Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

Summary: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 and 1995 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to its Office of Inspector General. Prescribes allocation guidelines.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in accordance with section 261 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2017) and section 305 of the 
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5875), the following 
amounts:
            (1) Fiscal year 1994.--$542,900,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
        to remain available until expended, of which $22,000,000 is 
        authorized from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
            (2) Fiscal year 1995.--$546,800,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
        to remain available until expended, of which $22,000,000 is 
        authorized from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
    (b) Office of Inspector General.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Inspector 
General, in accordance with the provisions of section 1105(a)(25) of 
title 31, United States Code, the following amounts:
            (1) Fiscal year 1994.--$4,800,000 for fiscal year 1994, to 
        remain available until expended.
            (2) Fiscal year 1995.--$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, to 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
section 2(a) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 shall be allocated as 
follows:
            (1) Reactor safety and safeguards regulation.--Not more 
        than $163,807,000 for fiscal year 1994, and not more than 
        $168,005,000 for fiscal year 1995, may be used for ``Reactor 
        Safety and Safeguards Regulation''.
            (2) Reactor safety research.--Not more than $99,969,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994, and not more than $98,339,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, may be used for ``Reactor Safety Research''.
            (3) Nuclear material and low-level waste safety and 
        safeguards regulation.--Not more than $61,880,000 for fiscal 
        year 1994, and not more than $63,025,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
        may be used for ``Nuclear Material and Low-Level Waste Safety 
        and Safeguards Regulation''.
            (4) High-level nuclear waste regulation.--Not more than 
        $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
        and not more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 from the 
        Nuclear Waste Fund, may be used for ``High-Level Nuclear Waste 
        Regulation''.
            (5) Reactor special and independent reviews, 
        investigations, and enforcement.--Not more than $31,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1994, and not more than $31,369,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, may be used for ``Reactor Special and Independent 
        Reviews, Investigations, and Enforcement''.
            (6) Nuclear safety management and support.--Not more than 
        $164,244,000 for fiscal year 1994, and not more than 
        $164,062,000 for fiscal year 1995, may be used for ``Nuclear 
        Safety Management and Support''.
    (b) Limitations.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may not use 
more than 1 percent of the amounts allocated under subsection (a) to 
exercise its authority under section 31 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2051(a)) to enter into grants and cooperative 
agreements with organizations such as universities, State and local 
governments, and not-for-profit institutions. Grants made by the 
Commission shall be made in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31, 
United States Code, and other applicable law.
    (c) Reallocation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), any amount allocated for a fiscal year pursuant to any 
        paragraph of subsection (a) for purposes of the program 
        referred to in any such paragraph may be reallocated by the 
        Nuclear Regulatory Commission for use in a program referred to 
        in any other paragraph of such subsection, or for use in any 
        other activity within a program.
            (2) Limitation.--The amount available from appropriations 
        in any fiscal year for use in any program or activity specified 
        in subsection (a) may not, as a result of reallocations made 
        under paragraph (1), be increased or reduced by more than 
        $500,000, unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission submits 
        advance notification of such reallocation to the Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works of the Senate. Such notification shall contain 
        a full and complete statement of the reallocation to be made 
        and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such 
        reallocation.
            (3) Nuclear waste fund.--Funds authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund may be used only for 
        the high-level nuclear waste activities of the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission and may not be reprogrammed for other 
        Commission activities.

SEC. 4. RETENTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

    Money received by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the 
cooperative nuclear safety research program, services rendered to 
foreign governments and international organizations, and the material 
and information access authorization programs (including criminal 
history checks under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2169)) may be retained and used, subject to appropriations, for 
salaries and expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding 
the provisions of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and 
shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

    From amounts appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to section 2(a), except for appropriations from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund, the Commission may transfer amounts to its Office of 
Inspector General, except that the total amount so transferred during 
any fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the amount authorized under 
section 2(b) for such fiscal year.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON SPENDING AUTHORITY.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authority to 
make payments under this Act shall be effective except to such extent 
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.