---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 U.S.C. § 3303b"
title: "33"
title_heading: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
number: "3303b"
heading: "Reports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/33/3303b"
units:
  - "Chapter 46 — National Levee Safety Program"
---

# §3303b. Reports

- (a) **State of levees—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, and biennially thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/33/426h–1.md?p=2) in coordination with the [committee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=3), shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the [state](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15) of [levees](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) in the [United States](/usc/33/3301.md?p=17) and the effectiveness of the [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety initiative, including—
    - (A) progress achieved in implementing the [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety initiative;
    - (B) [State](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15), regional, and tribal participation in the [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety initiative;
    - (C) recommendations to improve coordination of [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety, [floodplain management](/usc/33/3301.md?p=4), and environmental protection concerns, including—
      - (i) identifying and evaluating opportunities to coordinate public safety, [floodplain management](/usc/33/3301.md?p=4), and environmental protection activities relating to [levees](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A); and
      - (ii) evaluating opportunities to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation and maintenance activities at existing [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) projects in compliance with all applicable laws; and
    - (D) any recommendations for legislation and other congressional actions necessary to ensure national [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety.
  - (2) **Inclusion—** Each report under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall include a report of the [committee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=3) that describes the independent recommendations of the [committee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=3) for the implementation of the [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety initiative.
- (b) **National dam and levee safety program—** Not later than 3 years after June 10, 2014, to the maximum extent practicable, the [Secretary](/usc/33/426h–1.md?p=2) and the [Administrator](/usc/33/3301.md?p=1), in coordination with the [committee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=3), shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations regarding the advisability and feasibility of, and potential approaches for, establishing a joint national dam and [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety program.
- (c) **Alignment of Federal programs relating to levees—** Not later than 2 years after December 16, 2016, the Comptroller General of the [United States](/usc/33/3301.md?p=17) shall submit to Congress a report on opportunities for alignment of Federal programs to provide incentives to [State](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15), regional, tribal, and local governments and individuals and entities—
  - (1) to promote shared responsibility for [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety;
  - (2) to encourage the development of strong [State](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15), regional, and tribal [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety programs;
  - (3) to better align the [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety initiative with other Federal flood [risk](/usc/33/3301.md?p=14) management programs; and
  - (4) to promote increased [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety through other Federal programs providing assistance to [State](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15), regional, tribal, and local governments.
- (d) **Liability for certain levee engineering projects—** Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016, the [Secretary](/usc/33/426h–1.md?p=2) shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal liability associated with [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) engineering projects that prevent—
  - (1) [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) owners from obtaining needed [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) engineering services; or
  - (2) development and implementation of a [State](/usc/33/3301.md?p=15), regional, or tribal [levee](/usc/33/3301.md?p=7-A) safety program.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–114, title IX, § 9006, as added Pub. L. 113–121, title III, § 3016(e)(2), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1299; amended Pub. L. 114–322, title I, § 1130(d), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1652.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 9006 of Pub. L. 110–114 was renumbered section 9008, and is classified to section 3305 of this title.

### Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(1)(A), substituted “1 year after December 16, 2016” for “1 year after June 10, 2014” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(1)(B), substituted “State, regional, and tribal” for “State and tribal”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(2)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “2 years after December 16, 2016” for “2 years after June 10, 2014” and “State, regional, tribal, and local” for “State, tribal, and local”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(2)(B), substituted “State, regional, and tribal” for “State and tribal”.

Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(2)(C), substituted “State, regional, tribal, and local” for “State and local”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(3)(A), substituted “1 year after December 16, 2016” for “1 year after June 10, 2014” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 114–322, § 1130(d)(3)(B), substituted “State, regional, or tribal” for “State or tribal”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2 of Pub. L. 110–114, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.