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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Encouraging Work Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK 
              CREDIT.

    (a) Credit Made Permanent.--
            (1) Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) (relating to 
        termination).
            (2) Section 51A of such Code is amended by striking 
        subsection (f).
    (b) Eligibility of Ex-Felons Determined Without Regard to Family 
Income.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(d) of such Code is amended by 
adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' at 
the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by striking all 
that follows subparagraph (B).
    (c) Increase in Maximum Age for Eligibility of Food Stamp 
Recipients.--Clause (i) of section 51(d)(8)(A) of such Code is amended 
by striking ``25'' and inserting ``40''.
    (d) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community Residents.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) of such 
        Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Designated community residents.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `designated community 
                resident' means any individual who is certified by the 
                designated local agency--
                            ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 
                        40 on the hiring date, and
                            ``(ii) as having his principal place of 
                        abode within an empowerment zone, enterprise 
                        community, or renewal community.
                    ``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone or 
                community.--In the case of a designated community 
                resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include 
                wages paid or incurred for services performed while the 
                individual's principal place of abode is outside an 
                empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal 
                community.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
        51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) a designated community resident,''.
    (e) Clarification of Treatment of Individuals Under Individual Work 
Plans.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(d)(6) of such Code (relating to 
vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) 
and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
                            ``(iii) an individual work plan developed 
                        and implemented by an employment network 
                        pursuant to subsection (g) of section 1148 of 
                        the Social Security Act with respect to which 
                        the requirements of such subsection are met.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 
2005.

SEC. 3. CONSOLIDATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT WITH WELFARE-TO-WORK 
              CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) 
and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(I) a long-term family assistance recipient.''.
    (b) Long-Term Family Assistance Recipient.--Subsection (d) of 
section 51 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (10) 
through (12) as paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively, and by 
inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Long-term family assistance recipient.--The term 
        `long-term family assistance recipient' means any individual 
        who is certified by the designated local agency--
                    ``(A) as being a member of a family receiving 
                assistance under a IV-A program (as defined in 
                paragraph (2)(B)) for at least the 18-month period 
                ending on the hiring date,
                    ``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving 
                such assistance for 18 months beginning after August 5, 
                1997, and
                    ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more 
                than 2 years after the end of the earliest such 18-
                month period, or
                    ``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased 
                to be eligible for such assistance by reason of any 
                limitation imposed by Federal or State law on the 
                maximum period such assistance is payable to a family, 
                and
                    ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more 
                than 2 years after the date of such cessation.''.
    (c) Increased Credit for Employment of Long-Term Family Assistance 
Recipients.--Section 51 of such Code is amended by inserting after 
subsection (d) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Credit for Second-Year Wages for Employment of Long-Term 
Family Assistance Recipients.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to the employment of a 
        long-term family assistance recipient--
                    ``(A) the amount of the work opportunity credit 
                determined under this section for the taxable year 
                shall include 50 percent of the qualified second-year 
                wages for such year, and
                    ``(B) in lieu of applying subsection (b)(3), the 
                amount of the qualified first-year wages, and the 
                amount of qualified second-year wages, which may be 
                taken into account with respect to such a recipient 
                shall not exceed $10,000 per year.
            ``(2) Qualified second-year wages.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `qualified second-year wages' means 
        qualified wages--
                    ``(A) which are paid to a long-term family 
                assistance recipient, and
                    ``(B) which are attributable to service rendered 
                during the 1-year period beginning on the day after the 
                last day of the 1-year period with respect to such 
                recipient determined under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(3) Special rules for agricultural and railway labor.--If 
        such recipient is an employee to whom subparagraph (A) or (B) 
        of subsection (h)(1) applies, rules similar to the rules of 
        such subparagraphs shall apply except that--
                    ``(A) such subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
                substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000', and
                    ``(B) such subparagraph (B) shall be applied by 
                substituting `$833.33' for `$500'.''.
    (d) Repeal of Separate Welfare-to-Work Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 51A of such Code is hereby 
        repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
        F of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 51A.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 
2005.
[EX A]: Encouraging Work Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to consolidate and modify provisions of the work opportunity tax credit and the welfare-to-work tax credit and make the consolidated tax credit permanent. Expands eligibility for the consolidated tax credit by: (1) determining eligibility of ex-felons without regard to family income; and (2) raising the age ceiling for food stamp recipients from 25 to 40. Includes a "designated community resident" (in lieu of "high risk youth") and "long-term family assistance recipient" as members of the targeted group eligible for the consolidated tax credit. Provides for an increased tax credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients.

