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handle is hein.crs/govdbfn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Setwkc Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Annual Report on Future Studies and Projects Updated August 3,2020 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 DevelopmentAct (WRRDA) of 2014 (P.L. 113-12 1; 33 U.S.C. §2282d), Congress established an annualprocess 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 nonfederalproposals 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 anAugust 31, 2020, submission deadline. Section 7001 Report Section 7001 of WRRDA2014, as amended, directs theASACW 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; Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov INlIll8 CRS MN GHT Pre pa red ,r Menbersand Co m .n fte $ o - -o-n- r .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. ...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------