(a) State of levees (1) In general Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016 , and biennially thereafter, the Secretary in coordination with the committee, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the state of levees in the United States and the effectiveness of the levee safety initiative, including— (A) progress achieved in implementing the levee safety initiative; (B) State , regional, and tribal participation in the levee safety initiative; (C) recommendations to improve coordination of levee safety, floodplain management , and environmental protection concerns, including— (i) identifying and evaluating opportunities to coordinate public safety, floodplain management , and environmental protection activities relating to levees; and (ii) evaluating opportunities to coordinate environmental permitting processes for operation and maintenance activities at existing levee projects in compliance with all applicable laws; and (D) any recommendations for legislation and other congressional actions necessary to ensure national levee safety. (2) Inclusion Each report under paragraph (1) shall include a report of the committee that describes the independent recommendations of the committee for the implementation of the levee 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 and the Administrator, in coordination with the committee, 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 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 shall submit to Congress a report on opportunities for alignment of Federal programs to provide incentives to State, regional, tribal, and local governments and individuals and entities— (1) to promote shared responsibility for levee safety; (2) to encourage the development of strong State , regional, and tribal levee safety programs; (3) to better align the levee safety initiative with other Federal flood risk management programs; and (4) to promote increased levee safety through other Federal programs providing assistance to State, regional, tribal, and local governments. (d) Liability for certain levee engineering projects Not later than 1 year after December 16, 2016 , the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes recommendations that identify and address any legal liability associated with levee engineering projects that prevent— (1) levee owners from obtaining needed levee engineering services; or (2) development and implementation of a State , regional, or tribal levee safety program. ( 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 .) 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 .