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

                                                       Calendar No. 636
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1971

                          [Report No. 113-296]

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, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
 Landrieu, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           December 10, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
        Policy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Energy-water nexus.--The term ``energy-water 
        nexus'' means the link between--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) energy efficiency and the quantity of 
                water needed to produce fuels and energy; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the quantity of energy needed to 
                transport, reclaim, and treat water.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) NSTC.--The term ``NSTC'' means the National 
        Science and Technology Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION COMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Chairs.--The Secretary of Energy and Secretary 
        of the Interior shall serve as co-chairs of the Committee or 
        Subcommittee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Membership; staffing.--Membership and staffing 
        shall be determined by the NSTC.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Duties.--The Committee or Subcommittee shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) serve as a forum for developing common Federal 
        goals and plans on energy-water nexus issues;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) promote coordination of the activities of all 
        Federal departments and agencies on energy-water nexus issues, 
        including the activities of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Department of Energy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Department of the 
                Interior;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Corps of Engineers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Department of 
                Agriculture;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Department of Defense;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the Department of State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the Environmental Protection 
                Agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) the Council on Environmental 
                Quality;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) the National Institute of Standards 
                and Technology;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) the National Science 
                Foundation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) the Office of Management and 
                Budget;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) the Office of Science and Technology 
                Policy; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) such other Federal departments and 
                agencies as the Director or the Committee or 
                Subcommittee consider appropriate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3)(A) coordinate and develop capabilities for 
        data collection, categorization, and dissemination of data from 
        and to other Federal departments and agencies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) engage in information exchange between Federal 
        departments and agencies--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) if practicable, to leverage existing 
                programs by encouraging joint solicitations, block 
                grants, and matching programs with non-Federal 
                entities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (iii) to identify opportunities for 
                public-private partnerships, innovative financing 
                mechanisms, and grant challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall review the activities of the Committee 
        or Subcommittee and determine the relevance and effectiveness 
        of the Committee or Subcommittee; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) based on the determination made under 
        paragraph (1), may terminate the Committee or 
        Subcommittee.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. CROSSCUT BUDGET.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identifies all expenditures since 2011 
                by the Federal and State governments on energy-water 
                nexus projects;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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) Committee or subcommittee.--The term ``Committee or 
        Subcommittee'' means the Committee on the Nexus of Energy and 
        Water for Sustainability (or the ``NEWS Committee'') or the 
        Subcommittee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for 
        Sustainability (or the ``NEWS Subcommittee''), whichever is 
        established by section 3(a).
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            (3) Energy-water nexus.--The term ``energy-water nexus'' 
        means the links between--
                    (A) the water needed to produce fuels, electricity, 
                and other forms of energy; and
                    (B) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, and 
                treat water and wastewater.
            (4) Grand challenges.--The term ``Grand Challenges'' means 
        the 21st Century Grand Challenges program coordinated by the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            (5) NSTC.--The term ``NSTC'' means the National Science and 
        Technology Council.
            (6) RD&D activities.--The term ``RD&D activities'' means 
        research, development, and demonstration activities.

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 the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (or the ``NEWS 
Committee'') or the Subcommittee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for 
Sustainability (or the ``NEWS Subcommittee''), 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 RD&D activities;
            (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, and biannually thereafter, issue a strategic plan on 
        energy-water nexus RD&D activities priorities and objectives;
            (3) promote coordination of the activities of Federal 
        departments and agencies on energy-water nexus RD&D activities, 
        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
            (4)(A) coordinate and develop capabilities and 
        methodologies for data collection, management, and 
        dissemination of information related to energy-water nexus RD&D 
        activities from and to other Federal departments and agencies ; 
        and
            (B) promote 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 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 domestic and 
                international public-private partnerships, innovative 
                financing mechanisms, information and data exchange, 
                and Grand Challenges.
    (d) Review; Report.--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, relevance, and 
        effectiveness of the Committee or Subcommittee; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
        of the Senate and the Committees on Science, Space, and 
        Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the 
        House of Representatives, a report describing the results of 
        the review conducted under paragraph (1) and a recommendation 
        on whether the Committee or Subcommittee should continue.

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 Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and 
Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, an 
interagency budget crosscut report that displays at the program-, 
project-, and activity-level for each of the Federal agencies that 
carry out or support (including through grants, contracts, interagency 
and intraagency transfers, multiyear and no-year funds) basic and 
applied RD&D activities to advance the energy-water nexus related 
science and technologies--
            (1) the budget proposed in the budget request of the 
        President for the upcoming fiscal year;
            (2) expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal year; 
        and
            (3) estimated expenditures and obligations for the current 
        fiscal year.
                                                       Calendar No. 636

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1971

                          [Report No. 113-296]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 10, 2014

                       Reported with an amendment