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handle is hein.crs/goveldo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Resear h SerVic Inforrning the legislive debate since 1914 0 April 3, 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2024 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 the planning and construction of authorized water resource projects and the operation and maintenance (O&M) of infrastructure and navigation improvements managed by USACE. USACE directly commits funds for project planning and construction. It uses most of its appropriations for work on specific studies and projects authorized by Congress. Nonfederal project sponsors or users often share in project construction costs. For more on the USACE appropriations process and related issues, see CRS Report R46320, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Annual Appropriations Process. For USACE civil works, President Biden requested $7.41 billion for FY2024 (see Figure 1), which is $903 million lower than FY2023 enacted annual appropriations of $8.31 billion (Division D, Title I of P.L. 117-328). Figure 1. Annual USACE Budget Requests and Appropriations, FY2017-FY2024 (nominal $, in billions) $9.0 $8.0 $7.0 $4.0 $2.0of 0t.0 ,-1 r1 '-1 N N NV N N Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS). Notes: Does not reflect supplemental appropriations, including those provided by Division N of P.L. 117-328. In addition to annual appropriations, Congress provided supplemental appropriations to USACE for FY2023 (not shown in Figure 1). For more information on USACE supplemental funding, see CRS In Focus IF11945, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Supplemental Appropriations. Of the $1.48 billion in emergency supplemental funds from Division N of the FY2023 enacted appropriations bill, $350 million of this amount was available for USACE to allocate to construction and O&M of certain categories of authorized projects (i.e., similar to additional funding provided through annual appropriations). USACE allocated this funding along with FY2023 annual discretionary funding, provided by Division D, in its FY2023 work plans. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF12090, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2023 Appropriations. USACE Funding in the FY2024 Request As with previous budget requests, a majority of President Biden's FY2024 USACE request would fund maintenance of existing infrastructure, as reflected by the share of funds requested for the O&M account (see Figure 2). The next largest share of funding in the FY2024 budget request is for construction, at 28%. The Administration notes in its request that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) provided $1.05 billion in advance appropriations for FY2024-$1.00 billion for O&M activities and $50 million for coastal flood damage reduction construction. The Administration allocated these supplemental funds toward eligible USACE activities in FY2024 IIJA spend plans. Figure 2. USACE FY2017-FY2023 Annual Appropriations and FY2024 Budget Request, Percentage of Total Funds by Account 10W0F P [ EWIFIP 80%Expenses &ASA SRegulatory 60 FCCE 5 FUSRAP MR&T O&M U Construction ® Investigations 40% 30% 20% 10% .--1 MI ,- J t'J NV N '3 N Source: CRS, based on appropriations laws and FY2024 request. Notes: ASA = Assistant Secretary of the Army; FUSRAP = Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program; Regulatory = Regulatory Program; Req. = Request; WIFIP = Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program. FY2023 does not reflect supplemental appropriations, including those provided by Division N of P.L. 117- 328. Although the FY2024 request included a proposal to fund certain expenses directly from a navigation trust fund, the FY2024 request is shown using traditional USACE accounts. Newly funded USACE studies and projects are referred to as new starts. For FY2024, the Administration requested Annual Appropriation Budget Request

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