,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,padilla introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,international ,boundary and ,water    
,commission to accept funds for         
activities relating to wastewater       
treatment and flood control works1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,international 
,boundary and ,water ,commission        
,authority  7a7 ,authorization ,the     
,commission is authorized to accept     
funds from a ,federal or non-,federal   
entity1 including through a grant or    
funding agreement1 to study1 design1    
construct1 operate1 or maintain         
wastewater treatment works1 water       
conservation projects1 or flood control 
works1 and related structures1          
consistent with the functions of the    
,commission4  7b7 ,deposit ,any funds   
accepted by the ,commission under this  

section shall be deposited into the     
account in the ,treasury of the ,united 
,states entitled ,international         
,boundary and ,water ,commission1       
,united ,states and ,mexico and shall be
 available until expended to carry out  
the activities described in subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,limit on  
reimbursement ,the ,commission may not  
provide credit towards the non-,federal 
share of the cost of a project1 or      
reimbursement1 to non-,federal entities 
for funds accepted under this section in
 an amount that exceeds a total of      
#e1jjj1jjj in any fiscal year4  7#b7    
,source of funds ,the ,commission may   
not accept funds under this section from
 any non-,federal entity-- 7,a7 that is 
domiciled in1 headquartered in1 or      
organized under the laws of1 or the     
principal place of business of which is 
located in1 a foreign country of        
concern2 or  7,b7 that has in place any 
agreement with a foreign country of     
concern4  7d7 ,report ,not later than   

the last day of each fiscal year1 the   
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure and 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the funds accepted under this section   
that includes a description of-- 7#a7   
the activities carried out with such    
funds2 and  7#b7 costs associated with  
such activities4  7e7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term
 ,commission means the ,united ,states  
,section of the ,international ,boundary
 and ,water ,commission1 ,united ,states
 and ,mexico4  7#b7 ,foreign country of 
concern ,the term foreign country of    
concern has the meaning given that term 
in section #ajfch of the ,research and  
,development1 ,competition1 and         
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibcg74