"H.R. 3598 would authorize the appropriation of $60 million a year over the 2011-2015 period for DOE to coordinate research, development, and demonstration activities that promote energy and water-use efficiency. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $5 million a year over the 2011-2015 period to establish the Energy-Water Architecture Council to improve the collection and reporting of data on energy and water resources... the bill would require DOE and the Council to submit biennial reports to the Congress describing the activities of their programs." Please read full at CBO here
