HR 2344
Water ISAC Threat Protection Act
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Bill overview
This bill creates a program to help drinking water and wastewater systems better protect themselves from threats, both cyber and natural disasters. The program, overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, will encourage participation in a national information sharing center and provide financial assistance to systems that join. It also aims to improve the tools and resources available at this center to monitor the water sector and enhance preparedness.
Key provisions
- Establishes a program to support participation in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Water ISAC).
- Provides financial assistance to community water systems and treatment works for Water ISAC membership.
- Expands cooperation between the EPA and the Water ISAC regarding threat data.
- Enhances the Water ISAC’s tools and resources for monitoring the water sector and improving preparedness.
- Defines key terms related to water systems and threats.
Who is affected
- Community water systems
- Treatment works
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Water sector
- Publicly owned treatment works
Notable changes
- Creates a dedicated program to bolster water sector cybersecurity and resilience.
- Formalizes the role of the Water ISAC in threat information sharing and analysis.
- Provides federal funding to support Water ISAC participation.
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2344
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act Water ISAC Threat Protection Act
or the
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In this section:
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).
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)).
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).
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)).
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—
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;
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;
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
to enhance the tools, resources, and materials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center for—
monitoring the status of the water sector; and
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.
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.