I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2787 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify 
provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2023 
Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized 
water systems grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS 
GRANT PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS. 
Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through the end of sub-
section (b)(1) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 306E. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MAK-
ING LOANS AND SUBGRANTS FOR CONSTRUC-
TION, REFURBISHING, AND SERVICING OF IN-
DIVIDUALLY 
OWNED 
HOUSEHOLD 
WATER 
WELL SYSTEMS AND HOUSEHOLD DECEN-
TRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN RURAL 
AREAS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
Secretary may provide grants to private nonprofit organi-
zations for the purpose of providing subgrants and loans 
in accordance with subsection (b) to individuals for the 
construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual 
household water well systems and individually owned 
household decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas 
that are or will be owned by the individuals. 
‘‘(b) LOANS AND SUBGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A nonprofit organization 
shall use grant amounts received under subsection 
(a) to provide— 
‘‘(A) subgrants for use in accordance with 
this section to individuals residing in the service 
area of the nonprofit organization who are 
members of a household with a combined in-
come (for the most recent 12-month period for 
which the information is available) that is less 
than 60 percent of the median nonmetropolitan 
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household income for the area, according to the 
most recent decennial census; and 
‘‘(B) loans for use in accordance with this 
section to individuals residing in the service 
area of the nonprofit organization who are 
members of a household with a combined in-
come (for the most recent 12-month period for 
which the information is available) that is 60 
percent or more of the median nonmetropolitan 
household income for the area, according to the 
most recent decennial census.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) FUNDING TO COVER COST OF PERFORM-
ANCE WARRANTIES.—A subgrant provided to an in-
dividual under this subsection for an individually 
owned household decentralized wastewater system 
may include sufficient additional funding to cover 
the cost of a performance warranty with a duration 
of at least 5 years.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
Æ 
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