,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #e1         
#bjag,mr4 ,cartwright 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,serrano1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4  
,crdenas7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,national       
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 to establish a premise plumbing        
research laboratory1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,nist ,plumbing    
,research ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,premise  
plumbing research ,not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the         
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology 7in this ,act1 referred to  
as ,,nist7 shall--  7#a7 establish or   
designate a laboratory to conduct       
research on premise plumbing in relation
 to water safety1 security1 efficiency1 

sustainability1 and resilience2  7#b7   
conduct an organizational review of all 
research and other activities related to
 premise plumbing conducted by ,federal 
entities2 and  7#c7 appoint one or more 
officers or employees of the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 to liaise with non-,federal entities   
conducting research or other activities 
related to premise plumbing4  #c4       
,report ,not later than #d years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #d years thereafter1 the      
,director of ,,nist shall submit to     
,congress a report on the progress made 
by ,,nist regarding--  7#a7 the status  
of the laboratory described in paragraph
 7#a7 of section #b1 including any staff
 designated to work in such laboratory2 
7#b7 all projects of ,,nist related to  
premise plumbing1 including completed   
projects1 projects in progress1 and     
projects planned for the future2  7#c7  
updates to data relevant to premise     
plumbing system structure1 design1 and  

construction2 and  7#d7 any progress of 
private organizations in updating       
premise plumbing standards4  #d4        
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     
premise plumbing means the water        
distribution system located within the  
property lines of a property1 including 
all buildings and permanent structures  
on such property4 ,such term includes   
building supply and distribution pipes1 
fixtures1 fittings1 water heaters1      
water-treating and water-using          
equipment1 and all respective joints1   
connections1 devices1 and appurtenances4