; and (B) coordinate the activities of, and communication among, members of the Committee. (3) Membership The Committee shall include representatives of Federal agencies with responsibility for water and natural resource issues, including representatives of— (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (C) the National Marine Fisheries Service; (D) the Corps of Engineers; (E) the Environmental Protection Agency; and (F) the Department of Agriculture. (4) Duties and responsibilities The members of the Committee shall establish the duties and responsibilities of the Committee, including— (A) facilitating communication and collaboration among Federal agencies to support and advance any projects for which an eligible entity or qualified partner requests the assistance of the Committee; (B) ensuring the effective coordination among relevant Federal agencies and departments to ensure accelerated implementation of any projects for which an eligible entity or qualified partner requests the assistance of the Committee; and (C) making policy and budgetary recommendations, if determined to be appropriate by the Committee, to support the implementation of projects. (5) Project assistance On request of an eligible entity or a qualified partner for a habitat restoration project, the Committee shall assist that project with permit processing and interagency coordination. (h) Authorization of appropriations In addition to amounts made available under section 40901(11), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $250,000,000 to carry out this section for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, of which— (1) $150,000,000 shall be made available for the competitive grant program described in subsection (b); and (2) $100,000,000 shall be made available for other actions described in subsection (e) and to carry out subsection (f). (i) Applicable law Nothing in this section affects or modifies— (1) the obligations of the Secretary under— (A) the reclamation laws