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‘‘(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 50111. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115–270) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘Ad-
ministrator’)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to implement’’ in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows 
through the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting ‘‘to implement eligible projects de-
scribed in subsection (b).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) that will—
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‘‘(A) improve water quality, water pressure, 
or water services through means such as con-
necting to, expanding, repairing, improving, or 
obtaining water from a public water system (as 
defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)); or 
‘‘(B) improve water quality or sanitation or 
wastewater services at a treatment works (as de-
fined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)).’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(g); 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If sufficient projects exist, of 
the funds made available to carry out this section, the 
Administrator shall use 50 percent to carry out— 
‘‘(A) 10 eligible projects described in sub-
section (b) that are within the Upper Missouri 
River Basin; 
‘‘(B) 10 eligible projects described in sub-
section (b) that are within the Upper Rio 
Grande Basin;
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‘‘(C) 10 eligible projects described in sub-
section (b) that are within the Columbia River 
Basin; 
‘‘(D) 10 eligible projects described in sub-
section (b) that are within the Lower Colorado 
River Basin; and 
‘‘(E) 10 eligible projects described in sub-
section (b) that are within the Arkansas-White- 
Red River Basin. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out para-
graph (1)(A), the Administrator shall select not fewer 
than 2 eligible projects for a reservation that serves 
more than 1 federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting projects to carry out 
under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to 
projects that— 
‘‘(1) respond to emergency situations occurring 
due to or resulting in a lack of access to clean drink-
ing water that threatens the health of Tribal popu-
lations; 
‘‘(2) would serve a Tribal population that would 
qualify as a disadvantaged community based on the 
affordability criteria established by the applicable 
State under section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(3)); or
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‘‘(3) would address the underlying factors con-
tributing to— 
‘‘(A) an enforcement action commenced pur-
suant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.) against the applicable public water 
system (as defined in section 1401 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300f)) as of the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph; or 
‘‘(B) an enforcement action commenced pur-
suant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) against the applicable 
treatment works (as defined in section 212 of 
that Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)) as of the date of en-
actment of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out under this section shall be 100 per-
cent. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that describes the implementation 
of the program established under subsection (a), which shall 
include a description of the use and deployment of amounts 
made available under that program.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting 
‘‘There are’’; 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(a) 
$20,000,000’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘2022.’’ and inserting ‘‘2021; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 50112. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 
Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 
et seq.) (as amended by section 50107) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1459G. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 
‘‘(a) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
carry out a study that examines the state of existing 
and potential future technology, including technology 
that could address cybersecurity vulnerabilities, that 
enhances or could enhance the treatment, monitoring,
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affordability, efficiency, and safety of drinking water 
provided by a public water system. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives a report that 
describes the results of the study under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) ADVANCED
DRINKING
WATER
TECHNOLOGY 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 
entity’ means the owner or operator of a public 
water system that— 
‘‘(i) serves— 
‘‘(I) a population of not more 
than 100,000 people; or 
‘‘(II) a community described in 
section 1459A(c)(2); 
‘‘(ii) has plans to identify or has iden-
tified opportunities in the operations of the 
public water system to employ new, exist-
ing, or emerging, yet proven, technologies, 
including technology that could address cy-
bersecurity vulnerabilities, as determined by 
the Administrator, that enhance treatment,
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monitoring, affordability, efficiency, or safe-
ty of the drinking water provided by the 
public water system, including technologies 
not identified in the study conducted under 
subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(iii) has expressed an interest in the 
opportunities in the operation of the public 
water system to employ new, existing, or 
emerging, yet proven, technologies, includ-
ing technology that could address cybersecu-
rity vulnerabilities, as determined by the 
Administrator, that enhance treatment, 
monitoring, affordability, efficiency, or safe-
ty of the drinking water provided by the 
public water system, including technologies 
not identified in the study conducted under 
subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘program’ 
means the competitive grant program established 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a competitive grant program under which 
the Administrator shall award grants to eligible enti-
ties for the purpose of identifying, deploying, or iden-
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tifying and deploying technologies described in para-
graph (1)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the program, an eligible en-
tity shall submit to the Administrator an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator 
may require. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Federal share of the cost of a 
project carried out using a grant under the 
program shall not exceed 90 percent of the 
total cost of the project. 
