,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjba,mrs4  
,d+ell 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to c>ry out a        
resid5tial em]g5cy relief program to    
provide paym5t assi/ance = h\seholds to 
reta9 wat] s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wat] ,debt ,relief ,act ( #bjba4  #b4
 ,em]g5cy relief program ,"p ,f ( !     
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;j-#ba et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new section3  #adff4     
,em]g5cy relief program  7a7 ,em]g5cy   
relief program ,! ,adm9i/rator %all     
e/abli% & c>ry out a resid5tial em]g5cy 
relief program to provide paym5ts to    
public wat] sy/ems to reimburse su*     
public wat] sy/ems = provid+ =giv5ess ( 
arre>ages & fees incurr$ by eligible    

resid5tial cu/om]s be=e ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section to help su*      
eligible resid5tial cu/om]s reta9 wat]  
s]vice4  7b7 ,conditions ,to receive    
funds "u ?is section1 a public wat]     
sy/em %all agree to-- 7#a7 except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 use su* funds  
to =give all arre>ages & fees relat+ to 
nonpaym5t or arre>ages incurr$ by       
eligible resid5tial cu/om]s be=e ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is section2  7#b7 if      
=giv5ess ( all arre>ages & fees describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is n possible giv5 !   
am\nt ( funds receiv$1 use su* funds to 
r$uce su* arre>ages & fees = ea*        
eligible resid5tial cu/om] by1 to !     
ext5t practicable1 a consi/5t p]c5tage2 
7#c7 take no action t negatively affects
 ! cr$it score ( an eligible resid5tial 
cu/om]1 or pursue any type ( collection 
action aga9/ su* eligible resid5tial    
cu/om]1 dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod t beg9s on !
 date on :i* ! public wat] sy/em        
receives su* funds2 &  7#d7 n disconnect
 or int]rupt ! s]vice ( any eligible    

resid5tial cu/om] z a result ( nonpaym5t
 or arre>ages dur+ su* #e-ye> p]iod4    
7c7 ,eligible cu/om]s ,to be eligible = 
=giv5ess or r$uction ( arre>ages & fees 
pursuant to ! program e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a71 a resid5tial cu/om] ( a 
public wat] sy/em %all h accru$ new     
arre>ages on or aft] ,m>* #a1 #bjbj4    
7d7 ,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,!            
,adm9i/rator may au?orize-- 7#a7 ,/ates 
to implem5t ! program e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 a ,/ate         
implem5t+ su* program to use up to #d   
p]c5t ( funds made available to c>ry out
 su* program 9 su* ,/ate = adm9i/rative 
exp5ses4  7e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available until
 exp5d$4  4