; (12) past appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency grant programs that address school drinking water and drinking water contamination in high-risk communities are not sufficient to address the tremendous need throughout the United States; (13) investments in infrastructure create jobs while fulfilling critical needs in communities throughout the United States; (14) it is estimated that nearly 17,200,000 workers, about 12 percent of the United States workforce, were employed in infrastructure jobs in 2018; (15) infrastructure occupations often provide more competitive and equitable wages in comparison to all jobs nationally, consistently paying up to 30 percent more to workers at lower ends of the income scale; (16) the sixth national assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency of drinking water infrastructure needs shows a total 20-year capital improvement need of $472,600,000,000 for public water systems; (17) emergency supplemental appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency, provided in addition to other appropriations and not subject to sequestration, will improve drinking water in schools and high-risk communities and create jobs throughout the United States without reducing funding for other domestic priorities; (18) appropriating $50,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 for the Environmental Protection Agency, and allowing the funds to remain available for 5 years, will enable States to begin to immediately expand investments in addressing drinking water needs in schools and in high-risk communities throughout the United States; (19) a $50,000,000,000 investment in drinking water infrastructure could create 1,250,000 jobs