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Compiled Sections from H.R.3684 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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SEC. 40511. COST-EFFECTIVE CODES IMPLEMENTATION FOR EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6831 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``SEC. 309. COST-EFFECTIVE CODES IMPLEMENTATION FOR EFFICIENCY AND 
      RESILIENCE.
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
            ``(A) a relevant State agency, as determined by the 
        Secretary, such as a State building code agency, State energy 
        office, or Tribal energy office; and
            ``(B) a partnership.
        ``(2) Partnership.--The term `partnership' means a partnership 
    between an eligible entity described in paragraph (1)(A) and 1 or 
    more of the following entities:
            ``(A) Local building code agencies.
            ``(B) Codes and standards developers.
            ``(C) Associations of builders and design and construction 
        professionals.
            ``(D) Local and utility energy efficiency programs.
            ``(E) Consumer, energy efficiency, and environmental 
        advocates.
            ``(F) Other entities, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
    Energy.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the 
    Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy a program 
    under which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis 
    to eligible entities to enable sustained cost-effective 
    implementation of updated building energy codes.
        ``(2) Updated building energy code.--An update to a building 
    energy code under this section, including an amendment that results 
    in increased efficiency compared to the previously adopted building 
    energy code, shall include any update made available after the 
    existing building energy code, even if it is not the most recent 
    updated code available.
    ``(c) Criteria; Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) consider--
            ``(A) prospective energy savings and plans to measure the 
        savings, including utilizing the Environmental Protection 
        Agency Portfolio Manager, the Home Energy Score rating of the 
        Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the 
        Department of Energy, the Energy Star Building rating 
        methodologies of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other 
        methodologies determined appropriate by the Secretary;
            ``(B) the long-term sustainability of those measures and 
        savings;
            ``(C) prospective benefits, and plans to assess the 
        benefits, including benefits relating to--
                ``(i) resilience and peak load reduction;
                ``(ii) occupant safety and health; and
                ``(iii) environmental performance;
            ``(D) the demonstrated capacity of the eligible entity to 
        carry out the proposed project; and
            ``(E) the need of the eligible entity for assistance; and
        ``(2) give priority to applications from partnerships.
    ``(d) Eligible Activities.--
        ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity awarded a grant under 
    this section may use the grant funds--
            ``(A) to create or enable State or regional partnerships to 
        provide training and materials to--
                ``(i) builders, contractors and subcontractors, 
            architects, and other design and construction 
            professionals, relating to meeting updated building energy 
            codes in a cost-effective manner; and
                ``(ii) building code officials, relating to improving 
            implementation of and compliance with building energy 
            codes;
            ``(B) to collect and disseminate quantitative data on 
        construction and codes implementation, including code pathways, 
        performance metrics, and technologies used;
            ``(C) to develop and implement a plan for highly effective 
        codes implementation, including measuring compliance;
            ``(D) to address various implementation needs in rural, 
        suburban, and urban areas; and
            ``(E) to implement updates in energy codes for--
                ``(i) new residential and commercial buildings 
            (including multifamily buildings); and
                ``(ii) additions and alterations to existing 
            residential and commercial buildings (including multifamily 
            buildings).
        ``(2) Related topics.--Training and materials provided using a 
    grant under this section may include information on the 
    relationship between energy codes and--
            ``(A) cost-effective, high-performance, and zero-net-energy 
        buildings;
            ``(B) improving resilience, health, and safety;
            ``(C) water savings and other environmental impacts; and
            ``(D) the economic impacts of energy codes.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $225,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303 of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ``As used in'' and inserting ``Except as 
otherwise provided, in''.
SEC. 40512. BUILDING, TRAINING, AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions 
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as 
defined in section 316(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))) to 
establish building training and assessment centers--
        (1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency 
    and environmental performance in buildings;
        (2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and 
    technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;
        (3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, 
    building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building 
    technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;
        (4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal 
    Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;
        (5) to promote research and development for the use of 
    alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply 
    heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive 
    buildings; and
        (6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical 
    training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or 
    Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food 
    and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under 
    this section to each region of the United States.
    (b) Coordination and Nonduplication.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate the program 
    with the industrial research and assessment centers program under 
    section 457 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (as 
    added by section 40521(b)) and with other Federal programs to avoid 
    duplication of effort.
        (2) Collocation.--To the maximum extent practicable, building, 
    training, and assessment centers established under this section 
    shall be collocated with industrial research and assessment centers 
    (as defined in section 40531).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 40513. CAREER SKILLS TRAINING.
    (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term 
``eligible entity'' means a nonprofit partnership that--
        (1) includes the equal participation of industry, including 
    public or private employers, and labor organizations, including 
    joint labor-management training programs;
        (2) may include workforce investment boards, community-based 
    organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, 
    educational institutions, small businesses, cooperatives, State and 
    local veterans agencies, and veterans service organizations; and
        (3) demonstrates--
            (A) experience in implementing and operating worker skills 
        training and education programs;
            (B) the ability to identify and involve in training 
        programs carried out under this section, target populations of 
        individuals who would benefit from training and be actively 
        involved in activities relating to energy efficiency and 
        renewable energy industries; and
            (C) the ability to help individuals achieve economic self-
        sufficiency.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to pay the Federal share of associated career skills training 
programs under which students concurrently receive classroom 
instruction and on-the-job training for the purpose of obtaining an 
industry-related certification to install energy efficient buildings 
technologies.
    (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a 
career skills training program described in subsection (b) shall be 50 
percent.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 40514. COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION INFORMATION SHARING.
    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
    Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
        (2) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
    entered into under subsection (b).
        (3) Survey.--The term ``Survey'' means the Commercial Building 
    Energy Consumption Survey.
    (b) Authorization of Agreement.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and submit to 
Congress, an information sharing agreement relating to commercial 
building energy consumption data.
    (c) Content of Agreement.--The Agreement shall--
        (1) provide, to the extent permitted by law, that--
            (A) the Administrator shall have access to building-
        specific data in the Portfolio Manager database of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency shall have access to building-specific data collected by 
        the Survey;
        (2) describe the manner in which the Administrator shall use 
    the data described in paragraph (1) and subsection (d);
        (3) describe and compare--
            (A) the methodologies that the Energy Information 
        Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and State 
        and local government managers use to maximize the quality, 
        reliability, and integrity of data collected through the 
        Survey, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, and State and local building energy 
        disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and the 
        manner in which those methodologies can be improved; and
            (B) consistencies and variations in data for the same 
        buildings captured in--
                (i)(I) the 2018 Survey cycle; and
                (II) each subsequent Survey cycle; and
                (ii) the Portfolio Manager database of the 
            Environmental Protection Agency; and
        (4) consider whether, and the methods by which, the 
    Administrator may collect and publish new iterations of Survey data 
    every 3 years--
            (A) using the Survey processes of the Administrator; or
            (B) as supplemented by information in the Portfolio Manager 
        database of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    (d) Data.--The data referred in subsection (c)(2) includes data 
that--
        (1) is collected through the Portfolio Manager database of the 
    Environmental Protection Agency;
        (2) is required to be publicly available on the internet under 
    State and local government building energy disclosure laws 
    (including regulations); and
        (3) includes information on private sector buildings that are 
    not less than 250,000 square feet.
    (e) Protection of Information.--In carrying out the agreement, the 
Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall protect information in accordance with--
        (1) section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
    known as the ``Freedom of Information Act'');
        (2) subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
    Code; and
        (3) any other applicable law (including regulations).

