Sec. 5. Reports
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In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— of the Senate— the Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works; and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and of the House of Representatives— the Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on Natural Resources; the Committee on Agriculture; and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The Secretary shall, not later than the date on which the budget of the United States Government is submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year for which the watershed pilot is being carried out, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the status of each watershed pilot, including progress towards the milestones described in section 3(d)(2)(A).
Not later than October 1 of the fifth fiscal year in which a watershed pilot is carried out under section 3, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing, in accordance with the plan developed for the applicable watershed pilot— a summary of— the projected results of the watershed pilot in meeting the milestones described in section 3(d)(2)(A); the projected outcomes of the watershed pilot described in that section; the total amount of funds made available under the watershed pilot; the type of funding expended under the watershed pilot; and such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and recommendations for continuing, terminating, or making permanent the watershed pilot.
The head of each Federal department or agency participating in a watershed pilot shall, not later than the date on which the budget of the United States Government is submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year for which the watershed pilot is being carried out, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the outcomes achieved using amounts made available from, management of, and expenditures from, the Fund established by the agency head.
The Inspector General of each Federal department or agency participating in a watershed pilot shall conduct a biannual audit of the management of, and funding (including expenditures) relating to, the Fund established by the agency head for the purpose of ensuring proper and effective use of Federal funding by evaluating the effectiveness of the watershed pilot in achieving the plan developed for the watershed pilot, including an evaluation of the outcomes achieved and the Federal financial sources used to achieve those outcomes.
The Inspector General of each Federal department or agency participating in a watershed pilot shall, not later than the date on which the budget of the United States Government is submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year for which the watershed pilot is being carried out, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 2 audits most recently conducted under subparagraph (A).