S. 3015

119 S3015 IS: Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-16
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3015
  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025   or the   AWRC Act of 2025  .
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 .
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
  .