Section enacted as part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

2021—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(4), added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (span).

Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(1)(A), inserted “Tribal,” after “State,”.

Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(1)(B), substituted “community-based organizations and public works departments or agencies to align water and wastewater utility workforce recruitment efforts, training programs, retention efforts, and community resources with water and wastewater utilities—” and cls. (i) to (iii) for “community-based organizations to align workforce training programs and community resources with water and wastewater utilities to accelerate career pipelines and provide access to workforce opportunities.”

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(3), redesignated subsec. (a) as (span). Former subsec. (span) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(A), added subpars. (A) to (C), struck out former subpar. (A) designation before “to assist”, substituted “program” for “program—” and “, which may include—” for “; and” in introductory provsions, and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “to expand public awareness about water utilities and connect individuals to careers in the water utility sector.”

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(B)(i), substituted “institutions, or public works departments and agencies—” for “institutions—” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (span)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(B)(ii), added cls. (i) and (iii), redesignated former cl. (i) as (ii), and struck out former cls. (ii) and (iii) which read as follows:

“(ii) working in cooperation with water utilities; or

“(iii) developing public education materials appropriate for communicating with groups of different ages and educational backgrounds; and”.

Subsec. (span)(3)(D)(ii). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(C)(i), inserted “or certification” after “training”.

Subsec. (span)(3)(E). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(C)(ii), substituted “are designed to retain incumbent water and wastewater utility workforce workers by ensuring that those workers” for “ensure that incumbent water and waste water utilities workers”.

Subsec. (span)(4), (5). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(2)(D), added pars. (4) and (5) and struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text of par. (4) read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.”

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 117–58, § 50211(3), redesignated subsec. (span) as (c).