[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4592. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Rounds) 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 2350a(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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