,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbe,mr4   
,taylor introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to review all clean  
wat]-relat$ te*nical assi/ance          
au?orities ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection
 ,ag5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wat]   
,res\rces ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,review  
,act4  #b4 ,,gao report on clean wat]   
te*nical assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all initiate a compreh5sive     
review ( all cov]$ te*nical assi/ance4  
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
%all include 9 ! review requir$ "u      
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a        
description ( all cov]$ te*nical        
assi/ance available to ,/ates1 ,tribes1 
local gov]nm5ts1 & non-gov]nm5tal       

organizations1 includ+--  7,a7 ! regions
 & populations t are s]v$ ?r\gh !       
provision ( te*nical assi/ance2 &  7,b7 
a summ>y ( ! activities & actions c>ri$ 
out ?r\gh cov]$ te*nical assi/ance dur+ 
! #e-ye> p]iod prec$+ ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,a
 compreh5sive review ( h[ ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1  
?r\gh ! ,wat] ,te*nical ,assi/ance      
initiative 7kn[n z ,water,t,a           
initiative71 id5tifies1 selects1 &      
p>tn]s ) te*nical assi/ance provid]s to 
support communities1 includ+-- 7,a7 a   
description ( ! crit]ia1 evaluation     
process1 & contract+ me*anisms us$ =    
select+ su* provid]s2  7,b7 a           
description ( ! ext5t ( coord9ation )   
,/ate1 ,tribal1 & regional p>tn]s 9 !   
selection & deploym5t ( su* provid]s2   
7,c7 a description ( h[ su* provid]s are
 mat*$ to meet ! ne$s ( local           
communities1 includ+ any pre-engagem5t  
scop+ activities or community           
consultations2  7,d7 a description ( h[ 
su* provid]s id5tify communities 9 ne$ (

 te*nical assi/ance1 includ+            
economically di/ress$ communities1 &    
conduct outrea* to su* communities2     
7,e7 a description ( ! scope & types (  
assi/ance deliv]$ ?r\gh su* initiative2 
&  7,f7 a li/ ( communities t receiv$   
te*nical assi/ance support ?r\gh su*    
initiative1 includ+ ! type & co/ (      
assi/ance receiv$ by ea* su* community &
 a summ>y ( ! outcomes associat$ ) !    
provision ( su* assi/ance4  7#c7 ,an    
analysis ( any duplication ( cov]$      
te*nical assi/ance available ?r\gh      
multiple programs ( ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#d7 ,an evaluation
 ( h[ ! provision ( cov]$ te*nical      
assi/ance builds capacity 9 communities 
to access o!r wat] infra/ructure        
programs c>ri$ out by ! ,adm9i/rator4   
7#e7 ,an assessm5t ( ! ne$s (           
economically di/ress$ communities       
eligible to receive assi/ance "u a clean
 wat] infra/ructure program c>ri$ out by
 ! ,adm9i/rator t are n address$ ?r\gh  
cov]$ te*nical assi/ance4  7#f7 ,an     

evaluation ( h[ ! ,adm9i/rator c>ries   
out cov]$ te*nical assi/ance 9          
coord9ation ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies provid+
 te*nical assi/ance relat$ to wat]      
infra/ructure4  7c7 ,report ,^u !       
completion ( ! review conduct$ "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate a report conta9+--  7#a7 ! f9d+s 
( su* review2 &  7#b7 any recomm5dations
 to improve cov]$ te*nical assi/ance4   
7d7 ,plan = compliance ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al submits !
 report requir$ "u subsection 7c71 &    
annually !reaft] = a p]iod ( #e ye>s1 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee 
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate a plan detail+ any actions !     
,adm9i/rator has tak5 to comply ) !     
recomm5dations conta9$ 9 su* a report4  

7e7 ,cov]$ te*nical assi/ance def9$ ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ te*nical       
assi/ance means a te*nical assi/ance    
au?ority1 initiative1 or program ( !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy t is   
relat$ to clean wat] infra/ructure4