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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–83 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020 

MAY 23, 2019.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Ms. KAPTUR, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 2960] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 

Page Number 

Bill Report 

Introduction ................................................................................................ ........ 6 

I. Department of Defense—Civil: 2 

Corps of Engineers—Civil .................................................................. 2 10 

Investigations ............................................................................... 2 18 

Construction ................................................................................. 3 24 

Mississippi River and Tributaries .............................................. 4 32 

Operation and Maintenance ....................................................... 5 35 

Regulatory Program ..................................................................... 6 63 

Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program ................... 7 64 

Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies .................................... 7 65 

Expenses ....................................................................................... 7 65 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) 8 66 

General Provisions .............................................................................. 9 66 

II. Department of the Interior: 

Central Utah Project ........................................................................... 12 67 

Central Utah Project Completion Account ................................ 12 67 

Bureau of Reclamation: 13 68 

Water and Related Resources ..................................................... 13 69 

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Page Number 

Bill Report 

Central Valley Project Restoration Fund ................................... 15 80 

California Bay-Delta Restoration ............................................... 16 80 

Policy and Administration .......................................................... 17 81 

General Provisions .............................................................................. 17 81 

III. Department of Energy: 

Introduction ......................................................................................... ........ 81 

Committee Recommendations ............................................................ ........ 82 

Energy Programs: ........ 86 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ................................. 21 86 

Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response ..... 22 96 

Electricity ..................................................................................... 22 97 

Nuclear Energy ............................................................................ 23 99 

Fossil Energy Research and Development ................................. 23 102 

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves .................................. 24 106 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve ....................................................... 24 106 

SPR Petroleum Account .............................................................. 25 107 

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve ........................................ 25 107 

Energy Information Administration ........................................... 25 107 

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup ........................................ 26 108 

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning 

Fund .......................................................................................... 26 108 

Science .......................................................................................... 26 109 

Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy ........................... 27 114 

Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program ...... 27 114 

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program 29 115 

Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program ................................... 29 115 

Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs ........................... 29 116 

Departmental Administration ..................................................... 29 116 

Office of the Inspector General ................................................... 30 118 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities: 

National Nuclear Security Administration: 

Weapons Activities ....................................................................... 31 119 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .............................................. 31 122 

Naval Reactors ............................................................................. 32 124 

Federal Salaries and Expenses ................................................... 32 124 

Environmental and Other Defense Activities: 

Defense Environmental Cleanup ................................................ 33 125 

Other Defense Activities ............................................................. 33 126 

Power Marketing Administrations: 

Bonneville Power Administration ............................................... 34 128 

Southeastern Power Administration .......................................... 35 128 

Southwestern Power Administration ......................................... 36 128 

Western Area Power Administration ......................................... 37 129 

Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund .......... 39 129 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ........................................... 41 129 

Committee Recommendation .............................................................. ........ 130 

General Provisions .............................................................................. 41 168 

IV. Independent Agencies: 

Appalachian Regional Commission ................................................... 49 168 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ........................................... 50 169 

Delta Regional Authority ................................................................... 50 170 

Denali Commission ............................................................................. 50 170 

Northern Border Regional Commission ............................................ 51 171 

Southeast Crescent Regional Commission ........................................ 51 171 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission ....................................................... 52 172 

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board ........................................... 54 175 

General Provisions .............................................................................. 54 175 

V. General Provisions 

House of Representatives Report Requirements ..................................... ........ 176 

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Minority Views ........................................................................................... ........ 240 

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SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee has considered budget estimates, which are contained in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 

2020. The following table summarizes appropriations for fiscal year 

2019, the budget estimates, and amounts recommended in the bill 

for fiscal year 2020. 


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Title I, Department of Defense - Civil ............. . Title II, Department of the Interior ............. . Title III, Department of Energy ...................... . Title IV, Independent Agencies ...................... . Title V, General Provisions ...................... . 

Subtotal. . . . . . . ............................. . 

Scorekeeping adjustments ............................. . 

TOTAL .......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

6,998,500 

1,565,000 

35,685,317 

389,977 

21 '400 

44,660,194 

-20 '194 

44,640,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

4,963,745 

1,119,849 

31,501,929 

370,181 

37,955,704 

103,338 

38.059,042 

Bi 11 

7,355,500 

1,647,849 

37,087,431 

386,882 

46,477,662 

-64,662 

46,413,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+357' 000 +2,3

+82,849 +5

+1,402,114 +5,5

3,095 +

-21 '400 

+1,817,468 +8,5

-44,468 1

+1 '773. 000 +8,3
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INTRODUCTION 

The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 totals $46,413,000,000, 

$1,773,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 

and $8,353,958,000 above the budget request. Total defense funding is $23,113,000,000, $673,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 and $107,958,000 below the budget request. Total non-defense funding is $23,300,000,000, 

$1,100,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 

and $8,461,056,000 above the budget request. 

Title I of the bill provides $7,355,500,000 for the Civil Works programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $357,000,000 above 

fiscal year 2019 and $2,391,755,000 above the budget request. 

Total funding for activities eligible for reimbursement from the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is estimated at $1,697,000,000, 

which is an increase of $147,000,000 above fiscal year 2019 and 

$732,000,000 above the budget request. The bill makes use of all 

estimated annual revenues from the Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund. 

Title II provides $1,647,849,000 for the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation, $82,849,000 above fiscal year 

2019 and $528,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee 

recommends $1,632,849,000 for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

$82,849,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $523,000,000 above the 

budget request. The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the 

Central Utah Project, the same as fiscal year 2019 and $5,000,000 

above the budget request. 

Title III provides $37,087,431,000 for the Department of Energy, 

$1,402,114,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $5,585,502,000 above the 

budget request. Funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which includes nuclear weapons activities, defense nuclear nonproliferation, naval reactors, and federal salaries 

and expenses, is $15,894,281,000, $665,663,000 above fiscal year 

2019 and $590,719,000 below the budget request. 

Funding for energy programs within the Department of Energy, 

which includes basic science research and the applied energy programs, is $14,198,415,000, $726,008,000 above fiscal year 2019 and 

$5,849,150,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends $6,870,000,000 for the Office of Science, $2,651,713,000 

for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $1,317,808,000 for 

Nuclear Energy, $740,000,000 for Fossil Energy, and $425,000,000 

for the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. 

Environmental management activities—non-defense environmental cleanup, uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning, and defense environmental cleanup—are funded at 

$7,175,129,000, equal to fiscal year 2019 and $706,036,000 above 

the budget request. 

The net amount appropriated for the Power Marketing Administrations is provided at the requested levels. Title IV provides $386,882,000 for several Independent Agencies, $3,095,000 below fiscal year 2019 and $16,701,000 above the budget request. Net funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is 

$130,032,000, $95,000 below fiscal year 2019 and $31,449,000 

below the budget request. 

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OVERVIEW OF THE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation prioritizes the most critical inherently federal responsibilities of this bill: the national defense, 

energy innovation to increase economic prosperity while providing 

additional solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change, 

investing in infrastructure including the maintenance of the nation’s waterways, and the resilience and security of electricity infrastructure. Strong support is included for basic science programs, 

which provide the foundation for new energy technologies that are 

vital to maintaining global competitiveness and ensuring long-term 

prosperity, but that are often too high-risk to receive the attention 

of the private sector. The recommendation provides strong support 

and increased parity for applied energy research and development 

activities to improve and extend the performance of existing energy 

sources and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. The recommendation also recognizes the importance of the federal government’s responsibility to clean up the legacy of decades of nuclear 

weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. 

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

The Department of Energy and its national laboratory system 

have helped to lay the foundation for the technological advances 

driving the energy market today. Production breakthroughs for 

every energy generation source can trace their origins back to research and development supported by the Department. With the increased urgency to address climate change and as the energy market continues to transition to cleaner technologies, the Department’s support for research and development in all energy sources 

remains critical. 

The Committee provides funding in support of an energy strategy 

designed to enhance energy security, create jobs and increase economic prosperity, and mitigate and adapt to climate change. Funding for renewable energy sources and energy efficiency technologies 

supports continued investments in research and development to advance technological innovations that save consumers money, reduce 

carbon pollution, and increase U.S. competitiveness for the energy 

sector of the future. Funding for fossil and nuclear sources is targeted to ensure the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound use 

of the nation’s fossil and nuclear energy sources. The recommendation provides a corrected balancing of support to the applied energy 

research areas to ensure parity to the growth in investment over 

the last several years and focus on technologies to address climate 

change. 

The Committee encourages innovation and technological development to reduce emissions by pursuing research in all energy 

sources, including wind energy, solar energy, energy efficiency, fossil energy, nuclear energy, and hydropower. 

The success of these technologies depends on a reliable and resilient electric grid infrastructure. The nation’s electric grid was built 

to handle a different energy reality than the one faced today. 

Cyberattacks, frequent extreme weather events caused by climate 

change, and an increasing diversity of energy sources must be addressed to guarantee the continued operation of the electric grid. 

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The Committee provides strong support to ensure the nation’s electric grid remains secure, resilient, and ready to incorporate new 

technologies, particularly those that mitigate and adapt to climate 

change. 

The Committee continues its long-standing support for the investment of taxpayer funds across the spectrum of all energy technologies. A national energy policy can only be successful if it maintains stability while planning for long-term strategic goals of energy security, building the future through science and clean energy, 

and economic prosperity for the nation. The Committee makes strategic choices, recommending a more balanced approach to advance 

research and development in energy technologies that can address 

climate change, save money for consumers, and support a resilient 

electric grid. 

INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

America’s ports, inland waterways, locks, and dams serve as economic lifelines for many communities across the nation. The water 

delivered to municipal, industrial, and agricultural users contributes to America’s strong economy. The water resource infrastructure funded by the recommendation is a critical component of ensuring a robust national economy and supporting American competitiveness in international markets. 

The agencies funded in this bill are also on the front lines of the 

federal response to climate change. A changing climate and increasing variability in weather patterns across the United States is 

already impacting water infrastructure, often with catastrophic results, such as the 2017 and 2018 hurricane seasons and the spring 

2019 flooding. This recommendation represents a commitment to 

ensure that the nation’s water resource infrastructure is resilient 

and able to meet the challenges posed by a changing climate. 

The Committee believes that more needs to be done to increase 

the resiliency of infrastructure funded by this Act, and that every 

new construction or major rehabilitation project should be constructed to the most current relevant standards. These projects 

should address the risk of structural failure or loss of use from natural hazards or natural disasters throughout the lifetime of each 

project. As a measure of responsible fiscal prudence, resilient construction and related project management practices should be integrated into all programs funded by this Act. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has been instrumental in reducing the risk of flooding for public safety, businesses, 

and much of this country’s food-producing lands. The Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) supplies reliable water to approximately 

10 percent of the country’s population and to much of its fertile agricultural lands. Both agencies make significant contributions to 

national electricity production through hydropower facilities. 

The U.S. marine transportation industry supports $2,000,000,000,000 in commerce and creates employment for more 

than 13 million people. As the agency responsible for the nation’s 

federal waterways, the Corps maintains 1,067 harbors and 25,000 

miles of commercial channels serving 40 states. The maintenance 

of these commercial waterways is directly tied to the ability of this 

country to ship its manufactured and bulk products, as well as to 

compete with the ports of neighboring countries for the business of 

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ships arriving from around the world. As a primary supporter of 

America’s waterway infrastructure, the Corps ensures that the nation has the tools to maintain a competitive edge in the global market. This recommendation makes key changes to the budget request to ensure that the Corps has the resources to continue to 

support America’s shipping infrastructure. 

The flood protection infrastructure that the Corps builds or 

maintains reduces the risk of flooding to people, businesses, and 

other public infrastructure investments. In fact, the average annual damages prevented by Corps projects over fiscal years 2007– 

2016 was $67,600,000,000. Between 1928 and 2016, each inflationadjusted dollar invested in these projects prevented $8.91 in damages. The properties and investments protected by Corps infrastructure would often be flooded without that infrastructure, destroying homes, businesses, and many valuable acres of cropland. 

Reclamation’s water infrastructure is a critical component of the 

agricultural productivity of this country and supplies water to more 

than 31 million people for municipal, rural, and industrial uses. 

These facilities deliver water to one of every five western farmers 

resulting in approximately 10 million acres of irrigated land that 

produces 60 percent of the nation’s vegetables and 25 percent of its 

fruits and nuts. Without this infrastructure, American municipal 

and industrial users would face critical water shortages, and agricultural producers in the West would not be able to access reliable, 

safe water for their families and their businesses. 

The Corps and Reclamation are the nation’s largest and second 

largest producers of hydropower, respectively. Combined, these federal hydropower facilities generate approximately 115 billion kilowatt-hours annually. Gross revenues from the sale of this power 

reach nearly $6,000,000,000 annually. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS

The Committee considers the national defense programs of the 

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to be the Department of Energy’s highest national security priority. The recommendation provides funding to sustain and modernize the nuclear weapons stockpile, prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials, and provide for the needs of the naval nuclear propulsion program. 

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTION

Program, Project, or Activity.—The term ‘‘program, project, or activity’’ shall include the most specific level of budget items identified in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2020 and the Committee report accompanying 

this Act. 

Performance Measures.—The Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States 

Code, including the development of their organizational priority 

goals and outcomes such as performance outcome measures, output 

measures, efficiency measures, and customer service measures. 

Customer Service Measures.—The Committee directs each of the 

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tomer service and incorporate the standards into the performance 

plans required under title 31 of the United States Code. 

Offsetting Collections.—The Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act to continue to report any funds derived by 

the agency from non-federal sources, including user charges and 

fines that are authorized by law, to be retained and used by the 

agency or credited as an offset in annual budget submissions. 

Regional Councils.—The Committee encourages all federal agencies to consider including regional councils and councils of government as eligible entities in competitions for federal funding when 

local governments or non-profit agencies are eligible. 

Federal Advertising.—The Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act to include the following information in its 

fiscal year 2021 budget justification: expenditures for fiscal year 

2019 and expected expenditures for fiscal year 2021, respectively, 

for (1) all contracts for advertising services, and (2) contracts for 

the advertising services of all Small Business Administration-recognized socioeconomic subcategory-certified small businesses, as defined in the Small Business Act, and all minority-owned businesses. 

Cost Allocation Studies.—The Committee has heard concerns 

that the cost allocation studies for some projects within the Federal 

Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) are several decades old 

and may not reflect current benefits provided by such projects. The 

Committee directs the Corps, Reclamation, and the Bonneville 

Power Administration to jointly develop an outline for conducting 

cost allocation studies for relevant projects within the FCRPS. The 

outline shall include, at a minimum, a prioritized list of projects for 

which cost allocation studies should be conducted, scope necessary 

to perform a study, a list of other authorized purposes at each 

project identified for a study, any regulatory or other constraints, 

and appropriate timelines and estimated costs for each identified 

study. The agencies shall be prepared to brief the Committee not 

later than 180 days after enactment of this Act on this outline. 

TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

INTRODUCTION

The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act funds the Civil Works missions of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (Corps). This program is responsible for activities in support of coastal and inland navigation, flood and coastal 

storm damage reduction, environmental protection and restoration, 

hydropower, recreation, water supply, and disaster preparedness 

and response. The Corps also performs regulatory oversight of navigable waters. Approximately 22,000 civilians and almost 300 military personnel located in eight Division offices and 38 District offices work to carry out the Civil Works program. 

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BUDGET STRUCTURE CHANGES

The budget request for the Corps proposed numerous structure 

changes, including creation of two new accounts (Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and Inland Waterways Trust Fund) and the 

shifting of a variety of studies and projects from one account to another. The Committee rejects all such proposed changes and instead funds all activities in the accounts in which funding has traditionally been provided. All projects remain at the funding levels 

included in the budget request, just in different accounts than proposed. In particular: 

• Projects proposed for funding in the Harbor Maintenance 

Trust Fund account in the budget request have been transferred to the Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, 

and Operation and Maintenance accounts, as appropriate; 

• Projects proposed for funding in the Inland Waterways 

Trust Fund account in the budget request have been transferred to the Construction account; 

• Dredged material management plans, proposed in the Investigations account in the budget request, have been transferred to the Operation and Maintenance account; 

• Dam safety modification studies, proposed in the Investigations account in the budget request, have been transferred 

to the Dam Safety and Seepage/Stability Correction Program 

within the Construction account; 

• Dam Safety and Seepage/Stability Correction Program 

management costs, proposed in the Expenses account in the 

budget request, have been transferred to the Program within 

the Construction account; and 

• Sand mitigation projects, proposed in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund account in the budget request, have been 

transferred to the Construction account. 

Additionally, several national programs were proposed in the 

budget request as singular programs under Remaining Items, 

whereas the Committee has traditionally funded these programs by 

state. These programs include the Inspection of Completed Works, 

Project Condition Surveys, Scheduling of Reservoir Operations, and 

Surveillance of Northern Boundary Waters. The Committee rejects 

the proposed changes and instead funds all activities in these programs under the individual states. All projects remain at the funding levels included in the budget request. 

Lastly, the Poplar Island, Maryland, beneficial use of dredged 

material project has been re-categorized as within the environmental restoration business line as is appropriate and as was the 

case in previous years. 

For any fiscal year, if the Corps proposes budget structure 

changes, the budget proposal shall be accompanied by a display of 

the funding request in the traditional budget structure. 

APPORTIONMENT UNDER A CONTINUING RESOLUTION

For the purposes of the continuing resolutions to start fiscal year 

2018, the Office of Management and Budget changed the longstanding policy by which funding is apportioned to the Civil Works 

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dividual account was apportioned separately for amounts from the 

general fund of the Treasury and from various trust funds. 

The Committee has long intended the Corps to have the flexibility to address projects most in need of funding under a continuing resolution. The creation of artificial accounting distinctions 

has the potential to cause serious impediments to the efficient and 

effective implementation of the Civil Works program. For example, 

work on many navigation projects is limited by environmental or 

other regulatory windows. Further limitations imposed by separately apportioning Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund monies could 

cause serious disruptions to the economic activity that depends on 

these navigation channels. 

For these reasons, the Committee rejects the change in apportionment policy and directs the Administration to follow the previous policy during any continuing resolutions that may occur in 

this or any future fiscal years. 

DEEP-DRAFT NAVIGATION

The Committee remains mindful of the evolving infrastructure 

needs of the nation’s ports. Meeting these needs—including deeper 

drafts to accommodate the move towards larger ships—will be essential if the nation is to remain competitive in international markets and to continue advancing economic development and job creation domestically. 

Investigations and construction of port projects, including the 

deepening of existing projects, are cost-shared between the federal 

government and non-federal sponsors, often local or regional port 

authorities. The operation and maintenance of these projects are 

federal responsibilities and are funded as reimbursements from the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), which is supported by 

anad valorem tax on the value of imported and domestic cargo. Expenditures from the trust fund are subject to annual appropriations. The balance in the HMTF at the beginning of fiscal year 

2020 is estimated to be approximately $9,501,000,000. 

The Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 

2014 included target annual appropriations levels for use of HMTF 

receipts and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 

2016 amended those levels. The Committee remains committed to 

providing the maximum practicable amount of funding for HMTFreimbursable activities consistent with annual allocations and after 

evaluating funding requirements for other priority activities within 

the Civil Works program. 

For fiscal year 2020, the Committee provides an estimated 

$1,697,000,000 for HMTF-related activities, $147,000,000 more 

than fiscal year 2019, $732,000,000 above the budget request, and 

$100,000,000 above the annual target. This funding will enable the 

Corps to make significant progress on the backlog of dredging 

needs. 

INLAND WATERWAYS SYSTEM

The nation’s inland waterways system—consisting of approximately 12,000 miles of commercially navigable channels and 239 

lock chambers—is essential to supporting the national economy. 

Freight transported on the inland waterways system includes a significant portion of the nation’s grain exports, domestic petroleum 

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and petroleum products, and coal used in electricity generation. 

Much of the physical infrastructure of the system is aging, however, and in need of improvements. For example, commercial navigation locks typically have a design life of 50 years, yet nearly 60 

percent of these locks in the United States are more than 50 years 

old, with an average age of almost 60 years old. 

Capital improvements to the inland waterways system generally 

are funded 50 percent from the general fund of the Treasury and 

50 percent from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF), while 

operation and maintenance costs are funded 100 percent from the 

general fund of the Treasury. The IWTF is supported by a tax on 

barge fuel. 

The Corps is directed to take the preparatory steps necessary to 

ensure that new construction projects can be initiated as soon as 

can be supported under a capital program that assumes full use of 

revenues (i.e., as ongoing projects approach completion). For fiscal 

year 2020, the Committee provides appropriations making use of 

all estimated annual revenues from the IWTF. The final program 

level will depend on project-specific allocations to be made by the 

Corps. The Committee also allocates $60,000,000 above the budget 

request for additional operation and maintenance activities on the 

inland waterways. 

FORMAT OF FUNDING PRIORITIES

Traditionally, the President requested and the Congress appropriated funds for the Civil Works program on a project-level basis. 

Taken together, however, these funding decisions indicated programmatic priorities and policy preferences. As with non-projectbased programs, the Congress at times disagreed with the priorities stated in the budget request and made its priorities known in 

appropriations bills. Final federal government priorities were established in Acts passed by both chambers of the Congress and 

signed by the President. 

Since the 112th Congress, congressional earmarks, as defined in 

House rule XXI, have been prohibited. That definition encompasses 

project-level funding not requested by the President. As a result, 

the Committee reviewed the historical format of appropriations for 

the Corps to see if there was a more transparent way to highlight 

programmatic priorities without abandoning congressional oversight responsibilities. The fiscal year 2012 Act included a modification to the format used in previous years, and that format is continued for fiscal year 2020. As in previous years, the Committee 

lists in report tables the studies, projects, and activities within 

each account requested by the President along with the Committeerecommended funding level. To advance its programmatic priorities, the Committee has included additional funding for certain 

categories of projects. Project-specific allocations within these categories will be determined by the Corps based on further direction 

provided in this report. 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING

The recommendation includes funding in addition to the budget 

request to ensure continued improvements to water resources infrastructure, including resiliency, that benefit our national economy, 

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tional work that either was not included in the budget request or 

was inadequately budgeted. 

The executive branch retains discretion over project-specific allocation decisions within the additional funds provided, subject to 

only the direction here and under the heading ‘‘Additional Funding’’ or ‘‘Additional Funding for Ongoing Work’’ within each of the 

Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, 

and Operation and Maintenance accounts. A study or project may 

not be excluded from consideration for funding for being ‘‘inconsistent with Administration policy.’’ The Administration is reminded that these funds are in addition to the budget request, and 

Administration budget metrics shall not be a reason to disqualify 

a study or project from being funded. 

The Committee is concerned that the Administration has implied, either implicitly or explicitly, to non-federal sponsors that 

chances of being included in a budget request or work plan increase with the amount of funding a non-federal sponsor can bring 

to a project. Therefore, the Administration is reminded that voluntary funding in excess of legally required cost shares for studies 

and projects is acceptable but shall not be used as a criterion for 

inclusion in the budget request, for allocating the additional funding provided, or for the selection of new starts. 

It is expected that all of the additional funding provided by this 

Act will be allocated to specific programs, projects, or activities. 

The focus of the allocation process shall favor the obligation, rather 

than expenditure, of funds. Additionally, the Administration shall 

consider the extent to which the Corps is able to obligate funds as 

it allocates the additional funding. 

The Corps shall evaluate all studies and projects only within accounts and categories consistent with previous congressional funding. When allocating the additional funding provided in this Act, 

the Corps shall consider implementation decisions under P.L. 115– 

123 to maximize the reduction of risk to public safety and infrastructure and the reduction of future damages from floods and 

storms nationwide. 

A project or study shall be eligible for additional funding within 

the Investigations, Construction, and Mississippi River and Tributaries accounts if: (1) it has received funding, other than through 

a reprogramming, in at least one of the previous three fiscal years; 

(2) it was previously funded and could reach a significant milestone, complete a discrete element of work, or produce significant 

outputs in fiscal year 2020; or (3) as appropriate, it is selected as 

one of the new starts allowed in accordance with this Act and the 

additional direction provided below. None of the additional funding 

in any account may be used for any item where funding was specifically denied or for projects in the Continuing Authorities Program. Funds shall be allocated consistent with statutory cost share 

requirements. 

Work Plan.—Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 

the Corps shall provide to the Committee a work plan including the 

following information: (1) a detailed description of the process and 

criteria used to evaluate studies and projects; (2) delineation of how 

these funds are to be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to be 

accomplished with each allocation, including phase of work; and (4) 

a list of all studies and projects that were considered eligible for 

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funding but did not receive funding, including an explanation of 

whether the study or project could have used funds in fiscal year 

2020 and the specific reasons each study or project was considered 

as being less competitive for an allocation of funds. 

New Starts.—The recommendation includes six new starts in the 

Investigations account and six new starts in the Construction account to be distributed across the authorized mission areas of the 

Corps. Of the new starts in Investigations, two shall be for navigation studies, one shall be for a flood and storm damage reduction 

study, one shall be for an environmental restoration study, one 

shall be for a multi-purpose watershed study to assess coastal resiliency, and one shall be for an additional flood and storm damage 

reduction or environmental restoration study. Of the new construction starts, two shall be for navigation projects; one shall be for a 

flood and storm damage reduction project; one shall be for an additional navigation, an additional flood and storm damage reduction, 

or a multi-purpose project; and two shall be for environmental restoration or multi-purpose projects. No funding shall be used to initiate new programs, projects, or activities in the Mississippi River 

and Tributaries or Operation and Maintenance accounts. 

The Corps is directed to propose a single group of new starts as 

a part of the work plan. None of the funds may be used for any 

item for which the Committee has specifically denied funding. The 

Corps may not change or substitute the new starts selected once 

the work plan has been provided to the Committee. Each new start 

shall be funded from the appropriate additional funding line item. 

Any project for which the new start requirements are not met by 

the end of fiscal year 2020 shall be treated as if the project had 

not been selected as a new start; such a project shall be required 

to compete again for new start funding in future years. As all new 

starts are to be chosen by the Corps, all shall be considered of 

equal importance, and the Administration is reminded that the expectation is that future budget submissions will include appropriate funding for all new starts selected. 

There continues to be confusion regarding the executive branch’s 

policies and guidelines regarding which studies and projects require new start designations. Therefore, the Corps is directed to notify the Committee at least seven days prior to execution of an 

agreement for construction of any project except environmental infrastructure projects and projects under the Continuing Authorities 

Program. Additionally, the Committee reiterates and clarifies previous congressional direction as follows. Neither study nor construction activities related to individual projects authorized under 

section 1037 of the WRRDA of 2014 shall require a new start or 

new investment decision; these activities shall be considered ongoing work. No new start or new investment decision shall be required when moving from feasibility to preconstruction engineering 

and design (PED). A new start designation shall be required to initiate construction of individually-authorized projects funded within 

programmatic line items. No new start or new investment decision 

shall be required to initiate work on a separable element of a 

project when construction of one or more separable elements of that 

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dertaken to correct a design deficiency on an existing federal 

project; it shall be considered ongoing work. 

In addition to the priority factors used to allocate all additional 

funding provided in the Investigations account, the Corps should 

give careful consideration to the out-year budget impacts of the 

studies selected and to whether there appears to be an identifiable 

non-federal sponsor that will be ready and able to provide, in a 

timely manner, the necessary cost share for the feasibility and PED 

phases. The Corps is reminded that the flood and storm damage reduction and the environmental restoration mission areas can include instances where non-federal sponsors are seeking assistance 

with flood control and unauthorized discharges from permitted 

wastewater treatment facilities and that the navigation mission 

area includes work in remote and subsistence harbor areas. 

In addition to the priority factors used to allocate all additional 

funding provided in the Construction account, the Corps also shall 

consider the out-year budget impacts of the selected new starts and 

the non-federal sponsor’s ability and willingness to promptly provide required cash contributions (if any), as well as required lands, 

easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and disposal areas. When 

considering new construction starts, only those that can execute a 

project cost sharing agreement not later than September 30, 2020, 

shall be chosen. 

To ensure that the new construction starts are affordable and 

will not unduly delay completion of any ongoing projects, the Secretary is required to submit to the Committee a realistic out-year 

budget scenario prior to issuing a work allowance for a new start. 

It is understood that specific budget decisions are made on an annual basis and that this scenario is neither a request for nor a 

guarantee of future funding for any project. Nonetheless, this scenario shall include an estimate of annual funding for each new 

start utilizing a realistic funding scenario through completion of 

the project, as well as the specific impacts of that estimated funding on the ability of the Corps to make continued progress on each 

previously funded construction project (including impacts to the optimum timeline and funding requirements of the ongoing projects) 

and on the ability to consider initiating new projects in the future. 

The scenario shall assume a Construction account funding level at 

the average of the past three budget requests. 

ASIAN CARP

The Committee expects the Corps to complete the Report of the 

Chief of Engineers for the Great Lakes—Mississippi River 

Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Recommended Plan expeditiously. As the Corps prioritizes projects, it shall consider critical 

projects to prevent the spread of invasive species. The Corps is reminded that this critical project is eligible to compete for additional 

funding within the Investigations account in order to initiate 

preconstruction engineering and design. The Corps is directed to 

provide quarterly updates to the Committee on the progress and 

status of efforts to prevent the further spread of Asian carp, including the Brandon Road Recommended Plan, the location and density 

of carp populations, the use of emergency procedures previously authorized by the Congress, and the development, consideration, and 

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implementation of new technological and structural countermeasures. 

The Committee is disappointed that the Administration chose to 

cut Corps funding for the important inter-agency collaborative 

work to address Asian carp. The Corps shall continue to collaborate 

at levels commensurate with previous years with the U.S. Coast 

Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of Illinois, and 

members of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, including to identify navigation protocols that would be beneficial or 

effective in reducing the risk of vessels inadvertently carrying 

aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp, through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois. Any findings of such an 

evaluation shall be included in the quarterly briefings to the Committee. The Corps is further directed to implement navigation protocols shown to be effective at reducing the risk of entrainment 

without jeopardizing the safety of vessels and crews. The Corps 

and other federal and state agencies are conducting ongoing research on potential solutions. The Corps shall brief the Committee 

on such navigation protocols and potential solutions not later than 

30 days after enactment of this Act. 

AGING WATERWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

The Committee recognizes the extraordinary implications to the 

local, regional, and national economy, as well as national security, 

due to aging waterway infrastructure. The Committee urges the 

Corps to prioritize ongoing deep draft lock modernization or replacement projects. 

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTION AND REPROGRAMMING

To ensure that the expenditure of funds in fiscal year 2020 is 

consistent with congressional direction, to minimize the movement 

of funds, and to improve overall budget execution, this Act carries 

a legislative provision outlining the circumstances under which the 

Corps may reprogram funds. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 

The Committee recommends $7,355,500,000 for the Corps, $357,000,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $2,391,755,000 above the 

budget request. 

A table summarizing the fiscal year 2019 enacted appropriation, 

the fiscal year 2020 budget request, and the Committee-recommended levels is provided below: 

(Dollars in thousands) 

Account FY 2019 enacted FY 2020 request Cmte. rec. 

Investigations ...................................................................... $125,000 $77,000 $135,000 

Construction ........................................................................ 2,183,000 1,306,945 2,337,000 

Mississippi River and tributaries ....................................... 368,000 209,872 350,000 

Operation and maintenance ............................................... 3,739,500 1,930,428 3,923,000 

Regulatory program ............................................................ 200,000 200,000 210,000 

FUSRAP ................................................................................ 150,000 ¥ 155,000 

Flood control and coastal emergencies .............................. 35,000 27,000 37,500 

Expenses ............................................................................. 193,000 187,000 203,000 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

Works .............................................................................. 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ......................................... ¥ 965,000 ¥ 

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(Dollars in thousands) 

Account FY 2019 enacted FY 2020 request Cmte. rec. 

Inland Waterways Trust Fund ............................................. ¥ 55,500 ¥ 

Total, Corps of Engineers—Civil ............................... 6,998,500 4,963,745 7,355,500 

INVESTIGATIONS

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $125,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 77,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 135,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +58,000,000 

This appropriation funds studies to determine the need for, the 

engineering and economic feasibility of, and the environmental and 

social suitability of solutions to water and related land resource 

problems; preconstruction engineering and design; data collection; 

interagency coordination; and research. 

The budget request for this account and the approved Committee 

allowance are shown on the following table: 

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MOBILE HARBOR, AL 

APOON MOUTH OF YUKON, AK 

ELIM SUBSISTENCE HARBOR, AK 

ST. MICHAEL CANAL, AK 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS- INVESTIGATIONS 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

ALABAMA 

ALASKA 

ARIZONA 

BIRD SPRINGS WATERSHED ASSESSMENT, AZ 

ARKANSAS 

THREE RIVERS, AR 

CALIFORNIA 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA (CHANNELS), CA 

SALINAS RESERVOIR (SANTA MARGARITA LAKE), CA 

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, CA (Phase II) 

SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION, CA 

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 

ILLINOIS 

INTERBASIN CONTROL OF GREAT LAKES-MISSISSIPPI RIVER AQUATIC NUISANCE 

SPECIES, IL, IN, OH & WI 

INDIANA 

MISSISSINEWA LAKE, IN 

KANSAS 

SOLDIER CREEK WATERSHED, KS 

MAINE 

MEDUXNEKEAG WATERSHED ASSEESSMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN, ME 

MINNESOTA 

PRAIRIE ISLAND STURGEON LAKE HABITAT RESTORATION, MN 

ST. ANTHONY FALLS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MN 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

700 

46 

100 

50 

50 

1,500 

50 

243 

600 

800 

400 

50 

1,000 

100 

40 

112 

218 

700 

1,500 

600 

800 

400 

50 

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- INVESTIGATIONS 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

NEW MEXICO 

PUEBLOS OF SAN FELIPE, NM, WATERSHED ASSESSMENT 

PUEBLOS OF ZIA WATERSHED ASSESSMENT, NM 

NEW YORK 

BUFFALO HARBOR, NY 

NORTH CAROLINA 

CAPE FEAR LOCKS AND DAMS 1-3, NC 

OHIO 

CLEVELAND HARBOR, OH 

OREGON 

COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY 2024 IMPLEMENTATION, OR & WA 

COUGAR LAKE, OR 

HILLS CREEK LAKE, OR 

LOOKOUT POINT LAKE, OR 

TEXAS 

CORPUS CHRISTl SHIP CHANNEL, TX 

GRAPEVINE LAKE, TX 

PROCTOR LAKE, TX 

VIRGINIA 

NORFOLK HARBOR AND CHANNELS DEEPENING, VA 

WASHINGTON 

PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE MARINE HABITAT RESTORATION, DUCKBUSH 

RIVER ESTUARY, WA 

SUBTOTAL, PROJECTS LISTED UNDER STATES 

REMAINING ITEMS 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING 

FLOOD AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION 

FLOOD CONTROL 

SHORE PROTECTION 

NAVIGATION 

COASTAL AND DEEP-DRAFT 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

48 

so 

250 

393 

100 

9,458 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

250 

1,000 

755 

2,500 

1,467 

26,080 

2,500 

1,467 

8,017 

6,000 

4,500 

2,000 

7,498 

8,000 
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INlAND 

CORPS OF ENGINEERS -INVESTIGATIONS 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

OTHER AUTHORIZED PROJECT PURPOSES 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OR COMPLIANCE 

ACCESS TO WATER DATA 

AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPPORTTRI-CADD 

COASTAL FIELD DATA COLLECTION 

COMMITIEE ON MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 

COORDINATION WITH OTHER WATER RESOURCE AGENCIES 

DISPOSITION OF COMPLETED PROJECTS 

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA STUDIES 

FERC LICENSING 

FLOOD DAMAGE DATA 

FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES 

HYDROLOGIC STUDIES 

INTERNATIONAL WATER STUDIES 

INTERAGENCY WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

INVENTORY OF DAMS 

NATIONAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

NATIONAL SHORELINE MANAGEMENT STUDY 

PlANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES 

PlANNING SUPPORT PROGRAM 

PRECIPITATION STUDIES 

REMOTE SENSING/GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SUPPORT 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTERS 

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 

STREAM GAGING 

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 

TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 

SUBTOTAL, REMAINING ITEMS 

TOTAL, INVESTIGATIONS 

A funded in another account. 

"'Funded in remaining items. 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED ------------- -------------

6,000 

6,000 

22,517 

360 360 

250 250 

1,000 1,000 

50 50 

350 350 

2,000 

80 80 

100 100 

230 230 

15,000 15,000 

500 500 

125 125 

100 100 

400 400 

5,000 5,000 

5,000 

5,000 9,000 

3,500 3,500 

200 200 

75 75 

13,000 13,000 

50 50 

1,000 1,000 

3,550 3,550 

1,000 1,000 

2,548 

50,920 126,983 

77,000 135,000 
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Chacon Creek, Texas.—The Corps is reminded that flood mitigation projects like Chacon Creek in Laredo, Texas, are eligible to 

compete for additional funding provided within this account. 

Additional Funding.—The Corps is expected to allocate the additional funding provided in this account primarily to specific feasibility and preconstruction engineering and design (PED) phases, 

rather than to Remaining Items line items as has been the case in 

previous work plans. When allocating the additional funding provided in this account, the Corps shall consider giving priority to 

completing or accelerating ongoing studies or to initiating new 

studies that will enhance the nation’s economic development, job 

growth, and international competitiveness; are for projects located 

in areas that have suffered recent natural disasters; are for 

projects that protect life and property; or are for projects to address 

legal requirements. The recommendation includes sufficient additional funding to undertake a significant amount of feasibility and 

PED work. The Administration is reminded that a project study is 

not complete until the PED phase is complete, and that no new 

start or new investment decision shall be required when moving 

from feasibility to PED. Of the additional funding provided for environmental restoration or compliance, the Corps shall allocate not 

less than $8,181,900 for ecosystem restoration projects in the PED 

phase that have been funded within the last three years. Of the additional funding provided for environmental restoration or compliance and other authorized project purposes, the Corps shall allocate not less than $1,500,0000 for ecosystem restoration projects 

that are modifications to flood protection project authorizations to 

address degraded conditions due to prior flood protection work. Of 

the additional funding provided in this account for flood and storm 

damage reduction and flood control, the Corps shall allocate not 

less than $1,500,000 for PED for projects that are located in economically disadvantaged communities where per capita income is 

less than half of the state and national averages and that have previously experienced loss of life due to flooding. 

Disposition of Completed Projects.—The Committee supports the 

budget request for disposition studies pursuant to facilities that 

closed as a result of P.L. 113–121. The Corps is directed to provide 

to the Committee copies of disposition studies upon completion. For 

Corps facilities that are deemed as excess, the Committee supports 

the disposal of those facilities through the appropriate General 

Services Administration process. 

National Historic Landmarks.—The Committee appreciates that 

certain flood and storm damage reduction studies encompass National Historic Landmarks that are immediately threatened by 

shoreline erosion sites. The Corps is encouraged to consider the 

economic activity generated by these sites, and the value of the 

landmark itself, when prioritizing studies. 

Tribal Partnership Program.—The Committee encourages the 

Corps, through this program, to collaborate with university partners in support of the Tribal National Technical Center of Expertise, as appropriate. 

Promontory Point.—The Committee is supportive of efforts to 

move forward with the third-party review of the Promontory Point 

portion of the Chicago Shoreline project. 

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Principles & Requirements.—The Committee directs the Corps to 

develop implementation rules and guidelines for the final Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water Resources released in March 2013 and the final Interagency Guidelines released in December 2014. The Corps is directed to provide 

to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

Act a briefing on the status of plans to develop these rules and 

guidelines. The Corps is directed to provide to the Committee a detailed implementation plan prior to implementing any rules and 

guidelines. 

Impacts on Oyster Reefs.—The Committee supports Corps efforts, 

when conducting or reviewing environmental assessments or environmental impact statements for navigation or coastal restoration 

projects in areas where oyster reefs exist, to consider water quality 

and salinity impacts on those reefs and, when appropriate, to mitigate any negative impacts. 

Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway System.—The Committee recognizes the importance of advancing the Navigation and 

Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) for the Upper Mississippi region and the nation’s economy and notes that Congress 

has already appropriated more than $62,000,000 in PED funding 

for this program. The Committee urges the Corps to expeditiously 

complete the Economic Reevaluation Report in order to move forward with PED and advance the projects authorized in Title VIII 

of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2007 (P.L. 110– 

114). 

Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries Project.—The Committee is aware that the project area was flooded with record high 

crests overflowing the Des Plaines River, resulting in damage to 

more than 3,200 residences. The Committee urges the Corps to cooperate with the non-federal sponsor as it prepares advance work 

on a number of flood features under section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. 

Lake Cypress, Florida.—The Committee remains aware that high 

rain totals have created a significant sediment flow through the 

Kissimmee Chain of Lakes resulting in a shoal that has expanded 

in recent years, located at the end of the C–35 canal in Lake Cypress, Florida. The Committee is concerned about reports that the 

shoal has become a danger to navigation and strongly encourages 

the Corps to cooperate with state and local officials on this issue. 

Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Puerto Rico.—The Committee commends the collaboration and constructive dialogue between Para la Naturaleza and the Corps relating to the Rio Puerto 

Nuevo Flood Control Project. The Committee recognizes the 

progress made to balance flood protection with environmental stewardship and historic preservation at this site and urges the Corps 

to consult with interested parties as it further evaluates flood control projects in Puerto Rico. 

Research and Development.—The Corps is encouraged to continue research using geophysical computational modeling and to 

use those processes to create simulations of changing environmental processes, sea level rise, and habitat degradation. 

Reporting Requirement.—The Corps is encouraged to work expeditiously towards compliance with sections of P.L. 115–270 that authorized and expedited feasibility studies. The Committee directs 

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the Corps to provide to the Committee not later than 45 days after 

enactment of this Act a briefing on the status of implementation 

of these sections. 

Projects of Importance to National Defense.—The Committee recognizes the importance of flood and coastal storm damage reduction 

investigations necessary to protect critical national defense capabilities that are also major regional economic hubs. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $2,183,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,306,945,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,337,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +154,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,030,055,000 

This appropriation funds construction, major rehabilitation, and 

related activities for water resource projects whose principal purpose is to provide commercial navigation, flood and storm damage 

reduction, or aquatic ecosystem restoration benefits to the nation. 

Portions of this account are funded from the Harbor Maintenance 

Trust Fund and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. 

