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‘‘(II) 
PRIORITY
REVIEW.—In 
processing applications for any water 
or waste grant or loan authorized 
under this section, the Secretary shall 
afford priority processing to an appli-
cation for a grant under this para-
graph to the extent funds will be 
available for an award on the applica-
tion at the conclusion of priority proc-
essing. 
‘‘(III) TIMING.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, review and act on an applica-
tion under this paragraph not later 
than 60 days after the date on which 
the application is submitted to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(I) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) RESERVATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each fis-
cal year, not less than 3 nor more 
than 5 percent of the total amount 
made available to carry out this sec-
tion for the fiscal year shall be re-
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served for grants under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(II) RELEASE.—Funds reserved 
under subclause (I) for a fiscal year 
shall be reserved only until July 1 of 
the fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to funds made avail-
able under clause (i), there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this para-
graph $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(3) WATER AND WASTE FACILITY LOANS AND 
GRANTS TO ALLEVIATE HEALTH RISKS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
COOPERATIVE.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘cooperative’ means a 
cooperative formed specifically for the purpose 
of the installation, expansion, improvement, or 
operation of water supply or waste disposal fa-
cilities or systems. 
‘‘(B) LOANS
AND
GRANTS
TO
PERSONS 
OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall make or guarantee loans and make 
grants to provide for the conservation, de-
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velopment, use, and control of water (in-
cluding the extension or improvement of 
existing water supply systems) and the in-
stallation or improvement of drainage or 
waste disposal facilities and essential com-
munity facilities, including necessary re-
lated equipment, training, and technical 
assistance to— 
‘‘(I) rural water supply corpora-
tions, cooperatives, or similar entities; 
‘‘(II) Indian tribes on Federal or 
State reservations and other federally 
recognized Indian tribes; 
‘‘(III) rural or native villages in 
the State of Alaska; 
‘‘(IV) native tribal health consor-
tiums; 
‘‘(V) public agencies; and 
‘‘(VI) Native Hawaiian Home 
Lands. 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Loans 
and grants described in clause (i) shall be 
available only to provide the described 
water and waste facilities and services to 
communities whose residents face signifi-
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cant health risks, as determined by the 
Secretary, due to the fact that a significant 
proportion of the residents of the commu-
nity do not have access to, or are not 
served by, adequate affordable— 
‘‘(I) water supply systems; or 
‘‘(II) waste disposal facilities. 
‘‘(iii) MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.— 
For entities described under subclauses 
(III), (IV), or (V) of clause (i) to be eligi-
ble to receive a grant for water supply sys-
tems or waste disposal facilities, the State 
in which the project will occur shall pro-
vide 25 percent in matching funds from 
non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(iv) CERTAIN AREAS TARGETED.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Loans and 
grants under clause (i) shall be made 
only if the loan or grant funds will be 
used primarily to provide water or 
waste services, or both, to residents of 
a county or census area— 
‘‘(aa) the per capita income 
of the residents of which is not 
more than 70 percent of the na-
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tional average per capita income, 
as determined by the Department 
of Commerce; and 
‘‘(bb) 
the 
unemployment 
rate of the residents of which is 
not less than 125 percent of the 
national average unemployment 
rate, as determined by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(II) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Notwith-
standing subclause (I), loans and 
grants under clause (i) may also be 
made if the loan or grant funds will 
be used primarily to provide water or 
waste services, or both, to residents 
of— 
‘‘(aa) a rural area that was 
recognized as a colonia as of Oc-
tober 1, 1989; or 
‘‘(bb) 
an 
area 
described 
under subclause (II), (III), or 
(VI) of clause (i). 
‘‘(C) LOANS
AND
GRANTS
TO
INDIVID-
UALS.— 
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