SEC. 40552. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Use of Funds.--Section 544 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17154) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (13)(D), by striking ``and'' after the 
    semicolon;
        (2) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
        ``(14) programs for financing energy efficiency, renewable 
    energy, and zero-emission transportation (and associated 
    infrastructure), capital investments, projects, and programs, which 
    may include loan programs and performance contracting programs, for 
    leveraging of additional public and private sector funds, and 
    programs that allow rebates, grants, or other incentives for the 
    purchase and installation of energy efficiency, renewable energy, 
    and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure) 
    measures; and''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation Block Grant Program established under section 542(a) of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17152(a)) 
$550,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 40109. STATE ENERGY PROGRAM.

 (a) Collaborative Transmission Siting.--Section 362(c) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(c)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) the mandatory conduct of activities to support 
    transmission and distribution planning, including--
            ``(A) support for local governments and Indian Tribes;
            ``(B) feasibility studies for transmission line routes and 
        alternatives;
            ``(C) preparation of necessary project design and permits; 
        and
            ``(D) outreach to affected stakeholders.''.
    (b) State Energy Conservation Plans.--Section 362(d) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) programs to increase transportation energy efficiency, 
    including programs to help reduce carbon emissions in the 
    transportation sector by 2050 and accelerate the use of alternative 
    transportation fuels for, and the electrification of, State 
    government vehicles, fleet vehicles, taxis and ridesharing 
    services, mass transit, school buses, ferries, and privately owned 
    passenger and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles;''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for State Energy Program.--
Section 365 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325) 
is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
    carry out this part $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
    2022 through 2026.
        ``(2) Distribution.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
    (1)--
            ``(A) shall be distributed to the States in accordance with 
        the applicable distribution formula in effect on January 1, 
        2021; and
            ``(B) shall not be subject to the matching requirement 
        described in the first proviso of the matter under the heading 
        `energy conservation' under the heading `DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY' 
        in title II of the Department of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (42 U.S.C. 6323a).''.

SEC. 40512. BUILDING, TRAINING, AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS.