The budget request for this account and the approved Committee 

allowance are shown on the following table: 

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Construction 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

CALIFORNIA 

AMERICAN RIVER COMMON FEATURES, NATOMAS BASIN, CA 

FLORIDA 

SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (EVERGLADES), FL 

GEORGIA 

SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GA 

ILLINOIS 

MELVIN PRICE LOCK AND DAM IL & MO (DEFICIENCY CORRECTION) 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION, IL, lA, MN, MO & WI 

IOWA 

MISSOURI RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY, lA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND & SD 

KENTUCKY 

ROUGH RIVER LAKE, KY MAJOR REHABILITATION 

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, MD 

POPLAR ISLAND, MD 

BOSTON HARBOR, MA 

MARYLAND 

MASSACHUSETTS 

MICHIGAN 

SAULT STE MARIE NEW LOCK CONSTRUCTION, Ml 

NEW JERSEY 

CAPE MAY INLET TO LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ 

LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS, CAPE MAY POINT, NJ 

RARITAN RIVER BASIN, GREEN BROOK SUB-BASIN, NJ 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

59,000 

200,000 

130,280 

24,087 

33,170 

17,775 

50,000 

34,814 

7S,333 

25,000 

59,000 

200,000 

130,280 

24,087 

33,170 

17,775 

50,000 

600 * 

17,300 * 

34,814 

75,333 

200 * 

7,400 • 

25,000 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS Construction 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

OREGON 

COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE MOUTH, OR & WA 

PENNSYLVANIA 

LOCKS AND DAMS 2, 3 AND 4, MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

CHARLESTON HARBOR (DEEPENING AND WIDENING), SC 

TEXAS 

CORPUS CHRISTl SHIP CHANNEL, TX 

WASHINGTON 

COLUMBIA RIVER FISH MITIGATION, WA, OR & ID (CRFM) 

MUD MOUNTAIN DAM, WA 

SUBTOTAL, PROJECTS LISTED UNDER STATES 

REMAINING ITEMS 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING 

FLOOD AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION 

FLOOD CONTROL 

SHORE PROTECTION 

NAVIGATION 

INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND REVENUES 

OTHER AUTHORIZED PROJECT PURPOSES 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OR COMPLIANCE 

ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE 

AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL PROGRAM 

BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL PILOT PROGRAM 

CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM 

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (SECTION 206) 

BENEFICIAL USES DREDGED MATERIAL (SECTION 204) 

EMERGENCY STREAM BANK AND SHORELINE PROTECTION (SECTION 14) 

FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS (SECTION 205) 

MITIGATION OF SHORE DAMAGES (SECTION 111) 

NAVIGATION PROGRAM (SECTION 107) 

PROJECT MODIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

(SECTION 1135) 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

36,000 36,000 

55,500 111,000 * 

138,040 138,040 

53,313 53,313 

21,602 21,602 

15,694 15,694 

969,608 1,050,608 

208,000 

200,500 

50,165 

265,000 

52,000 

103,892 

125,000 

100,000 

20,000 

7,500 

1,000 12,000 

20,000 * 

8,000 

1,000 15,000 

13,000 

8,000 

1,000 8,000 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Construction 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS(SECTION 208) 

SHORE PROTECTION (SECTION 103) 

DAM SAFETY AND SEEPAGE/STABILITY CORRECTION PROGRAM 

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION 

INLAND WATERWAYS USERS BOARD- BOARD EXPENSE 

INLAND WATERWAYS USERS BOARD- CORPS EXPENSE 

INNOVATIVE FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS 

RESTORATION OF ABANDONED MINES 

WRRDA 2014, SECTION 1043 NON-FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL 

PROJECTS 

SUBTOTAL, REMAINING ITEMS 

TOTAL, CONSTRUCTION 

*Includes funds requested in other accounts. 

BUDGET HOUSE 

REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

2,000 

4,000 

17,002 43,000 • 

17,000 17,000 

60 60 

275 275 

150,000 

4,000 

150,000 

337,337 1,286,392 

1,306,945 2,337,000 
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Murrieta Creek, California.—The Corps expects to complete the 

Phase 2A component of the project and Phase I Environmental and 

Vegetation Removal by the end of 2019. The Committee remains 

concerned with the Corps’ slow progress on completing the Validation Report, even though a draft economic analysis was issued in 

2013, and urges the Corps to complete the report expeditiously. 

The Corps is directed to re-evaluate project hydraulics, hydrology, 

and economics to determine if the cost savings identified by the 

local sponsor are appropriate and to include the full range of benefits in the Validation Report. 

Port of Brownsville Deepening Project.—The Port of Brownsville, 

Texas, is undergoing a project to deepen the channel from 42 to 52 

feet. The Committee recognizes that the project has a high benefit 

to cost ratio and an enthusiastic non-federal sponsor. The Corps is 

reminded the Brownsville Deepening project is eligible to compete 

for additional funding provided in this account. 

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.—The budget request lists 

this project as one that is funded to completion. The Committee understands that the Corps intends to use the funds requested in the 

budget request to cover costs of the three remaining contracts 

scheduled for award in fiscal year 2020 or beyond for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. The Corps is directed to brief the 

Committee not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act on 

the status of the efforts to amend the existing project partnership 

agreement to use these funds to fully fund, up to the amount in 

the budget request, the three remaining contracts. 

Howard Hanson Dam.—The Committee notes that the Corps is 

working to support a planning workshop to resume work on the 

construction of a downstream fish passage facility as mandated by 

the 2019 Biological Opinion. The Committee supports these efforts 

and directs the Corps to work expeditiously on this project in order 

to meet the 2030 deadline established in the Biological Opinion. 

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Florida.—As in previous 

years, the Committee provides funding for all study and construction authorities related to Everglades restoration under the line 

item titled ‘‘South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Florida.’’ This 

single line item allows the Corps flexibility in implementing the 

numerous activities underway in any given fiscal year. 

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery, Maryland and Virginia.—The 

Committee is supportive of the Corps’ work on the Chesapeake Bay 

Oyster Recovery program and urges the Corps to include funding 

in future budget submissions for these efforts. 

Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Water Resources and Restoration 

Plan.—The Committee is supportive of the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive Water Resources and Restoration Plan. 

New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project.—The Committee is encouraged by the work of the Corps and its local partners to bring the construction of the New York and New Jersey 

Harbor Deepening Project to completion. This project of national 

significance is an example of how the Corps and its partners can 

work together to enhance the national economy. 

Clearing and Snagging Projects.—Section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 authorizes channel clearing and excavation to reduce nuisance flood damages caused by debris and minor shoaling 

of rivers. The Corps is directed to brief the Committee not later 

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than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the status of activities 

undertaken pursuant to this authority. 

Can ̃ o Martı ́n Pen ̃a, Puerto Rico.—The Committee remains interested in the timely advancement of this project and recognizes the 

ancillary benefits this project would bring for flood protection, improved water quality, and economic revitalization in a disadvantaged corridor of San Juan. The Committee encourages the Corps 

to work with the non-federal sponsor and to include funding for 

this project in future budget requests. The Corps is directed to brief 

the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 

on the status of this project. 

Additional Funding.—The agreement includes additional funds 

for projects and activities to enhance the nation’s economic growth 

and international competitiveness. Of the additional funds provided 

in this account, the Corps shall allocate not less than $27,000,000 

to projects with riverfront development components. Of the additional funding provided in this account for flood and storm damage 

reduction and flood control, the Corps shall allocate not less than 

$20,000,000 to additional nonstructural flood control projects. Of 

the additional funds provided in this account for flood and storm 

damage reduction, navigation, and other authorized project purposes, the Corps shall allocate not less than $25,000,000 to authorized reimbursements for projects with executed project cooperation 

agreements and that have completed construction or where nonfederal sponsors intend to use the funds for additional water resources development activities. Of the additional funding provided 

in this account for environmental restoration or compliance, the 

Corps shall allocate not less than $5,000,000 for projects that restore and rehabilitate native oyster reefs. Of the additional funding 

provided in this account for flood and storm damage reduction and 

flood control, the Corps shall allocate not less than $25,000,000 to 

continue construction of projects that principally address drainage 

in urban areas. Of the additional funding provided in this account 

for environmental restoration or compliance and other authorized 

purposes, the Corps shall allocate not less than $28,000,000 for ecosystem restoration projects that have incidental flood risk management benefits. 

P.L. 115–123 included funding within the Flood Control and 

Coastal Emergencies account to restore authorized shore protection 

projects to full project profile. That funding is expected to address 

most of the current year capability. Therefore, to ensure funding is 

not directed to where it cannot be used, the Committee includes 

$50,165,000 for construction of shore protection projects. The Corps 

is reminded that if additional work can be done, these projects are 

also eligible to compete for additional funding for flood and storm 

damage reduction. 

When allocating the additional funding provided in this account, 

the Corps is encouraged to evaluate authorized reimbursements in 

the same manner as if the projects were being evaluated for new 

or ongoing construction and shall consider giving priority to the following: 

• benefits of the funded work to the national economy; 

• extent to which the work will enhance national, regional, 

or local economic development; 

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• number of jobs created directly and supported in the supply chain by the funded activity; • significance to national security, including the strategic 

significance of commodities; • ability to obligate the funds allocated within the fiscal 

year, including consideration of the ability of the non-federal 

sponsor to provide any required cost share; • ability to complete the project, separable element, or 

project phase with the funds allocated; • legal requirements, including responsibilities to Tribes; • for flood and storm damage reduction projects (including 

authorized nonstructural measures and periodic beach renourishments), 

» population, economic activity, or public infrastructure 

at risk, as appropriate; and 

» the severity of risk of flooding or the frequency with 

which an area has experienced flooding; • for shore protection projects, projects in areas that have 

suffered severe beach erosion requiring additional sand placement outside of the normal beach renourishment cycle or in 

which the normal beach renourishment cycle has been delayed; • for navigation projects, the number of jobs or level of economic activity to be supported by completion of the project, 

separable element, or project phase; • for projects cost shared with the Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund (IWTF), the economic impact on the local, regional, and 

national economy if the project is not funded, as well as discrete elements of work that can be completed within the funding provided in this line item; • for other authorized project purposes and environmental 

restoration or compliance projects, to include the beneficial use 

of dredged material; and • for environmental infrastructure projects, projects with the 

greater economic impact, projects in rural communities, 

projects in communities with significant shoreline and instances of runoff, projects in or that benefit counties or parishes with high poverty rates, projects in financially distressed 

municipalities, projects that improve stormwater capture capabilities, and projects that will provide substantial benefits to 

water quality improvements. 

The recommendation provides funds making use of all estimated 

annual revenues in the IWTF. The Corps shall allocate all funds 

provided in the IWTF Revenues line item along with the statutory 

cost share from funds provided in the Navigation line item prior to 

allocating the remainder of funds in the Navigation line item. 

Aquatic Plant Control Program.—Of the funding provided for the 

Aquatic Plant Control Program, $15,000,000 shall be for watercraft 

inspection stations, as authorized by section 1170 of the America’s 

Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and $3,000,000 shall be for related monitoring. 

Continuing Authorities Program (CAP).—The Committee continues to support all sections of the Continuing Authorities Program. Funding is provided for eight CAP sections at a total of 

$88,000,000. This program provides a useful tool for the Corps to 

undertake small localized projects without the lengthy study and 

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authorization process typical of larger Corps projects. The management of CAP should continue consistent with direction provided in 

previous fiscal years. 

Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pilot Program.—The Committee supports the pilot program authorized in section 1122 of the 

Water Resources Development Act of 2016, but remains concerned 

about implementation of the program. The recommendation provides $7,500,000 for the first 10 projects selected. The Corps shall 

not use Operation and Maintenance funds provided or allocated to 

the projects from which the dredged material is generated for costs 

beyond the costs of the Federal Standard. The Corps shall brief the 

Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on 

the planned activities, costs estimates, and potential timelines for 

each of the 10 selected pilot projects. The Corps is further directed 

to brief the Committee prior to any effort to select any additional 

pilot projects as authorized by the America’s Water Infrastructure 

Act of 2018. 

P.L. 115–123 (LERRDs).—The Corps has authority to perform acquisition of required lands, easements, rights-of-ways, relocations, 

and disposal areas (LERRDs) on behalf of a non-federal sponsor 

under certain circumstances. The Committee strongly encourages 

the Corps to evaluate such requests from non-federal sponsors of 

projects funded under P.L. 115–123. 

New Programs Requested in the Budget Proposal.—The budget 

request includes a proposal for $150,000,000 for projects carried out 

under section 1043 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, ‘‘Non-federal Implementation Pilot Program.’’ 

This pilot program was authorized to allow the transfer of federal 

funds to non-federal interests for them to perform studies and construct projects. The Committee rejects the idea that the method of 

project execution should be used to prioritize projects for federal 

funding and provides no funds for such an effort. Individual 

projects that compete successfully for funding based on other performance-based criteria may be implemented using the section 

1043 authority, if appropriate. The Corps shall brief the Committee 

not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act on activities carried out under the section 1043 pilot program, including the Corps’ 

implementation guidance and any existing or potential agreements. 

The budget request also includes $150,000,000 for an Innovative 

Funding Partnerships Program to be used along with funds from 

non-federal interests ‘‘in excess of the sponsor’s statutory cost share 

requirements’’ to carry out certain authorized projects. The Committee is disturbed by this blatant attempt to require funding in 

excess of legally required cost share as a criterion for funding decisions, which is contrary to long-standing congressional direction. 

The Committee provides no funds for this proposal. The Committee 

notes, however, that any project that could have received funding 

under such a program is eligible to compete for the additional funding provided in this account based on the project performance criteria described in this report. 

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $368,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 209,872,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 350,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥18,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +140,128,000 

This appropriation funds planning, construction, and operation 

and maintenance activities associated with projects to reduce flood 

damage in the lower Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape 

Girardeau, Missouri. 

The budget request for this account and the approved Committee 

allowance are shown on the following table: 

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

CONSTRUCTION 

CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN 38,649 38,649 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEES, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN 16,300 16,300 

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA 1,500 1,500 

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LA 300 300 

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE 

CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN 70,041 70,041 

HELENA HARBOR, PHILLIPS COUNTY, AR 540 * 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, AR 290 N 

LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER, NORTH BANK, AR 1,012 1,012 

LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER, SOUTH BANK, AR 148 148 

RED-OUACHITA RIVER BASIN LEVEES, AR & LA 141 141 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEES, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN 8,651 8,651 

ST FRANCIS BASIN, AR & MO 5,100 5,100 

TENSAS BASIN, BOEUF AND TENSAS RIVERS, AR & LA 1,342 1,342 

WHITE RIVER BACKWATER, AR 1,000 1,000 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, IL 15 N 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, KY 41 N 

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, LA 10,965 10,965 

ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LA 1,792 1,792 

BATON ROUGE HARBOR, DEVIL SWAMP, LA 555 * 

BAYOU COCODRIE AND TRIBUTARIES, LA 48 48 

BONNET CARRE, LA 4,205 4,205 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, LA 701 N 

LOWER RED RIVER, SOUTH BANK LEVEES, LA 438 438 

MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, LA 490 490 

OLD RIVER, LA 9,479 9,479 

TENSAS BASIN, RED RIVER BACKWATER, LA 1,805 1,805 

GREENVILLE HARBOR, MS 930 * 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MS 152 N 

VICKSBURG HARBOR, MS 940 * 

YA200 BASIN, ARKABUTLA LAKE, MS 5,531 5,531 

YAZOO BASIN, BIG SUNFLOWER RIVER, MS 188 188 

YA200 BASIN, ENID LAKE, MS 4,663 4,663 

YAZOO BASIN, GREENWOOD, MS 747 747 

YAZOO BASIN, GRENADA LAKE, MS 4,829 4,829 

YAZOO BASIN, MAIN STEM, MS 1,135 1,135 

YAZOO BASIN, SARDIS LAKE, MS 5,290 5,290 

YAZOO BASIN, TRIBUTARIES, MS 675 675 

YAZOO BASIN, WILL M WHITTINGTON AUX CHAN, MS 280 280 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

BUDGET REQUEST 

YAZOO BASIN, YAZOO BACKWATER AREA, MS 

YAZOO BASIN, YAZOO CITY, MS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MO 

WAPPAPELLO LAKE, MO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, TN 

MEMPHIS HARBOR, MCKELLAR LAKE, TN 

SUBTOTAL, PROJECTS LISTED UNDER STATES 

REMAINING ITEMS 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ONGOING WORK 

DREDGING 

FLOOD CONTROL 

OTHER AUTHORIZED PROJECT PURPOSES 

COLLECTION AND STUDY OF BASIC DATA (INVESTIGATIONS) 

MAPPING (OPERATION) 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS (OPERATION) 

SUBTOTAL, REMAINING ITEMS 

TOTAL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 

*Includes funds requested in other accounts. 

"'Includes funds requested in remaining items. 

404 

514 

4,524 

202,186 

4,960 

1,219 

90 

1,417 

7,686 

209,872 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

404 

514 

190 -

4,524 

28 -

2,163 * 

208,731 

5,000 

90,090 

40,000 

4,960 

1,219 

141,269 

350,000 
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Lower Mississippi River Main Stem.—The budget request proposes to consolidate several activities across multiple states into 

one line item. The Committee does not support this change and instead continues to fund these activities as separate line items. 

Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.—When allocating the additional funding provided in this account, the Corps shall consider 

giving priority to completing or accelerating ongoing work that will 

enhance the nation’s economic development, job growth, and international competitiveness, or are for studies or projects located in 

areas that have suffered recent natural disasters. While this funding is shown under Remaining Items, the Corps shall use these 

funds in investigations, construction, and operation and maintenance, as applicable. 

Midwest Flooding.—The spring 2019 flooding in the Midwest is 

a reminder of the importance of flood risk management efforts at 

the federal, state, and local levels. The Corps is reminded that actions taken to help communities recover as quickly as possible after 

such flood events are also important, including actions in accordance with section 1128 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 

of 2018. 

Mississippi River Commission.—No funding is provided for this 

new line item. The Corps is directed to continue funding the costs 

of the commission from within the funds provided for activities 

within the Mississippi River and Tributaries project. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $3,739,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,930,428,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 3,923,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +183,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,992,572,000 

This appropriation funds operation, maintenance, and related activities at water resource projects the Corps operates and maintains. Work to be accomplished consists of dredging, repair, and operation of structures and other facilities as authorized in various 

River and Harbor, Flood Control, and Water Resources Development Acts. Related activities include aquatic plant control, monitoring of completed projects, removal of sunken vessels, and the 

collection of domestic, waterborne commerce statistics. Portions of 

this account are financed through the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

Fund. 

The budget request for this account and the approved Committee 

allowance are shown on the following table: 

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

AlABAMA 

ALABAMA RIVER LAKES, AL 

BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVERS, AL 

GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, AL 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, AL 

MOBILE HARBOR, AL 

PERDIDO PASS CHANNEL, AL 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, AL 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, AL 

TENNESSEE- TOM BIGBEE WATERWAY WILDLIFE MITIGATION, AL& MS 

TENNESSEE- TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY, AL & MS 

WALTER F GEORGE LOCK AND DAM, AL & GA 

ANCHORAGE HARBOR, AK 

AURORA HARBOR, AK 

CHENA RIVER LAKES, AK 

DILLINGHAM HARBOR, AK 

ALASKA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, AK 

HOMER HARBOR, AK 

JUNEAU HARBOR, AK 

NINILCHIK HARBOR, AK 

NOME HARBOR, AK 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, AK 

ARIZONA 

ALAMO LAKE, AZ 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, AZ 

PAINTED ROCK DAM, AZ 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, AZ 

WHITLOW RANCH DAM, AZ 

ARKANSAS 

BEAVER LAKE, AR 

BLAKELY MT DAM, LAKE OUACHITA, AR 

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, AR 

BULL SHOALS LAKE, AR 

DEGRAY LAKE, AR 

DEQUEEN LAKE, AR 

13,890 

25,953 

5,290 

1,800 

37,389 

9,099 

7,236 

2,905 

1,165 

559 

11,099 

7,858 

1,762 

7,466 

7,148 

1,579 

13,890 

25,953 

5,290 

168 -

26,031 * 

5 * 

150 * 

85 -

1,800 

37,389 

9,099 

10,485 ' 

75 * 

7,236 

875 * 

200 -

615 ' 

75 ' 

650 * 

2,220 * 

750 * 

2,905 

250 -

1,165 

117 -

559 

11,099 

7,858 

1,762 

7,466 

7,148 

1,579 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

BUDGET REQUEST 

DIERKS LAKE, AR 

GILLHAM LAKE, AR 

GREERS FERRY LAKE, AR 

HELENA HARBOR, AR 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, AR 

MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AR 

MILLWOOD LAKE, AR 

NARROWS DAM, LAKE GREESON, AR 

NIMROD LAKE, AR 

NORFORK LAKE, AR 

OSCEOLA HARBOR, AR 

OUACHITA AND BLACK RIVERS, AR & LA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, AR 

WHITE RIVER, AR 

CALIFORNIA 

BLACK BUTTE LAKE, CA 

BUCHANAN DAM, HV EASTMAN LAKE, CA 

CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR, CA 

COYOTE VALLEY DAM, LAKE MENDOCINO, CA 

DRY CREEK (WARM SPRINGS)LAKE AND CHANNEL, CA 

FARMINGTON DAM, CA 

HIDDEN DAM, HENSLEY LAKE, CA 

HUMBOLDT HARBOR AND BAY, CA 

ISABELLA LAKE, CA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, CA 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CA 

MERCED COUNTY STREAMS, CA 

MOJAVE RIVER DAM, CA 

MORRO BAY HARBOR, CA 

NEW HOGAN LAKE, CA 

NEW MELONES LAKE, DOWNSTREAM CHANNEL, CA 

OAKLAND HARBOR (50 FOOT PROJECT), CA 

OCEANSIDE HARBOR, CA 

PINE FLAT LAKE, CA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, CA 

REDWOOD CITY HARBOR, CA 

RICHMOND HARBOR, CA 

SACRAMENTO RIVER (30 FOOT PROJECT), CA 

SACRAMENTO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES (DEBRIS CONTROL), CA 

SACRAMENTO RIVER SHALLOW DRAFT CHANNEL, CA 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA MODEL STRUCTURE, CA 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY LONG TERM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, CA 

1,410 

2,545 

9,043 

52,475 

3,245 

5,732 

2,009 

7,342 

7,339 

25 

8,050 

4,977 

3,704 

6,816 

712 

2,638 

1,696 

13,108 

470 

1,329 

3,583 

2,197 

4,226 

909 

743 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

1,410 

2,545 

9,043 

15 * 

1,151 ~ 

52,475 

3,245 

5,732 

2,009 

7,342 

15 * 

7,399 

5 * 

25 

8,050 

4,977 

5,290 * 

3,704 

6,816 

712 

2,638 

3,962 * 

1,696 

3,173 ~ 

13,108 

470 

1,329 

2,750 ' 

3,583 

2,197 

20,563 * 

2,650 * 

4,226 

1,494 * 

475 * 

14,519 * 

2,030 * 

1,621 * 

175 ' 

743 

405 * 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR AND BAY, CA 

SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR, CA 

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, PORT OF STOCKTON, CA 

SAN PABLO BAY AND MARE ISLAND STRAIT, CA 

SAN RAFAEL CREEK, CA 

SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN, CA 

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR, CA 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, CA 

SUCCESS LAKE, CA 

SUISUN BAY CHANNEL, CA 

TERMINUS DAM, LAKE KAWEAH, CA 

YUBA RIVER, CA 

BEAR CREEK LAKE, CO 

CHATFIELD LAKE, CO 

CHERRY CREEK LAKE, CO 

COLORADO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, CO 

JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, CO 

TRINIDAD LAKE, CO 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, CO 

CONNECTICUT 

BLACK ROCK LAKE, CT 

COLEBROOK RIVER LAKE, CT 

HANCOCK BROOK LAKE, CT 

HOP BROOK LAKE, CT 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, CT 

MANSFIELD HOLLOW LAKE, CT 

NORTHFIELD BROOK LAKE, CT 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, CT 

STAMFORD HURRICANE BARRIER, CT 

THOMASTON DAM, CT 

WEST THOMPSON LAKE, CT 

DELAWARE 

INDIAN RIVER INLET & BAY, DE 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, DE 

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DE & MD 

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, REHOBOTH BAY TO DELAWARE BAY, DE 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, DE 

BUDGET 

6,158 

2,729 

3,205 

203 

646 

1,961 

1,061 

3,865 

2,305 

657 

779 

586 

1,214 

880 

836 

851 

1,139 

811 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

3,538 * 

4,530 * 

4,530 * 

2,880 * 

28 * 

6,158 

3,620 ' 

1,464 -

2,729 

5,800 * 

3,205 

1,519 * 

646 

1,961 

1,061 

435 -

3,865 

2,305 

601 -

657 

779 

586 

1,214 

303 -

880 

836 

800 * 

851 

1,139 

811 

33 ' 

71 -

22,255 * 

150 * 

200 * 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN TKOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

WILMINGTON HARBOR, DE 7,740 * 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, DC 

POTOMAC AND ANACOSTIA RIVERS, DC (DRIFT REMOVAL) 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, DC 

WASKINGTON KARBOR, DC 

FLORIDA 

CANAVERAL HARBOR, FL 

CENTRAL & SOUTKERN FLORIDA, FL 

ESCAMBIA AND CONECUK RIVERS, FL & AL 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, FL 

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, JACKSONVILLE TO MIAMI, FL 

JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL 

JIM WOODRUFF LOCK AND DAM, LAKE SEMINOLE, FL, AL & GA 

MANATEE KARBOR, FL 

MIAMI KARBOR, FL 

OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY, FL 

PALM BEACH HARBOR, FL 

PORT EVERGLADES KARBOR, FL 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, FL 

REMOVAL OF AQUATIC GROWTK, FL 

SCKEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, FL 

SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (EVERGLADES), FL 

TAMPA HARBOR, FL 

GEORGIA 

ALLA TOONA LAKE, GA 

APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE AND FLINT RIVERS, GA, AL & FL 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, GA 

BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA 

BUFORD DAM AND LAKE SIDNEY LANIER, GA 

CARTERS DAM AND LAKE, GA 

HARTWELL LAKE, GA & SC 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, GA 

J STROM THURMOND LAKE, GA & SC 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, GA 

RICHARD B RUSSELL DAM AND LAKE, GA & SC 

SAVANNAH HARBOR, GA 

19,318 

3,480 

8,202 

1,212 

5,454 

8,747 

1,622 

200 

10,262 

7,366 

10,415 

10,644 

9,231 

85 -

1,075 * 

30 * 

25 * 

1,474 * 

20,230 * 

45 * 

1,173 -

3,480 

8,310 * 

8,202 

230 * 

230 * 

2,736 * 

3,970 * 

373 * 

1,275 ' 

3,410 ' 

120 -

5,454 

8,530 ' 

8,747 

1,622 

200 

5,783 * 

10,262 

7,366 

10,450 * 

161 -

10,713 * 

100 * 

9,231 

28,640 * 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

SAVANNAH RIVER BELOW AUGUSTA, GA 

WEST POINT DAM AND LAKE, GA & AL 

BARBERS POINT HARBOR, HI 

HILO HARBOR, HI 

HONOLULU HARBOR, HI 

HAWAII 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, HI 

PORT ALLEN HARBOR, KAUAI, HI 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, HI 

IDAHO 

ALBEN I FALLS DAM, ID 

DWORSHAK DAM AND RESERVOIR, ID 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, ID 

LUCKY PEAK LAKE, ID 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, ID 

ILLINOIS 

CALUMET HARBOR AND RIVER, IL & IN 

CARLYLE LAKE, IL 

CHICAGO HARBOR, IL 

CHICAGO RIVER, IL 

CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL BARRIER, IL 

FARM CREEK RESERVOIRS, IL 

ILLINOIS WATERWAY (MVR PORTION), IL & IN 

ILLINOIS WATERWAY (MVS PORTION), IL & IN 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, IL 

KASKASKIA RIVER NAVIGATION, IL 

LAKE MICHIGAN DIVERSION, IL 

LAKE SHELBYVILLE, IL 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS (MVR 

PORTION), IL 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS (MVS 

PORTION), IL 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, IL 

REND LAKE, IL 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, IL 

WAUKEGAN HARBOR, IL 

169 * 

7,825 7,825 

297 

1,179 

4,431 

3,402 

5,737 

612 

13,943 

537 

78,968 

2,065 

2,228 

5,161 

50,759 

25,159 

5,133 

297 

582 * 

460 * 

613 -

460 * 

581 * 

1,179 

4,431 

382 -

3,402 

721 -

2,630 * 

5,737 

3,080 ' 

612 

13,943 

537 

78,968 

2,065 

2,397 -

2,228 

860 * 

5,161 

50,759 

25,159 

75 * 

5,133 

709 ' 

1,489 * 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

BROOKVILLE LAKE, IN 

BURNS WATERWAY HARBOR, IN 

CAGLES MILL LAKE, IN 

CECIL M HARDEN LAKE, IN 

INDIANA HARBOR, IN 

INDIANA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, IN 

J EDWARD ROUSH LAKE, IN 

MISSISSINEWA LAKE, IN 

MONROE LAKE, IN 

PATOKA LAKE, IN 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, IN 

SALAMONIE LAKE, IN 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, IN 

IOWA 

CORALVILLE LAKE, lA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, lA 

MISSOURI RIVER FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY, lA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND & SD 

MISSOURI RIVER- SIOUX CITY TO THE MOUTH, lA, KS, MO & NE 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, lA 

RATHBUN LAKE, lA 

RED ROCK DAM AND LAKE RED ROCK, lA 

SAYLORVILLE LAKE, lA 

CLINTON LAKE, KS 

COUNCIL GROVE LAKE, KS 

EL DORADO LAKE, KS 

ELK CITY LAKE, KS 

FALL RIVER LAKE, KS 

HILLSDALE LAKE, KS 

KANSAS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, KS 

JOHN REDMOND DAM AND RESERVOIR, KS 

KANOPOLIS LAKE, KS 

MARION LAKE, KS 

MELVERN LAKE, KS 

MILFORD LAKE, KS 

PEARSON- SKUBITZ BIG HILL LAKE, KS 

PERRY LAKE, KS 

5,584 

1,218 

1,203 

1,866 

2,298 

1,433 

1,371 

2,213 

4,447 

4,743 

10,543 

2,504 

5,178 

5,762 

3,531 

2,183 

948 

1,508 

1,302 

1,222 

1,879 

5,799 

2,290 

3,021 

2,775 

1,457 

2,874 

5,584 

4,335 * 

1,218 

1,203 

8,352 * 

985 ~ 

1,866 

2,298 

1,433 

1,371 

152 * 

2,213 

141 * 

4,447 

1,422 ~ 

4,743 

10,543 

2 * 

2,504 

5,178 

5,762 

3,531 

2,183 

948 

1,508 

1,302 

1,222 

1,617 ~ 

1,879 

5,799 

2,290 

3,021 

2,775 

1,457 

2,874 
42 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

POMONA LAKE, KS 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, KS 

TORONTO LAKE, KS 

TUTTLE CREEK LAKE, KS 

WILSON LAKE, KS 

KENTUCKY 

BARKLEY DAM AND LAKE BARKLEY, KY & TN 

BARREN RIVER LAKE, KY 

BIG SANDY HARBOR, KY 

BUCKHORN LAKE, KY 

CARR CREEK LAKE, KY 

CAVE RUN LAKE, KY 

DEWEY LAKE, KY 

ELVIS STAHR (HICKMAN) HARBOR, KY 

FALLS OF THE OHIO NATIONAL WILDLIFE, KY & IN 

FISHTRAP LAKE, KY 

GRAYSON LAKE, KY 

GREEN AND BARREN RIVERS, KY 

GREEN RIVER LAKE, KY 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, KY 

KENTUCKY RIVER, KY 

LAUREL RIVER LAKE, KY 

MARTINS FORK LAKE, KY 

MIDDLESBORO CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN, KY 

NOLIN LAKE, KY 

OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS, KY, IL, IN & OH 

OHIO RIVER OPEN CHANNEL WORK, KY, IL, IN, OH, PA & WV 

PAINTSVILLE LAKE, KY 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, KY 

ROUGH RIVER LAKE, KY 

TAYLORSVILLE LAKE, KY 

WOLF CREEK DAM, LAKE CUMBERLAND, KY 

YATESVILLE LAKE, KY 

LOUISIANA 

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND BAYOUS CHENE, BOEUF & BLACK, LA 

BAYOU BODCAU RESERVOIR, LA 

BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND LAFOURCHE JUMP WATERWAY, LA 

BAYOU PIERRE, LA 

BAYOU SEGNETTE WATERWAY, LA 

BAYOU TECHE AND VERMILION RIVER, LA 

2,560 2,560 

729 

2,711 

1,800 

11,091 

4,087 

2,299 

2,422 

1,551 

1,956 

29 

2,719 

2,000 

2,797 

3,455 

217 

2,441 

1,734 

273 

3,203 

50,577 

6,891 

1,362 

3,404 

1,166 

10,647 

1,689 

1,209 

33 

686 -

729 

2,711 

1,800 

11,091 

4,087 

2,054 * 

2,299 

2,422 

1,551 

1,956 

935 * 

29 

2,719 

2,000 

2,797 

3,455 

887 -

217 

2,441 

1,734 

273 

3,203 

50,577 

6,891 

1,362 

5 * 

3,404 

1,166 

10,647 

1,689 

8,484 * 

1,209 

850 * 

33 

10 ' 

30 * 
43 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

BAYOU TECHE, LA 60 * 

CADDO LAKE, LA 

CALCASIEU RIVER AND PASS, LA 

CHEFUNCTE RIVER & BOGUE FALlA, LA 

FRESHWATER BAYOU, LA 

GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, LA 

HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL, LA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, LA 

J BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, LA 

LAKE PROVIDENCE HARBOR, LA 

MERMENTAU RIVER, LA 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUTLETS AT VENICE, LA 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BATON ROUGE TO THE GULF OF MEXICO, LA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, LA 

REMOVAL OF AQUATIC GROWTH, LA 

WALLACE LAKE, LA 

WATERWAY FROM EMPIRE TO THE GULF, LA 

WATERWAY FROM INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO BAYOU DULAC, LA 

MAINE 

DISPOSAL AREA MONITORING, ME 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, ME 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, ME 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, ME 

UNION RIVER, ME 

MARYLAND 

BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS (SO FOOT), MD 

BALTIMORE HARBOR, MD (DRIFT REMOVAL) 

CUMBERLAND, MD AND RIDGELEY, WV 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MD 

JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE, MD & WV 

NANTICOKE RIVER NORTHWEST FORK, MD 

OCEAN CITY HARBOR AND INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, MD 

POCOMOKE RIVER, MD 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, MD 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, MD 

WICOMICO RIVER, MD 

218 

16,018 

8,436 

267 

214 

4,382 

218 

17,400 * 

20 * 

1,800 * 

16,018 

1,050 ' 

1,330 -

8,436 

30 * 

1,800 ' 

1,350 * 

91,970 * 

25 * 

200 * 

267 

20 ' 

10 * 

1,050 * 

108 -

1,000 * 

30 * 

250 * 

20,400 ' 

565 * 

214 

175 -

4,382 

3 ' 

1,100 * 

3 * 

500 * 

164 -

4,025 * 
44 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

MASSACHUSETTS 

BARRE FALLS DAM, MA 

BIRCH HILL DAM, MA 

BUFFUMVILLE LAKE, MA 

CAPE COD CANAL, MA 

CAPE COD CANAL, MA 

CHARLES RIVER NATURAL VALLEY STORAGE AREA, MA 

CONANT BROOK LAKE, MA 

EAST BRIMFIELD LAKE, MA 

HODGES VILLAGE DAM, MA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MA 

KNIGHTVILLE DAM, MA 

LITTLEVILLE LAKE, MA 

NEW BEDFORD FAIRHAVEN AND ACUSHNET HURRICANE BARRIER, MA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, MA 

TULLY LAKE, MA 

WELLFLEET HARBOR, MA 

WEST HILL DAM, MA 

WESTVILLE LAKE, MA 

CHANNELS IN LAKE STCLAIR, Ml 

DETROIT RIVER, Ml 

MICHIGAN 

GRAND HAVEN HARBOR, Ml 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, Ml 

KEWEENAW WATERWAY, Ml 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, Ml 

SAGINAW RIVER, Ml 

SEBEWAING RIVER, Ml 

STCLAIR RIVER, Ml 

ST MARYS RIVER, Ml 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, Ml 

MINNESOTA 

BIG STONE LAKE AND WHETSTONE RIVER, MN AND SD 

DULUTH- SUPERIOR HARBOR, MN & WI 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MN 

LAC QUI PARLE LAKES, MINNESOTA RIVER, MN 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MISSOURI RIVER AND MINNEAPOLIS (MVP 

PORTION), MN 

ORWELL LAKE, MN 

1,140 

1,196 

1,141 

2,071 

402 

416 

1,024 

1,221 

1,104 

832 

915 

1,245 

926 

1,284 

34 

19 

35 

60 

6,518 

254 

584 

1,239 

54,752 

519 

1,140 

1,196 

1,141 

2,071 

9,834 * 

402 

416 

1,024 

1,221 

417 -

1,104 

832 

915 

1,050 * 

1,245 

5,000 * 

926 

1,284 

192 * 

6,003 * 

619 * 

267 -

35 

530 * 

2,747 * 

60 

1,572 * 

34,714 * 

2,890 * 

254 

5,870 * 

526 -

1,239 

54,752 

519 
45 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

RED LAKE RESERVOIR, MN 

RESERVOIRS AT HEADWATERS OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MN 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, MN 

TWO HARBORS, MN 

MISSISSIPPI 

EAST FORK, TOM BIGBEE RIVER, MS 

GULFPORT HARBOR, MS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MS 

MOUTH OF YAZOO RIVER, MS 

OKATIBBEE LAKE, MS 

PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS 

PEARL RIVER, MS & LA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, MS 

ROSEDALE HARBOR, MS 

YAZOO RIVER, MS 

CARUTHERSVILLE HARBOR, MO 

MISSOURI 

CLARENCE CANNON DAM AND MARK TWAIN LAKE, MO 

CLEARWATER LAKE, MO 

HARRY S TRUMAN DAM AND RESERVOIR, MO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MO 

LITTLE BLUE RIVER LAKES, MO 

LONG BRANCH LAKE, MO 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS (REG WORKS), 

MO&IL 

NEW MADRID COUNTY HARBOR, MO 

NEW MADRID HARBOR, MO (MILE 889) 

POMME DE TERRE LAKE, MO 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, MO 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, MO 

SMITHVILLE LAKE, MO 

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI PORT, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MO 

STOCKTON LAKE, MO 

TABLE ROCK LAKE, MO & AR 

BUDGET 

195 

4,436 

290 

1,716 

140 

6,786 

3,487 

11,262 

1,410 

888 

25,045 

2,822 

3,600 

4,773 

9,979 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

84 ~ 

195 

4,436 

530 * 

1,000 * 

290 

4,355 * 

109 ~ 

307 * 

1,716 

3,860 * 

140 

155 ' 

35 * 

111 * 

15 ' 

6,786 

3,487 

11,262 

949 ~ 

1,410 

888 

25,045 

10 * 

15 * 

2,822 

5 * 181 ~ 

3,600 

9 * 

4,773 

9,979 
46 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

MONTANA 

FT PECK DAM AND LAKE, MT 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, MT 

LIBBY DAM, MT 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, MT 

NEBRASKA 

GAVINS POINT DAM, LEWIS AND CLARK LAKE, NE & SD 

HARLAN COUNTY LAKE, NE 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NE 

MISSOURI RIVER- KENSLER$ BEND, NE TO SIOUX CITY, lA 

PAPILLION CREEK, NE 

SALT CREEKS AND TRIBUTARIES, NE 

NEVADA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NV 

MARTIS CREEK LAKE, NV & CA 

PINE AND MATHEWS CANYONS LAKES, NV 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

BLACKWATER DAM, NH 

EDWARD MACDOWELL LAKE, NH 

FRANKLIN FALLS DAM, NH 

HOPKINTON EVERED LAKES, NH 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NH 

OTIER BROOK LAKE, NH 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, NH 

RYE HARBOR, NH 

SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE, NH 

BARNEGAT INLET, NJ 

CHEESEQUAKE CREEK, NJ 

COLD SPRING INLET, NJ 

DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, NJ 

NEW JERSEY 

DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO THE SEA, NJ, PA & DE 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NJ 

MANASQUAN RIVER, NJ 

NEW JERSEY INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, NJ 

5,744 

2,213 

10,083 

2,514 

113 

962 

1,142 

1,332 

1,210 

1,020 

888 

1,157 

2,015 

899 

932 

5,744 

588 -

2,213 

126 -

10,083 

2,514 

1,222 -

113 

962 

1,142 

70 -

1,332 

1,210 

1,020 

888 

1,157 

2,015 

70 -

899 

300 * 

200 * 

932 

9 * 

50 * 

20 * 

15 * 

32,358 * 

559 -

432 * 

895 * 
47 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS, NJ 

PASSAIC RIVER FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS, NJ 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, NJ 

RARITAN RIVER, NJ 

SALEM RIVER, NJ 

SANDY HOOK BAY AT LEONARD, NJ 

SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON CREEK, NJ 

SHREWSBURY RIVER, MAIN CHANNEL, NJ 

ABIQUIU DAM, NM 

COCHITI LAKE, NM 

CONCHAS LAKE, NM 

GALISTEO DAM, NM 

JEMEZ CANYON DAM, NM 

NEW MEXICO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NM 

MIDDLE RIO GRANDE ENDANGERED SPECIES COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM, NM 

SANTA ROSA DAM AND LAKE, NM 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, NM 

TWO RIVERS DAM, NM 

UPPER RIO GRANDE WATER OPERATIONS MODEL, NM 

ALMOND LAKE, NY 

ARKPORT DAM, NY 

NEW YORK 

BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, NY 

BLACK ROCK CHANNEL AND TONAWANDA HARBOR, NY 

BRONX RIVER, NY 

BROWNS CREEK, NY 

BUFFALO HARBOR, NY 

BUTTERMILK CHANNEL, NY 

EAST RIVER, NY 

EAST SIDNEY LAKE, NY 

FIRE ISLAND INLET TO JONES INLET, NY 

FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK, NY 

GLEN COVE CREEK, NY 

GREAT KILLS HARBOR, NY 

GREAT SOUTH BAY, NY 

HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, NY 

HUDSON RIVER, NY (MAINT) 

HUDSON RIVER, NY (0 & C) 

16,600 * 

668 668 

3,330 

4,188 

4,446 

1,075 

978 

1,190 

1,830 

708 

1,31S 

826 

491 

685 

2,494 * 

so * 

100 ' 

10 * 

25 * 

25 * 

3,330 

4,188 

4,446 

1,07S 

978 

318 -

1,190 

1,830 

20S -

708 

1,315 

826 

491 

2S * 

2,077 * 

30 * 

30 * 

250 * 

30 * 

4SS ' 

685 

so * 

280 * 

15 * 

20 ' 

25 * 

so * 

9,300 ' 

1,3SO * 
48 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

JONES INLET, NY 

LAKE MONTAUK HARBOR, NY 

MATTITUCK HARBOR, NY 

MOUNT MORRIS DAM, NY 

NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS, NY 

NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NY & NJ 

NEW YORK HARBOR, NY 

NEW YORK HARBOR, NY & NJ (DRIFT REMOVAL) 

NEW YORK HARBOR, NY (PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE DEPOSITS) 

PORTCHESTER HARBOR, NY 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, NY 

SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, NY 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, NY 

