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

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4096 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4096 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ 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 subsec