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(II) RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.—Section 
219(f)(354) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat, 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 
Stat. 
3813) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
(JJ) 
ST. 
LOUIS, 
MISSOURI.—Section 
219(f)(32) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 337; 121 
Stat. 1233; 134 Stat. 2718) is amended by strik-
ing 
‘‘$70,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’. 
(KK) 
CAMDEN, 
NEW
JERSEY.—Section 
219(f)(357) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 
Stat. 
3813) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$119,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$143,800,000’’. 
(LL) 
CENTRAL
NEW
MEXICO.—Section 
593(h) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 380; 119 Stat. 2255; 136 Stat. 
3820) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000’’. 
(MM) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—Section 
219(f)(184) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 334; 121 
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(97) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means, indi-
vidually, as applicable— 
(A) the Navajo Nation; 
(B) the Hopi Tribe; or 
(C) the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 
(98) TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Tribes’’ means, col-
lectively— 
(A) the Navajo Nation; 
(B) the Hopi Tribe; and 
(C) the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 
(99) UNDERGROUND WATER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Under-
ground Water’’ means all water beneath the 
surface of the earth within the State, regardless 
of its legal characterization as appropriable or 
non-appropriable under Federal, State, or other 
law. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Under-
ground Water’’ does not include Colorado River 
Water or Effluent. 
(100) UNITED STATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’ means the United States, acting as 
trustee for the Tribes, their Members, the Hopi 
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‘‘(512) MOHAWK
RIVER
AND
TRIBUTARIES, 
NEW
YORK.—$100,000,000 for water and waste-
water infrastructure, including stormwater manage-
ment, surface water resource protection, environ-
mental restoration, and related infrastructure, in the 
vicinity of the Mohawk River and tributaries, includ-
ing the counties of Albany, Delaware, Fulton, 
Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Mont-
gomery, Oneida, Otsego, Saratoga, Schoharie, and 
Schenectady, New York. 
‘‘(513) 
MOUNT
PLEASANT, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management, in the town of 
Mount Pleasant, New York. 
‘‘(514) 
NEWTOWN
CREEK, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management (including 
combined sewer overflows), in the vicinity of New-
town Creek, New York City, New York. 
‘‘(515) NEW
YORK
COUNTY, NEW
YORK.— 
$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management (including 
combined sewer overflows), in New York County, 
New York. 
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‘‘(516) 
ORANGE
COUNTY, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in Orange County, New York. 
‘‘(517) 
SLEEPY
HOLLOW, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including stormwater management, in the village of 
Sleepy Hollow, New York. 
‘‘(518) 
ULSTER
COUNTY, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in Ulster County, New York. 
‘‘(519) RAMAPO, NEW YORK.—$4,000,000 for 
water infrastructure, including related environmental 
infrastructure, in the town of Ramapo, New York. 
‘‘(520) 
RIKERS
ISLAND, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management (including 
combined sewer overflows) on Rikers Island, New 
York. 
‘‘(521) YORKTOWN, NEW YORK.—$10,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town 
of Yorktown, New York. 
‘‘(522) 
CANTON, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
$41,025,650 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management, in the town 
of Canton, North Carolina. 
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(ii) the Director— 
(I) reviews the plans for con-
struction of the project developed by 
the non-Federal interest; 
(II) determines that the project 
meets the requirements of the applica-
ble continuing authority program; 
(III) determines that the project 
outputs are consistent with the project 
scope; 
(IV) determines that the plans 
comply with applicable Federal laws 
and regulations; and 
(V) verifies that the construction 
documents, including supporting in-
formation, have been signed by an 
Engineer of Record. 
(B) APPLICATION
OF
CREDIT.—With re-
spect to a project selected under paragraph (3), 
the Secretary may only apply credit under sub-
paragraph (A) toward the non-Federal share of 
that project. 
(C) APPLICATION OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
The Secretary may only provide reimbursement 
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(D) Little Colorado River Mainstem water 
described in subparagraph 4.6 of the Settlement 
Agreement. 
(E) Navajo Nation Upper Basin Colorado 
River Water described in subparagraph 4.7 of 
the Settlement Agreement. 
