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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall develop— 
(1) a catalog of material properties required for 
applications described in subsection (a); 
(2) theoretical models for materials possessing 
the required properties; 
(3) benchmark models against existing data; and 
(4) a roadmap to guide further research and de-
velopment in the area covered by the program. 
SEC. 970. ENERGY-WATER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
FOUNDATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the American Water Works Association Re-
search Foundation. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the 
Energy-Water Supply Technologies Program estab-
lished by subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, within the 
Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the Of-
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fice of Science, a program, to be known as the ‘‘Energy- 
Water Supply Technologies Program’’, to study— 
(1) energy-related issues associated with water 
resources and municipal waterworks; and 
(2) supply issues related to energy production. 
(c) PROGRAM AREAS.—In carrying out the Program, 
the Secretary shall conduct research and development, in-
cluding research and development relating to— 
(1) the arsenic removal program under sub-
section (d); 
(2) the desalination research program under sub-
section (e); 
(3) the water and energy sustainability program 
under subsection (f); and 
(4) other energy-intensive water supply and 
treatment technologies and other technologies selected 
by the Secretary. 
(d) ARSENIC REMOVAL PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
enter into a contract with the Foundation to use the 
facilities, institutions, and relationships described in 
the matter under the heading ‘‘BIOLOGICAL AND ENVI-
RONMENTAL RESEARCH’’ of title III of Senate Report 
107–220 to accompany the Consolidated Appropria-
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tions Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7) to carry 
out a research program to develop and demonstrate 
innovative arsenic removal technologies. 
(2) RESEARCH.—In carrying out the arsenic re-
moval program, the Foundation shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, conduct research on means 
of— 
(A) reducing energy costs incurred in using 
arsenic removal technologies; 
(B) minimizing materials, operating, and 
maintenance costs incurred in using arsenic re-
moval technologies; and 
(C) minimizing any quantities of waste (es-
pecially hazardous waste) that result from use of 
arsenic removal technologies. 
(3) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—The Founda-
tion shall carry out peer-reviewed research and dem-
onstration projects to develop and demonstrate water 
purification technologies. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Under the arsenic re-
moval program— 
(A) demonstration projects shall be imple-
mented with municipal water system partners to 
demonstrate the applicability of innovative ar-
senic removal technologies in areas with different
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water chemistries representative of areas across 
the United States with arsenic levels near or ex-
ceeding the guidelines of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; and 
(B) not less than 40 percent of the funds of 
the Department used for demonstration projects 
under the arsenic removal program shall be ex-
pended on projects focused on the needs of and 
in partnership with rural communities or In-
dian tribes. 
(5) EVALUATIONS; TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.— 
The Foundation shall develop evaluations of cost effec-
tiveness of arsenic removal technologies used in the 
program and an education, training, and technology 
transfer component for the program. 
(6) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to ensure that activities under the arsenic 
removal program are coordinated with appropriate 
programs of the Environmental Protection Agency 
and other Federal agencies, State programs, and aca-
demia. 
(7) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of commencement of the arsenic removal pro-
gram and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
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submit to Congress a report on the results of the ar-
senic removal program. 
(e) DESALINATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall carry 
out a desalination research program in accordance 
with the desalination technology progress plan devel-
oped under the matter under the heading ‘‘WATER 
AND RELATED RESOURCES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF RECLAMATION’’ of title II of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 (115 
Stat. 498) and described in Senate Report 107–39 to 
accompany S. 1171 (107th Congress). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The desalination pro-
gram shall— 
(A) draw on the national laboratory part-
nership established with the Bureau of Reclama-
tion to develop the national Desalination and 
Water Purification Technology Roadmap for 
next-generation desalination technology released 
in January 2003; 
(B) focus on research relating to, and devel-
opment and demonstration of, technologies that 
are appropriate for use in desalinating brackish 
groundwater, wastewater, and other saline water
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supplies and disposal of residual brine or salt; 
and 
(C) consider the use of renewable energy 
sources. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Under the de-
salination program, funds made available for the pro-
gram may be used for construction projects, including 
completion of the National Desalination Research 
Center for brackish groundwater and ongoing facility 
operational costs. 
(4) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary and 
the Commissioner of Reclamation shall jointly 
establish a steering committee for the desalina-
tion program. 
(B) CHAIR.—The steering committee shall 
be jointly chaired by— 
(i) 1 representative from the Program; 
and 
(ii) 1 representative from the Bureau 
of Reclamation. 
(f) WATER AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a research program to develop technologies to assist in