(A) develop a National Water Research 
and Assessment Plan (in this Act referred to as 
the ‘‘plan’’) in accordance with subsection (c); 
(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 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; and 
(D) facilitate technology transfer, commu-
nication, and opportunities for information ex-
change with non-governmental organizations, 
State and local governments, industry, and 
other members of the stakeholder community 
through the office established in paragraph (4). 
(4) NATIONAL
WATER
INITIATIVE
COORDINA-
TION OFFICE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the President shall establish a National Water 
Initiative Coordination Office (in this Act re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’), with full-time staff, 
to— 
(i) provide technical and administra-
tive support to the interagency committee; 
(ii) serve as a point of contact on 
Federal water activities for government 
agencies, organizations, academia, indus-
try, professional societies, and others to ex-
change technical and programmatic infor-
mation; and 
(iii) communicate with the public on 
the findings and recommendations of the 
interagency committee based on the activi-
ties conducted pursuant to the Initiative. 
(B) FUNDING.—The operation of the Of-
fice shall be supported by funds contributed 
from each agency represented on the inter-
agency committee. 
(c) NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The plan required 
under subsection (b)(3)(A) shall establish the prior-
ities for Federal water research, including federally 
funded research, and assessment for the 4-year pe-
riod beginning in the year in which the plan is sub-
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mitted to Congress. In the development of the plan, 
the Committee shall consider and utilize rec-
ommendations and information in reports that have 
addressed water research needs, including the 2007 
report issued by the Subcommittee on Water Avail-
ability and Quality (SWAQ) of the National Science 
and Technology Council’s Committee on Environ-
ment and Natural Resources and recommendations 
of the National Academy of Sciences. 
(2) 
SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
plan 
shall— 
(A) identify each current program and ac-
tivity of each Federal agency related to the Ini-
tiative; 
(B) identify funding levels for the previous 
fiscal year for each program and, if applicable, 
each activity identified in subparagraph (A); 
(C) set forth a strategy and a timeline to 
achieve the outcomes described in subsection 
(d) and shall describe— 
(i) each activity required of each 
agency responsible for contributing to each 
such outcome; 
(ii) the funding levels necessary to 
achieve each such outcome; and 
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