,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjag,mr4
 ,latta 7for himself and ,mr4           
,mc,kinley7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend certain provisions of 
the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,drinking     
,water ,affordability ,act4  #b4        
,amendments to ,safe ,drinking ,water   
,act  7a7 ,national drinking water      
regulations ,section #adab7;b77#i7 of   
the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7;b77#i77 is amended 
by striking the last sentence and       
inserting ,any revision of a national   
primary drinking water regulation shall 
be promulgated in accordance with this  
section1 including paragraphs 7#c7      
through 7#f7 of this subsection4  7b7   
,enforcement of drinking water          
regulations ,section #adad7;h77#a77;,c7 

of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7;h77#a77;,c77 is    
amended by inserting or management after
 the transfer of ownership4  7c7 ,state 
revolving loan funds  7#a7 ,assistance  
for disadvantaged communities ,section  
#adeb7;d77#b7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;j-#ab7;d77#b77 is amended by       
striking #cj and inserting #ce4  7#b7   
,types of assistance ,section           
#adeb7;f77#a7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;j-#ab7;f77#a77 is amended--  7,a7  
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and 
7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71    
respectively2  7,b7 by inserting after  
subparagraph 7,b7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 each loan will be   
fully amortized not later than #cj years
 after the completion of the project1   
except that in the case of a            
disadvantaged community 7as defined in  
subsection 7d77#c77 a ,state may provide
 an extended term for a loan1 if the    

extended term--  7i7 terminates not     
later than the date that is #dj years   
after the date of project completion2   
and  7ii7 does not exceed the expected  
design life of the project2  2 and  7,c7
 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #a   
year after completion of the project for
 which the loan was made and all that   
follows through design life of the      
project2 and inserting #ah months after 
completion of the project for which the 
loan was made24  7#c7 ,other authorized 
activities ,section #adeb7k77#a77;,c7 of
 the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7k77#a77;,c77 is    
amended by striking for fiscal years    
#aiif and #aiig and all that follows    
through the period at the end and       
inserting for fiscal years #bjah through
 #bjbd to delineate1 assess1 update     
assessments1 and undertake              
implementation activities with respect  
to source water protection areas in     
accordance with the requirements of a   
program approved under section #adec1   

excluding any activity required to be   
conducted under the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq4744  7d7 ,exemption from   
,federal cross-,cutting requirements    
,part ,e of the ,safe ,drinking ,water  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #adei;,c4       
,exemption from ,federal cross-cutting  
requirements ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 the ,administrator    
shall exempt a public water system that 
receives financial assistance pursuant  
to section #adeb from a ,federal        
cross-cutting requirement if the        
,administrator determines that the      
,state in which the public water system 
is located has in effect a requirement  
which is not less stringent than the    
,federal cross-cutting requirement4  4  
7e7 ,definition of ,federal             
cross-,cutting requirement ,section     
#adja of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f7 is amended by   

adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#ag7 ,federal cross-cutting
 requirement ,the term ,federal         
cross-cutting requirement means a       
requirement of a ,federal law or        
regulation1 compliance with which is a  
condition on receipt of a loan or grant 
under this title1 that1 if applied to   
projects and activities receiving such  
financial assistance1 would be redundant
 with a requirement of an applicable    
,state or local law4  4  #c4 ,reports   
7a7 ,state loan fund administration and 
application process  7#a7 ,review ,the  
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall conduct a     
review on best practices for--  7,a7    
streamlining the application process for
 public water systems to receive loans  
or loan guarantees from a ,state        
drinking water treatment revolving loan 
fund2 and  7,b7 efficient administration
 of ,state drinking water treatment     
revolving loan funds4  7#b7 ,report ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   

enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall submit to     
,congress1 and make available to        
,states1 a report on the review         
conducted under paragraph 7#a71         
including any recommendations4  7b7     
,,gao ,report ,not later than #ah months
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall prepare and submit
 to ,congress a report containing--     
7#a7 the results of a study of          
cost-effective and economically feasible
 rehabilitation or replacement of       
drinking water infrastructure to meet   
the goals of the ,safe ,drinking ,water 
,act2 and  7#b7 an assessment of        
barriers that preclude communities from 
using materials and technologies studied
 pursuant to paragraph 7#a74