Water ISAC Threat Protection Act

Bill: 119-hr-2344
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2025-03-25
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2344 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2025 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act or the Water ISAC Threat Protection Act . 2. Program establishment (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Community water system The term community water system has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f ). (2) Natural hazard The term natural hazard has the meaning given the term in section 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300i–2(h) ). (3) Treatment works The term treatment works has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1292 ). (4) Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center The term Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center means the Information Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in section 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300i–4(d) ). (b) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop and carry out a program— (1) to encourage, support, and maintain the participation of community water systems, treatment works, and other appropriate entities in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center; (2) to offset costs incurred by community water systems and treatment works that are necessary to maintain or initiate membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center; (3) to expand the cooperation and coordination of the Environmental Protection Agency with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center with respect to incident data collection and analysis of water sector-related threats; and (4) to enhance the tools, resources, and materials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center for— (A) monitoring the status of the water sector; and (B) enhancing the preparedness of community water systems and publicly owned treatment works to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from malevolent acts (within the meaning of section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300i–2 )) or natural hazards. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to remain available until expended.