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Union Calendar No. 370 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588 
[Report No. 109–630] 
To reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding 
the water resources research and technology institutes established under 
the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
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 December 16, 2005] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply 
research regarding the water resources research and 
technology institutes established under the Water Re-
sources Research Act of 1984. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Resources Re-
search Act Amendments of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SCOPE OF RESEARCH; OTHER ACTIVITIES; CO-
OPERATION AND COORDINATION.—Section 104(b)(1) of the 
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10303(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) plan, conduct, or otherwise arrange for com-
petent applied and peer reviewed research that fos-
ters— 
‘‘(A) improvements in water supply reli-
ability; 
‘‘(B) resolutions of other water problems; 
‘‘(C) the entry of new research scientists, en-
gineers, and technicians into water resources 
fields; and 
‘‘(D) the dissemination of research results to 
water managers and the public.’’. 
(b) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.—Section 104(e) of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303 (e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘at producing measured results 
and applied water supply research’’ after ‘‘effective-
ness’’. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section, to remain available until expended, 
$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WHERE RESEARCH 
FOCUSED
ON WATER PROBLEMS
OF INTERSTATE NA-
TURE.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303 (g)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2002 and 2003, and $6,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 and 2005’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’. 
(e) COORDINATION.—Section 104(h)(2) of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(h)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) 
REPORTS’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘As part of the annual budget submission to 
Congress, the Secretary shall also provide a crosscut 
budget detailing the expenditures on activities listed 
under subsection (a)(1) and a report which details the 
level of applied research and the results of the activi-
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ties authorized by this Act, including potential and 
actual— 
‘‘(A) increases in annual water supplies; 
‘‘(B) increases in annual water yields; and 
‘‘(C) advances in water infrastructure im-
provements.’’. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 107 of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10306) is 
amended by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’. 
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