,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eceb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #f1 #bjbf,mr4   
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,wat] ,infra/ructure ,improvem5ts
 = ! ,nation ,act & ! ,wat] ,desal9ation
 ,act ( #aiif to reau?orize c]ta9       
desal9ation programs1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,desal9ation ,reau?orization ,act4    
#b4 ,desal9ation program reau?orization 
7a7 ,duration ,section #djac ( ! ,wat]  
,infra/ructure ,improvem5ts = ! ,nation 
,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;b note2 ,public
 ,law #aad-cbb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ its
 enactm5t & ins]t+ enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ! date ( 
its enactm5t2 & & ins]t+ t date (       
enactm5t22 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by  
/rik+ 9 sections #djjg1 #djji7;a71 &    
#djji7;c74 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 "u section

 #djjg or ! am5dm5t made by section     
#djji7;c72 & 7#c7 projects c>ri$ out "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #d7;a7 ( ! ,wat]
 ,desal9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law     
#ajd-bih7 7z am5d$ by section           
#djji7;a771 :i* %all expire on ! date t 
is #ae ye>s aft] t date ( enactm5t4  4  
7b7 ,desal9ation demon/ration &         
developm5t ,section #d7;a77#b7 ( ! ,wat]
 ,desal9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law     
#ajd-bih7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subp>agraphs
 7,a7 & 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7   
,def9ition ( eligible desal9ation       
project ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m eligible 
desal9ation project means a project--   
7i7 7,i7 t is locat$ 9 a ,reclamation   
,/ate2 or  7,,ii7 ! con/ruction1        
op]ation1 sponsor%ip1 or fund+ ( :i* is 
! responsibility (1 & ! prim>y wat]     
supply b5efit ( :i* accrues to1 #a or m 
entities 9 a ,reclamation ,/ate2  7ii7 t
 involves an ocean or bracki% wat]      
desal9ation facility-- 7,i7 con/ruct$1  

op]at$1 & ma9ta9$ by a ,/ate1 ,indian   
,tribe1 irrigation di/rict1 wat]        
di/rict1 or o!r organization ) wat] or  
p[] deliv]y au?ority2 or  7,,ii7        
sponsor$ or fund$ by any comb9ation ( a 
,/ate1 dep>tm5t ( a ,/ate1 political    
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or public ag5cy  
organiz$ pursuant to ,/ate law1 includ+ 
?r\gh direct sponsor%ip or fund+ ( n    
less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! plann+1 design1 &
 con/ruction co/s ( ! project1 includ+  
?r\gh 9-k9d contributions2 &  7iii7 t   
provides a ,f$]al b5efit 9 accordance ) 
! reclamation laws 7includ+             
regulations74  7,b7 ,p>ticipation by    
,secret>y  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !   
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection1 !         
,secret>y may p>ticipate 9 an eligible  
desal9ation project 9 an am\nt equal to 
n m ?an #be p]c5t ( ! total co/ ( !     
eligible desal9ation project4  7ii7 ,no 
project co/ cap ,! ,secret>y %all n     
impose any doll> limitation on          
p>ticipation 9 an eligible desal9ation  
project "u ?is subp>agraph4  4  7c7     

,desal9ation rese>* program ,section #c 
( ! ,wat] ,desal9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law    
#ajd-bih7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7f7 ,advanc$ pilot te*nology   
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ord] to        
validate ! effective p]=mance (         
innovations 9 desal9ation te*nologies1  
includ+ ! te*nologies describ$ 9 ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all provide grants
 on a competitive basis = ! developm5t &
 op]ation ( advanc$ pilot desal9ation   
te*nologies & fir/-(-a-k9d sy/ems 9     
reali/ic op]at+ environm5ts = purposes (
 e/abli%+ te*nical feasibility &        
validat+ ! te*nical p]=mance & leveliz$ 
co/ ( processes =-- 7,a7 conv]t+ sal9e  
wat]1 bracki% wat]1 seawat]1 or wa/ewat]
 into usable wat]2 &  7,b7              
co/-effectively treat+1 manag+1 or      
dispos+ ( br9e dis*>ges4  7#b7          
,te*noeconomic analyses ,9 adm9i/]+     
grants "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all ensure t all advanc$ pilot sy/em   
/udies include rigor\s & quantitative   

te*noeconomic analyses 9 ord] to e/imate
 ! leveliz$ co/ ( wat] produc$ by ^?    
sy/ems at full scale4  7#c7 ,engagem5t (
 o!rs2 prioritization ,subsections 7c7 &
 7e7 %all apply to grants provid$ "u ?is
 subsection4  4  7d7 ,co/ %>+ ,section  
#g ( ! ,wat] ,desal9ation ,act ( #aiif  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law
 #ajd-bih7 is am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by
 /rik+ /udy1 or & ins]t+ /udy1 advanc$  
pilot1 or4