[20160222]IF10361_陆军工程兵团：2017财年拨款.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov February 22, 2016Army Corps of Engineers: FY2017 AppropriationsThe Energy and Water Development bill provides funding for the civil program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), an agency in the Department of Defense with both military and civilian responsibilities. Under its civil works program, the Corps plans, builds, operates, and maintains a wide range of water resources facilities. The Corps attracts congressional attention in part because its projects can have significant local and regional economic benefits and environmental effects, in addition to their water resource development purposes. Corps appropriations generally are authorized in water resources development acts. Most recently, Congress enacted a water resources development act in June 2014, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA 2014; P.L. 113-121). In most years, the Presidents budget request for the Corps is below the agencys enacted appropriations. For FY2016, Congress appropriated almost $6 billion for the Corps, more than $1 billion more than the requested amount. The Presidents FY2017 request for the Corps was $4.6 billion. Recent trends in budget