,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4           
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1
 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,smith1 
and ,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,water ,resources 
,development ,act of #aihf to require   
that at least #ab percent of amounts    
appropriated out of the ,harbor         
,maintenance ,trust ,fund are used for  
projects on the ,great ,lakes           
,navigation ,system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,great ,lakes       
,navigation ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,great  
,lakes ,navigation ,system ,section #baj
 of the ,water ,resources ,development  
,act of #aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbch7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 

by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as      
subparagraph 7,a7 and indenting         
appropriately2  7,b7 by inserting after 
paragraph 7#c7 the following3  7#d7     
,great lakes navigation system  2 and   
7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7 7as so           
designated71 by adding at the end the   
following3  7,b7 ,requirement ,for each 
fiscal year1 of the amounts appropriated
 out of the ,harbor ,maintenance ,trust 
,fund1 the ,secretary shall use not less
 than #ab percent for projects that are 
located within the ,great ,lakes        
,navigation ,system4  2 and  7#b7 in    
subsection 7d77#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 by       
striking clause 7ii72  7,b7 in clause   
7i71 by striking 2 and at the end and   
inserting a period2 and  7,c7 by        
striking the ,secretary shall in the    
matter preceding clause 7i7 and all that
 follows through #e percent in clause   
7i7 and inserting the ,secretary shall  
use not less than #e percent4