H.R. 7889

AWRC Act of 2025

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman · 10 cosponsors

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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 or the AWRC Act of 2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and modifies the Water Resources Research Act Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Under the program, USGS provides grants for Water Resources Research Institutes that are in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Among other activities, the institutes plan and conduct research to improve water supply reliability and address water problems.

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Sec. 1. Short title Since introduced

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 Since introduced

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 Changed · Sep 14

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:

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(f) General authorization of appropriations

(1) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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:

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(4) Competitive grants. Research funds

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the third sentence, by striking Funds made and inserting the following:

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(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:

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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 only in the first sentence of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

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(g) Additional funds for research focused on water problems of interstate nature

(1) In general. Of the amounts authorized under subsection (f)(1) for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, not more than 20 percent is authorized to be used