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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Lead in Drinking Water 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) Definition of Lead Service Line.--Section 1401 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Lead service line.--The term `lead service line' 
        means a service line that is not lead free (within the meaning 
        of section 1417).''.
    (b) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--Section 1417 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(f) Replacing Lead Service Lines.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' 
                means--
                            ``(i) an owner or operator of a public 
                        water system;
                            ``(ii) a qualified nonprofit organization, 
                        as determined by the Administrator; or
                            ``(iii) a municipality or a State, 
                        interstate, or intermunicipal agency.
                    ``(B) Lead pipe replacement program.--The term 
                `lead pipe replacement program' means a project or 
                activity the primary purpose of which is to eliminate 
                lead in water for human consumption by--
                            ``(i) replacing lead service lines;
                            ``(ii) testing, planning, or carrying out 
                        other relevant activities, as determined by the 
                        Administrator, to identify the location and 
                        condition of lead service lines; or
                            ``(iii) providing assistance to low-income 
                        homeowners to replace privately owned lead 
                        service lines.
                    ``(C) Low-income homeowner.--The term `low-income 
                homeowner' has such meaning as may be given the term by 
                the Governor of the applicable State.
            ``(2) Grant program.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
                Administrator shall establish a grant program to 
                provide assistance to eligible entities for lead pipe 
                replacement programs.
                    ``(B) Evaluation.--In determining whether to 
                provide assistance to an eligible entity under this 
                subsection, the Administrator shall evaluate whether 
                the eligible entity has--
                            ``(i) a current inventory of lead service 
                        lines in the applicable public water system;
                            ``(ii) a plan to notify customers of such 
                        public water system of the replacement of any 
                        publicly owned portion of a lead service line;
                            ``(iii) a plan to replace the privately 
                        owned portion of a lead service line at the 
                        cost of replacement;
                            ``(iv) a plan for a program of assistance 
                        to low-income homeowners to replace the 
                        privately owned portion of lead service lines; 
                        or
                            ``(v) a plan of recommended measures to 
                        avoid exposure of the public to short-term 
                        increases in lead levels following a lead 
                        service line replacement.
                    ``(C) Priority application.--In providing 
                assistance under this subsection, the Administrator 
                shall give priority to an eligible entity that--
                            ``(i) will carry out a lead pipe 
                        replacement program at a public water system 
                        that has exceeded the lead action level 
                        established by the Administrator at any time 
                        during the 3-year period preceding the date of 
                        submission of the application of the eligible 
                        entity;
                            ``(ii) will address lead levels in water 
                        for human consumption at a school, daycare, or 
                        other facility that primarily serves children 
                        or subpopulations at greater risk as identified 
                        under section 1458(a);
                            ``(iii) will include in the lead pipe 
                        replacement program a program to provide 
                        assistance to low-income homeowners; or
                            ``(iv) addresses such priority criteria as 
                        the Administrator may establish, consistent 
                        with the goal of reducing lead in water for 
                        human consumption.
                    ``(D) Cost sharing.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the non-Federal share of the total cost of a 
                        program funded by a grant provided under this 
                        subsection shall be not less than 20 percent.
                            ``(ii) Waiver.--The Administrator may 
                        reduce or eliminate the non-Federal share 
                        required under clause (i) for reasons of 
                        affordability, as the Administrator determines 
                        to be appropriate.
                    ``(E) Low-income homeowner assistance.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        an eligible entity may use a grant provided 
                        under this subsection to provide assistance to 
                        low-income homeowners to replace privately 
                        owned lead service lines.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The amount of 
                        assistance provided to an individual low-income 
                        homeowner under this subparagraph shall not 
                        exceed $10,000.
            ``(3) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall, in 
        cooperation with States and qualified nonprofit organizations, 
        develop guidance for owners and operators of public water 
        systems to assist such owners and operators in the preparation 
        of an inventory of lead service lines in their public water 
        system.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.

A: Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to remove lead service lines from public water systems. Grant recipients may use grant funds to assist low-income homeowners with replacing privately owned lead service lines.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION OF CUSTOMER-SIDE TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Consideration of Impact From Cross-Subsidization of Customer-
Side Technology.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(20) Consideration of impact from cross-subsidization of 
        customer-side technology.--
                    ``(A) Definition of customer-side technology.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `customer-side technology' 
                means a device connected to the electricity 
                distribution system--
                            ``(i) at, or on the customer side of, the 
                        meter; or
                            ``(ii) that, if owned or operated by, or on 
                        behalf of, an electric utility, would otherwise 
                        be at, or on the customer side of, the meter.
                    ``(B) Consideration.--Each State regulatory 
                authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
                which it has ratemaking authority) and each 
                nonregulated electric utility shall consider, to the 
                extent a State regulatory authority or nonregulated 
                electric utility allows rates charged by any electric 
                utility to include any cost, fee, or charge that 
                directly or indirectly subsidizes the deployment, 
                construction, maintenance, or operation of customer-
                side technology, whether subsidizing the deployment, 
                construction, maintenance, or operation of a customer-
                side technology would--
                            ``(i) result in benefits predominately 
                        enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side 
                        technology;
                            ``(ii) shift costs of a customer-side 
                        technology to electricity consumers that do not 
                        use the customer-side technology, particularly 
                        in cases in which disparate economic or 
                        resource conditions exist among the electricity 
                        consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side 
                        technology;
                            ``(iii) negatively affect resource 
                        utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability, 
                        or grid security;
                            ``(iv) provide any unfair competitive 
                        advantage to market the customer-side 
                        technology, including an analysis of whether 
                        the State regulatory authority or other State 
                        authority has uncovered any fraudulent 
                        customer-side technology marketing practices 
                        within the State; and
                            ``(v) be necessary to fulfill an obligation 
                        to serve electric consumers.
                    ``(C) Public notice.--At least 90 days before the 
                date on which a State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility holds a proceeding that 
                would consider the cross-subsidization of a customer-
                side technology, the State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility shall make available to 
                the public the results of the evaluation conducted 
                under subparagraph (B).''.
    (b) Compliance.--
            (1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with 
        respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
        authority), and each nonregulated electric utility shall, with 
        respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of 
        section 111(d)--
                    ``(i) commence the consideration referred to in 
                section 111; or
                    ``(ii) set a hearing date for the consideration.
            ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect 
        to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
        authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall--
                    ``(i) complete the consideration required under 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) make the determination referred to in 
                section 111 with respect to the standard established by 
                paragraph (20) of section 111(d).''.
            (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
        the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), 
        the reference contained in this subsection to the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
        date of enactment of that paragraph.''.

