,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 
,levin of ,michigan 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,kildee1    
,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 and     
,mrs4 ,dingell7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
to ensure that the ,federal ,emergency  
,management ,agency provides access to  
potable water for individuals during a  
public health emergency4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,water for ,public ,health ,act4  #b4   
,access to water ,the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eada et seq47 is amended3    
7#a7 in section #djc by adding at the   
end the following3  7e7 ,access to water
 and sanitation in a public health      

emergency  7#a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b71 during an   
emergency period 7as defined in section 
#aace7;g77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a7771 the ,president1   
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management        
,agency1 may-- 7,a7 through the use of  
,federal departments1 agencies1 and     
instrumentalities provide every         
individual access to potable water and  
basic sanitation2 and  7,b7 make grants 
to ,states1 local governments1 ,indian  
tribal governments1 and owners or       
operators of private nonprofit          
facilities to assist in carrying out    
subparagraph 7,a71 which may include--  
7i7 installation of mobile water        
stations2  7ii7 installation of         
handwashing facilities2  7iii7          
distribution or delivery of emergency   
bottled water and personal and home     
sanitization products2  7iv7            
reconnection of water utility service1  

regardless of when such service was     
discontinued or for what reason2 and    
7v7 moratorium on water utility         
shutoffs4  7#b7 ,state and local        
government contracts or reimbursement   
,the ,administrator shall also provide  
reimbursement to a ,state1 local        
government1 or ,indian tribal government
 that provided services described in    
paragraph 7#a7 during the emergency     
period4  2 and  7#b7 in section #ejb by 
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,access to water and sanitation in a    
public health emergency  7#a7 ,in       
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 during an emergency period 7as   
defined in section #aace7;g77#a7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a7771 the ,president1   
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency
 may-- 7,a7 through the use of ,federal 
departments1 agencies1 and              
instrumentalities provide every         
individual access to potable water and  

basic sanitation2 and  7,b7 make grants 
to ,states1 local governments1 ,indian  
tribal governments1 and owners or       
operators of private nonprofit          
facilities to assist in carrying out    
subparagraph 7,a71 which may include--  
7i7 installation of mobile water        
stations2  7ii7 installation of         
handwashing facilities2  7iii7          
distribution or delivery of emergency   
bottled water and personal and home     
sanitization products2  7iv7            
reconnection of water utility service1  
regardless of when such service was     
discontinued or for what reason2 and    
7v7 moratorium on water utility         
shutoffs4  7#b7 ,state and local        
government contracts or reimbursement   
,the ,administrator shall also provide  
reimbursement to a ,state1 local        
government1 or ,indian tribal government
 that provided services described in    
paragraph 7#a7 during the emergency     
period4  4