[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4695-H4718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ACT OF 2009

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 352 and rule

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XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 1145.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1145) to implement a National Water Research and Development 
Initiative, and for other purposes, with Ms. Speier in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the 
first time.
  The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) and the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Hall) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  (Mr. GORDON Tennessee asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of 
H.R. 1145, the National Water Research and Development Initiative Act 
of 2009.
  Thirty-six States expect to experience significant water shortages by 
the year 2013. Diminished supplies of water and intense competition for 
limited resources are forcing local water agencies to make tough 
decisions on water allocations and limiting access to needed water by 
businesses and families.
  When severe water shortages occur, the economic impact is 
substantial. In 2007, the Tennessee Valley Authority was forced to shut 
down a nuclear reactor due to a lack of acceptable cooling water in the 
Tennessee River. According to a report from the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, each of the eight water shortages over the 
past 20 years from drought and heat waves resulted in $1 billion or 
more in monetary losses. The Association of California Water Agencies 
reported in April of 2008 that California is now losing income and jobs 
due to the State's water supply crisis.
  Over 20 Federal agencies carry out research and development on some 
aspect of water supply, water quality, or water management. Despite 
spending millions of dollars on research at each of these agencies, an 
increase in the number of water shortages and emerging conflicts over 
water supply suggest that we are still inadequately prepared to address 
the Nation's water management issue.
  A new commitment is necessary to ensure that the United States can 
meet the water challenges over the next 20 years and onward. As 
chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, I have tasked the 
committee with advancing this issue through hearings and with 
legislation to address technological and strategic deficiencies at the 
Federal level. Our committee held hearings in 2008 and 2009 to examine 
the problems associated with dwindling water supplies across the Nation 
and to receive testimony as to how the Federal Government can help meet 
these challenges.
  I am proud of the bipartisan support and collaboration that resulted 
in H.R. 1145. Ranking Member Ralph Hall has been a champion of produced 
water utilization legislation, and this bill incorporates research to 
pursue the goals established in his bill, H.R. 469. We are happy to 
accept constructive amendments from other Members of the minority, and 
the bill was reported out of the committee in a strong bipartisan 
manner.
  H.R. 1145 will coordinate national research and development efforts 
on water and provide a clear path forward to ensure adequate water 
supplies for generations to come. This bill will ensure that we have an 
effective national water strategy that uses Federal research and 
development dollars efficiently and eliminates redundant programs.
  H.R. 1145 has been endorsed by the National Beverage Association, by 
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Water Innovations 
Alliance, the National Resource Defense Council, Water Environment 
Research Foundation, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, Food 
and Water Watch, Water Research Foundation, Alliance Environmental, and 
Clean Water Action.
  In tough economic times, it is imperative that we use every dollar we 
spend effectively. Coordination of Federal agencies, activities, and 
strong partnerships with the State, local and tribal governments will 
ensure that Federal programs are focused on areas of greatest concern 
and that our efforts are complementary and effective.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The National Water Research and Development Initiative Act is the 
Science and Technology Committee's response to a lot of recommendations 
that were made by the country's top scientists on water research and 
development.
  Our water supply is of vital importance to the health and well-being 
of our Nation, and this bill, as passed out of the committee and the 
good work that was done in the committee, demonstrates an effort on 
both sides to address concerns over water research.
  No State is immune to water problems, whether there is too little of 
it or an overabundance of it. Yet in the last quarter century, our 
knowledge of water resources has been based on research that was 
conducted in the middle of the last century. While I support the 
concept behind the National Water Research and Development Initiative 
Act, issues remain that need to be further addressed.
  I am still convinced that several provisions of H.R. 1145 may 
duplicate provisions found in H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 
2009, specifically the SECURE Water Act. We have to be mindful to 
ensure that these two bills complement each other and do not create 
additional bureaucratic burdens on water research efforts.
  In addition to the concerns of repetitious Federal efforts, I am 
cognizant that the complex responsibility for developing and managing 
the Nation's water resources are shared between Federal, State, local, 
even tribal and private interests. Several Federal water laws have 
recognized States as having primacy over the allocation and use of 
water. This notion has been further reinforced by Supreme Court 
decisions. Therefore, we have to be very careful not to undermine the 
historical responsibility of State and local governments on managing 
their water resources. It is vitally important that the authorities 
given in this bill do not supersede or replicate efforts of these at 
the levels that I have just laid out.
  Furthermore, I am concerned that the vague nature and description of 
the ``National Water Census'' in this bill may be a step toward 
federalizing groundwater, surface water, and other water resources 
normally managed by State and local entities. To that end, we offered 
and passed an amendment in committee to ensure State, local and tribal 
participation in coordination efforts. Previous efforts to organize 
water research and management have been generalized in what they call 
``top-down'' agendas, with little or no participation from the States 
or local levels. The intent of this amendment was to encourage a true 
dialogue between the levels of government.
  I am pleased that the chairman included language in the bill 
expanding the Energy-Intensive Industries Program established in the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include ``research to 
develop water-efficient technologies that increase energy efficiency, 
including utilization of impaired water sources in production.''
  During the full committee markup, questions were posed about the 
definition of ``impaired waters.'' These questions sought to clarify 
that impaired waters included water extracted during oil and gas 
exploration and production, also known as produced water. I applaud 
this effort and note that as a potentially significant source of water, 
the language of this bill should be interpreted to be inclusive of all 
sources of nonpotable water.
  As we move forward with today's debate on H.R. 1145, I would like to 
commend the many Members who offered amendments in order to attempt to 
make this a better bill. However, there are several amendments that 
give me some concern. I am very hopeful that today's debate will 
address any apprehension and allow us to move the bill forward.

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  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Let me again thank Ranking Member Hall for his help in this bill. We 
have had a number of hearings over the last 2 years. We have had open 
forums, we have had witnesses that have presented their testimony. He 
outlined a variety of legitimate concerns that came about at the 
committee level, such as produced water and getting a better 
definition. It was a better bill because of his help, and I thank him 
for that.
  Concerning the Public Lands Act, I will just point out, as I had 
earlier, that the Public Lands Act, which was in the other body, is an 
implementation legislation, where this is legislation for research.
  With that, I now would like to yield to the gentlelady from Texas 
(Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) such time as she may consume, again, an 
important member of our committee.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in 
support of H.R. 1145, the National Water Research and Development 
Initiative Act. This bill is of great interest to me, as I serve as 
Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment within the 
Transportation Committee.
  My city of Dallas is a beautiful area with the Trinity River running 
through it. Protecting Dallas from flooding and ensuring the quality of 
the Trinity and surrounding environments are important to me and to my 
constituents.
  Federally funded research on water is important to ensure an adequate 
supply of clean drinking water for our Nation. H.R. 1145 will ensure 
coordination among research programs at the different Federal agencies 
that support water research.
  Whether the issue is storm water and flood mitigation, clean water, 
or watershed quality, investments in this area are critical. The type 
of research involves scientists who work in interdisciplinary teams, 
blending their individual talents in chemistry, microbial ecology, 
invertebrate biology, watershed ecology, and ecosystem modeling.
  I want to thank Chairman Gordon for his leadership and Ranking Member 
Hall. I want to also thank him for incorporating amendments suggested 
by members of the committee, one including me.
  I strongly support this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to 
support it.
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the National Water 
Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009. I thank Chairman 
Gordon and the Committee for working hard to reintroduce this important 
legislation.
  Demand for water resources has increased, while our management 
technology and infrastructure has essentially remained unchanged since 
the boom of water resource-related legislation in the 1970s and 1980s. 
In tandem with the rise in population and shift to different regions, 
the increase of water use by businesses, agriculture, and other 
interests demonstrates the need for this important legislation. The 
national population explosion has already begun to stress the water 
resources across the country. In Colorado alone, the population has 
grown by over 14 percent since 2000, a common theme across the Western 
states and the Southeast. Our nation is experiencing water supply and 
quality control challenges at all levels. This legislation ensures that 
current demand is met, that future supply is available, and that 
efforts requiring immediate attention are coordinated in an effective 
manner.
  I am grateful that Chairman Gordon and the Committee saw fit to 
include the language of my amendment, which creates a pilot program 
that will serve as a national model for conservation through energy 
audits of water facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency will 
use this model to demonstrative the effectiveness of energy audits and 
implement similar programs throughout the country. I thank the Chairman 
and the Committee staff for recognizing this important priority.
  The Congressional Budget Office indicates that if enacted, this 
legislation would cost $8 million over the next four years. That 
equates to a mere 6 cents per American or 14 cents per average American 
family. According to an EPA study in 2002, ``If capital investments 
remain at current levels, the potential gap between 2000 and 2019 would 
be approximately $122 billion for wastewater infrastructure and $102 
billion for drinking water infrastructure.'' We are in a major economic 
crisis in this country. With increases in population over that same 
period expected to exponentially rise, inaction now could spell fiscal 
disaster for many communities for decades to come.
  Many federally-coordinated programs have been enacted in the past 
with great success, including systems for forecasting floods and 
droughts and the development of water treatment and wastewater 
technologies, just to name a few. These have allowed our country to 
better manage and enhance our water resources. The legislation before 
us coordinates the activities of over 20 federal agencies currently 
charged with separately devising water resource policy, leading to less 
confusion over authority and implementation, which results in greater 
efficiency and savings for taxpayers.
  Access to clean, reliable sources of water is a non-partisan issue. 
It affects every social, political, and economic class, affecting the 
prosperity and security of our communities. All Americans are looking 
to government to provide a forward-looking, scientifically based 
solution to a burgeoning problem.
  We need a proactive approach to solving water resource issues in this 
country, one that addresses economic and environmental concerns. This 
bill will help ensure proper funding, maintenance, expansion, and 
enhancement of our conventional water and wastewater infrastructure, 
creating a greener, more energy efficient system for the future.
  On behalf of my constituents in Colorado, and all Americans who 
elected us to protect their right to access to clean, reliable sources 
of fresh water, I urge my colleagues to vote ``Yes'' for this bill.
  Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 1145, the 
``National Water Research and Development Initiative Act.'' I am proud 
to support Chairman Gordon's legislation as a cosponsor of the bill. I 
thank the Chairman, along with Chairman Stupak and the Science 
Committee staff for bringing this bill to the floor. My home state of 
Utah is the second driest state in the nation. Over the past year, Utah 
has overcome a twelve year drought that threatened major industries in 
my district. This water shortage threatens recreation, tourism, 
ranching, and agriculture. All of these industries rely heavily on 
water usage.
  This bill coordinates national research and development efforts on 
water and provides a clear path forward to ensure adequate water 
supplies for generations to come. It will help ensure that places like 
Utah have access to an effective national water strategy.
  That is why I offered an amendment to this legislation in Committee 
which creates a data collection system to quantify and define the 
nation's water supply or the systems that produce this resource. I am 
pleased that my language is included in this bill.
  This bill will help quantify water usage by allowing water users to 
share best practices and data in order to improve water resource 
management.
  Utah's lack of water is a common story in the west and increasingly 
in other parts of the nation. The lack of water in Utah cripples 
economies and I am looking forward to working with my colleagues on 
both sides of the aisle to ensure this legislation is passed.
  Thank you and I urge my colleagues to support this piece of 
legislation.
  Mr. MINNICK. Mr. Chair, Idaho and the other Western states continue 
to deal with difficult water issues brought on by years of drought. 
We're tired of fighting over water, and we're ready for smart solutions 
to keep our cities strong, our drinking water clean and our crops 
healthy.
  Today, the House will consider H.R. 1145, National Water Research and 
Development Initiative Act. This bill, sponsored by my colleague Bart 
Gordon, coordinates research efforts on water and provides a clear path 
forward to ensure adequate water supplies for years to come.
  My amendment will help our Nation better manage water by highlighting 
the usefulness of our nation's water research facilities and the need 
for these facilities to have what they need for groundbreaking research 
to help states like mine, where water issues are of great concern to 
every citizen.
  Our nation depends on robust water research to help find better ways 
to manage shortages and severe droughts so that Idaho farmers, 
businesses and growing cities will have a dependable, clean water 
supply and so our energy backbone, the West's many power-producing 
dams, are able to function at optimum capacity. Research facilities 
compile data, coordinate with agencies, and provide the public with 
comprehensive information that will help us confront water issues as 
they arise. I urge my colleagues to support the manager's amendment to 
this bill that includes the Minnick of Idaho amendment.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the National 
Water Research and Development Initiative Act.
  There is a tendency to take the availability of clean drinking water 
for granted. Even in a state like Michigan, which is surrounded by 
water, we have become increasingly aware that the Great Lakes are a 
finite resource. To that end, the eight Great Lakes states came 
together last year and adopted a compact to

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manage and protect the Lakes. With the approval of the Great Lakes 
Compact by Congress, at long last we closed the door to bulk diversion 
of Great Lakes water. The Compact also establishes a comprehensive 
management framework to protect this shared resource and requires Great 
Lake states to control their own large-scale water use.
  In other parts of the Nation, it is clear that water supplies are 
under increasing stress. Drought, population increases; and growing 
demand has resulted in water shortages in many areas, and these 
shortages are expected to become more pronounced over time. Currently, 
more than 20 federal agencies carry out research on water, water 
quality, and water management. The bill before the House will begin to 
coordinate national research and development efforts on water to 
provide the tools and information to manage water resources more 
effectively.
  I want to make clear that nothing in this legislation authorizes, 
encourages or mentions water diversion from the Great Lakes. That is 
off the table. What is under discussion today is better coordination of 
programs that already exist to improve federal activities on water, 
involving research, data collection, modeling, education and the 
development of technology to enhance water quality and supply. As much 
as any other region, the Great Lakes states stand to benefit from more 
effective use of federal water research and development dollars.
  Let me also express my support for the amendment offered by 
Representatives Kirk and Quigley which requires the National Water 
Research and Assessment Plan established in this legislation to include 
long-term projections of water levels and ice cover of major water 
bodies, especially the Great Lakes. The loss of winter ice on the Lakes 
results in faster evaporation of the water. We need better data to 
understand the decline of ice cover in the Great Lakes and the impact 
this decline has on water levels in the Lakes.
  I urge my colleagues to support the legislation.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Welch). All time for general debate has 
expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered 
read.
  The text of the committee amendment is as follows:

                               H.R. 1145

       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 ``National Water Research and 
     Development Initiative Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

       (a) Initiative and Purpose.--The President shall implement 
     a National Water Research and Development Initiative (in this 
     Act referred to as the ``Initiative''). The purpose of the 
     Initiative is to improve the Federal Government's role in 
     designing and implementing Federal water research, 
     development, demonstration, data collection and 
     dissemination, education, and technology transfer activities 
     to address changes in water use, supply, and demand in the 
     United States, including providing additional support to 
     increase water supply through greater efficiency and 
     conservation.
       (b) Interagency Committee.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall establish, or 
     designate, an interagency committee to implement the 
     Initiative under subsection (a). The Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall chair the interagency committee.
       (2) Composition.--The interagency committee shall include a 
     representative from each agency that conducts research 
     related to water or has authority over resources that affect 
     water supply, as well as a representative from the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       (3) Functions of the interagency committee.--The 
     interagency committee shall--
       (A) develop a National Water Research and Assessment Plan 
     (in this Act referred to as the ``plan'') in accordance with 
     subsection (c) and in coordination with State, local, and 
     tribal governments;
       (B) coordinate all Federal research, development, 
     demonstration, data collection and dissemination, education, 
     and technology transfer activities pertaining to water;
       (C) encourage cooperation among Federal agencies and State, 
     local, and tribal governments with respect to water-related 
     research, development, and technological innovation 
     activities to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure 
     optimal use of resources and expertise;
       (D) facilitate technology transfer, communication, and 
     opportunities for information exchange with non-governmental 
     organizations, State and local governments, tribal 
     governments, industry, and other members of the stakeholder 
     community through the office established in paragraph (4);
       (E) provide guidance on outreach to minority serving 
     institutions that are eligible institutions under section 
     371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)) to encourage such institutions to apply for funding 
     opportunities specified in the plan;
       (F) encourage cooperation between Federal agencies, State 
     and local governments, and tribal governments to develop 
     standard methods for collecting, managing, and disseminating 
     data on water; and
       (G) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and every 3 years thereafter--
       (i) identify from each agency described in paragraph (2) 
     the statutory or regulatory barriers preventing the use of 
     any technology, technique, data collection method, or model 
     that would contribute to greater availability of water 
     resources in the United States through enhanced efficiency 
     and conservation; and
       (ii) submit a report of the findings from clause (i) to 
     Congress.
       (4) National water initiative coordination office.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a 
     National Water Initiative Coordination Office (in this Act 
     referred to as the ``Office''), with full-time staff, to--
       (i) provide technical and administrative support to the 
     interagency committee;
       (ii) serve as a point of contact on Federal water 
     activities for government agencies, organizations, academia, 
     industry, professional societies, and others to exchange 
     technical and programmatic information; and
       (iii) communicate with the public on the findings and 
     recommendations of the interagency committee based on the 
     activities conducted pursuant to the Initiative.
       (B) Funding.--The operation of the Office shall be 
     supported by funds contributed from each agency represented 
     on the interagency committee.
       (c) National Water Research and Assessment Plan.--
       (1) Plan development.--The plan required under subsection 
     (b)(3)(A) shall establish the priorities for Federal water 
     research, including federally funded research, and assessment 
     for the 4-year period beginning in the year in which the plan 
     is submitted to Congress. In the development of the plan, the 
     interagency committee shall consider and utilize 
     recommendations and information from State, local, and tribal 
     governments and contained in reports that have addressed 
     water research needs, including the 2007 report issued by the 
     Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ) of the 
     National Science and Technology Council's Committee on 
     Environment and Natural Resources and recommendations of the 
     National Academy of Sciences.
       (2) Specific requirements.--The plan shall--
       (A) identify each current program and activity of each 
     Federal agency related to the Initiative;
       (B) identify funding levels for the previous fiscal year 
     for each program and, if applicable, each activity identified 
     in subparagraph (A);
       (C) set forth a strategy and a timeline to achieve the 
     outcomes described in subsection (d) and shall describe--
       (i) each activity required of each agency responsible for 
     contributing to each such outcome;
       (ii) the funding levels necessary to achieve each such 
     outcome; and
       (iii) the distribution of funds between each agency based 
     on such agency's role in carrying out such activity;
       (D) be subject to a 90-day public comment period and shall 
     address suggestions received and incorporate public input 
     received, as appropriate; and
       (E) be submitted to Congress not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Water Research Outcomes and Assessments.--The plan 
     shall outline and direct agencies under the interagency 
     committee to work to achieve the following outcomes:
       (1) Implementation of a National Water Census, which shall 
     include the collection of data on national water resources to 
     create a comprehensive database that includes information 
     about the quantity, availability, and quality of ground water 
     and surface water resources.
       (2) Development of a new generation of water monitoring 
     techniques.
       (3) Development of technologies for enhancing reliable 
     water supply, water reuse, and pollution prevention.
       (4) Development of innovative technologies and tools to 
     enhance water quality, including advanced water treatment and 
     water purification technologies.
       (5) Development of innovative technologies and tools to 
     enhance water-use efficiency and tools to encourage public 
     acceptance of such technologies and tools.
       (6) Development of tools and processes to facilitate 
     resolution of conflicts over water resources.
       (7) Development of information technology systems to 
     enhance water quality and supply.
       (8) Improvement of understanding of water-related ecosystem 
     services and ecosystem needs for water.
       (9) Improvement of hydrologic prediction models and their 
     applications.
       (10) Analyses of the energy required to provide reliable 
     water supplies and the water required to provide reliable 
     energy supplies throughout the United States.
       (11) Analyses of the social, behavioral, and economic 
     barriers to sustainable use of water resources in the United 
     States.
       (12) Assessment of national water availability and use.
       (13) Regional assessments of the status of water supplies 
     and evaluation of potential

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     changes in such status due to changes in land use, population 
     size and distribution, and economic activity.
       (14) Assessment of water quality, availability, and use in 
     rural areas, including--
       (A) maintaining water quality and enhancing energy 
     efficiency of water treatment and delivery through the use of 
     technologies or practices developed to address rural 
     communities; and
       (B) developing data and information to support water 
     planning and conservation.
       (e) Advisory Committee.--The President shall establish, or 
     designate, an advisory committee to advise the interagency 
     committee established under subsection (b).

     SEC. 3. BUDGET COORDINATION.

       (a) In General.--The President shall provide guidance to 
     each Federal agency participating in the Initiative with 
     respect to the preparation of requests for appropriations for 
     activities related to the plan.
       (b) Consideration in the President's Budget.--The President 
     shall submit, at the time of the President's annual budget 
     request to Congress, a description of those items in each 
     agency's budget which are elements of the plan or help to 
     achieve the outcomes of the plan.

     SEC. 4. COORDINATION.

       The interagency committee shall coordinate the activities 
     of the Initiative with the United States Global Change 
     Research Program.

     SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Concurrent with the annual submission of the President's 
     budget to Congress, the President shall submit to Congress a 
     report that describes the activities and results of the 
     Initiative during the previous fiscal year and outlines the 
     objectives for the next fiscal year. The report shall include 
     detailed information on all programs and activities involved 
     in the Initiative, including an analysis of progress towards 
     achieving the outcomes listed in section 2(d).

     SEC. 6. NATIONAL WATER PILOT TESTING FACILITY FEASIBILITY 
                   STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall complete a study examining the feasibility and 
     practicality of creating a national water pilot testing 
     facility.
       (2) Contents.--The study shall--
       (A) examine Federal programs and facilities that currently 
     engage in some form of water technology testing;
       (B) evaluate the practicality and identify the potential 
     costs of establishing a national water pilot testing 
     facility; and
       (C) examine the efforts of Federal agencies to establish 
     testing facilities related to other technologies, including 
     wind and solar, and the lessons learned from implementing 
     these programs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the key findings of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 7. DOE WATER TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASED ENERGY 
                   EFFICIENCY ACTIVITIES.

       Section 452(c)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17111) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) research to develop water efficient technologies that 
     increase energy efficiency, including utilization of impaired 
     water sources in production;''.

     SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for coordination and 
     outreach activities conducted under this Act through the 
     Office established in section 2(b)(4)--
       (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
       (2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
       (3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

  The Acting CHAIR. No amendment to the committee amendment is in order 
except those printed in House Report 111-82. Each amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent of the amendment, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question.


           Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Gordon of Tennessee

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Gordon of Tennessee:
       Page 2, line 10, strike ``use,'' and insert ``use, 
     quality,''.
       Page 2, beginning on line 12, strike ``efficiency and 
     conservation'' and insert ``efficiency, conservation, and 
     measures to abate water quality impairment''.
       Page 2, line 24, strike ``supply,'' and insert ``supply and 
     water quality,''.
       Page 3, line 20, strike ``with'' and insert ``with 
     institutions of higher education,''.
       Page 3, line 22, strike ``and'' and insert ``water 
     resources managers, commercial end users, and''.
       Page 4, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate 
     subsequent provisions accordingly):
       (F) provide guidance on outreach to institutions of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) that are located in 
     an area affected by drought and encourage such institutions 
     to apply for funding opportunities specified in the plan;
       Page 5, line 13, strike ``and others'' and insert ``public-
     private collaborations, commercial end users, and others''.
       Page 5, line 16, strike ``public'' and insert ``public, 
     including through a publicly accessible website,''.
       Page 7, line 10, strike ``period'' and insert ``period as 
     noticed on the Office's website''.
       Page 7, line 14, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``and revised and resubmitted every 4 years 
     thereafter.''
       Page 8, line 2, strike the period at the end and insert the 
     following: ``and technologies, including techniques and 
     technologies that provide publicly generated data useful to 
     water managers.''
       Page 8, line 21, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``, including spatial and temporal variation 
     in natural supply, watershed hydrology, human and ecological 
     demand, and infrastructure.''
       Page 9, after line 17, insert the following:
       (15) Development of resources to investigate the effects of 
     invasive species on water supplies.
       (16) Development of technologies and practices to treat 
     eutrophic water bodies, including rivers, estuaries, and 
     coastal waters.
       (17) Development of tools to assist local water resource 
     managers in anticipating changing water availability and use 
     patterns in the preparation of a strategic plan for 
     sustainable future operations.
       (18) Development of a program to offer technical and 
     planning assistance to States, localities, and regions that 
     use or are planning to use land conservation as a method to 
     protect water quality, as well as an analysis of the impact 
     of land conservation on watershed hydrology.
       (19) Improvement of understanding of the impacts from 
     chemical impairments, including contaminants of emerging 
     concern, such as endocrine disrupting compounds, 
     pharmaceuticals, and personal care products, on water supply 
     and quality.
       (20) Analyses of the Nation's water research facilities and 
     identification of whether a need exists for additional 
     facilities.
       Page 10, after line 5, insert the following:
       (c) Evaluation.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of the President's annual budget request to 
     Congress, the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall write a letter to Congress evaluating 
     the budget as it relates to Federal water research and the 
     success of the interagency committee in meeting the outcomes 
     listed in section 2(d).
       Page 10, line 7, strike ``The'' and insert the following:
       (a) In General.--The
       Page 10, after line 9, insert the following:
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the interagency committee should collaborate with public 
     institutions of higher education whenever possible.
       Page 10, line 18, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``and the indicators used to measure such 
     progress.''
       Page 12, after line 6, insert the following (and 
     redesignate subsequent provisions accordingly):

     SEC. 8. WATER RESOURCE RESEARCH INSTITUTES.

       (a) Support; Coordinated Plan.--Section 104(b) of the Water 
     Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and'' at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) support the goals of the National Water Research and 
     Development Initiative; and
       ``(4) submit to the interagency committee under section 
     2(b) of the National Water Research and Development 
     Initiative Act of 2009 a single, coordinated, annual report 
     that identifies future water research needs.''.
       (b) Types of Research and Development.--Section 108 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10307) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Technical research on prevention and removal of 
     contaminants of emerging concern, including endocrine 
     disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care 
     products, in water resources.''.

     SEC. 9. PILOT PROGRAM.