A: Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015  This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require a state regulatory authority and a nonregulated electric utility (entities), to the extent that they allow electric utility rates to include charges that subsidize customer-side technology, to consider whether that subsidy would:  result in benefits predominately enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side technology; shift costs of a customer-side technology to electricity consumers that do not use it, particularly in cases in which disparate economic or resource conditions exist among the electricity consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side technology; negatively affect resource utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability, or grid security; give any unfair competitive advantage to market the customer-side technology, including an analysis of whether a state regulatory authority has uncovered fraudulent customer-side technology marketing practices; and be necessary to fulfill an obligation to serve electric consumers.   The bill sets deadlines within which the entities must set a hearing date to consider and subsequently determine the subsidization of customer-side technology.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying the Application for 
Student Aid Act''.

SEC. 2. USING DATA FROM SECOND PRECEDING YEAR.

    Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087vv(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``may'' in both places it 
appears and inserting ``shall''.

SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE FOR FEDERAL PELL 
              GRANTS.

    Section 401(b)(7)(C)(iv)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(C)(iv)(I)) is amended by striking ``calendar year'' 
and inserting ``fiscal year''.

SEC. 4. FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.

    (a) FAFSA Simplification.--Section 483 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(I) Format.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of the Simplifying the 
                Application for Student Aid Act, the Secretary shall 
                make the electronic version of the forms under this 
                paragraph available through a technology tool that can 
                be used on mobile devices. Such technology tool shall, 
                at minimum, enable applicants to--
                            ``(i) save data; and
                            ``(ii) submit their FAFSA to the Secretary 
                        through such tool.
                    ``(J) Consumer testing.--In developing and 
                maintaining the electronic version of the forms under 
                this paragraph and the technology tool for mobile 
                devices under subparagraph (I), the Secretary shall 
                conduct consumer testing with appropriate persons to 
                ensure the forms and technology tool are designed to be 
                easily usable and understandable by students and 
                families. Such consumer testing shall include--
                            ``(i) current and prospective college 
                        students, family members of such students, and 
                        other individuals with expertise in student 
                        financial assistance application processes;
                            ``(ii) dependent students and independent 
                        students meeting the requirements under 
                        subsection (b) or (c) of section 479; and
                            ``(iii) dependent students and independent 
                        students who do not meet the requirements under 
                        subsection (b) or (c) of section 479.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Use of Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool To 
Populate FAFSA.--
            ``(1) Simplification efforts.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) make every effort to allow applicants to 
                utilize the current data retrieval tool to transfer 
                data available from the Internal Revenue Service to 
                reduce the amount of original data entry by applicants 
                and strengthen the reliability of data used to 
                calculate expected family contributions, including 
                through the use of technology to--
                            ``(i) allow an applicant to automatically 
                        populate the electronic version of the forms 
                        under this paragraph with data available from 
                        the Internal Revenue Service; and
                            ``(ii) direct an applicant to appropriate 
                        questions on such forms based on the 
                        applicant's answers to previous questions; and
                    ``(B) allow single taxpayers, married taxpayers 
                filing jointly, and married taxpayers filing separately 
                to utilize the current data retrieval tool to its full 
                capacity.
            ``(2) Use of tax return in application process.--The 
        Secretary shall continue to examine whether data provided by 
        the Internal Revenue Service can be used to generate an 
        expected family contribution without additional action on the 
        part of the student and taxpayer.
            ``(3) Reports on fafsa simplification efforts.--Not less 
        than once every other year, the Secretary shall report to the 
        authorizing committees on the progress of the simplification 
        efforts under this subsection.
            ``(4) Reports on fafsa access.--Not less than once every 10 
        years, the Secretary shall report to the authorizing committees 
        on the needs of limited English proficient students using the 
        FAFSA.''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) Use of existing funds.--Of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Department of Education to maintain the 
        Free Application for Federal Student Aid, $3,000,000 shall be 
        available to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 
        Act.
            (2) No additional funds authorized.--No funds are 
        authorized by this Act to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
        or the amendments made by this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

A:
Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to use tax information from the second preceding tax year (the "prior, prior year") to determine a student's financial aid eligibility. It requires data sharing between ED and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), pursuant to taxpayer consent. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the annual adjustment percentage calculation used to determine the total maximum Federal Pell Grant award by measuring inflation over the most recent fiscal year instead of calendar year. (Sec. 4) ED must develop and maintain a consumer-tested technology tool to allow a federal financial aid applicant to complete, save, and submit electronic forms (e.g., the Free Application for Federal Student Aid) using a mobile device.  Additionally, ED must make every effort to allow applicants to utilize the existing IRS data tool to automatically populate the electronic forms with tax return information. ED must report to Congress on: (1) efforts to simplify the federal financial aid application process, and (2) the needs of limited English proficient students. 
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