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Union Calendar No. 33 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1145 
[Report No. 111–76] 
To implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2009 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science and Technology 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 24, 2009] 
A BILL 
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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Water Research 
and Development Initiative Act of 2009’’. 
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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 activities 
to address changes in water use, supply, and demand in 
the United States, including providing additional support 
to increase water supply through greater efficiency and con-
servation. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall 
establish, or designate, an interagency committee to 
implement the Initiative under subsection (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 
conducts research related to water or has authority 
over resources that affect water supply, as well as a 
representative from the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
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(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 govern-
ments; 
(B) coordinate all Federal research, develop-
ment, 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 governments 
with respect to water-related research, develop-
ment, and technological innovation activities to 
avoid duplication of effort and to ensure optimal 
use of resources and expertise; 
(D) facilitate technology transfer, commu-
nication, and opportunities for information ex-
change with non-governmental organizations, 
State and local governments, tribal governments, 
industry, and other members of the stakeholder 
community through the office established in 
paragraph (4); 
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(E) provide guidance on outreach to minor-
ity serving institutions that are eligible institu-
tions under section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) to en-
courage such institutions to apply for funding 
opportunities specified in the plan; 
(F) encourage cooperation between Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, and tribal 
governments to develop standard methods for col-
lecting, managing, and disseminating data on 
water; and 
(G) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 3 years there-
after— 
(i) identify from each agency described 
in paragraph (2) the statutory or regu-
latory barriers preventing the use of any 
technology, technique, data collection meth-
od, or model that would contribute to great-
er availability of water resources in the 
United States through enhanced efficiency 
and conservation; and 
(ii) submit a report of the findings 
from clause (i) to Congress. 
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