       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall establish a national pilot program exploring the use of 
     energy audits of water related infrastructure to identify 
     energy and water saving opportunities. As part of the 
     program, each participating entity shall receive an Energy 
     Star Benchmarking energy performance score to provide an 
     initial screening of that entity, as

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     well as an ongoing tracking measure to compare their energy 
     performance against similar entities nationwide.
       Page 12, line 13, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 12, line 14, strike the period at the end and insert a 
     semicolon.
       Page 12, after line 14, insert the following:
       (4) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
       (5) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) and a Member opposed each will control 20 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I am offering this amendment to make important changes to H.R. 1145. 
A number of my colleagues joined me in drafting language for this 
amendment, and I applaud them for their good ideas and collaborative 
efforts. I want to thank Representatives Adler, Bean, Cardoza, 
Connolly, Halvorson, Inslee, McCarthy, McCollum, Betsy Markey, Minnick, 
Moore, Pingree, Polis, Scott and Titus.
  H.R. 1145 establishes a planning process for the Federal research and 
development efforts on water. This amendment clarifies that the plan 
should be revised and revisited as progress is made on the goals 
identified in this bill.
  The bill, as reported from the committee, contained conflicting 
information about the length of authorization. This manager's amendment 
corrects this discrepancy and authorizes the initiative for 5 years.
  In addition, this amendment identifies additional external groups 
that the interagency committee and its coordination office should work 
with, including consumer-related businesses, water managers, and 
public-private collaborations.
  The amendment also adds a number of new research outcomes for the 
committee to investigate, including polluted coastal waters, changing 
patterns of water availability, the impacts of invasive species, the 
emerging contaminants of concern, such as a variety of other 
disruptors.
  This amendment also provides additional oversight procedures to the 
initiative to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being spent in the most 
effective manner.

                              {time}  1100

  These are important additions to H.R. 1145, and I ask my colleagues' 
support on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim time in opposition 
to the gentleman's amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 20 
minutes.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I do rise today to speak about this 
amendment offered by the chairman of my committee, Mr. Gordon, and I 
may want to ask the chairman a question or so about it.
  There are a lot of provisions in the manager's amendment that I 
support. I support the emphasis of ensuring a role for institutions of 
higher education. I support the provision that calls for the National 
Water Research and Assessment Plan to be updated every 4 years, to 
guarantee that the plan evolves with the growing body of knowledge 
garnered through our water research efforts, and I also support 
including the list of regional outcomes, the development of tools to 
assist local water resource managers.
  There are several things that I had some problems about. One, as to 
whether or not it was necessary to enhance the research outcome number 
9, ``Improvement of hydrologic prediction models and their 
applications'' with the following addition: ``including spatial and 
temporal variation in natural supply, watershed hydrology, human and 
ecological demand, and infrastructure.'' But I think we discussed those 
pretty well in committee and with some interest on how these additions 
make the research outcome better, but I'm convinced that they do.
  I guess I would just ask the chairman, how can you ensure that this 
pilot program that we have set up in here would not change into a 
burdensome regulatory requirement that's pushed off on the States or 
tribal units or some of those?
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Would the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Thank you, Mr. Hall. That's a good question. 
Let me first say that this is a large amendment and we try to deal in a 
collaborative way in our committee. Unfortunately, everyone doesn't 
have the privilege to serve on our Science Committee, and there was a 
lot of interest in this bill. So there were lots of amendments, many of 
which were incorporated here. As I say, I think we would be better off 
in a more collaborative way having vetted these. But I think that we 
have had the opportunity to do that more recently. And let me address 
your very real legitimate question concerning scaling out this EPA 
program.
  First of all, as I think we all know, 20 or 30 percent of water is 
lost through various utilities. I was reading a story the other day 
where several utilities still have wooden pipes from decades back. So 
this is a voluntary program that would allow the various utilities to 
ask the EPA to come in and help them with an analysis on how they could 
be more efficient and save money with their program. So, again, it's 
voluntary.
  I would also say this is just an authorization. If the EPA does not 
feel they have the resources to do it, they don't have to without a 
further appropriation, but I think it will help them, again, utilities 
on a voluntary basis to use that precious water resource in a more 
efficient way.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, history has 
indicated to me in my long time working with the chairman, I know that 
as this bill moves through the Senate, we'll be working together on 
these things through conference and address the concerns that we have 
raised.
  We support the committee, and I thank the chairman for his 
discussion.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chair, let me first again concur with 
Mr. Hall. This is going to be a continuing process. We will go on to a 
conference with the Senate at a later date, and all of these issues 
will be reviewed. We want the best bill possible.
  At this time, Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez).
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that 
today the House of Representatives is considering H.R. 1145, the 
National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009.
  As a supporter of this legislation, I would like to especially thank 
the committee chairman, Mr. Gordon from Tennessee, for his leadership 
in bringing this legislation to the floor.
  This bill is an appropriate response to the concerning state of our 
national water supply. As our Nation's population continues to 
increase, so must our ability to conserve and to reuse our water 
resources. We simply cannot afford to continue to take our scarce water 
resources for granted. And we must also educate our constituents and, 
quite frankly, ourselves on how to best protect a natural resource that 
we depend on for our survival.
  The National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009 
will establish an interagency committee to develop a research and 
assessment plan to protect and to expand our water resources. H.R. 1145 
will make the Federal Government a leader, a leader, in effectively 
addressing our water resource challenges through intense research, 
collection of essential data, and the development of new technology.
  Mr. Chairman, in my district, I'm proud, as you know, that Orange 
County Water District has successfully developed and implemented a 
cutting-edge water reuse technology. The Groundwater Replenishment 
System in Orange County, California, purifies 70 million gallons of 
treated sewer water every day through an advanced purification process 
involving microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light and 
hydrogen peroxide treatment. The result is that we get 100,000 Orange 
County families more drinking water every day. The system is a premier 
groundwater replenishment project, the premier one in the world, and so 
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and foreign governments have come to Orange County to take a look at 
the system.
  I believe that H.R. 1145 will encourage communities throughout the 
country to embrace this type of innovation, and I would encourage my 
colleagues to join me in supporting this important initiative.
  Once again, I thank the chairman for his leadership on this. It's so 
important for us to make sure that in the future we have water for our 
constituents.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. I want to thank Chairman Gordon for yielding 
time to me and for including my amendment in his manager's amendment, 
and I thank his staff for working with me to make sure that all 
interested stakeholders, including public-private collaborations such 
as the Milwaukee Water Council in my district, will be able to interact 
with and follow the interagency committee's work.
  This Federal water research initiative will certainly impact a host 
of affected stakeholders, not just Federal agencies, including those in 
my district. The Milwaukee area, which I represent, is blessed to sit 
on Lake Michigan, and, of course, Lake Michigan is one of the most 
tremendous resources that makes up the Great Lakes and is one of the 
largest freshwater sources on the planet.
  The Milwaukee area also has a concentration of companies in the 
business of water and academic prowess in the water research field. An 
effort is underway, spearheaded by the Milwaukee Water Council, to 
better align these companies and the academic research strength in the 
area to create a hub for freshwater science, research, and water 
technology development. This is why I offer an amendment today to 
enhance the ability of these key stakeholders like the Milwaukee Water 
Council to participate in the agenda-setting process created by the 
bill.
  Importantly, the amendment clarifies that public-private 
collaborations formed around water research and technology development 
at the State and local levels are important parts of the stakeholder 
community. This is key. But just don't take my word for it, Mr. 
Chairman. The 2004 National Academies of Science report made clear that 
we must prioritize making the Federal agenda-setting process 
transparent to the various stakeholders who have a stake in the 
outcomes of this initiative. The report also noted that one of the 
weaknesses of the coordination role played by the Subcommittee on Water 
Availability and Quality, SWAQ, administered by the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy is that the SWAQ lacks connections, formal or 
informal, to States, stakeholders, and other users. The SWAQ is 
invisible to the public at large as well as the research community 
outside of the Federal agency leadership.
  It's so important that in authorizing this office we address this 
potential pitfall. My amendment that has been included in the manager's 
package would supplement the great work already done by Chairman Gordon 
and the Science Committee on this front. It will call for the creation 
of a public Web site to display important information on the range of 
reports and activities by this committee, including the posting of 
notices about opportunities for stakeholders to comment on the Federal 
water research plan. It's certainly my hope that these steps boost and 
strengthen the link and interaction between non-Federal stakeholders 
including the Milwaukee Water Council and the Federal water research 
initiative.
  Again, I thank the chairman and the staff for working with me to make 
sure that the stakeholders will have one more tool available.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from across the Potomac River, Mr. Connolly.
  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 1145. This important 
legislation will improve Federal coordination in the protection of 
water quality across America. I had the privilege of proposing two 
amendments to this legislation, both of which were graciously 
incorporated by the chairman in the manager's amendment.
  Congresswoman McCollum and I introduced an amendment to ensure that 
the interagency task force established by this bill will provide 
guidance on reducing endocrine disruptor pollution. These contaminants, 
which come from pharmaceuticals and other sources, are having dramatic 
negative impacts on rivers and lakes across the country. For example, 
watersheds in the national capital region, including the Potomac and 
James Rivers, have tributaries where 80 to 100 percent of bass have 
intersex characteristics. We must expedite our efforts to identify 
sources of this pollution and ways to filter it out of drinking water 
to protect public health and safety.
  I also introduced an amendment to direct the interagency working 
group to develop a technical assistance program to help States and 
localities use land conservation to protect water quality. This is an 
important feature in regions like Northern Virginia, where sprawl 
threatens the integrity of drinking water supplies. In fact, we saw 
that demonstrated dramatically in a Public Broadcasting program just 
this last week with Hedrick Smith that really highlighted this as a 
major issue for our science moving forward.
  I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 1145, and I deeply thank 
Chairman Gordon for his leadership on this very important legislation.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Halvorson).
  Mrs. HALVORSON. Thank you, Chairman Gordon, for the opportunity to 
speak in support of the manager's amendment. I applaud the Science and 
Technology Committee for the hard work you've put into this important 
legislation.
  Water issues are something I hear about often when I'm back in my 
district meeting with constituents. Many of my mayors have told me that 
the biggest challenge facing their communities is our aging water 
infrastructure problems. Residents in many small rural towns do not 
have reliable access to safe drinking water. This is not only a public 
safety issue but it is also an economic development issue. Communities 
with inadequate water infrastructure or an unsafe drinking water supply 
are unlikely to attract the types of commercial development that will 
put people back to work.
  There is little doubt that the business community has a tremendous 
stake in the future of our Nation's water supply. That is why I am 
pleased the manager's amendment includes language I put forward to 
ensure that the interagency committee created by H.R. 1145 works 
together with the business community. Small businesses especially need 
help accessing the information and innovation technologies that will 
allow them to become smarter and more efficient consumers of water.

