1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 . 2. Integrating energy and water research (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall integrate water considerations into energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects of the Department of Energy by— (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of— (A) minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption; (B) increasing water use efficiency; (C) utilizing nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of the water from those sources; (D) minimizing deleterious impacts on water bodies, groundwater, and waterways; and (E) minimizing seismic impacts; (2) considering the effects climate variability may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improving understanding of the energy-water nexus. (b) Strategic plan (1) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategic plan identifying the research, development, and demonstration needs for Department programs and projects to carry out subsection (a). The strategic plan shall include technical milestones for achieving and assessing progress toward the objectives of subsection (a)(1). (2) Specific considerations In developing the strategic plan, the Secretary shall consider— (A) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (B) performance improvement of existing cooling technologies and cost reductions associated with using those technologies; (C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment technologies in energy generation and fuel production, including renewable energy; (D) technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; (E) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; (F) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy-water nexus