 (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions 
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and Tribal Colleges or Universities (as 
defined in section 316(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))) to 
establish building training and assessment centers--
        (1) to identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency 
    and environmental performance in buildings;
        (2) to promote the application of emerging concepts and 
    technologies in commercial and institutional buildings;
        (3) to train engineers, architects, building scientists, 
    building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building 
    technicians in energy-efficient design and operation;
        (4) to assist institutions of higher education and Tribal 
    Colleges or Universities in training building technicians;
        (5) to promote research and development for the use of 
    alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply 
    heat and power for buildings, particularly energy-intensive 
    buildings; and
        (6) to coordinate with and assist State-accredited technical 
    training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or 
    Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food 
    and Agriculture and ensure appropriate services are provided under 
    this section to each region of the United States.
    (b) Coordination and Nonduplication.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate the program 
    with the industrial research and assessment centers program under 
    section 457 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (as 
    added by section 40521(b)) and with other Federal programs to avoid 
    duplication of effort.
        (2) Collocation.--To the maximum extent practicable, building, 
    training, and assessment centers established under this section 
    shall be collocated with industrial research and assessment centers 
    (as defined in section 40531).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 40803. WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION.

 (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, for the 
activities described in subsection (c), $3,369,200,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
    (b) Treatment.--Of the Federal land or Indian forest land or 
rangeland that has been identified as having a very high wildfire 
hazard potential, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall, by 
not later than September 30, 2027, conduct restoration treatments and 
improve the Fire Regime Condition Class of 10,000,000 acres that are 
located in--
        (1) the wildland-urban interface; or
        (2) a public drinking water source area.
    (c) Activities.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) 
for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026--
        (1) $20,000,000 shall be made available for entering into an 
    agreement with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration to establish and operate a program that 
    makes use of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 
    Program to rapidly detect and report wildfire starts in all areas 
    in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
    Agriculture has financial responsibility for wildland fire 
    protection and prevention, of which--
            (A) $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
        the Interior; and
            (B) $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture;
        (2) $600,000,000 shall be made available for the salaries and 
    expenses of Federal wildland firefighters in accordance with 
    subsection (d), of which--
            (A) $120,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of the Interior; and
            (B) $480,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture;
        (3) $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of the 
    Interior to acquire technology and infrastructure for each Type I 
    and Type II incident management team to maintain interoperability 
    with respect to the radio frequencies used by any responding 
    agency;
        (4) $30,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to provide financial assistance to States, Indian 
    Tribes, and units of local government to establish and operate 
    Reverse-911 telecommunication systems;
        (5) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of the 
    Interior to establish and implement a pilot program to provide to 
    local governments financial assistance for the acquisition of slip-
    on tanker units to establish fleets of vehicles that can be quickly 
    converted to be operated as fire engines;
        (6) $1,200,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, to 
    develop and publish, not later than 180 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, a map 
    depicting at-risk communities (as defined in section 101 of the 
    Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)), 
    including Tribal at-risk communities;
        (7) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture--
            (A) for--
                (i) preplanning fire response workshops that develop--

                    (I) potential operational delineations; and
                    (II) select potential control locations; and

                (ii) workforce training for staff, non-Federal 
            firefighters, and Native village fire crews for--

                    (I) wildland firefighting; and
                    (II) increasing the pace and scale of vegetation 
                treatments, including training on how to prepare and 
                implement large landscape treatments; and

