,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,de ,la ,cruz 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1
 & ,ms4 ,grang]7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,section ( !            
,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]           
,commission to obta9 input f /akehold]s 
:5 draft+ c]ta9 m9utes relat+ to ! ,rio 
,gr&e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wat]   
,deliv]y ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4         
,/akehold] input = draft+ ( c]ta9 ,,ibwc
 m9utes  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 draft+ any     
m9ute relat+ to ! cov]$ treaty1 !       
,commission %all obta9 input f          
/akehold]s1 includ+ agricultural        
produc]s1 gov]nm5t entities1 &          
irrigation di/ricts 9 ,texas1 relat+ to 
su* m9ute4  7b7 ,/akehold] input  7#a7  
,public =ums  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,commission %all-- 7i7 hold at lea/ #e  
public =ums ) ! /akehold]s describ$ 9   

subsection 7a7 dur+ ! input p]iod2 &    
7ii7 ensure t at lea/ #c ( su* =ums are 
held 9 ! ,rio ,gr&e ,valley ( ,texas4   
7,b7 ,s*$ule ,at ! onset ( draft+ a     
m9ute describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !      
,commission %all set a s*$ule = ! public
 =ums requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7
 ,publication ,n lat] ?an #cj days be=e 
hold+ ! fir/ =um ) /akehold]s requir$ "u
 subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,commission %all   
make ! s*$ule set pursuant to           
subp>agraph 7,b7 publicly available4    
7#b7 ,onl9e submission portal ,!        
,commission %all e/abli%1 & make        
publicly available1 an onl9e submission 
portal ?r\gh :i* /akehold]s may submit  
input relat+ to a m9ute describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 dur+ ! input p]iod4  7c7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,commission holds ! fir/  
=um pursuant to subsection 7b77#a71 !   
,commission %all make publicly available
 a report t includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y (  
all input receiv$ f /akehold]s dur+ !   
input p]iod2 &  7#b7 an executive summ>y

 describ+ h[ ! ,commission int]prets &  
plans to use su* input :5 draft+ a m9ute
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7d7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,section ( ! ,int]national
 ,b\nd>y & ,wat] ,commission1 ,unit$    
,/ates & ,mexico4  7#b7 ,cov]$ treaty ,!
 t]m cov]$ treaty means ! portion ( !   
,treaty on ,utilization ( ,wat]s ( !    
,colorado & ,tijuana ,riv]s & ( ! ,rio  
,gr&e1 sign$ at ,wa%+ton ,febru>y #c1   
#aidd1 t relates to ! %>$ wat]s ( ! ,rio
 ,gr&e4  7#c7 ,input p]iod ,! t]m input 
p]iod means ! p]iod ( "t beg9n+ on !    
date on :i* ! ,commission holds ! fir/  
=um pursuant to subsection 7b77#a7 &    
end+ #fj days aft] su* date4