[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4542. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. WATER RESOURCE AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN ALLIES AND 
                   ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY 
                   OPERATIONS.

       The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, is authorized to enter into agreements 
     with the governments of allied countries and organizations 
     described in section 2350(a)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, to develop land-based water resources in support of and 
     in preparation for contingency operations, including water 
     efficiency, reuse, selection, pumping, purification, storage, 
     research and development, distribution, cooling, consumption, 
     water source intelligence, training, acquisition of water 
     support equipment, and water support operations.
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