Repeals the separate welfare-to-work tax credit.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS.

    Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance 
                program.--
                            ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                                    ``(I) Eligible indian veteran.--The 
                                term `eligible Indian veteran' means an 
                                Indian veteran who is--
                                            ``(aa) homeless or at risk 
                                        of homelessness; and
                                            ``(bb) living--

                                                    ``(AA) on or near a 
                                                reservation; or

                                                    ``(BB) in or near 
                                                any other Indian area.

                                    ``(II) Eligible recipient.--The 
                                term `eligible recipient' means a 
                                recipient eligible to receive a grant 
                                under section 101 of the Native 
                                American Housing Assistance and Self-
                                Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
                                4111).
                                    ``(III) Indian; indian area.--The 
                                terms `Indian' and `Indian area' have 
                                the meanings given those terms in 
                                section 4 of the Native American 
                                Housing Assistance and Self-
                                Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
                                4103).
                                    ``(IV) Indian veteran.--The term 
                                `Indian veteran' means an Indian who is 
                                a veteran.
                                    ``(V) Program.--The term `Program' 
                                means the Tribal HUD-VASH program 
                                carried out under clause (ii).
                                    ``(VI) Tribal organization.--The 
                                term `tribal organization' has the 
                                meaning given the term in section 4 of 
                                the Indian Self-Determination and 
                                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                                5304).
                            ``(ii) Program specifications.--The 
                        Secretary shall use not less than 5 percent of 
                        the amounts made available for rental 
                        assistance under this paragraph to carry out a 
                        rental assistance and supported housing 
                        program, to be known as the `Tribal HUD-VASH 
                        program', in conjunction with the Secretary of 
                        Veterans Affairs, by awarding grants for the 
                        benefit of eligible Indian veterans.
                            ``(iii) Model.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Secretary shall model the Program on 
                                the rental assistance and supported 
                                housing program authorized under 
                                subparagraph (A) and applicable 
                                appropriations Acts, including 
                                administration in conjunction with the 
                                Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                    ``(II) Exceptions.--
                                            ``(aa) Secretary of housing 
                                        and urban development.--After 
                                        consultation with Indian 
                                        tribes, eligible recipients, 
                                        and any other appropriate 
                                        tribal organizations, the 
                                        Secretary may make necessary 
                                        and appropriate modifications 
                                        to facilitate the use of the 
                                        Program by eligible recipients 
                                        to serve eligible Indian 
                                        veterans.
                                            ``(bb) Secretary of 
                                        veterans affairs.--After 
                                        consultation with Indian 
                                        tribes, eligible recipients, 
                                        and any other appropriate 
                                        tribal organizations, the 
                                        Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
                                        may make necessary and 
                                        appropriate modifications to 
                                        facilitate the use of the 
                                        Program by eligible recipients 
                                        to serve eligible Indian 
                                        veterans.
                            ``(iv) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary 
                        shall make amounts for rental assistance and 
                        associated administrative costs under the 
                        Program available in the form of grants to 
                        eligible recipients.
                            ``(v) Funding criteria.--The Secretary 
                        shall award grants under the Program based on--
                                    ``(I) need;
                                    ``(II) administrative capacity; and
                                    ``(III) any other funding criteria 
                                established by the Secretary in a 
                                notice published in the Federal 
                                Register after consulting with the 
                                Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                            ``(vi) Administration.--Grants awarded 
                        under the Program shall be administered in 
                        accordance with the Native American Housing 
                        Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
                        (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), except that 
                        recipients shall--
                                    ``(I) submit to the Secretary, in a 
                                manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
                                reports on the utilization of rental 
                                assistance provided under the Program; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) provide to the Secretary 
                                information specified by the Secretary 
                                to assess the effectiveness of the 
                                Program in serving eligible Indian 
                                veterans.
                            ``(vii) Consultation.--
                                    ``(I) Grant recipients; tribal 
                                organizations.--The Secretary, in 
                                coordination with the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs, shall consult with 
                                eligible recipients and any other 
                                appropriate tribal organization on the 
                                design of the Program to ensure the 
                                effective delivery of rental assistance 
                                and supportive services to eligible 
                                Indian veterans under the Program.
                                    ``(II) Indian health service.--The 
                                Director of the Indian Health Service 
                                shall provide any assistance requested 
                                by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs in carrying out the 
                                Program.
                            ``(viii) Waiver.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Secretary may waive or specify 
                                alternative requirements for any 
                                provision of law (including 
                                regulations) that the Secretary 
                                administers in connection with the use 
                                of rental assistance made available 
                                under the Program if the Secretary 
                                finds that the waiver or alternative 
                                requirement is necessary for the 
                                effective delivery and administration 
                                of rental assistance under the Program 
                                to eligible Indian veterans.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--The Secretary 
                                may not waive or specify alternative 
                                requirements under subclause (I) for 
                                any provision of law (including 
                                regulations) relating to labor 
                                standards or the environment.
                            ``(ix) Renewal grants.--The Secretary may--
                                    ``(I) set aside, from amounts made 
                                available for tenant-based rental 
                                assistance under this subsection and 
                                without regard to the amounts used for 
                                new grants under clause (ii), such 
                                amounts as may be necessary to award 
                                renewal grants to eligible recipients 
                                that received a grant under the Program 
                                in a previous year; and
                                    ``(II) specify criteria that an 
                                eligible recipient must satisfy to 
                                receive a renewal grant under subclause 
                                (I), including providing data on how 
                                the eligible recipient used the amounts 
                                of any grant previously received under 
                                the Program.
                            ``(x) Reporting.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1 
                                year after the date of enactment of the 
                                Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017, and every 
                                5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 
                                coordination with the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs and the Director of 
                                the Indian Health Service, shall--
                                            ``(aa) conduct a review of 
                                        the implementation of the 
                                        Program, including any factors 
                                        that may have limited its 
                                        success; and
                                            ``(bb) submit a report 
                                        describing the results of the 
                                        review under item (aa) to--

