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handle is hein.crs/govejqz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S Congressional ____ A Research Service Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022: House and Senate Action Updated December 8, 2022 Recent Congresses have biennially considered omnibus legislation authorizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works activities, typically called Water Resources Development Acts (WRDAs). Eligibility for USACE annual and supplemental appropriations generally requires activities to first be authorized. WRDAs add to or amend existing USACE authorizations and provide policy direction. USACE authorization action in the 117th Congress began with H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. The House passed H.R. 7776 on June 8, 2022. The Senate passed its amendment to H.R. 7776 on July 28, 2022. Both versions would have primarily authorized USACE civil works activities. A December 6, 2022, House Rules Committee Print (H.Prt. 117-70) contains the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776 (hereinafter the House Amendment to H.R. 7776). The title for the House Amendment to H.R. 7776 is the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. It includes in Division H, a Title LXXXI, entitled the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, as well as titles on various other nondefense topics. That title combines elements from both the June 8, 2022, House-passed version of H.R. 7776 and the July 28, 2022, Senate-passed version of H.R. 7776. Table 1 identifies selected provisions of Division H. Table I. Selected Provisions from Title LXXXI of Division H of House Amendment to H.R. 7776 (dollar amounts represent authorizations of appropriations; B = billion, M = million) Provision Type House Amendment to H.R. 7776 Study, Project, and Program Authorizations Authorize new project construction §8401 would authorize 25 new projects at $50.4B ($30.0B federal, $20.4B nonfederal). Among the projects authorized would be Coastal Texas project at $34.4B ($21.4B federal, $1 3.0B nonfederal). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11965 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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