,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #e1 #bjag,mr4 
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4
 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,quigley1 & ,mr4 ,crd5as7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology to e/abli% a premise plumb+  
rese>* laboratory1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,ni/ ,plumb+ ,rese>* ,act ( #bjag4   
#b4 ,premise plumb+ rese>* ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national         
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology 79 ?is  
,act1 ref]r$ to z ,,ni/7 %all--  7#a7   
e/abli% or designate a laboratory to    
conduct rese>* on premise plumb+ 9      
relation to wat] safety1 security1      
effici5cy1 su/a9ability1 & resili5ce2   
7#b7 conduct an organizational review ( 
all rese>* & o!r activities relat$ to   

premise plumb+ conduct$ by ,f$]al       
entities2 &  7#c7 appo9t "o or m (fic]s 
or employees ( ! ,national ,in/itute (  
,/&>ds & ,te*nology to liaise )         
non-,f$]al entities conduct+ rese>* or  
o!r activities relat$ to premise plumb+4
  #c4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #d   
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,director ( ,,ni/ %all  
submit to ,congress a report on !       
progress made by ,,ni/ reg>d+--  7#a7 ! 
/atus ( ! laboratory describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 ( section #b1 includ+ any /aff    
designat$ to "w 9 su* laboratory2  7#b7 
all projects ( ,,ni/ relat$ to premise  
plumb+1 includ+ complet$ projects1      
projects 9 progress1 & projects plann$ =
 ! future2  7#c7 updates to data        
relevant to premise plumb+ sy/em        
/ructure1 design1 & con/ruction2 &  7#d7
 any progress ( private organizations 9 
updat+ premise plumb+ /&>ds4  #d4       
,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m premise   
plumb+ means ! wat] di/ribution sy/em   
locat$ )9 ! prop]ty l9es ( a prop]ty1   

includ+ all build+s & p]man5t /ructures 
on su* prop]ty4 ,su* t]m includes build+
 supply & di/ribution pipes1 fixtures1  
fitt+s1 wat] heat]s1 wat]-treat+ &      
wat]-us+ equipm5t1 & all respective     
jo9ts1 connections1 devices1 &          
appurt5ances4