,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mrs4
 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 
,da9es1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4  
,lank=d1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,mr4 ,tillis7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution      
,control ,act to cl>ify c]ta9 activities
 t w\ld h be5 au?oriz$ "u ,nationwide   
,p]mit #ab & o!r ,nationwide ,p]mits1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,activities "u     
nationwide p]mit #ab & o!r nationwide   
p]mits ,section #djd7;e7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,au?oriz$        
activities  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b7 & not)/&+ !            
consultation requirem5ts "u section #g (
 ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf71 ea* activity au?oriz$ 

by ! ,secret>y "u ! ,nationwide ,p]mits1
 z reissu$ 9 ! f9al rule ( ! ,secret>y  
entitl$ ,issuance & ,reissuance (       
,nationwide ,p]mits 7#hb ,f$4 ,reg4     
#ahfj 7,janu>y #f1 #bjag771 & any       
subsequ5t reissuances ( ! ,nationwide   
,p]mits1 %all be consid]$ au?oriz$ if-- 
7i7 ! ,secret>y & ! non-,f$]al applicant
 seek+ to c>ry out ! activity comply )  
all o!r applicable ,nationwide ,p]mit   
requirem5ts2 &  7ii7 = activities = :i* 
! submission ( a pre-con/ruction        
notification is requir$ pursuant to     
g5]al condition #ah1 z describ$ 9 ! f9al
 rule or any subsequ5t reissuance ( !   
,nationwide ,p]mits1 ! ,secret>y-- 7,i7 
makes a writt5 det]m9ation t ! activity 
w h no effect on-- 7aa7 a species li/$ z
 a ?reat5$ species or an endang]$       
species "u section #d ( t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aecc72 or  7bb7 l& designat$ 
z a critical habitat "u t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 or  7,,ii7    
docum5ts t ! ,secret>y reli$ on &       
incorporat$ all applicable species- &   

activity-specific conditions & measures 
det]m9$ to be appropriate by ! ,secret>y
 f any consultation c>ri$ out "u section
 #g ( t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74     
7,b7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority provid$ "u  
?is p>agraph t]m9ates on ,m>* #ah1      
#bjbf4  4