,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,water ,infrastructure ,improvements for
 the ,nation ,act and the ,water        
,desalination ,act of #aiif to          
reauthorize certain desalination        
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,desalination ,reauthorization ,act4
  #b4 ,desalination program             
reauthorization  7a7 ,duration ,section 
#djac of the ,water ,infrastructure     
,improvements for the ,nation ,act 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #cij;b note2 ,public ,law     
#aad-cbb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the      
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking its enactment and inserting    
enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking the date of 

its enactment2 and and inserting that   
date of enactment22 and  7#c7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking in sections 
#djjg1 #djji7;a71 and #djji7;c74 and    
inserting the following3 under section  
#djjg or the amendment made by section  
#djji7;c72 and 7#c7 projects carried out
 under paragraph 7#b7 of section #d7;a7 
of the ,water ,desalination ,act of     
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2       
,public ,law #ajd-bih7 7as amended by   
section #djji7;a771 which shall expire  
on the date that is #ae years after that
 date of enactment4  4  7b7             
,desalination demonstration and         
development ,section #d7;a77#b7 of the  
,water ,desalination ,act of #aiif 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law     
#ajd-bih7 is amended by striking        
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and         
inserting the following3  7,a7          
,definition of eligible desalination    
project ,in this paragraph1 the term    
eligible desalination project means a   
project-- 7i7 7,i7 that is located in a 

,reclamation ,state2 or  7,,ii7 the     
construction1 operation1 sponsorship1 or
 funding of which is the responsibility 
of1 and the primary water supply benefit
 of which accrues to1 #a or more        
entities in a ,reclamation ,state2  7ii7
 that involves an ocean or brackish     
water desalination facility-- 7,i7      
constructed1 operated1 and maintained by
 a ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 irrigation   
district1 water district1 or other      
organization with water or power        
delivery authority2 or  7,,ii7 sponsored
 or funded by any combination of a      
,state1 department of a ,state1         
political subdivision of a ,state1 or   
public agency organized pursuant to     
,state law1 including through direct    
sponsorship or funding of not less than 
#be percent of the planning1 design1 and
 construction costs of the project1     
including through in-kind contributions2
 and  7iii7 that provides a ,federal    
benefit in accordance with the          
reclamation laws 7including             

regulations74  7,b7 ,participation by   
,secretary  7i7 ,in general ,subject to 
the requirements of this subsection1 the
 ,secretary may participate in an       
eligible desalination project in an     
amount equal to not more than #be       
percent of the total cost of the        
eligible desalination project4  7ii7 ,no
 project cost cap ,the ,secretary shall 
not impose any dollar limitation on     
participation in an eligible            
desalination project under this         
subparagraph4  4  7c7 ,desalination     
research program ,section #c of the     
,water ,desalination ,act of #aiif 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law     
#ajd-bih7 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7f7 ,advanced pilot 
technology grants  7#a7 ,in general ,in 
order to validate the effective         
performance of innovations in           
desalination technologies1 including the
 technologies described in this section1
 the ,secretary shall provide grants on 
a competitive basis for the development 

and operation of advanced pilot         
desalination technologies and           
first-of-a-kind systems in realistic    
operating environments for purposes of  
establishing technical feasibility and  
validating the technical performance and
 levelized cost of processes for-- 7,a7 
converting saline water1 brackish water1
 seawater1 or wastewater into usable    
water2 and  7,b7 cost-effectively       
treating1 managing1 or disposing of     
brine discharges4  7#b7 ,technoeconomic 
analyses ,in administering grants under 
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
ensure that all advanced pilot system   
studies include rigorous and            
quantitative technoeconomic analyses in 
order to estimate the levelized cost of 
water produced by those systems at full 
scale4  7#c7 ,engagement of others2     
prioritization ,subsections 7c7 and 7e7 
shall apply to grants provided under    
this subsection4  4  7d7 ,cost sharing  
,section #g of the ,water ,desalination 
,act of #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja     

note2 ,public ,law #ajd-bih7 is amended1
 in the first sentence1 by striking     
study1 or and inserting study1 advanced 
pilot1 or4