,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #difb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,w>nock 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,wat] ,supply1  
,wat] ,cons]vation1 & ,dr\ght ,resili5cy
 )9 ! ,directorate ( ,civil ,works 9 !  
,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,secur+ ,am]ica's ,wat] ,supply ,act4 
#b4 ,(fice ( ,wat] ,supply1 ,wat]       
,cons]vation1 & ,dr\ght ,resili5cy  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,army 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !  
,secret>y7 %all e/abli% )9 !            
,directorate ( ,civil ,works an (fice to
 be kn[n z ! ,(fice ( ,wat] ,supply1    
,wat] ,cons]vation1 & ,dr\ght           
,resili5cy4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,9 c>ry+ 
out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  
7#a7 designate a ,wat] ,supply1 ,wat]   

,cons]vation1 & ,dr\ght ,resili5cy      
,program ,manag]1 :o %all head ! (fice  
e/abli%$ "u t subsection & report       
directly to ! ,deputy ,comm&+ ,g5]al =  
,civil ,works & ,em]g5cy ,op]ations2    
7#b7 /aff ! (fice ) p]sonnel :o may     
reside 9 any di/rict or division ( !    
,corps ( ,eng9e]s2 &  7#c7 provide !    
(fice ) suffici5t adm9i/rative1         
te*nical1 & budget>y support to direct1 
p]=m1 & coord9ate ! tasks describ$ 9    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,tasks ,! (fice    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all c>ry out
 ! foll[+ tasks relat$ to ! wat] supply 
mission ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s3 7#a7     
,id5tify & evaluate opportunities us+   
au?orities ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s to     
promote wat] supply1 wat] cons]vation1 &
 dr\ght resili5cy at wat] res\rce       
developm5t projects4  7#b7 ,provide to !
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 ,/ates1 & non-,f$]al
 int]e/s in=mation on exi/+ policies &  
guidance docum5ts ( ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s 
relat$ to1 & make recomm5dations on new 
policies & guidance docum5ts to improve1

 wat] supply1 wat] cons]vation1 & dr\ght
 resili5cy1 includ+-- 7,a7 !            
implem5tation ( subtitle ,b ( title ,i (
 ! ,wat] ,res\rces ,developm5t ,act (   
#bjbd 7#ach ,/at4 #cjdf72  7,b7 ! me?od 
= ! acc\nt+ ( /orage use "u wat] supply 
/orage agreem5ts at ,corps ( ,eng9e]s   
res]voirs2  7,c7 ! reallocation ( /orage
 space at ,corps ( ,eng9e]s res]voirs to
 wat] supply2  7,d7 ! int]pretation &   
implem5tation ( section #cja ( ! ,wat]  
,supply ,act ( #aieh 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4     
#cij;b72 &  7,e7 ! int]pretation &      
implem5tation ( section #f ( ! ,act (   
,decemb] #bb1 #aidd 7commonly kn[n z !  
,flood ,control ,act ( #aidd7 7#eh ,/at4
 #hij1 *apt] #ffe2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjh74 
7#c7 ,assi/ & provide guidance to ,/ates
 & non-,f$]al int]e/s on access+        
programs1 s]vices1 & o!r te*nical &     
f9ancial assi/ance made available by !  
,corps ( ,eng9e]s = wat] supply1 wat]   
cons]vation1 & dr\ght resili5cy ef=ts   
relat$ to wat] res\rces developm5t      
projects4  7#d7 ,coord9ate ! review &   

completion ( wat] supply reallocation   
/udies & reports to cle> backlogs &     
ensure new /udies & reports are complet$
 9 a timely mann]4  7#e7 ,act z a       
liaison betwe5 ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s &    
non-,f$]al int]e/s = /udies1 projects1 &
 agreem5ts = wat] supply1 wat]          
cons]vation1 & dr\ght resili5cy ef=ts   
relat$ to wat] res\rces developm5t      
projects1 includ+ ef=ts-- 7,a7 to       
reallocate /orage space 9 projects to   
/ore wat] = municipal & indu/rial wat]  
supply purposes pursuant to section #cja
 ( ! ,wat] ,supply ,act ( #aieh 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #cij;b72  7,b7 to ent] into   
surplus wat] contracts pursuant to      
section #f ( ! ,act ( ,decemb] #bb1     
#aidd 7commonly kn[n z ! ,flood ,control
 ,act ( #aidd7 7#eh ,/at4 #hij1 *apt]   
#ffe2 #cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjh72 &  7,c7      
modify ! op]ation ( projects "u o!r     
au?orities to produce wat] supply       
b5efits incid5tal to & consi/5t )       
au?oriz$ purposes1 includ+ by-- 7i7     
adju/+ ! tim+ ( releases = o!r au?oriz$ 

purposes to create opportunities = wat] 
supply cons]vation1 use1 & /orage2  7ii7
 captur+ /ormwat]2  7iii7 releas+ wat] f
 /orage to repl5i% aquif] /orage &      
recov]y2  7iv7 releas+ wat] f /orage to 
augm5t /orage at ano!r ,f$]al or        
non-,f$]al /orage facility2 &  7v7 o!r  
cons]vation measures t enhance ! use ( a
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s project = wat]       
supply4  7#f7 ,conduct outrea* &        
work%ops = pot5tial non-,f$]al int]e/s  
to provide in=mation on ! au?orities    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#g7         
,evaluate budget reque/s to ensure      
suffici5t res\rces are reque/$ &        
allocat$ by ! ,directorate ( ,civil     
,works to fulfill ! tasks describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection4  7#h7 ,coop]ate ) ,/ate1   
regional1 & local gov]nm5t & plann+     
au?orities to id5tify /rategies to      
augm5t wat] supplies1 enhance dr\ght    
resili5cy1 promote cont+5cy plann+1 &   
assi/ 9 ! plann+ & developm5t (         
alt]native wat] s\rces4  7#i7 ,o!r tasks
 9 fur!rance ( ! wat] supply mission1 z 

det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,report    
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t     
describes-- 7#a7 ! progress ( !         
,secret>y 9 e/abli%+ ! ,(fice ( ,wat]   
,supply1 ,wat] ,cons]vation1 & ,dr\ght  
,resili5cy1 includ+ a description ( !   
/atus ( implem5t+ subsection 7b77#c72   
7#b7 ! numb] ( /aff assign$ to ! (fice2 
&  7#c7 = ea* wat] supply /udy or       
project be+ conduct$ or implem5t$ by !  
,corps ( ,eng9e]s z ( ! date on :i* !   
report is submitt$-- 7,a7 ! /atus ( !   
/udy or project2  7,b7 ! date on :i* !  
/udy or project comm5c$2  7,c7 ! e/imat$
 date ( completion ( ! /udy or project2 
&  7,d7 any significant imp$im5ts or    
ob/acles t may reasonably affect !      
timel9e to complete ! /udy or project4