,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjai,mr4 
,harder of ,california 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and   
,mr4 ,griffith7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,water ,resources 
,research ,act of #aihd to reauthorize  
grants for and require applied water    
supply research regarding the water     
resources research and technology       
institutes established under that ,act4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,water ,resources ,research     
,amendments ,act4  #b4 ,water ,resources
 ,research ,act amendments  7a7         
,clarification of research activities   
,section #ajd7;b77#a7 of the ,water     
,resources ,research ,act of #aihd 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjc7;b77#a77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by       
striking water-related phenomena and    
inserting water resources2 and  7#b7 in 

subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and4  
7b7 ,compliance report ,section #ajd7;c7
 of the ,water ,resources ,research ,act
 of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjc7;c77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7c7 and inserting the following3  7c7   
,grants  7#a7 ,in general ,from the sums
 appropriated pursuant to subsection 7f7
 of this section1 the ,secretary shall  
make grants to each institute to be     
matched on a basis of no less than #a   
non-,federal dollar for every #a        
,federal dollar4  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,report 
,not later than ,december #ca of each   
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall submit
 to the ,committee on ,environment and  
,public ,works of the ,senate1 the      
,committee on the ,budget of the        
,senate1 the ,committee on              
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on the ,budget of the ,house 
of ,representatives a report regarding  

the compliance of each funding recipient
 with this subsection for the           
immediately preceding fiscal year4  4   
7c7 ,evaluation of water resources      
research program ,section #ajd of the   
,water ,resources ,research ,act of     
#aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjc7 is amended 
by striking subsection 7e7 and inserting
 the following3  7e7 ,evaluation of     
water resources research program  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
conduct a careful and detailed          
evaluation of each institute at least   
once every #e years to determine--  7,a7
 the quality and relevance of the water 
resources research of the institute2    
7,b7 the effectiveness of the institute 
at producing measured results and       
applied water supply research2 and  7,c7
 whether the effectiveness of the       
institute as an institution for         
planning1 conducting1 and arranging for 
research warrants continued support     
under this section4  7#b7 ,prohibition  
on further support ,if1 as a result of  

an evaluation under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,secretary determines that an institute 
does not qualify for further support    
under this section1 no further grants to
 the institute may be provided until the
 qualifications of the institute are    
reestablished to the satisfaction of the
 ,secretary4  4  7d7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,section #ajd7;f77#a7 of 
the ,water ,resources ,research ,act of 
#aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjc7;f77#a77 is 
amended by striking #ab1jjj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjjg through #bjaa and
 inserting #h1bej1jjj for each fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbc4  7e7         
,additional appropriations where        
research focused on water problems of   
interstate nature ,section #ajd7;g77#a7 
of the ,water ,resources ,research ,act 
of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjc7;g77#a77 
is amended in the first sentence by     
striking #f1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjjg through #bjaa and inserting 
#a1gej1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbc4