It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that the following provisions shall be observed:
No project or any modification not authorized, of a project for flood control or rivers and harbors, shall be authorized by the Congress unless a report for such project or modification has been previously submitted by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, in conformity with existing law.
(Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1264, title II, §202,
Section comprises last two paragraphs of section 202 of act Sept. 3, 1954. First paragraph of section 202 is set out as a note under section 701–1 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior acts:
May 17, 1950, ch. 188, title II, §202,
June 30, 1948, ch. 771, title II, §202,
July 24, 1946, ch. 596, §2,