,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bc 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,vitt] 7=       
himself & ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a pilot 
program to evaluate ! co/-effectiv5ess &
 project deliv]y effici5cy ( non-,f$]al 
sponsors z ! lead project deliv]y team =
 au?oriz$ civil works flood control &   
navigation con/ruction projects ( !     
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s 
,project ,deliv]y ,flexibility ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,pilot program  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !   
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 %all e/abli% a pilot  
program to evaluate ! co/-effectiv5ess &
 project deliv]y effici5cy ( non-,f$]al 
sponsors z ! lead project deliv]y team =
 au?oriz$ civil works flood control &   
navigation con/ruction projects ( !     
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7b7 ,purposes ,!    

purposes ( ! pilot program are--  7#a7  
to id5tify project deliv]y & co/-sav+   
alt]natives t r$uce ! backlog ( ,corps (
 ,eng9e]s con/ruction projects2  7#b7 to
 evaluate ! te*nical1 f9ancial1 &       
organizational effici5cies ( a          
non-,f$]al sponsor op]at+ z ! lead      
project manag] = ! design1 execution1   
managem5t1 & con/ruction ( a project2 & 
7#c7 to evaluate alt]natives = !        
dec5tralization ( ! project plann+1     
managem5t1 & op]ational decisionmak+    
process ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7c7     
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to
 p>agraph 7#b71 9 c>ry+ out ! pilot     
program1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army %all--   
7,a7 id5tify n less ?an #ab             
congressionally au?oriz$ flood control &
 navigation con/ruction projects ( !    
,corps ( ,eng9e]s t--  7i7 h receiv$    
,f$]al funds & h exp]i5c$ delays or     
miss$ s*$ul$ deadl9es 9 ! #e fiscal ye>s
 prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
7ii7 h an unobligat$ fund+ balance 9 !  
,corps ( ,eng9e]s ,con/ruction ,acc\nt2 

&  7iii7 include levees1 floodwalls1    
flood control *annels1 wat] control     
/ructures1 or navigation locks &        
*annels2  7,b7 ent] into a project      
p>tn]%ip agreem5t ) ! non-,f$]al sponsor
 = ! non-,f$]al sponsor to provide full 
project managem5t control = ! design &  
con/ruction ( ! flood control or        
navigation project1 includ+             
precon/ruction eng9e]+ & design1 project
 implem5tation1 & con/ruction           
activities2 &  7,c7 9 consultation ) !  
di/rict eng9e] & ! non-,f$]al sponsor1  
develop a detail$ project managem5t plan
 = ea* project "u ! pilot program t     
outl9es ! scope1 budget1 design1 &      
con/ruction res\rce requirem5ts necess>y
 = execution ( ! project by ! non-,f$]al
 sponsor4  7#b7 ,re/rictions  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,a flood control or navigation    
project %all only receive ,f$]al fund+  
"u ?is ,act if ! project is f$]ally     
own$4  7,b7 ,project deliv]y team ,z a  
condition ( receiv+ am\nts "u ?is ,act1 
! non-,f$]al sponsor1 9 consultation ) !

 di/rict eng9e] & local project         
/akehold]s1 %all e/abli% to ov]see !    
execution ( ! project managem5t plan a  
project deliv]y team1 :i* %all1 at a    
m9imum1 consi/ (--  7i7 a project       
manag]2 &  7ii7 a ,corps ( ,eng9e]s     
(ficial1 :o %all provide te*nical       
assi/ance & guidance on compliance )    
,corps ( ,eng9e]s eng9e]+ manuals &     
regulations4  7#c7 ,te*nical assi/ance  
,on ! reque/ ( ! non-,f$]al sponsor & 9 
consultation ) o!r appropriate ,f$]al   
ag5cies1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army %all     
provide ! non-,f$]al sponsor ) any      
necess>y te*nical assi/ance1 includ+    
assi/ance relat+ to ,f$]al acquisition  
regulations1 contract+ requirem5ts1 &   
environm5tal regulations4  7d7          
,applicability ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act alt]s   
any co/-%>+ requirem5t e/abli%$ be=e !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act = a project  
c>ri$ out "u ?is ,act4  7e7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army %all  
submit to ! appropriate committees (    

,congress a report detail+ ! results ( !
 pilot program c>ri$ out "u ?is ,act1   
includ+ any recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y
 conc]n+ :e!r ! program or any compon5t 
( ! program %\ld be implem5t$ on a      
national basis4  #c4 ,fund+  7a7        
,rescission ( unobligat$ am\nts ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 #bjj1jjj1jjj (
 discretion>y am\nts t h be5 appropriat$
 = fiscal ye>s #bjjh ?r\gh #bjab & rema9
 unobligat$ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act--  7#a7 is resc9d$ on ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 %all be    
made available to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1
 )\t fur!r appropriation or fiscal ye>  
limitation1 = use only 9 accordance )   
?is ,act4  7b7 ,implem5tation  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (         
,managem5t & ,budget %all det]m9e &     
id5tify f :i* appropriation acc\nts !   
rescission "u subsection 7a7 %all apply 
& ! am\nt ( ! rescission t %all apply to
 ea* su* acc\nt4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      

,managem5t & ,budget %all submit to     
,congress & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury a 
report ( ! acc\nts & am\nts det]m9$ &   
id5tifi$ = rescission "u p>agraph 7#a74 
7c7 ,exception ,?is section %all n apply
 to ! unobligat$ funds ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se1 includ+ ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 or
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7  
,use ( am\nts ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army    
%all use ! am\nts made available to !   
,secret>y "u subsection 7a77#b7 to      
provide grants to non-,f$]al sponsors   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u
 section #b4