,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjae,ms4     
,murk[ski 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 ( #bjae or ! 
,,news ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,committee or           
,subcommittee ,! t]m ,committee or      
,subcommittee means ! ,committee on !   
,nexus ( ,en]gy & ,wat] = ,su/a9ability 
7or ! ,,news ,committee7 or !           
,subcommittee on ! ,nexus ( ,en]gy &    
,wat] = ,su/a9ability 7or ! ,,news      
,subcommittee71 :i*ev] is e/abli%$ by   
section #c7;a74  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m  
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (

 ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy4  7#c7    
,en]gy-wat] nexus ,! t]m en]gy-wat]     
nexus means ! l9ks betwe5--  7,a7 ! wat]
 ne$$ to produce fuels1 electricity1 &  
o!r =ms ( en]gy2 &  7,b7 ! en]gy ne$$ to
 transport1 reclaim1 & treat wat] &     
wa/ewat]4  7#d7 ,gr& ,*all5ges ,! t]m   
,gr& ,*all5ges means ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,gr&
 ,*all5ges program coord9at$ by ! ,(fice
 ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy4  7#e7  
,,n/c ,! t]m ,,n/c means ! ,national    
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,c\ncil4  7#f7     
,,rd,d activities ,! t]m ,,rd,d         
activities means rese>*1 developm5t1 &  
demon/ration activities4  #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
 ! ,nexus ( ,en]gy & ,wat] =            
,su/a9ability 7or ! ,,news ,committee7  
or ! ,subcommittee on ! ,nexus ( ,en]gy 
& ,wat] = ,su/a9ability 7or ! ,,news    
,subcommittee71 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$]al goals & plans  
on en]gy-wat] nexus ,,rd,d activities2  
7#b7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & biannually       
!reaft]1 issue a /rategic plan on       
en]gy-wat] nexus ,,rd,d activities      
priorities & objectives2  7#c7 promote  
coord9ation ( ! activities ( ,f$]al     
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies on en]gy-wat] nexus 
,,rd,d activities1 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$]al         
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies z ! ,director or !  
,committee or ,subcommittee consid]     
appropriate2 &  7#d7 7,a7 coord9ate &   
develop capabilities & me?odologies =   
data collection1 managem5t1 &           
dissem9ation ( in=mation relat$ to      
en]gy-wat] nexus ,,rd,d activities f &  
to o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies2 &    
7,b7 promote in=mation ex*ange betwe5   
,f$]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       
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 = dome/ic &   
int]national public-private p>tn]%ips1  
innovative f9anc+ me*anisms1 in=mation &
 data ex*ange1 & ,gr& ,*all5ges4  7d7   
,no regulation ,no?+ 9 ?is section      
grants to ! ,committee or ,subcommittee 
7includ+ ! memb]s ( ! ,committee or     
,subcommittee7 ! au?ority to promulgate 
regulations or set /&>ds4  7e7 ,review2 
report ,at ! end ( ! #aj-ye> p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! ,committee or 
,subcommittee is e/abli%$1 ! ,director--
  7#a7 %all review ! activities1        
relevance1 & effectiv5ess ( ! ,committee
 or ,subcommittee2 &  7#b7 submit to !  
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committees on 
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives1 a report describ+ ! 
results ( ! review conduct$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 & a recomm5dation on :e!r !        
,committee or ,subcommittee %\ld        
cont9ue4  #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 & ! ,committees on 
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce1 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives1 an int]ag5cy budget 
crosscut report t displays at !         
program-1 project-1 & activity-level =  
ea* ( ! ,f$]al ag5cies t c>ry out or    
support 7includ+ ?r\gh grants1          
contracts1 int]ag5cy & intraag5cy       
transf]s1 multiye> & no-ye> funds7 basic
 & appli$ ,,rd,d activities to advance !
 en]gy-wat] nexus relat$ sci5ce &       
te*nologies--  7#a7 ! budget propos$ 9 !
 budget reque/ ( ! ,presid5t = ! upcom+ 
fiscal ye>2  7#b7 exp5ditures &         
obligations = ! prior fiscal ye>2 &     
7#c7 e/imat$ exp5ditures & obligations =
 ! curr5t fiscal ye>4