,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,noem 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cram]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s to notify !    
public ( c]ta9 flood pr$ictions reg>d+ !
 ,miss\ri ,riv] ,sy/em1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s    
,communications ,acc\ntability ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,notification & consultation
 requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,*ief (
 ,eng9e]s makes an upp] qu>tile         
det]m9ation or an upp] decile           
det]m9ation1 ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s %all    
notify ! public ( su* det]m9ation1 &    
consult ) affect$ gov]nm5ts1 9          
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7          
,notification ,n lat] ?an #g days aft]  
mak+ a det]m9ation describ$ 9 subsection
 7a71 ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s %all notify !  
public t su* det]m9ation has be5 made4  

7c7 ,consultation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !  
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s makes an upp] decile   
det]m9ation1 an affect$ gov]nm5t may    
reque/ a consultation ) ! ,*ief (       
,eng9e]s4  7#b7 ,deadl9e ,if an affect$ 
gov]nm5t reque/s a consultation "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s %all  
provide su* consultation n lat] ?an #g  
days aft] receiv+ ! reque/4  7#c7       
,cont5ts ,! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s may provide
 9 a consultation "u ?is subsection--   
7,a7 in=mation reg>d+ expect$ wat]      
levels2  7,b7 advice reg>d+ appropriate 
prep>$ness actions2  7,c7 te*nical      
assi/ance2 &  7,d7 any o!r in=mation or 
assi/ance det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,*ief
 ( ,eng9e]s4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3  7#a7 ,affect$ gov]nm5t ,! t]m 
affect$ gov]nm5t means a ,/ate1 local1  
or tribal gov]nm5t ) jurisdiction ov] an
 area t w be affect$ by a flood occurr+ 
9 ! ,miss\ri ,riv] ,sy/em1 z det]m9$ by 
! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s 9 an upp] decile     
det]m9ation4  7#b7 ,annual op]at+ plan  
,! t]m annual op]at+ plan means a plan  

prep>$ by ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s t describes
 pot5tial wat] conditions sc5>ios = !   
,miss\ri ,riv] ,sy/em = a ye>4  7#c7    
,upp] decile det]m9ation ,! t]m upp]    
decile det]m9ation means a det]m9ation t
 run(f conditions 9 ! ,miss\ri ,riv]    
,sy/em are likely to rea* ! upp] decile 
sc5>io specifi$ = a ye> 9 an annual     
op]at+ plan4  7#d7 ,upp] qu>tile        
det]m9ation ,! t]m upp] qu>tile         
det]m9ation means a det]m9ation t run(f 
conditions 9 ! ,miss\ri ,riv] ,sy/em are
 likely to rea* ! upp] qu>tile sc5>io   
specifi$ = a ye> 9 an annual op]at+     
plan4