            (B) of which--
                (i) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the 
            Secretary of the Interior; and
                (ii) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the 
            Secretary of Agriculture;
        (8) $20,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to enter into an agreement with a Southwest Ecological 
    Restoration Institute established under the Southwest Forest Health 
    and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.)--
            (A) to compile and display existing data, including 
        geographic data, for hazardous fuel reduction or wildfire 
        prevention treatments undertaken by the Secretary of the 
        Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, including treatments 
        undertaken with funding provided under this title;
            (B) to compile and display existing data, including 
        geographic data, for large wildfires, as defined by the 
        National Wildfire Coordinating Group, that occur in the United 
        States;
            (C) to facilitate coordination and use of existing and 
        future interagency fuel treatment data, including geographic 
        data, for the purposes of--
                (i) assessing and planning cross-boundary fuel 
            treatments; and
                (ii) monitoring the effects of treatments on wildfire 
            outcomes and ecosystem restoration services, using the data 
            compiled under subparagraphs (A) and (B);
            (D) to publish a report every 5 years showing the extent to 
        which treatments described in subparagraph (A) and previous 
        wildfires affect the boundaries of wildfires, categorized by--
                (i) Federal land management agency;
                (ii) region of the United States; and
                (iii) treatment type; and
            (E) to carry out other related activities of a Southwest 
        Ecological Restoration Institute, as authorized by the 
        Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 (16 
        U.S.C. 6701 et seq.);
        (9) $20,000,000 shall be available for activities conducted 
    under the Joint Fire Science Program, of which--
            (A) $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
        the Interior; and
            (B) $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture;
        (10) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture for collaboration and collaboration-based activities, 
    including facilitation, certification of collaboratives, and 
    planning and implementing projects under the Collaborative Forest 
    Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 of the 
    Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) in 
    accordance with subsection (e);
        (11) $500,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture--
            (A) for--
                (i) conducting mechanical thinning and timber 
            harvesting in an ecologically appropriate manner that 
            maximizes the retention of large trees, as appropriate for 
            the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote fire-
            resilient stands; or
                (ii) precommercial thinning in young growth stands for 
            wildlife habitat benefits to provide subsistence resources; 
            and
            (B) of which--
                (i) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the 
            Secretary of the Interior; and
                (ii) $400,000,000 shall be made available to the 
            Secretary of Agriculture;
        (12) $500,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, in cooperation with States, to award community 
    wildfire defense grants to at-risk communities in accordance with 
    subsection (f);
        (13) $500,000,000 shall be made available for planning and 
    conducting prescribed fires and related activities, of which--
            (A) $250,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of the Interior; and
            (B) $250,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture;
        (14) $500,000,000 shall be made available for developing or 
    improving potential control locations, in accordance with paragraph 
    (7)(A)(i)(II), including installing fuelbreaks (including 
    fuelbreaks studied under subsection (i)), with a focus on shaded 
    fuelbreaks when ecologically appropriate, of which--
            (A) $250,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of the Interior; and
            (B) $250,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture;
        (15) $200,000,000 shall be made available for contracting or 
    employing crews of laborers to modify and remove flammable 
    vegetation on Federal land and for using materials from treatments, 
    to the extent practicable, to produce biochar and other innovative 
    wood products, including through the use of existing locally based 
    organizations that engage young adults, Native youth, and veterans 
    in service projects, such as youth and conservation corps, of 
    which--
            (A) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of the Interior; and
            (B) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture;
        (16) $200,000,000 shall be made available for post-fire 
    restoration activities that are implemented not later than 3 years 
    after the date that a wildland fire is contained, of which--
            (A) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of the Interior; and
            (B) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture;
        (17) $8,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of 
    Agriculture--
            (A) to provide feedstock to firewood banks; and
            (B) to provide financial assistance for the operation of 
        firewood banks; and
        (18) $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the 
    Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture for the procurement and 
    placement of wildfire detection and real-time monitoring equipment, 
    such as sensors, cameras, and other relevant equipment, in areas at 
    risk of wildfire or post-burned areas.
    (d) Wildland Firefighters.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
    not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
    the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
    shall, using the amounts made available under subsection (c)(2), 
    coordinate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
    to develop a distinct ``wildland firefighter'' occupational series.
        (2) Hazardous duty differential not affected.--Section 
    5545(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
    ``except'' and all that follows through ``and'' at the end and 
    inserting the following: ``except--
            ``(A) an employee in an occupational series covering 
        positions for which the primary duties involve the prevention, 
        control, suppression, or management of wildland fires, as 
        determined by the Office; and
            ``(B) in such other circumstances as the Office may by 
        regulation prescribe; and''.
        (3) Current employees.--Any individual employed as a wildland 
    firefighter on the date on which the occupational series 
    established under paragraph (1) takes effect may elect--
            (A) to remain in the occupational series in which the 
        individual is employed; or
            (B) to be included in the ``wildland firefighter'' 
        occupational series established under that paragraph.
        (4) Permanent employees; increase in salary.--Using the amounts 
    made available under subsection (c)(2), beginning October 1, 2021, 
    the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
    shall--
            (A) seek to convert not fewer than 1,000 seasonal wildland 
        firefighters to wildland firefighters that--
                (i) are full-time, permanent, year-round Federal 
            employees; and
                (ii) reduce hazardous fuels on Federal land not fewer 
            than 800 hours per year; and
            (B) increase the base salary of a Federal wildland 
        firefighter by the lesser of an amount that is commensurate 
        with an increase of $20,000 per year or an amount equal to 50 
        percent of the base salary, if the Secretary concerned, in 
        coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management, makes a written determination that the position of 
        the Federal wildland firefighter is located within a specified 
        geographic area in which it is difficult to recruit or retain a 
        Federal wildland firefighter.
        (5) National wildfire coordinating group.--Using the amounts 
    made available under subsection (c)(2), not later than October 1, 
    2022, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture shall--
            (A) develop and adhere to recommendations for mitigation 
        strategies for wildland firefighters to minimize exposure due 
        to line-of-duty environmental hazards; and
            (B) establish programs for permanent, temporary, seasonal, 
        and year-round wildland firefighters to recognize and address 
        mental health needs, including post-traumatic stress disorder 
        care.
    (e) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.--Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, 
using the amounts made available under subsection (c)(10)--
        (1) solicit new project proposals under the Collaborative 
    Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 
    of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) 
    (referred to in this subsection as the ``Program'');
        (2) provide up to 5 years of additional funding of any proposal 
    originally selected for funding under the Program prior to 
    September 30, 2018--
            (A) that has been approved for an extension of funding by 
        the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the date of enactment of 
        this Act; or
            (B) that has been recommended for an extension of funding 
        by the advisory panel established under section 4003(e) of the 
        Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(e)) 
        prior to the date of enactment of this Act that the Secretary 
        of Agriculture subsequently approves; and
        (3) select project proposals for funding under the Program in a 
    manner that--
            (A) gives priority to a project proposal that will treat 
        acres that--
                (i) have been identified as having very high wildfire 
            hazard potential; and
                (ii) are located in--

