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governments, 
tribal 
governments, 
industry, 
water resources managers, commercial end 
users, and other members of the stakeholder 
community through the office established in 
paragraph (4); 
(E) provide guidance on outreach to mi-
nority serving institutions that are eligible insti-
tutions under section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) to 
encourage such institutions to apply for funding 
opportunities specified in the plan; 
(F) provide guidance on outreach to insti-
tutions of higher education (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) that are located in 
an area affected by drought and encourage such 
institutions to apply for funding opportunities 
specified in the plan; 
(G) encourage cooperation between Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, and trib-
al governments to develop standard methods for 
collecting, managing, and disseminating data on 
water; 
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(H) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 3 years there-
after— 
(i) identify from each agency de-
scribed in paragraph (2) the statutory or 
regulatory barriers preventing the use of 
any technology, technique, data collection 
method, or model that would contribute to 
greater availability of water resources in 
the United States through enhanced effi-
ciency and conservation; and 
(ii) submit a report of the findings 
from clause (i) to Congress; and 
(I) assess the role of Federal water re-
search funding in helping to develop the next 
generation of scientists and engineers at institu-
tions of higher education. 
(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-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’), with full-time staff, 
to— 
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(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, public-private 
collaborations, commercial end users, and 
others to exchange technical and pro-
grammatic information; and 
(iii) communicate with the public, in-
cluding through a publicly accessible 
website, on the findings and recommenda-
tions of the interagency committee based 
on the activities 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-
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riod beginning in the year in which the plan is sub-
mitted to Congress. In the development of the plan, 
the interagency committee shall consider and utilize 
recommendations and information from State, local, 
and tribal governments and contained in reports 
that have addressed water research needs, including 
the 2007 report issued by the Subcommittee on 
Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ) of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Council’s Committee 
on Environment and Natural Resources and rec-
ommendations 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; 
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