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(B) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘of this section’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘thereof; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of the effects;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) make grants to nonprofit organiza-
tions— 
‘‘(i) to provide technical assistance to 
rural and small municipalities for the pur-
pose of assisting, in consultation with the 
State in which the assistance is provided, 
the municipalities in the planning, develop-
ment, and acquisition of financing for 
wastewater infrastructure assistance; 
‘‘(ii) to capitalize revolving loan funds 
for the purpose of providing loans, in con-
sultation with the State in which the as-
sistance is provided and in accordance with 
paragraph (2), to rural and small munici-
palities for— 
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‘‘(I) predevelopment costs associ-
ated with wastewater infrastructure 
projects; and 
‘‘(II) short-term costs incurred 
for the replacement of equipment that 
is not part of a regular operation or 
maintenance activity for an existing 
wastewater system; 
‘‘(iii) to provide technical assistance 
and training for rural and small publicly 
owned treatment works and decentralized 
wastewater treatment systems to enable 
the treatment works and systems to— 
‘‘(I) protect water quality; and 
‘‘(II) achieve and maintain com-
pliance with the requirements of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(iv) to disseminate information to 
rural and small municipalities and munici-
palities that meet the affordability criteria 
established by the State in which the mu-
nicipality is located under section 603(i)(2) 
with respect to planning, design, construc-
tion, and operation of publicly owned treat-
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ment works and decentralized wastewater 
treatment systems.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LOAN CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A loan provided under 
paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall— 
‘‘(i) be provided at a below-market in-
terest rate; 
‘‘(ii) be provided in an amount not to 
exceed $100,000; and 
‘‘(iii) extend for a term of not more 
than 10 years. 
‘‘(B) REPAYMENT.—Repayment of a loan 
provided under paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall be 
credited to the water pollution control revolving 
loan fund of the appropriate State under sec-
tion 603.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(u) There is authorized to be 
appropriated (1) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(u) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) not’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provisions; 
(2) not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘provisions; 
‘‘(2) not’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(g)(1); (3) not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section (g)(1); 
‘‘(3) not’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(g)(2); (4) not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section (g)(2); 
‘‘(4) not’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(p); (5) not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection 
(p); 
‘‘(5) not’’; 
(6) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(r); and (6) not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section (r); 
‘‘(6) not’’; 
(7) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014, not more than $75,000,000 to carry out sub-
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paragraphs (C) and (H) of subsection (b)(1), of 
which, during any fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not less than 20 percent shall be used 
to carry out subsection (b)(1)(H); and 
‘‘(B) not more than 1⁄3 of the amount used 
under subparagraph (A) shall be used to carry 
out subsection (b)(1)(H)(ii).’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(w) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES
FOR AWARDING 
GRANTS.—The Administrator shall establish procedures 
that promote competition and openness, to the maximum 
extent practicable, in the award of grants to nonprofit pri-
vate agencies, institutions, and organizations under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 202. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 
Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking subsection 
(c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF
FINANCIALLY
DISTRESSED 
COMMUNITY.—A financially distressed community re-
ferred to in subsection (b) is a community that meets the 
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