of the primacy enforcement au-
thority of the State.’’.
TITLE III—PROTECTION OF UN-
DERGROUND 
SOURCES 
OF
DRINKING WATER
SEC. 301. STATE PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH WELLHEAD
PROTECTION AREAS.
Section 1428(d) (42 U.S.C. 300h–7(d)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—
After the date’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the date’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) GROUND WATER PROTECTION SOURCE CO-
ORDINATOR.—Not later than 1 year after the initi-
ation of a program under section 1412(f), funds
made available under this section shall be distributed
only to a State that establishes and fills a position
for a ground water protection source coordinator.’’.
TITLE IV—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INFORMA-
TION, TRAINING OF PERSONNEL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF TRAINING PROGRAMS.—
Section 1442(d) (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) establish a public-private partnership to
demonstrate low-cost small flow water treatment
technologies that can be used by very small public
water systems (as defined and determined by the
Administrator) to meet primary drinking water
standards, or recommended long-term and lifelong
acceptable exposure levels; and
‘‘(4) in conjunction with States and water treat-
ment equipment manufacturers, develop means to
speed and simplify State approvals of low-cost small
flow water treatment technologies available to very
small public water systems seeking to meet drinking
water standards, or recommended acceptable expo-
sure levels.’’.
(b) POTABLE WATER.—Section 1442 (42 U.S.C.
300j–1) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsections:
‘‘(h) The Administrator, with the assistance of the
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for the Fish and Wild-
life Service, and the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture re-
sponsible for pesticide and farming practices associated
with the protection of potable ground water sources, shall
submit to Congress an annual report concerning specific
steps taken in the preceding year to coordinate potable
ground water protection.
‘‘(i) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit
to Congress a report, with recommendations on the alter-
native forms of Federal legislation that could simplify and
speed the cost-effective consolidation of small public water
systems, including simplified and rapid means to condemn
for acquisition purposes, small public water systems with
respect to which the appropriate officials are unable or
unwilling to comply with national drinking water regula-
tions.
‘‘(j)(1) The Administrator may—
‘‘(A) establish a national technical assistance
program for rural public water and small public
water systems that may be implemented by a non-
profit entity; and
‘‘(B) may award grants to carry out the pro-
gram referred to in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(2) There are authorized to be appropriated, to
carry out paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995
through 1997.’’.
SEC. 402. GRANTS FOR STATE PROGRAMS.
(a) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PRO-
GRAM.—Paragraph (7) of section 1443(a) (42 U.S.C.
300j–2(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) For the purpose of making grants under para-
graph (1) there are authorized to be appropriated
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $45,000,000 for fiscal
year 1995, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.’’.
(b) UNDERGROUND WATER SOURCE PROTECTION
PROGRAM.—Paragraph (5) of section 1443(b) (42 U.S.C.
300j–2(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) For the purpose of making grants under para-
graph (1) there are authorized to be appropriated
$11,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $11,000,000 for fiscal
year 1995, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and
$13,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.’’.
(c) UNIFORM DATA SYSTEM.—Section 1443 (42
U.S.C. 300j–2) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(c)(1) The Administrator is authorized to make
grants to States to carry out section 1412(c).
‘‘(2) For the purpose of making grants under para-
graph (1) there are authorized to be appropriated
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1997.
‘‘(d)(1) The Administrator is authorized to make
grants to States to adopt uniform data repository, collec-
tion, and reporting systems for a water supply supervision
program developed jointly by the Administration and the
State.
‘‘(2) For the purpose of making grants under para-
graph (1) there are authorized to be appropriated
$3,000,000 for grants for hardware and commercial soft-
ware.
‘‘(3)(A) For the purpose of the development of the
uniform data system authorized under paragraph (1)
there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000.
‘‘(B) For the purpose of the maintenance of the uni-
form data system, there are authorized to be appropriated
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1997.’’.
SEC. 403. RECORDS AND INSPECTIONS.
Section 1445(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 300j–4(a)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The Administrator shall suspend regulations requiring
monitoring for unregulated contaminants in existence on
the date of enactment of this section until the regulations
are modified to ensure—
‘‘(A) the annual household cost of monitoring is
reasonable in light of other needs for other health
protection of families served by a public water sys-
tem;
‘‘(B) the requirements reflect one-time sampling
and the maximum use of pooled samples;
‘‘(C) the use of indicator analytical methods,
screening methods, and low-cost multiple analytical
methods are fully exploited; and
‘‘(D) liberal exceptions are provided for cases in
which the probability of contamination is low.’’.
SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Part B of title XIV (42 U.S.C. 300g et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1418. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) DRINKING WATER PROGRAM.—In addition to
any amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the drinking water programs established under
this title, there are authorized to be appropriated
$18,000,000 for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, $16,000,000
for fiscal year 1996, and $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
‘‘(b) WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION PROGRAM.—In
addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the water supply protection program
established under this title, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and
1995 and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and
1997.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—In addition to any amounts
otherwise authorized to be appropriated to enforce this
title, there are authorized to be appropriated $6,500,000
for fiscal year 1994, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1995 and 1996, and $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1997.’’.
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