Sec. 4. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community water assistance program

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In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term household means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as 1 economic unit. The term low-income household means a household— in which 1 or more individuals are receiving— assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ); supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ); supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); or payments under— section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United States Code; or section 306 of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 ( 38 U.S.C. 1521 note;

Public Law 95–588 ); or that has an income that, as determined by the State in which the household is located, does not exceed the greater of— an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level; and an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median income for that State. The term poverty level means, with respect to a household in a State, the income described in the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902 ), as applicable to the household.

The term State median income has the meaning given that term in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8622 ). Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study regarding the prevalence throughout the United States of low-income households that do not have access to— affordable and functional centralized or onsite wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households; affordable municipal stormwater services; or affordable public drinking water services to meet household needs.

The report under paragraph

(1)shall include— recommendations of the Administrator regarding the best methods to increase access to the services described in paragraph (1); a description of the cost of each method described in subparagraph (A); a description of all consultation with relevant stakeholders carried out in developing the report; and a description of the results of the study with respect to low-income households that live in rental housing and do not receive bills for such services, but pay for the services indirectly through rent payments. The Administrator may enter into an agreement with another Federal agency to carry out the study under paragraph (1).

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