S. 1218 114th Congress Senate

NEWS Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2015 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

Energy Congressional oversightEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demand

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Government information and archivesPublic-private cooperationWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supply

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Jun 9, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

May 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

May 6, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action June 9, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2015 or the NEWS Act of 2015

This bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish either a Committee or a Subcommittee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The Secretary of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of the Interior must serve as co-chairs. The term "energy-water nexus" means the links between: (1) the water needed to produce energy; and (2) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat water and wastewater.

The NEWS Committee or Subcommittee shall:

serve as a forum for developing common federal goals and plans on energy-water nexus research, development, and demonstration activities;
issue a strategic plan on the priorities and objectives of those activities;
promote coordination of the related activities of federal departments and agencies;
coordinate and develop capabilities and methodologies for data collection, management, and dissemination of information related to those activities from and to other federal departments and agencies;
promote information exchange between federal departments and agencies; and
review its activities, relevance, and effectiveness 10 years after it is established and report on the results of the review.

The Office of Management and Budget must submit a report that displays for each agency that carries out or supports basic and applied research, development, and demonstration activities to advance energy-water nexus-related science and technologies: (1) the budget proposed in the President's budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, (2) expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal year, and (3) estimated expenditures and obligations for the current fiscal year.

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