[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5508]
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  SA 5022. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Inhofe (for 
himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1009 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1009. PROJECT COMPLETION.

       (a) In General.--For any project authorized under section 
     219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public 
     Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4835), the authorization of 
     appropriations is increased by the amount, including in 
     increments, necessary to allow completion of the project if--
       (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the project 
     has received more than $4,000,000 in Federal appropriations 
     and those appropriations equal an amount that is greater than 
     80 percent of the authorized amount;
       (2) significant progress has been demonstrated toward 
     completion of the project or segments of the project but the 
     project is not complete as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (3) the benefits of the Federal investment will not be 
     realized without an increase in the authorization of 
     appropriations to allow completion of the project.
       (b) GAO Review and Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a review, and submit to Congress a 
     report describing the results of the review, on the 
     implementation and effectiveness of the projects carried out 
     under section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4835).
       (2) Focus of review.--The review under paragraph (1) shall 
     focus on the extent to which the projects described in that 
     paragraph--
       (A) fall within the mission of the Corps of Engineers;
       (B) have been determined to meet an important national 
     priority; and
       (C) have experienced cost overruns and the reasons for any 
     cost overruns.
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