[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22793]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2006

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 641, H.R. 4588.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4588) to reauthorize grants for and require 
     applied water supply research regarding the water resources 
     research and technology institutes established under the 
     Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5213) was agreed to, as follows:


                           amendment no. 5213

  (Purpose: To modify provisions relating to scope of research, other 
             activities, and cooperation and coordination)

       On page 2, strike line 6 and insert the following:
       ``(B) the exploration of new ideas that--
       ``(i) address water problems; or
       ``(ii) expand understanding of water and water-related 
     phenomena;
       On page 3, line 24, strike ``and''.
       On page 4, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert the following:
       ``(C) advances in water infrastructure and water quality 
     improvements; and
       ``(D) methods for identifying, and determining the 
     effectiveness of, treatment technologies and efficiencies.''.
       On page 4, line 5, strike ``5'' and insert ``7.5''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 4588), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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