,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #affh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjae ,mr4  
,mc,clintock introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc to      
provide = susp5sion ( application ( !   
,act to wat] releases by ,f$]al & ,/ate 
ag5cies 9 riv] bas9s t are affect$ by   
dr\ght1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,save   
,our ,wat] ,act4  #b4 ,susp5sion (      
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc = wat]  
managem5t actions 9 areas affect$ by    
dr\ght ,section #aj ( ! ,endang]$       
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeci7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7k7 ,susp5sion ( application ) 
respect to c]ta9 ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies 
dur+ p]iods ( dr\ght  7#a7 ,susp5sion ,!
 application ( ?is ,act ) respect to    
wat] releases f wat] /orage facilities  
by ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies 9 a navigable 
riv] bas9 9 a ,/ate is susp5d$ dur+ ea* 

p]iod 9 :i* !re is 9 effect a dr\ght 9 t
 bas94  7#b7 ,p]iod ( susp5sion ,a      
susp5sion "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 beg9s 
on ! date on :i*--  7i7 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 or
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior det]m9es t !re
 is a dr\ght 9 effect 9 su* riv] bas9 t 
! ,u4,s4 ,dr\ght ,monitor categorizes z 
,d#b 7,sev]e ,dr\ght71 ,d#c 7,extreme   
,dr\ght71 or ,d#d 7,exceptional ,dr\ght7
 conditions2 or  7ii7 ! ,gov]nor ( !    
,/ate 7or ! ,gov]nor's designee7        
det]m9es t !re is a dr\ght 9 effect 9   
su* riv] bas92 &  7,b7 ends on ! date on
 :i*-- 7i7 9 ! case ( a susp5sion t     
beg9s "u subp>agraph 7,a77i71 !         
,secret>y t made ! det]m9ation ref]r$ to
 9 t subp>agraph det]m9es t ! dr\ght is 
no long] 9 effect2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a
 susp5sion t beg9s "u subp>agraph       
7,a77ii71 ! ,gov]nor det]m9es t ! dr\ght
 is no long] 9 effect4  7#c7            
,prohibition ( en=cem5t by ,/ate  7,a7  
,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 a ,/ate may n en=ce ! 

requirem5ts ( ?is ,act ) respect to any 
area ( ! ,/ate ) respect to :i* a       
susp5sion "u p>agraph 7#a7 applies4     
7,b7 ,en=cem5t ( ,/ate law n affect$    
,subp>agraph 7,a7 does n affect !       
au?ority ( a ,/ate to c>ry out & en=ce !
 laws ( ! ,/ate4  7#d7 ,except$ wat]    
releases ,?is subsection does n prohibit
 any release ( wat] f a wat] /orage     
facility = purposes ( ?is ,act by !     
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior1 or a ,/ate if su* ,secret>y or
 ! ,gov]nor ( su* ,/ate1 respectively1  
c]tifies t--  7,a7 su* release w n cause
 h>m to ! local1 regional1 ,/ate1 or    
,f$]al economy2 &  7,b7 no wat]         
cons]vation measures w be requir$ to be 
tak5 by any wat] us]s z a result ( su*  
release4  7#e7 ,u4,s4 ,dr\ght ,monitor  
def9$ ,9 ?is subsection ! t]m ,u4,s4    
,dr\ght ,monitor means su* ,monitor     
jo9tly produc$ by ! ,national ,dr\ght   
,mitigation ,c5t] at ! ,univ]sity (     
,nebraska-,l9coln1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture1 & ! ,national ,oceanic &  

,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  4