,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #giaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbd,mrs4 
,torres ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,valadao7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,safe   
,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act to provide grants =   
nitrate & ars5ic r$uction projects1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,remov+ ,nitrate &     
,ars5ic 9 ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act4  #b4       
,nitrate & ars5ic r$uction grant program
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,e ( ! ,safe ,dr9k+  
,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#adei;,g ! foll[+3  #adei;,h4 ,nitrate &
 ars5ic r$uction grant program  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ars5ic
 r$uction project ,! t]m ars5ic r$uction
 project means a project or activity !  
prim>y purpose ( :i* is to r$uce !      
conc5tration ( ars5ic 9 wat] = human    
consumption4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a      

community wat] sy/em2  7,b7 a           
nontransi5t noncommunity wat] sy/em2    
7,c7 a qualifi$ nonpr(it organization ) 
exp]i5ce 9 nitrate or ars5ic r$uction1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator2 &  7,d7 a   
municipality or ,/ate1 int]/ate1 or     
int]municipal ag5cy1 includ+ a          
special-purpose unit ( local gov]nm5t4  
7#c7 ,nitrate r$uction project ,! t]m   
nitrate r$uction project means a project
 or activity ! prim>y purpose ( :i* is  
to r$uce ! conc5tration ( nitrate 9 wat]
 = human consumption4  7#d7 ,l[-income  
,! t]m l[-income1 ) respect to assi/ance
 "u subsection 7b77#d71 has su* mean+ z 
may be giv5 ! t]m by ! ,gov]nor ( !     
,/ate 9 :i* ! eligible entity is locat$1
 bas$ ^u ! af=dability crit]ia e/abli%$ 
by ! ,/ate "u section #adeb7;d77#c74    
7#e7 ,nontransi5t noncommunity wat]     
sy/em ,! t]m nontransi5t noncommunity   
wat] sy/em means a noncommunity wat]    
sy/em t regul>ly s]ves at lea/ #be ( !  
same p]sons ov] a #f mon? p]iod1 or m1  
p] ye>4  7b7 ,grant program  7#a7       

,e/abli%m5t ,subject to ! availability (
 appropriations1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
e/abli% a grant program to provide      
assi/ance to eligible entities = nitrate
 or ars5ic r$uction projects 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#b7 ,precondition ,z a        
condition ( receipt ( assi/ance "u ?is  
subsection1 an eligible entity %all take
 /eps to id5tify--  7,a7 ! s\rce (      
nitrate or ars5ic1 z applicable1 9 !    
public wat] sy/em t is subject to human 
consumption2 &  7,b7 ! means by :i* !   
propos$ nitrate or ars5ic r$uction      
project w\ld mean+fully r$uce !         
conc5tration ( nitrate or ars5ic 9 wat] 
provid$ = human consumption by !        
applicable public wat] sy/em4  7#c7     
,priority application ,9 provid+ grants 
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all  
give priority to an eligible entity t ! 
,adm9i/rator det]m9es1 bas$ on          
af=dability crit]ia e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate 
"u section #adeb7;d77#c71 to be a       
disadvantag$ community &-- 7,a7 has n   
be5 9 compliance ) ! maximum contam9ant 

level ( nitrate or ars5ic1 z applicable1
 at any "t dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! 
date ( submission ( ! application ( su* 
eligible entity2 or  7,b7 proposes to   
address nitrate or ars5ic levels1 z     
applicable1 9 wat] = human consumption  
at a s*ool1 dayc>e1 or o!r facility t   
prim>ily s]ves *ildr5 or o!r vuln]able  
human subpopulation describ$ 9 section  
#adeh7;a77#a74  7#d7 ,l[-income         
assi/ance ,an eligible entity may use a 
grant provid$ "u ?is subsection to      
pur*ase & in/all treatm5t te*nology t   
r$uces ! am\nt ( nitrate or ars5ic1 z   
applicable1 9 dr9k+ wat]1 ) fir/        
priority giv5 to assi/+ disadvantag$    
communities bas$ on ! af=dability       
crit]ia e/abli%$ by ! applicable ,/ate  
"u section #adeb7;d77#c71 l[-income     
home[n]s1 & l&lords or prop]ty own]s    
provid+ h\s+ to l[-income r5t]s4  7c7   
,limitation on use ( funds ,n m ?an #d  
p]c5t ( funds made available = grants "u
 ?is section may be us$ to pay !        
adm9i/rative co/s ( ! ,adm9i/rator4  7d7

 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section--  7#a7 #ae1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjbe2 &  7#b7 #ae1jjj1jjj = ea*   
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  4  7b7 ,review ,!  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all conduct a review
 on ! ext5t ! nitrate & ars5ic r$uction 
grant program "u ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j et seq471 z  
add$ by subsection 7a71 takes into      
consid]ation equity to improve equity   
outcomes1 includ+ tak+ into consid]ation
 ! div]se ne$s ( economically           
disadvantag$ & und]s]v$ populations4