                                                    ``(AA) the 
                                                Committee on Indian 
                                                Affairs, the Committee 
                                                on Banking, Housing, 
                                                and Urban Affairs, the 
                                                Committee on Veterans' 
                                                Affairs, and the 
                                                Committee on 
                                                Appropriations of the 
                                                Senate; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                Subcommittee on Indian, 
                                                Insular and Alaska 
                                                Native Affairs of the 
                                                Committee on Natural 
                                                Resources, the 
                                                Committee on Financial 
                                                Services, the Committee 
                                                on Veterans' Affairs, 
                                                and the Committee on 
                                                Appropriations of the 
                                                House of 
                                                Representatives.

                                    ``(II) Analysis of housing stock 
                                limitation.--The Secretary shall 
                                include in the initial report submitted 
                                under subclause (I) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) any regulations 
                                        governing the use of formula 
                                        current assisted stock (as 
                                        defined in section 1000.314 of 
                                        title 24, Code of Federal 
                                        Regulations (or any successor 
                                        regulation)) within the 
                                        Program;
                                            ``(bb) the number of 
                                        recipients of grants under the 
                                        Program that have reported the 
                                        regulations described in item 
                                        (aa) as a barrier to 
                                        implementation of the Program; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) proposed alternative 
                                        legislation or regulations 
                                        developed by the Secretary in 
                                        consultation with recipients of 
                                        grants under the Program to 
                                        allow the use of formula 
                                        current assisted stock within 
                                        the Program.''.

