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of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 
Stat. 179). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The village development 
plan under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(A) an evaluation of sites on both sides of 
the Columbia River; 
(B) an assessment of suitable Federal land 
and land owned by the States of Washington and 
Oregon; and 
(C) an estimated cost and tentative schedule 
for the construction of each housing development. 
(4) LOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide housing and related assistance under 
this subsection at 1 or more village sites in the States 
of Washington and Oregon. 
(b) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
The Secretary may construct housing or provide related as-
sistance on land owned by the United States in carrying 
out the village development plan under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land for 
the purpose of providing housing and related assist-
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ance in carrying out the village development plan 
under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) ADVANCE ACQUISITION.—Acquisition of land 
or interests in land under paragraph (1) may be car-
ried out in advance of completion of all required doc-
umentation and receipt of all required clearances for 
the construction of housing or related improvements 
on the land. 
(3) DISPOSAL
OF
UNSUITABLE
LAND.—If the 
Secretary determines that any land or interest in 
land acquired by the Secretary under paragraph (2) 
is unsuitable for that housing or for those related im-
provements, the Secretary may— 
(A) dispose of the land or interest in land 
by sale; and 
(B) credit the proceeds to the appropriation, 
fund, or account used to purchase the land or in-
terest in land. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall only acquire 
land from willing landowners in carrying out this section. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a Tribe described 
in subsection (a)(1), or with a Tribal organization of such 
a Tribe, to provide funds to the Tribe to construct housing 
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or provide related assistance in carrying out the village de-
velopment plan under such subsection. 
(f) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon completion of 
construction at a village site under this section, the Sec-
retary may, without consideration, convey the village site 
and the improvements located thereon to a Tribe described 
in subsection (a)(1), or to a Tribal organization of such 
a Tribe. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1178(c) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675; 
132 Stat. 3781) is repealed. 
SEC. 8114. COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRI-
TORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) for any organization that— 
‘‘(A) is composed primarily of people who 
are— 
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‘‘(i) recognized and defined under Fed-
eral law as indigenous people of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) from a specific community; and 
‘‘(B) assists in the social, cultural, and edu-
cational development of such people in that com-
munity.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘study’ includes a watershed assessment. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall apply the 
waiver amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only 
the non-Federal share of study and project costs.’’. 
SEC. 8115. TRIBAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘Tribal and Economi-
cally Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee’’, to 
develop and make recommendations to the Secretary and 
the Chief of Engineers on activities and actions that should 
be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more 
effective delivery of water resources development projects, 
programs, and other assistance to Indian Tribes and eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities, including economi-
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cally disadvantaged communities located in urban and 
rural areas. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be composed 
of members, appointed by the Secretary, who have the req-
uisite experiential or technical knowledge needed to address 
issues related to the water resources needs and challenges 
of economically disadvantaged communities and Indian 
Tribes, including— 
(1) 5 individuals representing organizations 
with expertise in environmental policy, rural water 
resources, economically disadvantaged communities, 
Tribal rights, or civil rights; and 
(2) 5 individuals, each representing a non-Fed-
eral interest for a Corps of Engineers project. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Committee shall 
provide advice and make recommendations to the Sec-
retary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps 
of Engineers in— 
(A) efficiently and effectively delivering so-
lutions to the needs and challenges of water re-
sources development projects for economically 
disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes; 
(B) integrating consideration of economi-
cally disadvantaged communities and Indian 
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Tribes, where applicable, in the development of 
water resources development projects and pro-
grams of the Corps of Engineers; and 
(C) improving the capability and capacity 
of the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to as-
sist economically disadvantaged communities 
and Indian Tribes. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet as 
appropriate to develop and make recommendations 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Recommendations made under 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) included in a report submitted to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) made publicly available, including on a 
publicly available website. 