WHITNEY POINT LAKE, NY 

NORTH CAROLINA 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, NC 

B EVERETT JORDAN DAM AND LAKE, NC 

CAPE FEAR RIVER ABOVE WILMINGTON, NC 

FALLS LAKE, NC 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, NC 

MANTEO (SHALLOWBAG) BAY, NC 

MASONBORO INLET AND CONNECTING CHANNELS, NC 

MOREHEAD CITY HARBOR, NC 

NEW RIVER INLET, NC 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, NC 

ROLLINSON CHANNEL, NC 

SILVER LAKE HARBOR, NC 

W KERR SCOTT DAM AND RESERVOIR, NC 

WILMINGTON HARBOR, NC 

NORTH DAKOTA 

BOWMAN HALEY, ND 

GARRISON DAM, LAKE SAKAKAWEA, ND 

HOMME LAKE, ND 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, ND 

LAKE ASHTABULA AND BALD HILL DAM, ND 

PIPESTEM LAKE, ND 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, ND 

SOURIS RIVER, ND 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, ND 

BUDGET 

3,604 

884 

943 

2,155 

1,912 

140 

1,777 

3,351 

317 

16,001 

352 

1,588 

706 

386 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

1,742 -

50 * 

50 * 

15 * 

3,604 

14,100 * 

16,200 ' 

6,965 * 

11,171 * 

1,748 ' 

30 * 

2,602 * 

884 

780 * 

943 

2,155 

1,912 

495 ' 

1,777 

190 -

806 * 

25 * 

7,540 * 

30 * 

700 ' 

650 * 

60 ' 

3,351 

16,560 ' 

317 

16,001 

352 

512 -

1,588 

706 

124 -

386 

160 * 
49 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

ALUM CREEK LAKE, OH 

ASHTABULA HARBOR, OH 

BERLIN LAKE, OH 

CAESAR CREEK LAKE, OH 

CLARENCE J BROWN DAM, OH 

CLEVELAND HARBOR, OH 

CONNEAUT HARBOR, OH 

DEER CREEK LAKE, OH 

DELAWARE LAKE, OH 

DILLON LAKE, OH 

FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH 

OHIO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, OH 

MASSILLON LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT, OH 

MICHAELJ KIRWAN DAM AND RESERVOIR, OH 

MOSQUITO CREEK LAKE, OH 

MUSKINGUM RIVER LAKES, OH 

NORTH BRANCH KOKOSING RIVER LAKE, OH 

OHIO-MISSISSIPPI FLOOD CONTROL, OH 

PAINT CREEK LAKE, OH 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, OH 

ROSEVILLE LOCAL PROTECTION PROJECT, OH 

SANDUSKY HARBOR, OH 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, OH 

TOLEDO HARBOR, OH 

TOM JENKINS DAM, OH 

WEST FORK OF MILL CREEK LAKE, OH 

WILLIAM H HARSHA LAKE, OH 

ARCADIA LAKE, OK 

BIRCH LAKE, OK 

BROKEN BOW LAKE, OK 

CANTON LAKE, OK 

COPAN LAKE, OK 

EUFAULA LAKE, OK 

FORT GIBSON LAKE, OK 

FORT SUPPLY LAKE, OK 

GREAT SALT PLAINS LAKE, OK 

HEYBURN LAKE, OK 

HUGO LAKE, OK 

HU LAH LAKE, OK 

OKLAHOMA 

1,981 

2,762 

2,937 

1,481 

3,397 

1,746 

2,204 

115 

1,481 

1,452 

12,459 

731 

1,537 

2,980 

54 

1,455 

1,202 

2,666 

507 

1,111 

3,897 

1,760 

1,172 

7,223 

5,488 

1,260 

343 

824 

1,939 

1,010 

1,981 

108 * 

2,762 

2,937 

1,481 

8,066 * 

1,216 * 

3,397 

1,746 

2,204 

1,130 * 

590 -

115 

1,481 

1,452 

12,459 

731 

1,537 

2,980 

318 * 

54 

913 * 

300 * 

4,659 * 

1,455 

1,202 

2,666 

507 

1,111 

3,897 

1,760 

1,172 

7,223 

5,488 

1,260 

343 

824 

1,939 

1,010 
50 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

KAW LAKE, OK 

KEYSTONE LAKE, OK 

MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM, OK 

OOLOGAH LAKE, OK 

OPTIMA LAKE, OK 

PENSACOLA RESERVOIR, LAKE OF THE CHEROKEES, OK 

PINE CREEK LAKE, OK 

SARDIS LAKE, OK 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, OK 

SKIATOOK LAKE, OK 

TENKILLER FERRY LAKE, OK 

WAURIKA LAKE, OK 

WISTER LAKE, OK 

APPLEGATE LAKE, OR 

BLUE RIVER LAKE, OR 

OREGON 

BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM, OR & WA 

CHETCO RIVER, OR 

COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE MOUTH, OR & WA 

COOS BAY, OR 

COQUILLE RIVER, OR 

COTIAGE GROVE LAKE, OR 

COUGAR LAKE, OR 

DEPOE BAY, OR 

DETROIT LAKE, OR 

DORENA LAKE, OR 

ELK CREEK LAKE, OR 

FALL CREEK LAKE, OR 

FERN RIDGE LAKE, OR 

GREEN PETER- FOSTER LAKES, OR 

HILLS CREEK LAKE, OR 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, OR 

JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM, OR & WA 

LOOKOUT POINT LAKE, OR 

LOST CREEK LAKE, OR 

MCNARY LOCK AND DAM, OR & WA 

NEHALEM BAY, OR 

PORT ORFORD, OR 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, OR 

ROGUE RIVER AT GOLD BEACH, OR 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, OR 

BUDGET 

2,388 

5,043 

19,187 

3,104 

95 

160 

1,455 

2,528 

1,482 

4,769 

1,604 

900 

1,266 

1,093 

1,919 

1,516 

3,986 

1,054 

1,499 

305 

1,504 

2,078 

2,631 

1,441 

5,964 

2,187 

3,862 

9,904 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

275 -

2,388 

5,043 

19,187 

3,104 

95 

160 

1,455 

2,528 

2,060 -

1,482 

4,769 

1,604 

900 

1,266 

1,093 

7,657 * 

954 * 

23,759 * 

4,802 * 

515 * 

1,516 

3,986 

24 * 

1,054 

1,499 

305 

1,504 

2,078 

2,631 

1,441 

1,001 -

5,964 

2,187 

3,862 

9,904 

20 * 

1,302 * 

477 * 

942 * 

100 -
51 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

SIUSLAW RIVER, OR 

SKIP ANON CHANNEL, OR 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, OR 

Tl LLAMOOK BAY & BAR, OR 

UMPQUA RIVER, OR 

WILLAMETTE RIVER AT WILLAMETTE FALLS, OR 

WILLAMETTE RIVER BANK PROTECTION, OR 

WILLOW CREEK LAKE, OR 

YAQUINA BAY AND HARBOR, OR 

ALLEGHENY RIVER, PA 

ALVIN R BUSH DAM, PA 

AYLESWORTH CREEK LAKE, PA 

BELTZVILLE LAKE, PA 

BLUE MARSH LAKE, PA 

CONEMAUGH RIVER LAKE, PA 

COWANESQUE LAKE, PA 

CROOKED CREEK LAKE, PA 

CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PA 

PENNSYLVANIA 

DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, PA TO TRENTON, NJ 

EAST BRANCH CLARION RIVER LAKE, PA 

FOSTER JOSEPH SAYERS DAM, PA 

FRANCIS E WALTER DAM, PA 

GENERAL EDGAR JADWIN DAM AND RESERVOIR, PA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, PA 

JOHNSTOWN, PA 

KINZUA DAM AND ALLEGHENY RESERVOIR, PA 

LOYALHANNA LAKE, PA 

MAHONING CREEK LAKE, PA 

MONONGAHELA RIVER, PA 

OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS, PA, OH & WV 

OHIO RIVER OPEN CHANNEL WORK, PA, OH & WV 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, PA 

PROMPTON LAKE, PA 

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA 

RAYSTOWN LAKE, PA 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, PA 

SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA 

SHENANGO RIVER LAKE, PA 

STILLWATER LAKE, PA 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, PA 

TIOGA- HAMMOND LAKES, PA 

65 

203 

1,013 

7,177 

1,049 

359 

1,881 

2,840 

1,851 

2,117 

3,538 

939 

2,167 

6,653 

1,543 

335 

21 

1,582 

8,316 

1,435 

16,866 

32,771 

959 

555 

862 

4,584 

2,844 

638 

3,061 

975 * 

3 * 

9,898 * 

25 ' 

1,099 ' 

65 

203 

1,013 

4,075 * 

7,177 

1,049 

359 

1,881 

2,840 

1,851 

2,117 

3,538 

939 

4,130 * 

2,167 

6,653 

1,543 

335 

1,112 -

21 

1,582 

8,316 

1,435 

16,866 

32,771 

959 

172 * 

555 

862 

4,584 

78 -

4,083 * 

2,844 

638 

120 ' 

3,061 
52 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

BUDGET REQUEST 

TIONESTA LAKE, PA 

UNION CITY LAKE, PA 

WOODCOCK CREEK LAKE, PA 

YORK INDIAN ROCK DAM, PA 

YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER LAKE, PA & MD 

PUERTO RICO 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, PR 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, PR 

SAN JUAN HARBOR, PR 

RHODE ISLAND 

FOX POINT BARRIER, NARRANGANSETI BAY, Rl 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, Rl 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, Rl 

PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, Rl 

WOONSOCKET, Rl 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, SC 

CHARLESTON HARBOR, SC 

COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SC 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, SC 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, SC 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

BIG BEND DAM, LAKE SHARPE, SD 

COLD BROOK LAKE, SD 

COTIONWOOD SPRINGS LAKE, SD 

FORT RANDALL DAM, LAKE FRANCIS CASE, SD 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, SD 

LAKETRAVERSE, SD & MN 

OAHE DAM, LAKE OAHE, SD & ND 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, SD 

5,510 

538 

1,110 

926 

3,238 

2,790 

698 

285 

9,688 

413 

346 

12,398 

648 

13,723 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

5,510 

538 

1,110 

926 

3,238 

185 -

100 * 

730 * 

2,790 

95 -

300 ' 

1,500 * 

698 

285 

19,476 * 

3,994 * 

65 -

875 ' 

9,688 

413 

346 

12,398 

771 -

648 

13,723 

144 -
53 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

TENNESSEE 

CENTER HILL LAKE, TN 

CHEATHAM LOCK AND DAM, TN 

CORDELL HULL DAM AND RESERVOIR, TN 

DALE HOLLOW LAKE, TN 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, TN 

J PERCY PRIEST DAM AND RESERVOIR, TN 

NORTHWEST TENNESSEE REGIONAL HARBOR, LAKE COUNTY, TN 

OLD HICKORY LOCK AND DAM, TN 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, TN 

TENNESSEE RIVER, TN 

WOLF RIVER HARBOR, TN 

TEXAS 

AQUILLA LAKE, TX 

ARKANSAS- RED RIVER BASINS CHLORIDE CONTROL- AREA VIII, TX 

BARDWELL LAKE, TX 

BELTON LAKE, TX 

BENBROOK LAKE, TX 

BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TX 

BUFFALO BAYOU AND TRIBUTARIES, TX 

CANYON LAKE, TX 

CHANNEL TO HARLINGEN, TX 

CORPUS CHRISTl SHIP CHANNEL, TX 

DENISON DAM, LAKE TEXOMA, TX 

ESTELLINE SPRINGS EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT, TX 

FERRELL$ BRIDGE DAM, LAKE 0' THE PINES, TX 

FREEPORT HARBOR, TX 

GALVESTON HARBOR AND CHANNEL, TX 

GIWW, CHANNEL TO VICTORIA, TX 

GIWW, CHOCOLATE BAYOU, TX 

GRANGER DAM AND LAKE, TX 

GRAPEVINE LAKE, TX 

GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, TX 

HORDS CREEK LAKE, TX 

HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TX 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, TX 

JIM CHAPMAN LAKE, TX 

JOE POOL LAKE, TX 

LAKE KEMP, TX 

LAVON LAKE, TX 

LEWISVILLE DAM, TX 

7,577 

8,272 

8,059 

7,656 

5,837 

13,310 

23,792 

1,211 

1,797 

2,193 

5,766 

3,220 

3,060 

3,314 

9,053 

39 

3,643 

3,038 

3,059 

35,275 

1,485 

2,072 

1,415 

268 

3,915 

3,583 

7,577 

8,272 

8,059 

7,656 

178 -

5,837 

15 * 

13,310 

5 * 

23,792 

655 * 

1,211 

1,797 

2,193 

5,766 

3,220 

3,000 * 

3,060 

3,314 

so * 

8,550 * 

9,053 

39 

3,643 

4,700 * 

10,900 * 

4,000 * 

50 * 

3,038 

3,059 

35,275 

1,485 

22,000 * 

1,569 -

2,072 

1,415 

268 

3,915 

3,583 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, TX 4,450 * 

NAVARRO MILLS LAKE, TX 

NORTH SAN GABRIEL DAM AND LAKE GEORGETOWN, TX 

0 C FISHER DAM AND LAKE, TX 

PAT MAYSE LAKE, TX 

PROCTOR LAKE, TX 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, TX 

RAY ROBERTS LAKE, TX 

SABINE- NECHES WATERWAY, TX 

SAM RAYBURN DAM AND RESERVOIR, TX 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, TX 

SOMERVILLE LAKE, TX 

STI LLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, TX 

TEXAS CITY SHIP CHANNEL, TX 

TOWN BLUFF DAM, B A STEINHAGEN LAKE, TX 

WACO LAKE, TX 

WALLISVILLE LAKE, TX 

WHITNEY LAKE, TX 

WRIGHT PATMAN DAM AND LAKE, TX 

UTAH 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, UT 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, UT 

VERMONT 

BALL MOUNTAIN, VT 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, VT 

NORTH HARTLAND LAKE, VT 

NORTH SPRINGFIELD LAKE, VT 

TOWNSHEND LAKE, VT 

UNION VILLAGE DAM, VT 

VIRGIN ISLANDS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, VI 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, VI 

VIRGINIA 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY- ACC, VA 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY- DSC, VA 

CHINCOTEAGUE INLET, VA 

GATHRIGHT DAM AND LAKE MOOMAW, VA 

2,361 

3,267 

1,687 

1,102 

2,458 

1,717 

7,278 

3,014 

4,752 

4,826 

3,220 

2,793 

7,084 

4,389 

2,206 

1,012 

1,350 

863 

992 

679 

640 

2,612 

2,361 

3,267 

1,687 

1,102 

2,458 

325 * 

1,717 

11,675 * 

7,278 

510 ~ 

3,014 

4,752 

500 * 

4,826 

3,220 

2,793 

7,084 

4,389 

25 ~ 

500 ~ 

2,206 

159 * 

1,012 

1,350 

863 

992 

18 ~ 

50 * 

679 

640 

400 * 

2,612 
55 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

BUDGET REQUEST 

HAMPTON ROADS, NORFOLK & NEWPORT NEWS HARBOR, VA (DRIFT REMOVAL) 

HAMPTON ROADS, VA (PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE DEPOSITS) 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, VA 

JAMES RIVER CHANNEL, VA 

JOHN H KERR LAKE, VA & NC 

JOHN W FLANNAGAN DAM AND RESERVOIR, VA 

NORFOLK HARBOR, VA 

NORTH FORK OF POUND RIVER LAKE, VA 

PHILPOTT LAKE, VA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, VA 

RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, VA 

RUDEE INLET, VA 

WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS, VA 

BELLINGHAM HARBOR, WA 

CHIEF JOSEPH DAM, WA 

WASHINGTON 

COLUMBIA AND LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVERS BELOW VANCOUVER, WA & 

PORTLAND, OR 

COLUMBIA RIVER AT BAKER BAY, WA & OR 

COLUMBIA RIVER BETWEEN VANCOUVER, WA AND THE DALLES, OR 

COLUMBIA RIVER FISH MITIGATION, WA, OR & ID (CRFM) 

EVERETT HARBOR AND SNOHOMISH RIVER, WA 

GRAYS HARBOR, WA 

HOWARD HANSON DAM, WA 

ICE HARBOR LOCK AND DAM, WA 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, WA 

KENMORE NAVIGATION CHANNEL, WA 

LAKE CROCKETT (KEYSTONE HARBOR), WA 

LAKE WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, WA 

LITTLE GOOSE LOCK AND DAM, WA 

LOWER GRANITE LOCK AND DAM, WA 

LOWER MONUMENTAL LOCK AND DAM, WA 

MILL CREEK LAKE, WA 

MOUNT SAINT HELENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, WA 

MUD MOUNTAIN DAM, WA 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, WA 

PUGET SOUND AND TRIBUTARY WATERS, WA 

QUILLAYUTE RIVER, WA 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, WA 

SEATTLE HARBOR, WA 

STILLAGUAMISH RIVER, WA 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, WA 

11,594 

2,433 

765 

5,504 

588 

2,597 

4,347 

7,003 

1,260 

4,473 

3,309 

2,919 

2,746 

266 

6,546 

297 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

1,700 * 

120 * 

440 ~ 

3,360 * 

11,594 

2,433 

15,965 * 

765 

5,504 

1,125 * 

210 * 

320 ' 

150 * 

30 * 

588 

52,236 ' 

1,828 * 

1,057 ' 

2,597 

2,137 * 

10,828 * 

4,347 

7,003 

1,019 ~ 

6,645 * 

1,728 * 

9,319 * 

4,473 

3,309 

2,919 

2,746 

266 

6,546 

1,046 * 

1,725 * 

280 * 

469 ~ 

211 * 

297 

66 * 
56 


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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

SWINOMISH CHANNEL, WA 

TACOMA HARBOR, WA 

TACOMA, PUYALLUP RIVER, WA 

THE DALLES LOCK AND DAM, WA & OR 

WILLAPA RIVER AND HARBOR, WA 

WEST VIRGINIA 

BEECH FORK LAKE, WV 

BLUESTONE LAKE, WV 

BURNSVILLE LAKE, WV 

EAST LYNN LAKE, WV 

ELKINS, WV 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, WV 

KANAWHA RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS, WV 

OHIO RIVER LOCKS AND DAMS, WV, KY & OH 

OHIO RIVER OPEN CHANNEL WORK, WV, KY & OH 

R D BAILEY LAKE, WV 

STONEWALLJACKSON LAKE, WV 

SUMMERSVILLE LAKE, WV 

SUTTON LAKE, WV 

TYGART LAKE, WV 

EAU GALLE RIVER LAKE, WI 

FOX RIVER, WI 

GREEN BAY HARBOR, WI 

WISCONSIN 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, WI 

KEWAUNEE HARBOR, WI 

MILWAUKEE HARBOR, WI 

PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS, WI 

STURGEON BAY HARBOR AND LAKE MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL, WI 

SURVEILLANCE OF NORTHERN BOUNDARY WATERS, WI 

WYOMING 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS, WY 

JACKSON HOLE LEVEES, WY 

SCHEDULING RESERVOIR OPERATIONS, WY 

SUBTOTAL, PROJECTS LISTED UNDER STATES 

50 * 

50 * 

184 184 

3,607 3,607 

1,711 

2,240 

2,720 

2,644 

25 

12,641 

24,361 

2,710 

2,492 

1,466 

2,571 

2,980 

1,667 

1,055 

11,457 

13 

1,135 

1,774,746 

530 * 

1,711 

2,240 

2,720 

2,644 

25 

423 ~ 

12,641 

24,361 

2,710 

2,492 

1,466 

2,571 

2,980 

1,667 

1,055 

11,457 

3,437 * 

45 ~ 

13 

1,341 * 

230 * 

7 

550 * 

189 ~ 

1,135 

109 ~ 

2,735,368 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ONGOING WORK 

NAVIGATION MAINTENANCE 

DEEP-DRAFT HARBOR AND CHANNEL 

DONOR AND ENERGY TRANSFER PORTS 

INLAND WATERWAYS 

SMALL, REMOTE, OR SUBSISTENCE NAVIGATION 

OTHER AUTHORIZED PROJECT PURPOSES 

AQUATIC NUISANCE CONTROL RESEARCH 

ASSET MANAGEMENT/FACILITIESAND EQUIP MAINTENANCE (FEM) 

CIVIL WORKS WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CWWMS) 

COASTAL INLET RESEARCH PROGRAM 

COASTAL OCEAN DATA SYSTEM (CODS) 

CULTURAL RESOURCES 

CYBERSECURITY 

DREDGE MCFARLAND READY RESERVE 

DREDGE WHEELER READY RESERVE 

DREDGING DATA AND LOCK PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM 

DREDGING OPERATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (DOER) 

DREDGING OPERATIONS TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM (DOTS) 

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM 

FACILITY PROTECTION 

FISH & WILDLIFE OPERATING FISH HATCHERY REIMBURSEMENT 

HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE DATA COLLECTION 

INLAND WATERWAY NAVIGATION CHARTS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 

INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS 

MONITORING OF COMPLETED NAVIGATION PROJECTS 

NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM 

NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM (PORTFOLIO RISK ASSESSMENT) 

NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (NEPP) 

NATIONAL (LEVEE) FLOOD INVENTORY 

NATIONAL (MULTIPLE PROJECT) NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIE~ 

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT FOR REALLOCATIONS 

OPTIMIZATION TOOLS FOR NAVIGATION 

PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING SUPPORT PROGRAM 

RECREATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM 

REGIONAL SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT CORPS PROJECTS 

REVIEW OF NON-FEDERAL ALTERATIONS OF CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS (SECTION 40 

SCHEDULING OF RESERVOIR OPERATIONS 

STEWARDSHIP SUPPORT PROGRAM 

SUSTAINABLE RIVERS PROGRAM (SRP) 

BUDGET 

675 

3,285 

7,650 

2,430 

2,250 

900 

3,600 

1,010 

5,000 

2,550 

300 

4,182 

5,400 

4,050 

15,000 

32,784 

3,780 

4,875 

7,650 

4,500 

4,500 

3,330 

500 

392 

2,000 

1,400 

3,500 

8,500 

8,564 

900 

500 

HOUSE 

RECOMMENDED 

73,831 

600,000 

55,000 

60,000 

90,000 

98,091 

13,000 

3,285 

7,650 

5,000 

7,500 

900 

3,600 

10,521 * 

13,500 * 

1,010 

10,000 

6,120 

300 

4,182 

5,400 

795 * 

5,250 

20,000 

12,000 

6,300 

7,650 

4,500 

15,000 

3,330 

500 

392 

4,000 

1,400 

3,500 

5,000 

8,500 

900 

5,000 
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

HOUSE 

BUDGET REQUEST RECOMMENDED 

VETERAN'S CURATION PROGRAM AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT 

WATERBORNE COMMERCE STATISTICS 

WATER OPERATIONS TECHNICAL SUPPORT (WOTS) 

SUBTOTAL, REMAINING ITEMS 

TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

*Includes funds requested in other accounts. 

'Funded under projects listed under states. 

"'Funded in remaining items. 

5,025 

4,200 

500 

155,682 

1,930,428 

5,025 

4,200 

5,500 

1,187,632 

3,923,000 
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Toledo Harbor, Ohio.—Toledo Harbor and the channel at the 

mouth of western Lake Erie serves as a major thoroughfare to the 

Great Lakes System, supporting manufacturing and commerce 

throughout the region. Additional funds have been provided in the 

Operation and Maintenance account, and the Corps is reminded 

that Toledo Harbor can compete for these funds. 

Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.—When allocating the additional funding provided in this account, the Corps shall consider 

giving priority to the following: • ability to complete ongoing work maintaining authorized 

depths and widths of harbors and shipping channels, including 

where contaminated sediments are present; • ability to address critical maintenance backlog; • presence of the U.S. Coast Guard; • extent to which the work will enhance national, regional, 

or local economic development, including domestic manufacturing capacity; • extent to which the work will promote job growth or international competitiveness; • number of jobs created directly by the funded activity; • ability to obligate the funds allocated within the fiscal 

year; • ability to complete the project, separable element, project 

phase, or useful increment of work within the funds allocated; • addressing hazardous barriers to navigation due to shallow channels; • risk of imminent failure or closure of the facility; • improvements to federal breakwaters and jetties where additional work will improve the safety of navigation and stabilize infrastructure to prevent continued deterioration; and • for harbor maintenance activities, 

» total tonnage handled; » total exports; » total imports; 

» dollar value of cargo handled; 

» energy infrastructure and national security needs 

served; 

» designation as strategic seaports; 

» maintenance of dredge disposal facilities; 

» lack of alternative means of freight movement; and 

» savings over alternative means of freight movement. 

Additional funding provided for donor and energy transfer ports 

shall be allocated in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 2238c. The Corps 

is encouraged to include funding for this program in future budget 

requests. 

Aquatic Nuisance Research Program.—The Committee provides 

an additional $4,000,000 to supplement activities related to harmful algal blooms and directs the Corps to work collaboratively with 

appropriate university partners to address harmful algal blooms 

formation, detection, and remediation to enhance protection of vital 

U.S. water resources. The Committee is aware of the critical need 

to develop next generation ecological models to maintain inland 

and intracoastal waterways, which contribute over 

$649,000,000,000 annually to the U.S. economy. The Committee 

has provided an additional $5,675,000 to develop next-generation 

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ecological models. Within additional funds provided, the Corps is 

encouraged to support research that will identify and develop improved strategies for early detection, prevention, and management 

techniques and procedures to reduce the occurrence and impacts of 

harmful algal blooms in the nation’s water resources. 

Gross Revenue Fees.—Improving public access to and usage of 

Corps facilities and the continued enhancement of those facilities 

are significant policy objectives. The Committee has heard concerns 

that current Corps policy and actions related to the fees placed on 

gross revenue have discouraged the enhancement of facilities and 

amenities at certain properties. The Committee directs the Comptroller General to complete a study on how to enhance recreational 

opportunities and property enhancements, including a review of the 

impact of gross revenue fees. 

Administrative Fees.—The Committee has heard concerns that 

the Corps has imposed unpredictable administrative fees on lessees 

for routine, general operational items that are not specifically outlined in leases between the Corps and concessionaires at Corps facilities. The Corps is directed to brief the Committee not later than 

90 days after enactment of this Act on current Corps policy on administrative fees, including statutory authorization, policy guidance 

documents, and a description of when and how much variation is 

allowed for various activities and across district offices. 

Coastal Resilience Study.—The Corps plays a critical role in 

managing flood risk and threats from coastal hazards. The Comptroller General is directed to provide to the Committee not later 

than one year after enactment of this Act a report with recommendations to Congress on how to increase the Corps’ capacity 

to repair and maintain existing projects before they deteriorate to 

the point of failure. 

Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects.—The Committee 

supports the Corps’ efforts to cost-effectively improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of critical and aging infrastructure. The 

Committee understands that the Corps continues to explore nondestructive testing methods of inspection that can assist in performing this vital mission with increased safety and accuracy and 

at significantly less cost than current methods. The recommendation provides $2,000,000 for the Corps to complete an asset management plan regarding non-destructive testing methods. 

Coastal Inlets Research Program.—The Committee recognizes the 

importance of sustainable oyster reefs for protecting vital navigation channels and coastal infrastructure, supporting commercial 

fisheries, and maintaining healthy ecosystems. Recent restoration 

efforts have not achieved the intended success for U.S. oyster populations, and the identification of effective restoration strategies remains a critical gap. The Corps is encouraged to develop partnerships with research universities to leverage expertise to enhance 

the Engineer Research and Development Center Environmental 

Laboratory mission. 

Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi.—The Committee is aware of significant shoreline sloughing and erosion at this project, caused by severe storms and the resulting changing water levels, which have 

the potential to impact infrastructure, damage property, and put 

lives at risk. The Corps is reminded that addressing shoreline 

sloughing and erosion at a Corps project, including at locations 

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leased by non-federal entities, is an activity eligible to compete for 

additional funding provided in this account. 

Water Operations Technical Support (WOTS).—Funding in addition to the budget request is included to continue research into atmospheric rivers first funded in fiscal year 2015. 

Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program.—The Committee commends the Corps for its ongoing research into nature-based infrastructure and encourages the Corps 

to continue to work with university partners to develop standards, 

design guidance, and testing protocols to fully evaluate and standardize nature-based and hybrid infrastructure solutions. 

Performance Based Budgeting Support Program.—Of the funding provided for this Remaining Item, $2,000,000 shall be to support 

performance based methods that enable robust budgeting of the hydropower program through better understanding of operation and 

maintenance impacts leveraging data analytics. 

Petaluma River.—The Committee is aware that the last full 

dredging of the Petaluma River was in 2003. Prior to 2003, the 

channel was dredged every three to four years to maintain channel 

depth. Shoaling in the Upper Petaluma River is impacting commercial traffic as barging companies curtail operations and the capacities of barges. Given public safety concerns as well as economic 

impacts, the Corps is reminded that the Petaluma River is eligible 

to compete for additional funding provided in this account. 

Response to Climate Change at Corps Projects.—The Committee 

recognizes the need to further incorporate assessments of climaterelated risks and vulnerabilities in Corps planning, programs, 

projects, investments, and related funding decisions, and simultaneously to set up a process to explore and prioritize further mitigation opportunities in broader Corps work. 

Emerging Harbor Projects.—The recommendation includes funding for individual projects defined as emerging harbor projects (in 

section 210(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 

of 1986) that exceeds the funding levels envisioned in section 

210(c)(3) and 210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of WRDA 1986. 

Great Lakes Navigation System.—The recommendation includes 

funding for individual projects within this System that exceeds the 

funding level envisioned in section 210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of WRDA 1986. 

Federal Breakwaters and Jetties.—Within available funds, the 

Corps is directed to assess the inventory of the structural condition 

of federal breakwaters and jetties protecting harbors and inland 

harbors. 

Lake Okeechobee.—The Committee is aware that the Corps is 

currently reevaluating the Lake Okeechobee System Operating 

Manual to take into consideration the upcoming completion of the 

Herbert Hoover Dike and certain Everglades restoration projects. 

The Committee encourages the Corps to use the best available 

science to determine appropriate lake levels to ensure the ecosystem is preserved, water supply for the eight million residents in 

South Florida is maintained, and the safety of all residents of the 

region is upheld. 

River Commissions.—The Congress has made clear its intent 

that the Susquehanna, Delaware and Potomac River Basin Commissions be supported, and the Corps is encouraged to budget accordingly in future budget requests. 

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Operation and Maintenance of Corps Dams.—The Corps’ operation of hydroelectric and navigational dams provides an affordable 

source of hydroelectric power to communities across the nation and 

supports wildlife habitats, as well as recreational activities on and 

off the water for boaters, fisherman, swimmers, and others. These 

dams also promote commercial and economic activity by connecting 

communities up and down the waterways. It is vital that these 

dams are maintained to ensure the recreational and the economic 

sustainability of local communities. The Corps shall provide to the 

Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a 

report on the dredging and maintenance needs of the Walter F. 

George, George Andrews, and Jim Woodruff locks and dams. 

Shoreline Management Policy.—The Committee is aware of concerns regarding the new shoreline management policy for Corps 

reservoirs within the South Atlantic Division. The Corps is encouraged to continue working with affected local communities and 

stakeholders to address these concerns, including the use of nonpotable water from reservoirs. 

Contaminated Sediment.—Section 312 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1990 provides for the removal of contaminated 

sediment for purposes of environmental enhancement and water 

quality improvement. The Committee is aware that the Corps may 

be constrained in its use of section 312 due to liability concerns 

when dredging contaminated sediment. The Committee encourages 

the Corps to partner with the Environmental Protection Agency, 

when possible, to enter into hold harmless agreements with states 

and localities when appropriate pursuant to existing authorities. 

The Corps shall provide to the Committee not later than 180 days 

after enactment of this Act a report on the historic use of section 

312 and any ongoing contaminated sediment removal efforts, including impediments to utilizing section 312 and recommendations 

for addressing any impediments. 

Mapping and Surveying Technologies.—The Committee recommends not less than $1,200,000 for a pilot effort to identify modernization initiatives and recommendations at Corps districts for 

the procurement of advanced integrated GPS and optical surveying 

and mapping equipment. The Corps’ Geospatial Center shall conduct an assessment leveraging a District level project, as appropriate, to evaluate the performance and capabilities against its current mapping and surveying equipment. The Corps shall brief the 

Committee on the results of the assessment upon completion. 

Levee Safety.—The Committee notes that the Corps has authorization to carry out certain levee safety initiatives. The recommendation provides funds above the budget request for two Remaining Items, the National (Levee) Flood Inventory and Inspection of Completed Federal Flood Control Projects, to carry out ongoing work. The Corps shall provide to the Committee not later than 

90 days after enactment of this Act a briefing on its efforts to implement these initiatives. 

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REGULATORY PROGRAM

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $200,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 200,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 210,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +10,000,000 

This appropriation provides funds to administer laws pertaining 

to the regulation of activities affecting U.S. waters, including wetlands, in accordance with the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation 

Act of 1899, the Clean Water Act, and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Appropriated funds are used 

to review and process permit applications, ensure compliance on 

permitted sites, protect important aquatic resources, and support 

watershed planning efforts in sensitive environmental areas in cooperation with states and local communities. 

Public Safety Projects.—The Committee continues to hear that 

public safety infrastructure projects have been delayed due to excessive and repeated reviews. Many communities depend on these 

projects to protect their residents from natural disasters. Considering the risk to life and other damages that these disasters inflict 

upon communities, it is in the public interest to have local governments mitigate for this harm. Therefore, the Committee encourages 

the Corps to give the public safety aspects of a project sufficient 

and appropriate consideration when reviewing permit applications. 

Wetland Mitigation Banks.—The Committee recognizes there are 

proposed wetland mitigation banks currently under review by the 

Corps, including the Seattle District, where there are multiple proposals awaiting review. The Committee encourages the Corps to expeditiously complete all reviews, including the review of proposed 

wetland mitigation banks located in counties where no other mitigation banks are currently operating in order to improve geographic coverage of mitigation activities. The Corps shall brief the 

Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on 

steps taken to expeditiously complete these reviews. 

Staffing Shortages.—The Committee recognizes the systemic 

staffing shortages across the Regulatory Program and directs the 

Corps to provide to the Committee not later than 180 days after 

enactment of this Act a report on the number of currently unfilled 

positions in each District and a detailed plan for how the agency 

intends to fill those positions. 

Timelines.—The Committee is concerned with the disparity in 

permitting process timelines among the Corps districts, and even 

more so with those districts whose timelines continue to grow in 

length. The Committee urges the Corps to encourage timely permitting in its districts, examine best practices among those districts with the lowest permitting timelines, and implement the 

same across other districts with lagging and protracted timelines. 

Chehalis Basin, Washington.—The Committee is aware that 

flooding has long been a problem in the Chehalis Basin. The Committee is also aware of delays in the Corps’ work in environmental 

review of the project. The Committee encourages the Corps to continue to work in coordination with the non-federal sponsor on plans 

to reduce flooding in the basin. The Corps is directed to provide 

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quarterly briefings to the Committee, with the first occurring not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

Chehalis Basin Process.—The Committee is pleased with the Seattle District for working collaboratively with stakeholders in the 

Chehalis Basin Process in Washington state for flood protection in 

the nearby communities. The Committee encourages the District to 

continue in this effort and further, to synchronize the National Environmental Policy Act and State Environmental Policy Act processes to gain efficiencies and continue moving the process forward 

in a timely manner. 

Regional General Permits.—The Committee urges the Corps and 

the National Marine Fisheries Service to continue to evaluate appropriate mitigation options for Seattle District Regional General 

Permits that take into consideration improvements to existing 

structures. 

FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $150,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... – – – 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 155,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +155,000,000 

This appropriation funds the cleanup of certain low-level radioactive materials and mixed wastes located at sites contaminated as 

a result of the nation’s early efforts to develop atomic weapons. 

The Committee rejects the budget proposal to transfer the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) to the 

Department of Energy. The Congress intentionally transferred 

FUSRAP from the Department to the Corps in fiscal year 1998. In 

appropriating FUSRAP funds to the Corps, the Committee intended to transfer only the responsibility for administration and 

execution of cleanup activities at FUSRAP sites where the Department had not completed cleanup. The Committee did not transfer 

to the Corps ownership of and accountability for real property interests, which remain with the Department. 

The Committee is pleased with the current cooperation between 

the Corps and the Department in carrying out the program and expects the Department to continue to provide its institutional knowledge and expertise to ensure the success of this program and to 

serve the nation and the affected communities. 

The Committee continues to support the prioritization of sites, 

especially those that are nearing completion. Within the funds provided in accordance with the budget request, the Corps is directed 

to complete the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study of the 

former Sylvania nuclear fuel site at Hicksville, New York, and, as 

appropriate, to proceed expeditiously to a Record of Decision and 

initiation of any necessary remediation in accordance with the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). 

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FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $35,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 27,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 37,500,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +10,500,000 

This appropriation funds planning, training, and other measures 

that ensure the readiness of the Corps to respond to floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, and to support emergency operations in response to such natural disasters, including advance 

measures, flood fighting, emergency operations, the provision of potable water on an emergency basis, and the repair of certain flood 

and storm damage reduction projects. 

As the nation experiences severe weather events more frequently, the Committee appreciates the work the Corps undertakes 

within this account. The additional funds provided for this account 

will ensure that the Corps remains capable of carrying out these 

responsibilities. 

EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $193,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 187,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 203,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +16,000,000 

This appropriation funds the executive direction and management of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, the Division Offices, 

and certain research and statistical functions of the Corps. 

Alternative Financing.—The Committee remains supportive of 

public-private partnerships (P3) and is supportive of the Corps’ efforts to implement the alternative financing mechanisms authorized in the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act 

(WIFIA). 

The Corps is directed to submit to the Committee not later than 

45 days after enactment of this Act a report detailing the Corps’ 

efforts on developing public-private partnerships, including any authorized pilots. The report also shall include an updated list of any 

demonstration projects being evaluated and a detailed description 

of the goals, advances in, and remaining challenges for each 

project. 

The Committee appreciates the Corps’ efforts to develop and implement the WIFIA program, including the development of a draft 

credit subsidy model and partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency in program development. The Committee notes that 

the Corps has indicated that additional steps are required before 

it can begin loan obligations under this program, including the development and publishing of program regulations, a notice of funding availability, and a two-phase process of letter of intent submissions and loan applications. The Committee directs the Corps to 

brief the Committee regularly on further developments in program 

implementation, with the first briefing occurring not later than 90 

days after enactment of this Act. 

Additional funds are available to further develop this program. 

However, the Corps is reminded of the Committee’s long-standing 

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concerns that federal funding decisions not be biased by non-federal decisions to construct projects in advance of federal funding or 

to provide funding in excess of legally required cost shares. 

Other Transaction Authority.—The Committee is aware that the 

use of Other Transaction Authority provides a streamlined acquisition tool to accelerate project delivery. When leveraged appropriately, Other Transaction Authority also gives the government 

greater access to innovative, state-of-the-art technology solutions 

from the commercial sector. The Corps is encouraged to expand its 

use of Other Transaction Agreements to execute the Civil Works 

program. 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 5,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works oversees the 

Civil Works budget and policy, whereas the Corps’ executive direction and management of the Civil Works program are funded from 

the Expenses account. 

The recommendation includes legislative language restricting the 

availability of 75 percent of the funding provided in this account 

until such time as at least 95 percent of the additional funding provided in each account has been allocated to specific programs, 

projects, or activities. This restriction shall not affect the roles and 

responsibilities established in previous fiscal years of the Office of 

the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Corps 

headquarters, the Corps field operating agencies, or any other executive branch agency. 

The Committee counts on a timely and accessible executive 

branch in the course of fulfilling its constitutional role in the appropriations process. The requesting and receiving of basic, factual 

information, such as budget justification materials, is vital in order 

to maintain a transparent and open governing process. The Committee recognizes that some discussions internal to the executive 

branch are pre-decisional in nature and, therefore, not subject to 

disclosure. However, the access to facts, figures, and statistics that 

inform these decisions are not subject to this same sensitivity and 

are critical to the budget process. The Administration shall ensure 

timely and complete responses to these inquiries. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill continues a provision that prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds through a reprogramming of funds in this title 

except in certain circumstances. 

The bill continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds in this 

Act to carry out any contract that commits funds beyond the 

amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity. 

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The bill continues a provision authorizing the transfer of funds 

to the Fish and Wildlife Service to mitigate for fisheries lost due 

to Corps projects. 

The bill continues a provision regarding certain dredged material 

disposal activities. The Committee is aware of certain issues regarding placement of dredge material. The Corps is directed to 

brief the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act on these activities. 

The bill continues a provision regarding reallocations at a 

project. 

The bill continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds in this 

Act to reorganize or transfer the Civil Works functions of the 

Corps. 

The bill includes a provision regarding eligibility for additional 

funding. Whether a project is eligible for funding under a particular provision of additional funding is a function of the technical 

details of the project; it is not a policy decision. The Chief of Engineers is the federal government’s technical expert responsible for 

execution of the Civil Works program and for offering professional 

advice on its development. Therefore, the bill provision clarifies 

that a project’s eligibility for additional funding shall be solely the 

professional determination of the Chief of Engineers. 

The bill includes a provision prohibiting the use of funds in this 

Act for certain activities. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $15,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 10,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 15,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +5,000,000 

The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA) (titles II–VI 

of P.L. 102–575) provides for the completion of the Central Utah 

Project by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. The Act 

also authorizes the appropriation of funds for fish, wildlife, and 

recreation mitigation and conservation; establishes an account in 

the Treasury for the deposit of these funds and of other contributions for mitigation and conservation activities; and establishes a 

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission to administer funds in that account. The Act further assigns responsibilities for carrying out the Act to the Secretary of the Interior and 

prohibits delegation of those responsibilities to the Bureau of Reclamation. 

The Committee recommendation includes a total of $15,000,000 

for the Central Utah Project Completion Account, which includes 

$11,700,000 for Central Utah Project construction, $1,800,000 for 

transfer to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, and $1,500,000 for necessary expenses of the Secretary of the Interior. 

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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

INTRODUCTION

The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is to 

manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of 

the American public. Since its establishment by the Reclamation 

Act of 1902, Reclamation has developed water supply facilities that 

have contributed to sustained economic growth and an enhanced 

quality of life in the western states. Lands and communities served 

by Reclamation projects have been developed to meet agricultural, 

tribal, urban, and industrial needs. Reclamation continues to develop authorized facilities to store and convey new water supplies 

and is the largest supplier and manager of water in the 17 western 

states and does so in response to a changing climate that strains 

the very resources that Reclamation is charged with managing, developing and protecting. Reclamation maintains 338 reservoirs with 

the capacity to store 245 million acre-feet of water. 

As Reclamation’s facilities reach their design life, the projected 

cost of operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating Reclamation infrastructure continues to grow, yet Reclamation has not budgeted 

funding sufficient to implement a comprehensive program to reduce 

its maintenance backlog. At the same time, Reclamation is increasingly relied upon to provide water supply to federally-recognized 

Indian Tribes through water settlements, rural communities 

through its Title I Rural Water Program, and municipalities 

through its Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. Balancing these competing priorities will be challenging and requires 

active participation and leadership on the part of Reclamation and 

its technical staff. 

The budget request includes $21,400,000 for Colorado River compliance activities in the Water and Related Resources account. 

These activities are funded by a transfer from the Western Area 

Power Administration and included in section 307 of this Act. 

FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET REQUEST AND COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATION

The budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation totals 

$1,109,849,000. The Committee recommendation totals 

$1,632,849,000, which is $82,849,000 above fiscal year 2019 and 

$523,000,000 above the budget request. 

A table summarizing the fiscal year 2019 enacted appropriation, 

the fiscal year 2020 budget request, and the Committee recommendation is provided below: 

(Dollars in thousands) 

Account FY 2019 enacted FY 2020 request Cmte rec. 