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  As a member of the Small Business Committee, I am proud to play a 
role in making this process possible. This manager's amendment 
recognizes that our Nation's water challenges will require not only 
intergovernmental cooperation, but also public-private partnerships.
  Working together, government and the private sector can pool 
resources and implement the ambitious goals outlined by the National 
Water Research and Development Initiative Act.
  I thank Chairman Gordon again for the opportunity to speak in support 
of the manager's amendment.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), and I want to thank her for her important 
contribution to this amendment.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Thank you, Chairman Gordon.
  Mr. Chair, I rise today to voice my strong support for the National 
Water Research and Development Initiative Act and for the manager's 
amendment.
  My State of Minnesota claims over 10,000 lakes and is the headwaters 
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the Mississippi River and is part of the Great Lakes chain of lakes. We 
have Lake Superior on our northern shore.
  Improving the coordination of Federal research is important for my 
State and for our country, and we need to do a better job of making use 
of data to make good policy.
  This amendment includes three important provisions, and I would like 
to talk about them briefly.
  The first part of my amendment, which is included in the manager's 
amendment, clarifies the bill's focus to include both water quality and 
quantity. Federal jurisdiction on water policy tends to create a 
division between the two, but the science often overlaps. To achieve 
the goal of coordination of research across all Federal agencies, it's 
important to support a comprehensive research agenda, and this 
legislation does that.
  Second, in the area of water quality, this amendment adds research 
objectives related to chemical impairments in our water supply, 
specifically contaminants of emerging concern. These contaminants 
include pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the endocrine 
disrupting compounds. Researchers have found that exposure to these 
contaminants can produce deformities and reproductive problems in 
aquatic species and insects.
  Today we know enough about these contaminants to be worried, but not 
enough to provide good information to our State health officials and to 
our constituents. Research on these contaminants must be a Federal 
priority, and this legislation moves in that direction.
  Finally, the amendment will link the existing work of the 54 
federally funded research centers with the new Federal water research 
plan called for in H.R. 1145. The National Institutes for Water 
Resources are located in the institutions of higher education all 
across this country. This research network is underutilized as a 
resource.
  This amendment would make it a priority for the National Institutes 
for Water Research to support the goals of H.R. 1145, and it will 
increase coordination among the centers so they are more effective 
partners in Federal water quality efforts.
  This amendment promotes a Federal approach to water research. It is 
comprehensive, effective, and it is one that leverages all of our 
Federal research partners to work together.
  I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment and the bill. 
And, again, I thank Chairman Gordon for his leadership on this issue 
and his staff for all the work that they have done on this important 
issue.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentlelady from Nevada (Ms. Titus).
  Ms. TITUS. I want to first thank Chairman Gordon for his hard work on 
this important legislation and for including the text of my amendment 
in his manager's amendment. This bill is critical to States like Nevada 
where drought constantly threatens the availabilities of our already 
limited water supply and, thus, our environment and our economy.
  My language in this manager's amendment directs the interagency 
committee established in the bill to work to improve water prediction 
models and their applications, including analysis of variations and 
natural supply, watershed hydrology, human and ecological demand, and 
infrastructure.
  As we celebrate Earth Day this week, it's important that we recognize 
that water has become and will continue to be a significant limiting 
resource for the Western United States.
  So it is vital that we fully understand the current distribution of 
this resource while also being able to accurately predict the impacts 
of future conditions like growth and climate change on its 
availability. Accurate prediction about the availability of water 
resources will help our communities as they work to ensure that 
businesses and families have access to clean, safe and adequate water 
supply.
  Our drinking and wastewater utilities are required to plan for a 
number of long-term uncertainties. In order to successfully plan and 
adapt to change, much more focused, applied research must be done.
  The Desert Research Institute in Nevada is tackling this problem 
head-on by establishing the Nevada Water Resources, Data Modeling and 
Visualization Center. It will enable better understanding of the 
present and future distribution of water within our State.
  Accordingly, DRI, in collaboration with UNR and UNLV, has established 
an experimental facility in Boulder City to collect data regarding 
water interactions in desert soils. This will lead to improved 
predictions of the potential impact of a changing climate on 
groundwater recharge.
  The work being done at educational institutions in Nevada illustrates 
just how much potential there is to improve Federal coordination of 
predictive water modeling. Whether communities are worried about 
drought or flooding, snowmelt or urban runoff, the improvement of water 
prediction models will help communities across the country adapt to 
changes in the natural and the built-in environment.
  So thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for your hard work and for 
including me in this amendment.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may need to start our close here. We have no further speakers.
  Again, I want to thank Ms. Titus, Ms. Johnson, all the others who 
helped us put together this manager's amendment.
  I certainly want to thank Mr. Hall and his staff as we have gone 
through, really, the last 2 years with hearings in the committee, with 
workshops, with a variety of different efforts to hear all and come 
forth with a good bill on a very important issue.
  As I mentioned earlier, there's going to be 40 States for the year 
2013 that are going to have a water crisis. We need to address this.
  Let me say one final thing about this manager's amendment. It's a 
little larger than usual. There have been some new, but I think, 
worthwhile items introduced there. I think they need to continue to be 
vetted. I don't like to just bring things in off the street.
  And I want Mr. Hall to know that as we go through the process that we 
will continue this discussion if there are any concerns about 
amendments that were incorporated into this manager's amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ADLER of New Jersey. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment 
to H.R. 145, the ``National Water Research and Development Initiative 
Act of 2009.''
  My amendment is critical to improving the health of many different 
types of water bodies, especially a treasured resource in my own 
district--Barnegat Bay. My amendment will task the interagency 
committee, established in this bill, with implementing a plan to 
develop technologies and practices that would treat eutrophic bodies of 
water, including estuaries.
  The Barnegat Bay estuary covers over 42 miles of shoreline from the 
Point Pleasant Canal to Little Egg Harbor Inlet in southern New Jersey. 
The flow of fresh water from rivers, creeks and groundwater into the 
Barnegat Bay produces the special conditions that are important for the 
survival of crabs, fish, birds, and other wildlife.
  The eutrophication of Barnegat Bay is causing such environmentally 
detrimental consequences as the decline in fish populations, the 
decline of shellfish stocks, increased algae blooms, and loss of 
seagrass habitat. These problems are causing the deterioration of water 
quality, loss of biodiversity, and the disruption of ecosystem health 
and function.
  The eutrophication of the Barnegat Bay estuary is also negatively 
impacting one of the most treasured pastimes of the residents of my 
district--fishing. The continued decline of the health of the bay has 
resulted in such a sharp decline in the bay's fish population that it 
has detrimentally affected both recreational and commercial fishermen 
in my district. Fishing is a treasured family tradition for many 
residents of Ocean County, New Jersey, and for others, it is a source 
of their livelihood. Something must be done to improve the health of 
the bay while at the same time improving the economic and recreational 
pursuits of the people of my district.
  Eutrophication is the process by which a body of water becomes 
eutrophic, typically as a result of mineral and organic runoff from the 
surrounding land. The increased growth of plants and algae that 
accompanies eutrophication depletes the dissolved oxygen content of the 
water and often causes a die-off of other organisms.
  Barnegat Bay is one of 28 congressionally-designated National Estuary 
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While the many estuaries in the country are diverse in their 
characteristics and the issues that they face, the most critical factor 
affecting many of them, and especially Barnegat Bay, is eutrophication.
  I urge my colleagues to vote for my amendment and H.R. 1145.
  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the Chairman for 
including my amendment into the manager's package. This important bill 
addresses a critical component to how we adapt to a changing climate 
and I am honored to have contributed to the creation of this vital 
piece of legislation.
  Washington State faces a decrease in spring snowpack of nearly thirty 
percent by the 2020's, forty percent by the 2040's and sixty-five 
percent by the 2080's. While this statewide information is significant 
to understand the regional impacts of the changing climate on water 
availability, the information only skims the surface of what our 
communities need to know to ensure the availability of our water 
resources.
  Many water resource managers lack the specific information on how 
changing climate conditions will impact the availability of, and demand 
for, water in their communities. In order to correctly plan for future 
operations, utility managers must have accurate information on how 
climate change and other factors will impact specific water sources. 
With the tools provided in this amendment, Evergreen Rural Water of 
Washington, a non-profit organization serving the needs of small water 
systems in Washington State, will be able to continue their important 
work to provide local water systems with on-site technical assistance, 
formal training, equipment lending and training information while 
considering specific impacts of climate change to these local water 
systems.
  Some utilities, such as Seattle Public Utilities, have assessed the 
vulnerability of their water supply to climate change and have begun to 
develop adaptation strategies to prepare for the impacts of the change 
in temperature while other utilities have not, either due to the lack 
of resources or lack of awareness about the implications for the 
specific system they manage. By developing tools used for the 
anticipation of changing water availability and use patterns for the 
preparation of a strategic plan for sustainable future operations, we 
can downscale the information developed by federal water research to a 
utilizable level so that all utility companies will be able to plan for 
the future water resource for their customers.
  I am honored that my amendment was included in the manager's package 
as it will bridge the gap between the research implemented on the 
federal level and what is needed on the ground by water resource 
managers and utilities.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Salazar). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Kosmas

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Ms. KOSMAS. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Ms. Kosmas:
       At the end of section 2(d) of the bill, add the following 
     (with the correct sequential provision designations 
     [replacing numbers currently shown for such designations]):
       (15) Assessment of the impacts of natural disasters, 
     including floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes, on water 
     resources.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Ms. Kosmas) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Ms. KOSMAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  I thank Chairman Gordon for bringing this important bill to the floor 
to address our water research needs.
  Access to clean and reliable water supplies is an issue that affects 
every community across our country. In my district along the central 
Florida coastline, local communities also must deal with the other 
impacts of weather conditions such as hurricanes, which have the 
potential to affect our water supplies. However, this is not just a 
coastal issue, as recent floods in North Dakota and Florida, tornadoes 
in Tennessee and Alabama, and other weather events across the country, 
have exhibited to us and show us the need for this to be addressed at a 
national level.
  My amendment, which adds a provision to the Water Research Outcomes 
and Assessments section, mandates an assessment of the impacts of major 
weather events on our water supplies. Hurricanes, floods and tornadoes 
can lead to salt water intrusion, infrastructure damage, sewer 
overflows, storm water runoff and other conditions that can harm our 
water supplies and the surrounding environment.
  A better understanding of these impacts will aid local communities 
and States in addressing water supply issues before, during and after 
major storms.
  Combined with the provisions in this bill, including the requirement 
to develop innovative tools to enhance water treatment and water 
purification technologies, this amendment will help address the impacts 
of major weather events over the long run through the development and 
implementation of policies to prevent and mitigate such vulnerabilities 
to our water supplies.
  A nationally coordinated assessment of major weather events will 
ensure that our constituents have access to safe, reliable water 
supplies without interruption and that providers will be able to meet 
Federal standards and that we will use our resources in a more cost-
effective and efficient manner.
  I would like to yield 2 minutes of my time to the Congressman from 
Ohio (Mr. Driehaus).
  Mr. DRIEHAUS. I want to congratulate my colleague from Florida on 
this amendment. I think it's an important amendment, and I think this 
bill comes at a very important time.
  Just today our Ohio EPA director, Chris Korleski, announced funding 
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act coming to the State 
of Ohio and specifically to Ohio's water projects, over 69 drinking 
water projects and 255 water pollution control projects. And what the 
EPA director said in his statements, I think, is very telling. He said 
this additional Federal funding will provide jobs while also improving 
Ohio's worn water infrastructure.
  Yes, we have a worn water infrastructure in the State of Ohio and in 
many States across the Midwest, and it is particularly taxed at times 
of natural disaster. So I think assessing the value of looking at 
tornadoes, looking at floods and looking at the way in which our water 
resources are impacted is critically important because we do have a 
system, a system that is aging.
  When we talk about combined sewers, as we have in Cincinnati, and we 
have combined sewer systems across the Midwest and on the east coast, 
we recognize that at times of flooding we have raw sewage coming out 
into our waterways, into our streams, and they are especially taxed.
  We need to make sure that the appropriate precautions are in place to 
try to prevent these overflows, but also to help fix those systems in 
the aging communities in order that when we have natural disasters, we 
are able to ensure the population that we have clean drinking water 
available to everyone.
  I want to thank my colleague from Florida for her efforts.
  Ms. KOSMAS. I appreciate your comments, Congressman Driehaus, and I 
urge adoption of the amendment.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Would the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. KOSMAS. I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Let me just thank the gentlewoman for her 
amendment and her leadership on our committee in terms of space and 
science. This amendment makes our bill a better bill.
  Ms. KOSMAS. Thank you very much for your comments.
  I reserve the rest of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment. Although I don't necessarily oppose the amendment, I do 
have a statement.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I actually rise in support of the 
amendment offered by Representative Kosmas of Florida.
  The amendment simply directs the agencies under the interagency 
committee to assess the impacts of natural disasters on water 
resources.

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  We know that national disasters such as floods, droughts, hurricanes 
and all of that can have a very significant effect on water levels and 
cause major disruptions in local communities.
  In my home State of Texas, we have recently seen the extremes of way 
too much water in the form of hurricanes and too little, many times in 
the form of droughts.
  It's important that we achieve a better understanding of the impacts 
of these natural disasters on water resources so that local managers 
and State officials can plan and manage for future use and economic 
growth. It simply makes sense that we coordinate efforts at the local, 
State and national level to achieve these ends.

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  I have long been a proponent of this type of coordination. During the 
109th Congress, I sponsored a bill to create the National Integrated 
Drought Information System, and I am proud to say the program is 
currently up and running. NIDIS coordinates and integrates observations 
so that local water managers can better plan and can better predict for 
future uses.
  While our Nation will always face natural disasters of one form or 
another, we can do more to mitigate the effects through careful study 
and careful planning. The gentlelady's amendment moves in that 
direction, and I urge its passage.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
  Ms. KOSMAS. Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Kosmas).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. KOSMAS. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida 
will be postponed.


         Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Hastings of Washington

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment made in 
order under the rule.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. Hastings of Washington:
       In section 2(d), add at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       (15) Assessment of potential water storage projects that 
     would enhance water supply, water planning, and other 
     beneficial uses.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Washington (Mr. Hastings) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment ensures that potential water storage 
reservoirs and their hydropower resources are kept on the table when it 
comes to our Nation's future water and power supplies.
  I have the privilege of representing a rural district in central 
Washington. Constituents in my district and throughout the Pacific 
Northwest have benefited tremendously from the emissions-free and 
renewable hydropower generated from water reservoirs in the Columbia 
River Basin. In fact, over 80 percent of Washington State's electricity 
needs are met through hydropower.
  Water reservoirs, such as Lake Roosevelt behind Grand Coulee Dam and 
the reservoirs behind the Snake River Dam have not only provided much-
needed hydroelectricity, but also deliver water for irrigation, barge 
transportation, drinking water, flood control and recreation purposes.
  Many of our Nation's water storage reservoirs contribute to the 
generation of hydropower, which is, Mr. Chairman, a renewable and clean 
energy resource. Hydropower projects have provided emissions-free 
electricity for generations.
  Recent debate here in Washington, D.C. has been focused on global 
climate policies and how wind and solar can be energy solutions for the 
future. I agree that these technologies should be part of our energy 
portfolio, but our country needs an all-of-the-above approach to meet 
our needs. We need wind, solar, hydro, oil, natural gas and nuclear 
power.
  However, we must recognize that the wind doesn't blow all the time 
and that it gets dark at night. In my region of the Pacific Northwest, 
hydropower is the renewable backup resource for wind power. When the 
wind subsides, hydropower generation is increased to offset the loss of 
wind power. Without hydropower, wind generation would not be the 
reality that it is today.
  Yet some do not recognize that hydropower is a renewable resource and 
fail to see the need for new water storage reservoirs that help develop 
and foster these and other renewable energies, reservoirs that have 
helped develop our Nation and will continue to provide multiple uses, 
including hydropower. There is simply no reason why we should discount 
potential new water storage and reservoirs in the future.
  So to that end, Mr. Chairman, my amendment directs the relevant 
agencies to assess potential water storage projects that would enhance 
water supply, water planning and other beneficial uses.
  While I pointed out the benefits of hydropower, this amendment does 
not predetermine outcomes. It simply puts potential water storage as a 
consideration when looking at our entire water supply outlook. Whether 
it is for drinking water, irrigation or for power generation, it puts 
that on the table.
  So I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition 
to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Tennessee is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I will just quickly say thank you to Mr. Hastings for this amendment. 
I think it is a constructive amendment. I think it may need some fine-
tuning so it can fit best into this bill and the constructs of the 
bill, but it certainly is constructive and certainly something we 
should do, and we will work with you.
  I will be voting for the amendment, and as we go through the process 
will be trying to work with you to again make it fit into the bill 
better so we can go into conference.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman's 
working with us on this and would be more than happy to work with him.
  To that end, Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
ranking member of the Science Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the gentleman 
from Washington's amendment. Potential reservoirs and new hydropower 
should continue to play a major part in our water and energy supplies.
  As areas of the country struggle with water shortages or increasing 
demands on the water supply, we have to be willing to be creative in 
the ways we address water use and water storage problems. This is a 
thoughtful amendment and an improvement to the bill. I commend Mr. 
Hastings for his leadership on this effort.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate again the 
support of the distinguished chairman and the ranking member. With 
that, I urge adoption of the amendment, and yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Cardoza

