S.Amdt. 5022

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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