Water and Related Resources ............................................ $1,391,992 $962,000 $1,485,000 

Central Valley Project Restoration Fund ............................. 62,008 54,849 54,849 

California Bay-Delta Restoration ........................................ 35,000 33,000 33,000 

Policy and Administration ................................................... 61,000 60,000 60,000 

Total, Bureau of Reclamation ............................... 1,550,000 1,109,849 1,632,849 

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WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $1,391,992,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 962,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,485,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +93,008,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +523,000,000 

The Water and Related Resources account supports the development, construction, management, and restoration of water and related natural resources in the 17 western states. The account includes funds for operating and maintaining existing facilities to obtain the greatest overall levels of benefits, to protect public safety, 

and to conduct studies on ways to improve the use of water and 

related natural resources. 

The budget request for this account and the approved Committee 

allowance are shown on the following table: 


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RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

ARIZONA 

AK CHIN INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT PROJECT --- 15,311 15,311 15,31

COLORADO RIVER BASIN- CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT 5,744 648 6,392 5,744 648 COLORADO RIVER FRONT WORK AND LEVEE SYSTEM 2,303 2,303 2,303 

SALT RIVER PROJECT 649 250 899 649 250 SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE WATER SETTLEMENT ACT PROJECT 1,550 --- 1,550 1,550 --

YUMA AREA PROJECTS 1,125 22,789 23,914 1,125 22,789 

CALIFORNIA 

CACHUMA PROJECT 746 898 1,644 746 89

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT: 

AMERICAN RIVER DIVISION, FOLSOM DAM UNIT/MORMON ISLAND 1,577 8,837 10,414 1,577 8,837 AUBURN-FOLSOM SOUTH UNIT 35 2,184 2,219 35 2,184 

DELTA DIVISION 5,075 5,644 10,719 5,075 5,644 

EAST SIDE DIVISION 1,290 2,772 4,062 1,290 2,772 

FRIANT DIVISION 1,508 3,411 4,919 1,508 3,41

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION SETTLEMENT 28,264 --- 28,264 28,264 --

MISCELLANEOUS PROJECT PROGRAMS 7,770 370 8,140 7,770 370 

REPLACEMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND EXTRAORDINARY MAl NT. PROGRAM --- 28,780 28,780 --- 28,780 

SACRAMENTO RIVER DIVISION 1,675 495 2,170 1,675 495 

SAN FELIPE DIVISION 218 73 291 218 73 

SHASTA DIVISION 474 8,343 8,817 474 8,343 

TRINITY RIVER DIVISION 10,371 4,077 14,448 10,371 4,077 

WATER AND POWER OPERATIONS 2,628 10,793 13,421 2,628 10,793 WEST SAN JOAQUIN DIVISION, SAN LUIS UNIT 2,758 4,908 7,666 2,758 4,908 

ORLAND PROJECT --- 873 873 --- 873 SALTON SEA RESEARCH PROJECT 300 --- 300 300 --SOLANO PROJECT 1,162 2,233 3,395 1,162 2,233 

VENTURA RIVER PROJECT 380 54 434 380 54 

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RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

COLORADO 

ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT S,234 S,004 10,238 5,234 5,00ARMEL UNIT, P-SMBP 4 384 388 4 38

COLLBRAN PROJECT 20S 1,850 2,0S5 205 1,8SCOLORADO-BIG THOMPSON PROJECT 96 13,513 13,609 96 13,51

FRUITGROWERS DAM PROJECT 7S 120 195 75 12

FRYINGPAN·ARKANSAS PROJECT 135 9,884 10,019 135 9,88

GRAND VALLEY UNIT, CRBSCP, TITLE II 275 1,743 2,018 275 1,74

LEADVILLE/ARKANSAS RIVER RECOVERY PROJECT 30,000 30,000 30,00

MANCOS PROJECT 100 678 778 100 67NARROWS UNIT, P-SMBP 30 30 3PARADOX VALLEY UNIT, CRBSCP, TITLE II 1,080 2,967 4,047 1,080 2,96

PINE RIVER PROJECT 120 295 415 120 29

SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT, CLOSED BASIN 118 2,832 2,9SO 118 2,83SAN LUIS VALLEY PROJECT, CONEJOS DIVISION 9 20 29 9 2

UNCOMPAHGRE PROJECT 708 150 8S8 708 1S

UPPER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS PROGRAM 729 729 729 

IDAHO 

BOISE AREA PROJECTS 2,642 2,409 5,051 2,642 2,40

COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVER SALMON RECOVERY PROJECT 16,000 16,000 16,000 

LEWISTON ORCHARDS PROJECT 1,476 20 1,496 1,476 2

MINIDOKA AREA PROJECTS 2,037 3,151 S,188 2,037 3,1S

PRESTON BENCH PROJECT 14 47 61 14 4

KANSAS 

ALMENA UNIT, P·SMBP 41 438 479 41 43

BOSTWICK UNIT, P-SMBP 211 887 1,098 211 88

CEDAR BLUFF UNIT, P-SMBP 13 497 S10 13 49GLEN ELDER UNIT, P-SMBP 104 1,147 1,2S1 104 1,14

KANSAS RIVER UNIT, P-SMBP 100 100 10

KIRWIN UNIT, P-SMBP 14 371 385 14 37

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BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMEND

RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

WEBSTER UNIT, P-SMBP 11 17,457 17,468 11 17,45

WICHITA PROJECT- CHENEY DIVISION 36 352 388 36 35

MONTANA 

CANYON FERRY UNIT, P-SMBP 188 5,126 5,314 188 5,12

EAST BENCH UNIT, P-SMBP 162 646 808 162 64

FORT PECK RESERVATION/ DRY PRAIRIE RURAL WATER SYSTEM 2,431 '" 2,431 2,431 HELENA VALLEY UNIT, P-SMBP 52 238 290 52 23

HUNGRY HORSE PROJECT 476 476 47

HUNTLEY PROJECT 38 57 95 38 5

LOWER MARIAS UNIT, P-SMBP 86 2,186 2,272 86 2,18LOWER YELLOWSTONE PROJECT 699 23 722 699 2

MILK RIVER PROJECT 400 3,051 3,451 400 3,05

MISSOURI BASIN O&M, P-SMBP 1,030 110 1,140 1,030 11

ROCKY BOYS/NORTH CENTRAL MT RURAL WATER SYSTEM 1,984 '" 1,984 1,984 

SUN RIVER PROJECT 107 398 sos 107 39

YELLOWTAIL UNIT, P-SMBP 105 8,495 8,600 lOS 8,49

NEBRASKA 

AINSWORTH UNIT, P-SMBP 59 98 157 59 9

FRENCHMAN-CAMBRIDGE UNIT, P-SMBP 139 1,788 1,927 139 1,78

MIRAGE FLATS PROJECT 10 74 84 10 7NORTH LOUP UNIT, P-SMBP 90 159 249 90 1S

NEVADA 

LAHONTAN BASIN PROJECT 4,992 4,401 9,393 4,992 4,40

LAKE TAHOE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 115 115 115 

LAKE MEAD/LAS VEGAS WASH PROGRAM 595 595 595 

NEW MEXICO 

CARLSBAD PROJECT 2,108 1,342 3,450 2,108 1,34

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BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMEND

RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

MIDDLE RIO GRANDE PROJECT 12,461 10,121 22,582 12,461 10,12RIO GRAN DE PROJECT 2,153 11,668 13,821 2,153 11,66RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS PROJECT 68 68 68 

TUCUMCARI PROJECT 15 5 20 15 

NORTH DAKOTA 

DICKINSON UNIT, P-SMBP 564 564 56

GARRISON DIVERSION UNIT, P-SMBP 7,666 12,199 19,865 7,666 12,19

HEART BUTIE UNIT, P-SMBP 10 969 979 10 96

OKLAHOMA 

ARBUCKLE PROJECT 39 203 242 39 20

MCGEE CREEK PROJECT 20 826 846 20 82

MOUNTAIN PARK PROJECT 31 600 631 31 60NORMAN PROJECT 77 360 437 77 36

WASHITA BASIN PROJECT 54 1,091 1,145 54 1,09W.C. AUSTIN PROJECT 39 503 542 39 50

OREGON 

CROOKED RIVER PROJECT 444 420 864 444 42

DESCHUTES PROJECT 420 261 681 420 26EASTERN OREGON PROJECTS 772 567 1,339 772 56

KLAMATH PROJECT 13,079 3,040 16,119 13,079 3,04ROGUE RIVER BASIN PROJECT, TALENT DIVISION 1,801 1,055 2,856 1,801 1,05

TUALATIN PROJECT 283 303 586 283 30

UMATILLA PROJECT 388 2,877 3,265 388 2,87

SOUTH DAKOTA 

ANGOSTURA UNIT, P-SMBP 30 968 998 30 96

BELLE FOURCHE UNIT, P-SMBP 376 841 1,217 376 84

KEYHOLE UNIT, P-SMBP 567 567 56

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BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMEND

RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAl MANAGEMENT OM&R 

lEWIS AND ClARK RURAl WATER SYSTEM 100 100 100 

MID-DAKOTA RURAl WATER PROJECT 15 15 MNI WICONI PROJECT 13,101 13,101 13,10

OAHE UNIT, P-SMBP 110 110 1

RAPID VAllEY PROJECT 71 71 7

RAPID VAllEY UNIT, P-SMBP ... 199 199 19

SHADEHill UNIT, P-SMBP 1 501 502 1 50

TEXAS 

BALMORHEA PROJECT 22 10 32 22 1

CANADIAN RIVER PROJECT 40 82 122 40 8

lOWER RIO GRANDE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM so 50 50 

NUECES RIVER PROJECT 54 921 975 54 92

SAN ANGELO PROJECT 24 571 595 24 57

UTAH 

HYRUM PROJECT 95 228 323 95 22

MOON lAKE PROJECT 21 101 122 21 10

NEWTON PROJECT 65 120 18S 65 12

OGDEN RIVER PROJECT 165 196 361 165 19

PROVO RIVER PROJECT 1,462 906 2,368 1,462 90

SANPETE PROJECT 29 50 79 29 sSCOFIELD PROJECT 313 128 441 313 12STRAWBERRY VAllEY PROJECT 858 70 928 858 7

WEBER BASIN PROJECT 1,409 1,119 2,528 1,409 1,11WEBER RIVER PROJECT 1,698 134 1,832 1,698 13

WASHINGTON 

COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT 5,296 15,367 20,663 5,296 15,36

WASHINGTON AREA PROJECTS 381 84 465 381 8

YAKIMA PROJECT 1,311 6,001 7,312 1,311 6,00YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER ENHANCEMENT PROJECT 10,760 10,760 10,760 

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BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMEND

RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

WYOMING 

BOYSEN UNIT, P-SMBP 154 2,256 2,410 154 2,25

BUFFALO BILL DAM, DAM MODIFICATION, P-SMBP 33 3,514 3,547 33 3,51

KENDRICK PROJECT 68 5,477 5,545 68 5,47

NORTH PLATTE PROJECT 57 1,484 1,541 57 1,48NORTH PLATTE AREA, P-SMBP 72 5,526 5,598 72 5,52

OWL CREEK UNIT, P-SMBP 4 71 75 4 7

RIVERTON UNIT, P-SMBP 8 604 612 8 60

SHOSHONE PROJECT 34 942 976 34 94

SUBTOTAL, PROJECTS 189,289 358,724 548,013 189,289 358,72

REGIONAL PROGRAMS 

ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ONGOING WORK: 

RURAL WATER 121,368 FISH PASSAGE AND FISH SCREENS '" '" 11,400 

WATER CONSERVATION AND DELIVERY 225,301 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION OR COMPLIANCE 40,000 FACILITIES OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REHABILITATION 4,00

COLORADO RIVER COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES 21,400 21,400 COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROJECT, TITLE I '" 14,739 14,739 '" 14,73COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROJECT, TITLE II 10,000 '" 10,000 10,000 COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT (CRSP), SECTION 5 3,153 6,848 10,001 3,153 6,84COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT (CRSP), SECTION 8 3,078 '" 3,078 3,078 COLORADO RIVER WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 740 '" 740 740 '

DAM SAFETY PROGRAM: 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DAM SAFETY PROGRAM '" 1,300 1,300 '" 1,30

INITIATE SAFETY OF DAMS CORRECTIVE ACTION '" 72,187 72,187 '" 72,18

SAFETY EVALUATION OF EXISTING DAMS '" 19,284 19,284 '" 19,28

EMERGENCY PLANNING & DISASTER RESPONSE PROGRAM 1,250 1,250 1,25

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BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMENDED 

RESOURCES FACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 

ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (Bureauwide) 2,500 --- 2,500 2,500 --- ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (Platte River) 4,000 --- 4,000 4,000 --- ENDANGERED SPEC RECOVERY IMPL PROG (Upper Colo & San Juan Riv Basins) 2,850 --- 2,850 2,850 --- 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 1,523 --- 1,523 1,523 --- EXAMINATION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES --- 9,349 9,349 --- 9,349 

GENERAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES 2,132 --- 2,132 2,132 

INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS: 

AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLEMENT 8,301 8,301 8,301 --- 

BLACKFEET SETTLEMENT 10,000 --- 10,000 10,000 --- 

CROW TRIBE RIGHTS 12,772 --- 12,772 12,772 --- 

NAVAJO GALLUP 66,182 3,000 69,182 66,182 3,000 

LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 10,060 --- 10,060 10,060 LOWER COLORADO RIVER OPERATIONS PROGRAM 31,299 --- 31,299 31,299 --- 

MISCELLANEOUS FLOOD CONTROL OPERATIONS --- 832 832 --- 832 NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM 11,685 --- 11,685 11,685 --- NEGOTIATION & ADMINISTRATION OF WATER MARKETING 2,308 --- 2,308 2,308 --- 

OPERATION & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 922 1,707 2,629 922 1,707 

POWER PROGRAM SERVICES 2,121 307 2,428 2,121 307 PUBLIC ACCESS AND SAFETY PROGRAM 646 206 852 646 206 

RECLAMATION LAW ADMINISTRATION 2,078 --- 2,078 2,078 

RECREATION & FISH & WILDLIFE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 3,249 3,249 3,249 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: 

DESALINATION AND WATER PURIFICATION PROGRAM 1,475 1,150 2,625 12,975 1,150 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 11,014 --- 11,014 17,500 --- 

SITE SECURITY ACTIVITIES 36,359 36,359 36,359 

UNITED STATES/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES- TECHNICAL SUPPORT 80 80 80 

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WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 

BUDGET REQUEST HOUSE RECOMMENDE

RESOURCES fACILITIES RESOURCES FACILITIES 

MANAGEMENT OM&R TOTAL MANAGEMENT OM&R 

WATERSMART PROGRAM: 

WATERSMART GRANTS 10,000 ... 10,000 60,000 -·· 

WATER CONSERVATION FIELD SERVICES PROGRAM 1,750 ... 1,750 4,179 . .. 

COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 250 ... 250 2,250 

BASIN STUDIES 2,000 ... 2,000 5,200 ... 

DROUGHT RESPONSES & COMPREHENSIVE DROUGHT PLANS 2,901 ... 2,901 9,000 ... 

TITLE XVI WATER RECLAMATION & REUSE PROGRAM 3,000 ... 3,000 63,617 ... 

SUBTOTAL, REGIONAL PROGRAMS 245,469 168,518 413,987 764,469 172,518 

TOTAL, WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 434,758 527,242 962,000 953,758 531,242 
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Salton Sea, California.—The Committee supports the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Department of the 

Interior and the California Natural Resources Agency to support 

management activities at the Salton Sea. Additionally, the Committee is concerned by the health, environmental, agricultural, and 

natural resource impacts at the Salton Sea. The Committee appreciates the work the Department of the Interior has done at the Sea, 

and encourages the Department to partner with federal, state, and 

local partners to support mitigation activities and reduce the likelihood of severe health and environmental impacts. 

Tualatin Project, Scoggins Dam, Oregon.—The Committee supports the budget request for preconstruction activities at Scoggins 

Dam under the Safety of Dams program. The Committee urges 

Reclamation to expeditiously complete the preconstruction phase. 

Consistent with existing authorities, the Committee encourages 

Reclamation to evaluate alternatives, including new or supplementary works, provided that safety remains the paramount consideration, to address dam safety modifications and increased conservation storage. Considering the high risk associated with Scoggins Dam, the Committee urges Reclamation to work with local 

stakeholders and repayment contractors on this joint project including feasibility and environmental review of the engineering 

preferred alternative and the NEPA review. The Committee has 

been told that a replacement structure downstream could significantly reduce project costs for both the federal government and 

local stakeholders. Reclamation may accept contributed funds from 

non-federal contractors to expedite completion of any level of review. 

Columbia Basin Project, Washington.—The Committee is aware 

of the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program within the Columbia Basin Project to deliver surface water to the Odessa Subarea. The Subarea groundwater is being withdrawn at a rate beyond the aquifer’s capacity to recharge, and aquifers in the Subarea are quickly declining. Groundwater is virtually depleted to 

such an extent that water must be pumped from wells as deep as 

2,400 feet. Water pumped from such depths is hot and has dangerously high sodium concentrations. The Committee supports Reclamation’s partnership in the program to provide farmlands in Central and Eastern Washington with surface water supply through 

operational changes in the storage and delivery system and urges 

Reclamation to move forward to implement the program. 

Mni Wiconi Project, South Dakota.—Reclamation is directed to 

continue working with the Tribes and relevant federal agencies to 

coordinate use of all existing authorities and funding sources to finish needed community system upgrades and connections, as well as 

transfers of those systems. 

Aquatic Nuisance Species.—Additional funding provided under 

Environmental Restoration or Compliance and Water Conservation 

and Delivery may be used to combat the growing threat of aquatic 

invasive species. 

Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.—The Committee is aware that 

the cost of the Aamodt litigation settlement project will exceed the 

current authorization. The Committee understands that Reclamation and the parties to the settlement have determined through negotiations about this project the need for increasing the federal cost 

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ceiling. The Committee directs Reclamation to use funds on hand 

for this settlement to initiate construction of features necessary to 

prevent additional cost overruns associated with delayed construction. 

Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Integrated Plan, 

Washington.—The Committee is aware of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan that has been developed by the Yakima River Basin 

Water Enhancement Project Working Group, including Reclamation, to address ecosystem restoration, water storage, and water 

supply needs for agriculture, fish, and municipalities within the 

Yakima River Basin in Central Washington. The Committee is supportive of the Plan and encourages Reclamation to move forward 

on implementing authorized components of the Plan. 

San Joaquin River Restoration Program.—Permanent appropriations, newly available for the program in fiscal year 2020, should 

not supplant continued annual appropriations. 

Additional Funding for Water and Related Resources Work.—The 

recommendation includes funds in addition to the budget request 

for Water and Related Resources studies, projects, and activities. 

Priority in allocating these funds should be given to advance and 

complete ongoing work, including preconstruction activities and 

where environmental compliance has been completed; improve 

water supply reliability; improve water deliveries; enhance national, regional, or local economic development; promote job growth; 

advance tribal and nontribal water settlement studies and activities; or address critical backlog maintenance and rehabilitation activities. Funding provided under the heading Additional Funding 

for Ongoing Work may be utilized for ongoing work, including 

preconstruction activities, on projects which provide new or existing 

water supplies through additional infrastructure. Of the additional 

funding provided under the heading ‘‘Water Conservation and Delivery,’’ $89,333,000 shall be for water storage projects as authorized in section 4007 of P.L. 114–322. 

Of the additional funding provided under the heading of ‘‘Water 

Conservation and Delivery,’’ $40,000,000 shall be for water conservation activities in areas that are experiencing extended 

drought conditions. These water conservation activities shall include well construction and irrigation related structural or other 

measures, programs and projects that result in conservation of 

other surface water or groundwater, or improve water system efficiency, resilience, reliability, delivery, and conveyance. Reclamation 

is directed to brief the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act on the status of carrying out these activities. 

Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, Reclamation 

shall provide to the Committee a report delineating how the additional funds in this account are to be distributed, in which phase 

the work is to be accomplished, and an explanation of the criteria 

and rankings used to justify each allocation. 

Reclamation is reminded that activities authorized under Indian 

Water Rights Settlements and under section 206 of P.L. 113–235 

are eligible to compete for the additional funding provided under 

‘‘Water Conservation and Delivery.’’ 

Research and Development: Desalination and Water Purification 

Program.—Of the funding provided for this program, $8,000,000 

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shall be for desalination projects as authorized in section 4009(a) 

of P.L. 114–322. 

WaterSMART Program: Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse 

Program.—Of the funding provided for this program, $13,333,000 

shall be for water recycling and reuse projects as authorized in section 4009(c) of P.L. 114–322. 

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $62,008,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 54,849,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 54,849,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥7,159,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

This fund was established to carry out the provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and to provide funding for 

habitat restoration, improvement and acquisition, and other fish 

and wildlife restoration activities in the Central Valley area of 

California. Resources are derived from donations, revenues from 

voluntary water transfers and tiered water pricing, and Friant Division surcharges. The account also is financed through additional 

mitigation and restoration payments collected on an annual basis 

from project beneficiaries. 

Within available funds, the Committee provides funding for programs and activities according to the budget request. The Committee notes that the decrease for this account in the budget request and recommendation is based on a three-year rolling average 

of collections, in accordance with the authorizing statute. 

Anadromous Fish Screen Program.—The Committee recommendation includes no less than $1,200,000 for the Anadromous 

Fish Screen Program, in accordance with the budget request. The 

Committee continues to be concerned about the disconnect between 

funding levels requested and ultimately allocated for the Anadromous Fish Screen Program. The Committee encourages Reclamation to maintain its focus on screening the remaining high priority 

diversions from within funds made available under the Central 

Valley Project Restoration Fund in future budget requests. 

CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $35,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 33,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 33,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The California Bay-Delta Restoration account funds the federal 

share of water supply and reliability improvements, ecosystem improvements, and other activities being developed for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and associated watersheds by a state 

and federal partnership (CALFED). Federal participation in this 

program was initially authorized in the California Bay-Delta Environmental and Water Security Act enacted in 1996. 

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POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $61,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 60,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 60,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Policy and Administration account provides for the executive 

direction and management of all Reclamation activities, as performed by the Commissioner’s office in Washington, D.C.; the Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado; and in five regional offices. The Denver and regional offices charge individual projects or 

activities for direct beneficial services and related administrative 

and technical costs. These charges are covered under other appropriations. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

The bill includes an administrative provision allowing for the 

purchase of passenger motor vehicles. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

The bill continues a provision regarding the circumstances in 

which Reclamation may reprogram funds. 

The bill continues a provision regarding the San Luis Unit and 

Kesterson Reservoir in California. 

The bill contains a provision regarding the Secure Water Act of 

2009. 

The bill contains a provision regarding the CALFED Bay-Delta 

Authorization Act. 

The bill contains a provision regarding the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009. 

The bill contains a provision regarding the Claims Resolution Act 

of 2010. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

INTRODUCTION 

Funds recommended in Title III provide for all Department of 

Energy programs, including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; 

Electricity; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Energy Research and Development; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; SPR Petroleum Account; the Northeast Home 

Heating Oil Reserve; the Energy Information Administration; NonDefense Environmental Cleanup; the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; Science; Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy; Innovative Technology Loan 

Guarantee Program; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 

Loan Program; Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Office of 

Indian Energy Policy and Programs; Departmental Administration; 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Department of Energy has requested a total budget of 

$31,501,929,000 in fiscal year 2020 to fund programs in its four 

primary mission areas: science, energy, environment, and national 

security. The Department of Energy budget request is 

$4,183,388,000 below the fiscal year 2019 level. The recommendation provides $37,087,431,000 for the Department of Energy, 

$5,585,502,000 above the budget request. 

Research and Development Policy.—The budget request again 

proposes to focus the Department solely on early-stage research 

and development activities at the expense of medium- and laterstage research and development, including deployment, demonstration, and other approaches to spur innovation. The Committee rejects this short-sighted and limited approach, which will ensure 

that technology advancements will remain in early-stage form and 

are unlikely to integrate the results of this early-stage research 

into the nation’s energy system. While early-stage research and development has an appropriate place in a balanced research portfolio, the Committee strongly believes that a focus on only earlystage activities will forego the nation’s scientific capabilities in 

medium- and later-stage research and development and will not 

fully realize the technological advancements that can and should 

happen as a result of the Department’s applied energy activities. 

The Committee provides robust funding to support a comprehensive, balanced approach that also includes medium- and later-stage 

research, development, deployment, and demonstration activities. 

The Committee directs the Department to follow this comprehensive approach in each applied energy research and development 

program office and expend funding in an expeditious manner, to include the timely issuance of funding opportunity announcements 

and awards of funds. To capitalize on the research infrastructure 

and expertise at universities across the country, the Committee encourages the Department to increase opportunities for universities 

to compete for funding within the Department’s portfolio of research. 

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTION

Article I, section 9 of the United States Constitution states, ‘‘No 

money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of Appropriations made by law.’’ 

The Committee continues to include the Department’s reprogramming authority in statute to ensure that the Department 

carries out its programs consistent with congressional direction. 

This reprogramming authority is established at the program, 

project, or activity level, whichever is the most specific level of 

budget items identified in this Act and the Committee report accompanying the Act. The Committee also prohibits new starts 

through the use of reprogramming and includes other direction to 

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fying which transfer authorities may be used for accounts funded 

by this Act. 

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT

The Department still is not in compliance with its statutory requirement to submit to Congress, at the time that the budget request is submitted, a future-years energy program that covers the 

fiscal year of the budget submission and the four succeeding years, 

as directed in the fiscal year 2012 Act. In addition, the Department 

has an outstanding requirement to submit a plan to become fully 

compliant with this requirement. The Department is directed to 

provide these requirements not later than 90 days after enactment 

of this Act. 

Working Capital Fund.—The Department has requested $276,096,000 for the working capital fund for fiscal year 2020. The 

Committee provides $276,096,000 for this purpose, and directs that 

if the Department transfers additional amounts to the working capital fund, notification must be provided to the Committee in advance of any such transfer. The notification shall identify the 

sources of funds by program, project, or activity. Further, the Department shall notify the Committee before adding or removing 

any activities from the fund. 

Alleviation of Poverty.—In each year since fiscal year 2016, the 

Committee has directed the Department to provide a report detailing all domestic and international projects and programs within its 

jurisdiction that contribute to the alleviation of poverty. The Committee is still awaiting this report, and directs the Department to 

provide this report not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act. 

Workplace Diversity.—The Committee recognizes the importance 

of workplace diversity at the Department and its national laboratories. The Committee encourages the Department to continue to 

develop and broaden partnerships with minority serving institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, Asian and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Predominantly Black Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and 

other Minority Serving Institutions. The Committee understands 

that each national laboratory develops its own recruitment and 

retainment strategies and provides those plans to the Department 

for review. The Committee directs the Department to comprehensively evaluate these plans and provide a report to the Committee 

detailing efforts to recruit and retain diverse talent from the institutions mentioned above. Further, the Department is directed to 

provide to the Committee a report on its internal programs that 

support research and development opportunities from the institutions mentioned above. The Department shall provide this report 

as a comprehensive evaluation not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

Workforce Development Programs.—The Committee recognizes 

the need to ensure that the nation has a ready, capable workforce 

both for today and the next generation to meet changing energy demands and safeguard the nation’s nuclear security. The Department has a long history and unique opportunity of training and 

supporting the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

workforce. The Department is directed to provide to the Committee 

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not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a report that includes an inventory of workforce development and readiness programs supported throughout the Department. The inventory shall 

include current programs, past programs over the last 10 years, 

and recommendations for the Department to improve or expand its 

workforce development efforts. The report shall also include specific 

recommendations addressing workforce readiness to meet the Department’s nuclear security missions. 

Public Access Plan.—The Committee appreciates the Department 

issuing its Public Access Plan on July 24, 2014. The Committee 

urges the Department to continue efforts towards full implementation of the plan and expects an update on progress be included in 

the fiscal year 2021 budget request. 

Improper Payments.—The Committee continues to be concerned 

that the Department is failing in its responsibility to ensure that 

its maintenance and operating contracts with incurred costs valued 

at billions of dollars per year are being audited appropriately and 

in a timely manner. The Department was directed in the fiscal year 

2015 Act to carry out a plan to improve its cost audit coverage, but 

the Department has not reported any progress on issues identified 

by the Department’s Inspector General associated with the Department’s cost audit coverage. The Department was directed in the fiscal year 2019 Act to provide to the Committee a plan for removing 

the Department from the Government Accountability Office’s High 

Risk List for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for its contract management. This report was to include plans to improve contract auditing 

and the tracking of meaningful data for fraud, waste, and abuse in 

its contracts. The Department has not provided this report, and the 

Committee reiterates this direction and looks forward to receiving 

this report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

COMMONLY RECYCLED PAPER

The Department shall not expend funds for projects that knowingly use as a feedstock commonly recycled paper that is segregated from municipal solid waste or collected as part of a collection system that commingles commonly recycled paper with other 

solid waste at any point from the time of collection through materials recovery. 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Committee notes that the Department is not meeting its 

statutory annual reporting requirements for its general plant 

projects, yet has asked for relief in raising the funding limit on 

general plant projects. Furthermore, the Department has not been 

consistently reporting the details of its general plant projects 

across Departmental programs in its budget request, though the 

Committee notes improvement in certain programs. Not later than 

60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department shall provide 

to the Committee a report on all general plant projects funded in 

fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. The Department shall ensure 

that all general plant projects are clearly identified in the appropriate sections of its fiscal year 2021 budget request and that a full 

description with total costs is included for each project. 

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REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER GUIDELINES

The Committee requires the Department to inform the Committee promptly when a change in program execution and funding 

is required during the fiscal year. The Department’s reprogramming requirements are detailed in statute. To assist the Department in this effort, the following guidance is provided for programs 

and activities. 

Definition.—A reprogramming includes the reallocation of funds 

from one activity to another within an appropriation. The recommendation includes a general provision providing internal reprogramming authority to the Department, as long as no program, 

project, or activity is increased or decreased by more than 

$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, compared to the levels 

in the table detailing the Committee’s recommendations for the Department’s various accounts. For construction projects, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of funds from one construction project to another project or a change of $2,000,000 or 10 

percent, whichever is less, in the scope of an approved project. 

Criteria for Reprogramming.—A reprogramming should be made 

only when an unforeseen situation arises, and then only if delay of 

the project or activity until the next fiscal year would result in a 

detrimental impact to an agency program or priority. A reprogramming may also be considered if the Department can show that significant cost savings can accrue by increasing funding for an activity. Mere convenience or preference should not be a factor for consideration. A reprogramming may not be employed to initiate new 

programs or to change program, project, or activity allocations specifically denied, limited, or increased by the Congress in the Act or 

report. 

Reporting and Approval Procedures.—In recognition of the security missions of the Department, the legislative guidelines allow 

the Secretary and the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration jointly to waive the reprogramming restriction 

by certifying to the Committee that it is in the nation’s security interest to do so. The Department shall not deviate from the levels 

for activities specified in the report that are below the level of the 

detail table, except through the regular notification procedures of 

the Committee. No funds may be added to programs for which 

funding has been denied. Any reallocation of new or prior-year 

budget authority or prior-year de-obligations, or any request to implement a reorganization that includes moving previous appropriations between appropriations accounts must be submitted to the 

Committee in writing and may not be implemented prior to approval by the Committee. 

Transfers.—As in fiscal year 2019, funding actions into or out of 

accounts funded by this Act may only be made by transfer authorities provided by this or other appropriations Acts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 

The Committee’s recommendations for Department of Energy 

programs in fiscal year 2020 are described in the following sections. 

A detailed funding table is included at the end of this title. 

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ENERGY PROGRAMS 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $2,379,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 343,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,651,713,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +272,713,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +2,308,713,000 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs include research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities that advance energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, as well as federal energy assistance programs. Since the 

early 1970s and in partnership with business, industry, universities, research labs, and stakeholders, EERE has helped develop 

affordable, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. 

EERE is on the forefront of clean energy innovation, implementing 

a range of strategies aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on fossil fuels 

that is saving American families and businesses money, creating 

jobs, and reducing pollution. 

The EERE program is divided into three portfolios: sustainable 

transportation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. The sustainable transportation portfolio, which consists of the vehicles, bioenergy, and hydrogen and fuel cell programs, advances the development of plug-in electric and other alternative fuel vehicles, high-efficiency advanced combustion engines, and the replacement of oil 

with clean domestic transportation fuels. The renewable energy 

portfolio, which consists of the solar, wind, water, and geothermal 

programs, aims to develop innovative technologies to make renewable electricity generation cost competitive with traditional sources 

of energy. The energy efficiency portfolio, which consists of the advanced manufacturing, buildings, and federal energy assistance 

programs, seeks cost-effective solutions to reduce energy consumption in plants, buildings, and homes. 

The Department is reminded that the research and development 

(R&D) policy contained in the front matter of Title III of this report 

specifically applies to each program within EERE. The Department 

shall provide the Committee with the specific breakdowns for R&D 

stages for both funds that are allocated according to this report and 

any funds that are not allocated by this report for each program. 

The Committee directs EERE to offer technical and other programmatic assistance to Puerto Rico to support investment in innovative technologies to effectively reduce power system emissions, 

efficiently treat wastewater, produce biofuels, and generate power 

from solid waste, and to assist Puerto Rico in assessing the viability of a subsea electric cable interconnection and the use of micro 

grids. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of the Department’s 

work on the Energy-Water Nexus and as part of that effort, the 

Committee encourages the Department to enter into an interdepartmental agreement with the Department of Agriculture for research that explores how to integrate ongoing research projects at 

the various national laboratories and the Agricultural Research 

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search collaborations with the Department of Agriculture, including 

at national laboratories. This report shall also address how the Department’s expertise in energy efficiency for industrial processes, 

lighting systems, materials science, and advanced soil science can 

benefit food insecure communities and greenhouse and four-season 

production platforms. 

Zero Emissions Energy Credit.—The Committee notes that the 

fiscal year 2018 Act directed the Department to produce a report 

to evaluate the effects of a Zero Emissions Energy Credit. The 

Committee expects a timely delivery of the report. 

Energy Star.—The Committee supports the Department’s ongoing role in the Energy Star program in its current structure. The 

Department is directed to support the Environmental Protection 

Agency’s efforts to reexamine Energy Star guidelines and standard 

operating procedures to ensure transparency, predictability, and 

consistency for all stakeholders. 

Energy Storage.—The Committee supports the Department’s ongoing role in advancing energy storage R&D and encourages continued collaboration with the Office of Science, Office of Fossil Energy, and Office of Electricity on these efforts. 

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

The Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies programs fund activities that can reduce American exposure to future high oil prices. Annually, vehicles transport 11 billion tons of freight or about $35,000,000,000 worth of goods each 

day and move more than three trillion vehicle miles. Research into 

cutting-edge technologies that will increase the fuel economy of 

gasoline and diesel fuel vehicles—the vast majority of today’s 

fleet—will allow Americans to spend less on fuel while traveling 

the same distance. Research into next-generation automotive and 

fuel cell technologies that power vehicles with domestic energy 

sources such as natural gas, electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen can 

likewise dramatically lower the impact of future high gas prices on 

Americans. The Committee directs the Vehicle, Bioenergy, and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies offices to continue to work closely to develop common metrics to evaluate and compare the costs 

and energy consumption of advanced transportation technologies 

with existing technologies. The Department is directed to provide 

to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

Act a report describing research and development activities applicable to two-stroke opposed piston engines within the Vehicle Technologies Office and how this research differs from ongoing work 

within the Department and other agencies. 

Vehicle Technologies.—Within available funds, the recommendation includes $163,200,000 for Batteries and Electric Drive Technology; not less than $38,100,000 for electric drive research and development, of which $7,000,000 is to enable extreme fast charging 

and advanced battery analytics; and not less than $35,000,000 for 

Materials Technology, of which $30,000,000 is for early-stage research on multi-materials joining, propulsion materials, and carbon 

fiber-reinforced composites. Not less than $12,500,000 is provided 

for the Co-Optimization of Engine and Fuels Multi-Laboratory Consortium. The Committee provides $20,000,000 to continue the 

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SuperTruck II program to further improve the efficiency of heavyduty class 8 long- and regional-haul vehicles. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue to support 

the Clean Cities program, including providing competitive grants to 

support alternative fuel, infrastructure, and vehicle deployment activities. Within available funds, the recommendation provides 

$42,300,000 for Deployment through the Clean Cities program. 

When issuing competitive grants in support of these activities, the 

Department is encouraged to focus on awards that range from 

$500,000 to $1,000,000 each and include at least one Clean Cities 

coalition partner. The Committee encourages the Department to 

ensure balance in the award of funds to achieve varied aims in fostering broader adoption of clean vehicles and installation of supporting infrastructure. The Committee encourages continued outreach and deployment activities of renewable natural gas and natural gas powered vehicles. 

Within available funds, the Committee includes not more than 

$10,000,000 for medium- and heavy-duty on-road natural gas engine research and development, including energy efficiency improvements, emission after-treatment technologies, fuel system enhancements, and new engine development. The recommendation 

also includes, within available funds, $10,000,000 to continue to 

support improving the energy efficiency of commercial off-road vehicles, including not more than $5,000,000 for fluid power systems. 

The Department is directed to provide to the Committee not later 

than 120 days after enactment of this Act a report on the potential 

for efficiency in these areas. 

The Committee encourages continued research and development 

as appropriate in advanced combustion and vehicle engine technology efficiency in propane engines used for light- and mediumduty applications. 

Bioenergy Technologies.—Within available funds, the Committee 

encourages the Department to continue to address issues regarding 

the use of biomass and waste, such as municipal solid waste, refuse 

derived fuels, wet wastes, waste gasses, and mixed wastes incorporating agriculture and forest residues, as feedstocks for biofuels 

and biochemical products. The Committee encourages continued research on the conversion of fuels and chemicals to electricity. The 

recommendation provides not less than $30,000,000 for feedstock 

supply and logistics, of which $5,000,000 is for upgrades at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility to extend its capabilities 

and maximize benefits. The recommendation provides $35,000,000 

for advanced algal systems. 

Within available funds for Conversion Technologies, the recommendation provides $20,000,000 to continue the Agile Biology 

Foundry. 

Within available funds for Demonstration and Market Transformation, not less than $12,500,000 is provided for the Co-Optimization of Engine and Fuels Multi-Laboratory Consortium. 

The Committee is appreciative of research that the Bioenergy 

Technologies Office has supported regarding wet and gaseous 

waste streams in waste-to-energy projects. The Committee remains 

interested in understanding how further research and development 

activities can support baseload power generation using municipal 

solid waste-to-energy technologies, including to lower the energy 

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costs of wastewater treatment plants. The Department is reminded 

that the fiscal year 2018 Act required, not later than 180 days after 

the enactment of that Act, a report on research and development 

activities that can improve the economic viability of municipal solid 

waste-to-energy facilities. The Committee looks forward to receiving this report promptly. 

The Committee encourages continued coordination with the Office of Fossil Energy on research and development of technologies 

for carbon capture and use. 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies.—The Committee recognizes the progress in breakthrough research and cost reduction for 

stationary, vehicle, motive, and portable power applications of fuel 

cell and hydrogen energy technology. Within available funds, 

$7,000,000 is to enable integrated energy systems using high and 

low temperature electrolyzers with the intent of advancing the 

H2@Scale concept and $10,000,000 to cost share the Office of Nuclear Energy hydrogen demonstration project. Within available 

funds, the Committee recommends $35,000,000 for Technology Acceleration activities, of which $5,000,000 is for industry-led manufacturing. The Committee recommends not less than $7,000,000 for 

safety, codes, and standards. The Committee remains supportive of 

H2@Scale activities that enable wide-scale hydrogen production 

and use in the United States to enable resiliency of power generation and transmission. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue its work 

on high temperature electrolysis coupled with thermal systems. 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

The Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Water Power, and Geothermal 

Technologies programs fund applied research, development, and 

demonstration to reduce the cost of renewable energy to economically competitive levels. Research into innovative technologies, such 

as photovoltaic and concentrating solar technologies, offshore wind, 

hydropower, and ground heat, can expand energy production from 

our domestic resources and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. 

Research efforts have led to affordability and growth in adoption of 

renewable energy alternatives. Wind has become the cheapest energy source in many regions of the country and since 2008, the average price of wind energy has dropped by 75 percent. In little 

more than a decade, solar technology now powers more than nine 

million homes in the United States. 

Solar Energy.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$55,000,000 for Concentrating Solar Power research and development, of which $5,000,000 is provided for a demonstration on advanced thermal desalination technologies. 

The Committee recommends not less than $72,000,000 for Photovoltaic Research and Development to develop new or improved 

high-performance photovoltaic modules and architectures, and to 

achieve greater than 40 percent cell efficiencies. 

The Committee recommends $35,000,000 for Balance of System 

Cost efforts focused on developing best practices for reducing the 

time and costs for permitting, inspecting, and interconnecting distributed solar and storage projects installed behind the customer’s 

meter. Within these available funds, $1,000,000 is for the Solar 

Ready Vets program and $5,000,000 is for the National Community 

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Solar Partnership program to provide technical assistance to low 

and moderate income individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations, and state, local, and tribal governments to increase use of 

community solar installations. 

The Committee recommends not less than $49,500,000 for Systems Integration and not less than $30,000,000 for Innovations in 

Manufacturing Competitiveness. 

The Department is encouraged to support the development and 

demonstration of solar arrays that can withstand extreme weather 

events, earthquakes, and which are hardened from electromagnetic 

attacks. The solar arrays shall operate in grid-connected mode and 

as stand-alone resources. 

The recommendation provides $20,000,000 for a competitive 

funding opportunity to improve photovoltaic cell technologies including thin-film solar cell technologies and cadmium telluride 

solar cell technologies, and to overcome grid integration challenges 

and reduce the costs of solar adoption. 

Wind Energy.—The Department shall focus on innovative technologies that will lead to the next generation of offshore wind energy. The Committee encourages the Department to expand on the 

National Offshore Wind strategy published in 2016 by assessing 

how to set up supply chain, infrastructure, transmission, and grid 

integration to enable efficient logistics for the offshore wind industry. This should include how to plan for effective transmission of 

electricity from offshore wind plants to the onshore grid, how to develop regional networks of ports and other infrastructure to address offshore wind logistical issues, how to design and construct 

offshore wind support structures using U.S. labor, and strategic approaches to addressing supply chain and long-term workforce 

needs. 

The Committee provides not less than $5,000,000 for the Department’s work on distributed wind technologies and encourages continued investment in research. 

The recommendation provides $1,000,000 for the Wind for 

Schools program. 

Water Power.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides $82,000,000 for marine and hydrokinetic research, development, and deployment activities, including research into mitigation 

of marine ecosystems impacts of these technologies. The Committee 

supports the Department’s emerging focus on bringing marine energy to meet near-term opportunities in the blue economy, thereby 

accelerating marine energy grid readiness. The recommendation 

provides not more than $10,000,000 to support research and development, testing, and partnership activities for the new Powering 

the Blue Economy initiative. The Committee encourages the Department to use existing core capabilities within its national laboratories to execute this work, in partnership with universities and 

industry. 

