,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjah ,mr4 
,book] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,mr4
 ,jones7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act to require ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to 
provide grants = ! con/ruction1         
refurbi%+1 & s]vic+ ( individual        
h\sehold dec5traliz$ wa/ewat] sy/ems to 
individuals ) l[ or mod]ate income4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,resid5tial ,dec5traliz$ ,wa/ewat]      
,sy/em ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,grants = 
con/ruction1 refurbi%+1 & s]vic+ (      
individual h\sehold dec5traliz$ wa/ewat]
 sy/ems = individuals ) l[ or mod]ate   
income ,title ,,ii ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abha et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #bbb4 ,grants = con/ruction1
 refurbi%+1 & s]vic+ ( individual       

h\sehold dec5traliz$ wa/ewat] sy/ems =  
individuals ) l[ or mod]ate income  7a7 
,def9ition ( eligible individual ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m eligible individual means
 a memb] ( a h\sehold1 ! memb]s ( :i* h 
a comb9$ income 7= ! mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? 
p]iod = :i* in=mation is available7     
equal to n m ?an #fj p]c5t ( ! m$ian    
nonmetropolitan h\sehold income = !     
,/ate or t]ritory 9 :i* ! h\sehold is   
locat$1 accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t dec5nial 
c5sus4  7b7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a    
program "u :i* ! ,adm9i/rator %all      
provide grants to private nonpr(it      
organizations = ! purpose ( provid+     
subgrants to eligible individuals1 9    
accordance ) subsection 7c74  7#b7      
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is subsection1 a private    
nonpr(it organization %all submit to !  
,adm9i/rator an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,adm9i/rator det]m9es to be appropriate4
  7#c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is 

subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all give    
priority to applicants t h sub/antial   
exp]tise & exp]i5ce 9 promot+ ! safe &  
effective use ( individual h\sehold     
dec5traliz$ wa/ewat] sy/ems4  7#d7      
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,a private        
nonpr(it organization may use am\nts    
provid$ "u ?is subsection to pay !      
adm9i/rative exp5ses associat$ ) !      
provision ( subgrants "u subsection 7c71
 z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es to be        
appropriate4  7c7 ,subgrants  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 a      
private nonpr(it organization %all use a
 grant provid$ "u subsection 7b7 to     
provide subgrants to eligible           
individuals = ! con/ruction1 refurbi%+1 
& s]vic+ ( individual h\sehold          
dec5traliz$ wa/ewat] sy/ems4  7#b7      
,public utility connection available    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* an      
eligible individual :o submits to a     
private nonpr(it organization an        
application = a subgrant "u ?is         
subsection resides 9 a h\sehold t c\ld  

be connect$ to an available public      
wa/ewat] utility1 ! private nonpr(it    
organization %all conduct a co/ analysis
 to det]m9e :e!r e/abli%+ su* a         
connection w\ld be a m co/-effective use
 ( subgrant funds1 z comp>$ to !        
eligible uses describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 
7,b7 ,use ( funds ,if a co/ analysis "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 demon/rates t !        
connection ( ! applicable h\sehold to a 
public wa/ewat] utility is m            
co/-effective ?an ! eligible uses       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to ! 
h\sehold1 ! eligible individual may use 
a subgrant provid$ "u ?is subsection to 
e/abli% ! connection4  7#c7 ,application
 ,to be eligible to receive a subgrant  
"u ?is subsection1 an eligible          
individual %all submit to ! private     
nonpr(it organization s]v+ ! area 9 :i* 
! individual h\sehold dec5traliz$       
wa/ewat] sy/em ( ! eligible individuals 
is1 or is propos$ to be1 locat$ an      
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! private       

nonpr(it organization det]m9es to be    
appropriate4  7#d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+   
subgrants "u ?is subsection1 a private  
nonpr(it organization %all give priority
 to any eligible individual :o does n h 
access to a sanit>y sewage disposal     
sy/em4  7#e7 ,maximum am\nt ,! am\nt ( a
 subgrant provid$ "u ?is subsection %all
 n exce$ #bj1jjj4  7d7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to 
,congress a report describ+ ! results ( 
! program "u ?is section ) respect to ! 
preval5ce ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( l[- 
& mod]ate-income h\seholds )\t access to
 a sanit>y sewage disposal sy/em4  7e7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator su* sums z are necess>y to 
c>ry out ?is section4  4