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Union Calendar No. 231 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3427 
[Report No. 119–275] 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to review all clean 
water-related technical assistance authorities of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Mr. TAYLOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FIGURES and Ms. GILLEN 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to review all clean water-related technical assistance au-
thorities of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
for other purposes. 
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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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Resources Tech-
nical Assistance Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON CLEAN WATER TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a comprehensive review of all 
covered technical assistance. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Comptroller General shall 
include in the review required under subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of all covered technical assist-
ance available to States, Tribes, local governments, 
and non-governmental organizations, including— 
(A) the regions and populations that are 
served through the provision of technical assist-
ance; and 
(B) a summary of the activities and actions 
carried out through covered technical assistance 
during the 5-year period preceding this Act. 
(2) A comprehensive review of how the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
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through the Water Technical Assistance initiative 
(known as ‘‘WaterTA initiative’’), identifies, selects, 
and partners with technical assistance providers to 
support communities, including— 
(A) a description of the criteria, evaluation 
process, and contracting mechanisms used for se-
lecting such providers; 
(B) a description of the extent of coordina-
tion with State, Tribal, and regional partners in 
the selection and deployment of such providers; 
(C) a description of how such providers are 
matched to meet the needs of local communities, 
including any pre-engagement scoping activities 
or community consultations; 
(D) a description of how such providers 
identify communities in need of technical assist-
ance, including economically distressed commu-
nities, and conduct outreach to such commu-
nities; 
(E) a description of the scope and types of 
assistance delivered through such initiative; and 
(F) a list of communities that received tech-
nical assistance support through such initiative, 
including the type and cost of assistance received 
by each such community and a summary of the 
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