Within available funds, the Committee provides $35,000,000 for 

a balanced portfolio of competitive solicitations to support industry 

and university-led research, development, and deployment to validate the performance, reliability, maintainability, environmental 

impact, and cost of marine energy technology components, devices, 

and systems at a variety of scales, of which not more than 

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$10,000,000 is for the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research program. Within available funds, not more than $10,000,000 is provided to 

address infrastructure needs at marine energy technology testing 

sites. The Department shall continue its coordination with the U.S. 

Navy on marine energy technology development for national security applications at the Wave Energy Test Site and other locations. The recommendation provides $43,000,000 for conventional hy- dropower, of which not less than $6,600,000 is for the purposes of 

section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Committee provides $5,000,000 for a competitive funding opportunity for industry-led research, development, and deployment of cross-cutting energy converter technologies for run-of-river and tailrace applications to better utilize underdeveloped low-head and other hydropower resources. 

The Committee recognizes the need for the Department to advance an array of technologies related to hydropower research and 

development. Within available funds, not less than $1,000,000 is 

provided to explore using existing government assets, including infrastructure operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 

any necessary agreements that would be required to establish a hydropower research and development test facility. The Department 

is directed to brief the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act on the potential for this type of test facility. 

Geothermal Technologies.—Within available funds, $5,000,000 is 

for the completion of the Frontier Observatory Research in Geothermal Energy project, which will facilitate necessary technology 

development and expand the understanding of subsurface dynamics. The Department is directed to continue its efforts to identify 

prospective geothermal resources in areas with no obvious surface 

expressions. Within available funds, not more than $10,000,000 is 

provided for at least one demonstration project in an area with no 

obvious surface expressions, including to develop technologies for 

distribution of heat through district heating systems. The Department is encouraged to issue a solicitation for near-field enhanced 

geothermal systems demonstrations. The Department is encouraged to work with the Department of the Interior on opportunities 

to improve geothermal permitting. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

The Advanced Manufacturing, Building Technologies, Federal 

Energy Management, and Weatherization and Intergovernmental 

programs advance cost-effective solutions to reduce energy consumption through increased efficiency. Research into cutting-edge 

technologies that enhance manufacturing processes, develop advanced materials, and reduce energy use in buildings, homes, and 

factories can serve the national interest by greatly reducing our energy needs, while also giving American manufacturers an advantage to compete in the global marketplace. The Committee encourages the Department to plan a workshop including behavioral and 

social scientists to explore ways to improve the adoption rate of energy efficient technologies. The Committee also encourages the Department to continue growing this body of adoption research. The 

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partment would integrate such a program into the Department’s 

ongoing research programs. 

Advanced Manufacturing.—The Committee provides not less than $4,205,000 for improvements in the steel industry; 

$25,000,000 for the Critical Materials Institute; $20,000,000 for the 

Energy-Water Desalination Hub; and $20,000,000 for the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) and the Carbon Fiber Test 

Facility. Within available funds for the MDF, not more than 

$5,000,000 is for the development of additive systems and automation technologies that have the potential to deposit multiple materials allowing for hybrid material solutions. 

Within available funds, the recommendation provides not less than $95,000,000 for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Development. The Committee provides $28,000,000 for the two Clean Energy 

Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The Committee is concerned 

that recent efforts to establish a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute focused on cybersecurity in the manufacturing 

industry will be duplicative of efforts already undertaken by Department of Defense manufacturing institutes. The Committee directs the Department to coordinate with the Department of Defense 

prior to the award of this institute to ensure it is not duplicative 

of previous or ongoing work carried out by the Department of Defense. The Department shall provide a briefing to the Committee 

outlining the unique mission and work intended for this institute 

once the award is made but prior to the beginning of operation of 

the institute. 

The Committee supports the Department’s ongoing efforts to 

work on bio-based composites, bio-derived materials, and nano/ 

microcellulose research. 

The Committee provides $20,000,000 for process-informed 

science, design, and engineering of materials and devices in harsh 

environments, including nuclear environments, and $5,000,000 for 

dynamic catalyst science coupled with data analytics. 

Within available funds for the Industrial Technical Assistance 

program, the Committee recommends $12,000,000 to provide ongoing support for the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAP) and related CHP Technical Partnership activities, including $5,000,000 for TAPs and $7,000,000 for 

related CHP activities which includes research and development 

opportunities. The Committee recommends $11,000,000 to expand 

the technical assistance provided by the Industrial Assessment 

Centers. 

The Committee encourages the Department to expand its existing voluntary technical assistance initiative to assist energy-intensive manufacturing facilities in the United States to achieve energy 

savings and reduce costs. The Department is encouraged to 

prioritize assistance to manufacturing facilities that use the most 

primary energy on an annual basis and to ensure a diversity of facilities by geographic region. 

The Committee recognizes the great potential for energy savings 

in water and wastewater treatment systems, which are among the 

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vided for water and wastewater treatment. The Department shall 

brief the Committee not later than 120 days after enactment of this 

Act on its plan to expand technical assistance in this area. In addition, the Committee provides $20,000,000 for research and development on technologies to achieve energy efficiency of water and 

wastewater treatment plants, including the deployment of alternative energy sources, as appropriate. 

The Committee notes that drying processes consume approximately 10 percent of the process energy used in the manufacturing 

sector. The recommendation provides up to $10,000,000 for the 

issuance of a competitive solicitation for university or industry-led 

teams to improve the efficiency of industrial drying processes and 

foster new and innovative drying technologies. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue its focus on 

manufacturing energy efficiency and electrification to support industrial greenhouse emission reductions. The Department shall develop decarbonization roadmaps in key technology areas to guide 

research and development at the Department to achieve significant, economical greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2050, including energy efficiency, process electrification, industrial electrification technologies, and carbon capture. Roadmaps should be 

developed in consultation with external stakeholders and relevant 

offices within the Department. 

The Committee supports the Department’s continued efforts to 

accelerate development of manufacturing processes needed for 

clean energy materials to go from discovery to scale-up with the 

goal of lowering battery energy storage costs and spurring job creation. 

The Committee encourages the Department to make recommendations on ways to increase the collection and recycling 

rates of aluminum among municipalities and collection sites, to include ways to deploy new technologies, educate consumers, and 

demonstrate if increasing collection and recycling might offset the 

costs of recycling other materials. 

Building Technologies.—The Committee directs the Department 

to maintain existing transactive control research efforts and provides not less than $30,000,000 for building-grid integration research and development consistent with a transactive energy system and in coordination with the Office of Electricity’s transactive 

energy systems program, including development of advanced 

transactive control methodologies and field validation and testing 

in existing buildings. The Committee includes not less than 

$40,000,000 for Commercial Buildings Integration, not less than 

$30,000,000 for Residential Buildings Integration, not less than 

$110,000,000 for Building Energy Research and Development, and 

$25,000,000 for solid-state lighting. If the Secretary finds solidstate lighting technology eligible for the twenty-first century lamp 

prize, specified under section 655 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007, $5,000,000 is provided in addition to funds 

recommended for lighting research and development. The Committee encourages that funds for Residential Buildings Integration 

be used for a comprehensive program to successfully integrate the 

results of early-stage research and development into U.S. residences to fully deliver innovative energy technologies, practices, 

and information to American consumers and companies. 

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The Committee includes not less than $55,000,000 for Equipment 

and Buildings Standards, of which not less than $10,000,000 is for 

Building Energy Codes. 

The Committee appreciates the Department’s work in mass composite timber technology and high-performance building insulation 

and sensor technologies. The Committee recommends early stage 

research and development of technology to impact commercial 

building by developing, building, and evaluating cross-laminated 

timber wall systems with attention to their energy content and energy efficiency. 

The Committee notes that natural gas plays an important role in 

meeting the energy needs of U.S. homes and commercial buildings. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue to explore 

research and development that can advance future natural gas systems and appliances to meet consumer demand for high efficiency 

and environmentally friendly products. The Committee recommends continued research, development, and market transformation programs on energy efficiency efforts related to the direct 

use of natural gas in residential applications, including gas heat 

pump heating and water heating, on-site combined heat and power, 

and natural gas appliance venting. 

Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Department shall provide a briefing to the Committee on the status of the 

joint stakeholder proposal for an energy efficiency standard for 

dedicated purpose pool pump motors. The briefing shall include a 

timeline for implementation of the recommendations in the joint 

stakeholder proposal. 

The Committee supports the continued efforts by the Building 

America Program and encourages robust funding for these activities. 

Federal Energy Management Program.—Within available funds, 

$2,000,000 is provided to establish a Performance Based Contract 

National Resource Collaborative Initiative to provide expertise to 

state and local governments to facilitate the expansion of performance-based contracts nationwide. The initiative shall be coordinated with the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental 

Programs. The Department is directed to provide to the Committee 

not later than 120 days of enactment of this Act a report that includes the types of technical and financial expertise the Department is suited to provide and an analysis of the available infrastructure work that can be accomplished through performancebased contracts over a 10-year period and the resources necessary 

to achieve this goal. 

The recommendation provides $2,000,000 for the Department to 

continue its work through the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program. 

Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs.—The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the Weatherization Assistance Program and provides $290,000,000. The Committee directs the Department to ensure a timely distribution of Weatherization Assistance Program funds. The Committee also encourages 

the Department to continue its oversight of grantees to ensure that 

funds are dispersed to weatherization providers in a timely manner. 

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The Committee provides $500,000 for training and technical assistance to continue the Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure of 

the Future Accelerator. 

The Committee believes that community-scale weatherization efforts could focus on individual homes or units as part of a broader, 

innovative ‘‘neighborhood’’ approach to weatherization. The Department is directed to provide to the Committee not later than 120 

days of enactment of this Act a report that analyzes the feasibility 

of community-scale weatherization efforts. The report shall explore 

if states or subgrantees administering weatherization funds are 

currently weatherizing multiple homes as part of an integrated, 

community, or neighborhood approach. 

The Committee notes that the Department and the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have a Memorandum 

of Understanding in place to streamline the weatherization eligibility process for residents in publicly-assisted units. Further interagency coordination could assist with information dissemination 

that can lead to identification of individuals who are eligible for 

weatherization services. The Department shall brief the Committee 

not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act regarding efforts to collaborate with partners at the Department of Health and 

Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, 

the HUD Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program, and 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

The Committee recognizes that lead exposure is exacerbated by 

outdated windows and window panes. The Committee encourages 

the Department to explore the possibility of including health benefits from eliminated lead exposure in the calculation of the savingsto-investment ratio and how it will impact the program. Similarly, 

the Department is encouraged to further explore how replacing 

leaded windows with lead free windows can be incorporated in the 

savings-to-investment ratio. 

The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the State Energy Program and provides $70,000,000. 

CORPORATE SUPPORT

The Program Direction, Strategic Programs, and Facilities and 

Infrastructure budgets provide the necessary resources for program 

and project management across all of EERE’s technology programs, 

for the adoption of technologies to market, and for the operation 

and upkeep of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 

Facilities and Infrastructure.—The Committee supports the 

budget request for planned upgrades to the National Wind Energy 

Technology Center. The Department is encouraged to demonstrate 

a commitment to operations and maintenance of facilities that support the Department’s critical missions within EERE. 

Program Direction.—The Committee acknowledges that the Department is taking steps to hire staff and encourages an aggressive 

strategy to ensure that EERE is appropriately staffed to carry out 

and oversee the funds provided by the Committee. 

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CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $120,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 156,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 150,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥6,500,000 

The Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response 

program leads the Department’s efforts to secure the nation’s energy infrastructure against all hazards, reduce the risks of and impacts from cyber events, and assist with restoration activities. A reliable and resilient power grid is critical to the nation’s economic 

competitiveness and leadership. 

The recommendation includes the proposed movement of the energy delivery system testing and analysis laboratory initiative from 

Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems to Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration to operationalize the results of the research and development initiative. 

The Committee places a high priority on ensuring the protection 

of the grid against cyberattacks and extreme weather events 

caused by climate change. The Committee appreciates the Department’s enhanced focus on these activities. Many different actors, 

governmental and private, play a role in preventing and responding 

to threats to the nation’s energy infrastructure. The Committee expects the Department to continue coordinating its efforts with all 

stakeholders to ensure the highest priority areas are being addressed effectively in its ongoing efforts to protect the grid. 

Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems.—Within available 

funds, $10,000,000 is for research and development on concepts to 

simplify and isolate automated systems and remove vulnerabilities 

that could allow unauthorized access to the grid through digital 

software systems. The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the 

DarkNet project to explore and develop opportunities for 

transitioning the nation’s critical infrastructure off the internet and 

shielding the nation’s electricity infrastructure from disruptive 

cyber penetration. 

Within available funds, $4,000,000 is provided for universitybased research and development of scalable cyber-physical platforms for resilient and secure electric power systems that are flexible, modular, self-healing, and autonomous. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue its focus 

on the development of private-sector partnerships to secure industrial control systems across multiple critical infrastructure entities 

without duplicating existing private sector capabilities. The Committee encourages continued investment in collaborative threat detection and intelligence partnerships that makes industrial control 

systems threat analytics and data accessible to the greater industrial control systems community. The Committee also encourages 

the Department to collaborate with other federal agencies on these 

efforts to ensure they are further contributing to the overall success of the federal critical infrastructure security mission. 

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tional awareness, and not less than $5,000,000 is for emergency response and recovery. 

The Department is directed to provide to the Committee a report 

that provides a rationale for establishing any new testing capabilities designed to examine the vulnerabilities of the energy sector 

from threats such as electromagnetic pulse and geomagnetic disturbances and an inventory of existing capabilities that could serve 

this function. The report shall be provided not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act and prior to any funds being obligated 

for the establishment of any new testing capabilities. 

ELECTRICITY

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $156,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 182,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 200,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +44,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +17,500,000 

The Office of Electricity advances technologies and provides operational support to increase the efficiency and technological advancement of the nation’s electricity delivery system. The power 

grid employs aging technologies at a time when power demands 

and the deployment of new energy technologies are imposing new 

stresses on the system. This program aims to develop a modern 

power grid by advancing resilient power distribution systems, intelligent and high-efficiency grid components, and energy storage systems. 

The Department is directed to continue the ongoing work between the national laboratories, industry, and universities to improve grid reliability and resiliency through the strategic goals of 

the Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI). The Department is encouraged to include all applied energy programs to ensure broad 

energy system resilience and modernization. Further, the Committee supports the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium 

and supports continued updates to and implementation of the Grid 

Multi-Year Program Plan to ensure coordination across program office investments in foundational and program-specific GMI projects. 

The Committee directs the Department to emphasize national energy system resilience modeling and improved grid cyber resilience 

to address emerging national resilience challenges of the grid and 

related energy systems, planned investments in energy storage to 

improve grid flexibility and resilience, and advanced sensors and 

control paradigms that promise to improve energy system resilience 

of the future smart grid. 

Transmission Reliability and Resilience.—Within available funds, 

the Committee directs not less than $500,000 for the Department 

to select an appropriate transmission line to be outfitted with advanced non-contact sensors to monitor and collect data from each 

conductor and stringing section of the target line for 12 months. 

The Department shall submit to the Committee a summary report 

of the results and benefits that may be produced from such transmission line monitoring. The Department is further directed to provide to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of 

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livery over the existing transmission network. The report should 

examine the reliability, resilience, and economic benefits of technologies such as power flow control, topology optimization, and dynamic line ratings. The Committee supports advancement of the 

North American Energy Resiliency Model as it was described in the 

Department’s briefing to the Committee. If the Department proposes any changes to or additional work regarding the Model, the 

Department shall brief the Committee prior to taking any action. 

Resilient Distribution Systems.—Within available funds, the 

Committee directs the Department to continue efforts to support 

the integration of sensors into the nation’s electric distribution systems, fundamental research and field validation of microgrid controllers and systems, and transactive energy concepts, including 

studies and evaluations of energy usage behavior in response to 

price signals. The Committee places a high priority on addressing 

the challenges facing the electric power grid by developing the innovative technologies, tools, and techniques to modernize the distribution portion of the electricity delivery system. Resilient Distribution Systems pursues strategic investments to improve reliability, resilience, outage, recovery, and operational efficiency, 

building upon previous and ongoing grid modernization efforts. 

Energy Storage.—Within available funds, the Department is directed to establish a crosscutting program to lower the cost of long 

duration grid-scale energy storage. The program shall build off the 

Department’s prior research and development efforts in storage, include a suite of technologies capable of providing storage-like functions, and focus R&D efforts on technical, regulatory, and market 

issues necessary to achieve both existing grid-scale storage cost and 

performance targets, as well as targets for increased grid reliability, resiliency, or others as appropriate. This initiative should 

leverage the energy storage work being conducted within the Offices of Science, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Nuclear 

Energy, and Fossil Energy where appropriate. The Committee directs continued support to alternative chemistries including flow 

batteries using earth-abundant materials, continued work with industry to support safety, and expanded assistance for energy storage field validation and demonstration, with an emphasis on renewable generation integration. The recommendation includes 

$3,500,000 to accelerate support for low-cost flow batteries that use 

earth-abundant materials by improving materials and designing 

prototypes for one or more field demonstration projects. Within 

available funds, the Committee directs not less than $5,000,000 to 

establish a grid storage launch pad aimed at accelerating materials 

development, testing, and independent evaluation of battery materials and battery systems for grid applications. The Department is 

further directed to provide to the Committee not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act a report that sets appropriately aggressive yet achievable cost and performance targets, enumerates 

emerging energy storage applications, and outlines a strategy for 

coordinating and aligning energy storage R&D across the Department. 

Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components.—The Department is encouraged to continue to support research and development for advanced components and grid materials for low-cost, 

power flow control devices, including both solid state and hybrid 

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concepts that use power electronics to control electromagnetic devices and enable improved controllability, flexibility, and resiliency. 

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $1,326,090,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 824,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,317,808,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥8,282,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +493,808,000 

Nuclear power generates approximately one-fifth of the nation’s 

electricity and continues to be an important zero carbon-emissions 

energy source. The Nuclear Energy program invests in research, 

development, and demonstration activities that develop the next 

generation of clean and safe reactors, further improve the safety 

and economic viability of our current reactor fleet and contribute 

to the nation’s long-term leadership in the global nuclear power industry. 

NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Committee is concerned about the Department’s use of flexibility in funds previously provided and has therefore included additional control points for fiscal year 2020. The Department is directed to submit its fiscal year 2021 budget request using this 

budget structure. 

The fiscal year 2018 Act directed the Department to provide the 

Committee with a report detailing all current programs and 

projects within the Office of Nuclear Energy, whether the Department plans to continue to support each program or project, and the 

expected out-year funding through completion of the program or 

project. The Committee is still awaiting this report and directs the 

Department to provide this report not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. The Department may provide a briefing in lieu 

of a report, after consultation with the Committee. 

The fiscal year 2018 Act directed the Department to provide a report that sets aggressive, but achievable goals to demonstrate a variety of private-sector advanced reactor designs and fuel types by 

the late 2020s to the Committee not later than 180 days after the 

enactment of the Act. The Committee is still awaiting that report 

and directs the Department to provide the report not later than 90 

days after enactment of this Act. 

Nuclear Energy University Program.—Since 2009, the Department has allocated up to 20 percent of funds appropriated to Nuclear Energy Research and Development programs to fund university-led R&D and university infrastructure projects through an 

open, competitive solicitation process using formally certified peer 

reviewers. The Department is directed to continue this practice and 

is encouraged to spend not less than $40,000,000 for the Nuclear 

Energy University Program to support R&D activities performed at 

U.S. colleges and universities. 

Integrated University Program.—The Committee recommends 

$5,000,000 to continue the Integrated University Program, which is 

critical to ensuring the nation’s nuclear science and engineering 

workforce in future years. 

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Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies.—Within available funds, 

$45,000,000 is for Crosscutting Technology Development, of which 

$10,000,000 is for work on advanced sensors and instrumentation, 

not less than $10,000,000 is for collaboration with the Office of 

Science to accelerate the characterization, development, and qualification of advanced materials suitable for either high-radiation or 

heat above 750 Celsius, and $10,000,000 is for hybrid integrated 

energy systems; $40,000,000 is for the Nuclear Science User Facilities, of which $10,000,000 is for nuclear energy computation system 

and support, $10,000,000 is for the Nuclear Materials Discovery 

and Qualification initiative, and $2,000,000 is for preliminary engineering and design of a secure, separate, and shielded beamline at 

the NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Laboratory to examine radioactive materials; and $40,000,000 is for Nuclear Energy Advanced 

Modeling and Simulation. The Department is encouraged to transfer the analysis previously conducted under the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors innovation hub to the 

Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation program. 

Reactor Concepts Research, Development, and Demonstration.— Within available funds, $100,000,000 is for Advanced Small Modular Reactor Research and Development to support technical, firstof-its-kind engineering and design and regulatory development of 

next generation light water and non-light water small modular reactors, of which $10,000,000 is for the Joint Use Modular Program; 

$105,000,000 is for Advanced Reactor Technologies, of which 

$20,000,000 is for a new solicitation for at least two new public-private partnerships focused on advancing non-light water reactor designs towards demonstration phase, $25,000,000 is for MW-scale 

reactor research and development, $34,000,000 is for fuel and 

graphite qualification, and $5,000,000 is to establish the National 

Reactor Innovation Center; and $65,000,000 is for Versatile Advanced Test Reactor R&D to pursue conceptual design and other 

activities necessary to achieve Critical Decision–1 (CD–1), Alternative Selection and Cost Range. The Department is directed to 

provide the Committee the CD–1 documentation immediately following the Department’s approval of CD–1 for the Versatile Advanced Test Reactor. The Department is encouraged to identify 

ways to reduce the cost and address the timeline of the Versatile 

Advanced Test Reactor, including the potential for international 

collaboration and cost-sharing. In support of the current fleet of reactors to ensure safe and reliable operations, the Committee includes $55,000,000 for the Light Water Reactor Sustainability program, of which $11,000,000 is for a for a hydrogen production demonstration. 

Fuel Cycle Research and Development.—Within available funds, 

the recommendation provides $95,000,000 for the Advanced Fuels 

Program, of which not less than $75,600,000 is for accident tolerant 

fuels development. The Committee encourages the Department to 

evaluate accident tolerant fuel irradiation testing capability gaps 

resulting from the closure of the Halden reactor. The Committee 

encourages the Department to support safety and security advancements in nuclear fuels even beyond accident tolerant and to support small factory-produced next-generation reactors designed to 

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ment, of which at least $45,000,000 is for highly enriched uranium 

recovery to support needs for high-assay low enriched uranium for 

advanced reactor fuel. Within available funds, the recommendation 

provides $40,000,000 for Civil Nuclear Enrichment to demonstrate 

the ability to produce high-assay low enriched uranium to support 

the anticipated fuel requirements for new advanced reactor designs, as proposed in the budget request. 

The recommendation provides $62,500,000 to continue Used Nuclear Fuel Disposition research and development activities. The 

Committee is aware of the Department’s ongoing research and development efforts regarding the safe transportation of spent nuclear fuel and directs the Department to study the behavior of 

spent fuel under transportation conditions and opportunities to improve safety of spent fuel rods during transportation. 

The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future observed that ‘‘any comprehensive and forward-looking strategy for 

managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle in the United 

States needs to consider the potential impact not only of current 

technology but of further technology advances in the decades 

ahead,’’ particularly because ‘‘expanded deployment of reprocess 

and recycle technologies would clearly affect the quantity and composition of nuclear material slated for final disposition.’’ The Committee recognizes that large uncertainties exist about the merits 

and commercial viability of different nuclear fuel cycles and technology options, and accordingly, the Committee directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate the merits and viability of different nuclear fuel cycles and 

technology options, including both existing and future technologies. 

As recommended by the Blue Ribbon Commission, such evaluation 

must ‘‘account for linkages among all elements of the fuel cycle (including waste transportation, storage, and disposal) and for broader safety, security, and non-proliferation concerns.’’ 

The recommendation provides $47,500,000 for Integrated Waste 

Management Storage, of which $25,000,000 is directed for interim 

storage activities, including the initiation of a robust consolidated 

interim storage program, including site preparation activities at 

stranded sites, to evaluate the re-initiation of regional transport 

compacts, and transportation coordination. 

IDAHO FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

INL Operations and Infrastructure.—Within available funds, the 

recommendation includes $280,000,000 for INL Operations and Infrastructure to support the reliability and sustainability of the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) and the Advanced Test Reactor 

(ATR). 

The Department is directed to brief the Committee not later than 

60 days after enactment of this Act on the funding levels required 

for operations and maintenance of activities at the MFC and ATR. 

The briefing should include an accounting of how funds have been 

spent for the previous three fiscal years and how funds will be 

spent for the current fiscal year. The briefing should also include 

information for the next four fiscal years on the funding levels required for optimal operations for each facility and funding levels required for multi-year infrastructure improvements. 

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The fiscal year 2018 Act directed the Department to provide to 

the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act 

a list of the current and planned users for the ATR for the next 

three years, the operating cost attributed to each user, and the 

source of funds that will be applied to cover the costs for each user. 

The Committee is still awaiting this report and directs the Department to meet this reporting requirement not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act. 

IDAHO SITEWIDE SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY

The Committee recommends $137,808,000 for Idaho Sitewide 

Safeguards and Security, the same as the budget request. 

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $740,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 562,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 740,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +178,000,000 

Fossil energy resources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, generate a significant portion of the nation’s electricity and will continue to contribute to those needs for the foreseeable future. The 

Fossil Energy Research and Development program funds research, 

development, and demonstration activities to improve existing technologies and to develop next-generation systems in the full spectrum of fossil energy areas. The activities funded within this program advance the nation’s position as a leader in energy technologies and ensure the safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally sound use of fossil energy resources. 

Consistent with direction provided in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 

the Committee does not support the closure of any National Energy 

Technology Laboratory (NETL) site and provides no funds to plan, 

develop, implement, or pursue the consolidation or closure of any 

of the NETL sites. 

Fossil Energy R&D Advisory Committees.—The Department is directed to exercise its existing authority to formally solicit input and 

feedback on program direction, research priorities, and other matters through the establishment of relevant advisory committees. 

The Department shall brief the Committee not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act on the status of fossil energy federal advisory committees. 

COAL—CCS AND POWER SYSTEMS

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage is a series of processes 

that captures carbon dioxide emissions from sources and either 

reuses or stores it so it will not enter the atmosphere. The potential for these technologies is considerable, and the use of these 

technologies will decrease the costs for mitigating climate change 

in addition to deploying clean energy and energy efficient technologies. 

The Committee supports the integrated carbon and energy management activities of the Offices of Nuclear Energy and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and provides $5,000,000 for Hybrid 

Carbon Conversion activities within Fossil Energy. 

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The Committee encourages the Department to continue to support the Clean Energy Research Consortium: Advanced Coal Technology Consortium program. 

The Committee acknowledges the economic and environmental 

benefits that could be produced by expanding the scope of carbon 

capture and carbon utilization research to a wider range of sources. 

The Department is directed to provide to the Committee not later 

than 90 days after enactment of this Act an implementation plan, 

in coordination with the Office of Science and Bioenergy Technologies Office, that responds to the recommendations of the National Academies studies ‘‘Negative Emissions Technologies and 

Reliable Sequestration: A Research Agenda’’ and ‘‘Gaseous Carbon 

Waste Streams Utilization: Status and Research Needs.’’ The implementation plan should include recommendations for program 

structures that could best support and maximize the impact of expanded research, development, and demonstration efforts in three 

areas: decarbonization of the industrial sector, direct air capture, 

and carbon use. 

Carbon Capture.—The Committee encourages the Department to 

focus its efforts on improving the efficiency and decreasing the 

costs of carbon capture technologies, demonstrating carbon capture 

technologies, and identifying how these technologies can be integrated with business models and operations. This focus includes 

small- and large-scale pilot testing of technologies moving through 

the program pipeline and retrofit activities on the existing fleet. 

The Department is directed to use funds within Carbon Capture for 

research and development across a broad range of technology and 

fuel applications as it determines to be merited. Within available 

funds, not less than $7,000,000 is for carbon capture research that 

benefits natural gas power systems. Within available funds, the 

Committee recommends $4,000,000 for research and optimization 

of carbon capture technologies for use at industrial facilities, which 

may include developments in process equipment and chemistry, 

capture of process emissions, and systems integration. The Committee recommends not less than $10,000,000 for research, development, and demonstration projects that benefit direct air capture 

technologies, which capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources at 

a significant scale, in coordination with the Bioenergy Technologies 

Office. 

Carbon Storage.—Within available funds, the Committee recommends $30,000,000 for Carbon Use and Reuse for research and 

development activities to support valuable and innovative uses of 

captured carbon, including biological utilization by the conversion 

of carbon dioxide to higher-value products such as chemicals, plastics, building materials, curing for cement, and the integration of 

carbon utilization technologies with fossil fuel power plants, such 

as biological conversion systems. The recommendation includes 

$6,000,000 for a competitive solicitation to conduct tests of technologies for carbon dioxide absorption integrated with algae systems for capturing and re-using carbon dioxide to produce renewable materials, giving priority for teams with university participants. 

Advanced Energy Systems.—Within available funds, $30,000,000 

is for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to focus on hydrogen production and 

storage as well as research and development to enable efficient, 

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cost-effective electricity generation with minimal use of water and 

the use of abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources with 

near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Moreover, central power generation applications of solid oxide 

fuel cells can be integrated with carbon capture and storage efforts 

to contribute to a secure energy future. The fiscal year 2019 Act directed the Department to provide an update on the status of the 

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Program by submitting a report to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of the Act. The 

Committee looks forward to receiving the report expeditiously. Within available funds, the Committee recommends $30,000,000 

for Advanced Turbines. The Committee urges the Department to 

fund research and development activities to improve the efficiency 

of gas turbines used in power generation systems, working cooperatively with industry, universities, and other appropriate parties. 

Within available funds, the Department is directed to support research and development activities that focus on expanding the Department’s external agency activities to develop and test advanced 

concept coal to liquid fuels technologies. Within available funds, 

the Department is directed to conduct early-stage research and development to enable the conversion of coal pitch and coal to carbon 

fiber and other value-added carbon products for alternative advanced uses of coal. 

Cross Cutting Research.—Within available funds, the recommendation includes $40,000,000 for materials R&D, including 

$21,000,000 for the Advanced Ultrasupercritical Program to fabricate, qualify, and develop domestic suppliers capable of producing 

components from high temperature materials; water management 

R&D; and sensors and controls. Within available funds, the recommendation includes $23,000,000 for the Department to continue 

its ongoing external agency activities to develop and test advanced 

separation technologies and accelerate the advancement of commercially viable technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements 

and minerals from U.S. coal and coal byproduct sources. The Committee expects research to support pilot-scale and experimental activities for near-term application. 

NETL Coal Research and Development.—The recommendation 

includes the budget request’s proposal to move the Critical Materials Initiative to Cross Cutting Research. 

Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Generation.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides not more than $9,800,000, consistent with the original scope of work, 

to complete the necessary design and construction of the 10–MW 

pilot and to conduct the necessary testing for the facility. The recommendation provides additional funds for competitively-awarded 

research and development activities, coordinated with the Offices of 

Nuclear Energy and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to 

advance the use of supercritical power cycles. 

NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGIES

Research.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides 

$15,000,000 for Environmentally Prudent Development, including 

$7,000,000 for the Risk Based Data Management System. 

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ture and $7,000,000 for Emissions Quantification from Natural Gas 

Infrastructure. The Department is encouraged to explore technologies that curtail methane gas emissions from flaring and venting in shale formations. The Department is directed to provide to 

the Committee not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act 

a report on its efforts in this area. The Committee encourages coordination with industry and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration on methane leak detection technology development. The Committee remains supportive of investment in smart 

pipeline sensors and controls, internal pipeline inspection and repair, and composite and advanced material science technologies. 

The Committee encourages the Department to consider expanded 

use of gas pressure monitoring, both real time and hourly, in distribution systems to improve system integrity and safety. Further 

deployments of methane detection sensors closer to the consumer 

would add to overall safety. 

Within available funds, the Department is encouraged to coordinate with other federal agencies and states to maximize the benefits of U.S. unconventional natural gas liquids production. 

Within available funds, the Committee encourages the Department to perform methane hydrate research as recommended in the 

2016 Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Report of the Task Force 

on Methane Hydrates. 

Within available funds, the Committee encourages the Department to advance research and technology development opportunities between universities, industry, and the national laboratories to 

develop novel engineered systems that convert light hydrocarbons 

derived from shale gas and oil to more valuable compounds for use 

as fuels, chemical intermediaries, and other products. 

UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee recognizes the Department’s continued investment into research and development on unconventional fossil energy technologies, including research that develops improved enhanced recovery technologies. 

The Committee recognizes the need to foster the sustainability of 

the petroleum engineering workforce. The Department is directed 

to provide to the Committee not later than 60 days after enactment 

of this Act a report that outlines the Department’s efforts to maintain a stable petroleum engineering workforce and knowledge base 

and future activities the Department can undertake to strengthen 

it. 

The Committee is pleased with the Department’s progress to 

date on studying the volatility of crude oil from varying locations, 

including the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, and accurately assessing and characterizing volatility before transporting. The Committee directs the Department to continue this research in partnership with the Department of Transportation to improve the safety 

of crude oil transported by rail in this country. The Committee directs the Department to provide briefings after the completion of 

each research task to the Committee on the findings from the research and necessity for any additional research tasks. 

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NETL INFRASTRUCTURE

Within available funds, the recommendation provides $6,000,000 

for NETL’s Supercomputer, Joule. 

NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 14,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 14,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +4,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves no longer serve the 

national defense purpose envisioned in the early 1900s, and consequently the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

1996 required the sale of the government’s interest in the Naval 

Petroleum Reserve 1 (NPR–1). To comply with this requirement, 

the Elk Hills field in California was sold to Occidental Petroleum 

Corporation in 1998. Following the sale of Elk Hills, the transfer 

of the oil shale reserves, and transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

and environmental remediation of the Naval Petroleum Reserve 2 

(NPR–2) to the Department of the Interior, the Department retained one Naval Petroleum Reserve property, the Naval Petroleum 

Reserve 3 (NPR–3) in Wyoming (Teapot Dome field). The Department issued a disposition plan for NPR–3 in June 2013 and began 

implementation of the plan in fiscal year 2014. Transfer of NPR– 

3 to a new owner occurred in fiscal year 2015. 

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $235,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 174,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 214,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥21,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +40,000,000 

The mission of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is to store petroleum to reduce the adverse economic impact of a major petroleum 

supply interruption to the United States and to carry out obligations under the international energy program. 

The recommendation includes funding to address facilities development and operations, including physical security and cavern integrity, and to maintain 1,000,000 barrels of gasoline blendstock in 

the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. The recommendation includes legislative language to direct the Secretary to draw down 

and sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, with proceeds to be deposited into the Energy Security and Infrastructure 

Modernization Fund for use in carrying out the Life Extension II 

project. This drawdown and use of proceeds is in accordance with 

section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. 

No funding is requested for the establishment of a new regional 

petroleum product reserve, and no funding is provided for this purpose. Further, the Department may not establish any new regional 

petroleum product reserves unless funding for such a proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance 

in an annual budget submission and approved by Congress in an 

appropriations Act. 

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SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥69,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 10,200,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +200,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +79,200,000 

The SPR Petroleum Account funds Strategic Petroleum Reserve 

acquisition, transportation, and drawdown activities. The budget 

request proposes to draw down and sell one million barrels of SPR 

refined petroleum product and to retain a portion of the proceeds 

to fund the costs of drawdown operations related to statutorily-directed sales. Instead, the recommendation provides discretionary 

appropriations for this purpose. 

NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥90,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 10,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +100,000,000 

The acquisition and storage of heating oil for the Northeast 

began in August 2000 when the Department, through the Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve account, awarded contracts for the lease of commercial storage facilities and acquisition of heating oil. The purpose 

of the reserve is to assure home heating oil supplies for the Northeastern States during times of very low inventories and significant 

threats to the immediate supply of heating oil. The Northeast 

Home Heating Oil Reserve was established as a separate entity 

from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on March 6, 2001. 

The Committee rejects the proposed elimination of this reserve 

and instead provides $10,000,000 to maintain the reserve. 

ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $125,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 118,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 128,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +3,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +10,000,000 

The Energy Information Administration is a quasi-independent 

agency within the Department established to provide timely, objective, and accurate energy-related information to the Congress, the 

executive branch, state governments, industry, and the public. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue important data collection, analysis, and reporting activities on energy use 

and consumption, including the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey and the Residential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey. 

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NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $310,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 247,480,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 308,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +60,520,000 

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup includes funds to manage 

and remediate sites used for civilian, energy research, and non-defense related activities. These past activities resulted in radioactive, hazardous, and mixed waste contamination that requires remediation, stabilization, or some other action. 

Small Sites.—The Committee encourages the Department to continue to move forward expeditiously on remediation of contaminated soil in Area IV and the Northern Buffer Zone of the Santa 

Susana Field Laboratory. The Department is directed to comply 

with the 2007 Consent Order and the 2010 Administrative Order 

on Consent unless alternate arrangements are agreed to by both 

parties. 

The Department is directed to provide to the Committee not later 

than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report that identifies 

government-operated uranium processing mill sites and whether 

remediation has been completed. Further, the report shall analyze 

publicly available information to identify long-term health impacts, 

particularly cancer, due to the operation of the mills. 

URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING

FUND

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $841,129,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 715,112,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 873,479,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +32,350,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +158,367,000 

The Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund was established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 

fund the cleanup of gaseous diffusion plants at Portsmouth, Ohio; 

Paducah, Kentucky; and the East Tennessee Technology Park in 

Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 

Portsmouth.—The recommendation includes $60,000,000 above 

the budget request which is equivalent to the amount of proceeds 

that the Department planned to generate through bartering arrangements in order to fund additional cleanup in fiscal year 2020. 

After the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall not 

barter, transfer, or sell uranium for the remainder of fiscal year 

2020 in order to generate additional funding for Portsmouth cleanup that is in excess of the amount of funding provided in this Act. 

The Committee encourages the continued efforts to develop a remotely operated method of assay for measuring uranium enrichment residues. 

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SCIENCE

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $6,585,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 5,545,972,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 6,870,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +285,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,324,028,000 

The Office of Science funds basic science research across national 

laboratories, universities, and other research institutions in support of American innovation and the Department’s energy-focused 

missions. Through research in physics, biology, chemistry, and 

other science disciplines, these activities expand scientific understanding and secure the nation’s leadership in energy innovation. 

This basic science research is crucial to enabling the nation to continue developing transformational energy technologies and to position itself to seize economic opportunities in the global energy markets of the future. The Office of Science is the nation’s largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences. 

The Office of Science includes the following programs: Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological 

and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, Science Laboratories Infrastructure, Safeguards 

and Security, and Program Direction. The Committee has placed a 

high priority on funding these activities in fiscal year 2020, given 

the private sector is not likely to fund research whose findings either have high non-commercial value or are not likely to be commercialized in the near or medium term. This work is vital to sustaining the scientific leadership of the United States and can provide the underpinnings for valuable intellectual property in the 

coming decades. 

Collaborative research efforts between the Department and the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) are developing breakthroughs 

in health research, including drug discovery, brain research, diagnostic technologies, imaging, and other biomedical research areas. 

The Department is encouraged to expand its relationships with 

NIH in order to work together more strategically to leverage the 

Department’s research capabilities, including instrumentation, materials, modeling and simulation, and data science. The facilities 

and equipment funded in this Act support application in many 

areas of biomedical research. The Department is directed to provide 

to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this 

Act a plan that responds to the findings and recommendations in 

the Final Report of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Task 

Force on Biomedical Sciences. The plan shall include a reporting of 

successful collaborations between the Department and NIH to date 

and plans to expand on these efforts. 

The Committee directs the Department to evaluate methods to 

educate new and existing minority and women-owned small businesses about SBIR and STTR grants. The fiscal year 2019 Act directed the Department to provide current and planned outreach efforts in this area by submitting a report to the Committee not later 

than 180 days after enactment of the Act. The Committee looks forward to receiving the report expeditiously. The Committee encourages the Department to consider the creation of regional technical 

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support centers as needed to assist newly-forming and existing minority and women-owned small businesses to secure a more proportional share of SBIR and STTR grants. 

The Committee supports the Office of Science’s coordinated and 

focused research program in quantum information science and 

technology. This emerging field of science promises to yield revolutionary new approaches to computing, sensing, and communication. 

The recommendation includes funding for quantum information 

science research and establishment of National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. 

The Committee appreciates the Department’s focus on the development of foundational Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, and the Committee directs the Department to 

apply those capabilities to the Department’s mission. 

ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH

The Advanced Scientific Computing Research program develops 

and hosts some of the world’s fastest computing and network capabilities to enable science and energy modeling, simulation, and research. 

Exascale Computing Project.—The recommendation includes 

$188,735,000 for exascale activities. 

High Performance Computing and Network Facilities.—In addition to the long-term exascale initiative, the Committee supports 

continued upgrade and operation of the Leadership Computing Facilities at Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory and of the High Performance Production Computing capabilities at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The recommendation includes $150,000,000 for the Argonne Leadership 

Computing Facility, $225,000,000 for the Oak Ridge Leadership 

Computing Facility, and $100,000,000 for the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center at Lawrence Berkeley National 

Laboratory. Within available funds, the recommendation includes 

$10,000,000 for the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship 

program and $90,000,000 to support necessary infrastructure upgrades and operations for ESnet. 

Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences Research.—The Committee notes the importance of a strong research 

program in applied and computational mathematics to the Department’s mission. Maintaining international leadership in high performance computing requires a long-term and sustained commitment to basic research in computing and computational sciences, 

including applied math, software development, networking science, 

and computing competency among scientific fields. Within available 

funds, the recommendation includes not less than $155,000,000 for 

Mathematical, Computational, and Computer Sciences Research. 

Within available funds, the recommendation includes up to 

$15,000,000 for research in memory advancements for accelerated 

architectures used to enhance Artificial Intelligence and Machine 

Learning. 

BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES

The Basic Energy Sciences program funds basic research in materials science, chemistry, geoscience, and bioscience. The science 

breakthroughs in this program enable a broad array of innovation 

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in energy technologies and other industries critical to American 

economic competitiveness. 

Research.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides $24,088,000 for the Batteries and Energy Storage Innovation Hub, 

not less than $15,000,000 for the Fuels from Sunlight Innovation 

Hub, $139,000,000 for facilities operations of the nanoscience research centers, $520,000,000 for facilities operations of the nation’s 

light sources, $285,000,000 for facilities operations of the high flux 

neutron sources, $25,000,000 for the Experimental Program to 

Stimulate Competitive Research, and $120,000,000 for the Energy 

Frontier Research Centers. 

Within funds for operations of the nation’s light sources, the Department is encouraged to invest in capital improvements at all of 

the light sources. It is imperative that these facilities continue to 

provide users with state-of-the-art capabilities to ensure U.S. 

science leadership and innovation. The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for NSRC Recapitaliza- tion and $5,000,000 for NSLS–II Experimental Tools–II. 

BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program supports advances in energy technologies and related science through 

research into complex biological and environmental systems. The recommendation includes $381,000,000 for Biological Sys- tems Science. The recommendation provides $100,000,000 for the 

Bioenergy Research Centers. 

