(B) benefit communities that are subject to 
a consent decree in an action brought under the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.); 
(C) reflect a variety of geographic condi-
tions; and 
(D) benefit communities with a history of 
degraded environmental conditions. 
(3) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each 
fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to 
carry out this subsection $1,569,250,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
(b) SAFE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the beginning of each fis-
cal year, the Administrator shall obligate for the fis-
cal year— 
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(A) $174,250,000 to provide technical as-
sistance to small public water systems to enable 
those systems to achieve and maintain compli-
ance with applicable national primary drinking 
water regulations under section 1442(e) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 
1(e)); and 
(B) $1,045,500,000 to make grants under 
the voluntary school and child care program 
lead testing grant program under section 
1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)). 
(2) PRIORITIES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in using the funds obligated under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give priority 
to projects or programs that— 
(A) benefit low-income communities; 
(B) benefit communities that are subject to 
a consent decree in an action brought under the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.); 
(C) reflect a variety of geographic condi-
tions; and 
(D) benefit communities with a history of 
degraded environmental conditions. 
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(3) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each 
fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to 
carry out this subsection $1,219,750,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
(c) STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the beginning of each fis-
cal year, the Administrator shall obligate for the fis-
cal year— 
(A) $15,682,500,000 for making capital-
ization grants for State water pollution control 
revolving funds established under title VI of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1381 et seq.); and 
(B) $15,159,750,000 for making capital-
ization grants for State drinking water treat-
ment revolving loan funds established under 
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section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12). 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each 
fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to 
carry out this subsection $30,842,250,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that States should use the funding pro-
vided under this subsection to give priority to 
projects that— 
(A) benefit low-income communities; 
(B) benefit communities that are subject to 
a consent decree in an action brought under the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.); 
(C) reflect a variety of geographic condi-
tions; and 
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(D) benefit communities with a history of 
degraded environmental conditions. 
(d) MINIMUM ALLOCATION
OF ADDITIONAL SUB-
SIDIZATION
OF DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING 
FUNDS.—Section 603(i)(3) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION
OF
ADDI-
TIONAL
SUBSIDIZATION.—To the extent that 
there are sufficient applications for the assist-
ance described in paragraph (1)(A), in each fis-
cal year, a State shall use not less than 6 per-
cent of the total amount received by the State 
in capitalization grants under this title to pro-
vide additional subsidization under this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 305. EXPANDING AND INCREASING FUNDING FOR 
RURAL INDIVIDUAL AND CONNECTED WATER 
SYSTEMS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the beginning of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall obligate for the fiscal year— 
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(1) $871,250,000 in additional funding— 
(A) to make grants for individual house-
hold water well systems and individually owned 
household decentralized wastewater systems, in-
cluding drainage fields, under section 306E of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e); and 
(B) for water or waste disposal grants 
under section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926(a)(2)); and 
(2) $100,000,000 in additional funding to make 
grants under the Special Evaluation Assistance for 
Rural Communities and Households program under 
section 306(a)(2)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(C)). 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$971,250,000, to remain available until expended. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this section the funds trans-
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ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro-
priation. 
(c) RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS.—Sec-
tion 306E(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘replacement, repairing,’’ after 
‘‘construction,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including drainage fields,’’ 
after ‘‘wastewater systems’’. 
SEC. 306. INCREASED FUNDING FOR WATER MANAGEMENT 
IMPROVEMENT. 
Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$480,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$550,000,000’’. 
SEC. 307. WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a unit of local government; 
(C) an entity established by an interstate 
compact; and 
(D) an Indian tribe. 