(F) Navajo Nation Fourth Priority Water 
described in subparagraph 4.9 of the Settlement 
Agreement. 
(G) Water Rights appurtenant to or asso-
ciated with land held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of the Navajo Nation, as 
described in subparagraphs 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 
and 4.16 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(2) HOPI TRIBE.—The United States shall hold 
the following Water Rights in trust for the benefit 
of the Hopi Tribe: 
(A) Underground Water described in sub-
paragraph 5.2 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(B) Surface Water described in subpara-
graph 5.4 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(C) Springs described in subparagraph 5.5 
of the Settlement Agreement. 
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‘‘(523) 
FAIRMONT, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
$7,137,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
in the town of Fairmont, North Carolina. 
‘‘(524) 
MURPHY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
$1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, 
including water supply, in the town of Murphy, 
North Carolina. 
‘‘(525) ROBBINSVILLE, NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
$3,474,350 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the town of Robbinsville, North Carolina. 
‘‘(526) WEAVERVILLE, 
NORTH
CAROLINA.— 
$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the town of Weaverville, North Carolina. 
‘‘(527) APPLE
CREEK, OHIO.—$350,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the village of Apple 
Creek, Ohio. 
‘‘(528) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OHIO.—$170,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the village of Brooklyn 
Heights, Ohio. 
‘‘(529) CHAGRIN FALLS REGIONAL WATER SYS-
TEM, OHIO.—$3,500,000 for water and wastewater 
infrastructure in the villages of Bentleyville, Chagrin 
Falls, Moreland Hills, and South Russell, and the 
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Townships of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls, and Rus-
sell, Ohio. 
‘‘(530) 
CUYAHOGA
COUNTY, 
OHIO.— 
$11,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 
‘‘(531) ERIE COUNTY, OHIO.—$16,000,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management (including combined sewer 
overflows) in Erie County, Ohio. 
‘‘(532) HURON, OHIO.—$7,100,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Huron, 
Ohio. 
‘‘(533) KELLEYS
ISLAND, OHIO.—$1,000,000 
for wastewater infrastructure in the village of 
Kelleys Island, Ohio. 
‘‘(534) NORTH
OLMSTED, OHIO.—$1,175,165 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city 
of North Olmsted, Ohio. 
‘‘(535) PAINESVILLE, OHIO.—$11,800,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the City of Painesville, 
Ohio. 
‘‘(536) SOLON, OHIO.—$14,137,341 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater 
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under subparagraph (A) if the Director certifies 
that— 
(i) the non-Federal interest has obli-
gated funds for the cost of the project se-
lected under paragraph (3) and has re-
quested reimbursement of the Federal 
share of the cost of the project; and 
(ii) the project has been constructed 
in accordance with— 
(I) all applicable permits or ap-
provals; and 
(II) the requirements of this sub-
section. 
(D) MONITORING.—The Director shall reg-
ularly monitor and audit any project con-
structed by a non-Federal interest pursuant to 
this subsection to ensure that— 
(i) the construction is carried out in 
compliance with the requirements of this 
subsection; and 
(ii) the costs of construction are rea-
sonable. 
(7) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTING.—The Di-
rector shall annually submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
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Sec. 2. Secretary defined. 
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Continuing authority programs. 
Sec. 102. Community project advisor. 
Sec. 103. Minimum real estate interest. 
Sec. 104. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal inter-
ests. 
Sec. 105. Construction of water resources development projects by non-Federal 
interests. 
Sec. 106. Review process. 
Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. 
Sec. 108. Vertical integration and acceleration of studies. 
Sec. 109. Systemwide improvement framework and encroachments. 
Sec. 110. Fish and wildlife mitigation. 
Sec. 111. Harbor deepening. 
Sec. 112. Emerging harbors. 
Sec. 113. Remote and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 114. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 
Sec. 115. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 
Sec. 116. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships. 
Sec. 117. Maximization of beneficial use. 
Sec. 118. Economic, hydraulic, and hydrologic modeling. 
Sec. 119. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 120. Updates to certain water control manuals. 
Sec. 121. Water supply mission. 
Sec. 122. Real estate administrative fees. 
Sec. 123. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facili-
ties. 
