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[H.R. 5903 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 642
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5903

                          [Report No. 118-777]

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept 
funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control 
                     works, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2023

 Mrs. Napolitano (for herself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following 
                                  bill

                            October 25, 2023

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

                           November 26, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Peters, Mr. Duarte, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. Castro 
                                of Texas

                           November 26, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 
                                6, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept 
funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control 
                     works, 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. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authorization.--The Commission is authorized to accept funds 
from a Federal or non-Federal entity, including through a grant or 
funding agreement, to study, design, construct, operate, or maintain 
wastewater treatment works, water conservation projects, or flood 
control works, and related structures, consistent with the functions of 
the Commission.
    (b) Deposit.--Any funds accepted by the Commission under this 
section shall be deposited into the account in the Treasury of the 
United States entitled ``International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico'' and shall be available until expended to 
carry out the activities described in subsection (a).
    (c) Limit on Reimbursement.--The Commission may not provide credit 
towards the non-Federal share of the cost of a project, or 
reimbursement, to non-Federal entities for funds accepted under this 
section in an amount that exceeds a total of $5,000,000 in any fiscal 
year.
    (d) Report.--Not later than the last day of each fiscal year, the 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report on the funds accepted under this 
section that includes a description of--
            (1) the activities carried out with such funds; and
            (2) costs associated with such activities.
    (e) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water 
Commission, United States and Mexico.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 642

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5903

                          [Report No. 118-777]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept 
funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control 
                     works, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 26, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed