[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S10481]
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            WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2005

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 139, S. 1017.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1017) to reauthorize grants for the water 
     resources research and technology institutes established 
     under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, with amendments.

  [Insert the parts shown in italic.]

                                S. 1017

       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 ``Water Resources Research Act 
     Amendments of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(f) of the 
     Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection header, by striking ``in General'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section, to remain available until 
     expended--
       ``(A) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
     2008; and
       ``(B) $13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
     2010.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Any'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Failure to obligate funds.--Any''.
       (b) Additional Appropriations Where Research Focused on 
     Water Problems of Interstate Nature.--Section 104(g) of the 
     Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``(1) There'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and 
     $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005'' and 
     inserting ``$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
     2008 and $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Non-federal matching funds.--The''; and
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Funds'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Availability of funds.--Funds''.

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1017), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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