; or address lead testing in school and child care programs for which filtration of water systems in those school and child care programs has already been performed: Provided , That the amount under this heading is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ), except that such amount shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates such amount and transmits such designation to Congress. II Water accessibility and affordability 201. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Obtaining reliable and affordable water service is becoming increasingly difficult due to aging infrastructure, climate change, and population changes. (2) Household water rates have increased by approximately 41 percent since 2010. Over the last several decades, the cost for drinking water and wastewater services has risen much more rapidly than other household expenses. (3) According to the Environmental Protection Agency, low-income households are particularly impacted by water affordability challenges when drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater rates are raised. (4) Across the United States, water and wastewater bills have been increasing at more than twice the rate of inflation for nearly 2 decades. Additionally, incomes have barely kept up with inflation over the same period. It is anticipated that rates for water and wastewater services will continue to increase to meet the need for billions of dollars of overdue investment in our Nation's water and wastewater systems. (5) The Environmental Protection Agency reports that approximately 15 percent of residential water customers nationally are low-income households that are constantly at risk of being unable to pay their water bills. (6) Low-income households are 3 times more likely than other households to have their utility service disconnected for unpaid or overdue bills. (7) An estimated 15,000,000 people in the United States