IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1145 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To implement a National Water Research and Development 
Initiative, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Water Re-
search and Development Initiative Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) INITIATIVE AND PURPOSE.—The President shall 
implement a National Water Research and Development 
Initiative (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). The 
purpose of the Initiative is to improve the Federal Govern-
ment’s role in designing and implementing Federal water 
research, development, demonstration, data collection and 
dissemination, education, and technology transfer activi-
ties to address changes in water use, quality, supply, and 
demand in the United States, including providing addi-
tional support to increase water supply through greater 
efficiency, conservation, and measures to abate water 
quality impairment. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall establish, or designate, an interagency 
committee to implement the Initiative under sub-
section (a). The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy shall chair the interagency committee. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The interagency committee 
shall include a representative from each agency that 
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conducts research related to water or has authority 
over resources that affect water supply and water 
quality, as well as a representative from the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
(3) FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
INTERAGENCY
COM-
MITTEE.—The interagency committee shall— 
(A) develop a National Water Research 
and Assessment Plan (in this Act referred to as 
the ‘‘plan’’) in accordance with subsection (c) 
and in coordination with State, local, and tribal 
governments; 
(B) coordinate all Federal research, devel-
opment, demonstration, data collection and dis-
semination, education, and technology transfer 
activities pertaining to water; 
(C) encourage cooperation among Federal 
agencies and State, local, and tribal govern-
ments with respect to water-related research, 
development, and technological innovation ac-
tivities to avoid duplication of effort and to en-
sure optimal use of resources and expertise; 
(D) facilitate technology transfer, commu-
nication, and opportunities for information ex-
change with institutions of higher education, 
non-governmental organizations, State and local 
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