Title: REPAIR Resolution
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Responsible Environmental Preservation and American Infrastructure Restoration Resolution or the REPAIR Resolution
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude from the definition of "congressional earmark" a provision or report language that provides, authorizes, or recommends an amount of discretionary budget authority for a project of the Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of Reclamation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 313 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 313

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude certain 
  provisions relating to water resources development projects of the 
Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of Reclamation from the definition of 
             congressional earmark, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2017

  Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida submitted the following resolution; 
              which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude certain 
  provisions relating to water resources development projects of the 
Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of Reclamation from the definition of 
             congressional earmark, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Rules of the House of Representatives define an earmark as a Member 
        request for funding targeted to a specific State, locality, or 
        congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative 
        formula-driven or competitive award process;
Whereas the Congressional Research Service reports that 85 percent of Corps of 
        Engineers projects (Corps projects) and 75 percent of Bureau of 
        Reclamation projects (Reclamation projects) are geographically specific 
        studies or projects, and the appropriation of funds for Corps and 
        Reclamation projects is not determined through a formula-driven or 
        competitive award process; and
Whereas the appropriation of funds for Corps and Reclamation projects is not 
        intended to supersede applicable allocation authorities under section 
        302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)), or to 
        preclude the requirement that a Corps or Reclamation project receive an 
        authorization prior to the allocation of appropriations for the project: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Responsible Environmental 
Preservation and American Infrastructure Restoration Resolution'' or 
the ``REPAIR Resolution''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FROM 
              DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK.

    Clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(e) For the purpose'' and inserting 
        ``(e)(1) For the purpose''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) For the purpose of this clause, the term `congressional 
earmark' does not include a provision or report language described in 
subparagraph (1) if the provision or report language provides, 
authorizes, or recommends an amount of discretionary budget authority 
for a project of the Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of 
Reclamation.''.
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