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Water ISAC Threat Protection Act
To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to increase participation in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which is a network for sharing information about threats to drinking water and wastewater systems. The program will offset membership costs for community water systems and treatment works and expand EPA coordination with the information-sharing center on collecting and analyzing threat data. The bill authorizes the EPA to enhance the tools and resources of the center to help water systems prepare for and respond to security threats and natural hazards. The program aims to improve the ability of water systems to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from malevolent acts or natural disasters. The bill authorizes $10 million in funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to carry out this program.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Janice D. Schakowsky’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $22,470
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $21,200
- STATE OF IL $13,250
- COONEY AND CONWAY $7,100
- JENNER & BLOCK $6,800
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Janice D. Schakowsky → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2025
Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act” or the “Water ISAC Threat Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Community water system.—The term “community water system” has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
(2) Natural hazard.—The term “natural hazard” has the meaning given the term in section 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2(h)).
(3) Treatment works.—The term “treatment works” has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
(4) Water information sharing and analysis center.—The term “Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center” means the Information Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in section 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i- 4(d)).
(b) Establishment.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop and carry out a program—
(1) to encourage, support, and maintain the participation of community water systems, treatment works, and other appropriate entities in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
(2) to offset costs incurred by community water systems and treatment works that are necessary to maintain or initiate membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
(3) to expand the cooperation and coordination of the Environmental Protection Agency with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center with respect to incident data collection and analysis of water sector-related threats; and
(4) to enhance the tools, resources, and materials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center for—
(A) monitoring the status of the water sector; and
(B) enhancing the preparedness of community water systems and publicly owned treatment works to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from malevolent acts (within the meaning of section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2)) or natural hazards.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to remain available until expended. <all>
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