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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1948 
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 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. 
VAN ORDEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ZINKE, and 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commis-
sion to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater 
treatment and flood control works, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Commission is authorized 
to accept funds from a Federal or non-Federal entity, in-
cluding through a grant or funding agreement, to study, 
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design, construct, operate, or maintain wastewater treat-
ment works, water conservation projects, or flood control 
works, and related structures, consistent with the func-
tions of the Commission. 
(b) DEPOSIT.—Any funds accepted by the Commis-
sion under this section shall be deposited into the account 
in the Treasury of the United States entitled ‘‘Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
and Mexico’’ and shall be available until expended to carry 
out the activities described in subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) LIMIT ON REIMBURSEMENT.—The Commis-
sion may not provide credit towards the non-Federal 
share of the cost of a project, or reimbursement, to 
non-Federal entities for funds accepted under this 
section in an amount that exceeds a total of 
$5,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The Commission may 
not accept funds under this section from any non- 
Federal entity— 
(A) that is domiciled in, headquartered in, 
or organized under the laws of, or the principal 
place of business of which is located in, a for-
eign country of concern; or 
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(B) that has in place any agreement with 
a foreign country of concern. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than the last day of each fis-
cal year, the Commission shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the funds accepted under this 
section that includes a description of— 
(1) the activities carried out with such funds; 
and 
(2) costs associated with such activities. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the United States Section of the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico. 
(2) FOREIGN
COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘‘foreign country of concern’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 10638 of the Research 
and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 19237). 
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