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handle is hein.crs/govelro0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ *.Research Service Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Report on Future Studies and Projects Updated May 18, 2023 Congress specifically authorizes most of the water resource development studies, projects, and other assistance activities performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), typically through Water Resources Development Acts (WRDAs). In Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014; P.L. 113-121, 33 U.S.C. @2282d), Congress established an annual process for identifying proposals for authorizing site-specific studies and projects within USACE's water resource mission and authorities. The Section 7001 process initiates with a USACE call for nonfederal proposals and concludes with a report that the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASACW) transmits to USACE's congressional authorizing committees. In turn, these reports inform the congressional development and consideration of subsequent WRDAs. Congress last enacted a WRDA referencing prior Section 7001 reports in December 2022. The nonfederal proposal submission period for the 2024 Section 7001 report opened on May 5, 2023, with an August 28, 2023, deadline. As of mid-May 2023, USACE had not published its 2023 report, which was due to committees in February 2023. Congress established the Section 7001 process amid congressional earmark moratorium policies that applied to authorizations and appropriations during the 112th -16th Congresses. Although these policies changed in the 117th and 118th Congresses, the Section 7001 process remains active. For example, in developing WRDA 2022 (Title LXXXI of Division H of P.L. 117-263), the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee considered not only the Section 7001 reports but also requests by Members of Congress. Congressional Authorization and Section 7001 Reports Most project-specific authorizations in WRDAs fall into one of three categories: feasibility studies, construction projects, or modifications to existing authorizations. Inclusion of a proposal in a Section 7001 report does not provide congressional authorization or appropriation; rather, inclusion facilitates congressional consideration of the proposal's authorization. For example, Congress used Section 7001 reports when developing WRDA 2016 (Title I of P.L. 114-322), WRDA 2018 (Title I of P.L. 115-270), WRDA 2020 (Division AA of P.L. 116-260), and WRDA 2022. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11118 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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