            Passed the Senate May 23, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.
[EX A]: Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an Indian area.  The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program shall be carried out in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  HUD and the VA: (1) shall consult with tribal organizations regarding the program's design, and (2) may make program modifications after consulting with tribal organizations. Program grants shall be made to entities eligible for Native American housing assistance block grants.   HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small System Safe Drinking Water Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Guidance.--Section 1412(b)(4)(E) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(4)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                            ``(vi) Guidance.--As soon as practicable 
                        after the date of enactment of this clause, the 
                        Administrator shall--
                                    ``(I) convene a working group 
                                composed of representatives from 
                                States, small publicly-owned water 
                                systems, and treatment manufacturers, 
                                which shall, not later than 180 days 
                                after the date of enactment of this 
                                clause, conduct a study of, and submit 
                                to the Administrator a report on, 
                                barriers to the use of point-of-use and 
                                point-of-entry treatment units, package 
                                plants, including water bottled by the 
                                public water system, and modular units;
                                    ``(II) develop a model guidance 
                                document based on recommendations 
                                received from the working group under 
                                subclause (I) and similar State 
                                guidance documents for distribution to 
                                States to assist States in regulating 
                                and promoting the treatment options 
                                described in subclause (I); and
                                    ``(III) distribute to small water 
                                systems--
                                            ``(aa) the model guidance 
                                        document developed under 
                                        subclause (II); and
                                            ``(bb) such other 
                                        information relating to the 
                                        treatment options described in 
                                        subclause (I) as the 
                                        Administrator considers to be 
                                        appropriate.''.
    (b) Enforcement of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.--
            (1) Health effects.--Section 1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe 
        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(3)(C)) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) Health effects.--When proposing any 
                        national primary drinking water regulation that 
                        includes a maximum containment level, health 
                        effects shall be clearly translated into--
                                    ``(I) the quantity of water that an 
                                individual can consume; and
                                    ``(II) the length of time that may 
                                elapse before the effects of a 
                                contaminate can occur.''.
            (2) Feasible technologies.--Section 1412(b)(4)(E)(i) of the 
        Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(4)(E)(i)) is 
        amended by adding at the end: ``The technologies shall reflect 
        the different water sources from various regions of the United 
        States.''.
            (3) Variance technologies.--Section 1412(b)(15) of the Safe 
        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(15)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
                        (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), 
                        respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                            (ii) by striking ``(A) In general.--At 
                        the'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Technologies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At the''; and
                            (iii) by adding after the matter following 
                        subparagraph (A)(i)(III) (as redesignated by 
                        clause (i)) the following:
                    ``(B) Affordability.--In establishing affordability 
                criteria under this subparagraph, the Administrator 
                shall--
                            ``(i) in determining whether a treatment 
                        technology or treatment technique is 
                        affordable, include consideration of costs 
                        associated with complying with all relevant 
                        regulations promulgated in accordance with this 
                        Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
                        (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) with which a 
                        municipality or small public water system may 
                        be required to comply;
                            ``(ii) give extra weight to households the 
                        total income of which is below the poverty 
                        level, and to communities that meet the 
                        affordability criteria of a State established 
                        in accordance with section 1452(b)(3)(A)(iii), 
                        as determined by the Administrator; and
                            ``(iii) ensure that the affordability 
                        criteria are not more costly, on a per-capita 
                        basis, to a small public water system than the 
                        cost, on a per-capita basis, to a large water 
                        system of acquiring feasible technology 
                        described in paragraph (4).''.
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Enforcement.--No national primary drinking 
                water regulation promulgated under this Act to regulate 
                a public water system serving a population of less than 
                10,000 individuals may be enforced by the Administrator 
                or a State unless a variance technology has been 
                identified in accordance with this paragraph.''.
            (4) Effect of bilateral compliance agreement.--Section 1412 
        of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Effect of Bilateral Compliance Agreement.--A system that has 
entered into a bilateral compliance agreement with the State, and 
complied with that agreement, shall be considered to be in compliance 
with the Federal drinking water standard that is the subject of the 
compliance agreement for the duration of the agreement.''.
            (5) State revolving loan funds.--Section 1452 of the Safe 
        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (n), (o), (p), 
                (q), and (r) as subsection (o), (p), (q), (r), and (s) 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (m) the 
                following:
    ``(n) Enforcement.--No national primary drinking water regulation 
promulgated under this Act may be enforced by the Administrator or a 
State unless sufficient funds are available under this title to assist 
each public water system in meeting the regulation.''.
    (c) Renewal of Exemption.--Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) In the case of a system that does not serve 
                more than a population of 10,000 and that needs 
                financial assistance for the necessary improvements, an 
                exemption granted under clause (i) or (ii) of 
                subparagraph (B) may be renewed for such period as the 
                State determines to be appropriate, if the system 
                establishes that it is taking all practicable steps to 
                meet the requirements of subparagraph (B).''.
    (d) Research, Technical Assistance, Information, and Training of 
Personnel.--Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300i) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Research and Development Pilot Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
