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handle is hein.crs/govbfvu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 01;0i E.$~ & Updated December 23, 2019 Army Corps of Engineers: FY2020 Appropriations Congress generally funds the civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in annual Energy and Water Development appropriations acts. These activities include planning and construction of water resource projects and operation and maintenance of navigation improvements and certain multipurpose and flood control works (e.g., dams). For USACE civil works in FY2020, President Trump requested $4.96 billion, inclusive of a May 13, 2019, amendment to the original request. As shown in Figure 1, Congress typically funds USACE above the President's request. For FY2020, Congress provided $7.65 billion (54% above the FY2020 request and 9% above FY2019 enacted) in Division C, Title I of H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, as signed by the President on December 20, 2019. Figure I. Annual USACE Funding, FY2006-FY2020 (nominal $ in billions) $8.0 $7.0 $6.0 $5.0 $4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 $0.0 .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . R4. .A L AnnuaX Aprpito N BugtReus Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS) using President's budget requests and congressional appropriations documents. Unlike federal agencies that distribute funds by formula or through competitive grant programs, USACE directly engages in project planning and construction. It uses most of its appropriations for work on specific studies and projects authorized by Congress. These activities are often cost shared with nonfederal project sponsors or users. The FY2020 request prioritized maintaining performance of existing infrastructure, as reflected by the shares of funds requested for construction and operations and maintenance (O&M; see Figure 2). The request would have initiated no new studies or construction projects (referred to as new starts). In response to similar requests in recent years, Congress has required USACE to start a specified number of new construction projects and new studies (e.g., six projects and six studies using FY2020 appropriations). Since the 112th Congress, earmark moratorium policies have limited congressional direction of funding of site- specific projects (i.e., congressionally directed spending or earmarks). Beginning in FY2012, Congress has provided additionalfunding for categories of USACE work. In FY2020, Congress provided $2.53 billion in additional funding for 26 categories of USACE activities. After Congress enacts USACE's appropriations, the Administration develops a work plan for the fiscal year. In the work plan, the Administration identifies the authorized USACE projects receiving the additional funding. Figure 2. USACE Account Funding, FY2014-FY2020 (nominal $ in billions) 1,,.o ,Fx e ,× e s & AS A SROR N Rgu4otory .mm \W& ..... ......... m w, . \' .... .......iiiiiiiiii ......... Q§ oastat Ecmezgenc<es - Z ~ii~Z Z ~::::i:i:i...... ...... ....... ......: ...... \ i # c o o; .. . _,.., ,,,,,,, ...... . ,,,. ... ... ,,,, .. .... .. .......,,, .... ...... ....... ...... :::::::: i:::i:: . .... .... ...... ...-... ....... ....... ...... .....:. .:.. . : .: + ......... .:. :. :....... ....... ;::;Ope: tions& Source: CRS using congressional appropriations documents and President's FY2020 budget request. Notes: Req = Budget request. ASA = Assistant Secretary of the Army/. Regulatory = Permit program for nonfederal activities affecting regulated waters and wetlands. FUSRAP = Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Congress did not adopt the request's proposal to create new USACE navigation-related accounts and did not transfer FUSRAP to the Department of Energy as requested. The figure shows the FY2020 request using traditional USACE accounts. In FY2019, total USACE funding for navigation-related activities from various USACE budget accounts was roughly $3.3 billion. The FY2020 request was $2.3 billion. The FY2020 work plan will determine FY2020 navigation funding. Congress provided $378 million in FY2020 construction funds for a multiyear regional dredge demonstration program for deep-draft navigation in the Gulf of Mexico. Congress directed that the program explore innovative means of executing dredging through combining work across multiple projects and construction and O&M. .O 'T p\w -- , gnom goo mppm qq\ a , q 'S I 11LULANJILiN,

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