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Calendar No. 641 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
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, 
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: 
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‘‘(1) plan, conduct, or otherwise arrange for 
competent applied and peer reviewed research that 
fosters— 
‘‘(A) improvements in water supply reli-
ability; 
‘‘(B) resolutions of other water problems; 
‘‘(C) the entry of new research scientists, 
engineers, 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 Re-
search 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’’. 
(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.’’. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS
WHERE
RE-
SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF INTERSTATE 
NATURE.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Re-
search 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 fiscal 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 
activities authorized by this Act, including potential 
and actual— 
‘‘(A) increases in annual water supplies; 
‘‘(B) increases in annual water yields; and 
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‘‘(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’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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