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Cardoza:

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       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     SEC. 9. STUDY.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study 
     on the impact of changes in snow pack, including snow pack 
     from the Sierra Nevada, on water resources and its relation 
     to water supply, including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Cardoza) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment addresses a grave concern in California 
with the San Joaquin Valley water quality. Water is the basic necessity 
of life. Without clean, available water, we can't produce, grow, play, 
work and in fact even live. It is important to research and preserve 
our resources, and my amendment focuses on the vital water resources of 
California.
  Every year, the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada slowly melts and flows 
down the mountain, providing clean, reliable water year-round to our 
farms, homes, businesses and municipalities. But now global warming 
threatens this natural system and threatens the health of our families. 
As the atmosphere warms, the snow pack melts too quickly to use and we 
lose the vital components of life.
  For 50 years, visionary leaders harnessed Mother Nature and brought 
water from the mountains down into the valley to meet the needs of a 
thriving and growing State. Our economies flourished under that water 
system and it was efficient and it was the pride of the West. But 
recently our State has more than doubled in population and we have done 
little to keep pace with this growth. In fact, instead of keeping pace 
with the growth, we have actually lost significant amounts of our water 
supply.
  It is therefore even more important today to support this amendment 
as we desperately search for good water that can continue to nourish 
our crops and feed our children. I ask my colleagues on both sides of 
the aisle to support this commonsense amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I am not opposed to the amendment, I recommend its 
passage, and I yield back my time.
  Mr. CARDOZA. I thank my colleague and dear friend from Texas. I also 
want to thank the staff of the committee and the chairman of the 
committee for working with us to make this amendment possible on the 
floor.
  Mr. Chairman, I look forward to the passage of this amendment and to 
greater availability of clean water in California.
  I yield to the chairman, the gentleman from Tennessee.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I want to thank you for this constructive 
amendment. You have been a leader on water issues in California. I know 
that is a very sensitive issue there, and thank you for helping make a 
good bill better.
  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman and I appreciate his 
input.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Cardoza).
  The amendment was agreed to.


      Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment 
at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 5 offered by Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
     Florida:
       At the end of section 2(d) of the bill, add the following 
     (with the correct sequential provision designations 
     [replacing numbers currently shown for such designations]):
       (15) Improvement of understanding of water-intensive 
     sectors of the economy and industrial needs for water.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment and the 
overall bill, the National Water Research and Development Initiative 
Act. As we all know, parts of the United States are currently in a 
drought situation. Even Florida, which many people think of as being 
water rich, is suffering from drought. Last year, for instance, the 
City of Tampa imposed a total restriction on lawn watering and other 
recreational uses for water. Our water resources are becoming scarce in 
various parts of our great country.
  In the short-term we will have to find temporary solutions to 
navigate through these droughts. But in the long term we will need a 
plan to prevent such a crisis from happening again. My amendment to 
H.R. 1145 adds to the water research outcomes a study of water-
intensive sectors of the economy and industrial needs for water.
  Passage of my amendment will ensure that the interagency committee 
created under this bill will look at how water is used across the 
country, from golf courses and fast food restaurants to manufacturing 
plants and other industries. Understanding how such industries need and 
use water will be critical to meeting our future needs while 
stimulating economic growth. Without it, any water research plan would 
be incomplete.
  I certainly encourage my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. 
I think this amendment is very important to ensure that we assess water 
supply and water needs for communities and we keep in mind the 
industries and businesses that employ the folks in these communities.
  We don't believe the bill should be about pitting one water user 
against another, but rather it should help to ensure enough water for 
all users by focusing on new methods and technologies for conservation 
and efficiency.
  I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I would like to 
reserve my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment, though I am not in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Tennessee is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, let me just thank the gentlelady from Florida for this 
constructive amendment. I think again this helps to make a good bill 
better, and I urge support of her amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I certainly thank the 
gentleman, who is very knowledgeable in this area for supporting this 
amendment. Economic development does depend upon water resources in so 
many sectors of our economy. I am very enthusiastically supporting his 
bill, and I am delighted that he believes that this amendment helps to 
make the bill, which is already a good bill, a little bit better.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Arcuri

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. ARCURI. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 6 offered by Mr. Arcuri:

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       At the end of section 2(d) of the bill, add the following 
     (with the correct sequential provision designations 
     [replacing numbers currently shown for such designations]):
       (15) Improvement of understanding of competing water supply 
     uses and how different uses interact with and impact each 
     other.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Arcuri) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. ARCURI. Mr. Chairman, I would first off like to thank Chairman 
Gordon and Ranking Member Hall for their leadership on this very 
important bill, a bill so important to America, not just America today 
but to the future generations of America, to ensure that our greatest 
natural resource, that is water, of course, continues, and that we 
continue to have the abundance of it that we enjoy in this country.
  My amendment asks for improvement of understanding of competing water 
supply uses and how different uses interact with and impact each other.

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  And I've heard from many of my colleagues throughout the country and 
seen for myself firsthand in New York the problem that occurs when 
different interests begin to compete over our precious water resources. 
And when I say ``compete,'' obviously we have competition for use of 
water through agriculture, through business, through energy production, 
through transportation, through business use, and obviously, recreation 
and consumption and transportation as well. So there are many uses for 
water.
  However, the unique thing about water is that not only is it 
renewable, but the water resource can be used repeatedly to service 
several different aspects of our economy and of people's needs. And I 
think it's important, however, that we study that and see how different 
interests can interact with each other and most efficiently use our 
water resource to maximize it.
  And I use this example. In my own home district we have a reservoir, 
Hinckley Reservoir, that is used for drinking water for about 130,000 
people. There is also a use of that reservoir for hydropower, and also 
use of that to feed the barge canal for transportation and recreation 
use. And there's often disagreements and infighting in terms of how to 
best utilize that. And I think we need to study that and see what is 
the most efficient way that we can do it.
  I see it again in other places like the Finger Lakes, where again 
there are disputes between whether we use the water in Seneca Lake for 
drinking purposes, for recreation or for energy production. So I think 
it's important that we work to make a determination how best to allow 
competing interests to interact with each other to most efficiently and 
effectively utilize our number 1 most precious resource, and that of 
course is water.
  So I would strongly urge the passage of this amendment, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise not in opposition, but to 
make a statement about the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I have some question about it, but I don't think I 
have a question I want to propound to you because we have discussed it. 
And your amendment would add to the growing list of research outcomes, 
the improvement of understanding of competing water supply uses and how 
different uses interact with each other and impact each other. And I 
know you understand that, and we've discussed it.
  I would ask whether or not it means using water for irrigation is 
competing with industrial uses or the ecosystem management, like 
releasing large volumes of water from dams competing with the use of 
water for electricity generation or recreational activities. And we've 
had some of that at Lake Texoma in my district.
  But as we go through and this goes on to the Senate and we have 
conference committees, and I know you've always been willing to explain 
your position, and we'll work together on that.
  So I'm satisfied with the bill, and I would hope that we pass the 
bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ARCURI. I thank the gentleman for his comments.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Arcuri).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Kirk

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. KIRK. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 7 offered by Mr. Kirk:
       At the end of section 2(d) of the bill, add the following 
     (with the correct sequential provision designations 
     [replacing numbers currently shown for such designations]):
       (15) Projection of long-term ice cover and water level 
     outlook for major water bodies in the United States, 
     including the Great Lakes, the potential impacts of the 
     results of such projections on infrastructure, and resource 
     management options based on such projections.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. KIRK. I am very honored to rise on behalf of the Kirk-Quigley 
amendment on behalf of me and our newest Member of Congress, 
Congressman Quigley, who replaced Rahm Emanuel in the House.
  When we look at the Great Lakes, we look at one of the crown jewels 
of our country's environment. But we have seen data over the last few 
years showing a declining lake level. That lake level has been 
estimated by the Army Corps of Engineers using projections that just 
last over the next 6 months.
  Under the Kirk-Quigley amendment, we would draw on the additional 
resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which 
is able to project lake levels for quite a bit longer than the Army 
Corps' 6-month standard.
  The purpose of this amendment is to generate more science and data 
about what's happening to the dropping levels of the Great Lakes. Next 
to me is a chart showing an environmental disaster that did not happen 
in the United States. Instead, it happened in the former Soviet Union, 
now Kazakhstan, which shows the Aral Sea, a great inland sea, very much 
like Lake Michigan, subjected to a very poorly designed Stalinist 
irrigation plan that drank it dry. We should never allow an 
environmental catastrophe like what happened in Kazakhstan to happen in 
the United States.
  From the data that we have, we have a number of causes which could 
potentially be involved in the disappearance of the Great Lakes. One of 
them could be the declining levels of ice cover over the Great Lakes. 
Due to other forces, the normal coverage of ice over Lake Michigan, for 
example, has been declining, therefore, possibly allowing evaporation 
all year long. This declining level could be involved in the lowering 
of the lake. We need more data to support that conclusion. Good data, 
in my view, leads to good policy.
  At this stage, we do not know why the levels of Lake Michigan are 
dropping. But NOAA tells us from 1972 to 2008 Lake Michigan ice cover 
has declined by approximately 30 percent, or a drop of 7,000 square 
kilometers from 1972-1973 winter, to approximately 5,000 square 
kilometers last year. This is a decline of 40 percent.
  Now the Lake Carriers Association estimates that a 1-inch decline in 
Great Lakes waters causes the ships to reduce their cargo from 50 to 
270 tons. This translates to 8,000 tons of lost cargo in the lakes each 
year, or equivalent of enough iron ore to make 6,000 automobiles in the 
United States.
  For economic reasons, for ecological reasons, for scientific reasons, 
I think the Kirk-Quigley amendment should pass to give further 
resources to look at this emerging trend in an ecosystem that directly 
involves the future of 30 million Americans and many of our Canadian 
allies.

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  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. If the gentleman would yield, I would like 
to thank him for this amendment and offer my support and request that 
the committee do pass this amendment.
  Mr. KIRK. I thank the gentleman.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Does any Member claim time in opposition?
  Mr. KIRK. On this, then, I'd like to close by saying that this is a 
bipartisan amendment endorsed by the National Wildlife Federation and 
by the Lake Michigan Alliance. It represents the ability of the Federal 
Government to look further into what is an evolving environmental trend 
in a place that's home to 90 percent of America's freshwater. And with 
that, I would urge adoption of the amendment and getting to work on 
what is happening with the falling Great Lakes levels.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the Chairman for his 
good work on this legislation and look forward to working with him on 
this issue.
  I rise in strong support of the amendment from the gentleman from 
Illinois.
  The Great Lakes provide drinking water to over 40 million people and 
90 percent of the U.S. water supply.
  Urban sprawl, air and water pollution, and habitat fragmentation are 
already stressing ecosystems of the Great Lakes region.
  This amendment will ensure essential long-term forecasting of water 
levels of major bodies of water, including the Great Lakes, in order to 
develop adequate adaption and management plans.
  I thank the gentleman and I urge my colleague to support the Kirk 
amendment.
  Mr. KIRK. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Teague

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Teague:
       Page 8, line 25, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``, including analyses of the amount, 
     proximity, and type of water required for the production of 
     alternative and renewable energy resources.''

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from New Mexico (Mr. Teague) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Mexico.
  Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is about something simple, 
laying yet another block in the foundation on which we can achieve 
energy independence.
  Personally, I am an oil man. I have always been an oil man and I 
always will be. And one of the first things that I learned when I 
started working on oil wells when I was 17 years old is that sometimes 
when you drill a well you get a lot of water. You have to figure out 
what to do with that. Can you put it into a stream? Do you need to 
reinject it into the Earth? Or can we use it for something else?
  It's a question as old as the oil and gas industry, just as the 
relationship between water and energy is as old as water itself. And as 
we look toward achieving energy independence through a focus on 
renewable and alternative energy, creating jobs, bolstering our 
national security and improving our environment along the way, we are 
going to have to better understand that important and ancient 
connection.
  My amendment ensures that the relationship between renewable energy 
development and water resources is established as a priority for 
Federal water planning, research and development.
  Mr. Chairman, we are proponents of wind, sun and biofuels, because 
they are renewable resources. But water is not. If we draw down our 
aquifers to the point that they can not recover and tax our rivers to 
extinction, much of the American West will be unrecognizable. That is 
not an option. And not harnessing the abundant renewable resources we 
possess in places like New Mexico is not an option either.
  Research, planning and the development of new technologies will free 
us to develop energy in harmony with our environments and with needed 
resources like freshwater.
  When we site solar farms, we need to consider not only the sun's 
intensity, but the proximity and sustainability of needed water 
resources as well.
  When choosing a path toward the production of biofuels on a massive 
scale, we need to ask, what are the implications for freshwater of 
developing corn-based ethanol in the Midwest versus algae-based 
biofuels in the deserts of New Mexico?
  When we consider wind, nuclear, and every other component of a 
comprehensive plan to move our Nation toward energy independence, we 
need to know what the implications are for our precious freshwater 
resources.
  There's even a biodiesel project in my district called Cetane Energy 
that produces freshwater as part of its fuel production process. That 
adds an interesting dynamic to the water intensity of Cetane's 
production and is exactly the sort of thing that we need to better 
understand as we expand our renewable energy portfolio and move toward 
energy independence.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to 
the amendment, though I do not oppose it.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I have some reservations about it, but they're 
reservations I think that we can work as it goes through and on through 
the conference committee. I appreciate this amendment, and I do not 
object to the amendment.
  I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. TEAGUE. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Teague).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. TEAGUE. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico 
will be postponed.