The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to build programmatic bridges and leverage its resources among biological, 

earth, and environmental science programs to facilitate the seamless quantification and prediction of biological-environmental interactions from molecular to ecosystem scales. The Committee encourages the Department to expand its growing focus on the science of 

biology-based products to advance critical mission needs and to 

maintain international leadership. The Committee continues to 

support the Department’s establishment of a national microbiome 

database collaborative and provides $10,000,000 for microbiome research initiatives, including development and operation of the 

microbiome database. 

The Committee directs the Department to give priority to optimizing the operation of BER user facilities. 

The Committee continues to support the Department’s funding 

for colleges and universities to examine and evaluate earth system 

models and validate their ability to reproduce earth systems. The 

Committee is aware of limitations in the ability to understand and 

predict earth systems behavior posed by uncertainties in interactions between clouds, aerosols, and climate, an area of research 

highlighted as a priority by the National Climate Assessment with 

implications for weather prediction, infrastructure planning, and 

national security. Reducing uncertainty in understanding cloudaerosol effects requires investment in modeling and computing. The 

recommendation provides $15,000,000 for cloud-aerosol research 

and computing. 

The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to advance the 

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tions provides $20,000,000 to build upon the current modeling-focused effort and to develop observational assets and associated research to study the nation’s major land-water interfaces, including 

the Great Lakes, by leveraging national laboratories’ assets as well 

as local infrastructure and expertise at universities and other research institutions. 

The recommendation includes not more than $10,000,000 to restart the Department’s Low-Dose Radiation Program. 

Within available funds, the Department is directed to continue to 

support NGEE–Arctic, NGEE–Tropics, the SPRUCE field site, the 

Watershed Function Science Focus Area, and the AmeriFLUX 

project. 

FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES

The Fusion Energy Sciences program supports basic research 

and experimentation aiming to harness nuclear fusion for energy 

production. 

Research.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides $20,000,000 for High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas, including activities for LaserNetUS. Within available funds, the recommendation includes $4,000,000 

for the Department to create a Fusion Public-Private Partnership 

Program to advance new U.S.-based fusion capabilities. The Department is directed to brief the Committee not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act on this program’s technical objectives, 

eligibility requirements, and funding profile in future fiscal years. 

The Department is reminded that all activities within this program 

must be basic research and development. The recommendation includes $21,000,000 for the Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment. 

Construction.—The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for the 

U.S. contribution to the ITER project. The Committee continues to 

believe the ITER project represents an important step forward for 

energy sciences and has the potential to revolutionize the current 

understanding of fusion energy. 

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

The High Energy Physics program supports fundamental research into the elementary constituents of matter and energy and 

ultimately into the nature of space and time. The program focuses 

on particle physics theory and experimentation in three areas: the 

energy frontier, which investigates new particles and fundamental 

forces through high-energy experimentation; the intensity frontier, 

which focuses on rare events to better understand our fundamental 

model of the universe’s elementary constituents; and the cosmic 

frontier, which investigates the nature of the universe and its form 

of matter and energy on cosmic scales. 

Research.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides 

$25,000,000 for the Sanford Underground Research Facility, not 

less than $50,000,000 for Accelerator R&D, and $97,975,000 for the 

HL–LHC Upgrade Projects. 

The Committee strongly urges the Department to maintain a balanced portfolio of small, medium, and large scale experiments, and 

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partment to fund facility operations at levels for optimal operations. 

NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The Nuclear Physics program supports basic research into the 

fundamental particles that compose nuclear matter, how they 

interact, and how they combine to form the different types of matter observed in the universe today. 

Operations and Maintenance.—Within available funds, the recommendation provides $10,000,000 for Electron Ion Collider R&D. 

The Department is directed to give priority to optimizing operations within Medium Energy Nuclear Physics and at the Facility 

for Rare Isotope Beams. 

Within available funds, the recommendation provides 

$10,200,000 for the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, 

$9,520,000 for the Super Pioneering High Energy Nuclear Interaction Experiment, and not less than $2,500,000 for MOLLER. 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS

The Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists program 

ensures that the nation has the sustained pipeline of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers to meet national goals and objectives. 

The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists. Within available funds, the Committee recommends not less than $12,000,000 for the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship and not less than $1,500,000 

for the Community College Institute of Science and Technology. 

Within available funds, the Committee recommends not less than 

$600,000 for outreach activities for the Department to widely publicize its opportunities and diversify the applicant pool, with an emphasis on targeted recruitment of individuals traditionally underrepresented in STEM. 

The Committee recognizes and supports the Department’s efforts, 

particularly through the national laboratories’ scientists and engineers, to engage in a broad range of activities with K–12 STEM 

educators and students to help inspire and train the next generation of STEM students and professionals. 

SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE

The Science Laboratories Infrastructure program sustains mission-ready infrastructure and safe and environmentally-responsible 

operations by providing the infrastructure improvements necessary 

to support leading edge research by the Department’s national laboratories. 

The recommendation includes funding to complete the land and 

facilities acquisition for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 

and the Committee encourages the Department to complete these 

purchases in fiscal year 2020. 

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ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $366,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥287,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 425,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +59,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +712,000,000 

The Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA–E) supports research aimed at rapidly developing energy technologies 

whose development and commercialization are too risky to attract 

sufficient private sector investment but are capable of significantly 

changing the energy sector to address our critical economic, environmental, and energy security challenges. The technology breakthroughs funded by ARPA–E are already having commercial impact. Technologies resulting from ARPA–E have received billions of 

dollars in private-sector funding to continue to advance those technologies toward the marketplace. Projects funded by ARPA–E include such wide-ranging areas as production processes for transportation fuel alternatives that can reduce our dependence on imported oil, heating and cooling technologies with exceptionally high 

energy efficiency, and improvements in petroleum refining processes. 

The Committee strongly rejects the short-sighted proposal to terminate ARPA–E. Instead, the Committee increases investment in 

this transformational program and directs the Department to continue to spend funds provided on research and development and 

program direction. The Department shall not use any appropriated 

funds to plan or execute the termination of ARPA–E. The Department is directed to disburse funds appropriated for ARPA–E on eligible projects within a reasonable time period. 

TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $33,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 3,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 33,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +30,000,000 

OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ ¥$15,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥3,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥3,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

RESCISSIONS AND CANCELLATIONS

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥384,659,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... – – – 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +384,659,000 

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NET APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $18,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥384,659,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 30,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +414,659,000 

The Committee rejects the budget proposal to use prior-year balances to cover administrative expenses and the proposed rescission 

of credit subsidy and cancellation of commitment authority appropriated by P.L. 112–10 and P.L. 111–5. 

The Committee recommends $33,000,000 in administrative expenses for the Loan Guarantee Program, an increase of 

$30,000,000 above the budget request. The recommendation is offset by $3,000,000 in collections from loan guarantee applicants, for 

a net appropriation of $30,000,000. No funds recommended under 

this heading may be used to plan, develop, implement, or pursue 

the elimination of the Title 17 Innovative Technologies Program. 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING LOAN

PROGRAM

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... – – – 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +5,000,000 

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established 

a direct loan program to support the development of advanced technology vehicles and associated components in the United States. 

The program provides loans to automobile and automobile part 

manufacturers for the cost of re-equipping, expanding, or establishing manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce advanced technology vehicles or qualified components, and for associated engineering integration costs. The Committee rejects the 

budget proposal to eliminate the Advanced Vehicles Manufacturing 

Program and provides $5,000,000. The Committee also rejects the 

budget proposal to rescind $4,300,000,000 in emergency funds appropriated by P.L. 110–329. Further, the Committee directs the Department to expeditiously evaluate and adjudicate all loan applications received. 

TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥8,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +9,500,000 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established a loan guarantee program for energy development to provide or expand electricity on Indian land. The Committee rejects the budget proposal to eliminate 

this program and provides $1,000,000. The Committee also rejects 

the budget proposal to rescind $8,500,000 appropriated by P.L. 

115–31. 

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OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $18,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 8,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 25,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +7,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +17,000,000 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the Office of Indian 

Energy and Policy Programs. The Office of Indian Energy provides 

technical assistance, direct and remote education, policy research 

and analysis, and financial assistance to Indian tribes, Alaska Native Village and Regional corporations, and Tribal Energy Resource 

Development Organizations. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

GROSS APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $261,858,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 210,923,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 264,378,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,520,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +53,455,000 

REVENUES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ ¥$96,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥93,378,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥93,378,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,622,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

NET APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $165,858,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 117,545,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 171,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,142,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +53,455,000 

Funding recommended for Departmental Administration provides 

for general management and program support functions benefiting 

all elements of the Department, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. The account funds a wide array of Headquarters activities not directly associated with the execution of specific programs. The recommendation includes seven reprogramming 

control points in this account to provide flexibility in the management of support functions. The Committee rejects the budget proposal to create a new account for the Office of International Affairs 

and instead has included it as a reprogramming control point within this account. Other Departmental Administration includes Management, Project Management Oversight and Assessments, Chief 

Human Capital Officer, Office of Technology Transitions, Office of 

Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, General Counsel, 

Office of Policy, and Public Affairs. The Department is directed to 

continue to submit a budget request that proposes a separate funding level for each of these activities. 

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Economic Impact and Diversity.—The recommendation includes 

$10,169,000 for Economic Impact and Diversity, the same as fiscal 

year 2019 and $675,000 above the budget request. 

Chief Information Officer.—The recommendation includes 

$131,874,000. Within available funds, $250,000 is provided for implementation of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience 

Act. The Committee notes that CyberOne activities have been consolidated within the Office of the Chief Information Officer but 

notes the budget proposes to reduce funding for cybersecurity activities by $18,646,000, or 26 percent. At a time when cyber threats 

to the Department’s facilities, sites, and national laboratories are 

increasing, this proposed decrease is very concerning. Within this 

amount, not less than $71,500,000 shall be for cybersecurity and 

secure information. 

International Affairs.—Within available funds, the recommendation includes $2,000,000 for the Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation and $4,000,000 for the 

U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence in Energy, Engineering and Water 

Technology. The Committee rejects the budget proposal to move the 

international functions of the Office of Fossil Energy and the Office 

of Nuclear Energy into the Office of International Affairs and provides no funds for this purpose. The recommendation includes 

$28,000,000 for international affairs activities, a significant increase over fiscal year 2019, and the Department shall brief the 

Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the Department’s plan to spend these funds. The Committee is supportive of 

the Department’s work in energy cooperation with Ukraine, including providing technical assistance in developing winter action plans 

and the current effort to assist with a national energy resiliency 

plan, and the Committee encourages additional work in areas of 

importance to both countries. 

Other Departmental Administration.—The recommendation pro- vides $500,000 above the budget request for the Chief Human Capital Officer. 

The recommendation provides $5,000,000 above the budget request for the Office of Technology Transitions for a competitive 

funding opportunity for incubators supporting energy innovation 

clusters. These incubators should have the support of state, regional, and local entities. The Department is directed to provide 

within 120 days of awarding funds a report on the impact these incubators have on job creation and workforce development, including 

in low-income communities and under-represented entrepreneurs. 

The Committee directs the Department to provide to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 

on the value of creating a nonprofit foundation that will better promote the transfer of technology to the market place. The report 

should include a review and characterization of other federal agency’s foundations with detail on how agency’s foundations engage 

with the private sector to raise funds that support the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative technologies. 

Energy and Employment Report.—The recommendation provides 

an additional $2,000,000 for the Office of Policy to complete a U.S. 

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mary report. The information collected shall include data relating 

to employment figures and demographics in the U.S. energy sector 

using methodology approved by the Office of Management and 

Budget in 2016. 

Real Property.—The Department is reminded of its authority to 

transfer excess personal property and equipment to DOE-designated Community Reuse Organizations in order to promote economic diversification and job creation in communities where the 

Department’s sites are located and is encouraged to ensure that 

relevant agency employees throughout the Department are aware 

of current policies to implement this authority. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $51,330,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 54,215,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 54,215,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,885,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Office of the Inspector General performs agency-wide audit, 

inspection, and investigative functions to identify and correct management and administrative deficiencies that create conditions for 

existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The audit function provides financial and performance audits 

of programs and operations. The inspections function provides independent inspections and analyses of the effectiveness, efficiency, 

and economy of programs and operations. The investigative function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving programs, personnel, and operations. 

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

The Atomic Energy Defense Activities programs of the Department in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) consist of Weapons Activities, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Naval 

Reactors, and Federal Salaries and Expenses. Outside of the 

NNSA, these include Defense Environmental Cleanup and Other 

Defense Activities. Descriptions of each of these accounts are provided below. 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

The Department of Energy is responsible for enhancing U.S. national security through the military application of nuclear technology and reducing the global danger from the proliferation of 

weapons of mass destruction. The NNSA, a semi-autonomous agency within the Department, carries out these responsibilities. Established in March 2000, pursuant to title 32 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, the NNSA is responsible 

for the management and operation of the nation’s nuclear weapons 

complex, nuclear nonproliferation activities, and naval reactors. 

The recommendation includes $15,894,281,000 for the NNSA, 

$665,663,000 above fiscal year 2019. 

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WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $11,100,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 12,408,603,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 11,760,800,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +660,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥647,803,000 

Weapons Activities ensures the safety, security, reliability, and 

effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing by providing funding to four main elements: Directed 

Stockpile Work; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Infrastructure and Operations; and Security. 

Production Strategy, Planning, and Execution.—The Committee 

supports the NNSA’s efforts to create a specific office responsible 

for coordinating production activities across the nuclear security 

enterprise, including field offices and between the design and production elements. It is the Committee’s understanding that this effort will assist the NNSA in meeting production milestones in a 

safe, cost-effective, and timely manner. 

DIRECTED STOCKPILE WORK

Directed Stockpile Work includes all activities that directly support weapons in the nuclear stockpile, including maintenance, refurbishment, research, development, engineering, certification, dismantlement, and disposal activities. The Committee recommends 

$5,019,438,000 for Directed Stockpile Work, $361,172,000 above fiscal year 2019. The recommendation does not include funding for activities associated with a sea-launched cruise missile study or extending the B83 beyond its originally planned retirement. 

Peer Review and Competition.—The design, development, qualification, and fabrication of non-nuclear components and subsystems 

used in the stockpile amounts to more than half the cost of each 

life extension program. Given that non-nuclear components are deployed across multiple life extension programs, the Committee directs the NNSA to undertake external peer review of non-nuclear 

component reliability, re-use, producibility, and cost for weapon refurbishments. The NNSA is further directed to brief the Committee 

not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the agency’s 

plan to meet this requirement. 

Life Extension Programs.—The recommendation provides funding 

for the NNSA’s life extension programs including ongoing refurbishments of the B61, W88, and W80 systems. The Committee expects the NNSA to keep the Committee apprised of the status of 

the B61–12 and W88 Alteration as those systems enter a critical 

phase of the refurbishment process. 

W87–1 Modification Program.—The NNSA is proposing to replace the W78 warhead with a refurbished W87–1, however, the 

NNSA has not provided the Committee with the results of the review by the Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation 

(CEPE) and other reporting requirements as directed by the fiscal 

year 2019 Act. The NNSA is directed to provide in full these reporting requirements not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

Act. Further, the Committee is concerned with the initial projected 

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sign, qualification, and production of new components. To ensure 

the NNSA is considering cost, feasibility, and risk management associated with such options appropriately, prior to entering Phase 

6.2A, the Committee directs the NNSA to enter into an agreement 

with the JASON Defense Advisory Panel or an FFRDC with expertise in assessing cost and technologies for national security programs to conduct an assessment. The assessment shall review the 

cost of components and technologies being considered and describe 

pathways to improve management of component and technology design, qualification, and production risks. The assessment shall also 

describe opportunities for component and technology re-use and the 

impact on cost and feasibility for application within a ballistic system. Further, the assessment shall be submitted to the Committee 

not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

Plutonium.—The Committee notes the NNSA has not provided 

the current cost, scope, and schedule to meet plutonium mission 

needs as directed in the fiscal year 2019 Act and directs the NNSA 

to promptly provide this information to the Committee not later 

than 30 days after enactment of this Act. The recommendation 

moves funding and scope for the PF–4 Equipment Installation and 

Phase 2 and Recategorization of RLUOB to Hazard Category subprojects to the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement 

(CMRR) Project. The Committee expects the NNSA to adhere to 

program and project management best practices and directs the 

NNSA to provide the Committee with quarterly program and 

project execution updates. The Committee further directs the 

NNSA to provide to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act an updated project data sheet and to include 

an updated version in the fiscal year 2021 budget request. The 

Committee expects the NNSA to conduct planned capital improvements and equipment installations using NNSA program management policies and program execution instructions or comparable requirements. The NNSA shall include a separate line item for pit 

production activities at the Savannah River Site in the fiscal year 

2021 budget request and shall transition the proposed project to 

the DOE Order 413.3B framework in an expeditious manner. The 

Committee directs the Comptroller General to monitor NNSA’s 

progress on these efforts at a schedule to be determined in consultation with the Committee. 

Comprehensive Beryllium Strategy.—Beryllium has been labeled 

a critical mineral by the United States Geological Survey and is of 

importance to the nuclear deterrent. The Committee understands 

that NNSA is currently assessing infrastructure strategies to sustain precision beryllium machining capabilities and the availability 

of a domestic oxide production source. Not less than $2,000,000 

shall be available for this activity and not later than 120 days after 

enactment of this act, the NNSA shall provide a briefing to the 

Committee on the status of this effort. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

The NNSA’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 

(RDT&E) activities focus on the development and maintenance of 

critical capabilities, tools, and processes that support science-based 

stockpile stewardship and continued certification of the stockpile in 

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the absence of underground nuclear testing. The Committee recommends $2,283,324,000 for RDT&E, $269,106,000 above fiscal 

year 2019. 

Academic Alliances and Partnerships.—Within Academic Alliances and Partnerships, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for the 

Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program, of which not 

less than $2,500,000 shall be for Tribal Colleges and Universities. 

The Committee supports continued partnerships and collaboration 

between universities and the NNSA’s national laboratories and 

sites. Further, the Committee encourages the NNSA to assess opportunities to develop a cooperative education pilot initiative focused on workforce readiness in disciplines such as materials 

science, manufacturing, and engineering. The NNSA shall brief the 

Committee not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on 

potential opportunities for such a pilot initiative. 

Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments.—The recommendation includes full funding at the budget request level. The 

Committee supports this activity as a critical element of the 

science-based stockpile stewardship program. 

Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and High Yield.—The recommendation provides $565,000,000, $20,000,000 above the fiscal 

year 2019 level. Within the ICF program, the recommendation includes $344,000,000 for the National Ignition Facility, $66,900,000 

for the Z Facility, and not less than $80,000,000 for the OMEGA 

Laser Facility. The recommendation includes additional funding to 

offset the cost of target fabrication. 

The Committee notes that the NNSA has undertaken an internal 

review regarding the status of ignition within the ICF program, 

however, the Committee believes it is necessary for an independent, comprehensive review to assess the prospects of achieving 

ignition for stockpile stewardship. The Committee directs the 

NNSA to charge the JASON Defense Advisory Panel to conduct an 

independent review of the ICF program’s pursuit of ignition for 

stockpile stewardship. The review shall assess the value and effectiveness of ignition science activities needed to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear stockpile and as a pipeline to recruit 

highly skilled expertise. If it is determined that ignition science activities are necessary to maintain the nuclear stockpile, the review 

shall recommend and prioritize research areas that would improve 

the ICF program’s pursuit of ignition. The assessment shall be 

completed and provided to the Committee not later than September 

2020 and shall include an unclassified summary. 

Advanced Simulation and Computing.—The recommendation includes full funding at the request level. Within amounts provided, 

$20,000,000 shall be for advanced memory technology research. 

The Committee recognizes the crucial role of high-performance 

computing (HPC) and the need to deliver Exascale class capabilities to maintain confidence in the stockpile. The Committee notes 

that the NNSA has not provided an analysis of alternatives regarding HPC procurement decisions and the NNSA is directed to provide the Committee with the requested information promptly. 

INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS

Infrastructure and Operations provides funding for the base operations, maintenance, and recapitalization of NNSA facilities and 

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infrastructure. The Committee recommends $2,990,314,000 for Infrastructure and Operations. 

The Committee appreciates the efforts of the Office of Safety, Infrastructure, and Operations to improve risk management, coordination, and transparency with line and functional management 

and encourages the NNSA to continue these efforts while keeping 

the Committee informed. 

With available funds, and in coordination with the Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, the Committee directs the 

NNSA to continue its work to address key earthquake safety issues 

for critical facilities, including the completion of its testing facility 

and performance of first experiments to validate the Department’s 

research into developing an advanced simulation tool that can more 

realistically predict the nonlinear response of critical nuclear facilities during earthquakes. With many mission critical facilities in 

seismically active regions, this research is in our nation’s vital interest. 

Management and Operations Coordination.—Since the NNSA 

conducts many high-hazard operations, balancing and coordinating 

the increasing operational tempo with safety, security, and effective 

project and program management is of paramount importance. It 

is the Committee’s understanding that NNSA’s Supplemental Directive 226.1B clearly states that these activities should be carefully coordinated with line management and the NNSA’s contractors to appropriately consider risk management. While unavoidable 

in certain high-risk situations, lax coordination may adversely affect the cost, scope, and schedule of mission execution. To address 

this concern and ensure program-informed coordination is occurring to meet cost and schedule milestones, the Committee encourages the NNSA to specify the coordination required between field 

offices and line and functional management on the application of 

risk that may affect the execution of programs and projects and directs the NNSA to provide quarterly briefings to the Committee 

starting not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. The 

Committee directs the Comptroller General to monitor and assess 

NNSA’s progress on these efforts at a schedule to be determined 

in consultation with the Committee. 

LEGACY CONTRACTOR PENSIONS

The Committee provides $91,200,000 for payments into the legacy University of California contractor employee defined benefit 

pension plans. 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $1,930,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,993,302,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,079,930,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +149,930,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +86,628,000 

The Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account provides funding 

to programs that prevent, counter, and respond to global nuclear 

threats. No funds were requested to transfer excess plutonium from 

the State of South Carolina to the State of Nevada to comply with 

50 U.S.C. 2566 and no funds are provided for this purpose. 

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DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

Funding for the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation is 

provided across five programs: Global Material Security, Material 

Management and Minimization, Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D, and Nonproliferation 

Construction. 

Global Material Security.—The Committee recommends 

$410,000,000 for Global Material Security, $67,650,000 above the 

request, including $15,000,000 for the Green Border Security Initiative within the Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence 

program. The Committee recognizes the importance of improving 

the security of border crossings to prevent nuclear smuggling and 

accelerating partnerships, particularly within Eastern Europe. The 

additional funding for the Initiative is intended to address existing 

gaps in radiation detection equipment. It is also important for the 

Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence program to deploy 

modern and appropriate equipment to detect nuclear threats, and 

the Committee encourages the program to examine how partner 

nations are sustaining equipment so that lessons learned can be 

applied to ongoing and future missions. Within available funds for 

Domestic Radiological Security, the recommendation provides 

$20,000,000 for the Cesium Irradiator Replacement Project. 

Material Management and Minimization.—The recommendation 

for Material Management and Minimization includes funding for 

Nuclear Material Removal, Material Disposition, and Laboratory 

and Partnership Support. 

Laboratory and Partnership Support.—The Committee is encouraged by recent progress demonstrated by industry in the United 

States to produce Mo-99 without the use of highly enriched uranium. The recommendation provides $35,000,000 for a new competitively awarded funding opportunity to expedite the establishment of a stable domestic source of Mo-99. 

Nonproliferation and Arms Control.—The recommendation includes funding above the request to strengthen export controls and 

prevent the illicit transfer of nuclear technologies and equipment. 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development 

(DNN R&D).—The recommendation includes funding above the request to advance U.S. capabilities to detect and characterize lowyield and evasive underground nuclear explosions. Within available 

funds, $15,000,000 is provided for the University Consortia for Nuclear Nonproliferation Research. The recommendation also includes 

$15,000,000 within Nonproliferation Fuels Development for the national laboratories to develop high-density, low-enriched fuels that 

could replace highly enriched uranium for naval applications. 

NUCLEAR COUNTERTERRORISM AND INCIDENT RESPONSE

The NNSA’s Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response 

programs respond to and mitigate nuclear and radiological incidents worldwide to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism. The 

Committee recommends $340,380,000, which is $21,195,000 above 

fiscal year 2019. 

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LEGACY CONTRACTOR PENSIONS

The Committee provides $13,700,000 for payments into the legacy University of California contractor employee defined benefit 

pension plans. 

NAVAL REACTORS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $1,788,618,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,648,396,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 1,628,551,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥160,067,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥19,845,000 

The Naval Reactors program is responsible for all aspects of 

naval nuclear propulsion from technology development through reactor operations to ultimate reactor plant disposal. The program 

provides for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of improved naval nuclear propulsion plants and reactor cores. The recommendation fully funds the request to develop the ColumbiaClass submarine, to refuel the S8G prototype, and to move forward 

on the Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project. 

Naval Reactors Development.—Within amounts for Naval Reactors Development, $88,500,000 is provided for Advanced Test Reactor Operations. 

FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $410,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 434,699,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 425,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +15,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥9,699,000 

The Federal Salaries and Expenses account provides salaries, 

corporate planning, oversight, and management for Defense Programs, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Naval Reactors, including the NNSA field offices in New Mexico, Nevada, and California. 

The Committee recognizes the need for appropriate federal oversight, accountability, and management as the NNSA’s workload 

and budget continues to increase. The recommendation includes 

funding above the fiscal year 2019 level to prioritize hiring for efforts with the greatest need and specifically to improve mission 

execution, eliminate stovepipes, and better align projects and programs across the complex. The Committee notes that CEPE recently completed a staffing analysis in which CEPE determined 

that NNSA required additional FTEs and re-balancing to meet current and future missions. CEPE shall conduct an expedited, independent follow-on review of how the NNSA is implementing 

CEPE’s recent staffing analysis and provide its findings as a briefing to the Committee not later than 30 days after enactment of this 

Act. CEPE’s expedited review shall also provide options for the 

NNSA to implement a matrix-management pilot program that 

more fully considers project management, acquisition, agency support, and field office expertise as CEPE recommended in its recent 

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analysis. The Committee places a high priority on the essential role 

of these mission support functions to be provided in an integrated 

manner to meet cost and schedule commitments and safety requirements. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 

NNSA shall provide a briefing to the Committee demonstrating 

how the agency will make use of a matrix-management pilot program and how the agency intends to be responsive to CEPE’s follow-on review. 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $6,024,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 5,506,501,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 5,993,650,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥30,350,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +487,149,000 

The Defense Environmental Cleanup account provides funding 

for identifying and reducing risks and managing waste at sites 

where the nation carried out defense-related nuclear research and 

production activities that resulted in radioactive, hazardous, and 

mixed waste contamination requiring remediation, stabilization, or 

some other cleanup action. 

While the budget request for the Office of Environmental Management (EM) included increases at some sites, those increases 

were at the expense of other important cleanup activities at sites, 

including Hanford, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. The Committee’s recommendation continues to fund a balanced approach that sustains 

the momentum of ongoing cleanup activities more consistently 

across all Department cleanup sites. 

Hanford Site.—The recommendation includes funds above the 

budget request for the Richland Operations Office to support stable 

funding for cleanup activities at the Hanford Site. The Committee 

notes that the B Reactor requires roof repairs and hazard reductions to allow for safe public access to the facility and encourages 

the Department to undertake these efforts. 

Within the Office of River Protection, the Committee notes that 

the budget request included a specific line item for the test bed initiative, also called low-level waste offsite disposal, following direction provided in the fiscal year 2019 Act. The recommendation provides not more than $10,000,000 for this effort. The Department 

shall provide notification to the Committee if any additional funds 

are proposed for this project, including the amount and source of 

funds. The Department is reminded that meeting the Consent Decree milestone for operations of Direct Feed Low Activity Waste 

must remain the Department’s top focus within the Office of River 

Protection. 

Savannah River Site.—Within available funds for Radioactive 

Liquid Tank Waste Stabilization and Disposition, the recommendation provides $25,000,000 for hot operations of the Salt Waste Processing Facility. Within available funds for Risk Management Operations, the recommendation provides $5,000,000 to begin remediation of the D–Area and $20,000,000 for H–Canyon operations. The 

recommendation includes $4,525,000 for the 19–D-710 Savannah 

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River Security System Replacement project, and the Safeguards 

and Security account is reduced correspondingly. 

The Committee notes that the Department has requested the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative facility as a line-item construction project, and the recommendation provides the amount 

that can be obligated in fiscal year 2020. The Committee is supportive of this effort. The Department is directed to use $15,562,000 in prior-year balances from the Salt Waste Processing Facility construction line 

item to offset fiscal year 2020 needs. 

Technology Development.—Within Technology Development and Deployment, $5,000,000 is provided for the National Spent Nuclear 

Fuel Program to address issues related to storing, transporting, 

processing, and disposing of Department-owned and managed spent 

nuclear fuel. Within these amounts, the Department shall use 

funding to address the need for additional assessments into material degradation that may occur as a result of multiple decades of 

EM spent nuclear fuel storage facilities, nuclear material measuring and monitoring in the Department’s storage systems, and 

other activities recommended by the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 

Review Board in its 2017 report on the Management and Disposal 

of U.S. Department of Energy Spent Nuclear Fuel. The Committee 

appreciates the Department’s work to improve worker safety and 

up to $5,000,000 is provided to consider exploring options to develop and deploy wearable robotic devices to enhance worker safety. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue independent review, analysis, and applied research to support cost-effective, risk-informed cleanup decision-making. 

OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $860,292,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 1,035,339,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 901,261,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +40,969,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥134,078,000 

The Other Defense Activities account provides funding for the 

Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security; the Office of 

Independent Enterprise Assessments; the Office of Legacy Management; Specialized Security Activities; Defense Related Administrative Support; and the Office of Hearings and Appeals. 

The Committee rejects the budget proposal to move the Formerly 

Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) from the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers to the Department. The Committee is 

pleased with the current cooperation between the Department and 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in carrying out the FUSRAP 

program and expects the Department to continue to provide its institutional knowledge and expertise to ensure the success of this 

program and to serve the nation and the affected communities. 

Within the Office of Nuclear Safety, and in coordination with the 

NNSA, the Committee directs the Department to continue its work 

to address key earthquake safety issues for critical facilities, including the completion of its testing facility and performance of 

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oping an advanced simulation tool that can more realistically predict the nonlinear response of critical nuclear facilities during 

earthquakes. With many mission critical facilities in seismically active regions, this research is in our nation’s vital interest. 

The Committee remains concerned with the Department’s Order 

140.1, Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

(DNFSB), and the potential impacts on the ability of the DNFSB 

to carry out its Congressionally-mandated responsibilities. The Department continues to assert that the Order will not change its relationship with the DNFSB; a plain reading of the Order contradicts this. Therefore, the Committee directs the Comptroller 

General to evaluate the impact to public and worker safety of the 

Order and to evaluate whether the Order prevents DNFSB access 

to information required to carry out its Congressionally-mandated 

responsibilities. Further, the Department is directed to enter into 

a Memorandum of Understanding with the DNFSB to govern interactions regarding pre-decisional information. The agreement includes $10,000,000 above the budget request for 

targeted investments to defend the U.S. energy sector against the 

evolving threat of cyber and other attacks in support of the resiliency of the nation’s electric grid and energy infrastructure. 

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

Management of the federal power marketing functions was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department in 

the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95–91). 

These functions include the power marketing activities authorized 

under section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 and all other functions of the Bonneville Power Administration, the Southeastern 

Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, 

and the power marketing functions of the Bureau of Reclamation 

that have been transferred to the Western Area Power Administration. 

All four power marketing administrations give preference in the 

sale of their power to publicly-owned and cooperatively-owned utilities. Operations of the Bonneville Power Administration are financed principally under the authority of the Federal Columbia 

River Transmission System Act (P.L. 93–454). Under this Act, the 

Bonneville Power Administration is authorized to use its revenues 

to finance the costs of its operations, maintenance, and capital construction, and to sell bonds to the Treasury if necessary to finance 

any additional capital program requirements. 

Beginning in fiscal year 2011, power revenues from the Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations, 

which were previously classified as mandatory offsetting receipts, 

were reclassified as discretionary offsetting collections to directly 

offset annual expenses. The capital expenses of Southwestern and 

Western Area Power Administrations are appropriated annually. 

Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the Congressional Budget Office 

(CBO) changed its scoring of the power marketing administrations 

(PMAs). The change stemmed from information on execution of language regarding purchase power and wheeling expenses and offsetting collections included in this bill each year. The Committee appreciates the PMAs’ and their customers’ efforts to provide additional financial information. To address the increased score in the 

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short-term, the recommendation reduces the maximum level for 

purchase power and wheeling below the budget request. Within 90 

days of enactment of this Act, the Department is directed to provide a report to the Committee with options for a new account 

structure for purchase power and wheeling that will provide clarity 

in how funds are received and expended within this account. The 

Committee will continue to work with the PMAs, their customers, 

and CBO to resolve scoring issues appropriately. 

The Committee rejects the budget proposal to sell the transmission assets of the PMAs, change the laws governing how the 

PMAs establish power rates, and repeal the borrowing authority for 

the Western Area Power Administration. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used for such purposes. 

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is the Department’s 

marketing agency for electric power in the Pacific Northwest. BPA 

provides electricity to a 300,000 square mile service area in the Columbia River drainage basin and it markets the power from federal 

hydropower projects in the Northwest, as well as power from nonfederal generating facilities in the region, and exchanges and markets surplus power with Canada and California. The bill includes 

language allowing BPA to sell excess power to states with clean energy programs. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $– – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... – – – 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... – – – 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) markets hydroelectric power produced at 22 Corps Projects in 11 states in the 

southeast. Southeastern does not own or operate any transmission 

facilities, so it contracts to ‘‘wheel’’ its power using the existing 

transmission facilities of area utilities. 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER

ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $10,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 10,400,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 10,400,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) markets hydroelectric power produced at 24 Corps projects in the six-state area 

of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

SWPA operates and maintains 1,380 miles of transmission lines, 

along with supporting substations and communications sites. 

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CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $89,372,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 89,196,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 89,196,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥176,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Western Area Power Administration is responsible for marketing the electric power generated by the Bureau of Reclamation, 

the Corps, and the International Boundary and Water Commission. 

Western also operates and maintains a system of transmission 

lines nearly 17,000 miles long. Western provides electricity to 15 

western states over a service area of 1.3 million square miles. The 

Committee includes a rescission of $176,000 as proposed in the 

budget request. 

FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FUND

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $228,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 228,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 228,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

Falcon Dam and Amistad Dam are two international water 

projects located on the Rio Grande River between Texas and Mexico. Power generated by hydroelectric facilities at these two dams 

is sold to public utilities through WAPA. The Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 created the Falcon 

and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund to defray the costs 

of operation, maintenance, and emergency activities. The Fund is 

administered by the Western Area Power Administration for use by 

the Commissioner of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission. 

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $369,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 382,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 382,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

REVENUES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ ¥369,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥382,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥382,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥12,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Committee recommendation for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is $382,000,000, the same as the budget 

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request. Revenues for FERC are established at a rate equal to the 

budget authority, resulting in a net appropriation of $0. 

FERC is directed to provide to the Committee not later than 180 

days after enactment of this Act a study and report outlining the 

barriers and opportunities for high voltage transmission, including 

over the nation’s transportation corridors. The report shall examine 

the reliability and resilience benefits, permitting barriers, and any 

barriers in state or federal policy or markets. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 

The Committee’s detailed funding recommendations for programs 

in Title III are contained in the following table. 


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

ENERGY PROGRAMS 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 

Sustainable Transportation 

Vehicle technologies ............................... . 

Bioenergy technologies ............................. . 

Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies ........... . 

Subtotal, Sustainable Transportation ......... . 

Renewable Energy: 

Solar energy technologies .......................... . 

Wind energy technologies .......................... . 

Water power technologies ....................... . 

Geothermal technologies ............................ . 

Subtotal, Renewable Energy ....................... . 

Energy Efficiency: 

Advanced manufacturing ............................. . 

Building technologies ............................. . Federal energy management program .................. . 

Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs: 

Weatherization: 

Weatherization assistance program ... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

344,000 

226,000 

120,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

73,400 

40,000 44,000 

Bill 

370,000 

256,000 

144,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+26,000 +2+30,000 +2

+24,000 +1

M - - M • M M M - M - M M M - M - • M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M " M M M M M M M M M M M M M M - M M 

690,000 157,400 770 '000 +80,000 +6

246,500 67,000 270,000 +23,500 +2

92,000 23,700 103,692 +11 '692 +

105,000 45,000 125,000 +20,000 +

84,000 28,000 90,000 +6,000 +

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

527,500 

320,000 

226,000 

30,000 

254,000 

163,700 

80,500 

57,000 

8,400 

588,692 

360,000 

248,000 

34,000 

290,000 

+61 '192 

+40,000 

+22,000 

+4,000 

+36,000 

+4+2+1

+

+2

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Training and technical assistance ............ . 

Subtotal, Weatherization..... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 

State Energy Program Grants ..................... . 

Subtotal, Weatherization and Intergovernmental 

Program .......................................... . 

Subtotal, Energy Efficiency ................. . 

Corporate Support: 

Facilities and infrastructure: 

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) .... . 

Program direction .................................. . 

Strategic programs ................................ . 

Subtotal, Corporate Support .................... . 

Subtotal, Energy efficiency and renewable energy .. 

Use of prior year balances ................... . 

TOTAL, ENERGY EFFICENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ..... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

3,000 

257,000 

55,000 

312,000 

888,000 

97,000 

162,500 

14,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

145,900 107,000 122,000 

---

-- -

-- -

273,500 229,000 

2,379,000 696,000 

-353,000 

2,379,000 343,000 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

3,500 +500 

293,500 +36,500 +2

70,000 +15,000 +

363,500 +51' 500 +3

1,005,500 +117,500 +8

110,000 +13,000 163,521 +1 '021 +

14,000 +

-- ----- --- ------- ---

287,521 +14,021 +

2,651,713 +272,713 +1,9

+3

2,651,713 +272,713 +2,3

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

Cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (CEDS) ..... . 

Infrastructure security and energy restoration ....... . 

Program direction .................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

89,500 

19,000 

11 '500 

FY 2020 

Request 

75,000 70,000 

11 '500 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

95,000 +5,500 +

42,000 +23,000 

13,000 +1 '500 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

TOTAL, CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND 

EMERGENCY RESPONSE ........................ . 

ELECTRICITY 

Transmission reliability ...... . 

Resilient distribution systems. Energy Storage: 

Research ......................................... . 

Construction: 20-0E-100 Grid Storage Launchpad .... . 

Subtotal, Energy Storage ......................... . 

Transformer resilience and advanced components ....... . Transmission permitting and technical assistance. 

Program direction .................................... . 

TOTAL, ELECTRICITY ............................... . 

120,000 

39,000 

40,000 46,000 46,000 

7,000 7,000 

17,000 

156,000 

156,500 

70,500 

27,900 

43,500 

5,000 

48,500 

9,000 

7,000 

19,600 

182,500 

150,000 

54,400 50,000 57,000 

5,000 

62,000 

7,000 7,000 

19,600 

200,000 

+30,000 

+15,400 

+10,000 

+11 '000 

+5,000 

+16,000 

+2,600 

+44,000 

-

++++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

NUCLEAR ENERGY 

Research and development: 

Integrated university program ...................... . 

STEP R&D ........................................... . 

Nuclear energy enabling technologies· 

Crosscutting Technology Development ............... . 

Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation .... . 

Energy Innovation Hub for Modeling and Simulation .. 

Nuclear Science User Facilities .................... . 

Transformational Challenger Reactor....... . ..... . 

Subtotal, Nuclear energy enabling technologies .. 

Reactor concepts RD&D: 

Advanced Small Modular Reactor R&D ............. . 

Light Water Reactor Sustainability ................. . 

Advanced Reactor Technologies ..................... . 

Versatile Advanced Test Reactor R&D ............... . 

Subtotal, Reactor concepts RD&D .............. . 

Fuel cycle research and development: 

Material Recovery and Waste Form Development ...... . 

Civil Nuclear Enrichment ........................... . 

Advanced Fuels ................................ . 

System Analysis and Integration .. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

5,000 5,000 

50,000 

31.000 

27,585 

44,000 

152,585 100,000 

47,000 

111.500 

65,000 

323,500 

38,000 

125,000 

8,500 

FY 2020 

Request 17,400 

30,000 

27,600 23,450 

98,450 

10,000 

30,150 

75,000 

100,000 

215,150 

6,000 

40,000 

36,000 

Bill 

5,000 5.000 

45,000 40.000 40,000 

125,000 100,000 

55,000 

105,000 

65.000 

325.000 

60,000 

40,000 

95,000 

8.500 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

5,000 

+9,000 

-27,585 

-4.000 

-27.585 

+8,000 

-6,500 

+1. 500 

+22,000 +40,000 

-30,000 

B

+++

-

++++

-

+1

++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Materials Protection, Accounting and Control 

Technology ....................................... . 

Used Nuclear Fuel Disposition R&D ................. . 

Integrated Waste Management System ................. . 

Subtotal. Fuel cycle research and development .. 

International nuclear energy cooperation ........... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

6,000 

63,915 

22,500 

263,915 

3,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

3,000 

5,000 

90,000 

Subtotal, Research and development ............. . 753,000 403,600 

Infrastructure: 

Radiological facilities management: 

Space and defense infrastructure ............... . 20,000 ---

Research reactor infrastructure ................ . 9,000 9,000 

Bill 

5,000 

62,500 

47,500 

318,500 

2,500 

781,000 

---

9,000 

-------------- ---

Subtotal, Radiological facilities management 29,000 9,000 9,000 

Idaho facilities management: Idaho operations and infrastructure .................. . 288,000 204,000 280,000 

Construction: 

16 E-200 Sample preparation laboratory ..... . 30,000 5,242 30,000 

Subtotal, Idaho facilities management ... 318,000 209,242 310,000 

Subtotal, Infrastructure. 347,000 218,242 319,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-1 '000 

1 '415 

+25,000 +54,585 

-500 

+28,000 

-20,000 

B

++

+2+3

--------- ------- 

-20,000 

8,000 +

+

-8,000 +1

28,000 +1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security ............... . 

Program direction ................................... . 

TOTAL, NUCLEAR ENERGY .......................... . 

FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

Coal CCS and Power Systems: 

Carbon Capture ..................................... . 

Carbon Storage... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . 

Advanced Energy Systems ............................ . 

Cross Cutting Research ............................. . 

NETL Coal Research and Development ................. . 

STEP (Supercritical C02) ........................... . 

Transformational Coal Pilots ..................... . 

Subtotal, Coal CCS and Power Systems ........... . 

Natural Gas Technologies: 

Research ....................................... . 

Unconventional fossil energy technologies from 

petroleum - oil technologies ....................... . 

Program direction... . . . . . . . . . . ........... . 

Special recruitment programs ...... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

146,090 

80,000 

1,326.090 

100,671 

98,096 

129,683 

56,350 54,000 

22,430 25,000 

¥ ¥ 

486,230 

51 '000 

46,000 

61 '070 

700 

FY 2020 

Request 

137,808 

64,350 

824,000 

39,800 

29,000 

185,300 

72,825 

60,500 

387,425 

10,730 19,000 

61 '045 

700 

Bill 

137,808 

80,000 

1,317,808 

125,000 102,000 107,000 

88,255 

38,000 

24,000 20,000 

504,255 

48,000 

30,000 

61 '045 

700 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-8,282 -8.282 

+24,329 

+3,904 

22,683 

+31 ,905 

-16' 000 

+1 '570 

-5,000 

+18,025 

3,000 

-16,000 

-25 

B

+

+4

+++

-

++

+1

+

+

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

NETL Research and Operations ......................... . NETL Infrastructure ............................... . 

