,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cchb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbj,ms4     
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,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 ( #bjbj4  #b4      
,premise plumb+ rese>*  7a7 ,premise    
plumb+ def9$ ,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  7b7 ,rese>* ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,national         

,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %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$]al       
entities2 &  7#c7 appo9t #a or m (fic]s 
or employees ( ! ,in/itute to liaise )  
non-,f$]al entities conduct+ rese>* or  
o!r activities relat$ to premise plumb+4
  7c7 ,quadr5nial reports ,n lat] ?an #d
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & n less frequ5tly ?an once e #d   
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,director %all submit to
 ,congress a report on ! progress made  
by ! ,in/itute reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! /atus ( !
 laboratory describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#a71 includ+ any /aff designat$ to  
"w 9 su* laboratory2  7#b7 all projects 
( ! ,in/itute 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  7d7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,national ,in/itute (  
,/&>ds & ,te*nology su* sums z may be   
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4