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handle is hein.crs/govedov0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ssionaf fleseawh Service Intannrn~ the kfJisIatW~ ~iebate tMice 1S14 June 9, 2021 Army Corps of Engineers: FY2022 Budget Request 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 the planning and construction of authorized water res ourceprojects andtheoperation and maintenance of infrastructure and navigation improvements managed by USACE. For USACE civil works, President Biden requested $6.79 billion for FY2022. As shown in Figure 1, Congress typically funds USACE above the President's request. For FY2021, Congress provided $7.80 billion (31% above theFY2021 request)in Division D, Title I of P.L. 116-260. Figure 1. Annual USACE Requests and Appropriations, FY2012-FY2022 (nominal $, in billions) Annual Appropriation Budget Request $8.0 $7.0 $6.0 $5.0 $4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 $0.034 Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS). USACE Funding and FY2022 Request Unlike many of the federal agencies that support infrastructureinvestments by distributing funds to nonfederal entities by formula or through competitive grant programs, USACEdirectly commits funds forproject planning and construction. It uses most ofits appropriations for work on specific studies and projects authorized by Congress. The costs for these activities are often shared with nonfederal project sponsors or users. For more on the USACE appropriations process and related issues, s ee CRS Report R46320, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers: Annual Appropriations Process andissues for Congress. Similar to budget requests by previous Administrations, a majority of President Biden's FY2022 USACE budget requestwould fund maintaining the performance ofexisting infrastructure, as reflectedby the share of funds requested for operations and maintenance (i.e., the O&M account; see Figure 2). The Administration also is proposing seven new studies and four new construction projects (referred to as new starts). Budget requests in recent years included no new starts, and Congress regularly has added funding for a specific number ofnew starts. The FY2022 request also lowers the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) threshold used by recent Administrations for funding navigation and flood risk reductionconstructionprojects. The FY2022 request uses a BCR threshold of greater than 2.0 to 1 (i.e., benefits are at least two times project costs), with some exceptions; previous requests often used 2.5 to 1. Figure 2. USACE Appropriations, FY2017-FY202 I, and FY2022 Request, by Account (nominal $, in billions) - oWIFIA] $7.0 $5.05 $4.0 $3.07 $2.0 $1.0 $0.0 a'G rN WO 0)~ Q N ,ti .y ti N. N >- * Expenses & ASA * Regulatory Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies FUSRAP Mississippi River & Tributaries Operations & Maintenance 'Construction Investigations Source: CRS. Notes: ASA = Assistant Secretary of the Army; FUSRAP = Formerly Utilzed Sites Remedial Action Program; Regulatory = Regulatory Program; Req = Request; WIFIA=Water Infrastructure Finance and InnovationAct.The FY2022budgetrequest proposestotransfer FUSRAP to the Department of Energy. Although the FY2022 request includes a proposal to fund certain expenses directly fromtwo navigation trust funds, the funding request for FY2022 is shown using traditional USACE accounts. Congressionally Directed Funding The 117th Congress is pursuing inclusion of congressionally directed funding for site-specific projects (community projectfunding) in the FY2022 appropriations process. From the 112th to the 116th Congres ses, moratoriumpolicies limited congressionally directed funding of these projects, which are sometimes referred to as earmarks. Prior to the 112th Congress, Congress would direct funds to specific projects not included in the budgetrequest or would increase funds for certain projects. Each year since FY2011, Congress has appropriated additionalfunding for categorits https://crs reports.congress.gov

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