                    (I) the wildland-urban interface; or
                    (II) a public drinking water source area;

            (B) takes into consideration--
                (i) the cost per acre of Federal land or Indian forest 
            land or rangeland acres described in subparagraph (A) to be 
            treated; and
                (ii) the number of acres described in subparagraph (A) 
            to be treated;
            (C) gives priority to a project proposal that is proposed 
        by a collaborative that has successfully accomplished 
        treatments consistent with a written plan that included a 
        proposed schedule of completing those treatments, which is not 
        limited to an earlier proposal funded under the Program; and
            (D) discontinues funding for a project that fails to 
        achieve the results included in a project proposal submitted 
        under paragraph (1) for more than 2 consecutive years.
    (f) Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program.--
        (1) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of 
    appropriations, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
    of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, using amounts made 
    available under subsection (c)(12), establish a program, which 
    shall be separate from the program established under section 203 of 
    the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
    (42 U.S.C. 5133), under which the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
    cooperation with the States, shall award grants to at-risk 
    communities, including Indian Tribes--
            (A) to develop or revise a community wildfire protection 
        plan; and
            (B) to carry out projects described in a community wildfire 
        protection plan that is not more than 10 years old.
        (2) Priority.--In awarding grants under the program described 
    in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall give priority 
    to an at-risk community that is--
            (A) in an area identified by the Secretary of Agriculture 
        as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential;
            (B) a low-income community; or
            (C) a community impacted by a severe disaster.
        (3) Community wildfire defense grants.--
            (A) Grant amounts.--A grant--
                (i) awarded under paragraph (1)(A) shall be for not 
            more than $250,000; and
                (ii) awarded under paragraph (1)(B) shall be for not 
            more than $10,000,000.
            (B) Cost sharing requirement.--
                (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
            non-Federal cost (including the administrative cost) of 
            carrying out a project using funds from a grant awarded 
            under the program described in paragraph (1) shall be--

                    (I) not less than 10 percent for a grant awarded 
                under paragraph (1)(A); and
                    (II) not less than 25 percent for a grant awarded 
                under paragraph (1)(B).

                (ii) Waiver.--The Secretary of Agriculture may waive 
            the cost-sharing requirement under clause (i) for a project 
            that serves an underserved community.
            (C) Eligibility.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not 
        award a grant under paragraph (1) to an at-risk community that 
        is located in a county or community that--
                (i) is located in the continental United States; and
                (ii) has not adopted an ordinance or regulation that 
            requires the construction of new roofs on buildings to 
            adhere to standards that are similar to, or more stringent 
            than--

                    (I) the roof construction standards established by 
                the National Fire Protection Association; or
                    (II) an applicable model building code established 
                by the International Code Council.

