,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbf ,ms4  
,/ev5s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 grant program = advanc$ wa/ewat]       
treatm5t projects1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,advanc$ ,wa/ewat] ,treatm5t          
,assi/ance ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,advanc$  
wa/ewat] treatm5t projects  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal      
,protection ,ag5cy %all e/abli% a       
program to provide a grant to ea* ,/ate 
9 accordance ) ! =mula e/abli%$ pursuant
 to subsection 7b7 = advanc$ wa/ewat]   
treatm5t projects4  7b7 ,grant allotm5t 
,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a =mula to 
det]m9e ! am\nt allott$ to ea* ,/ate "u 
?is section4  7c7 ,adm9i/rative co/s    
7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! ,adm9i/rator may   
use n m ?an #a p]c5t ( ! am\nts made    
available to c>ry out ?is section to    

adm9i/] ! grant program e/abli%$ "u ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,/ate ,ea* ,/ate may use 
n m ?an #a p]c5t ( a grant provid$ "u   
?is section = adm9i/rative co/s4  7d7   
,co/ %>+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ 
( an advanc$ wa/ewat] treatm5t project  
c>ri$ out "u ?is section %all be at lea/
 #ej p]c5t4  7#b7 ,disadvantag$         
communities ,! non-,f$]al %>e requir$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to an       
advanc$ wa/ewat] treatm5t project t     
s]ves a qualifi$ disadvantag$ community4
  7e7 ,set aside ,( ! am\nts made       
available to c>ry out ?is section1 n    
less ?an #di p]c5t %all be us$ = advanc$
 wa/ewat] treatm5t projects t--  7#a7   
s]ve qualifi$ disadvantag$ communities2 
7#b7 are op]at$ by a rural1 small1 or   
tribal publicly own$ treatm5t works &   
provide ei!r a direct or indirect b5efit
 to a qualifi$ disadvantag$ community2 &
  7#c7 are op]at$ by a public regional  
wat] provid] t s]ves #b or m qualifi$   
disadvantag$ communities ) a comb9$     

population ( m ?an #ajj1jjj4  7f7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s
 #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,advanc$ wa/ewat] treatm5t
 project ,! t]m advanc$ wa/ewat]        
treatm5t project means a project or     
activity = advanc$ wa/ewat] treatm5t 7z 
def9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator7 t is eligible =
 assi/ance "u section #fjc7;c7 ( !      
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;c774  7#b7        
,qualifi$ disadvantag$ community ,! t]m 
qualifi$ disadvantag$ community means a 
municipality or int]municipal1 int]/ate1
 or ,/ate ag5cy describ$ 9 section      
#fjc7;i77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#achc7;i77#a77;,a774  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m 
,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #ejb7c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution    
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb74    
#c4 ,/udy on efficacy ( advanc$ wa/ewat]

 treatm5t te*nologies  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,!
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy1 9 consultation ) !  
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 %all seek to ent]  
into an agreem5t ) ! ,national          
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e to conduct a compreh5sive /udy  
on ! efficacy ( advanc$ wa/ewat]        
treatm5t te*nologies 9 captur+ em]g+    
contam9ants1 includ+ nanomat]ials &     
p]fluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl         
sub/ances4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,int]im  
report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,national       
,academies %all make publicly available 
an int]im report on ! /udy conduct$ "u  
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,national ,academies %all 
make publicly available a f9al report ! 
/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a74