[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E715]
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             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

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                               speech of

                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2025

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment 
No. 233 to the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill. I thank Chairman 
Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum for including it in the Amendments 
En Bloc No. 3.
  Our world is facing numerous water challenges. Climate change is 
making those challenges worse.
  Our military is not exempt. The Defense Department has previously 
identified water services failures as a growing risk, as they impact a 
military facility's ability to execute missions and maintain warfighter 
readiness. That is where my amendment comes in.
  My amendment would increase funding for ongoing research and work 
being done by the Army, with the help of some leading institutions of 
higher education like the one in my district, Marquette University.
  These partnerships with the Department of Defense (DoD), Marquette, 
and other institutions of higher education are being used to study 
technology and other solutions to water challenges facing our military 
and our service members that can also benefit our communities like 
improved sensing/monitoring of water pollution, and advanced water/
wastewater treatment technologies to facilitate reuse of pollution-
impacted water resources.
  Thus, collaboration between DoD and civilian researchers on water 
contamination and resilience issues has the potential for many 
benefits, including positive public health impacts.
  With these additional funds, we can help unleash researchers to 
explore water sustainment and resiliency technologies that increase 
readiness and safety of military personnel in contingency bases and at 
military installations, that can address and improve water efficiency, 
and improve the conservation of water resources, and the resiliency of 
water infrastructure.
  I urge support for my amendment.

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