(d) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any recommendation 
made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of 
Engineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the inde-
pendent judgment of the Committee. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the members of the Committee shall 
serve without compensation. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Com-
mittee shall not be considered to be Federal employees, 
and the meetings and reports of the Committee shall 
not be considered a major Federal action under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means 
the Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Commu-
nities Advisory Committee established under sub-
section (a). 
(2) ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged com-
munity’’ has the meaning given the term as defined 
by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note). 
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(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
SEC. 8116. WORKFORCE PLANNING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out activities, at Federal expense— 
(1) to foster, enhance, and support science, tech-
nology, engineering, and math education and aware-
ness; and 
(2) to recruit individuals for careers at the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(b) PARTNERING ENTITIES.—In carrying out activi-
ties under this section, the Secretary may enter into part-
nerships with— 
(1) public elementary and secondary schools, in-
cluding charter schools; 
(2) community colleges; 
(3) technical schools; and 
(4) colleges and universities, including histori-
cally Black colleges and universities. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, prioritize the recruitment of indi-
viduals under this section that are from economically dis-
advantaged communities (as defined by the Secretary under 
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section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvan-
taged communities located in urban and rural areas. 
(d) DEFINITION OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE 
OR UNIVERSITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘historically 
Black college or university’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 8117. CORPS OF ENGINEERS SUPPORT FOR UNDER-
SERVED COMMUNITIES; OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States 
for the Corps of Engineers to strive to understand and ac-
commodate and, in coordination with non-Federal interests, 
seek to address the water resources development needs of all 
communities in the United States. 
(b) OUTREACH AND ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at Fed-
eral expense, develop, support, and implement public 
awareness, education, and regular outreach and en-
gagement efforts for potential non-Federal interests 
with respect to the water resources development au-
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thorities of the Secretary, with particular emphasis 
on— 
(A) technical service programs, including 
the authorities under— 
(i) section 206 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 
(ii) section 22 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d– 
16); and 
(iii) section 203 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 
and 
(B) continuing authority programs, as such 
term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop and make publicly available 
(including on a publicly available website), tech-
nical assistance materials, guidance, and other 
information with respect to the water resources 
development authorities of the Secretary; 
(B) establish and make publicly available 
(including on a publicly available website), an 
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appropriate point of contact at each district and 
division office of the Corps of Engineers for in-
quiries from potential non-Federal interests re-
lating to the water resources development au-
thorities of the Secretary; 
(C) conduct regular outreach and engage-
ment, including through hosting seminars and 
community information sessions, with local elect-
ed officials, community organizations, and pre-
vious and potential non-Federal interests, on op-
portunities to address local water resources chal-
lenges through the water resources development 
authorities of the Secretary; 
(D) issue guidance for, and provide tech-
nical assistance through technical service pro-
grams to, non-Federal interests to assist such in-
terests in pursuing technical services and devel-
oping proposals for water resources development 
projects; and 
(E) provide, at the request of a non-Federal 
interest, assistance with researching and identi-
fying existing project authorizations or authori-
ties to address local water resources challenges. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
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practicable, prioritize awareness, education, and out-
reach and engagement to economically disadvantaged 
communities (as defined by the Secretary under sec-
tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically 
disadvantaged communities located in urban and 
rural areas. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 8118. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS
ON
THE FORMULATION
OF 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES 
AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.—Sec-
tion 118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pub-
lish’’ and inserting ‘‘annually publish’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘se-
lect’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, annually select’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘projects’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘projects annually’’. 
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(b) PILOT PROGRAM
FOR CONTINUING AUTHORITY 
PROJECTS IN SMALL OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 
Section 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended in paragraph 
(2)(B), by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
SEC. 8119. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—Section 22 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ 
after ‘‘State or group of States,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ 
after ‘‘such State, interest,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
236 of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4141 of 
title 10’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provi-
sion of assistance under this subsection to address 
both inland and coastal life safety risks.’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The cost-share for assist-
ance’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) TRIBES AND TERRITORIES.—The cost-share 
for assistance’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITIES.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the 
limitation in section 1156 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary is au-
thorized to waive the collection of fees for any local 
government to which assistance is provided under 
subsection (a) that the Secretary determines is an eco-
nomically disadvantaged community, as defined by 
the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note) (including economically disadvantaged commu-
nities located in urban and rural areas).’’. 
