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Union Calendar No. 642 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5903 

[Report No. 118–777] 

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept 

funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control 

works, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2023 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself and Mr. ROUZER) introduced the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. PETERS, Mr. DUARTE, Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. 

CASTRO of Texas 

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 6, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater 

treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM4 MISSION AUTHORITY. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Commission is authorized 

6 to accept funds from a Federal or non-Federal entity, in7 cluding through a grant or funding agreement, to study, 

8 design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treat9 ment works, water conservation projects, or flood control 

10 works, and related structures, consistent with the functions 

11 of the Commission. 

12 (b) DEPOSIT.—Any funds accepted by the Commission 

13 under this section shall be deposited into the account in the 

14 Treasury of the United States entitled ‘‘International 

15 Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mex16 ico’’ and shall be available until expended to carry out the 

17 activities described in subsection (a). 

18 (c) LIMIT ON REIMBURSEMENT.—The Commission 

19 may not provide credit towards the non-Federal share of 

20 the cost of a project, or reimbursement, to non-Federal enti21 ties for funds accepted under this section in an amount that 

22 exceeds a total of $5,000,000 in any fiscal year. 

23 (d) REPORT.—Not later than the last day of each fiscal 

24 year, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on 

25 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 


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1 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep2 resentatives a report on the funds accepted under this sec3 tion that includes a description of— 

4 (1) the activities carried out with such funds; 

5 and 

6 (2) costs associated with such activities. 

7 (e) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

8 ‘‘Commission’’ means the United States Section of the 

9 International Boundary and Water Commission, United 

10 States and Mexico. 


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Union Calendar No. 642 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5903 

[Report No. 118–777] 

A BILL 

To authorize the International Boundary and 

trol works, and for other purposes. relating to wastewater treatment and flood conWater Commission to accept funds for activities 

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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