,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ghc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &  
,rural ,developm5t ,act to provide      
additional assi/ance to rural wat]1     
wa/ewat]1 & wa/e disposal sy/ems1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,assi/ance = ,rural    
,wat] ,sy/ems ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4        
,additional assi/ance = rural wat]      
sy/ems ,subtitle ,a ( ! ,consolidat$    
,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] section #cjf;,a 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #aibf;a7 ! foll[+3  #cjf;,b4  
,additional assi/ance = rural wat]      
sy/ems  7a7 ,def9ition ( eligible entity
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible entity  
means a rural wat]1 wa/ewat]1 or wa/e   
disposal facility ) respect to :i*      
assi/ance may be provid$ "u a wat]1     

wa/ewat]1 or wa/e disposal program "u   
section #cjf7;a71 #cjf;,a1 #cjf;,c1 or  
#cjf;,d4  7b7 ,additional assi/ance     
7#a7 ,grants & loans ,! ,secret>y may   
provide a grant1 a z]o p]c5t int]e/     
loan1 or a #a p]c5t int]e/ loan to an   
eligible entity4  7#b7 ,exi/+ loans ,!  
,secret>y may-- 7,a7 =give pr9cipal or  
int]e/ or modify any t]m or condition ( 
an out/&+ loan made to an eligible      
entity2 or  7,b7 ref9ance "p or all (   
any o!r loan 7if ! purpose ( ! loan is  
an eligible purpose "u section          
#cjf7;a77#a7 or #cjf;,c7 made to an     
eligible entity4  7#c7 ,limitation ,!   
,secret>y may n provide assi/ance "u    
p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect to a loan made  
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,eligible        
purposes ,! ,secret>y may provide       
assi/ance to an eligible entity "u      
subsection 7b7 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es is
 necess>y-- 7#a7 to ensure t ! eligible 
entity has ! necess>y res\rces to ma9ta9
 public heal?1 safety1 or ord]2 or  7#b7
 to address f9ancial h>d%ips ( !        

eligible entity1 if ! eligible entity is
 locat$ 9 a disadvantag$ or economically
 di/ress$ area1 z det]m9$ "u subsection 
7d74  7d7 ,det]m9ation ,to det]m9e :e!r 
an eligible entity may receive assi/ance
 pursuant to subsection 7c77#b71 !      
,secret>y %all e/abli%-- 7#a7 a         
resid5tial indicator ( af=dable wat]    
s]vices 9 ea* ,/ate or local or         
geographic area1 calculat$ us+ ! co/ p] 
h\sehold z a p]c5tage ( m$ian h\sehold  
income2 &  7#b7 factors relat+ to       
disadvantag$ or economically di/ress$   
areas4  4