[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1971 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1971

To establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with 
 the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the 
  Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, 
              use, and efficiency, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2014

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with 
 the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the 
  Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, 
              use, and efficiency, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nexus of Energy and Water for 
Sustainability Act of 2014'' or the ``NEWS Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            (2) Energy-water nexus.--The term ``energy-water nexus'' 
        means the link between--
                    (A) energy efficiency and the quantity of water 
                needed to produce fuels and energy; and
                    (B) the quantity of energy needed to transport, 
                reclaim, and treat water.
            (3) NSTC.--The term ``NSTC'' means the National Science and 
        Technology Council.
            (4) Committee or subcommittee.--The term ``Committee or 
        Subcommittee'' means the Committee on Energy-Water Nexus for 
        Sustainability or the Subcommittee on Energy-Water Nexus for 
        Sustainability, whichever is established by section 3(a).

SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish either a committee 
or a subcommittee under the NSTC, to be known as either the Committee 
on Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainability or the Subcommittee on Energy-
Water Nexus for Sustainability, to carry out the duties described in 
subsection (c).
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) Chairs.--The Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the 
        Interior shall serve as co-chairs of the Committee or 
        Subcommittee.
            (2) Membership; staffing.--Membership and staffing shall be 
        determined by the NSTC.
    (c) Duties.--The Committee or Subcommittee shall--
            (1) serve as a forum for developing common Federal goals 
        and plans on energy-water nexus issues;
            (2) promote coordination of the activities of all Federal 
        departments and agencies on energy-water nexus issues, 
        including the activities of--
                    (A) the Department of Energy;
                    (B) the Department of the Interior;
                    (C) the Corps of Engineers;
                    (D) the Department of Agriculture;
                    (E) the Department of Defense;
                    (F) the Department of State;
                    (G) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    (H) the Council on Environmental Quality;
                    (I) the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology;
                    (J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration;
                    (K) the National Science Foundation;
                    (L) the Office of Management and Budget;
                    (M) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; 
                and
                    (N) such other Federal departments and agencies as 
                the Director or the Committee or Subcommittee consider 
                appropriate; and
            (3)(A) coordinate and develop capabilities for data 
        collection, categorization, and dissemination of data from and 
        to other Federal departments and agencies; and
            (B) engage in information exchange between Federal 
        departments and agencies--
                    (i) to identify and document Federal and non-
                Federal programs and funding opportunities that support 
                basic and applied research, development, and 
                demonstration proposals to advance the state of energy-
                water nexus related science and technologies;
                    (ii) if practicable, to leverage existing programs 
                by encouraging joint solicitations, block grants, and 
                matching programs with non-Federal entities; and
                    (iii) to identify opportunities for public-private 
                partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms, and 
                grant challenges.
    (d) Review; Termination.--At the end of the 10-year period 
beginning on the date on which the Committee or Subcommittee is 
established, the Director--
            (1) shall review the activities of the Committee or 
        Subcommittee and determine the relevance and effectiveness of 
        the Committee or Subcommittee; and
            (2) based on the determination made under paragraph (1), 
        may terminate the Committee or Subcommittee.

SEC. 4. CROSSCUT BUDGET.

    Not later than 30 days after the President submits the budget of 
the United States Government under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that contains--
            (1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--
                    (A) displays the budget proposed, including any 
                interagency or intraagency transfer, for each of the 
                Federal agencies that carry out energy-water nexus 
                projects for the upcoming fiscal year, separately 
                showing funding requested under both preexisting 
                authorities and under the new authorities granted by 
                this Act; and
                    (B) identifies all expenditures since 2011 by the 
                Federal and State governments on energy-water nexus 
                projects;
            (2) a detailed accounting of all funds received and 
        obligated by all Federal agencies and State agencies 
        responsible for implementing energy-water nexus projects during 
        the previous fiscal year;
            (3) a budget for the proposed energy-water nexus projects 
        (including a description of the project, authorization level, 
        and project status) to be carried out in the upcoming fiscal 
        year with the Federal portion of funds for energy-water nexus 
        programs; and
            (4) a listing of all energy-water nexus projects to be 
        undertaken in the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion 
        of funds for those projects.
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