,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,water ,resources ,development ,act of  
#aiii to modify the ,federal share with 
respect to certain ,western rural water 
infrastructure projects1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,western ,water     
,infrastructure ,fairness ,act4  #b4    
,western rural water ,section           
#eie7;e77#c7 of the ,water ,resources   
,development ,act of #aiii 7#aac ,stat4 
#chc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 
7,a71 in the first sentence1 by striking
 ,the ,federal share of and inserting   
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,f71 the ,federal share of2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7,f7  ,exception  ,the ,federal share of

 the cost of a project under this       
section benefitting an economically     
disadvantaged community 7as defined     
pursuant to section #afj of the ,water  
,resources ,development ,act of #bjbj   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja note2 ,public ,law 
#aaf-bfj77 shall be #ij percent4  4