Sec. 124. Retention of recreation fees. 
Sec. 125. Databases of Corps recreational sites. 
Sec. 126. Services of volunteers. 
Sec. 127. Non-recreation outgrant policy. 
Sec. 128. National inventory of dams and low-head dams. 
Sec. 129. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 
Sec. 130. Treatment of projects in covered communities. 
Sec. 131. Ability to pay. 
Sec. 132. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 133. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 134. Project studies subject to independent external peer review. 
Sec. 135. Control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species. 
Sec. 136. Remote operations at Corps dams. 
Sec. 137. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program. 
Sec. 138. Support of Army civil works missions. 
Sec. 139. National coastal mapping program. 
Sec. 140. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 141. Removal of abandoned vessels. 
Sec. 142. Corrosion prevention. 
Sec. 143. Missouri River existing features protection. 
Sec. 144. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 145. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 
Sec. 146. Easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects. 
Sec. 147. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration. 
Sec. 148. Sense of Congress related to water data. 
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(D) Hopi Tribe Upper Basin Colorado 
River Water described in subparagraph 5.7 of 
the Settlement Agreement. 
(E) Water Rights appurtenant to or asso-
ciated with land held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of the Hopi Tribe, as de-
scribed in subparagraphs 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, and 
5.13 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(3) SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE.—The 
United States shall hold the following Water Rights 
in trust for the benefit of the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe: 
(A) Underground Water described in sub-
paragraph 6.2.3 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(B) Surface Water described in subpara-
graph 6.2.4 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(C) Springs described in subparagraph 
6.2.6 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(D) Water Rights appurtenant to or asso-
ciated with land held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Tribe, as described in subparagraphs 6.5 
and 6.6 of the Settlement Agreement. 
(4) HOPI ALLOTTEES.—The United States shall 
hold the Water Rights described in subparagraph 
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5.9 of the Settlement Agreement in trust for the 
benefit of the Hopi Allottees. 
(d) PLACES OF USE.— 
(1) NAVAJO NATION.—The rights of the Navajo 
Nation, and the United States acting as trustee for 
the Navajo Nation, to the water described in sub-
paragraphs 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 of the Settlement 
Agreement— 
(A) may be used anywhere on the Navajo 
Reservation or on off-Reservation land held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
Navajo Nation; but 
(B) may not be sold, leased, transferred, or 
in any way used off of the Navajo Reservation 
or off of land outside the Navajo Reservation 
that is held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Navajo Nation. 
(2) HOPI
TRIBE.—The rights of the Hopi 
Tribe, and the United States acting as trustee for 
the Hopi Tribe, to the water described in subpara-
graphs 5.2, 5.4, and 5.5 of the Settlement Agree-
ment— 
(A) may be used anywhere on the Hopi 
Reservation or on off-Reservation land held in 
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trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
Hopi Tribe; but 
(B) may not be sold, leased, transferred, or 
in any way used off of the Hopi Reservation or 
off of land outside the Hopi Reservation that is 
held in trust by the United States for the ben-
efit of the Hopi Tribe. 
(3) SAN JUAN SOUTHERN PAIUTE TRIBE.—The 
rights of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and 
the United States acting as trustee for the San Juan 
Southern Paiute Tribe, to the water described in 
subparagraphs 6.2.3, 6.2.4, and 6.2.6 of the Settle-
ment Agreement— 
(A) may be used on the San Juan South-
ern Paiute Southern Area or on land outside 
the San Juan Southern Paiute Southern Area 
that is held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe; but 
(B) may not be sold, leased, transferred, or 
in any way used off of the San Juan Southern 
Paiute Southern Area or off of land outside the 
San Juan Southern Paiute Southern Area that 
is held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. 
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orado River Water, for Hopi Land, arising from 
time immemorial through the Enforceability 
Date. 
(E) Past, present, and future claims for 
Injury to Water for Hopi Land, arising from 
time immemorial and, thereafter, forever. 
(F) Past, present, and future claims for 
Injury to Water Rights, including injury to 
rights to Colorado River Water, arising from 
time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that 
are based on the aboriginal occupancy of land 
within the State by the Hopi Tribe, the prede-
cessors of the Hopi Tribe, the Members of the 
Hopi Tribe, or predecessors of the Members of 
the Hopi Tribe. 
