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on lakes managed by the Secretary that are affected 
by FERC-licensed reservoirs, which shall include an 
assessment of— 
(A) lake levels and rule curves in areas of 
previous, current, and prolonged drought; and 
(B) the effect the long-term FERC licenses 
have on the Secretary’s ability to manage lakes 
for hydropower generation, navigation, flood 
protection, water supply, fish and wildlife, and 
recreation. 
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the FERC, shall submit to Congress a report 
on the assessment carried out under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 142. FUTURE WATER SUPPLY. 
Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 
U.S.C. 390b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-YEAR PLANS FOR THE 
UTILIZATION OF FUTURE STORAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection and not 
later than January 1, 2016, the Secretary may ac-
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cept from an interested State or local interest a sub-
mission of a plan for the utilization of future use 
water storage under this Act. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A plan submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a 10-year timetable for conversion of 
future use storage to present use; and 
‘‘(B) a schedule of actions that the State 
or local interest agrees to carry out over a 10- 
year period, in cooperation with the Corps of 
Engineers, to seek new and alternative users of 
future water storage that is contracted to the 
State or local interest on the date of enactment 
of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 143. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT FOR NEW PROJECT 
PURPOSES. 
Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to carry 
out, at a Corps of Engineers dam or reservoir, any project 
for a purpose not otherwise authorized as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 144. MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
ASIAN CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER AND OHIO RIVER BASINS AND TRIBU-
TARIES. 
(a) MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
OF ASIAN CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO 
RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination 
with the Chief of Engineers, the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, and the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency 
effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper 
Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by 
providing technical assistance, coordination, best 
practices, and support to State and local govern-
ments in carrying out activities designed to slow, 
and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian 
carp. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the multiagency effort shall apply les-
sons learned and best practices such as those de-
scribed in the document prepared by the Asian Carp 
Working Group entitled ‘‘Management and Control 
Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in 
the United States’’ and dated November 2007, and 
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the document prepared by the Asian Carp Regional 
Coordinating Committee entitled ‘‘FY 2012 Asian 
Carp Control Strategy Framework’’ and dated Feb-
ruary 2012. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 
of each year, the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Chief 
of Engineers, shall submit to the Committee on Ap-
propriations, the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a re-
port describing the coordinated strategies established 
and progress made toward the goals of controlling 
and eliminating Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi 
and Ohio River basins and tributaries. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) any observed changes in the range of 
Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio 
River basins and tributaries during the 2-year 
period preceding submission of the report; 
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(B) a summary of Federal agency efforts, 
including cooperative efforts with non-Federal 
partners, to control the spread of Asian carp in 
the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins 
and tributaries; 
(C) any research that the Director deter-
mines could improve the ability to control the 
spread of Asian carp; 
(D) any quantitative measures that the Di-
rector intends to use to document progress in 
controlling the spread of Asian carp; and 
(E) a cross-cut accounting of Federal and 
non-Federal expenditures to control the spread 
of Asian carp. 
SEC. 145. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION AND 
CONTROL. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an assessment of the Federal 
costs of, and spending on, aquatic invasive species. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The assessment conducted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) identification of current Federal spending 
on, and projected future Federal costs of, operation 
and maintenance related to mitigating the impacts 
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of aquatic invasive species on federally owned or op-
erated facilities; 
(2) identification of current Federal spending 
on aquatic invasive species prevention; 
(3) analysis of whether spending identified in 
paragraph (2) is adequate for the maintenance and 
protection of services provided by federally owned or 
operated facilities, based on the current spending 
and projected future costs identified in paragraph 
(1); and 
(4) review of any other aspect of aquatic 
invasive species prevention or mitigation determined 
appropriate by the Comptroller General. 
(c) FINDINGS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report con-
taining the findings of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 146. NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1) the July 19, 2010, Executive Order No. 
