,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ejaf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 and ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act to modify allotments under that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean ,water ,allotment ,modernization ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,modification to allotments under the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7a7 ,in general ,section #bje of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abhe7 is amended by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 #bje4 ,allotments 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,buy ,american oversight ,the term ,buy ,american oversight means any activity carried out by the ,administrator for the purposes of management or oversight with respect to section #fjh4 7#b7 ,clean watersheds needs survey ,the term clean watersheds needs survey means the assessment prepared by the ,administrator under section #fji4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means-- 7,a7 each of the #ej ,states2 7,b7 the ,district of ,columbia2 and 7,c7 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 7#d7 ,united ,states territory ,the term ,united ,states territory means-- 7,a7 ,american ,samoa2 7,b7 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands2 7,c7 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands2 and 7,d7 ,guam4 7b7 ,set asides ,before making an allotment to ,states under subsection 7c71 of the amounts made available from appropriation to carry out this section for a fiscal year1 the ,administrator shall set aside the following3 7#a7 ,buy ,american oversight ,not less than #j4a percent to carry out ,buy ,american oversight4 7#b7 ,allotments for ,indian ,tribes ,pursuant to section #eah7;c77#b71 #b percent for ,indian tribes 7as defined in section #eah7;h77 for the purposes described in section #eah7;c77#c74 7#c7 ,allotments for ,united ,states territories #a4e percent for allotment to ,united ,states territories in an amount consistent with the allotment the ,united ,states territory received in fiscal year #bjbf4 7c7 ,allotments to ,states 7#a7 ,formula ,beginning with the first fiscal year after the publication of the initial formula pursuant to paragraph 7#c77;,a71 of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year that remain available after the set-asides required under subsection 7b7 and any other required set-asides1 the ,administrator shall allot to ,states-- 7,a7 #fj percent based on the proportion that-- 7i7 the needs of a ,state1 as identified in the categories and associated proportions included in the most recent clean watersheds needs survey2 bears to 7ii7 the needs of all ,states1 as identified in that most recent clean watersheds needs survey2 7,b7 #bj percent based on the proportion that-- 7i7 the population of a ,state1 as identified in the most recent decennial census or ,american ,community ,survey #a-year estimate of population2 bears to 7ii7 the population of all ,states1 as identified in that most recent decennial census or ,american ,community ,survey #a-year estimate of population2 and 7,c7 #bj percent based on the proportion that-- 7i7 the share of the population of a ,state at or below #bjj percent of the ,federal poverty level1 as identified in the most recent ,american ,community ,survey #a-year estimate of poverty2 bears to 7ii7 the total of the share of the population of all ,states at or below #bjj percent of the ,federal poverty level1 as identified in that most recent ,american ,community ,survey #a-year estimate of poverty4 7#b7 ,transition period ,for the first fiscal year after the publication of the initial formula pursuant to paragraph 7#c77;,a71 and for each of the #c subsequent fiscal years thereafter1 the ,administrator shall ensure that the allotment pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 for each ,state does not1 as compared to the amount allotted to the ,state during the immediately prior fiscal year-- 7,a7 increase by more than #bjj percent2 or 7,b7 decrease by more than #be percent4 7#c7 ,publication 7,a7 ,initial formula ,the ,administrator shall publish in the ,federal ,register the formula and allotment amounts pursuant to this subsection by not later than ,september #cj of the first fiscal year after the publication of the first clean watersheds needs survey after the date of enactment of the ,clean ,water ,allotment ,modernization ,act of #bjbf4 7,b7 ,updates required ,the ,administrator shall publish annually in the ,federal ,register updates1 as appropriate1 to the allotments for each ,state based on the most recently released-- 7i7 decennial census2 7ii7 ,american ,community ,survey #a-year estimates of population and poverty2 and 7iii7 clean watersheds needs survey4 4 7b7 ,minimum allotments ,section #bje7;e7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abhe7;e77 is amended by striking 7e7 ,for and all that follows through #aiij in the first sentence and inserting the following3 7e7 ,minimum allotment2 additional appropriations2 ratio of amount available ,for fiscal year #bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter 4 7c7 ,no effect on infrastructure funds ,nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section affects-- 7#a7 amounts made available to carry out section #bje of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abhe7 or title ,,vi of that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq47 under division ,j of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,stat4 #acej72 or 7#b7 any allocations of those amounts4 #c4 ,clean watersheds needs survey ,section #eaf of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acge7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 through 7e7 as subsections 7b7 through 7d71 respectively4 #d4 ,additional eligible use of capitalization grants ,section #fjc7k7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7k77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking use and inserting uses2 7#b7 by striking ,a ,state may and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,technical assistance ,a ,state may 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,clean watersheds needs surveys ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 of the amounts received by a ,state through a capitalization grant with funds made available under this title and section #bje7m7 each fiscal year1 a ,state may use not more than #j4e percent to carry out activities necessary for the assessment under section #fji4 4