TOTAL, FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..... 

NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES ............. . 

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE .......................... . 

Sale of crude oil........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 

Use of sale proceeds .......................... . 

TOTAL, STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE ............... . 

SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT 

SPR Petroleum Account ................................ . 

Sale of NGSR refined petroleum product ............... . 

Use of NGSR refined petroleum product sale proceeds .. . 

TOTAL, SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT ..................... . 

NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 

NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE ................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

50,000 

45,000 

740,000 

10,000 

235,000 

-300,000 

300,000 

---

235,000 

10,000 10,000 10,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

40,000 43' 100 

562,000 

14,000 

174,000 

-450,000 

450,000 174,000 

-96,000 

27,000 

69,000 

Bi 11 

50,000 

46,000 

740,000 

14,000 

214,000 

-450,000 

450,000 

214,000 

10,200 10,200 10,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+1 '000 

+4.000 

-21 '000 

-150,000 

+150,000 

- N - -

-21 '000 

+200 

+200 

B

+

+1

++++

-

++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Sale of Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserves .......... . 

TOTAL, NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE ....... . 

ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION .................... . 

NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 

Fast Flux Test Reactor Facility (WA) ................. . 

Gaseous Diffusion Plants ............................. . 

Small sites ......................................... . 

West Valley Demonstration Project.. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

TOTAL, NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ......... . 

URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION 

AND DECOMMISSIONING FUND 

Oak Ridge ............................................ . 

Nuclear facility D&D, Paducah ........................ . 

Portsmouth: 

Nuclear facility D&D, Portsmouth. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 10,000 

125,000 

2,240 

101 '304 131 '456 

75,000 

310,000 

195,000 

206,000 

366,931 

FY 2020 

Request 

-90,000 

90,000 

118,000 

2,500 

103,073 

66,692 

75,215 

247.480 

109,439 

207.215 

304,559 

Bill 

10,000 

128,000 

2,500 

103,073 

127' 212 

75,215 

308,000 

195,693 

207,215 

367' 193 

Bill VS. 

Enacted 

+3,000 

+260 

+1 ,769 

-4,244 

+215 

-2,000 

+693 

+1,215 

+262 

B

+

+1

+++++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Construction: 

20-U-401 On -site waste disposal facility (Cell 

Line 2&3) ...................................... . 

15-U-408 On-site waste disposal facility, 

Portsmouth .................................... . 

Subtotal, Portsmouth ............................. . 

Pension and community and regulatory support ......... . 

Title X uranium/thorium reimbursement program ....... . 

TOTAL, UED&D FUND ..................... .. 

SCIENCE 

Advanced scientific computing research ............... . 

Construction: 

17-SC-20 SC Exascale Computing Project (SC-ECP) ... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

41 '168 

408,099 

21 '030 

11 '000 

841 '129 

702,794 

232,706 

FY 2020 

Request 10,000 

41 '102 

355,661 

21 '762 

21.035 

715 '112 732,153 

188,735 

Bill 

10,000 

41 '1 02 

418,295 

21 '762 

30,514 

873,479 

767,805 

188,735 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+10,000 

-66 

+10' 196 

+732 

+19,514 +32,350 +65,011 

-43,971 

B

+

+1

+

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Advanced scientific computing 

research ............................... . 

Basic energy sciences· 

Research ........................................... . 

Construction: 

13-SC-10 LINAC coherent light source II 

(LCLS-II), SLAG. 

935,500 

1,757,700 

129,300 

920,888 956,540 +21 '040 +

1,675,285 1,819,000 +61,300 +1

129,300 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

18-SC-10 Advanced Photon Source Upgrade (APS-U), 

ML ......................................... . 

18-SC-11 Spallation Neutron Source Proton Power, 

Upgrade (PPU), ORNL .......................... . 

18-SC-12 Advanced Light Source, Upgrade (ALS-U) 

LBNL ......................................... . 

18-SC-13 LINAC coherent light source II HE 

(LCLS-II HE), SLAG ........................... . 

19-SC-14 Second Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) 

Target Station (STS), ORNL ................... . 

Subtotal, Construction ..................... . 

Subtotal, Basic energy sciences .......... . 

Biological and environmental research ................ . 

Fusion energy sciences 

Research ........................................... . 

Construction: 

20-SC-61, Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEG) 

Petawatt Upgrade, SLAG ..................... . 

14-SC-60 U.S. Contributions to ITER ............ . 

Subtotal, Construction .............. . Subtotal, Fusion energy sciences ... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

130,000 

60,000 

60,000 

28,000 

1 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

150,000 

5,000 

13,000 14,000 

1 '000 

Bill 

170,000 

50,000 53,000 50,000 

1 '000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+40,000 +

-10' 000 +

-7,000 +

+22,000 +

. 

-

-

- - - -

- -

- - -

-

- - - - - -

-

-

-

- -

- -

- -

-

- - - -

-

- - - -

-

-

-

-

-

- - - - -

-

-

-

- - -

-

-

-

- - -

408,300 183,000 324,000 84,300 +1

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

2 '166 '000 1,858,285 2,143,000 -23,000 +2

705,000 494,434 730.000 +25,000 +2

432,000 294,750 438,000 +6,000 +1

1 '000 20,000 +20,000 +

132,000 107,000 230,000 +98,000 +1

------------- ------------- ----------- ------ ----- -------

132,000 108,000 250,000 +118,000 +1

------------- -------------

-------------- -------------- -------

564,000 402,750 688,000 +124,000 +2

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

High energy physics: 

Research ........... . 

Construction: 

18-SC-42 Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP-II), 

FNAL ......................................... . 

11-SC-41 Muon to electron conversion experiment, 

FNAL .................................. . 

11-SC 40 Long baseline neutrino facility I deep 

underground neutrino experiment (LBNFIDUNE), 

FNAL ....................................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

800,000 

20,000 

30,000 

130,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

648,038 

20,000 

100,000 

Bill 

814,000 

60,000 

171 '000 

Bill vs 

Enacted 

+14,000 

+40,000 

-30,000 

+41 ,000 

B

+1

+

+

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Construction ................ . 

Subtotal, High energy physics .................. . 

Nuclear physics: 

Operations and maintenance ..................... . 

Construction: 

20-SC-52 Electron Ion Collider (EIC) .. 

20-SC-51, U.S. Stable Isotope Production and 

Research Center (U.S. SIPRC), ORNL ..... . 

14 SC-50 Facility for rare isotope beams 

(FRIB) Michigan State University ......... . 

Subtotal, Nuclear physics ................ . 

Workforce development for teachers and scientists .. 

180,000 

980,000 

615,000 

75,000 

690,000 

22,500 

120,000 231,000 +51 ,000 +1

- - - - -- - - --

768,038 1,045,000 +65,000 +2

579,854 669,000 +54,000 +

1 '000 +1 ,000 

5.000 25,000 +25,000 +

40,000 40,000 -35,000 

624,854 735,000 +45,000 +1

19,500 25,000 +2,500 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Science laboratories infrastructure: 

Infrastructure support: 

Payment in lieu of taxes .................... . 

Oak Ridge landlord ............................. . 

Facilities and infrastructure .................. . 

Oak Ridge nuclear operations ................. . 

Subtotal, Infrastructure support ........... . 

Construction: 

20-SC-77 Large Scale Collaboration Center, SLAG .. . 

20-SC-76 Craft Resources Support Facility, ORNL .. . 20-SC-75 CEBAF Renovation and Expansion, TJNAF ... . 

20 SC-72 Seismic Safety and Infrastructure 

Upgrades, LBNL ................................. . 

20-SC-71 Critical Utilities Rehabilitation 

Project, BNL ................................... . 

19-SC-71 Science User Support Center (SUSC), BNL .. 

19-SC-72 Electrical Capacity and Distribution 

Capability, ANL .............................. . 

19 SC-73 Translational Research Capability, ORNL .. 

19-SC-74 BioEPIC Building, LBNL .................. . 

18-SC-71 Energy Sciences Capability, PNNL ....... . 17-SC-71 Integrated Engineering Research Center, 

FNAL ........................................... . 

17-SC-73 Core Facility Revitalization, BNL ....... . 

... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

1 '713 

6,434 

45,543 

26,000 

79,690 

7,000 

30,000 

25,000 

5,000 

24,000 20,000 

42,200 

FY 2020 

Request 

4,540 

5,610 

25,050 

10,000 

45,200 

3,000 

20,000 

2,000 

5,000 

12,000 

6,400 

30,000 

15,000 

6,000 

9,000 

10,000 

Bi 11 

4,540 

5,610 

45,000 

10,000 

65' 150 

10,700 15,000 

2,000 

5,000 

15,000 

20,000 

30,000 

25,000 

11 '980 

26,000 25,000 

------------- -------------

--------------

Subtotal, Construction: ........... . 153,200 118,400 185,680 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+2,827 

-824 -543 

-16 '000 

-14' 540 

+10,700 +15,000 

+2,000 +5,000 

+15,000 

+13,000 

+6,980 +2,000 +5,000 

-42,200 

+32.480 

B

+++++++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Subtotal, Science laboratories 

infrastructure ........... . 

Safeguards and security .......................... . Science program direction ............................ . 

TOTAL, SCIENCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

232,890 

106' 110 183,000 

------------

6,585,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

163.600 110,623 183,000 

-------------

5,545,972 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

250,830 +17,940 +

110,630 +4,520 186,000 +3,000 

-------------- -------------- -------

6,870,000 +285,000 +1,3

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL ............................... . 

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-ENERGY 

ARPA-E projects .................................. . 

Program direction .................................... . 

Rescission of prior year balances ................... . 

TOTAL, ARPA-E ...... . 

334,750 

31 '250 

366,000 

90,000 

·287,000 

-287,000 

391 '000 

34,000 

425,000 

+56,250 

+2,750 

+59,000 

-

+3

+

+2+7

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE 17 - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PGM 

Administrative expenses .............................. . 

Offsetting collection ................................ . 

Rescission ........................................ . 

Cancellation of Commitment Authority ................ . 

TOTAL, TITLE 17 - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN 

GUARANTEE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING LOAN PGM 

Administrative expenses ........................... . 

TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES 

MANUFACTURING LOAN PROGRAM ....... . 

TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 

Administrative expenses .............................. . 

Rescission ........................................... . 

TOTAL, TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ..... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

33,000 

-15,000 

18,000 

5,000 5,000 

1 '000 

1 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

3,000 

-3,000 

-160,659 

224.000 

-384,659 

-8,500 

8,500 

Bill 

33,000 

-3,000 

30,000 

5,000 5,000 

1 '000 1 '000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+12,000 +12,000 

B

+

+1+2

+4

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS 

Indian energy program ................................ . 

Program Direction .................................... . 

TOTAL, OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND 

PROGRAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 

Administrative operations: 

Salaries and expenses: 

Office of the Secretary: 

Program direction .............................. . 

Congressional and intergovernmental affairs .... . Chief Financial Officer ........................ . 

Economic impact and diversity ............... . 

International Affairs .......................... . 

Chief Information Officer ...................... . 

Other Departmental Administration .............. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

13,200 

4,800 

18,000 

5,395 

6,200 

48,912 

10 '169 

131 '624 

173,247 

FY 2020 

Request 

4,479 

3,521 

8,000 

5' 119 

5,895 

52,000 

9,494 

124,554 152,953 

Bill 

20,200 

4,800 

25,000 

5' 119 

5,895 

52,000 

10' 169 28,000 

131 '874 

164,413 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+7,000 +7,000 

-276 -305 

+3,088 

... 

+28,000 

+250 

-8,834 

B

++++

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .............. . 375,547 350,015 397,470 +21,923 +

... 

Subtotal, Administrative operations ........ . 375,547 350,015 397,470 +21 '923 +

Strategic partnership projects ..................... . 40,000 40,000 40,000 

Subtotal, Departmental administration. 415,547 390,015 437,470 +21 '923 +

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Use of prior-year balances ........................... . 

Funding from other defense activities ................ . 

Total, Departmental administration (gross) ..... 

Miscellaneous revenues .......................... . 

TOTAL, DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION (net) ... 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Office of the inspector general ................. . 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ................................ . 

TOTAL, ENERGY PROGRAMS ......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,000 

-151,689 

261 '858 

-96,000 

165,858 

51 '330 

13,472,407 

FY 2020 

Request 

-179,092 

210,923 

-93,378 

117,545 

54,215 

36,100 

8,349,265 

Bi 11 

-173,092 

264,378 

-93,378 

171,000 

54,215 

14,198,415 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+2,000 

-21 '403 

+2,520 +2,622 +5' 142 +2,885 

+726,008 

B

++

-

+5,8

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 

Directed stockpile work: 

B61 Life extension program ........................ . 

W76 Life extension program ......................... . W76-2 Modification program ........................ . W88 Alteration program ....................... . W80 4 Life extension program ....................... . 

IW-1 ............................................... . 

W87-1 Modification Program ........................ . 

Stockpile systems: 

B61 Stockpile systems .......................... . 

W76 Stockpile systems ......................... . W78 Stockpile systems..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . WBO Stockpile systems ......................... . 

B83 Stockpile systems .......................... . 

W87 Stockpile systems ......................... . W88 Stockpile systems .......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

794,049 

48,888 

65,000 

304,285 

654,766 

53,000 

64,547 

84,300 81.329 80,204 

35,082 

83,107 

170,913 

FY 2020 

Request 

792,611 

---

10,000 

304,186 

893,551 

---

112.011 

71.232 

89,804 

31.299 

85,811 

51.543 

93,262 

157,315 

Bi 11 vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

792,611 1. 438 

--- -48,888 

-65,000 

304,186 -99 

898,551 +243,785 

--- -53,000 

53,000 +53,000 

71.232 +6,685 

89,804 +5,504 81.299 -30 80,204 

22,421 -12,661 

98,262 +15 ,155 

157,315 13,098 

-

---------- ------------- ----- -

-

------ --------------

Subtotal. Stockpile systems ................... . 599,482 635,766 601,037 +1. 555 

Weapons dismantlement and disposition .. 56,000 47,500 57,000 +1. 000 

B

----

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Stockpile services: 

Production support .......................... . Research and Development support ............... . 

R and D certification and safety ............... . 

Management, technology, and production ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

510,000 

36 '150 

201 '840 

300,736 

FY 2020 

Request 

543,964 

39,339 

236,235 

305,000 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

510,000 -

36 '150 

201 '840 --- -

305,000 +4,264 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Stockpile services ................... . 

Strategic materials: 

Uranium sustainment ......... . 

Plutonium sustainment: 

Plutonium sustainment operations ............. . Plutonium pit production project ............. . 

Subtotal, Plutonium sustainment ... 

Tritium sustainment ..................... . 

Lithium sustainment .............................. . 

Domestic uranium enrichment . . . . . . . .......... . 

Strategic materials sustainment ............... . 

Subtotal, Strategic materials ......... . 

Subtotal, Directed stockpile work ... 

1,048 '726 

87 '182 

286,282 

75,000 

361 '282 

290,275 

29 '135 

50,000 

216 '196 

----- ---

1,034,070 

4,658,266 

1,124,538 

94' 146 

691 '284 

21 '156 

712.440 

269,000 

28,800 

140,000 

256,808 

1,052,990 

94 '146 

471,309 

471,309 

269,000 

28,800 

140,000 

256,808 

------------- ------------ - ---

1,501,194 1,260,063 

5,426,357 5,019,438 

+4,264 +6,964 

+185,027 

-75,000 

+110,027 

-21 '275 

-335 

+90,000 +40,612 

-2

-

-2

- ------- -------

+225,993 -2+361 '172 4

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E): 

Science: 

Advanced certification ......................... . 

Primary assessment technologies ............. . 

Dynamic materials properties ................... . 

Advanced radiography .......................... . 

Secondary assessment technologies ............. . 

Academic alliances and partnerships ......... . 

Enhanced capabilities for subcritical 

experiments .................................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

57,710 

89,313 

120,000 

32,544 

77 '553 

53,364 50,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

57,710 

95' 169 

133,800 

32,544 

77 '553 

44,625 

145 '160 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

57,710 

95' 169 +5,856 

130,000 +10,000 

32,544 

77 '553 

56,000 +2,636 +

145,160 +95' 160 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Science ....................... . 

Engineering: 

Enhanced surety ........................ . 

Weapons system engineering assessment technology 

Delivery environments (formerly Weapon systems 

engineering assessment technology) ........... . 

Nuclear survivability .......................... . 

Enhanced surveillance . . . ............... . 

Stockpile responsiveness ....................... . 

Subtotal, Engineering ................ . 

Inertial confinement fusion ignition and 

high yield: 

Ignition and other stockpile programs .......... . 

Diagnostics, cryogenics and experimental 

support ................... . 

480,484 586,561 594,136 +113,652 

39 '717 46,500 39,717 

23,029 --- 23,029 +

35,945 --- --- -

48,230 53,932 53,932 +5, 702 45' 147 57,747 57,747 +12,600 

34,000 39,830 5,000 29,000 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

190 '123 233,954 179,425 -10,698 -101 '140 55,649 106,140 +5,000 +

77 '915 66 '128 77 '915 +

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Pulsed power inertial confinement fusion ....... . 

Joint program in high energy density 

laboratory plasmas ........................... . 

Facility operations and target production ...... . 

Subtotal, Inertial confinement fusion 

ignition and high yield .................. . 

Advanced simulation and computing: 

Advanced simulation and computing ............... . 

Construction: 

18-D-670 Exascale class computer cooling 

equipment, LANL ............................. . 

18-D-620 Exascale computing facility 

modernization project, LLNL .................. . 

Subtotal, Construction ..................... . 

Subtotal, Advanced simulation, Computing 

and Construction ....................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

6,596 

8,492 

350,791 

FY 2020 

Request 

8,571 

12,000 

338,247 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

8,571 +1 '975 

12,000 +3,508 

360,374 +9,583 +

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

544,934 480,595 565,000 +20,066 +

670,119 789,849 787,844 +117,725 

24,000 2,005 -21 '995 23,000 50,000 50,000 +27,000 

------------- ------------- -------------- ------------ ----- -

47,000 50,000 52,005 +5,005 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

717 '119 839,849 839,849 +122, 730 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Advanced manufacturing development: 

Additive manfacturing .................. . 

Component manufacturing development ........... . 

Process technology development ......... . 

Subtotal. Advanced manufacturing development ..... . 

Subtotal, RDT&E ......... . 

Infrastructure and Operations: 

Operations of facilities............... . ........ . 

Safety and environmental operations ............ . 

Maintenance and repair of facilities .............. . 

Recapitalization: 

Infrastructure and safety .......................... . 

Capability based investments ...................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 12,000 

38,644 30,914 

81.558 

2,014,218 

870,000 

110,000 

515,000 

450,000 

109,057 

FY 2020 

Request 18,500 

48,410 

69,998 

136,908 

2,277,867 

905,000 

119,000 

456,000 447,657 135,341 

Bill 

22,000 

52,000 

30,914 

104,914 

2,283,324 

870,000 

110,000 456,000 447,657 109,057 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+10,000 +13,356 +23,356 

+269,106 

---

-59,000 

2,343 

---

B

----

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal. Recapitalization ................... . 

Subtotal, Infrastructure and Operations ..... . 

Construction: 

19-D-670 138kV Power Transmission System 

Replacement, NNSS .............................. . 

18-D-680 Material staging facility, PX .. 

18 D 650 Tritium production capability, SRS ..... 

559,057 582,998 556,714 -2,343 -

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

2,054,057 2,062,998 

6,000 

24,000 

27.000 

1,992,714 

6,000 

27,000 

-61.343 

+6,000 

-24,000 

+27,000 

-

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

18 D-690 Lithium production capability, Y-12 ..... . 18-D-690, Lithium processing facility, Y-12 

(formerly Lithium production capability) ....... . 

17-D-640 U1a complex enhancements project, NNSA .. . 

17 D-630 Electrical distribution system, LLNL .... . 16-D-515 Albuquerque Complex project ............. . 

15-D-612, Emergency Operations Center, LLNL ...... . 15-D-611, Emergency Operations Center, SNL ...... . 

15 D 301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ... . 

06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12 ... 

Chemistry and metallurgy replacement (CMRR) · 

04 D 125 Chemistry and metallurgy replacement 

project, LANL ............................. . 

Subtotal, CMRR ......................... . 

Subtotal, Construction ....................... . 

Subtotal, Infrastructure and Operations ..... 

Secure transportation asset: 

Operations and equipment .................... . 

Program direction ................................ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 19,000 

20,000 

47,953 

703,000 

219,842 219,842 

1,033 '795 

3,087,852 

176,617 102,022 

FY 2020 

Request 

32,000 35,000 

5,000 

4,000 

123,000 

745,000 

168,444 168,444 

1.145,444 

3,208,442 

209,502 

107,660 

Bi 11 

32,000 35,000 

5,000 

703,000 

189,600 189,600 

997,600 

2,990,314 

209,502 

107,660 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+13,000 

+15,000 

-47,953 

+5.000 

-30,242 -30,242 

-36' 195 

97,538 

+32,885 

+5,638 

B

+

-

1

-

++

-1

2

- - -

- -

-

--- ----

-

- -

-

----- -- -- --

-

-

-

-- --- ----

-

-- -- - -- -- -- --- --

Subtotal, Secure transportation asset ........ . 278,639 317,162 317 '162 +38.523 

Defense nuclear security .......... . 690,638 778,213 750,000 +59,362 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Information technology and cyber security ............ . 

Legacy contractor pensions ........................... . 

Use of prior year balances ........................... . 

TOTAL, WEAPONS ACTIVITIES ....................... . 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs: 

Global material security: 

International nuclear security .............. . 

Domestic radiologic security ...................... . 

International radiologic security .................. . 

Nuclear smuggling detection ........................ . 

Subtotal, Global material security ............... . 

Material management and minimization: 

HEU Reactor Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 

Nuclear material removal ........................... . 

Material disposition ............................... . 

Laboratory and partnership support ................. . 

Subtotal, Material management and minimization .... 

Nonproliferation and arms control .................... . 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D: 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

221,175 

162,292 

-13.080 

11,100,000 

46,339 

127,433 

78,907 

154,429 

407,108 

32,925 

225,869 

35,000 

293,794 

129,703 

FY 2020 

Request 

309,362 

91.200 

12,408,603 

48,839 

90,513 

60,827 

142. 171 

342,350 

114,000 

32,925 

186,608 

333,533 

137,267 

Bill 

309,362 

91.200 

11,760,800 

58,000 

115,433 

78,907 

157,660 410,000 

99,000 32,925 

186,608 

40,000 

358,533 

138,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+88,187 

-71.092 

+13.080 

+660. 800 

+11. 661 

-12.000 

+3,231 +2,892 

+99,000 

-39,261 

+5,000 

+64,739 

+8,297 

B

6

++++

-

++

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Proliferation detection ........................... . 

Nuclear detonation detection ........ . Nonproliferation fuels development ................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

281,521 

195,749 

98,300 

FY 2020 

Request 

304,040 

191 '317 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

314,000 +32,479 

191,317 4,432 

15,000 -83,300 +

- - - - -

-

- - - -

- ----

- - - - - - - -

-- -

-

--

- - - - - - -

--

- - - - - - - - 

Subtotal, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D .... 

Nonproliferation construction: 

99-D-143 Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication 

Facility, SRS .......... . 

18-D-150 Surplus plutonium disposition project, SRS. 

Subtotal, Nonproliferation construction .......... . 

Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 

Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 

Legacy contractor pensions ..................... . 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response 

program: 

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response .. 

575,570 

220,000 220.000 

1,626 '175 

28,640 

319' 185 

495,357 

220,000 

79,000 

299,000 

1,607,507 

13,700 

520,317 

220,000 

79,000 

299,000 

1,725,850 

13,700 

340,380 

-55,253 +

+79,000 +79,000 +99,675 +1

-14,940 

+21 '195 +3

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Emergency Operations ............................... . 

Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation .......... . 

Subtotal, Nuclear counterterrorism and incident 

response program ............................... . 

Use of prior-year balances ......................... . 

Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ..... 

Rescission ............................. . 

TOTAL, DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION ..... . 

NAVAL REACTORS 

Nava 1 reactors deve 1 opment. .......................... . 

Columbia-class reactor systems development. . . . . . .. . 

S8G Prototype refueling .............................. . 

Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ......... . 

Program direction .................................... . 

Construction: 

20-D-931, KL Fuel development laboratory ........... . 

19-D-930 KS Overhead Piping ....................... . 

17 D-911 BL Fire System Upgrade .... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

319 '185 

-25,000 

1 '949 '000 

-19 '000 

1,930,000 

514 '951 

138,000 

250,000 

525,764 

48,709 

10,994 13,200 

FY 2020 

Request 

35,545 

336,550 372,095 

1,993,302 1,993,302 

531 '205 

75,500 

155,000 

553,591 

50,500 

23,700 20,900 

Bill 

340,380 

2,079,930 2,079,930 

514,951 

75,500 

155,000 

550,000 

50,500 

23,700 20,900 

Bill VS. 

Enacted 

+21 '195 

+25,000 

+130,930 

+19,000 

+149,930 

-62,500 

95,000 

+24,236 

+1 '791 

+23,700 

+9,906 

13.200 

B

-

-3

-

++

-

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

14-D-901 Spent fuel handling recapitalization 

project, NRF.. . . . . . . . . . . ............ . 

Subtotal, Construction .................. . 

TOTAL, NAVAL REACTORS ............................ . 

FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES ........................ . 

TOTAL, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 

Closure sites administration ............... . 

Richland: 

River corridor and other cleanup operations ...... . 

Central plateau remediation ................... . 

RL Community and regulatory support ................ . 

Construction: 

18-D-404 WESF Modifications and capsule storage ... 

Subtotal. Richland ......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

287,000 

311 '194 

1,788,618 

410,000 

15,228,618 

4,889 

193,692 

660,358 

10 '121 

1 '000 

-- -- --

865 '171 

FY 2020 

Request 

238,000 282,600 

1,648,396 

434,699 

16,485,000 

4,987 

139,750 472,949 

5' 121 

11 '000 

---------

628,820 

Bill 

238,000 282,600 

1,628,551 

425,000 

15,894,281 

4,987 

236' 1 02 

588,479 

10' 121 

11 '000 

---- --- ----

845,702 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

-49,000 

-28,594 

-160,067 

+15,000 

+665.663 

+98 

+42,410 

71 '879 

---

+10,000 

------

19,469 

B

-

5

+

+1

---- -

+2

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Office of River Protection: 

Waste treatment and immobilization plant 

commissioning ................................ . 

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition. 

Construction: 

15-D-409 Low activity waste pretreatment system .. 18-D-16 Waste treatment and immobilization plant -

LBLI Direct feed LAW ............................ . 

01-D-16 D High-level waste facility .............. . 01-D-16 E Pretreatment facility .................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 15,000 

771,947 

56,053 

655,000 

60,000 

15,000 

FY 2020 

Request 15,000 

677,460 

---

640,000 

30,000 

20,000 

Bi 11 vs. B

Bi 11 Enacted 

15,000 

749,500 -22,447 +

--- -56,053 

740,500 +85,500 +1

25,000 -35,000 

15,000 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Construction ............ . 786,053 690,000 780,500 -5,553 +

ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal. 10,000 10,000 +10,000 

Subtotal, Office of River Protection .......... . 1,573,000 1,392,460 1,555,000 -18' 000 +1

Idaho National Laboratory: 

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ................ . 420,000 331,354 420,000 --- +

Idaho community and regulatory support ............. . 3,200 3,500 3,500 +300 

ID Excess facilities D&D .......................... . 10,000 --- --- -10' 000 

----- --- ----- -- ----- ----- ---- - ------- 

Total, Idaho National Laboratory ................. . 433,200 334,854 423,500 9,700 +

NNSA sites and Nevada offsites: 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ........... . 1 '704 1 '727 1 '727 +23 

Separations Process Research Unit ..... . 15,000 15,300 15,300 +300 

Nevada... . ......................... . 60 '136 60,737 60,737 +601 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Sandia National Laboratory ..................... . 

Los Alamos National Laboratory .................. . 

LLNL Excess facilities D&D ....................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,600 

220,000 

25,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,652 

195,462 128,000 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

2,652 +52 

220,000 +

20,000 5,000 1

. 

- - - - - - - -

--- -

- - - - - - - - -

--

-

---

- - - - - - - - -

-

-

---

- - - - - - - -

-

-

-

-

----

- - 

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ......... . 

Oak Ridge Reservation: 

OR Nuclear facility D&D ............................ . 

U233 disposition program ........................... . 

OR Cleanup and disposition ......................... . 

Construction: 

17-D-401 On-site waste disposal facility ....... . 

14-D-403 Outfall 200 mercury treatment facility. 

Subtotal, Construction ............. . 

OR Community & regulatory support ............. . OR Technology development and deployment ........... . 

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation .... 

324,440 

189,000 

52,300 

74,000 

10,000 

76,000 

403,878 

93,693 

45,000 

82,000 

15,269 

49,000 

320,416 

144,672 

52,300 

82,000 

10,000 

70,000 

-4,024 

-44,328 

+8,000 

---

-6,000 

-

+

+

------------- -------------

--------------

-------------- -------

86,000 

5,700 

3,000 

410,000 

64,269 

4,819 

3,000 

292,781 

80,000 

5,700 

3,000 

367 '672 

-6,000 +

42,328 +

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Savannah River Site: 

SR Site risk management operations: 

SR Site risk management operations ................. . 

Construction: 

18-D-402 Emergency Operations Center 

Replacement, SR ......................... . 

Total, SR Site risk management operations ..... 

SR Community and regulatory support.. . .......... . SR Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and 

disposition .................................... . 

Construction: 

20-D-402 Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative 

Facility (AMC) .......................... . 

20 D 401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ... . 

19-D-701 SR Security system replacement ........ . 18-D-402 Saltstone disposal unit #819 .......... . 17-D-402 Saltstone disposal Unit #7, SRS ....... . 

05-D-405 Salt waste processing facility, SRS ... . 

Subtotal, Construction .... 

Use of prior year balances ............. . 

Total, Savannah River Site. 

- N 

... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

489,460 

1 '259 

----

490,719 

11 '249 

696,869 

10,000 

7,577 

41,243 

130,000 188,820 

-- --

1,387,657 

FY 2020 

Request 

490,613 

6,792 

-- - --- - --

497,405 

4,749 

797,706 

50,000 

500 

---

51' 750 

40,034 

20,988 

163,272 

----- ... 

1,463,132 

Bill 

515,613 

6,792 

-----

522,405 

4,749 

797,706 

2,795 

500 

4,525 

51' 750 

40,034 

20,988 

120,592 

-15,562 

1,429,890 

---

Bill vs 

Enacted 

+26' 153 

+5,533 

B

+

--------- -------

+31 '686 +

-6,500 

+100,837 

+2,795 -

+500 

5,475 

+44,173 

-1 '209 

-109,012 

-68,228 --15 '562 -

------- ---- - ------ 

+42,233 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ....... . 

Construction: 

15-D-411 Safety significant confinement 

ventilation system, WIPP ................... . 

15-D-412 Exhaust shaft. WIPP ..................... . 

Total, Waste isolation pilot plant ............. . 

Program direction .................................... . Program support ...................................... . 

Safeguards and Security ............................ . 

Technology development........................ . .... . 

Use of prior year balances ........................... . 

Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup .......... . 

Rescission .......................................... . 

TOTAL, DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP ............ . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

311 '695 

84,212 

1 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

299,088 

58,054 

34,500 

------------- -------------

396,907 391 '642 

298,500 278,908 

12,979 12,979 

304,434 317,622 

25,000 

-7 '577 

------------- -------------

6,028,600 5,522,063 

-4,600 -15,562 

---

6,024,000 5,506,501 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

304,353 -7,342 

58,054 -26' 158 

34,500 +33,500 

-------------- -------------- -------

396,907 

298,500 --- +

12,979 

313,097 +8,663 

25,000 --- +

--- +7 '577 

-------------- -------------- -------

5,993,650 -34,950 +4

--- +4,600 +

5,993,650 -30,350 +4

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

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OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

Environment, health, safety and security: 

Environment, health, safety and security ...... . 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

FY 2020 

Request 

133,839 139,628 

Program direction .................................. . 69,000 72,881 

Bi 11 

139,628 

72,881 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

+5,789 +3,881 

B

-------------

------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Environment, Health, safety and security 202,839 212,509 212,509 +9,670 

Enterprise assessments: Enterprise assessments ............................... . 24,068 24,068 24,068 

Program direction .............................. . 52,702 57,211 54,711 +2,009 

Subtotal, Enterprise assessments ................ . 76 '770 81 '279 78 '779 +2,009 

Specialized security activities .................... . 266,378 254,578 270,000 +3,622 +

Office of Legacy Management. 

Legacy management .................................. . 140,575 283,767 142,767 +2' 192 ·1

Program direction .................................. . 18,302 19,262 19,262 +960 

------------- ----------- ---- --------- -------------- ----- -

Subtotal, Office of Legacy Management .. 158,877 303,029 162,029 +3' 152 1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Defense related administrative support ............... . 

Office of hearings and appeals ..................... . 

Use of prior year balances ........................... . 

TOTAL, OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES .................. . 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL ....................... . 

TOTAL, ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES ........ . 

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS (1) 

SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 

Operation and maintenance: 

Purchase power and wheeling ...................... . 

Program direction ................................ . 

Subtotal, Operation and maintenance ........... . 

Less alternative financing (PPW) ................... . 

Offsetting collections (for PPW) ................... . 

Offsetting collections (PD) ........................ . 

TOTAL, SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

151,689 

5,739 

2,000 

860,292 

22,112,910 

68,824 

6,500 

75,324 

-13.824 -55,000 

-6,500 

FY 2020 

Request 

179,092 

4,852 

1.035,339 

26,000 

23,052,840 

80,419 

6,597 

87,016 

-14,704 -65,715 

-6,597 

Bill 

173,092 

4,852 

901.261 

22. 7 89. 192 

70,704 

6,597 

77.301 

-14,704 

-56,000 

-6,597 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

+21. 403 

-887 

+2,000 

+40,969 

+676,282 

+1. 880 

+97 

+1. 977 

-880 

-1.000 

-97 

B

-1-2

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SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 

Operation and maintenance: 

Operating expenses. . ................... . 

Purchase power and wheeling ..................... . 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FY 2019 

Enacted 17,006 

60,000 

Program direction ................................ . 32,995 

Construction ..................................... . 16,875 

FY 2020 

Request 13,639 

93,000 

35' 157 

15,067 

Bill vs. B

Bill Enacted 

13,639 -3,367 

25,000 -35,000 

35,157 +2' 162 

15,067 -1 '808 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal, Operation and maintenance ............ . 

Less alternative financing (for O&M) ............... . 

Less alternative financing (for PPW) .............. . Less alternative financing (Canst) ................. . 

Offsetting collections (PD) ........................ . 

Offsetting collections (for O&M) ................... . 

Offsetting collections (for PPW) ................. . 

TOTAL, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION ........ . 

WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 

Operation and maintenance: 

Construction and rehabilitation .............. . 

Operation and maintenance ........................ . 

Purchase power and wheeling ...................... . 

Program direction ................................ . 

Subtotal, Operation and maintenance ..... . 

126,876 156,863 

-8,894 -6,018 

-10 '000 -10,000 -12,180 -10,070 

-29,695 -31 '467 

-5,707 -5,908 

-50,000 -83,000 

10,400 10,400 

32,632 45,887 

77 '056 72' 176 

486,396 547,650 

238,483 250,091 

88,863 

-6,018 

-10,000 -10,070 -31 '467 

-5,908 

-15,000 

10,400 

45,887 

72' 176 

456,769 

250,091 

38,013 

+2,876 +2' 110 

-1 '772 

-201 

+35,000 +13,255 

4,880 

-29,627 

+11 '608 

-------------

-------------

-------------- --------------

834,567 915,804 824,923 9,644 

+

-

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Less alternative financing (for O&M) ................ 

Less alternative financing (for Construction) ....... Less alternative financing (for Program Dir.) ....... 

Less alternative financing (for PPW) ................ 

Offsetting collections (for program direction) ...... Offsetting collections (for O&M) ............ '" .... Offsetting collections (P.L. 108-477, P.L. 109-103). Offsetting collections (P.L. 98-381) ................ 

Use of prior-year balances .......................... 

Rescission of prior-year balances ................... 

TOTAL, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION ......... . 

FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FUND 

Operation and maintenance .......................... . 

Offsetting collections ............................. . 

Less alternative financing .................... . 

Use of prior-year balances ......................... . 

TOTAL, FALCON AND AMISTAD O&M FUND ............. . 

TOTAL, POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS ......... . 

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-7,758 

-27,077 

-39' 136 

-260,954 

-150 '761 

-25,009 

-225,442 

-9,058 

---

89,372 

4,440 

-1 '340 

-372 

2,500 

228 

100,000 

369,900 

FY 2020 

Request 

-6,600 

-39,922 -44,719 

288,769 

-149 '142 

-24,445 

-258,881 

8,954 

-5,000 

-176 

89 '196 

5,647 

-2,932 

-1 '187 

1 '300 

228 

99,824 

382,000 

Bill 

-6,600 

-39,922 

·44,719 

288,769 

-149,142 

-24,445 

-168,000 

8,954 

-5,000 

-176 

89' 196 

5,647 

-2,932 

-1 '187 

1. 300 

228 

99,824 

382,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+1 '158 

-12,845 

-5,583 

-27,815 

+1 '619 

+564 

+57,442 

+104 

-5,000 

-176 

176 

+1 '207 

-1 '592 

-815 

+1 '200 

176 

+12,100 

B

+

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

FERC revenues ...................................... . 

Total, FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION ... 

GRAND TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ............... . 

(Total amount appropriated) .................. . 

(Rescissions) .............................. . 

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS 

Energy efficiency and renewable energy ......... . 

Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response 

Electricity...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . 

Nuclear energy ....................................... . 

Fossil Energy Research and Development ............... . 

Naval Petroleum & Oil Shale Reserves ................. . 

Strategic petroleum reserve ........................ . 

SPR Petroleum Account ............................... . 

Northeast home heating oil reserve ................... . 

Energy Information Administration .................... . 

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup .............. . 

Uranium enrichment D&D fund .......................... . 

Science .............................................. . 

Nuclear Waste Disposal ............................... . 

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy ........... . 

Title 17 Innovative technology loan guarantee program. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-369,900 

35,685,317 

(35,708,917) 

(-23,600) 

2,379,000 

120,000 156,000 

1,326,090 

740,000 

10,000 

235,000 

10,000 10,000 

125,000 

310,000 

841 '129 

6,585,000 

366,000 

18,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

382,000 

31,501,929 

(32,197,826) 

(-695,897) 

343,000 

156,500 

182,500 

824,000 

562,000 

14,000 

174,000 

69,000 

-90,000 

118,000 

247,480 

715' 112 

5,545,972 

90,000 

-287,000 

384,659 

Bill 

382,000 

37,087,431 

(37,087,607) 

( -176) 

2,651,713 

150,000 

200,000 

1,317,808 

740,000 

14,000 

214,000 

10,200 10,000 

128,000 

308,000 

873,479 

6,870,000 

425,000 

30,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

12' 100 

+1,402,114 

(+1 ,378,690) 

(+23,424) 

+272,713 

+30,000 +44,000 

8,282 

---

+4,000 

-21 '000 

+200 

---

+3,000 

-2,000 

+32,350 

+285,000 

+59,000 

+12,000 

B

+5,5

(+4,8

(+6

+2,3

+

+4+1

++

+1

++

+1

+1 ,3

-

+7+4

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan pgm .. . 

Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee program ................. . 

Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs .......... . 

Departmental administration ......................... . 

Office of the Inspector General ...................... . 

International Affairs ................................ . 

Atomic energy defense activities: 

National Nuclear Security Administration: 

Weapons activities ............................... . 

Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................. . 

Naval reactors..... . . . . . ................ . 

Federal Salaries and Expenses .................... . 

Subtotal, National Nuclear Security Admin ...... . 

Defense environmental cleanup ...................... . 

Other defense activities ....................... . 

Defense nuclear waste disposal ..................... . 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .......... . 

Power marketing administrations (1): 

Southeastern Power Administration .. 

Southwestern Power Administration .................. . 

Western Area Power Administration .................. . 

Falcon and Amistad operating and maintenance fund .. . 

Total, Power Marketing Administrations. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

5,000 

1 '000 

18,000 

165,858 

51' 330 

11,100,000 

1,930,000 

1,788,618 

410,000 

15,228,618 

6,024,000 

860,292 

22,112,910 

10,400 

89,372 

228 

100,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

-8,500 

8,000 

117,545 

54,215 

36,100 

12,408,603 

1,993,302 1,648,396 

434,699 

16,485,000 

5,506,501 

1,035,339 

26,000 

23,052,840 

10,400 

89' 196 

228 

99,824 

Bi 11 

5,000 

1 '000 

25,000 

171 '000 

54,215 

11,760,800 

2,079,930 

1,628,551 

425,000 

15.894,281 

5,993,650 

901 '261 

22,789,192 

10,400 

89,196 

228 

99,824 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+7,000 +5' 142 +2,885 

+660,800 +149,930 

-160,067 

+15,000 

+665,663 

-30,350 

+40,969 

+676,282 

-176 

176 

B

++

-

-6

+

-

-5

+4

-1

-

2

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: 

Salaries and expenses ....................... . 

Revenues ........................................... . 

Total Summary of Accounts, Department of Energy. 

1/ Totals include alternative financing costs, 

reimbursable agreement funding, and power purchase 

and wheeling expenditures. Offsetting collection 

totals reflect funds collected for annual 

expenses, including power purchase and wheeling 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

369,900 369,900 

35,685,317 

FY 2020 

Request 

382,000 382,000 

31,501,929 

Bill 

382,000 382,000 

37,087,431 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+12' 100 

12' 100 

+1,402,114 

B

+5,5
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes a provision that prohibits the use of funds provided in this title to initiate requests for proposals, other solicitations or arrangements for new programs or activities that have not 

yet been approved and funded by the Congress; requires notification or a report for certain funding actions; prohibits funds to be 

used for certain multi-year ‘‘Energy Programs’’ activities without 

notification; prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds provided in this title through a reprogramming of funds except in certain circumstances; and permits the transfer and merger of unexpended balances of prior appropriations with appropriation accounts established in this bill. 

The bill continues a provision that authorizes intelligence activities of the Department of Energy for purposes of section 504 of the 

National Security Act of 1947. 

The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds in 

this title for capital construction of high hazard nuclear facilities, 

unless certain independent oversight is conducted. 

The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds provided in this title to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision3 for certain construction projects, unless a separate independent 

cost estimate has been developed for that critical decision. 

The bill continues a provision restricting certain activities in the 

Russian Federation. 

The bill includes a provision regarding authority to release refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

The bill includes a provision directing the Western Area Power 

Administration to transfer funds to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. 

