,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbf,ms4  
,goodl&] 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/
 ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( !     
,army to issue guidance relat+ to !     
review ( applications = alt]ation or    
tempor>y or p]man5t occupation or use ( 
c]ta9 hydrop[] projects1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,/&>diz$ review proc$ures
 = hydrop[] projects  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,complet5ess review  
,! t]m complet5ess review means a review
 by ! ,secret>y 7or a designee7 reg>d+  
:e!r a section #djh application is      
complete4  7#b7 ,hydrop[] project ,! t]m
 hydrop[] project means any non-,f$]al  
hydrop[] project requir+ a lic5se or    
exemption "u ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gia;a et seq474  7#c7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,army4  7#d7 ,section #djh

 application ,! t]m section #djh        
application means an application relat+ 
to a hydrop[] project = p]mission "u    
section #ad ( ! ,act ( ,m>* #c1 #ahii   
7#cj ,/at4 #aaeb1 *apt] #dbe2 #cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #djh71 = an alt]ation1 or     
tempor>y or p]man5t occupation or use1  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( t section4  
7b7 ,/&>diz$ review proc$ures  7#a7     
,m&atory guidance ,n lat] ?an #a ye>    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all issue guidance e/abli%+ !
 foll[+3 7,a7 ,application *eckli/ ,a   
/&>diz$ *eckli/ ( requir$ mat]ials =    
section #djh applications1 to be        
develop$ 9 consultation )-- 7i7 ! ,f$]al
 ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2  7ii7 !
 ,hydroelectric ,design ,c5t] ( ! ,corps
 ( ,eng9e]s2  7iii7 hydrop[] project    
op]ators2 &  7iv7 relevant indu/ry      
associations4  7,b7 ,complet5ess crit]ia
 ,a cle> description ( :at con/itutes a 
complete section #djh application1      
includ+ ) respect to-- 7i7 requir$      
docum5ts & analyses2  7ii7 =matt+ &     

submission requirem5ts2 &  7iii7 evid5ce
 ( compliance ) any applicable ,f$]al   
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission lic5se4  
7,c7 ,phas$ review proc$ures ,= section 
#djh applications = :i* a phas$ design  
review is requir$-- 7i7 ! specific scope
 & objectives ( ea* review phase2  7ii7 
a timel9e = ea* review phase2  7iii7 an 
applicable def9ition ( ! t]ms fatal     
flaw1 f9al quality assurance1 & te*nical
 review2 &  7iv7 a cle> /atem5t t a     
complet5ess review %all n include-- 7,i7
 detail$ te*nical analysis2 or  7,,ii7  
any eng9e]+-relat$ judgm5t ) respect to 
design adequacy4  7,d7 ,escalation      
proc$ures ,proc$ures = ref]r+ a section 
#djh application to ! head ( !          
applicable ,division ,(fice ( ! ,corps (
 ,eng9e]s or an (ficial at ! ,corps (   
,eng9e]s headqu>t]s 9 any case 9 :i* a  
deadl9e applicable to ! section #djh    
application is n met4  7#b7 ,scope (    
complet5ess reviews ,! guidance issu$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all e/abli% t a         
complet5ess review %all be limit$ to    

v]ification t-- 7,a7 all requir$        
docum5ts h be5 submitt$2  7,b7 ^?       
docum5ts are 9 ! requir$ =mat2 &  7,c7 !
 section #djh application addresses !   
applicable requirem5ts ( ! *eckli/ "u   
p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,prohibitions 
,9 conduct+ a complet5ess review1 !     
,secret>y 7or a designee7 may n-- 7,a7  
conduct a detail$ te*nical review ( any 
eng9e]+ calculations2  7,b7 evaluate !  
design adequacy (1 or alt]native        
approa*es to1 ! hydrop[] project t is ! 
subject ( ! section #djh application2   
7,c7 reque/ any design modification to1 
or additional analysis (1 ! hydrop[]    
project t is ! subject ( ! section #djh 
application2  7,d7 consid] any factor   
o!r ?an a factor includ$ 9 ! /&>diz$    
*eckli/ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 or  7,e7 
require compliance ) any environm5tal   
/&>d t 0 n e/abli%$ by a ,f$]al or      
relevant ,/ate ag5cy be=e ! date (      
submission ( ! section #djh application4