,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #g1 #bjaf,mr4 
,rooney of ,florida submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules            
,,resolution  ,amending the rules of the
 ,house of ,representatives to exclude  
provisions relating to existing or      
proposed water resources development    
projects of the ,corps of ,engineers    
from the definition of congressional    
earmark1 and for other purposes4        
,whereas the rules of the ,house of     
,representatives define an earmark as a 
,member request for funding targeted to 
a specific ,state1 locality1 or         
congressional district1 other than      
through a statutory or administrative   
formula driven or competitive award     
process2 ,whereas ,federal funds        
appropriated to the ,corps of ,engineers
 7,corps7 for water resources           
development projects are not distributed
 based on statutory formulas or         

competitive grants2 ,whereas the        
,founders of the ,nation regarded the   
power of the purse as the fundamental   
authority of ,congress to limit         
executive branch power and as the most  
complete and effectual weapon with which
 any constitution can arm the immediate 
representatives of the people2 ,whereas 
the earmark moratorium has ceded        
congressional authority over inherently 
local ,corps projects to the executive  
branch1 which has resulted in a backlog 
of authorized ,corps studies and        
projects that have not received         
appropriations to date2 and ,whereas    
this resolution does not preclude the   
requirement that a ,corps project       
receive an authorization prior to the   
allocation of appropriations for the    
project3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  #a4    
,sense of ,house on lifting earmark     
moratorium for ,,wrda projects ,the     
,house of ,representatives urges the    
adoption of an amendment to the rules of
 the ,house ,republican ,conference to  

lift the earmark moratorium on requests 
for ,federal appropriations for water   
resources development projects of the   
,corps of ,engineers in order to restore
 the authority of ,congress to direct   
funds to ,state and local projects and  
to limit executive power4  #b4          
,amendment of ,house rules ,clause      
#i7;e7 of rule ,,xxi of the ,rules of   
the ,house of ,representatives is       
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7e7 ,for the 
purpose and inserting 7e77#a7 ,for the  
purpose2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#b7 ,for the purpose of
 this clause1 the term congressional    
earmark does not include a provision or 
report language described in            
subparagraph 7#a7 if the provision or   
report language relates to an existing  
or proposed water resources development 
project of the ,corps of ,engineers4  4