[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3870]
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  SA 4684. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2578, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Until the Secretary of the Army takes the 
     actions described in subsection (b), none of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used--
       (1) to conduct an audit of--
       (A) all Federal water contract violations in multi-State 
     water basins since 2005; and
       (B) any contract violation notification the Department of 
     Justice has received from the Secretary of the Army regarding 
     all multi-State river basins since 2005;
       (2) to develop and submit a record of how the Department of 
     Justice has handled the violations and notifications 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
       (3) to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to 
     enforce Federal law and respond to the violations described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
       (4) to issue or submit a report relating to the violations 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); or
       (5) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the 
     Army to receive notifications relating to the violations 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
       (b) The actions described in this subsection are--
       (1) promulgation of a rule regarding return flow credits in 
     reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers; 
     and
       (2) issuance of a final agency action on a updated water 
     supply allocation for Lake Allatoona for the Alabama-Coosa-
     Tallapoosa river basin.

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