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(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the program established under subsection (b). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program, to be known as the ‘‘Water Efficiency and 
Conservation Block Grant Program’’, under which the 
Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to carry 
out activities to achieve the purpose of the program de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to as-
sist eligible entities in implementing strategies— 
(1) to reduce water use in a manner that— 
(A) is environmentally sustainable; 
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(B) improves the affordability of water and 
sanitation for disadvantaged communities; and 
(C) maximizes benefits for local and re-
gional communities; 
(2) to reduce the total water use of the people, 
businesses, farms, and institutions located within the 
jurisdiction of eligible entities receiving grants under 
the program; 
(3) to improve water efficiency in the agricul-
tural sector, building sector, or any other appro-
priate sector operating within the jurisdictions of the 
eligible entities receiving grants under the program; 
and 
(4) to reduce the energy required to pump, 
transport, treat, and heat water. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity may use a grant 
under the program to carry out activities that include— 
(1) developing and implementing a water effi-
ciency and conservation strategy; 
(2) retaining technical consultant services to as-
sist in the development of the strategy described in 
paragraph (1), including services to assist with— 
(A) the formulation of water efficiency, 
water conservation, and water usage goals; 
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(B) the engagement of water users and 
other stakeholders in the identification of goals 
and priorities for water efficiency and conserva-
tion; 
(C) the identification of strategies to 
achieve the goals formulated under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B)— 
(i) through investments in physical 
measures to increase water efficiency and 
reduce water consumption; 
(ii) by encouraging water conservation 
practices by— 
(I) the population served by the 
eligible entity; and 
(II) the suppliers of water and 
sanitation services operating within 
the jurisdiction of the eligible entity; 
and 
(iii) by collecting any revenues that 
may be required to support the implemen-
tation of those strategies through fair and 
transparent mechanisms that encourage ef-
ficient water use and support the afford-
ability of water and sanitation services for 
low-income households; 
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(D) the development of methods to meas-
ure progress in achieving the goals formulated 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(E) the development and publication of an-
nual reports, made available to the population 
served by the eligible entity, describing— 
(i) the goals formulated under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) and the strategies 
identified under subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) the progress made in achieving 
those goals and strategies during the pre-
ceding calendar year; and 
(F) any other activities appropriate to im-
plement the strategy described in paragraph 
(1); 
(3) conducting residential and commercial 
building water audits; 
(4) conducting water loss audits of public water 
distribution systems, securing validation of the audit 
reports, and conducting component analyses of any 
leaks and losses described in an audit report; 
(5) establishing a financial incentive program 
for water efficiency improvements; 
(6) providing grants to nonprofit organizations, 
governmental agencies, and Tribal governments for 
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the purpose of performing water efficiency upgrades 
that result in quantifiable savings; 
(7) developing and implementing water effi-
ciency and conservation programs for buildings and 
facilities within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, 
including programs that— 
(A) identify the most effective methods for 
achieving maximum participation rates and ad-
ministrative efficiency; 
(B) effectively engage the owners and ten-
ants of affordable housing; 
(C) have a public education component; 
(D) use measurement and verification pro-
tocols; and 
(E) identify water efficient technologies; 
(8) developing and implementing building codes 
and inspection services to promote building water ef-
ficiency; 
(9) 
adopting 
ordinances 
for 
the 
annual 
benchmarking of the water use of large buildings 
and the public posting of water benchmark reports; 
(10) implementing water distribution tech-
nologies that significantly increase water efficiency, 
including— 
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(A) customer service meters with enhanced 
accuracy at low flow levels; 
(B) automated meter infrastructure for 
data collection, analysis, and display; 
(C) pressure monitoring and management 
to mitigate excessive pressure; 
(D) agricultural water distribution im-
provements, including— 
(i) water measurement devices of suf-
ficient accuracy to use for billing purposes; 
(ii) enclosure and pressurization of 
agricultural water delivery systems; and 
(iii) addition of regulatory storage and 
automated controls within distribution sys-
tems to enable fulfillment of irrigation de-
livery requests in not more than 24 hours; 
and 
(E) other activities that may have water 
conservation and efficiency benefits; and 
(11) any other appropriate activities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in consultation with— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(B) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(C) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
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(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 308. RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATION.—Section 
109(a) of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
2408(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 110 of 
the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2409) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 309. COMBATING PFAS. 
Section 1412 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) PERFLUOROALKYL
AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act and subject to paragraph (3), 
the Administrator shall promulgate under subsection 
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(b)(1)(D) an interim national primary drinking 
water regulation— 
‘‘(A) for each perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoro-
alkyl substance described in paragraph (2) for 
which the Administrator has established a 
health advisory under subsection (b)(1)(F) or a 
toxicity value, not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) for the class of perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances described in para-
graph (2) for which the Administrator has not 
established a health advisory under subsection 
(b)(1)(F) or a toxicity value, not later than 4 
years after the date of enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) 
PERFLUOROALKYL
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCE
DESCRIBED.—A 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance referred 
to in paragraph (1) is a perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance for which the Adminis-
trator has validated a method to measure the level 
of that substance in drinking water. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—An interim national pri-
mary drinking water regulation promulgated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) shall be— 
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‘‘(A) protective of the health of vulnerable 
populations, including pregnant women, infants, 
and children; and 
‘‘(B) shall be as stringent as feasible (as 
defined in subsection (b)(4)(D)).’’. 
SEC. 310. MULTI-BENEFIT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE WATER-
SHED HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, 
shall establish a competitive grant program for habitat 
restoration projects that accomplish one or more of the 
following: 
(1) Improve watershed health. 
(2) Mitigate against the impacts of climate 
change. 
(3) Benefit ecosystems. 
(4) Protect against endemic species. 
(5) Restore aspects of the natural ecosystem. 
(6) Enhance commercial and recreational fish-
ing. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding a grant under 
subsection (a), the Secretary— 
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(A) shall give priority to a project that 
achieves more than 1 of the benefits described 
in that subsection; and 
(B) may not provide a grant for a project 
that is for the purpose of meeting existing envi-
ronmental mitigation or compliance obligations. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—A project awarded a grant 
under subsection (a) shall comply with all applicable 
Federal and State laws. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
Æ 
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