    (g) Priorities.--In carrying out projects using amounts made 
available under this section, the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, as applicable, shall prioritize funding for projects--
        (1) for which any applicable processes under the National 
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been 
    completed on the date of enactment of this Act;
        (2) that reduce the likelihood of experiencing 
    uncharacteristically severe effects from a potential wildfire by 
    focusing on areas strategically important for reducing the risks 
    associated with wildfires;
        (3) that maximize the retention of large trees, as appropriate 
    for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote fire-
    resilient stands;
        (4) that do not include the establishment of permanent roads;
        (5) for which funding would be committed to decommission all 
    temporary roads constructed to carry out the project; and
        (6) that fully maintain or contribute toward the restoration of 
    the structure and composition of old growth stands consistent with 
    the characteristics of that forest type, taking into account the 
    contribution of the old growth stand to landscape fire adaption and 
    watershed health, unless the old growth stand is part of a science-
    based ecological restoration project authorized by the Secretary 
    concerned that meets applicable protection and old growth 
    enhancement objectives, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
    (h) Reports.-- The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
complete and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives an annual report describing the number of acres of land 
on which projects carried out using funds made available under this 
section improved the Fire Regime Condition Class of the land described 
in subsection (b).
    (i) Wildfire Prevention Study.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall initiate 
    a study of the construction and maintenance of a system of 
    strategically placed fuelbreaks to control wildfires in western 
    States.
        (2) Review.--The study under paragraph (1) shall review--
            (A) a full suite of manual, chemical, and mechanical 
        treatments; and
            (B) the effectiveness of the system described in that 
        paragraph in reducing wildfire risk and protecting communities.
        (3) Determination.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
    completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
    Agriculture shall determine whether to initiate the preparation of 
    a programmatic environmental impact statement implementing the 
    system described in that paragraph in appropriate locations.
    (j) Monitoring, Maintenance, and Treatment Plan and Strategy.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
    Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 5-year monitoring, 
    maintenance, and treatment plan that--
            (A) describes activities under subsection (c) that the 
        Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior will 
        take to reduce the risk of wildfire by conducting restoration 
        treatments and improving the Fire Regime Condition Class of 
        10,000,000 acres of Federal land or Tribal Forest land or 
        rangeland that is identified as having very high wildfire 
        hazard potential, not including annual treatments otherwise 
        scheduled;
            (B) establishes a process for prioritizing treatments in 
        areas and communities at the highest risk of catastrophic 
        wildfires;
            (C) includes an innovative plan and process--
                (i) to leverage public-private partnerships and 
            resources, shared stewardship agreements, good neighbor 
            agreements, and similar contracting authorities;
                (ii) to prioritize projects for which any applicable 
            processes under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
            1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been completed as of the 
            date of enactment of this Act;
                (iii) to streamline subsequent projects based on 
            existing statutory or regulatory authorities; and
                (iv) to develop interagency teams to increase 
            coordination and efficiency under the National 
            Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321); and
            (D) establishes a process for coordinating prioritization 
        and treatment with State and local entities and affected 
        stakeholders.
        (2) Strategy.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
    Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with State and local 
    governments, shall publish a long-term, outcome-based monitoring, 
    maintenance, and treatment strategy--
            (A) to maintain forest health improvements and wildfire 
        risk reduction accomplished under this section;
            (B) to continue treatment at levels necessary to address 
        the 20,000,000 acres needing priority treatment over the 10-
        year period beginning on the date of publication of the 
        strategy; and
            (C) to proactively conduct treatment at a level necessary 
        to minimize the risk of wildfire to surrounding at-risk 
        communities.
    (k) Authorized Hazardous Fuels Projects.--A project carried out 
using funding authorized under paragraphs (11)(A)(i), (13), or (14) of 
subsection (c) shall be considered an authorized hazardous fuel 
reduction project pursuant to section 102 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512).

