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The agency\u2019s civil works activities consist largely of the planning, construction, and operation of water resource projects to maintain navigable channels, reduce the risk of flood and storm damage, and restore aquatic ecosystems. Congress directs USACE\u2019s civil works activities through authorization legislation, annual and supplemental appropriations, and oversight. \nUnlike federal funding for highways and municipal water infrastructure, the majority of federal funds provided to USACE are not distributed by formula to states or through competitive grant programs. Instead, USACE generally is directly engaged in the planning and construction of projects. The majority of the agency\u2019s appropriations are used to perform work on geographically specific studies and congressionally authorized projects. Between FY2010 and FY2020, USACE discretionary appropriations, typically funded through Title I of annual Energy and Water Development appropriations acts, have ranged from $4.72 billion in FY2013 to $7.65 billion in FY2020. Congress also has provided USACE with emergency supplemental appropriations, most often as part of flood response and recovery efforts (see CRS In Focus IF11435, Supplemental Appropriations for Army Corps Flood Response and Recovery, for more information).\nUSACE\u2019s annual appropriations process generally involves three major milestones: the President\u2019s budget request, congressional deliberation and enactment of appropriations, and Administration development of a USACE work plan. Each of the milestones is accompanied by various documents, such as USACE budget justifications, congressional conference reports, and USACE work plans.\nAppropriations Process Milestones for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \n/\nSource: Congressional Research Service, using congressional appropriations and USACE budget documents located at https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Budget/.\nNotes: MR&T = Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries. O&M = Operation and Maintenance. FUSRAP = Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.\nThe process begins with the release of the President\u2019s budget request, typically in early February. The request\u2019s appendix includes funding levels for different USACE accounts (e.g., Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance). USACE also releases more detailed documents (i.e., press book, budget justifications) providing information on the projects that the request would fund. Congress may consider the President\u2019s budget request, stakeholder interests, and other factors when creating an annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill and its USACE civil works title. In reports accompanying appropriations bills, Congress provides direction to USACE on how to allocate enacted appropriations to various USACE activities and types of projects. In the months following enactment, the Administration develops a work plan that adheres to congressional direction regarding the priorities for the funding provided above the requested amount (e.g., $2.7 billion for 26 categories of USACE activities in FY2020) and the number of new starts (e.g., six new studies and six new construction projects using FY2020 appropriations).\nSome USACE-related topics repeatedly arise in congressional appropriations deliberations For example, Congress often considers how to address the increasing maintenance needs of USACE\u2019s aging infrastructure, stakeholder demand for USACE projects, and the number of finalized project studies awaiting construction. Issues for Congress also may include the distribution of appropriations (e.g., activity type, new starts, and geographic distribution) and the level of discretion Congress provides the Administration in allocating USACE\u2019s funding in the work plan.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/R46320", "sha1": "13f245e58590627673ab71278eefe32bc0e7af9b", "filename": "files/20200421_R46320_13f245e58590627673ab71278eefe32bc0e7af9b.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/4.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_6b3ffd5d3ef52d0b14a483d37e7fca9c71a1f16c.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/1.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_abc4dbb09e7af5a84f7fd08fb5f17ff1ee9a01fc.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/0.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_ff43bcf1e34f563804e1e2ea8f90ecc056e353d9.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/2.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_4ff1b2db995ee48959f3708b9dd5646586b367b4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/3.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_b074eb2dcaeb8d180bbc7da6f79b36030163bd55.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/6.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_8e47fb27c53a9e5bf4cce8233d43a4ae3b314470.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R46320_files&id=/5.png": "files/20200421_R46320_images_be45f86d86c686c2408e44a4c8902de8fd97f275.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R46320", "sha1": "245bb680cd5481e4b2c13393bd49c27a94d28ad6", "filename": "files/20200421_R46320_245bb680cd5481e4b2c13393bd49c27a94d28ad6.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Appropriations", "Energy Policy" ] }