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Roskam

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 9 offered by Mr. Roskam:
       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     SEC. 9. GAO STUDY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Study.--The Government Accountability Office shall 
     conduct a study, and prepare a report, on whether the 
     requirements of this Act are duplicative of existing programs 
     that provide for water research, development, demonstration, 
     data collection and dissemination, education, and technology 
     transfer activities regarding changes in water use, supply, 
     and demand in the United States, including an analysis of the 
     State Water Resources Research Institute Program (authorized 
     by section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, 
     and organized as the National Institutes for Water 
     Resources), the United States Global Change Research Program, 
     and subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11).
       (b) Presidential Determination.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall determine whether the 
     contents of the report prepared under subsection (a)--
       (A) support the implementation of sections 1 through 8 of 
     this Act; or
       (B) support a conclusion that such sections should not take 
     effect.
       (2) Justification.--If the President makes a determination 
     under paragraph (1) that differs from the recommendations of 
     the Government Accountability Office, the President shall 
     provide a justification for the difference.
       (c) Effective Date.--Sections 1 through 8 of this Act shall 
     not take effect unless the President has made an affirmative 
     determination under subsection (b)(1)(A).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Roskam) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.

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  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, in a nutshell, it's a fairly 
straightforward amendment. To briefly put it into context, it's trying 
to follow up on President Obama's inaugural address where he really 
challenged Congress and the American people to go through the Federal 
budget line by line, looking carefully at programs. I don't want to put 
words into the President's mouth, but if I were to paraphrase, I would 
say that part of the subtext of the challenge is to look where there is 
possible duplication, and that's what this amendment seeks to do. It 
respects the underlying legislation and says, well, if we're going to 
be doing this program--in other words, if we're going to be 
coordinating the Federal Government's approach to water problems--then 
let's do it in the context of clarity.
  So here is what it says: We're going to have an amendment, and we're 
going to direct the GAO to do a study about the possible duplication of 
programs. In the interim, notwithstanding the passage of the bill, it's 
going to suspend the implementation date of the program to wait until 
the GAO comes back with the study. If the President finds that there 
are duplications, he can move forward and waive the underlying 
findings, but he has got to do it in a declarative way. In other words, 
he needs to affirmatively move forward and say, ``Look, I've evaluated 
these duplications, and on balance, I think we should do this,'' or 
maybe in the alternative he'll say, ``Let's not do it that particular 
way.''
  There are only two programs that are specifically cited as sort of a 
heads-up to the GAO that they need to take a look at. One is the U.S. 
Global Change Research Program, which is a current program that the GAO 
says take a look at or that we tell the GAO to take a look at. The 
other is the State Water Resources Research Institute Program, which 
again is flagged, but notwithstanding that, it says to take a look at 
the other programs that are out there. If there is a duplication, 
bubble it up to the surface, and let's make a decision from there.
  At this point, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I certainly appreciate the 
thrust of the gentleman from Illinois' amendment in terms of trying to 
stop the duplication of programs to save money. We need to be doing 
that every day. The irony is that this is what this bill does. This 
bill looks at the 20 agencies that invest in water research, and it 
coordinates that so we can get our best bang for the buck. It also 
helps to do away with that type of duplication.
  So, as well-intended as the gentleman is, his amendment, I'm afraid, 
would be contrary to what he wants to accomplish. It would only slow 
down the process of this coordination and slow down the process of 
better utilizing our resources and saving that money. So it really is, 
again, with the best of intentions, but this amendment, I think, would 
counter that.
  Not being a member of the committee, he did not have the benefit of 
the hearings that we had, of the roundtable discussions that we had, of 
all the input that we had, and I think that's the reason that he also 
might not be aware of the wide endorsements of this bill. This bill is 
endorsed by the National Beverage Association, the National Rural 
Electric Cooperative Association, the Water Innovation Alliance, the 
Natural Resources Defense Council, the Water Environmental Research 
Foundation, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, the Food and 
Water Watch, the Water Research Foundation, and the Alliance for 
Environmental and Clean Water Action.
  Again, we tried to follow his advice and accomplish that, and I think 
this bill does and has, really, wide and active support. His amendment 
would only stop that implementation or it would slow it down, which 
would certainly be counter to his intentions.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROSKAM. Well, I thank the gentleman for his comments, Mr. 
Chairman.
  I would just go to the underlying purpose of the legislation, as it's 
sort of the declared statement of the committee, which is to improve 
the Federal Government's role in designing and in implementing Federal 
water research, development, demonstration, data collection and 
dissemination, education, and technology transfer activities to address 
changes in the water use, supply and demand in the U.S., including 
providing additional support to increase water supply through greater 
efficiency and preservation.
  There is one word that isn't in there, and that is the word 
``duplication,'' and I think sometimes we all benefit from another 
perspective coming in. I respect greatly the expertise of the 
committee, but every once in a while, there's maybe another perspective 
that could come along that will say: You know what? In the great scheme 
of things, the pace at which Congress is moving and the pace at which 
programs are being put in place, let's hit the pause button here, and 
let's have the GAO go out and really span the spectrum because, in the 
underlying legislation, it is absolutely silent as to duplicative 
efforts.
  So I accept the criticism at face value. It's a valid argument, but I 
think that this is an improvement. It's not meant to be an impediment, 
and clearly, it empowers the President of the United States to waive 
the finding. I think it's a simple, straightforward type of thing 
that's in spirit with the inaugural statement of the President.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, let me point out that, in 
section 3, paragraph 3, part of the bill says, ``The technical 
innovation activities to avoid duplications of effort and to ensure 
optimum use of resources and expertise.''
  You said a ``criticism'' of your amendment. I hope you didn't take 
that as a criticism. Again, I compliment the thrust of your amendment, 
but we have incorporated that here.
  Let me also say that there is a synergy oftentimes also with 
research. NASA and NOAA may be working on a similar project, but 
because they're working on something similar, you wouldn't necessarily 
say that it was duplicative and not useful but, rather, that there was 
a synergy of working together. In our bill, we specifically say 
avoiding that duplication.
  So, again, I think you have the best of intentions, and I think that 
we have accomplished those. For that reason, I would have to oppose 
your amendment because it would stop us from getting on to the work of 
saving money and of having a program that is so important. There are 40 
States in our Nation right now that are facing serious water shortages 
or droughts or water problems between now and the year 2013.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. 
Actually, this amendment seeks, as the gentleman has expressed, to 
return us to the original purpose of the bill by focusing on the 
duplication that exists among Federal agencies involved in water 
research efforts and attempting to streamline these efforts. I think we 
always have to be good stewards of the taxpayers' dollars as we work 
through legislation up here.
  I support the amendment because I believe it's a good amendment, and 
it's looking after the taxpayers, and I urge my colleagues to join me.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROSKAM. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
will be postponed.


               Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

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  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 10 offered by Mr. Blumenauer:
       Insert after section 7 the following (and redesignate 
     subsequent provisions accordingly):

     SEC. 8. WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER REUSE TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--In consultation with the interagency 
     committee, the Assistant Administrator for Research and 
     Development at the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     establish a wastewater and stormwater reuse and recycling 
     technology demonstration program, consistent with section 
     2(d)(3).
       (b) Activities.--Under the program established in 
     subsection (a), the Assistant Administrator shall develop and 
     fund projects to demonstrate, evaluate, and test the 
     techniques and technologies to reuse and recycle stormwater 
     and wastewater at the building, site, neighborhood, and 
     watershed scales for urban, industrial, agricultural, 
     environmental, and recreational uses as well as to augment 
     potable water supplies.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased, along with my colleague, 
Betsy Markey from Colorado, to offer this amendment to create a 
wastewater and storm water reuse and recycling technology demonstration 
program within the Environmental Protection Agency.
  I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to Chairman 
Gordon and to his staff for working with us to refine the amendment. 
This is important work that's being done. I appreciate the debate and 
the energy, and we are pleased to offer this small element that, I 
think, makes a big difference.
  Water reuse involves taking wastewater or storm water, giving it the 
appropriate level of treatment for its intended use and using the 
resulting reclaimed or recycled water for a new, beneficial purpose. 
These beneficial purposes can range from agriculture and landscape 
irrigation, to industrial processes, to toilets, to replenishing 
groundwater.
  It's clear that this is not necessarily a new technology. According 
to the Water Reuse Association, reclaimed water has been used for crop 
irrigation for more than 100 years and for landscape irrigation for 
more than 70 years. The Earth has recycled and reused water for 
millions of years through the natural water cycle, but the amount of 
water that we reuse and recycle is just, if I may use the phrase, ``a 
drop in the bucket'' compared to what we could be doing, which is why I 
think a new demonstration project is in order.
  Across the globe, water consumption has tripled in the last 50 years. 
According to the EPA, at least 36 States are anticipating local, 
regional or Statewide water shortages by 2013 even under non-drought 
conditions. As communities grow and water supplies decrease, they will 
be forced to seek alternative sources of water. In an era of climate 
change and water stress, water reuse and recycling has a great deal of 
potential to help alleviate pressures on water managers and to help 
communities become less dependent on ground and surface water sources.
  A demonstration program will help reduce the costs of these 
technologies, and it will also help communities overcome the technical 
and social barriers to water reuse and recycling.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition. Though 
I'm not totally opposed to it, I'd like to make a statement.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, it's my understanding that the 
purpose of the National Water Research and Development Initiative was 
to streamline, organize and coordinate Federal water research and 
development efforts. Although I support the underlying premise of the 
gentleman's amendment, I think it's duplicative of legislation we've 
already passed.
  A little more than 2 months ago, this body passed H.R. 631, the Water 
Use Efficiency and Conservation Act offered by Mr. Matheson of Utah 
under a suspension of the rules by a voice vote. Because this Matheson 
bill has not been passed by the Senate, I think we can work through 
this bill, and I withhold any opposition to this amendment with the 
understanding that I already know the gentleman, and have worked with 
him for a lot of years. I know we can work through any problems that we 
have with it.
  So, with that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. I don't see my cosponsor here, so I'm the last 
speaker. I'm prepared to close if you have no other speakers.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I respect my good friend and colleague, 
the ranking member, and I appreciate what he mentioned in terms of the 
prior legislation, but I would say that was just research.
  What we're attempting here is to be able to have demonstration 
projects. The EPA has done a great deal of work in this area in helping 
communities across the country undertake recycling and reuse projects. 
What we're doing here is having a coordinated program in the agency 
rather than just a few projects here or there that would allow the EPA 
to do the monitoring, evaluation and documentation necessary to promote 
the new technologies nationwide. Reclaimed or recycled water is highly 
engineered for safety. Indeed, the quality can be more predictable than 
some existing surface and groundwater sources. Right now, only about 5 
to 6 percent of municipal wastewater effluent in the United States is 
reclaimed and beneficially used for any purpose.
  In addition to enhancing water supplies, these technologies can help 
the environment by reducing the diversion of water from sensitive 
ecosystems, reducing nutrient and pathogen loads from wastewater 
discharges to waterways and reducing pollution from storm water runoff.

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  So beyond research, we really need a coordinated program of 
demonstration.
  I urge my colleagues to support this simple amendment to create a 
program to pursue technology demonstration projects at the building, 
site, neighborhood, and watershed scales.
  Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of our 
amendment, numbered 10, to the National Water Research and Development 
Initiative Act.
  In the West, and especially in the state of Colorado, water is a 
resource more precious than gold. For the many farmers and ranchers in 
my district in Eastern Colorado, finding ways to reuse and conserve 
water in urban areas is a matter of survival. For them, the idea of 
water recycling is not a new one.
  In the Rocky Mountain region, we use recycled water for everything 
from Public Park landscaping, commercial and industrial uses, to fire 
protection. Reclaimed domestic wastewater serves as industrial water at 
power plants, helps to restore wetlands and even assists with dust 
control at construction sites--something that anyone who drives I-25 
from Denver to Fort Collins on a windy day can appreciate.
  As communities in the West, and especially in Colorado's fourth 
congressional district, continue to grow, the issue of water 
conservation and reuse becomes even more urgent. Most conservative 
estimates tell us that Colorado's Front Range will face soaring water 
prices to pay for new water systems by the year 2058. Cities will 
become super dense to shrink lawns and shorten water pipelines.
  As the Front Range grows along with Denver and Colorado Springs, 
Colorado's Eastern Plains will face increasing competition for their 
already scarce water sources. Large swaths of farmland will go dry if 
we don't work to actively protect the water for our agricultural 
communities. A whole way of life that has existed since families first 
started homesteading on land in the West will disappear if we don't 
find ways to reuse and recycle water.
  For the people I represent, investing more resources in creating a 
wastewater and stormwater reuse and recycling technology demonstration 
program within the Environmental Protection Agency is a matter of our 
future survival.
  I urge all members to support my amendment to H.R. 1145.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Shadegg

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 
printed in House Report 111-82.