SEC. 50104. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

(a) Existing Programs.--Section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) the purchase of point-of-entry or point-of-use 
        filters and filtration systems that are certified by a third 
        party using science-based test methods for the removal of 
        contaminants of concern;
            ``(E) investments necessary for providing accurate and 
        current information about--
                ``(i) the need for filtration and filter safety, 
            including proper use and maintenance practices; and
                ``(ii) the options for replacing lead service lines (as 
            defined in section 1459B(a)) and removing other sources of 
            lead in water; and
            ``(F) entering into contracts, including contracts with 
        nonprofit organizations that have water system technical 
        expertise, to assist--
                ``(i) an eligible entity; or
                ``(ii) the State of an eligible entity, on behalf of 
            that eligible entity.'';
        (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
    by striking ``An eligible entity'' and inserting ``Except for 
    purposes of subsections (j) and (m), an eligible entity'';
        (3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``to pay not less than 45 
    percent'' and inserting ``except as provided in subsection (l)(5) 
    and subject to subsection (h), to pay not less than 10 percent'';
        (4) by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subsections (a) through (j)--
        ``(1) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
        ``(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
        ``(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
        ``(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
        ``(5) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''; and
        (5) in subsection (l)--
            (A) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) by striking ``The Administrator may'' and inserting 
            ``The Administrator shall''; and
                (ii) by striking ``fiscal years 2019 and 2020'' and 
            inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
            (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$4,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 and 2020'' and inserting ``$25,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
        ``(5) Federal share for small, rural, and disadvantaged 
    communities.--
            ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), with 
        respect to a program or project that serves an eligible entity 
        and is carried out using a grant under this subsection, the 
        Federal share of the cost of the program or project shall be 90 
        percent.
            ``(B) Waiver.--The Administrator may increase the Federal 
        share under subparagraph (A) to 100 percent if the 
        Administrator determines that an eligible entity is unable to 
        pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if 
        required to pay, the non-Federal share.''.
    (b) Connection to Public Water Systems.--Section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(m) Connection to Public Water Systems.--
        ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                ``(i) an owner or operator of a public water system 
            that assists or is seeking to assist eligible individuals 
            with connecting the household of the eligible individual to 
            the public water system; or
                ``(ii) a nonprofit entity that assists or is seeking to 
            assist eligible individuals with the costs associated with 
            connecting the household of the eligible individual to a 
            public water system.
            ``(B) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 603(j) of the Federal 
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(j)).
            ``(C) Program.--The term `program' means the competitive 
        grant program established under paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of 
    appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a competitive 
    grant program for the purpose of improving the general welfare 
    under which the Administrator awards grants to eligible entities to 
    provide funds to assist eligible individuals in covering the costs 
    incurred by the eligible individual in connecting the household of 
    the eligible individual to a public water system.
        ``(3) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under 
    the program shall submit to the Administrator an application at 
    such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
    Administrator may require.
        ``(4) Voluntary connection.--Before providing funds to an 
    eligible individual for the costs described in paragraph (2), an 
    eligible entity shall ensure and certify to the Administrator 
    that--
            ``(A) the eligible individual is voluntarily seeking 
        connection to the public water system;
            ``(B) if the eligible entity is not the owner or operator 
        of the public water system to which the eligible individual 
        seeks to connect, the public water system to which the eligible 
        individual seeks to connect has agreed to the connection; and
            ``(C) the connection of the household of the eligible 
        individual to the public water system meets all applicable 
        local and State regulations, requirements, and codes.
        ``(5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
    enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to 
    Congress a report that describes the implementation of the program, 
    which shall include a description of the use and deployment of 
    amounts made available under the program.
        ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to 
    be appropriated to carry out the program $20,000,000 for each of 
    fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
    (c) Competitive Grant Pilot Program.--Section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a) (as amended by subsection (b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) State Competitive Grants for Underserved Communities.--
        ``(1) In general.--In addition to amounts authorized to be 
    appropriated under subsection (k), there is authorized to be 
    appropriated to carry out subsections (a) through (j) $50,000,000 
    for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 in accordance with 
    paragraph (2).
        ``(2) Competitive grants.--
            ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, the Administrator shall distribute amounts made 
        available under paragraph (1) to States through a competitive 
        grant program.
            ``(B) Applications.--To seek a grant under the competitive 
        grant program under subparagraph (A), a State shall submit to 
        the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, 
        and containing such information as the Administrator may 
        require.
            ``(C) Criteria.--In selecting recipients of grants under 
        the competitive grant program under subparagraph (A), the 
        Administrator shall establish criteria that give priority to 
        States with a high proportion of underserved communities that 
        meet the condition described in subsection (a)(2)(A).
        ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
    enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to 
    Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 
    competitive grant program under paragraph (2)(A), which shall 
    include a description of the use and deployment of amounts made 
    available under the competitive grant program.
        ``(4) Savings provision.--Nothing in this paragraph affects the 
    distribution of amounts made available under subsection (k), 
    including any methods used by the Administrator for distribution of 
    amounts made available under that subsection as in effect on the 
    day before the date of enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 50218. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

 (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a Water Reuse 
Interagency Working Group (referred to in this section as the ``Working 
Group'').
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to develop and 
coordinate actions, tools, and resources to advance water reuse across 
the United States, including through the implementation of the February 
2020 National Water Reuse Action Plan, which creates opportunities for 
water reuse in the mission areas of each of the Federal agencies 
included in the Working Group under subsection (c) (referred to in this 
section as the ``Action Plan'').
    (c) Chairperson; Membership.--The Working Group shall be--
        (1) chaired by the Administrator; and
        (2) comprised of senior representatives from such Federal 
    agencies as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Duties of the Working Group.--In carrying out this section, the 
Working Group shall--
        (1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the expertise of 
    industry, the research community, nongovernmental organizations, 
    and government;
        (2) seek to foster water reuse as an important component of 
    integrated water resources management;
        (3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities to advance water 
    reuse and annually update the Action Plan with new actions, as 
    necessary, to pursue those opportunities;
        (4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and policies to support 
    the adoption of water reuse;
        (5) consider how each Federal agency can explore and identify 
    opportunities to support water reuse through the programs and 
    activities of that Federal agency; and
        (6) consult, on a regular basis, with representatives of 
    relevant industries, the research community, and nongovernmental 
    organizations.
    (e) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities and 
findings of the Working Group.
    (f) Sunset.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Working Group 
    shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date of 
    enactment of this Act.
        (2) Extension.--The Administrator may extend the date of 
    termination of the Working Group under paragraph (1).

SEC. 50203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS.

   Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1300) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking ``In 
    General'' and inserting ``Establishment'';
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``construction'' before 
        ``funds'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
        (3) by striking subsection (e);
        (4) in subsection (i)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
        the following definitions apply''; and
            (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``water or wastewater or by treating wastewater'' and inserting 
        ``water, wastewater, or stormwater or by treating wastewater or 
        stormwater for groundwater recharge, potable reuse, or other 
        purposes'';
        (5) in subsection (j)--
            (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``There is'' and 
        inserting the following:
        ``(1) In general.--There is'';
            (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking ``a 
        total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Such 
        sums shall'' and inserting ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2022 through 2026, to''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(2) Limitation on use of funds.--Of the amounts made 
    available for grants under paragraph (1), not more than 2 percent 
    may be used to pay the administrative costs of the 
    Administrator.''; and
        (6) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (i), and (j) as 
    subsections (c), (d), (e), (b), and (i), respectively, and moving 
    those subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order.

