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handle is hein.crs/govedkw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *.Research Service Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Annual Report on Future Studies and Projects Updated May 25, 2021 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 of 2014 (WRRDA; 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 established the Section 7001 process while congressional earmark moratorium policies were in place for both authorization and appropriations. Although the 117th Congress is pursuing incorporating community project funding (see House and Senate websites) into the development of legislation, the Section 7001 process remains active. USACE opened the nonfederal proposal submission period for the 2022 report on April 30, 2021, with an August 30, 2021, submission deadline. USACE anticipates hosting public information sessions about the process in July and August 2021. Congressional Authorization and Section 7001 Reports Congress authorizes USACE studies and projects prior to appropriating funds and typically considers omnibus USACE water resource authorization bills biennially, often 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 about 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. For example, Congress has used Section 7001 annual reports in developing WRDA 2016 (Title I of P.L. 114- 322), WRDA2018 (Title I of P.L. 115-270), and WRDA2020 (Division AA of P.L. 116-260). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11118 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress

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