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  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 11 offered by Mr. Shadegg:
       Page 3, after line 17, insert the following (and correct 
     sequential provision designations accordingly):
       (D) identify Federal water-related research, development, 
     and technological innovation activities that are duplicated 
     by more than one Federal agency or program and make 
     recommendations to the President on how to avoid such 
     duplication;
       Page 6, line 22, insert the following (and correct 
     sequential provision designations accordingly):
       (C) identify Federal water-related research, development, 
     and technological innovation activities that are duplicative 
     of such activities occurring at the State, local, and tribal 
     government level;
       Page 10, after line 5, insert the following:
       (c) Elimination of Duplicative Efforts.--The President, in 
     carrying out the activities under subsections (a) and (b), 
     shall ensure that each Federal agency participating in the 
     Initiative shall not request appropriations for activities 
     identified under section 2(c)(2)(C).

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman 
from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, the committee report for H.R. 1145 states 
that the purpose of the bill is to coordinate the Federal Government's 
water programs to ensure they are conducted in an ``efficient and cost-
efficient manner.'' There are currently over 20 Federal agencies 
carrying out research and development on water programs, not counting 
the State agencies that engage in the same kind of work or those at the 
county or local level.
  While the interagency committee is directed in the bill to avoid 
duplication of efforts, the bill fails to take the necessary step to 
implement that directive. It does not in fact provide the committee 
with explicit authorization to recommend against the funding programs 
that are duplicated amongst different Federal agencies or initiatives 
that are duplicated at the State level as well as at the Federal level.
  My amendment is simple and straightforward. It has simply two 
provisions. The first says that they should identify Federal water-
related research and development technological innovative activities 
that are duplicated by more than one Federal agency or program and make 
recommendations to the President how to avoid such duplication. Simple, 
straightforward. Simply says where there is duplication, make a 
recommendation to the President of the United States on how I might 
avoid that duplication.
  The second says to identify Federal water-related research 
development and technological activities that are duplicative of those 
conducted at the State and local or at the tribal government level. 
Again, simple and straightforward.
  That is the essence of my entire amendment. It is intended to look at 
the issue of efforts at the Federal level which duplicate each other 
and to at least make a recommendation that they be consolidated for 
reasons of efficiency, and to do the same with regard to State, local 
or tribal efforts.
  It seems to me, Mr. Chairman, that everyone in America is currently 
tightening their belt. The least this Federal Government can do is to 
look--and that's all my legislation does is require the government to 
look if those things are duplicated and eliminate that duplication 
where it can be done efficiently.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to 
the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Once again, let me say to my friend from Arizona, you come at this 
with the right attitude, and that's what we're trying to do. The 
purpose of this bill is to not only do away with duplication but also 
to have these 20 different agencies working in a more effective way. 
But let me explain, again unintentionally, but the impact of your 
amendment.
  Your amendment would require the administration to determine what 
research, development and technology innovation programs exist in all 
States, local and tribal governments. In addition to the 50 States, 
there are over 500 federally recognized tribes, over 87,000 local 
government entities, and so compiling this information would be an 
enormous and expensive undertaking. And the gentleman's amendment is 
silent as to who would pay for this. In fact, the gentleman's amendment 
is silent as to whether the State, local or tribal governments would be 
forced to bear some of the costs of implementing this census.
  And let me give you a couple of practical problems here. Let's say 
there was a tribe somewhere that was spending $1,000 working on a 
desalinization project. Well, that would preempt a Federal effort that 
could be much more significant and worthwhile.
  Another example would be, for instance, if there was a groundwater 
extraction issue in central Florida, might be dramatically different 
from a groundwater issue in central Arizona. But if Florida has a 
program examining groundwater extraction, the Federal Government would 
be precluded from doing research which might be relevant and helpful to 
the people of central Arizona.
  So again, I think both of us have the same objective, which is what 
we try to accomplish in this bill.
  Mr. SHADEGG. Would the gentleman yield?
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. I would be happy to yield.
  Mr. SHADEGG. My concern about the comments of the gentleman, I would 
share those comments. I am concerned about the cost of such an effort, 
but nowhere in the legislation that I have offered is there, in fact, a 
requirement that all duplicative programs be researched or that a 
certain amount be expended to do that.
  But more importantly, in the gentleman's remarks he's at least twice 
said that the duplicative programs would be eliminated, and I would 
simply suggest that in the wording of the amendment we offered, we make 
no such requirement. There is no requirement, for example, if there 
were a program being conducted by a tribe and also by the Federal 
Government that it must be eliminated or one that was being conducted 
by the State of Arizona versus the Federal Government, that it must be 
eliminated. Indeed, the language of the amendment as written simply 
says they are to make recommendations to the President on how to avoid 
simple recommendations on how to avoid that. And in addition, it leaves 
the issue open with regard to conflicts with State and local 
implementation to simply say there is, in fact, a duplication without 
requiring any elimination that, for the very reasons the gentleman has 
noted, indeed, to have Arizona researching water recharge and Florida 
doing it with very different situations makes all the sense in the 
world.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. As I read your amendment, it says the 
President in carrying out the activities under subsection A and B shall 
ensure that each Federal agency participating the initiative shall not 
request appropriations for activities that are identified under the 
section. So I think it is a mandate.
  But even if it wasn't, let's take that off the table. Even if it 
wasn't, it still requires all 50 States, 500 Federal recognized tribes, 
and 87,000 local government entities to have a census or an inventory. 
This could be an enormous expense.
  Again, I think we're in sync, but let me again remind the gentleman 
that this bill has been well vetted and it has been endorsed by a 
number of groups, including the National Beverage Association, the 
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Water Innovation 
Alliance, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Water and 
Environmental Research Foundation, the Council of Scientific Society 
Presidents, Food and Water Research Foundation, the Alliance 
Environmental, and Clean Water Action.
  So I think this has been vetted. And, again, I think we're on the 
same wavelength, but I am afraid that the gentleman's amendment would 
have unintended consequences in causing a great deal of expense to 
local governments, State governments and entities all across the 
country.

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  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHADEGG. Could I ask how much time I have remaining?
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 3 minutes, and the 
gentleman from Tennessee has 30 seconds.
  Mr. SHADEGG. I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment 
offered by Representative Shadegg of Arizona. The amendment requires 
the interagency committee to identify areas of duplication, and I don't 
like that word ``duplication'' at all. And it recommends to the 
President ways to avoid such duplication. The amendment also calls on 
the President to ensure the Federal agencies do not pursue activities 
already being conducted by States, localities, and tribal units.
  And duplication spawns red tape, and the best example of red tape I 
can think of is Wilbur and Orville Wright's first airplane was a page-
and-a-half handwritten contract, and the Osprey, the tilt wing that is 
one of the most modern airplanes today, just the paperwork on that 
weighs around 20,000 pounds. That's how bad red tape can actually get.
  I think it's a commonsense amendment here that carries out the 
underlying goal of the bill. One of the main purposes behind creating 
the interagency program was to reduce duplication across agencies 
thereby streamlining efforts and saving taxpayers dollars. It makes no 
sense in these economic times for fellow agencies to duplicate effort 
in Washington and makes even less sense for them to duplicate 
activities already taking place in our States and local communities.
  I commend the gentleman in offering the amendment, and I urge its 
passage.
  Mr. SHADEGG. I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I simply want to respond to the point about the 
language of the bill or the amendment as offered because I think there 
is a clear misunderstanding here. The language that was referred to, 
``the President shall not request'' or the ``President shall instruct 
the agencies participating shall not request appropriations for those 
activities'' is not applicable to the actual duplicative conduct. It is 
to the research to determine what is duplicative.
  There is nothing mandatory in this amendment. We intentionally wrote 
it to say it would be a simple recommendation of the President to 
eliminate duplication. The prohibition is on requesting further funds 
to do these activities because in the course of doing the activities, 
we believe that can be done as part of the other work under the 
legislation.
  But just to be very clear, the ``shall'' language does not refer to 
duplicative efforts. The amendment does not offer binding language to 
say, if it's duplicative, you cannot engage in it. And that's simply a 
misreading of the language of the bill.
  I would urge my colleagues to support this. I believe it's a 
straightforward provision that would save the taxpayers money. It is 
simply advisory. It asks these agencies to take a look at areas that 
are duplicative. I think it's the least we can do under the 
circumstances.
  I yield back.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. In closing, Mr. Chairman, let me just say I 
think two friends can see the same accident and report it differently, 
both trying to do their best in doing that.
  In response to Mr. Shadegg, first of all, in the ``shall,'' the 
``shall'' was the President shall not spend any money on this project. 
So that means nothing could be done there. But, again, the bigger 
picture is we share the same objective, and that is to try to 
coordinate this important research to try to do it as economically as 
possible.
  Again, I share that view with him. We tried to accomplish that in 
this bill, and I am afraid that it would only create additional expense 
to put so many--87,000 different local governments and agencies through 
this process of having to inventory whether they are doing anything.
  For that reason, I oppose this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will 
be postponed.


           Amendment No. 12 Offered by Ms. Moore of Wisconsin

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 12 
printed in House Report 111-82.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the 
desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 12 offered by Ms. Moore of Wisconsin:
       Page 4, line 11, strike ``and''.
       Page 4, line 24, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 4, after line 24, insert the following:
       (H) assess the role of Federal water research funding in 
     helping to develop the next generation of scientists and 
     engineers at institutions of higher education.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentlewoman 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wisconsin.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield myself 3 
minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment is very simple. It would urge the Federal 
Water Research Interagency Committee established under the bill to 
examine and assess the impact of Federal water research funding on 
helping to develop the next generation of water scientist engineers.
  Quite simply, I call this amendment the Talent Amendment. If we want 
to develop the best technology, and I believe we will, we need a cadre 
of prepared scientists and engineers at our Federal agencies and in the 
commercial-user community.

                              {time}  1230

  Without the trained scientists and engineers to do the work, it is 
really difficult to envision how this important work will get done.
  My district is located on Lake Michigan, the only Great Lake 
contained entirely within the United States of America. And my district 
is also home to the largest academic freshwater research facility on 
the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Wisconsin Aquatic Technology and 
Environmental Research (WATER) Institute. There is no doubt in my mind 
that the decisions made under this Federal Water Research Initiative, 
including funding decisions, will play a role, whether directly or 
indirectly, in developing water researchers, scientists, and engineers 
not only in the Milwaukee area, but across the Nation.
  I think it is only common sense that we, as a Nation, take a look at 
how those funds are being used, not only to develop the new technology 
and tools, but how it is helping or can work to better help train and 
develop the next generation of water scientists and engineers. That is 
what this amendment does.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition though I 
am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment 
offered by Representative Moore of Wisconsin. This amendment requires 
the interagency committee to assess the role of Federal water research 
funding in helping to develop scientists and engineers at colleges and 
universities.
  One of the goals of the Water Research Initiative is to facilitate 
technology transfer, communication, and opportunities for exchange with 
nongovernmental organizations, such as institutions of higher 
education. Developing collaborative opportunities with colleges and 
universities will hopefully increase the quality of the research and 
development of water solutions, but also spur students to pursue 
science, technology, engineering, and math careers, and we are very 
much in favor of that.

[[Page H4712]]

  It is vital for the future success and competitiveness of our Nation 
that we encourage more and more students to pursue these exciting 
fields. We know that more and more nations are graduating large numbers 
of scientists and engineers. If we are to remain the leader in 
innovation and entrepreneurial development, then we need to invest in 
the young men and women who will design and build tomorrow's solutions.
  Representative Moore's amendment simply requires that we examine how 
water research funding is helping to meet our science and engineering 
education needs. I support the gentlelady's intent and her amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I would now yield 15 seconds to 
the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon).
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Thank you, Ms. Moore.
  I want to concur with Mr. Hall's eloquent support of this amendment. 
It is an excellent amendment; it is constructive, and it helps to make 
this bill better. I want to thank you for bringing it to our attention.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I would now yield 1 minute to 
the gentlelady from Colorado (Ms. Markey).
  Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of our 
amendment to the National Resource Development Initiative Act.
  In the West, and especially in the State of Colorado, water is a 
resource more precious than gold. For many farmers and ranchers in my 
district in eastern Colorado, finding ways to reuse and conserve water 
in the urban area is a matter of survival. For them, the idea of water 
recycling is not a new one.
  In the Rocky Mountain region, we use recycled water for everything 
from public park landscaping, commercial and industrial uses, to fire 
protection. Reclaimed domestic wastewater serves as industrial water at 
power plants, helps restore wetlands, and even assists with dust 
control at construction sites--something that anyone who drives I-25 
from Denver to Fort Collins on a windy day can appreciate.
  As communities in the West, and especially in Colorado's Fourth 
Congressional District, continue to grow, the issue of water 
conservation and reuse becomes even more urgent. Most conservative 
estimates tell us that Colorado's Front Range will face soaring water 
prices to pay for new water systems by the year 2058. Cities will 
become super-dense to shrink lawns and shorten water pipelines.
  As the Front Range grows, along with Denver and Colorado Springs, 
Colorado's Eastern Plains will face increasing competition for their 
already scarce water sources. Large swaths of farmland will go dry if 
we don't work to actively protect the water for our agricultural 
communities. A whole way of life that has existed since families first 
started homesteading on land in the West will disappear if we don't 
find ways to reuse and recycle water.
  For the people that I represent, investing more resources in creating 
a wastewater and storm water reuse and recycling technology 
demonstration program within the Environmental Protection Agency is a 
matter of our future survival.
  I thank Chairman Gordon for his leadership on the committee.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. I have spent the last couple of Earth Days 
with high school students touring the Water Research Institute in my 
district, and just spending time with these young people, hoping that 
they will become our next generation of water scientists and engineers.
  I want to just end by thanking Chairman Gordon and Ranking Member 
Hall for working with me on this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 111-82 on 
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 2 by Ms. Kosmas of Florida.
  Amendment No. 8 by Mr. Teague of New Mexico.
  Amendment No. 9 by Mr. Roskam of Illinois.
  Amendment No. 11 by Mr. Shadegg of Arizona.
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Kosmas

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida 
(Ms. Kosmas) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 424, 
noes 0, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 200]

                               AYES--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Graves
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Issa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson

[[Page H4713]]


     Petri
     Pierluisi
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Costa
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Klein (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (KS)
     Norton
     Putnam
     Reyes
     Rush
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Towns
     Wasserman Schultz

                              {time}  1302

  Mr. PENCE changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                 Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Teague

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Mexico 
(Mr. Teague) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 423, 
noes 1, not voting 14, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 201]

                               AYES--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Bordallo
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Christensen
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Graves
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pierluisi
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--1

       
     McClintock
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Bishop (UT)
     Fortenberry
     Jackson (IL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (KS)
     Norton
     Putnam
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Towns
     Wasserman Schultz


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in 
this vote.

