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Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001

Annual Report on Future Studies and Projects



Updated May 27, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through its civil works mission, undertakes water resource
development studies and projects and other assistance activities that are specifically authorized by
Congress. In Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 (P.L.
113-121; 33 U.S.C. §2282d), Congress established an annual process for identifying proposals for site-
specific studies and projects within USACE's water resource mission and authorities. The process
includes a call for nonfederal proposals and concludes with a report by the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works (ASACW) to USACE's congressional authorizing committees.
Congress authorizes USACE studies and projects prior to appropriating funds and typically considers
omnibus USACE water resource authorization bills biennially, typically titled as Water Resources
Development Acts (WRDAs). Most project-specific authorizations in WRDAs fall into three categories:
feasibility studies, construction projects, or modifications to existing authorizations. (See this CRS report
for more on the USACE authorization process.)
Inclusion of a proposal in a Section 7001 annual report does not provide congressional authorization or
appropriation. Rather, inclusion facilitates congressional consideration of the proposal's authorization (in
a manner consistent with congressional earmark moratorium policies). For example, Congress has used
Section 7001 annual reports from 2015 through 2018 in developing WRDA 2016 (Title I of P.L. 114-322)
and WRDA 2018 (Title I of P.L. 115-270). USACE accepts nonfederal proposals for consideration in
Section 7001 annual reports over a 120-day period. The nonfederal proposal submission period for the
2021 report opened on May 1, 2020, with an August 31, 2020 submission deadline.


Section 7001 Report

Section 7001 of WRRDA 2014, as amended, directs the ASACW to submit an annual report to the House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The report may include the following:
    *  completed feasibility reports;
    *  proposed feasibility studies;

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