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handle is hein.crs/usarmycs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional a Research Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Report on Future Studies and Projects Updated April 23, 2025 Congress specifically authorizes most 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). Most project-specific authorizations in WRDAs fall into one of four categories: feasibility studies, construction projects, environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance, or modifications to existing authorizations. In 2014, amid congressional earmark moratorium policies that prohibited earmarks in authorization and appropriations legislation during the 112th_ 16th Congresses, Congress established an annual process for submitting and reporting nonfederal proposals for site-specific water resource studies and projects that require congressional authorization. It was enacted as Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014; P.L. 113-121, 33 U.S.C. §2282d). Although policies changed after the 116th Congress to allow for certain earmarks, the Section 7001 process remains active and Reports to Congress on Future Water Resources Development (i.e., Section 7001 reports) continue to inform WRDA development. The Section 7001 Process The Section 7001 process begins 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 the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee (Figure 1). These reports, among other input, may inform the congressional development of subsequent WRDAs. Note that inclusion of a proposal in a Section 7001 report provides neither congressional authorization nor appropriation; rather, inclusion facilitates congressional consideration of the proposal's authorization. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11118 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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