H.R. 7921

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7921 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7921

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify 
provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 12, 2026

Ms. Sewell (for herself and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify 
provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM 
MODIFICATIONS.

Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926e) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
that follows through the end of subsection (b)(1) and inserting 
the following:

``SEC. 306E. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MAKING LOANS AND 
SUBGRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING, AND SERVICING 
OF INDIVIDUALLY OWNED HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS AND 
HOUSEHOLD DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN RURAL 
AREAS.

``(a) Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.--The Secretary may provide 
grants to private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing 
subgrants and loans in accordance with subsection (b) to individuals 
for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual 
household water well systems and individually owned household 
decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas that are or will be 
owned by the individuals.
``(b) Loans and Subgrants to Individuals.--
``(1) In general.--A nonprofit organization shall use grant 
amounts received under subsection (a) to provide--
``(A) subgrants for use in accordance with this 
section to individuals residing in the service area of 
the nonprofit organization who are members of a 
household with a combined income (for the most recent 
12-month period for which the information is available) 
that is less than 60 percent of the median 
nonmetropolitan household income for the area, 
according to the most recent decennial census; and
``(B) loans for use in accordance with this section 
to individuals residing in the service area of the 
nonprofit organization who are members of a household 
with a combined income (for the most recent 12-month 
period for which the information is available) that is 
60 percent or more of the median nonmetropolitan 
household income for the area, according to the most 
recent decennial census.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``$15,000'' 
and inserting ``$20,000''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Funding to cover cost of performance warranties.--A 
subgrant provided to an individual under this subsection for an 
individually owned household decentralized wastewater system 
may include sufficient additional funding to cover the cost of 
a performance warranty with a duration of at least 5 years.''; 
and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
``2031''.
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