        research pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `program') to explore new technologies or approaches that 
        public water systems may use to comply with a public drinking 
        water standard promulgated under this Act.
            ``(2) Responsibilities of administrator.--In carrying out 
        this subsection, the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) establish an application process that 
                includes criteria that may be used to assess water 
                systems applying for participation in the program;
                    ``(B) based on applications received under 
                subparagraph (A), select 20 communities with various 
                populations and water sources in different regions of 
                the United States for participation in the program;
                    ``(C) fund projects that develop or implement new 
                technologies or approaches for implementation of 
                Federal drinking water standards; and
                    ``(D) coordinate projects with the Arsenic Water 
                Technology Partnership program of the Department of 
                Energy.
            ``(3) Technology transfer and disinfection strategies.--The 
        Administrator shall carry out a pilot program to conduct 
        research into technology transfer issues and disinfection 
        strategies relating to drinking water, including risks 
        associated with the migration to chloramines for the purpose of 
        water disinfection.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
                Administrator'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such 
                assistance'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Types of assistance.--Assistance provided under 
        paragraph (1)'';
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``The 
                Administrator'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Availability of assistance.--The Administrator'';
                    (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Each 
                nonprofit'' and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Consultation with state.--Each nonprofit''; and
                    (E) by striking the fifth sentence and all that 
                follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(5) Assistance in complying with rules.--The 
        Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        that each water system required to comply with Federal drinking 
        water rules receives adequate technical assistance and training 
        to meet the requirements of those final rules, including 
        through assistance to be provided by qualified nonprofit 
        associations with expertise in public water systems.
            ``(6) Priority.--The Administrator shall give priority for 
        assistance under this section to water systems that, as of the 
        date of enactment of this paragraph, are not in compliance 
        with, as determined by the Administrator--
                    ``(A) the final rule entitled `Disinfectants and 
                Disinfection Byproducts' and published by the 
                Administrator on December 16, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 
                69390); or
                    ``(B) the final rule entitled `Arsenic and 
                Clarifications to Compliance and New Source 
                Contaminants Monitoring' and published by the 
                Administrator on January 22, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 6976).
            ``(7) Enforcement action.--The Administrator shall not 
        initiate any enforcement action against a water system under 
        this Act unless the Administrator first provides to the water 
        system assistance in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(8) Funding.--
                    ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
                through 2010.
                    ``(B) Lobbying expenses.--No portion of any State 
                revolving loan fund established under section 1452, and 
                no portion of any funds made available under this 
                subsection, may be used for lobbying expenses.
                    ``(C) Tribal assistance.--Of the amount made 
                available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, at 
                least 3 percent shall be used for technical assistance 
                to public water systems owned or operated by Indian 
                Tribes.''.
    (e) Contaminant Study and Report.--
            (1) Establishment of panel.--The Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this subsection 
        as the ``Administrator'') shall establish a panel of experts 
        composed of not more than 6 members appointed by the 
        Administrator, of whom--
                    (A) 1 member shall be selected by the 
                Administrator;
                    (B) 1 member shall be appointed based on the 
                recommendation of State water administrators;
                    (C) 3 members shall be appointed based on the 
                recommendation of associations representing public 
                water systems; and
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed based on the 
                recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences.
            (2) Duties.--The panel of experts shall--
                    (A) conduct a review of studies on the health 
                effects of exposure to arsenic and disinfection 
                byproducts; and
                    (B) not later than 180 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on 
                Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives a report that includes--
                            (i) the results of the review; and
                            (ii) an assessment of the most recent 
                        scientific findings relating to the health 
                        effects of exposure to the substances described 
                        in subparagraph (A), including a comparison of 
                        studies and research conducted after the date 
                        on which maximum contaminant levels and maximum 
                        contaminant level goals for those substances 
                        were established in accordance with section 
                        1412 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        300g-1).
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Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) to convene a working group to study barriers to using specified treatments; (2) to develop model guidance to assist states in regulating and promoting such treatment options; and (3) when proposing a national standard for drinking water that includes a maximum containment level, to translate health effects into the quantity of water an individual can consume and the timeframe that may elapse before the effects of a contaminate can occur.

Requires: (1) feasible technologies to reflect water sources from various regions of the United States; and (2) the Administrator to consider specified cost factors when establishing affordability criteria for variance technology.

Prohibits the Administrator or a state from enforcing a national primary drinking water regulation when: (1) variance technology is not identified in guidance or regulations for public water systems serving a population of less than 10,000; and (2) sufficient funds are not available to assist each system in meeting regulations.

Considers a system that conforms to a bilateral compliance agreement with the state to be in compliance with related federal drinking water standards.

Revises provisions allowing an exemption of a system from maximum containment level and treatment technique requirements to: (1) increase the population threshold; and (2) allow state determinations of a renewal period.

Establishes pilot programs to: (1) explore new technologies or approaches to comply with a standard; and (2) research technology transfer issues and disinfection strategies.

Revises technical assistance provisions to require water systems to receive adequate technical assistance and training to meet requirements of final rules. Gives priority to systems not in compliance with specified rules concerning: (1) disinfectants and disinfection byproducts; and (2) arsenic and compliance and new source monitoring. Prohibits enforcement by the Administrator against a system unless adequate technical assistance and training are first provided. Authorizes appropriations through FY2010.

Requires the Administrator to establish a panel to study the health effects of exposure to arsenic and disinfection byproducts.