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port containing a detailed statement of the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission and recommendations for 
legislation and other policies to implement such findings 
and conclusions to— 
(1) the President; 
(2) the Committee on Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and the Committee on the Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
not later than 30 days after the date on which the Com-
mission transmits a final report under subsection (h)(1). 
(k) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to the Commission. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 8703. STUDY OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE 
CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES AND WATER 
QUALITY. 
(a) NATIONAL ACADEMY STUDY.—The Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall enter 
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into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences under which the Academy shall— 
(1) produce a 2-part study that will consist 
of— 
(A) a study that will identify the potential 
impacts of climate change on the Nation’s wa-
tersheds 
and 
water 
resources, 
including 
hydrological and ecological impacts; 
(B) a study that will identify the potential 
impacts of climate change on water quality, in-
cluding the extent to which Federal and State 
efforts under the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and other 
ocean and coastal laws may be affected by cli-
mate change; 
(C) information, analyses, and data that 
will identify, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, hydrological and temperature changes 
by watershed in the United States and that 
support the findings made under subparagraphs 
(A) and (B); and 
(D) identification of the scientific con-
sensus, assumptions, and uncertainties related 
to predictions of climate change in the United 
States; 
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(2) identify the potential impacts of climate 
change on the Nation’s water resources, watersheds, 
and water quality, including the potential for im-
pacts to wetlands, shoreline erosion, and saltwater 
intrusion as a result of sea level rise, and the poten-
tial for significant regional variation in precipitation 
events to impact Federal, State, and local efforts to 
attain or maintain water quality; 
(3) assess the extent to which Federal and 
State efforts under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act and other ocean and coastal laws may 
be affected by climate change; 
(4) identify prudent steps to assess emerging 
information and identify appropriate response ac-
tions to meet the requirements of such Act, includ-
ing provisions to attain or maintain water quality 
standards and for adequate stream flows for wet-
lands and aquatic resources; and 
(5) recommend, if necessary, potential legisla-
tive or regulatory changes to address impacts of 
global climate change on efforts to restore and main-
tain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity 
of the Nation’s waters. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
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