‘‘(ii) 
WAIVER.—The 
Administrator 
may increase the Federal share under clause 
(i) to 100 percent if the Administrator de-
termines that an eligible entity is unable to 
pay, or would experience significant finan-
cial hardship if required to pay, the non- 
Federal share. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the Administrator first awards a grant 
under the program, and annually thereafter, the Ad-
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ministrator shall submit to Congress a report describ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) each recipient of a grant under the 
program during the previous 1-year period; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of the activities carried 
out using grants awarded under the program. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out the program $10,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more 
than 2 percent of the amount made available for 
a fiscal year under subparagraph (A) to carry 
out the program may be used by the Adminis-
trator for the administrative costs of carrying 
out the program.’’. 
SEC. 50113. CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC WATER 
SYSTEMS. 
Part B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
1420A. 
CYBERSECURITY 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
PUBLIC 
WATER SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate Congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION
FRAMEWORK.—The term 
‘Prioritization Framework’ means the prioritization 
framework developed by the Administrator under sub-
section (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(5) SUPPORT PLAN.—The term ‘Support Plan’ 
means the Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan de-
veloped by the Administrator under subsection 
(b)(2)(A).
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‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC 
WATER SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator, in coordination with the Di-
rector, shall develop a prioritization framework 
to identify public water systems (including 
sources of water for those public water systems) 
that, if degraded or rendered inoperable due to 
an incident, would lead to significant impacts 
on the health and safety of the public. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the 
Prioritization Framework, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Administrator shall incorporate con-
sideration of— 
‘‘(i) 
whether 
cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities for a public water system 
have been identified under section 1433; 
‘‘(ii) the capacity of a public water 
system to remediate a cybersecurity vulner-
ability without additional Federal support; 
‘‘(iii) whether a public water system 
serves a defense installation or critical na-
tional security asset; and
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‘‘(iv) whether a public water system, if 
degraded or rendered inoperable due to an 
incident, would cause a cascading failure of 
other critical infrastructure. 
‘‘(2) 
TECHNICAL
CYBERSECURITY
SUPPORT 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator, in coordination with the Di-
rector and using existing authorities of the Ad-
ministrator and the Director for providing vol-
untary support to public water systems and the 
Prioritization Framework, shall develop a Tech-
nical Cybersecurity Support Plan for public 
water systems. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Support 
Plan— 
‘‘(i) shall establish a methodology for 
identifying specific public water systems for 
which cybersecurity support should be 
prioritized; 
‘‘(ii) shall establish timelines for mak-
ing voluntary technical support for cyberse-
curity available to specific public water sys-
tems;
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‘‘(iii) may include public water sys-
tems identified by the Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Director, as needing 
technical support for cybersecurity; 
‘‘(iv) shall include specific capabilities 
of the Administrator and the Director that 
may be utilized to provide support to public 
water systems under the Support Plan, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) site vulnerability and risk as-
sessments; 
‘‘(II) penetration tests; and 
‘‘(III) any additional support de-
termined to be appropriate by the Ad-
ministrator; and 
‘‘(v) shall only include plans for pro-
viding voluntary support to public water 
systems. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 
the Prioritization Framework pursuant to paragraph 
(1) and the Support Plan pursuant to paragraph (2), 
the Administrator shall consult with such Federal or 
non-Federal entities as determined to be appropriate 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
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‘‘(A) PRIORITIZATION
FRAMEWORK.—Not 
later than 190 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate Congressional committees a re-
port describing the Prioritization Framework. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT 
PLAN.—Not later than 280 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate Congressional 
committees— 
‘‘(i) the Support Plan; and 
‘‘(ii) a list describing any public water 
systems identified by the Administrator, in 
coordination with the Director, as needing 
technical support for cybersecurity during 
the development of the Support Plan. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) alters the existing authorities of the Admin-
istrator; or 
‘‘(2) compels a public water system to accept 
technical support offered by the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 50114. STATE RESPONSE TO CONTAMINANTS. 
Section 1459A(j)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–19a(j)(1)) is amended—