,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,ezell1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,army to consult )       
/akehold]s 9 det]m9+ ! scope ( contracts
 ent]$ into = ! purposes ( ma9t5ance    
dr$g+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,dr$g+  
,coord9ation ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4     
,ma9t5ance dr$g+ requirem5ts  7a7       
,consultation & prioritization ,9       
det]m9+ ! scope & p]=mance timel9e to be
 includ$ 9 any contract ent]$ into on or
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act ) an 
entity to c>ry out ma9t5ance dr$g+1 !   
,secret>y-- 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 consult )  
/akehold]s1 includ+ ! applicable        
non-,f$]al sponsor & o!r relevant       
entities det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7
 ! ext5t practicable1 prioritize !      

completion ( ma9t5ance dr$g+ 9 wat]s us$
 = comm]cial & navigation activities1   
ma9t5ance dr$g+ t is ne$$ = em]g5cies1  
ma9t5ance dr$g+ t is ne$$ to accommodate
 environm5tal w9d[s 7z def9$ by !       
,secret>y71 & ma9t5ance dr$g+ t supports
 o!r activities 9 :i* !re is an         
important national int]e/ be=e !        
completion ( ma9t5ance dr$g+ 9 wat]s us$
 prim>ily = o!r activities1 su* z       
recreation1 or = purposes o!r ?an to    
facilitate comm]ce or navigation2 &     
7#b7 not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 may det]m9e 
! scope & p]=mance timel9e to be includ$
 9 su* contract )\t consultation )      
/akehold]s t are n a p>ty to su*        
contract1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t an  
em]g5cy exi/s or !re is an important    
national int]e/ at /ake4  7b7           
,communication ,^u receiv+ in=mation    
ab\t *anges ) respect to ! p]=mance (   
ma9t5ance dr$g+ & det]m9+ t su* *anges  
are reasonably likely to affect ! p]iod 
( p]=mance ( a contract = su* dr$g+1 !  
,secret>y %all notify ! applicable      

non-,f$]al sponsor ( su* *anges n lat]  
?an ! ?ird bus9ess day aft] ! date on   
:i* ! ,secret>y receiv$ su* in=mation4  
7c7 ,capability numb]s ,) respect to any
 ma9t5ance dr$g+ activity1 ! ,secret>y  
%all1 ^u reque/1 make ! respective      
capability numb]s = su* activities      
available to ! non-,f$]al sponsor ( su* 
activity4  7d7 ,secret>y def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m ,secret>y means !        
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s