‘‘(3) CORROSION
PREVENTION
ACTIVITIES
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘corrosion pre-
vention activities’ means— 
‘‘(A) the application and inspection of pro-
tective coatings for complex work involving steel 
and cementitious structures, including structures 
that will be exposed in immersion; 
‘‘(B) the installation, testing, and inspec-
tion of cathodic protection systems; and 
‘‘(C) any other activities related to corro-
sion prevention the Administrator determines 
appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 15. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 
FUNDS. 
Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(10), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing measures to identify and address cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities of such treatment works’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(2) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, including forgive-
ness of principal and negative interest 
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loans’’ and inserting ‘‘(including in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
interest loans, or grants)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘in assistance’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)(III), by striking 
‘‘to such ratepayers’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
help such ratepayers maintain access 
to wastewater (including stormwater) 
treatment services’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) SUBSIDIZATION AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that does 
not exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the total amount re-
ceived by the State in capitalization grants 
under this title for the fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) the annual average over the pre-
vious 10 fiscal years of the amounts depos-
ited by the State in the State water pollu-
tion control revolving fund from State mon-
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eys that exceed the amounts required to be 
so deposited under section 602(b)(2). 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—To the extent there are 
sufficient applications for additional subsidiza-
tion under this subsection that meet the criteria 
under paragraph (1)(A), a State shall use for 
providing additional subsidization in a fiscal 
year under this subsection an amount that is not 
less than 20 percent of the total amount received 
by the State in capitalization grants under this 
title for the fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 16. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 
(a) FORMULA.—Section 604(a) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year’’. 
(b) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT.—Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) WASTEWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT.—Each fiscal year, a State may reserve up 
to 1 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this 
section for the fiscal year to carry out workforce develop-
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ment, training, and retraining activities described in sec-
tion 104(g).’’. 
(c) NEEDS SURVEY.—Section 604 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NEEDS SURVEY.—Each fiscal year, a State may 
reserve up to 0.5 percent of the sums allotted to the State 
under this section for the fiscal year to carry out activities 
under section 516(b)(1)(B).’’. 
(d) FUNDS ALLOTTED TO PUERTO RICO.—Section 604 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1384) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) FUNDS ALLOTTED TO PUERTO RICO.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no funds allotted to 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section may 
be counted as income or an asset of the owner or operator 
of a publicly owned treatment works receiving such funds, 
or be used, set aside, or otherwise made available for the 
purposes of payment of debt restructuring under the Puerto 
Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act 
(48 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) by the Puerto Rico Financial Over-
sight and Management Board.’’. 
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SEC. 17. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 607 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 607. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TERRITORIES OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—For each fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall reserve 1.5 percent of available 
funds, as determined under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) AVAILABLE FUNDS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the amount of available funds for a fiscal 
year is— 
‘‘(A) the amount of funds made available to 
carry out this title for the fiscal year (before al-
lotments to the States under section 604(a)); less 
‘‘(B) the amount of any funds reserved 
under section 518(c) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved under this sec-
tion shall be available only for grants to American Samoa, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands for projects and activities 
eligible for assistance under section 603(c). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the 
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Virgin Islands may not receive funds allotted under section 
604(a).’’. 
SEC. 18. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title the following sums: 
‘‘(1) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(2) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(3) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(4) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(5) $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 19. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY MUNICIPAL OMBUDS-
MAN. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 4370j(b)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) technical and planning assistance to sup-
port municipalities, including municipalities that are 
rural, small, economically disadvantaged, or Tribal 
communities, in achieving and maintaining compli-
ance with enforceable deadlines, goals, and require-
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ments of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; 
and’’. 
SEC. 20. REPORT ON WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE 
FUNDING FOR RURAL, ECONOMICALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall initiate a study on the dis-
tribution of wastewater infrastructure funds to rural com-
munities, economically disadvantaged communities, and 
Tribal communities during the 20 fiscal years preceding the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the study under 
this section, the Administrator shall— 
(1) consult with other Federal agencies, State, 
local, and Tribal governments, owners and operators 
of publicly owned treatment works, and stakeholder 
organizations, including organizations with experi-
ence in investigating or addressing the wastewater in-
frastructure needs of rural communities, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities; 
(2) undertake at least one public meeting in a 
rural community, in an economically disadvantaged 
community, and in a Tribal community, to receive 
testimony from the public; 
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(3) examine whether the distribution of waste-
water infrastructure funds during the period covered 
by the study has been in accordance with any appli-
cable executive order or policy regarding environ-
mental justice; 
(4) examine how wastewater infrastructure funds 
have been distributed with respect to the identified 
needs of rural communities, economically disadvan-
taged communities, and Tribal communities, and 
whether such funds have addressed the needs of such 
communities equitably when compared to how such 
funds have been distributed with respect to the identi-
fied needs of communities that are not rural, eco-
nomically disadvantaged, or Tribal; and 
(5) consider any additional factors that the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary or appropriate to 
determine whether rural communities, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and Tribal communities 
have equitable access to wastewater infrastructure 
funds to comply with applicable requirements of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
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(1) the results of the study carried out under this 
section; and 
(2) any recommendations to Congress, or to 
State, local, and Tribal governments, to ensure that 
rural communities, economically disadvantaged com-
munities, and Tribal communities can equitably ac-
cess wastewater infrastructure funds in amounts suf-
ficient to address local wastewater infrastructure 
needs and local water quality challenges. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com-
munity’’ means— 
(A) a municipality that meets the afford-
ability criteria of a State established under sec-
tion 603(i)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(2)); 
(B) a community with respect to which a 
municipality can demonstrate that households in 
the community experience significant economic 
hardship related to wastewater infrastructure; or 
(C) a community that is located in an area 
that meets the criteria described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of section 301(a) of the Public Works 
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and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3161(a)). 
(2) MUNICIPALITY; TREATMENT
WORKS.—The 
terms ‘‘municipality’’ and ‘‘treatment works’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 502 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
(3) WASTEWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
FUNDS.— 
The term ‘‘wastewater infrastructure funds’’ means 
funds made available for projects or activities under 
or pursuant to— 
(A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
(B) section 122 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274); 
(C) section 220 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300); and 
(D) section 221 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301). 
SEC. 21. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall estab-
lish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group to develop 
and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to encourage 
water reuse across the United States, including through the 
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implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan, 
consistent with the mission of each Federal agency that is 
a member of the working group. 
(b) CHAIRPERSON; MEMBERSHIP.—The working group 
shall be— 
(1) chaired by the Administrator; and 
(2) comprised of senior representatives from any 
Federal agency the Administrator determines to be 
appropriate. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.—The working 
group shall— 
(1) annually review the National Water Reuse 
Action Plan and, as necessary, update such plan; 
(2) encourage the consideration of water reuse as 
part of integrated water resources management and 
planning; 
(3) conduct, and submit to Congress and make 
public, an assessment of opportunities to encourage 
water reuse and actions necessary to pursue such op-
portunities; 
(4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 
policies to encourage water reuse; 
(5) consider how each Federal agency that is a 
member of the working group can explore and iden-
tify opportunities to encourage water reuse through 
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