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To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program. It authorizes $16 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 for the program. The bill allocates at least 20 percent of the authorized funds for research focused on water problems that are of interstate nature. It also updates the congressional purpose statement to recognize the artificial intelligence industry as a beneficiary of water resources research.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
4 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Oct 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Oct 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 16, 2025
Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize the water resources research and technology institutes program, and for other purposes.
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 “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
Section 103(4) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302(4)) is amended by inserting “, including the growing artificial intelligence industry,” after “private industry”.
SEC. 3. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES.
Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended—
(1) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “subsection 104(g) of this Act” and inserting “subsection (g)”; and
(B) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through “Any sums” in paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(f) General Authorization of Appropriations.—
“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to subsection (g)(1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
“(2) Failure to obligate.—Any amounts”; and
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking “(2) Research funds” and inserting the following:
“(4) Competitive grants.—”;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the third sentence, by striking “Funds made” and inserting the following:
“(3) Availability of funds.—Funds made”; and
(ii) by striking “by institutes which focuses” in the first sentence and all that follows through “Such funds when appropriated” in the second sentence and inserting the following: “by institutes with respect to any of the following:
“(A) Research that focuses on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State.
“(B) Research that relates to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes.
“(C) Research that relates to water problems identified by Congress as being of an interstate nature.
“(2) Federal cost-share.—Funds made available under this subsection”; and
(C) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through “2025” in the first sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(g) Additional Funds for Research Focused on Water Problems of Interstate Nature.—
“(1) In general.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (f)(1) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, 20 percent shall be used”. <all>
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