13547 that established the ‘‘National Policy for the 
Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the 
Great Lakes’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘National Ocean Policy’’) among other things re-
quires Federal implementation of ‘‘ecosystem-based 
management’’ to achieve a ‘‘fundamental shift’’ in 
how the United States manages ocean, coastal, and 
Great Lakes resources, and the establishment of 9 
new governmental ‘‘Regional Planning Bodies’’ and 
‘‘Coastal and Marine Spatial Plans’’ in every region 
of the United States; 
(2) Executive Order No. 13547 created a 54- 
member National Ocean Council led by the White 
House Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Science and Technology Policy that includes prin-
cipal and deputy-level representatives from Federal 
entities, including the Department of Defense; 
(3) Executive Order No. 13547 requires Na-
tional Ocean Council members, including the De-
partment of Defense, to take action to implement 
the National Ocean Policy and participate in Coastal 
and Marine Spatial Planning to the fullest extent; 
(4) the Final Recommendations that were 
adopted by Executive Order No. 13547 state that 
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‘‘effective’’ implementation of the National Ocean 
Policy will ‘‘require clear and easily understood re-
quirements and regulations, where appropriate, that 
include enforcement as a critical component’’; 
(5) despite repeated congressional requests, the 
National Ocean Council, which is charged with over-
seeing National Ocean Policy implementation, has 
still not provided a complete accounting of Federal 
activities taken and resources expended and allo-
cated in furtherance of National Ocean Policy imple-
mentation; 
(6) the Corps of Engineers is participating on 
at least one ‘‘Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning 
Regional Team’’; and 
(7) the Nation’s continued economic and budg-
etary challenges underscore the necessity for sound, 
transparent, and practical Federal policies. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the programs or actions 
authorized under this Act may be used to further imple-
mentation of the coastal and marine spatial planning and 
ecosystem-based management components of the National 
Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547. 
(c) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
detailing all activities engaged in and resources expended 
in furtherance of Executive Order No. 13547 since it was 
issued on July 19, 2010, as well as any fiscal year 2014 
budget requests in support of National Ocean Policy im-
plementation. 
SEC. 147. CALCULATION OF BENEFITS AND COSTS FOR 
FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION AND HURRI-
CANE 
AND 
STORM 
DAMAGE 
REDUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A feasibility study conducted by 
the Secretary for a project for flood damage reduction or 
hurricane and storm damage reduction shall include, as 
part of the calculation of benefits and costs— 
(1) a calculation of the anticipated reduction in 
flood or hurricane damage to public and private 
property and infrastructure resulting from the com-
pletion of the proposed project; 
(2) a calculation of the anticipated direct and 
indirect economic benefits resulting from the comple-
tion of the proposed project, including such benefits 
from any potential reductions in national and re-
gional economic volatility, disruptions, and losses; 
and 
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(3) a calculation of the anticipated benefits to 
public safety, including protection of evacuation 
routes, resulting from the completion of the pro-
posed project. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 
feasibility study for a project for flood damage reduction 
or hurricane and storm damage reduction that has not 
been completed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—NAVIGATION 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Ports 
SEC. 201. EXPANDED USE OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year in which tar-
get appropriations described in subsection (b) are met, the 
Secretary may use up to 5 percent of the total amount 
made available to the Secretary from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund for the eligible operations and mainte-
nance costs described in section 210(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2238(a)(2)) for that fiscal year for expanded uses of the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 
(b) TARGET APPROPRIATIONS.—For purposes of this 
section, target appropriations are met for a fiscal year if 
the total amount made available to the Secretary from the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that, with respect to harbors referred to in sub-
section (a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) identifies the operation and mainte-
nance costs associated with the harbors, includ-
ing those costs required to achieve and main-
tain the authorized length, width, and depth for 
the harbors and the costs for expanded uses (as 
such term is defined in section 201(c)(2) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
of 2013), on a project-by-project basis; 
‘‘(B) identifies the amount of funding re-
quested in the President’s budget for the oper-
ation and maintenance costs associated with the 
harbors, on a project-by-project basis; 
‘‘(C) identifies the unmet operation and 
maintenance needs associated with the harbors, 
on a project-by-project basis; and 
‘‘(D) identifies the harbors for which the 
President will allocate funding over the next 5 
fiscal years for operation and maintenance ac-
tivities, on a project-by-project basis, including 
the amounts to be allocated for such pur-
poses.’’. 
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