,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,hu/$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*iff7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,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  
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,,gao report on clean
 wat] te*nical assi/ance  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ,! t]m ,comptroll] ,g5]al means !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#c7 ,cov]$ te*nical assi/ance ,! t]m   
cov]$ te*nical assi/ance means a        
te*nical assi/ance au?ority1 initiative1

 or program ( ! ,adm9i/rator t is relat$
 to clean wat] infra/ructure4  7b7      
,compreh5sive review requir$ ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all initiate
 a compreh5sive review ( all cov]$      
te*nical assi/ance4  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,!
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all include 9 !    
review requir$ "u subsection 7b7 !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( all cov]$ 
te*nical assi/ance available to ,/ates1 
,indian ,tribes1 local gov]nm5ts1 &     
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 includ+--  
7,a7 ! regions & populations t are s]v$ 
?r\gh ! provision ( cov]$ 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 end+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,a compreh5sive review ( h[ 
! ,adm9i/rator1 ?r\gh ! ,wat] ,te*nical 
,assi/ance initiative 7commonly kn[n z !
 ,water,t,a initiative & ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 p>agraph z ! 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+ ^? provid]s2   
7,b7 a description ( ! ext5t (          
coord9ation ) ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & regional
 p>tn]s 9 ! selection & deploym5t ( ^?  
provid]s2  7,c7 a description ( h[ ^?   
provid]s are mat*$ to meet ! ne$s (     
local communities1 includ+ any          
pre-engagem5t scop+ activities or       
community consultations2  7,d7 a        
description ( h[ ^? provid]s id5tify    
communities 9 ne$ ( te*nical assi/ance1 
includ+ economically di/ress$           
communities1 & conduct outrea* to ^?    
communities2  7,e7 a description ( !    
scope & types ( assi/ance deliv]$ ?r\gh 
! initiative2 &  7,f7 a li/ (           
communities t receiv$ te*nical assi/ance
 support ?r\gh ! initiative1 includ+ !  
type & co/ ( assi/ance receiv$ by ea*   
su* community & a summ>y ( ! outcomes   
associat$ ) ! provision ( ! te*nical    
assi/ance4  7#c7 ,an analysis ( any     

duplication ( cov]$ te*nical assi/ance  
available ?r\gh multiple programs ( !   
,adm9i/rator4  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  
is 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 ) ! heads ( o!r 
,f$]al ag5cies t provide te*nical       
assi/ance relat$ to wat] infra/ructure4 
7#g7 ,an evaluation ( h[ cov]$ te*nical 
assi/ance supports communities 9        
und]/&+1 id5tify+1 & implem5t+          
alt]native & co/-effective te*nologies &
 features ( treatm5t works t a*ieve     
long-t]m sav+s & improv$ outcomes 9     
address+ wat] quality *all5ges4  7d7    
,report ,on ! completion ( ! review     

requir$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator1 !
 ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public    
,works ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on    
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
conta9+-- 7#a7 ! f9d+s ( ! review2 &    
7#b7 any recomm5dations to improve cov]$
 te*nical assi/ance4  7e7 ,plan =       
compliance ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !  
date on :i* ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al submits
 ! report requir$ "u subsection 7d71 &  
annually !reaft] = ea* ( ! foll[+ #e    
ye>s1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !   
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a plan describ+ 
any actions ! ,adm9i/rator has tak5 to  
comply ) ! recomm5dations conta9$ 9 !   
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