To express the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need for increased funding for the Corps of Engineers.

1. Adds SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PROGRAMS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PROGRAMS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

   Inserted: (1) the Corps of Engineers provides quality, responsive engineering services to the United State, including planning, designing, building, and operating invaluable water resources and civil works projects;

   Inserted: (2) the ports of the United States are a vital component of the economy of the United States, playing a critical role in international trade and commerce and in maintaining the energy supply of the United States;

   Inserted: (3) interruption of port operations would have a devastating effect on the United States;

   Inserted: (4) the navigation program of the Corps enables 2,400,000,000 tons of commerce to move on navigable waterways;

   Inserted: (5) the Department of Transportation estimates that those cargo movements have created jobs for 13,000,000 people;

   Inserted: (6) flood damage reduction structures provided and maintained by the Corps save taxpayers $21,000,000,000 in damages every year, in addition to numerous human lives;

   Inserted: (7) the Corps designs and manages the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force while providing support to the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies;

   Inserted: (8) the Civil Works program of the Corps adds significant value to the economy of the United States, including recreation and ecosystem restoration; (9) through contracting methods, the civil works program employs thousands of private sector contract employees, as well as Federal employees, in all aspects of construction, science, engineering, architecture, management, planning, design, operations, and maintenance; and

   Inserted: (10) the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that $1,000,000,000 expended for the Civil Works program generates approximately 40,000 jobs in support of construction operation and maintenance activities in the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Budgetary Assumptions.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

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   Inserted: (1) to perform vital functions described in subsection (a), the Corps of Engineers requires additional funding; and

   Inserted: (2) the budgetary totals in this resolution assume that the level of funding provided for programs of the Corps described in subsection (a) will not be reduced below current baseline spending levels established for the programs.

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