,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bc 7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-,federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized civil works flood control and navigation construction projects of the ,corps of ,engineers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,corps of ,engineers ,project ,delivery ,flexibility ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of ,engineers1 shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-,federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized civil works flood control and navigation construction projects of the ,corps of ,engineers4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the pilot program are-- 7#a7 to identify project delivery and cost-saving alternatives that reduce the backlog of ,corps of ,engineers construction projects2 7#b7 to evaluate the technical1 financial1 and organizational efficiencies of a non-,federal sponsor operating as the lead project manager for the design1 execution1 management1 and construction of a project2 and 7#c7 to evaluate alternatives for the decentralization of the project planning1 management1 and operational decisionmaking process of the ,corps of ,engineers4 7c7 ,administration 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 in carrying out the pilot program1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall-- 7,a7 identify not less than #ab congressionally authorized flood control and navigation construction projects of the ,corps of ,engineers that-- 7i7 have received ,federal funds and have experienced delays or missed scheduled deadlines in the #e fiscal years prior to the date of enactment of this ,act2 7ii7 have an unobligated funding balance in the ,corps of ,engineers ,construction ,account2 and 7iii7 include levees1 floodwalls1 flood control channels1 water control structures1 or navigation locks and channels2 7,b7 enter into a project partnership agreement with the non-,federal sponsor for the non-,federal sponsor to provide full project management control for the design and construction of the flood control or navigation project1 including preconstruction engineering and design1 project implementation1 and construction activities2 and 7,c7 in consultation with the district engineer and the non-,federal sponsor1 develop a detailed project management plan for each project under the pilot program that outlines the scope1 budget1 design1 and construction resource requirements necessary for execution of the project by the non-,federal sponsor4 7#b7 ,restrictions 7,a7 ,in general ,a flood control or navigation project shall only receive ,federal funding under this ,act if the project is federally owned4 7,b7 ,project delivery team ,as a condition of receiving amounts under this ,act1 the non-,federal sponsor1 in consultation with the district engineer and local project stakeholders1 shall establish to oversee the execution of the project management plan a project delivery team1 which shall1 at a minimum1 consist of-- 7i7 a project manager2 and 7ii7 a ,corps of ,engineers official1 who shall provide technical assistance and guidance on compliance with ,corps of ,engineers engineering manuals and regulations4 7#c7 ,technical assistance ,on the request of the non-,federal sponsor and in consultation with other appropriate ,federal agencies1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall provide the non-,federal sponsor with any necessary technical assistance1 including assistance relating to ,federal acquisition regulations1 contracting requirements1 and environmental regulations4 7d7 ,applicability ,nothing in this ,act alters any cost-sharing requirement established before the date of enactment of this ,act for a project carried out under this ,act4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report detailing the results of the pilot program carried out under this ,act1 including any recommendations of the ,secretary concerning whether the program or any component of the program should be implemented on a national basis4 #c4 ,funding 7a7 ,rescission of unobligated amounts ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 #bjj1jjj1jjj of discretionary amounts that have been appropriated for fiscal years #bjjh through #bjab and remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 is rescinded on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 shall be made available to the ,secretary of the ,army1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 for use only in accordance with this ,act4 7b7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall determine and identify from which appropriation accounts the rescission under subsection 7a7 shall apply and the amount of the rescission that shall apply to each such account4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall submit to ,congress and the ,secretary of the ,treasury a report of the accounts and amounts determined and identified for rescission under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,exception ,this section shall not apply to the unobligated funds of the ,department of ,defense1 including the ,corps of ,engineers1 or the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7d7 ,use of amounts ,the ,secretary of the ,army shall use the amounts made available to the ,secretary under subsection 7a77#b7 to provide grants to non-,federal sponsors participating in the pilot program established under section #b4