(4) NATIONAL WATER INITIATIVE COORDINATION 
OFFICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall establish a National Water Initiative 
Coordination Office (in this Act referred 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 Fed-
eral water activities for government agen-
cies, organizations, academia, industry, 
professional societies, and others to exchange 
technical and programmatic information; 
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 Office 
shall be supported by funds contributed from 
each agency represented on the interagency com-
mittee. 
(c) NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT 
PLAN.— 
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(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 period 
beginning in the year in which the plan is submitted 
to Congress. In the development of the plan, the inter-
agency committee shall consider and utilize rec-
ommendations and information from State, local, and 
tribal governments and contained in reports that have 
addressed water research needs, including the 2007 re-
port issued by the Subcommittee on Water Avail-
ability and Quality (SWAQ) of the National Science 
and Technology Council’s Committee on Environment 
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— 
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(i) each activity required of each agen-
cy responsible for contributing to each such 
outcome; 
(ii) the funding levels necessary to 
achieve each such outcome; and 
(iii) the distribution of funds between 
each agency based on such agency’s role in 
carrying out such activity; 
(D) be subject to a 90-day public comment 
period and shall address suggestions received and 
incorporate public input received, as appro-
priate; and 
(E) be submitted to Congress not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) WATER
RESEARCH
OUTCOMES
AND
ASSESS-
MENTS.—The plan shall outline and direct agencies under 
the interagency committee to work to achieve the following 
outcomes: 
(1) Implementation of a National Water Census, 
which shall include the collection of data on national 
water resources to create a comprehensive database 
that includes information about the quantity, avail-
ability, and quality of ground water and surface 
water resources. 
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