(b) WATERSHED PLANNING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—In providing assistance under section 22 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall, upon re-
quest, provide such assistance at a watershed scale. 
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SEC. 8120. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPEC-
TIONS. 
In any instance where the Secretary requires, as a con-
dition of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 5 
of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), that a non- 
Federal sponsor of a flood control project undertake an elec-
tronic inspection of the portion of such project that is under 
normal circumstances submerged, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the non-Federal sponsor credit or reimbursement for 
the cost of carrying out such inspection against the non- 
Federal share of the cost of repair or restoration of such 
project carried out under such section. 
SEC. 8121. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically 
conduct assessments of federally authorized levees under the 
jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, to evaluate the poten-
tial Federal interest in the modification (including realign-
ment or incorporation of natural features and nature-based 
features, as such terms are defined in section 1184(a) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 
2289a(a))) of levee systems to meet one or more of the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(1) Increasing the flood risk reduction benefits of 
such systems. 
(2) Achieving greater flood resiliency. 
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(3) Restoring hydrological and ecological connec-
tions with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater 
environmental benefits without undermining flood 
risk reduction or flood resiliency for levee-protected 
communities. 
(b) LEVEES OPERATED
BY NON-FEDERAL INTER-
ESTS.—The Secretary shall carry out an assessment under 
subsection (a) for a federally authorized levee system oper-
ated by a non-Federal interest only if the non-Federal inter-
est— 
(1) requests the assessment; and 
(2) agrees to provide 50 percent of the cost of the 
assessment. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con-
sider and identify, with respect to each levee system— 
(A) an estimate of the number of structures 
and population at risk and protected by the levee 
system that would be adversely impacted if the 
levee system fails or water levels exceed the height 
of any levee segment within the levee system 
(which may be the applicable estimate included 
in the levee database established under section 
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9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303), if available); 
(B) the number of times the non-Federal in-
terest has received emergency flood-fighting or re-
pair assistance under section 5 of the Act of Au-
gust 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) for the levee sys-
tem, and the total expenditures on postflood re-
pairs over the life of the levee system; 
(C) the functionality of the levee system 
with regard to higher precipitation levels, in-
cluding due to changing climatic conditions and 
extreme weather events; 
(D) the potential costs and benefits (includ-
ing environmental benefits and implications for 
levee-protected communities) from modifying the 
applicable levee system to restore connections 
with adjacent floodplains; and 
(E) available studies, information, lit-
erature, or data from relevant Federal, State, or 
local entities. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, prioritize levee sys-
tems— 
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(A) associated with an area that has been 
subject to flooding in two or more events in any 
10-year period; and 
(B) for which the non-Federal interest has 
received emergency flood-fighting or repair as-
sistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 
1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) with respect to such flood 
events. 
(3) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall ensure that an 
assessment under subsection (a) shall be similar in 
cost and scope to an initial assessment prepared by 
the Secretary pursuant to section 216 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
(d) FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In con-
ducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consider information on floods and flood damages 
compiled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 
(33 U.S.C. 709a). 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, and peri-
odically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
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on the results of the assessments conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any levee system for 
which the Secretary has conducted an assessment 
under subsection (a); 
(B) a description of any opportunities iden-
tified under such subsection for the modification 
of a levee system, including the potential benefits 
of such modification for the purposes identified 
under such subsection; 
(C) information relating to the willingness 
and ability of each applicable non-Federal inter-
est to participate in a modification to the rel-
evant levee system, including by obtaining any 
real estate necessary for the modification; and 
(D) a summary of the information consid-
ered and identified under subsection (c)(1). 
(f) INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall include in the levee database established under section 
9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 3303) the information included in each report sub-
mitted under subsection (e), and make such information 
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