,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,markey introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a      
program to increase drinking water and  
wastewater system threat preparedness   
and resilience1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,water ,system ,threat          
,preparedness and ,resilience ,act of   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,program establishment  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,community water system ,the term       
community water system has the meaning  
given the term in section #adja of the  
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f74  7#b7 ,natural hazard
 ,the term natural hazard has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#adcc7;h7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;i-#b7;h774     
7#c7 ,treatment works ,the term         

treatment works has the meaning given   
the term in section #bab of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #abib74  7#d7 ,water          
,information ,sharing and ,analysis     
,center ,the term ,water ,information   
,sharing and ,analysis ,center means the
 ,information ,sharing and ,analysis    
,center referenced in section #adce7;d7 
of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;i-#d7;d774  7b7          
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency shall
 develop and carry out a program-- 7#a7 
to encourage1 support1 and maintain the 
participation of community water        
systems1 treatment works1 and other     
appropriate entities in the ,water      
,information ,sharing and ,analysis     
,center2  7#b7 to offset costs incurred 
by community water systems and treatment
 works that are necessary to maintain or
 initiate membership in the ,water      

,information ,sharing and ,analysis     
,center2  7#c7 to expand the cooperation
 and coordination of the ,environmental 
,protection ,agency with the ,water     
,information ,sharing and ,analysis     
,center with respect to incident data   
collection and analysis of water        
sector-related threats2 and  7#d7 to    
enhance the tools1 resources1 and       
materials of the ,water ,information    
,sharing and ,analysis ,center for--    
7,a7 monitoring the status of the water 
sector2 and  7,b7 enhancing the         
preparedness of community water systems 
and publicly owned treatment works to   
identify1 protect against1 detect1      
respond to1 and recover from malevolent 
acts 7within the meaning of section     
#adcc of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;i-#b77 or natural  
hazards4  7c7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbd and #bjbe1 to remain        

available until expended4