Sec. 113. Research and development
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Section 7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 ( 33 U.S.C. 2313 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking ; Collaborative in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by striking subsection (e); by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and
(f)as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in subsection (a), by striking of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary is authorized to utilize Army and inserting the following: “of the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary is authorized to engage in basic research, applied research, advanced research, and development projects, including such projects that are— authorized by Congress; or included in an Act making appropriations for the Corps of Engineers. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to utilize ; in subsection
(b)(as so redesignated)— in paragraph (2)(B) (as so redesignated), by striking this section and inserting this subsection ; in paragraph
(3)(as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by striking this section each place it appears and inserting this subsection ; in paragraph
(4)(as so redesignated), by striking subsection
(c)and inserting paragraph
(3); and in paragraph
(5)(as so redesignated), by striking this section and inserting this subsection; ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants) in order to carry out this section. The Secretary shall— ensure that management, technical, and contracting personnel of the Corps of Engineers involved in the award or administration of transactions under this section or other innovative forms of contracting are afforded opportunities for adequate education and training; and establish minimum levels and requirements for continuous and experiential learning for such personnel, including levels and requirements for acquisition certification programs. The Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives notice of a transaction under this subsection not less than 30 days before entering into the transaction. Not later than 3 years and not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authority under paragraph (1). For fiscal year 2025, and annually thereafter, in conjunction with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on projects carried out under subsection (a). A report under paragraph
(1)shall include— a description of each ongoing and new project, including— the estimated total cost; the amount of Federal expenditures; the amount of expenditures by a non-Federal entity as described in subsection (b)(1), if applicable; the estimated timeline for completion; the requesting district of the Corps of Engineers, if applicable; and how the project is consistent with subsection (a); and any additional information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Except as provided in subsection (b)(3) and paragraph (2), a project carried out under this section shall be at full Federal expense. Nothing in this subsection waives applicable cost-share requirements for a water resources development project or feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2215(d) )). Nothing in this section limits the ability of the Secretary to carry out a project requested by a district of the Corps of Engineers in support of a water resources development project or feasibility study (as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2215(d) )). There is established a Research and Development account of the Corps of Engineers for the purposes of carrying out this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Research and Development account established by paragraph
(1)$85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. . There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 to complete and maintain a model suite to forecast water levels, account for water level variability, and account for the impacts of extreme weather events and other natural disasters in the Great Lakes. Nothing in this subsection precludes the Secretary from using funds made available under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative established by section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7) ) for activities described in paragraph
(1)for the Great Lakes, if funds are not appropriated for such activities. The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4012) is amended by striking the item relating to section 7 and inserting the following: Sec. 7. Research and development. .
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