SEC. 40905. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR LARGE-SCALE WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROGRAM.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
            (A) a State, Indian Tribe, municipality, irrigation 
        district, water district, wastewater district, or other 
        organization with water or power delivery authority;
            (B) a State, regional, or local authority, the members of 
        which include 1 or more organizations with water or power 
        delivery authority; or
            (C) an agency established under State law for the joint 
        exercise of powers or a combination of entities described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B).
        (2) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' means a 
    project described in subsection (c).
        (3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant program 
    established under subsection (b).
        (4) Reclamation state.--The term ``Reclamation State'' means a 
    State or territory described in the first section of the Act of 
    June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391; 32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093).
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
provide grants to eligible entities on a competitive basis for the 
planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and 
reuse projects that provide substantial water supply and other benefits 
to the Reclamation States in accordance with this section.
    (c) Eligible Project.--A project shall be eligible for a grant 
under this section if the project--
        (1) reclaims and reuses--
            (A) municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural 
        wastewater; or
            (B) impaired groundwater or surface water;
        (2) has a total estimated cost of $500,000,000 or more;
        (3) is located in a Reclamation State;
        (4) is constructed, operated, and maintained by an eligible 
    entity; and
        (5) provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the 
    reclamation laws.
    (d) Project Evaluation.--The Secretary may provide a grant to an 
eligible project under the program if--
        (1) the eligible entity determines through the preparation of a 
    feasibility study or equivalent study, and the Secretary concurs, 
    that the eligible project--
            (A) is technically and financially feasible;
            (B) provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the 
        reclamation laws; and
            (C) is consistent with applicable Federal and State laws;
        (2) the eligible entity has sufficient non-Federal funding 
    available to complete the eligible project, as determined by the 
    Secretary;
        (3) the eligible entity is financially solvent, as determined 
    by the Secretary; and
        (4) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
    Secretary concurs with the determinations under paragraph (1) with 
    respect to the eligible project, the Secretary submits to Congress 
    written notice of the determinations.
    (e) Priority.--In providing grants to eligible projects under the 
program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible projects that 
meet 1 or more of the following criteria:
        (1) The eligible project provides multiple benefits, 
    including--
            (A) water supply reliability benefits for drought-stricken 
        States and communities;
            (B) fish and wildlife benefits; and
            (C) water quality improvements.
        (2) The eligible project is likely to reduce impacts on 
    environmental resources from water projects owned or operated by 
    Federal and State agencies, including through measurable reductions 
    in water diversions from imperiled ecosystems.
        (3) The eligible project would advance water management plans 
    across a multi-State area, such as drought contingency plans in the 
    Colorado River Basin.
        (4) The eligible project is regional in nature.
        (5) The eligible project is collaboratively developed or 
    supported by multiple stakeholders.
    (f) Federal Assistance.--
        (1) Federal cost share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
    project provided a grant under the program shall not exceed 25 
    percent of the total cost of the eligible project.
        (2) Total dollar cap.--The Secretary shall not impose a total 
    dollar cap on Federal contributions for all eligible individual 
    projects provided a grant under the program.
        (3) Nonreimbursable funds.--Any funds provided by the Secretary 
    to an eligible entity under the program shall be considered 
    nonreimbursable.
        (4) Funding eligibility.--An eligible project shall not be 
    considered ineligible for assistance under the program because the 
    eligible project has received assistance under--
            (A) the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
        Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.);
            (B) section 4(a) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 
        U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104-298) for eligible 
        desalination projects; or
            (C) section 1602(e) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
        Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h(e)).
    (g) Environmental Laws.--In providing a grant for an eligible 
project under the program, the Secretary shall comply with all 
applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (h) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the implementation of 
the program, including guidelines for the preparation of feasibility 
studies or equivalent studies by eligible entities.
    (i) Reports.--
        (1) Annual report.--At the end of each fiscal year, the 
    Secretary shall make available on the website of the Department of 
    the Interior an annual report that lists each eligible project for 
    which a grant has been awarded under this section during the fiscal 
    year.
        (2) Comptroller general.--
            (A) Assessment.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an assessment of the administrative 
        establishment, solicitation, selection, and justification 
        process with respect to the funding of grants under this 
        section.
            (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        initial award of grants under this section, the Comptroller 
        General shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 
        of the House of Representatives a report that describes--
                (i) the adequacy and effectiveness of the process by 
            which each eligible project was selected, if applicable; 
            and
                (ii) the justification and criteria used for the 
            selection of each eligible project, if applicable.
    (j) Treatment of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall consider the 
planning, design, and construction of a conveyance system for an 
eligible project to be eligible for grant funding under the program.
    (k) Termination of Authority.--The authority to carry out this 
section terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.