                              {time}  1312

  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall Nos. 200 and 201, I was 
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on 
both.


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Roskam

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Roskam) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194, 
noes 236, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 202]

                               AYES--194

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)

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     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Childers
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (KY)
     Deal (GA)
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Fallin
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Guthrie
     Hall (TX)
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline (MN)
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Minnick
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Olson
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Petri
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Taylor
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Waters
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--236

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Adler (NJ)
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bordallo
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Christensen
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Giffords
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Israel
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Maloney
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McMahon
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Melancon
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murtha
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Teague
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wexler
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Fortenberry
     Jackson (IL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Moran (KS)
     Norton
     Pierluisi
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Two minutes remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1319

  Messrs. CONYERS, RUSH and Ms. RICHARDSON changed their vote from 
``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          personal explanation

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall 200; 
``aye'' on rollcall 201; and ``no'' on rollcall 202.


                Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Shadegg

  The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona 
(Mr. Shadegg) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which 
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 160, 
noes 271, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 203]

                               AYES--160

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Austria
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Childers
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Davis (KY)
     Deal (GA)
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Fallin
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Guthrie
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kline (MN)
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Latham
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     McCaul
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McMorris Rodgers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Olson
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Petri
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ryan (WI)
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Wamp
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--271

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Adler (NJ)
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boccieri
     Bono Mack
     Bordallo
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Cao
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Christensen
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Driehaus
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Faleomavaega
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Giffords
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Heinrich
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Langevin

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     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murtha
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Norton
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pierluisi
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sablan
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wexler
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Harper
     Jackson (IL)
     LaTourette
     Moran (KS)
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)
     Tiberi


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Two minutes remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1332

  Mr. GUTIERREZ changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Serrano) having assumed the chair, Mr. Salazar, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1145) to 
implement a National Water Research and Development Initiative, and for 
other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 352, he reported the bill 
back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the 
Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment 
reported from the Committee of the Whole? If not, the question is on 
the amendment.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
  Mr. NUNES. I am in its current form.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Nunes moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1145 to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology with instructions to 
     report the same back to the House forthwith with the 
     following amendment:
       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     SEC. ___. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Report on Barriers.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies from each agency on the interagency 
     committee established under section 2(b) the statutory or 
     regulatory barriers--
       (A) that prevent the use of technology, technique, data 
     collection method, or model considered under this Act; and
       (B) that, due to such barrier to using such technology, 
     technique, method, or model, contribute to the loss of jobs 
     in rural or agricultural economies dependent on the greater 
     availability of water resources in the United States;
       (2) identifies the long-term consequences on job losses of 
     such barriers that continue to be in effect; and
       (3) recommends steps to remove such barriers.
       (b) Report on Impacts.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies the economic impacts of water diversions for 
     water supply, conservation for fish species (including the 
     Delta smelt), and water quality impairment in the San Joaquin 
     Valley of California; and
       (2) recommends steps to mitigate such economic impacts to 
     preserve the water-dependent rural economy.

  Mr. NUNES (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask 
unanimous consent that we suspend the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, to put it bluntly, the people of the San 
Joaquin Valley are experiencing an economic disaster, the scope of 
which is unprecedented. In fact, it has surpassed the worst levels of 
the Great Depression. Indeed, over the past 2 years, I have pleaded 
with this body and State officials and my colleagues here in Congress 
to avoid this man-made disaster.
  In January of 2008, I testified before the Water and Power 
Subcommittee and asked that the Democrats that controlled Congress 
overturn a court-imposed, man-made drought in California.
  In February, and again in June of 2008, I asked the Governor and 
Interior Secretary to declare states of emergency and focus State and 
Federal resources to develop new water supplies to avoid this economic 
disaster.
  In July of 2008, I again returned to the Water and Power Subcommittee 
to testify about the unfolding disaster and pleaded that the committee 
take action to increase the water supply. Despite my pleas, this 
Congress and our President have done nothing.
  Unemployment in the San Joaquin Valley now averages close to 20 
percent, with some communities nearing 50 percent. An economic disaster 
is not looming for the people of the San Joaquin Valley, it is here, 
and it is here as a direct result of government action, namely, the use 
of precious water resources in an attempt to value fish over families.
  There is a solution to the poverty and economic havoc confronting the 
San Joaquin Valley, but it doesn't come from a new study of an old 
problem. Relief won't come from a long-winded stump speech, a chant at 
a water rally, or an impassioned speech on this floor. It has to come 
through legislative action by this body.
  I have introduced a ``no cost'' bill that would provide immediate 
relief to suffering Californians. And just last week, Secretary of the 
Interior Salazar announced $260 million of stimulus money to address 
the crisis in California. But not $1 came to mitigate the effects of 
the southern San Joaquin Valley.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle should be outraged. They 
expressed outrage for the last administration's alleged failure to deal 
with the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, but they have said nothing 
about the current administration's failure to undertake a single act to 
address this ongoing disaster.
  The folks in the San Joaquin Valley have had to resort to finding 
assistance from food banks. I'd like to draw your attention to this 
picture here. Kristian Reyes, age 3, and his brother, Kelvin Reyes, age 
5, were turned away from a local food bank just recently. Additionally, 
there was an additional 50 families that were turned away that day.
  Let me make it clear. We're not asking for a $1 billion bailout. 
We're not even asking for $1. All we need is this Congress to move 
emergency legislation that would allow the delta pumps to return to 
historic export levels.
  Unfortunately, the underlying bill does nothing to resolve this 
crisis. Therefore, the Republicans have had to resort to offering a 
motion to recommit that directs the President to account for the 
economic impacts of cutting off water to families and dedicating this 
precious resource to a 3-

[[Page H4716]]

inch minnow called the Delta Smelt that I want to draw your attention 
to. This is absolutely ridiculous. This is a national disgrace when the 
breadbasket of the world cannot even feed the people that live and work 
there.
  When a government is unable to provide citizens access to a reliable 
water supply, the government has failed. We need to be part of the 
solution, not the problem.
  It's time to stop valuing fish over families. Pass this motion to 
recommit, and send a message to the people of the San Joaquin Valley 
that, at a minimum, you are willing to own up to the problem that this 
Congress has created.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this 
motion; although I do not oppose the motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. First of all, let me thank the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Nunes) for his interest in this bill. And let me 
also point out, I don't know whether he saw this morning in one of the 
major newspapers, the headline was ``Drought Conditions Hit California 
Earlier Than Usual.'' Certainly California has a problem. But not only 
California, but 40 States by the Year 2013 are going to be experiencing 
droughts and other problems with water. That's why this bill is so very 
important.
  Now, the gentleman from California, not being a member of our 
committee, understandably, probably doesn't realize how we work in a 
collaborative, bipartisan fashion, and how that, during the hearing of 
this bill, Mr. Rohrabacher, also from California, presented an 
amendment almost identical to this, and it was accepted unanimously by 
our committee. Additionally, there are other ongoing studies.
  But I do clearly agree that this is an issue of concern. And I think 
putting an exclamation point is perfectly fine. And for that reason, we 
will accept this amendment or, rather, this motion to recommit to 
reinforce the amendment that Mr. Rohrabacher already has put in and is 
part of the text of this amendment.
  I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. I thank the gentleman for yielding, 
and I agree with his decision to accept this amendment.
  I just want to say that it's not as easy as my colleague from 
California has suggested. This is a long, statewide water system that 
serves many different interests. You can turn on the pumps as he says. 
The pumps are on. You can send more water to the central valley and 
move the unemployment to the farmers in the delta region, to the 
farmworkers in the delta region. We've already unemployed thousands of 
fishermen, thousands of shoreside businesses. We've spent hundreds of 
millions of dollars in disaster relief because this system does not 
have enough water in it. In fact, what has happened over the last 
several years is more water was taken illegally from the northern 
areas.
  He says that the Secretary announced nothing to help the people in 
the central valley. Finally, after years of discussion, we were able to 
fund the in-delta barriers that we think will release additional water, 
protect the fish, and allow us to use the delta more efficiently.
  Finally, after years of discussion, we put the money into the removal 
of the dam in Mr. Herger's district that will benefit downstream users.
  Finally, after many, many years of asking for water recycling, water 
reuse, $126 million was put in for the cities in Southern California so 
they can start the process of recycling, reusing water and taking the 
pressure off the central valley farmers, taking the pressure off of the 
delta areas.
  That's the kind of coordinated activity that has finally begun under 
the Obama administration. It simply didn't happen under the previous 
administration. There were no new water recycling projects of any 
significance. There was a fooling around with the science. We've lost 
months during this drought of going back and trying to redo the 
science.
  We saw what happened when Klamath decided he knew more about the 
science than the people on the Klamath River and the fish and wildlife 
agencies. We had the largest salmon kill in the history of the West 
Coast, and you ended up spending hundreds of millions of dollars to 
help out farmers, to help out fishermen, to help out small businesses 
all over Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
  We will accept this amendment, but we won't accept the recitation of 
history.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I reclaim my time.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa).
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker and Members, welcome to the world of water in 
California. This is a very serious issue. Sadly, it has been a 
confrontational issue for more decades than I would care to describe to 
you, but I am pleased that the gentleman from California offered the 
amendment. And I want to thank Chairman Gordon for accepting the 
amendment because it does underline the serious nature of drought 
conditions, not just in California. We had them in Georgia just 
recently in the last 2 years. The fact is that water in our country and 
water around the world is one of the most precious resources that we 
have, and that's why this bill is important.

                              {time}  1345

  That's why we need to use all the water management tools in our water 
toolbox. We can recite our version of past history. I have differences 
with my colleague Congressman Miller on a number of those issues. I 
have differences with a number of my colleagues from California who 
have tried to bring consensus together and who are under difficult 
circumstances to balance the needs for farmers, the needs for urban 
water use and to restore the environment.
  I want to thank the chairman for adopting this amendment, and I want 
to thank my colleague for offering it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on 
the motion to recommit H.R. 1145 will be followed by 5-minute votes on 
passage of H.R. 1145, if ordered, and suspension of the rules with 
regard to H.R. 1139.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 392, 
noes 28, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 204]

                               AYES--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baird
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Farr
     Filner
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Graves
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)

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     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinojosa
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Watt
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--28

     Altmire
     Baldwin
     Braley (IA)
     Carson (IN)
     Clarke
     Clay
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Edwards (MD)
     Fattah
     Hinchey
     Hirono
     Holt
     Honda
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kucinich
     Lee (CA)
     Miller (MI)
     Nadler (NY)
     Schakowsky
     Stark
     Tsongas
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watson
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wu

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bonner
     Engel
     Green, Gene
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Jackson (IL)
     Moran (KS)
     Reyes
     Scott (VA)
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Wasserman Schultz

                              {time}  1404

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ and Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan changed their vote from 
``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. WELCH and Ms. McCOLLUM changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the motion to recommit was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 204, had I been present, 
I would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 204, I was 
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 204, had I been 
present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 204, I was unavoidably 
detained due to committee meeting. Had I been present, I would have 
voted ``aye.''
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 204, I was 
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the instructions of 
the House on the motion to recommit, I report the bill, H.R. 1145, back 
to the House with an amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Gordon of Tennessee:
       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     SEC. ___. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) Report on Barriers.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies from each agency on the interagency 
     committee established under section 2(b) the statutory or 
     regulatory barriers--
       (A) that prevent the use of technology, technique, data 
     collection method, or model considered under this Act; and
       (B) that, due to such barrier to using such technology, 
     technique, method, or model, contribute to the loss of jobs 
     in rural or agricultural economies dependent on the greater 
     availability of water resources in the United States;
       (2) identifies the long-term consequences on job losses of 
     such barriers that continue to be in effect; and
       (3) recommends steps to remove such barriers.
       (b) Report on Impacts.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) identifies the economic impacts of water diversions for 
     water supply, conservation for fish species (including the 
     Delta smelt), and water quality impairment in the San Joaquin 
     Valley of California; and
       (2) recommends steps to mitigate such economic impacts to 
     preserve the water-dependent rural economy.
  Mr. GORDON from Tennessee (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask 
unanimous consent to waive the reading of the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Tennessee?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and 
nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 413, 
nays 10, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 205]

                               YEAS--413

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Baldwin
     Barrett (SC)
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Graves
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee

[[Page H4718]]


     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Kucinich
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Westmoreland
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--10

     Broun (GA)
     Culberson
     Flake
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett (NJ)
     Hensarling
     Miller (MI)
     Poe (TX)
     Shadegg

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Baird
     Boehner
     Harper
     Jackson (IL)
     Linder
     Moran (KS)
     Paul
     Reyes
     Smith (TX)

                              {time}  1413

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                          ____________________