,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dedj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,mr4  
,cuell> 7= himself & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new  
,j]sey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,safe   
,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act to e/abli% a program  
to provide grants to suppli]s ( wat] = !
 purpose ( mak+ infra/ructure           
improvem5ts to public wat] sy/ems1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,wat] ,infra/ructure   
,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,wat]    
,infra/ructure ,enhancem5t ,"p ,e ( !   
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;j et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  #adei;,h4 ,wat]          
,infra/ructure ,enhancem5t  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,area (
 p]si/5t pov]ty ,! t]m area ( p]si/5t   
pov]ty means--  7,a7 any c\nty 7or      
equival5t jurisdiction7 9 :i*1 dur+ !   
#cj-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is section1 #bj p]c5t or m ( !       

population cont9ually liv$ 9 pov]ty1 z  
measur$ by-- 7i7 ! #aiij dec5nial c5sus2
  7ii7 ! #bjjj dec5nial c5sus2 &  7iii7 
! mo/ rec5t annual small area income &  
pov]ty e/imate ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2  
7,b7 any c5sus tract ) a pov]ty rate ( n
 less ?an #bj p]c5t1 z measur$ by !     
#e-ye> data s]ies available f ! ,am]ican
 ,community ,survey ( ! ,bureau ( !     
,c5sus = ! p]iod ( #bjad ?r\gh #bjah2 & 
7,c7 any t]ritory or possession ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,eligible activity 
,! t]m eligible activity means "o ( !   
foll[+ activities ) respect to a public 
wat] sy/em3 7,a7 ,in/all+ or upgrad+    
wat] treatm5t facilities4  7,b7         
,con/ruct+ or rehabilitat+ /orage tanks4
  7,c7 ,in/all+ or replac+ wat]         
transmission & di/ribution pipes4  7,d7 
,in/all+ or upgrad+ pump /ations4  7,e7 
,in/all+ em]g5cy g5]ators4  7,f7        
,upgrad+ sup]visory control & data      
acquisition sy/ems4  7,g7 ,in/all+      
advanc$ met]+ infra/ructure4  7,h7      
,in/all+ or upgrad+ wells4  7,i7        

,facilitat+ compliance ) any prim>y or  
second>y dr9k+ wat] regulation          
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act4  7,j7 ,any o!r  
activity det]m9$ appropriate by !       
,adm9i/rator4  7#c7 ,rural area ,! t]m  
rural area means an area ) a population 
( #bj1jjj or few] inhabitants4  7b7     
,wat] infra/ructure enhancem5t grant    
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator  
%all e/abli% a program to provide grants
 to suppli]s ( wat] to c>ry out eligible
 activities = ! purpose ( mak+          
infra/ructure improvem5ts to public wat]
 sy/ems 9 accordance ) ?is section4     
7#b7 ,o!r consid]ations ,( ! total      
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
grant program e/abli%$ "u p>agraph      
7#a7--  7,a7 n less ?an #ej p]c5t %all  
be = eligible activities c>ri$ out 9    
rural areas2 &  7,b7 n less ?an #ae     
p]c5t %all be aw>d$ to eligible         
activities c>ri$ out 9 hi/orically      
disadvantag$ communities or areas (     
p]si/5t pov]ty4  7#c7 ,co/-%>+ ,! ,f$]al
 %>e ( ! co/ ( an eligible activity     

c>ri$ out us+ a grant "u ?is section    
%all be n m ?an #ij p]c5t4  7#d7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #hjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( !      
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbi4  4