(G) Claims for Injury to Water Rights, in-
cluding injury to rights to Colorado River 
Water, arising after the Enforceability Date for 
Hopi Land, resulting from the diversion or Use 
of water outside of Hopi Land in a manner not 
in violation of the Settlement Agreement or 
State law. 
(H) Past, present, and future claims aris-
ing out of, or relating in any manner to, the ne-
gotiation, execution, or adoption of the Settle-
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to the clearinghouse of practices described 
in section 476(d)(2). 
‘‘(B) BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and to 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate an an-
nual written report on— 
‘‘(i) the grants awarded under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(ii) the programs funded by the 
grants; 
‘‘(iii) any technical assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary in carrying out this 
subsection, including with respect to the 
efforts to secure external evaluators pursu-
ant to paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iv) any efforts by the Secretary to 
support program evaluation and review 
pursuant to section 471(e) and inclusion of 
programs in the pre-approved list of serv-
ices and programs described in section 
471(e)(4)(D) or the clearinghouse of prac-
tices described in section 476(d)(2). 
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fishing immediately and prevent over-
fishing of the stock; 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a stock of fish 
that is overfished, to end overfishing imme-
diately and to rebuild the stock of fish; or 
‘‘(iii) with respect to a stock of fish 
that is approaching a condition of being 
overfished, to end overfishing immediately 
and prevent the stock of fish from reaching 
such condition. 
‘‘(4) REBUILDING
PLAN
REQUIRED.—For a 
stock of fish that is overfished, any management 
document prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) or (5) 
for such fishery shall— 
‘‘(A) specify a time period for rebuilding 
the stock of fish that shall— 
‘‘(i) be as short as possible, taking 
into account the status and biology of over-
fished stocks of fish, the needs of fishing 
communities, recommendations by inter-
national organizations in which the United 
States participates, and the interaction of 
the overfished stock of fish within the ma-
rine ecosystem; and 
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‘‘(i) A State, a political subdivision of 
a State, or an agency or department of a 
State or political subdivision of a State. 
‘‘(ii) An entity described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of section 426(a)(1). 
‘‘(B) EXTERNAL EVALUATOR.—The term 
‘external evaluator’ means an entity with the 
ability and willingness to evaluate a service or 
program pursuant to paragraph (2) that is not 
provided by the entity. 
‘‘(C) SERVICE
OR
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘service or program’— 
‘‘(i) means a service or program de-
scribed in section 471(e); and 
‘‘(ii) includes a kinship navigator pro-
gram described in section 474(a)(7).’’. 
Æ 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8815 
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
ensure that youth and parents with lived experience in the child welfare 
system are consulted on policies, ensuring representation and inclusion 
of their perspectives in State child welfare program planning. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2024 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act to ensure that youth and parents with lived 
experience in the child welfare system are consulted on 
policies, ensuring representation and inclusion of their 
perspectives in State child welfare program planning. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth and Family En-
gagement in Child Welfare Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. YOUTH AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN CHILD WEL-
FARE PROGRAM PLANNING. 
Section 432(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629b(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove a plan that meets the requirements of sub-
section (a) only if— 
‘‘(A) the plan was developed jointly by the 
Secretary and the State, and the State, in de-
veloping the plan, consulted with— 
‘‘(i) appropriate public and nonprofit 
private agencies; 
‘‘(ii) community-based organizations 
involved in providing services for children 
and families in the areas of family preser-
vation, family support, family reunifica-
tion, foster care, kinship, and adoption 
promotion and support; 
‘‘(iii) parents with child welfare expe-
rience, foster parents, adoptive parents, 
and kinship caregivers; and 
‘‘(iv) children, youth, and young 
adults with experience in the child welfare 
system, including State boards and coun-
cils comprised of youth with the experience 
who represent the diversity of children in 
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the State to whom the plan would apply; 
and 
‘‘(B) the State has made publicly acces-
sible on a website of the State agency a report 
that outlines how the State has implemented 
the suggestions of the children and youth re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A)(iv);’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2026. 
Æ 
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