,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4   
,padilla introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
au?orize ! ,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]
 ,commission to accept funds =          
activities relat+ to wa/ewat] treatm5t &
 flood control works1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]       
,commission ,au?ority  7a7 ,au?orization
 ,! ,commission is au?oriz$ to accept   
funds f a ,f$]al or non-,f$]al entity1  
includ+ ?r\gh a grant or fund+ agreem5t1
 to /udy1 design1 con/ruct1 op]ate1 or  
ma9ta9 wa/ewat] treatm5t works1 wat]    
cons]vation projects1 or flood control  
works1 & relat$ /ructures1 consi/5t ) ! 
functions ( ! ,commission4  7b7 ,deposit
 ,any funds accept$ by ! ,commission "u 
?is section %all be deposit$ into !     
acc\nt 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
entitl$ ,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]   
,commission1 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico &  

%all be available until exp5d$ to c>ry  
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,limit on  
reimbursem5t ,! ,commission may n       
provide cr$it t[>ds ! non-,f$]al %>e ( !
 co/ ( a project1 or reimbursem5t1 to   
non-,f$]al entities = funds accept$ "u  
?is section 9 an am\nt t exce$s a total 
( #e1jjj1jjj 9 any fiscal ye>4  7#b7    
,s\rce ( funds ,! ,commission may n     
accept funds "u ?is section f any       
non-,f$]al entity-- 7,a7 t is domicil$  
91 headqu>t]$ 91 or organiz$ "u ! laws  
(1 or ! pr9cipal place ( bus9ess ( :i*  
is locat$ 91 a =eign c\ntry ( conc]n2 or
  7,b7 t has 9 place any agreem5t ) a   
=eign c\ntry ( conc]n4  7d7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an ! la/ day ( ea* fiscal ye>1 !  
,commission %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on        
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives a report on ! funds     

accept$ "u ?is section t includes a     
description (-- 7#a7 ! activities c>ri$ 
out ) su* funds2 &  7#b7 co/s associat$ 
) su* activities4  7e7 ,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 ,=eign c\ntry ( conc]n ,!
 t]m =eign c\ntry ( conc]n has ! mean+  
giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajfch ( ! ,rese>* 
& ,developm5t1 ,competition1 &          
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibcg74