,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aiga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjad,ms4 
,murk[ski 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wyd57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
e/abli% an int]ag5cy coord9ation        
committee or subcommittee ) ! lead]%ip (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior1 focus$ on ! nexus betwe5 en]gy
 & wat] production1 use1 & effici5cy1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,nexus ( ,en]gy &  
,wat] = ,su/a9ability ,act ( #bjad or ! 
,,news ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m        
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy4  7#b7    
,en]gy-wat] nexus ,! t]m en]gy-wat]     
nexus means ! l9k betwe5-- 7,a7 en]gy   
effici5cy & ! quantity ( wat] ne$$ to   
produce fuels & en]gy2 &  7,b7 !        
quantity ( en]gy ne$$ to transport1     
reclaim1 & treat wat]4  7#c7 ,,n/c ,!   

t]m ,,n/c means ! ,national ,sci5ce &   
,te*nology ,c\ncil4  7#d7 ,committee or 
,subcommittee ,! t]m ,committee or      
,subcommittee means ! ,committee on     
,en]gy-,wat] ,nexus = ,su/a9ability or !
 ,subcommittee on ,en]gy-,wat] ,nexus = 
,su/a9ability1 :i*ev] is e/abli%$ by    
section #c7;a74  #c4 ,int]ag5cy         
,coord9ation ,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,! ,director %all e/abli% ei!r a       
committee or a subcommittee "u ! ,,n/c1 
to be kn[n z ei!r ! ,committee on       
,en]gy-,wat] ,nexus = ,su/a9ability or !
 ,subcommittee on ,en]gy-,wat] ,nexus = 
,su/a9ability1 to c>ry out ! duties     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7         
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,*airs ,! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy & ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all  
s]ve z co-*airs ( ! ,committee or       
,subcommittee4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip2 /aff+   
,memb]%ip & /aff+ %all be det]m9$ by !  
,,n/c4  7c7 ,duties ,! ,committee or    
,subcommittee %all-- 7#a7 s]ve z a =um =
 develop+ common ,f$]al goals & plans on
 en]gy-wat] nexus issues2  7#b7 promote 

coord9ation ( ! activities ( all ,f$]al 
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies on en]gy-wat] nexus 
issues1 includ+ ! activities (-- 7,a7 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior2  7,c7 ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s2  
7,d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7,e7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7,f7 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate2  7,g7 ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy2  7,h7 ! ,c\ncil on  
,environm5tal ,quality2  7,i7 !         
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology2  7,j7 ! ,national ,oceanic &
 ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration2  7,k7 !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2  7,l7 !   
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget2  7,m7 !  
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy2 &
  7,n7 su* o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &       
ag5cies z ! ,director or ! ,committee or
 ,subcommittee consid] appropriate2 &   
7#c7 7,a7 coord9ate & develop           
capabilities = data collection1         
categorization1 & dissem9ation ( data f 
& to o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2 &  
7,b7 engage 9 in=mation ex*ange betwe5  
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies-- 7i7 to     

id5tify & docum5t ,f$]al & non-,f$]al   
programs & fund+ opportunities t support
 basic & appli$ rese>*1 developm5t1 &   
demon/ration proposals to advance ! /ate
 ( en]gy-wat] nexus relat$ sci5ce &     
te*nologies2  7ii7 if practicable1 to   
lev]age exi/+ programs by enc\rag+ jo9t 
solicitations1 block grants1 & mat*+    
programs ) non-,f$]al entities2 &  7iii7
 to id5tify opportunities =             
public-private p>tn]%ips1 innovative    
f9anc+ me*anisms1 & grant *all5ges4  7d7
 ,review2 t]m9ation ,at ! end ( !       
#aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! 
,committee or ,subcommittee is e/abli%$1
 ! ,director-- 7#a7 %all review !       
activities ( ! ,committee or            
,subcommittee & det]m9e ! relevance &   
effectiv5ess ( ! ,committee or          
,subcommittee2 &  7#b7 bas$ on !        
det]m9ation made "u p>agraph 7#a71 may  
t]m9ate ! ,committee or ,subcommittee4  
#d4 ,crosscut budget ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! ,presid5t submits ! budget (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t "u section   

#aaje ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &   
,budget %all submit to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !  
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
conta9s-- 7#a7 an int]ag5cy budget      
crosscut report t-- 7,a7 displays !     
budget propos$1 includ+ any int]ag5cy or
 intraag5cy transf]1 = ea* ( ! ,f$]al   
ag5cies t c>ry out en]gy-wat] nexus     
projects = ! upcom+ fiscal ye>1         
sep>ately %[+ fund+ reque/$ "u bo?      
preexi/+ au?orities & "u ! new          
au?orities grant$ by ?is ,act2 &  7,b7  
id5tifies all exp5ditures s9ce #bjaa by 
! ,f$]al & ,/ate gov]nm5ts on en]gy-wat]
 nexus projects2  7#b7 a detail$ acc\nt+
 ( all funds receiv$ & obligat$ by all  
,f$]al ag5cies & ,/ate ag5cies          
responsible = implem5t+ en]gy-wat] nexus
 projects dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>2    
7#c7 a budget = ! propos$ en]gy-wat]    
nexus projects 7includ+ a description ( 

! project1 au?orization level1 & project
 /atus7 to be c>ri$ out 9 ! upcom+      
fiscal ye> ) ! ,f$]al portion ( funds = 
en]gy-wat] nexus programs2 &  7#d7 a    
li/+ ( all en]gy-wat] nexus projects to 
be und]tak5 9 ! upcom+ fiscal ye> ) !   
,f$]al portion ( funds = ^? projects4