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(B) developing data and information to 
support water planning and conservation. 
(15) Development of resources to investigate 
the effects of invasive species on water supplies. 
(16) Development of technologies and practices 
to treat eutrophic water bodies, including rivers, es-
tuaries, and coastal waters. 
(17) Development of tools to assist local water 
resource managers in anticipating changing water 
availability and use patterns in the preparation of a 
strategic plan for sustainable future operations. 
(18) Development of a program to offer tech-
nical and planning assistance to States, localities, 
and regions that use or are planning to use land 
conservation as a method to protect water quality, 
as well as an analysis of the impact of land con-
servation on watershed hydrology. 
(19) Improvement of understanding of the im-
pacts from chemical impairments, including contami-
nants of emerging concern, such as endocrine dis-
rupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal 
care products, on water supply and quality. 
(20) Analyses of the Nation’s water research 
facilities and identification of whether a need exists 
for additional facilities. 
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(21) Assessment of potential water storage 
projects that would enhance water supply, water 
planning, and other beneficial uses. 
(22) Improvement of understanding of water-in-
tensive sectors of the economy and industrial needs 
for water. 
(23) Improvement of understanding of com-
peting water supply uses and how different uses 
interact with and impact each other. 
(24) Projection of long-term ice cover and water 
level outlook for major water bodies in the United 
States, including the Great Lakes, the potential im-
pacts of the results of such projections on infra-
structure, and resource management options based 
on such projections. 
(25) Assessment of the impacts of natural dis-
asters, including floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes, 
on water resources. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The President shall es-
tablish, or designate, an advisory committee to advise the 
interagency committee established under subsection (b). 
SEC. 3. BUDGET COORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall provide guid-
ance to each Federal agency participating in the Initiative 
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with respect to the preparation of requests for appropria-
tions for activities related to the plan. 
(b) CONSIDERATION IN THE PRESIDENT’S BUDG-
ET.—The President shall submit, at the time of the Presi-
dent’s annual budget request to Congress, a description 
of those items in each agency’s budget which are elements 
of the plan or help to achieve the outcomes of the plan. 
(c) EVALUATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
submission of the President’s annual budget request to 
Congress, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall write a letter to Congress evaluating 
the budget as it relates to Federal water research and the 
success of the interagency committee in meeting the out-
comes listed in section 2(d). 
SEC. 4. COORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The interagency committee shall 
coordinate the activities of the Initiative with the United 
States Global Change Research Program. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the interagency committee should collaborate 
with public institutions of higher education whenever pos-
sible. 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Concurrent with the annual submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget to Congress, the President shall submit to 
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Congress a report that describes the activities and results 
of the Initiative during the previous fiscal year and out-
lines the objectives for the next fiscal year. The report 
shall include detailed information on all programs and ac-
tivities involved in the Initiative, including an analysis of 
progress towards achieving the outcomes listed in section 
2(d) and the indicators used to measure such progress. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL WATER PILOT TESTING FACILITY FEASI-
BILITY STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete a study exam-
ining the feasibility and practicality of creating a na-
tional water pilot testing facility. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall— 
(A) examine Federal programs and facili-
ties that currently engage in some form of 
water technology testing; 
(B) evaluate the practicality and identify 
the potential costs of establishing a national 
water pilot testing facility; and 
(C) examine the efforts of Federal agencies 
to establish testing facilities related to other 
technologies, including wind and solar, and the 
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