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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6064
To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish
a premise plumbing research laboratory, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 2020
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CA´RDENAS,
Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. MORELLE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To require the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology to establish a premise plumbing research labora-
tory, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NIST Plumbing Re-
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search Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. PREMISE PLUMBING RESEARCH.
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(a) PREMISE PLUMBING DEFINED.—In this Act, the
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term ‘‘premise plumbing’’ means the water distribution
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system located within the property lines of a property, in-
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cluding all buildings and permanent structures on such
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property. Such term includes building supply and distribu-
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tion pipes, fixtures, fittings, water heaters, water-treating
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and water-using equipment, and all respective joints, con-
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nections, devices, and appurtenances.
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(b) RESEARCH.—Not later than one year after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Na-
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tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall—
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(1) establish or designate a laboratory to con-
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duct research on premise plumbing in relation to
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water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and
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resilience;
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(2) conduct an organizational review of all re-
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search and other activities related to premise plumb-
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ing conducted by Federal entities; and
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(3) appoint one or more officers or employees of
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the Institute to liaise with non-Federal entities con-
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ducting research or other activities related to
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premise plumbing.
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(c) QUADRENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than 4 years
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after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less
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frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Director
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shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made
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by the Institute regarding—
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(1) the status of the laboratory described in
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subsection (b)(1), including any staff designated to
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work in such laboratory;
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(2) all projects of the Institute related to
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premise plumbing, including completed projects,
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projects in progress, and projects planned for the fu-
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ture;
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(3) updates to data relevant to premise plumb-
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ing system structure, design, and construction; and
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(4) any progress of private organizations in up-
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dating premise plumbing standards.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
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are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute
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of Standards and Technology such sums as may be nec-
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essary to carry out this section.
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