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law, the head of any Federal agency may enter 
into interagency agreements with Federal, 
State, tribal, and other entities to share re-
sources, including transferring and accepting 
funds, equipment, or other supplies, to carry 
out the activities described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(i) for grants under this paragraph, 
$60,000,000 for each fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) for loans under this paragraph, 
$60,000,000 for each fiscal year; and 
‘‘(iii) in addition to grants provided 
under clause (i), for grants under this sec-
tion to benefit Indian tribes, $20,000,000 
for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants to nonprofit organizations for the 
provision of regional technical assistance to 
local and regional governments and related 
agencies for the purpose of reducing or elimi-
nating pollution of water resources and improv-
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ing the planning and management of solid 
waste disposal facilities in rural areas. 
‘‘(B) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Grants made under this paragraph 
for the provision of technical assistance shall be 
made for 100 percent of the cost of the tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(5) RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS TO NONPROFITS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may make grants to nonprofit organiza-
tions to enable the organizations to provide 
to associations that provide water and 
wastewater services in rural areas technical 
assistance and training— 
‘‘(I) to identify, and evaluate al-
ternative solutions to, problems relat-
ing to the obtaining, storage, treat-
ment, purification, or distribution of 
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water or the collection, treatment, or 
disposal of waste in rural areas; 
‘‘(II) to prepare applications to 
receive financial assistance for any 
purpose specified in subsection (a)(1) 
from any public or private source; and 
‘‘(III) to improve the operation 
and maintenance practices at any ex-
isting works for the storage, treat-
ment, purification, or distribution of 
water or the collection, treatment, or 
disposal of waste in rural areas. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION
PRIORITY.—In se-
lecting recipients of grants to be made 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall give 
priority to nonprofit organizations that 
have experience in providing the technical 
assistance and training described in clause 
(i) to associations serving rural areas in 
which— 
‘‘(I) residents have low income; 
and 
‘‘(II) water supply systems or 
waste facilities are unhealthful. 
‘‘(iii) FUNDING.— 
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