,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,crow 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small 
of ,new ,mexico1 and ,mr4 ,lamborn7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,secretary of ,defense to assess and    
report on the water scarcity evaluation 
practices of the ,department of         
,defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,dod ,water ,assessment and        
,testing ,enhanced ,reporting ,act of   
#bjbj or the ,,water ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,department of ,defense water scarcity 
evaluation practices  7a7 ,report ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the ,secretaries of the military   
departments1 shall submit to ,congress a
 report on the water scarcity evaluation
 practices used by the ,department with 

respect to defense installations4 ,such 
a report shall include-- 7#a7 an        
analysis and determination of the value 
of developing a coordinated1            
enterprise-wide water scarcity          
assessment using leading practices      
compared to continuing individual       
service-level assessments2  7#b7 a      
justification for the assessment        
technique determined preferable under   
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 a proposed    
policy with respect to the water        
scarcity evaluation practices of the    
,department4  7b7 ,development of       
recurring assessment  7#a7 ,in general  
,based on the results of the report     
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the ,secretaries of the military   
departments1 shall develop and implement
 a recurring water scarcity assessment  
at defense installations4  7#b7         
,frequency ,the recurring water scarcity
 assessment required under paragraph    
7#a7 shall be conducted not less        

frequently than once every #aj years4   
7#c7 ,consultation requirement ,the     
,secretary shall consult with all       
relevant entities1 including as         
necessary adjacent communities1 ,tribes1
 and agricultural enterprises1 as well  
as other ,federal land managers1 to     
understand the full scope of how water  
scarcity may impact an installation4    
7#d7 ,report ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall submit to the congressional      
defense committees a report on the      
findings of each water scarcity         
assessment conducted under this         
subsection4 ,such report shall include--
 7,a7 an identification of the          
availability of water1 as of the date of
 the submittal of the report2  7,b7 an  
identification of projected future water
 availability2  7,c7 an account of all  
sources of water2  7,d7 the precise     
locations of all water identified2 and  
7,e7 a comprehensive list of all        
locations4