,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #c1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,husted 7for himself and ,mr4 
,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states to review all clean             
water-related technical assistance      
authorities of the ,environmental       
,protection ,agency1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,water ,resources   
,technical ,assistance ,review ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,,gao report on clean water 
technical assistance  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator   
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7#b7 ,comptroller 
,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general
 means the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,covered         

technical assistance ,the term covered  
technical assistance means a technical  
assistance authority1 initiative1 or    
program of the ,administrator that is   
related to clean water infrastructure4  
7b7 ,comprehensive review required ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall initiate a comprehensive
 review of all covered technical        
assistance4  7c7 ,requirements ,the     
,comptroller ,general shall include in  
the review required under subsection 7b7
 the following3 7#a7 ,a description of  
all covered technical assistance        
available to ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1  
local governments1 and nongovernmental  
organizations1 including-- 7,a7 the     
regions and populations that are served 
through the provision of covered        
technical assistance2 and  7,b7 a       
summary of the activities and actions   
carried out through covered technical   
assistance during the #e-year period    
ending on the date of enactment of this 

,act4  7#b7 ,a comprehensive review of  
how the ,administrator1 through the     
,water ,technical ,assistance initiative
 7commonly known as the ,water,t,a      
initiative and referred to in this      
paragraph as the initiative71           
identifies1 selects1 and partners with  
technical assistance providers to       
support communities1 including-- 7,a7 a 
description of the criteria1 evaluation 
process1 and contracting mechanisms used
 for selecting those providers2  7,b7 a 
description of the extent of            
coordination with ,state1 ,tribal1 and  
regional partners in the selection and  
deployment of those providers2  7,c7 a  
description of how those providers are  
matched to meet the needs of local      
communities1 including any              
pre-engagement scoping activities or    
community consultations2  7,d7 a        
description of how those providers      
identify communities in need of         
technical assistance1 including         
economically distressed communities1 and

 conduct outreach to those communities2 
7,e7 a description of the scope and     
types of assistance delivered through   
the initiative2 and  7,f7 a list of     
communities that received technical     
assistance support through the          
initiative1 including the type and cost 
of assistance received by each such     
community and a summary of the outcomes 
associated with the provision of the    
technical assistance4  7#c7 ,an analysis
 of any duplication of covered technical
 assistance available through multiple  
programs of the ,administrator4  7#d7   
,an evaluation of how the provision of  
covered technical assistance builds     
capacity in communities to access other 
water infrastructure programs carried   
out by the ,administrator4  7#e7 ,an    
assessment of the needs of economically 
distressed communities eligible to      
receive assistance under a clean water  
infrastructure program carried out by   
the ,administrator that is not addressed
 through covered technical assistance4  

7#f7 ,an evaluation of how the          
,administrator carries out covered      
technical assistance in coordination    
with the heads of other ,federal        
agencies that provide technical         
assistance related to water             
infrastructure4  7#g7 ,an evaluation of 
how covered technical assistance        
supports communities in understanding1  
identifying1 and implementing           
alternative and cost-effective          
technologies and features of treatment  
works that achieve long-term savings and
 improved outcomes in addressing water  
quality challenges4  7d7 ,report ,on the
 completion of the review required under
 subsection 7b71 the ,comptroller       
,general shall submit to the            
,administrator1 the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate1 and the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
containing-- 7#a7 the findings of the   
review2 and  7#b7 any recommendations to

 improve covered technical assistance4  
7e7 ,plan for compliance ,not later than
 #ij days after the date on which the   
,comptroller ,general submits the report
 required under subsection 7d71 and     
annually thereafter for each of the     
following #e years1 the ,administrator  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a plan   
describing any actions the              
,administrator has taken to comply with 
the recommendations contained in the    
report4