The bill includes a provision regarding a revolving fund regarding mercury storage. 

The bill includes a provision regarding pay for power system dispatcher candidates. 

TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $165,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 165,000,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 170,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +5,000,000 

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a regional economic development agency established in 1965 by the Appalachian 

Regional Development Act (P.L. 89–4). It is composed of the governors of the 13 Appalachian States and a federal co-chair appointed by the President. Each year, the ARC provides funding for 

several hundred projects in the Appalachian Region in areas such 

as business development, education and job training, telecommunications, infrastructure, community development, housing, and 

transportation. 

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The Committee directs $10,000,000 to develop projects focused on 

workforce reentry strategies that both strengthen local economies 

and support Appalachians who have achieved long-term recovery 

from a substance use disorder. 

To diversify and enhance regional business development, 

$10,000,000 is provided to continue the program of high-speed 

broadband deployment in distressed counties within the Central 

Appalachian region that have been most negatively impacted by 

the downturn in the coal industry. 

Within available funds, the Committee directs $50,000,000 for 

activities in support of the POWER+ Plan for activities that target 

resources to help communities and regions that have been affected 

by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coalrelated supply chain industries due to the economic downturn of 

the coal industry. These projects will create and retain jobs, assist 

businesses, and prepare thousands of workers and students with 

globally competitive skills and opportunities in the region’s manufacturing, technology, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and other 

emerging sectors. 

The Committee supports targeted investment in impoverished 

areas to promote economic development in communities where it 

has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in other 

high-poverty areas. The ARC targets 50 percent of its funds to distressed counties or distressed areas in the Appalachian region. The 

Committee continues to believe this should be the primary focus of 

the ARC. 

The Committee directs the ARC to provide not later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act a report on the percentage of funding 

that has been directed to persistent poverty counties and high poverty areas in the last three fiscal years. For the purposes of the report, the term persistent poverty counties means any county that 

has had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 

the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial 

censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. For the purposes of the report, the term high-poverty area 

means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 

as measured by the 2013–2017 five-year data series available from 

the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau. 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $31,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 29,450,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 31,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +1,550,000 

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board was created by the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989. The 

Board, composed of five members appointed by the President, provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at the Department’s defense nuclear facilities. The Board is responsible for reviewing and 

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ing to the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of 

the Department of Energy’s defense nuclear facilities. 

The Committee is concerned that the Board is not adequately 

staffed and directs the Board to increase its technical staff to a 

minimum of 110 full-time equivalents, including field staff if justified, across the Board. The Committee further directs the Board to 

establish an Executive Director of Operations position but does not 

support the additional elements of the Board’s August 15, 2018 reform plan. Additionally, the Board is directed to enter into a 

Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Energy to 

govern interactions regarding pre-decisional information. 

DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $25,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,500,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 15,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥10,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +12,500,000 

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is a federal-state partnership established by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000 (P.L. 

106–554) that serves a 252-county/parish area in an eight-state region near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Led by a federal cochair and the governors of each participating state, the DRA is designed to remedy severe and chronic economic distress by stimulating economic development and fostering partnerships that will 

have a positive impact on the region’s economy. The DRA seeks to 

help local communities leverage other federal and state programs 

that are focused on basic infrastructure development, transportation improvements, business development, and job training services. Under federal law, at least 75 percent of appropriated funds 

must be invested in distressed counties and parishes, with 50 percent of the funds for transportation and basic infrastructure improvements. 

The budget request proposed to eliminate funding for the DRA. 

The recommendation does not include funds to shut down the DRA. 

The Committee supports targeted investment in impoverished 

areas to promote economic development in communities where it 

has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in other 

high-poverty areas. The Committee directs the DRA to provide not 

later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report on the percentage of funding and summary of activities that have been directed to distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the 

last three fiscal years. 

DENALI COMMISSION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $15,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 7,300,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 15,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +7,700,000 

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vide critical utilities, infrastructure, health services, and economic 

support throughout Alaska. To ensure that local communities have 

a stake in Commission-funded projects, local cost-share requirements for construction and equipment have been established for 

both distressed and non-distressed communities. 

The budget request proposed to eliminate funding for the Denali 

Commission. The recommendation does not include funds to shut 

down the Denali Commission. 

The Committee supports targeted investment in impoverished 

areas to promote economic development in communities where it 

has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in other 

high-poverty areas. The Committee directs the Commission to provide not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 

on the percentage of funding and summary of activities that have 

been directed to distressed counties and isolated areas of distress 

in the last three fiscal years. 

NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $20,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 850,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 22,000,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +21,150,000 

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110–234) 

authorized the establishment of the Northern Border Regional 

Commission (NBRC) as a federal-state partnership intended to address the economic development needs of distressed portions of the 

four-state region of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New 

York. 

The budget request proposed to eliminate funding for the NBRC. 

The recommendation does not include funds to shut down the 

NBRC. 

The Committee supports targeted investment in impoverished 

areas to promote economic development in communities where it 

has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in other 

high-poverty areas. The Committee directs the NBRC to provide 

not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report on the 

percentage of funding and summary of activities that have been directed to distressed counties and isolated areas of distress in the 

last three fiscal years. Within available funds, the Committee directs $4,000,000 for initiatives that seek to address the decline in forest-based economies 

throughout the region and $1,000,000 for the State Capacity Grant 

Program. 

SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $250,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... – – – 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 250,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... +250,000 

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110–234) 

authorized the establishment of the Southeast Crescent Regional 

Commission as a federal-state partnership intended to address the 

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economic development needs of distressed portions of the sevenstate region in the southeastern United States not already served 

by a regional development agency. 

The Committee supports targeted investment in impoverished 

areas to promote economic development in communities where it 

has been scarce, both in persistent poverty counties and in other 

high-poverty areas. 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $898,350,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 907,765,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 885,236,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥13,114,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥22,529,000 

REVENUES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ ¥770,477,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥748,669,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥757,589,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +12,888,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥8,920,000 

NET APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $127,873,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 159,096,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 127,647,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥226,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... ¥31,449,000 

The Committee recommendation for the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) provides the following amounts: 

(Dollars in thousands) 

Account FY 2019 enacted FY 2020 request Cmte. rec. 

Nuclear Reactor Safety ....................................................... $469,767 $449,474 $449,474 

Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety .................................. 108,609 104,291 104,291 

Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste ............................. 25,393 22,891 22,891 

Integrated University Program ............................................ 15,000 0 16,000 

Yucca licensing ................................................................... 0 38,529 0 

Corporate Support ............................................................... 299,581 292,580 292,580 

Total, Program Level .................................................. 918,350 907,765 885,236 

Savings and Carryover ............................................... ¥20,000 – – – – – – 

Total ........................................................................... 898,350 907,765 885,236 

The Commission is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the nation’s commercial nuclear reactors and overseeing certain nuclear materials and radioactive waste activities. The Committee expects the Commission to hold the nuclear industry to the 

highest safety standards in law and in regulation. The Commission 

is directed to provide to the Committee not later than 120 days 

after enactment of this Act a plan to maintain reactor safety during 

this current period of nuclear industry transition as power plants 

close or are planned to close and in light of several consecutive 

years of agency resource reductions. 

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Transformation Initiative.—The Commission’s Transformation 

Initiative should focus on enhancing the ability to evaluate and 

regulate new and novel technologies that will challenge the Commission’s current regulatory framework. The Committee encourages the continued evaluation of accident tolerant fuels, new materials and new manufacturing approaches, big data, digital instrumentation and controls, and small modular and advanced reactor 

designs. The Committee supports the Commission’s efforts to update its regulations to account for non-light-water reactor technologies. The Committee directs the Commission to provide regular 

briefings to the Committee on the status of the Transformation Initiative, beginning not later than 120 days after enactment of this 

Act. 

Reactor Oversight and Safety.—The Committee is aware that the 

Commission is considering changes to the Reactor Oversight Process, which has governed the Commission’s regulatory oversight of 

nuclear reactors for nearly two decades. The Committee is concerned with proposals under consideration that would result in 

fewer baseline inspections, minimize the importance of white findings, and eliminate the use of SPAR models. These are all important tools for protecting the health and safety of workers and the 

public. Further, the Committee is concerned about proposals to replace Commission baseline inspections performed by independent 

agency inspectors with licensee self-assessments. The Commission 

is directed to provide a briefing to the Committee on any such proposed changes to the Commission’s current reactor oversight and 

safety program before they are implemented. 

Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events Rule.—The Committee 

is concerned that the Commission’s recent post-Fukushima safety 

regulation failed to reflect the recommendations of the technical 

and expert staff and discounts the serious flooding and seismic 

risks discovered after the current reactor fleet was licensed. Given 

the rise in extreme weather events and the major advances in the 

science of seismology, there is clear need for increased safeguards 

for nuclear power plants from flooding and seismic events. The 

Commission is directed to provide a briefing to the Committee not 

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on its plans to ensure that nuclear reactors are adequately protected from the modern-day flooding and seismic hazards facing nuclear power plants. 

International Activities.—The Commission’s fundamental role in 

providing technical and regulatory advice and assistance to international organizations and foreign countries remains an important 

mission. The Commission’s independence regarding its regulatory 

function must remain unimpeachable, but any views regarding foreign policy matters should be coordinated with the executive 

branch. 

Within available funds, not more than $9,500,000 is included for 

salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission. These salaries and expenses shall include only salaries 

and benefit and travel costs, and not general and administrative 

and infrastructure costs. The Committee directs that these funds 

are to be jointly managed by the Commissioners, and the Act requires that the use and expenditure of these salaries and expenses 

shall only be by a majority vote of the Commission. The Commission shall continue to include a breakout and explanation of the 

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Commission salaries and expenses in its annual budget requests. 

If the Commission wishes to change the composition of the funds 

requested for its salaries and expenses in future years, it must do 

so in an annual budget request or through a reprogramming. 

Integrated University Program.—The Committee recommendation includes $16,000,000 to provide financial support for the university education programs, as the Commission continues to be reliant on a pipeline of highly trained nuclear engineers and scientists and benefits substantially from this university program. Of 

this amount, $5,500,000 is to be used for grants to support research 

projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. 

Budget Execution Plan.—The Commission shall provide a specific 

budget execution plan to the Committee not later than 30 days 

after enactment of this Act. The plan shall include details at the 

product line level within each of the control points. 

Rulemaking.—The Commission shall list all planned rulemaking 

activities, including their priority, schedule, and actions taken to 

adhere to the backfit rule, in the annual budget request and the 

semi-annual report to Congress on licensing and regulatory activities. 

Re-Evaluation of Nuclear Medicine Event Reporting.—The Committee is aware of evidence demonstrating the prevalence of 

extravasations in nuclear medicine procedures across health care 

providers. The Committee encourages the Commission and the Advisory Committee on Medical Use of Isotopes to consider new evidence in evaluating whether radiopharmaceutical extravasations 

should be reportable as medical events under 10 CFR Part 35. Not 

later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Commission 

shall provide to the Committee a report on updates to injection 

quality monitoring, classification, and reporting requirements regarding extravasations. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

GROSS APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $12,609,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 13,314,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 13,314,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +705,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

REVENUES

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ ¥$10,355,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... ¥10,929,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... ¥10,929,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ ¥574,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

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NET APPROPRIATION

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $2,254,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 2,385,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 2,385,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ +131,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Committee includes $1,171,000 within this appropriation for 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for Inspector General 

services from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General. 

NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES‘ 

Appropriation, 2019 ............................................................................ $3,600,000 

Budget estimate, 2020 ....................................................................... 3,600,000 

Recommended, 2020 ........................................................................... 3,600,000 

Comparison: 

Appropriation, 2019 ........................................................................ – – – 

Budget estimate, 2020 .................................................................... – – – 

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) was established by the 1987 amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

of 1982 to provide independent technical oversight of the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste disposal program. The Committee 

expects the NWTRB to continue its active engagement with the Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on issues involving nuclear waste disposal. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

The bill continues a provision requiring the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission to fully comply with Congressional requests for information. 

The bill continues a provision regarding the circumstances in 

which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may reprogram funds. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The bill continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds provided in this Act to, in any way, directly or indirectly influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress, other than to communicate to Members of 

Congress as described in section 1913 of Title 18, United States 

Code. 

The bill continues a provision consolidating the transfer authorities into and out of accounts funded by this Act. No additional 

transfer authority is implied or conveyed by this provision. For the 

purposes of this provision, the term ‘‘transfer’’ shall mean the shifting of all or part of the budget authority in one account to another. 

The bill continues a provision prohibiting funds in contravention 

of E.O. 12898 of February 11, 1994, regarding environmental justice. 

The bill continues a provision prohibiting funds in this Act from 

being used to maintain or establish computer networks unless such 

networks block the viewing, downloading, or exchange of pornography. 

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS 

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill. 

TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

Under section 103, ‘‘General Provisions, Corps of Engineers— 

Civil,’’ $5,400,000 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ 

may be transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service to mitigate for 

fisheries lost due to Corps projects. 

TITLE II—BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Under ‘‘Water and Related Resources,’’ $70,332,000 is available 

for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and 

$5,023,000 is available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River 

Basin Development Fund. Such funds as may be necessary may be 

advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund. The amounts of transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation 

under the heading. 

Under ‘‘California Bay Delta Restoration,’’ such sums as may be 

necessary to carry out authorized purposes may be transferred to 

appropriate accounts of other participating federal agencies. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Under ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors,’’ $88,500,000 shall be 

transferred to ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear 

Energy’’ for the Advanced Test Reactor. 

Under section 301, ‘‘General Provisions—Department of Energy,’’ 

unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities 

in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such 

activities established pursuant to this title. Balances so transferred 

may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts 

and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time 

period as originally enacted. 

Under section 307, ‘‘General Provisions—Department of Energy,’’ 

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reau of Reclamation—Colorado River Basin Fund’’ for environmental stewardship and endangered species recovery efforts. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED

SPENDING ITEMS

Neither the bill nor the report contains any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9 of rule XXI. 

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted 

describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which 

directly or indirectly change the application of existing law. 

TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Investigations, providing for detailed studies and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Investigations, providing for a limited number of new starts. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Construction, stating that funds can be used for the construction of river 

and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, 

aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by 

law, and for detailed studies and plans and specifications of such 

projects. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Construction, permitting the use of funds from the Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Construction, providing for a limited number of new starts. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River and Tributaries, permitting the use of funds from the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

Language has been included under the Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance, stating that funds can be used for: the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood 

and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and 

related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps of Engineers, including 

administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining authorized 

harbor channels provided by a state, municipality, or other public 

agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce; 

surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing 

obstructions to navigation. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance, permitting the use of funds from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; providing for the use of funds from 

a special account for resource protection, research, interpretation, 

and maintenance activities at outdoor recreation areas; and allowing use of funds to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of 

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dredged material disposal facilities for which fees have been collected. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Operation and Maintenance, providing that one percent of the total 

amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under the Operation and Maintenance heading shall 

not be allocated to a field operating activity until the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and permitting the use of these funds for 

emergency activities as determined by the Chief of Engineers to be 

necessary and appropriate. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Expenses, regarding support of the Humphreys Engineer Support 

Center Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United 

States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the 

United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Expenses, providing that funds are available for official reception and 

representation expenses. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Expenses, prohibiting the use of other funds in Title I of this Act for 

the activities funded in Expenses. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, Expenses, permitting any Flood Control and Coastal Emergency appropriation to be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane or other natural disaster. 

Language has been included to provide for funding for the Office 

of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 101, providing that none of the funds may be 

available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

funds except in certain circumstances. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 102, prohibiting the execution of any contract 

for a program, project or activity which commits funds in excess of 

the amount appropriated (to include funds reprogrammed under 

section 101) that remain unobligated. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 103, providing for transfer authority to the Fish 

and Wildlife Service for mitigation for lost fisheries. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 104, prohibiting certain dredged material disposal activities. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 105, prohibiting certain activities at a Corps of 

Engineers project. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 106, prohibiting funds for reorganization of the 

Civil Works program. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 107, regarding the allocation of additional funding. 

Language has been included under Corps of Engineers, General 

Provisions, section 108, prohibiting funds for certain constructions 

activities. 

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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, 

Water and Related Resources, providing that funds are available 

for fulfilling federal responsibilities to Native Americans and for 

grants to and cooperative agreements with State and local governments and Indian tribes. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, 

Water and Related Resources, allowing fund transfers within the 

overall appropriation to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and 

the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; providing that 

such sums as necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River 

Dam Fund; and, transfers may be increased or decreased within 

the overall appropriation. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, 

Water and Related Resources, providing for funds to be derived 

from the Reclamation Fund or the special fee account established 

by 16 U.S.C. 6806; that funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 by 

non-federal entities shall be available for expenditure; and that 

funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a are to be credited to the 

Water and Related Resources account and available for expenditure. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, 

Water and Related Resources, providing that funds may be used for 

high priority projects carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, 

as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, 

Water and Related Resources, providing for funding of projects pursuant to sections 4009(c), 4007, and 4009(a) of Public Law 114–322. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, directing the Bureau of Reclamation to assess and collect the full amount of additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of P.L. 

102–575. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, providing that none of the 

funds under the heading may be used for the acquisition or lease 

of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed 

to in-stream purposes by a court order adopted by consent or decree. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, California Bay-Delta Restoration, permitting the transfer of funds to 

appropriate accounts of other participating federal agencies to 

carry out authorized programs; allowing funds made available 

under this heading to be used for the federal share of the costs of 

the CALFED Program management; and requiring that CALFED 

implementation be carried out with clear performance measures 

demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the program. 

Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, Policy and Administration, providing that funds are to be derived from 

the Reclamation Fund and prohibiting the use of any other appropriation in the Act for activities budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 

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Language has been included under Bureau of Reclamation, Administrative Provision, providing for the purchase of motor vehicles 

for replacement. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 201, providing that none of the funds 

may be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds except in certain circumstances. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 202, regarding the San Luis Unit and 

the Kesterson Reservoir in California. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 203, regarding the Secure Water Act 

of 2009. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 204, regarding the CALFED Bay-Delta 

Authorization Act. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 205, regarding the Omnibus Public 

Land Management Act of 2009. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, section 206, regarding the Claims Resolution 

Act of 2010. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Language has been included under Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant 

and capital equipment. 

Language has been included under Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 

plant and capital equipment. 

Language has been included under Nuclear Energy for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment. 

Language has been included under Fossil Energy Research and 

Development for the acquisition of interest, including defeasible 

and equitable interest in any real property or any facility or for 

plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquires, technological investigations, and research concerning the 

extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs under 30 U.S.C. 3, 

1602 and 1603. 

Language has been included under the Naval Petroleum and Oil 

Shale Reserves, permitting the use of unobligated balances. 

Language has been included under the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, directing the Secretary of Energy to draw down and sell 

crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum and providing that the proceeds be deposited in the Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund for use in carrying out the Life Extension II 

project. 

Language has been included under Science providing for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment; 

and for the purchase of motor vehicles. 

Language has been included under Innovative Technology Loan 

Guarantee Program crediting fees collected pursuant to section 

1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as offsetting collections to 

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cess of the appropriated amount unavailable for expenditure until 

appropriated. 

Language has been included under Innovative Technology Loan 

Guarantee Program prohibiting the subordination of certain interests. 

Language has been included under Departmental Administration 

providing for the hire of passenger vehicles and for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language has been included under Departmental Administration 

providing, notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency 

Act, such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 

estimated amount of cost of work for others, as long as such increases are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater 

amounts. 

Language has been included under Departmental Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and consistent with the authorization in P.L. 95–238, to permit the Department of Energy to 

use revenues to offset appropriations. The appropriations language 

for this account reflects the total estimated program funding to be 

reduced as revenues are received. Language has been included 

under Weapons Activities for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment. 

Language has been included under Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant 

and capital equipment and other incidental expenses and for the 

purchase of aircraft. 

Language has been included under Naval Reactors for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 

facilities, and facility expansion. 

Language has been included under Naval Reactors transferring 

certain funds to Nuclear Energy. 

Language has been included under Federal Salaries and Expenses providing funding for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

Language has been included under Defense Environmental 

Cleanup for the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant 

and capital equipment. 

Language has been included under Other Defense Activities for 

the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 

equipment. 

Language has been included under Bonneville Power Administration Fund providing funding for official reception and representation expenses and precluding any new direct loan obligations. 

Language has been included authorizing purchases or payments 

of emissions expenses associated with Bonneville Power Administration power and transmission operations in states with clean energy programs. 

Language has been included under Southeastern Power Administration providing funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language has been included under Southeastern Power Administration providing that, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and 16 

U.S.C. 825s, amounts collected from the sale of power and related 

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pose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration; amounts collected to recover purchase power and 

wheeling expenses shall be credited to the account as offsetting collections and remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. 

Language has been included under Southwestern Power Administration providing funds for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

Language has been included under Southwestern Power Administration providing that, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and 16 

U.S.C. 825s, amounts collected from the sale of power and related 

services shall be credited to the account as discretionary offsetting 

collections and remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 

Administration; amounts collected to recover purchase power and 

wheeling expenses shall be credited to the account as offsetting collections and remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. 

Language has been included under Construction, Rehabilitation, 

Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration, 

providing funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language has been included under Construction, Rehabilitation, 

Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration 

providing that, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 16 U.S.C. 825s, 

and 43 U.S.C. 392a, amounts collected from the sale of power and 

related services shall be credited to the account as discretionary 

offsetting collections and remain available until expended for the 

sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area 

Power Administration; amounts collected to recover purchase 

power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to the account as 

offsetting collections and remain available until expended for the 

sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures. 

Language has been included under Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund providing that, notwithstanding 68 

Stat. 255 and 31 U.S.C. 3302, amounts collected from the sale of 

power and related services shall be credited to the account as discretionary offsetting collections and remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the 

hydroelectric facilities of those dams and associated Western Area 

Power Administration activities. 

Language has been included under Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund providing that the Western Area 

Power Administration may accept a limited amount of contributions from the United States power customers of the Falcon and 

Amistad Dams for use by the Commissioner of the United States 

Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for 

operating and maintenance of hydroelectric facilities. 

Language has been included under Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission to permit the hire of passenger motor vehicles, to provide official reception and representation expenses, and to permit 

the use of revenues collected to reduce the appropriation as revenues are received. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 301, prohibiting the use of funds to prepare 

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ments for programs that have not yet been fully funded by the 

Congress; requiring notification and reporting requirements for certain funding awards; limiting the use of multi-year funding mechanisms; providing that none of the funds may be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds except in 

certain circumstances; and providing that unexpended balances of 

prior appropriations may be transferred and merged with new appropriation accounts established in this Act. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 302, providing that funds for intelligence 

activities are deemed to be specifically authorized for purposes of 

section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 during fiscal year 

2019 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 

year 2019. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 303, prohibiting the use of funds for capital 

construction of high hazard nuclear facilities unless certain independent oversight is conducted. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 304, prohibiting the use of funds to approve 

critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 for certain construction 

projects, unless a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for that critical decision. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 305, prohibiting nonproliferation activities 

in the Russian Federation until certain reporting requirements are 

met. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 306, authorizing the Secretary of Energy to 

draw down and sell refined petroleum product from the Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve under certain circumstances. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 307, to allow the Western Area Power Administration to transfer $21,400,000 to the Department of Interior, 

Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 308, to allow the Department to spend fees 

collected from users of a mercury storage facility. 

Language has been included under Department of Energy, General Provisions, section 309, to allow the Southeastern Power Administration to offer competitive pay to help attract and retain experienced power system dispatcher candidates. 

TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

Language has been included under Appalachian Regional Commission providing for the hire of passenger vehicles and services 

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Language has been included under Delta Regional Authority allowing the expenditure of funds as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act. 

Language has been included under Denali Commission allowing 

the expenditure of funds notwithstanding section 306(g) of the 

Denali Commission Act of 1998, and providing for cost-share requirements for Commission-funded construction projects in distressed and non-distressed communities, as defined by section 307 

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of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Division C, Title III, P.L. 

105–277), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities. 

Language has been included under Denali Commission allowing 

funding to be available for payment of a non-federal share for certain programs. 

Language has been included under Northern Border Regional 

Commission for expenditure as authorized by subtitle V of title 40, 

United States Code, without regard to section 15751(b). 

Language has been included under Southeast Crescent Regional 

Commission for expenditure as authorized by subtitle V of title 40, 

United States Code. 

Language has been included under Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Salaries and Expenses that provides for salaries and other 

support costs for the Office of the Commission, to be controlled by 

majority vote of the Commission. 

Language has been included under Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Salaries and Expenses that provides for official representation 

expenses and permits the use of revenues from licensing fees, inspections services, and other services for salaries and expenses to 

reduce the appropriation as revenues are received. Funding is provided to support university research and development, and for a 

Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program. 

Language has been included under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission providing funds that are not derived from fee revenues. 

Language has been included under Office of Inspector General 

that provides for the use of revenues from licensing fees, inspections services, and other services for salaries and expenses, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, to reduce 

the appropriation as revenues are received. 

Language has been included under Independent Agencies, General Provisions, section 401, requiring the NRC to comply with certain procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information. 

Language has been included under Independent Agencies, General Provision, section 402, providing that none of the funds may 

be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming 

of funds except in certain circumstances. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Language has been included under General Provisions, section 

501, prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending 

before the Congress. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, section 

502, prohibiting the transfer of funds except pursuant to a transfer 

made by, or transfer authority provided in this or any other appropriations Act, or certain other authorities, and requiring a report. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, section 

503, prohibiting funds in contravention of Executive Order No. 

12898 of February 11, 1994, regarding environmental justice. 

Language has been included under General Provisions, section 

504, prohibiting funds from being used to maintain or establish 

computer networks unless such networks block the viewing, 

downloading, or exchange of pornography. 

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PROGRAM DUPLICATION

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 

the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another federal 

program, a program that was included in any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 

of P.L. 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in 

the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

SECTION 9504 OF THE OMNIBUS PUBLIC LAND 

MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2009 

SEC. 9504. WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may provide 

any grant to, or enter into an agreement with, any eligible applicant to assist the eligible applicant in planning, designing, 

or constructing any improvement— 

(A) to conserve water; 

(B) to increase water use efficiency; 

(C) to facilitate water markets; 

(D) to enhance water management, including increasing 

the use of renewable energy in the management and delivery of water; 

(E) to accelerate the adoption and use of advanced water 

treatment technologies to increase water supply; 

(F) to prevent the decline of species that the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine 

Fisheries Service have proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (or 

candidate species that are being considered by those agencies for such listing but are not yet the subject of a proposed rule); 

(G) to accelerate the recovery of threatened species, endangered species, and designated critical habitats that are 

adversely affected by Federal reclamation projects or are 

subject to a recovery plan or conservation plan under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

under which the Commissioner of Reclamation has implementation responsibilities; or 

(H) to carry out any other activity— 

(i) to address any climate-related impact to the 

water supply of the United States that increases ecological resiliency to the impacts of climate change; or 

(ii) to prevent any water-related crisis or conflict at 

any watershed that has a nexus to a Federal reclamation project located in a service area. 

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(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant, or enter 

into an agreement with the Secretary under paragraph (1), an 

eligible applicant shall— 

(A) be located within— 

(i) the States and areas referred to in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391); 

(ii) the State of Alaska; or 

(iii) the State of Hawaii; and 

(B) submit to the Secretary an application that includes 

a proposal of the improvement or activity to be planned, 

designed, constructed, or implemented by the eligible applicant. 

(3) REQUIREMENTS OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

(A) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.—Each grant and 

agreement entered into by the Secretary with any eligible 

applicant under paragraph (1) shall be in compliance with 

each requirement described in subparagraphs (B) through 

(F). 

(B) AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), in 

carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not 

provide a grant, or enter into an agreement, for an improvement to conserve irrigation water unless the eligible applicant agrees not— 

(I) to use any associated water savings to increase the total irrigated acreage of the eligible 

applicant; or 

(II) to otherwise increase the consumptive use of 

water in the operation of the eligible applicant, as 

determined pursuant to the law of the State in 

which the operation of the eligible applicant is located. 

(ii) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of an eligible applicant that is an Indian tribe, in carrying out paragraph 

(1), the Secretary shall not provide a grant, or enter 

into an agreement, for an improvement to conserve irrigation water unless the Indian tribe agrees not— 

(I) to use any associated water savings to increase the total irrigated acreage more than the 

water right of that Indian tribe, as determined 

by— 

(aa) a court decree; 

(bb) a settlement; 

(cc) a law; or 

(dd) any combination of the authorities described in items (aa) through (cc); or 

(II) to otherwise increase the consumptive use of 

water more than the water right of the Indian 

tribe described in subclause (I). 

(C) NONREIMBURSABLE FUNDS.—Any funds provided by 

the Secretary to an eligible applicant through a grant or 

agreement under paragraph (1) shall be nonreimbursable. 

(D) TITLE TO IMPROVEMENTS.—If an infrastructure improvement to a federally owned facility is the subject of a 

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grant or other agreement entered into between the Secretary and an eligible applicant under paragraph (1), the 

Federal Government shall continue to hold title to the facility and improvements to the facility. 

(E) COST SHARING.— 

(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is 

the subject of a grant or other agreement entered into 

between the Secretary and an eligible applicant under 

paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost 

of the infrastructure improvement or activity. 

(ii) CALCULATION OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—In calculating the non-Federal share of the cost of an infrastructure improvement or activity proposed by an eligible applicant through an application submitted by 

the eligible applicant under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 

(I) consider the value of any in-kind services 

that substantially contributes toward the completion of the improvement or activity, as determined 

by the Secretary; and 

(II) not consider any other amount that the eligible applicant receives from a Federal agency. 

(iii) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount provided to an 

eligible applicant through a grant or other agreement 

under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 

$5,000,000. 

(iv) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—The nonFederal share of the cost of operating and maintaining 

any infrastructure improvement that is the subject of 

a grant or other agreement entered into between the 

Secretary and an eligible applicant under paragraph 

(1) shall be 100 percent. 

(F) LIABILITY.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under chapter 

171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known 

as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), the United States 

shall not be liable for monetary damages of any kind 

for any injury arising out of an act, omission, or occurrence that arises in relation to any facility created or 

improved under this section, the title of which is not 

held by the United States. 

(ii) TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United States beyond that 

provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’). 

(b) RESEARCH AGREEMENTS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may enter into 

1 or more agreements with any university, nonprofit research 

institution, or organization with water or power delivery authority to fund any research activity that is designed— 

(A) to conserve water resources; 

(B) to increase the efficiency of the use of water resources; or 

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(C) to enhance the management of water resources, including increasing the use of renewable energy in the management and delivery of water. 

(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SECRETARY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into between 

the Secretary and any university, institution, or organization described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(B) AVAILABILITY.—The agreements under this subsection shall be available to all Reclamation projects and 

programs that may benefit from project-specific or programmatic cooperative research and development. 

(c) MUTUAL BENEFIT.—Grants or other agreements made under 

this section may be for the mutual benefit of the United States and 

the entity that is provided the grant or enters into the cooperative 

agreement. 

(d) RELATIONSHIP TO PROJECT-SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—This section 

shall not supersede any existing project-specific funding authority. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to 

be appropriated to carry out this section ø$480,000,000¿ 

$510,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

WATER SUPPLY, RELIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL 

IMPROVEMENT ACT 

(Public Law 108–361) 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE I—CALIFORNIA WATER SECURITY 

AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT 

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization 

Act’’. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 103. BAY DELTA PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— 

(1) RECORD OF DECISION AS GENERAL FRAMEWORK.—The 

Record of Decision is approved as a general framework for addressing the Calfed Bay-Delta Program, including its components relating to water storage, ecosystem restoration, water 

supply reliability (including new firm yield), conveyance, water 

use efficiency, water quality, water transfers, watersheds, the 

Environmental Water Account, levee stability, governance, and 

science. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the heads of the 

Federal agencies are authorized to carry out the activities 

described in subsections (c) through (f) consistent with— 

(i) the Record of Decision; 

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(ii) the requirement that Program activities consisting of protecting drinking water quality, restoring 

ecological health, improving water supply reliability 

(including additional storage, conveyance, and new 

firm yield), and protecting Delta levees will progress 

in a balanced manner; and 

(iii) this title. 

(B) MULTIPLE BENEFITS.—In selecting activities and 

projects, the Secretary and the heads of the Federal agencies shall consider whether the activities and projects have 

multiple benefits. 

(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary and the heads of the 

Federal agencies are authorized to carry out the activities described in subsections (c) through (f) in furtherance of the Calfed 

Bay-Delta Program as set forth in the Record of Decision, subject 

to the cost-share and other provisions of this title, if the activity 

has been— 

(1) subject to environmental review and approval, as required under applicable Federal and State law; and 

(2) approved and certified by the relevant Federal agency, 

following consultation and coordination with the Governor, to 

be consistent with the Record of Decision. 

(c) AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES UNDER APPLICABLE

LAW.— 

(1) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (d), to the extent authorized under the reclamation laws, the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575; 106 

Stat. 4706), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

661 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.), and other applicable law. 

(2) ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY.—The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency is authorized to carry out the activities described in 

paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (d), to the 

extent authorized under the Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

U.S.C. 300f et seq.), and other applicable law. 

(3) SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—The Secretary of the Army is 

authorized to carry out the activities described in paragraphs 

(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (d), to the extent authorized under flood control, water resource development, and 

other applicable law. 

(4) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—The Secretary of Commerce 

is authorized to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (2), (6), (7), and (9) of subsection (d), to the extent authorized under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 

U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and other applicable law. 

(5) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out the activities described in 

paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of subsection (d), to the 

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vestment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171; 116 Stat. 134) (including amendments made by that Act), and other applicable 

law. 

(d) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.— 

(1) WATER STORAGE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Activities under this paragraph consist 

of— 

(i) planning and feasibility studies for projects to be 

pursued with project-specific study for enlargement 

of— 

(I) the Shasta Dam in Shasta County; and 

(II) the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa 

County; 

(ii) planning and feasibility studies for the following 

projects requiring further consideration— 

(I) the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County; and 

(II) the Upper San Joaquin River storage in 

Fresno and Madera Counties; 

(iii) developing and implementing groundwater management and groundwater storage projects; and 

(iv) comprehensive water management planning. 

(B) STORAGE PROJECT AUTHORIZATION AND BALANCED

CALFED IMPLEMENTATION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—If on completion of the feasibility 

study for a project described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with the 

Governor, determines that the project should be constructed in whole or in part with Federal funds, the 

Secretary shall submit the feasibility study to Congress. 

(ii) FINDING OF IMBALANCE.—If Congress fails to authorize construction of the project by the end of the 

next full session following the submission of the feasibility study, the Secretary, in consultation with the 

Governor, shall prepare a written determination making a finding of imbalance for the Calfed Bay-Delta 

Program. 

(iii) REPORT ON REBALANCING.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes a finding of imbalance for the Program under clause (ii), 

the Secretary, in consultation with the Governor, 

shall, not later than 180 days after the end of the 

full session described in clause (ii), prepare and 

submit to Congress a report on the measures necessary to rebalance the Program. 

(II) SCHEDULES AND ALTERNATIVES.—The report 

shall include preparation of revised schedules and 

identification of alternatives to rebalance the Program, including resubmission of the project to 

Congress with or without modification, construction of other projects, and construction of other 

projects that provide equivalent water supply and 

other benefits at equal or lesser cost. 

(C) WATER SUPPLY AND YIELD STUDY.— 

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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with the 

State, shall conduct a study of available water supplies and existing and future needs for water— 

(I) within the units of the Central Valley 

Project; 

(II) within the area served by Central Valley 

Project agricultural, municipal, and industrial 

water service contractors; and 

(III) within the Calfed Delta solution area. 

(ii) RELATIONSHIP TO PRIOR STUDY.—In conducting 

the study, the Secretary shall incorporate and revise, 

as necessary, the results of the study required by section 3408(j) of the Central Valley Project Improvement 

Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4730). 

(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the study, including— 

(I) new firm yield and water supply improvements, if any, for Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors and municipal and 

industrial water service contractors, including 

those identified in Bulletin 160; 

(II) all water management actions or projects, 

including those identified in Bulletin 160, that 

would— 

(aa) improve firm yield or water supply; and 

(bb) if taken or constructed, balance available water supplies and existing demand with 

due recognition of water right priorities and 

environmental needs; 

(III) the financial costs of the actions and 

projects described under subclause (II); and 

(IV) the beneficiaries of those actions and 

projects and an assessment of the willingness of 

the beneficiaries to pay the capital costs and operation and maintenance costs of the actions and 

projects. 

(D) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct activities related to developing groundwater storage projects to 

the extent authorized under law. 

(E) COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLANNING.—The Secretary 

shall conduct activities related to comprehensive water 

management planning to the extent authorized under law. 

(2) CONVEYANCE.— 

(A) SOUTH DELTA ACTIONS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of the South Delta, activities under this subparagraph consist of— 

(I) the South Delta Improvements Program 

through actions to— 

(aa) increase the State Water Project export 

limit to 8,500 cfs; 

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(bb) install permanent, operable barriers in 

the South Delta, under which Federal agencies shall cooperate with the State to accelerate installation of the permanent, operable 

barriers in the South Delta, with an intent to 

complete that installation not later than September 30, 2007; 

(cc) evaluate, consistent with the Record of 

Decision, fish screens and intake facilities at 

the Tracy Pumping Plant facilities; and 

(dd) increase the State Water Project export 

to the maximum capability of 10,300 cfs; 

(II) reduction of agricultural drainage in South 

Delta channels, and other actions necessary to 

minimize the impact of drainage on drinking 

water quality; 

(III) evaluation of lower San Joaquin River 

floodway improvements; 

(IV) installation and operation of temporary barriers in the South Delta until fully operable barriers are constructed; and 

(V) actions to protect navigation and local diversions not adequately protected by temporary barriers. 

(ii) ACTIONS TO INCREASE PUMPING.—Actions to increase pumping shall be accomplished in a manner 

consistent with the Record of Decision requirement to 

avoid redirected impacts and adverse impacts to fishery protection and with any applicable Federal or 

State law that protects— 

(I) water diversions and use (including avoidance of increased costs of diversion) by in-Delta 

water users (including in-Delta agricultural users 

that have historically relied on water diverted for 

use in the Delta); 

(II) water quality for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other uses; and 

(III) water supplies for areas of origin. 

(B) NORTH DELTA ACTIONS.—In the case of the North 

Delta, activities under this subparagraph consist of— 

(i) evaluation and implementation of improved operational procedures for the Delta Cross Channel to address fishery and water quality concerns; 

(ii) evaluation of a screened through-Delta facility 

on the Sacramento River; and 

(iii) evaluation of lower Mokelumne River floodway 

improvements. 

(C) INTERTIES.—Activities under this subparagraph consist of— 

(i) evaluation and construction of an intertie between the State Water Project California Aqueduct 

and the Central Valley Project Delta Mendota Canal, 

near the City of Tracy, as an operation and maintenance activity, except that the Secretary shall design 

and construct the intertie in a manner consistent with 

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a possible future expansion of the intertie capacity (as 

described in subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 

(ii) assessment of a connection of the Central Valley 

Project to the Clifton Court Forebay of the State 

Water Project, with a corresponding increase in the 

screened intake of the Forebay. 

(D) PROGRAM TO MEET STANDARDS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to increasing export limits 

from the Delta for the purposes of conveying water to 

south-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors or increasing deliveries through an intertie, the Secretary 

shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, in consultation with the Governor, develop 

and initiate implementation of a program to meet all 

existing water quality standards and objectives for 

which the Central Valley Project has responsibility. 

(ii) MEASURES.—In developing and implementing 

the program, the Secretary shall include, to the maximum extent feasible, the measures described in 

clauses (iii) through (vii). 

(iii) RECIRCULATION PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 

incorporate into the program a recirculation program 

to provide flow, reduce salinity concentrations in the 

San Joaquin River, and reduce the reliance on the 

New Melones Reservoir for meeting water quality and 

fishery flow objectives through the use of excess capacity in export pumping and conveyance facilities. 

(iv) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PLAN.— 

(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

and implement, in coordination with the State’s 

programs to improve water quality in the San 

Joaquin River, a best management practices plan 

to reduce the water quality impacts of the discharges from wildlife refuges that receive water 

from the Federal Government and discharge salt 

or other constituents into the San Joaquin River. 

(II) COORDINATION WITH INTERESTED PARTIES.— 

The plan shall be developed in coordination with 

interested parties in the San Joaquin Valley and 

the Delta. 

(III) COORDINATION WITH ENTITIES THAT DISCHARGE WATER.—The Secretary shall also coordinate activities under this clause with other entities that discharge water into the San Joaquin 

River to reduce salinity concentrations discharged 

into the River, including the timing of discharges 

to optimize their assimilation. 

(v) ACQUISITION OF WATER.—The Secretary shall incorporate into the program the acquisition from willing sellers of water from streams tributary to the San 

Joaquin River or other sources to provide flow, dilute 

discharges of salt or other constituents, and to improve water quality in the San Joaquin River below 

the confluence of the Merced and San Joaquin Rivers, 

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and to reduce the reliance on New Melones Reservoir 

for meeting water quality and fishery flow objectives. 

(vi) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the authority and direction provided to the Secretary under this subparagraph is to provide greater flexibility in meeting the 

existing water quality standards and objectives for 

which the Central Valley Project has responsibility so 

as to reduce the demand on water from New Melones 

Reservoir used for that purpose and to assist the Secretary in meeting any obligations to Central Valley 

Project contractors from the New Melones Project. 

(vii) UPDATING OF NEW MELONES OPERATING PLAN.— 

The Secretary shall update the New Melones operating plan to take into account, among other things, 

the actions described in this title that are designed to 

reduce the reliance on New Melones Reservoir for 

meeting water quality and fishery flow objectives, and 

to ensure that actions to enhance fisheries in the 

Stanislaus River are based on the best available 

science. 

(3) WATER USE EFFICIENCY.— (A) WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.—Activities under 

this paragraph include water conservation projects that 

provide water supply reliability, water quality, and ecosystem benefits to the California Bay-Delta system. 

(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Activities under this paragraph include technical assistance for urban and agricultural water conservation projects. 

(C) WATER RECYCLING AND DESALINATION PROJECTS.—Activities under this paragraph include water recycling and 

desalination projects, including groundwater remediation 

projects and projects identified in the Bay Area Water 

Plan and the Southern California Comprehensive Water 

Reclamation and Reuse Study and other projects, giving 

priority to projects that include regional solutions to benefit regional water supply and reliability needs. 

(D) WATER MEASUREMENT AND TRANSFER ACTIONS.—Activities under this paragraph include water measurement 

and transfer actions. 

(E) URBAN WATER CONSERVATION.—Activities under this 

paragraph include implementation of best management 

practices for urban water conservation. 

(F) RECLAMATION AND RECYCLING PROJECTS.— 

(i) PROJECTS.—This subparagraph applies to— 

(I) projects identified in the Southern California 

Comprehensive Water Reclamation and Reuse 

Study, dated April 2001 and authorized by section 

1606 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-4); 

and 

(II) projects identified in the San Francisco Bay 

Area Regional Water Recycling Program described 

in the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water 

Recycling Program Recycled Water Master Plan, 

dated December 1999 and authorized by section 

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1611 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-9). 

(ii) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

(I) complete the review of the existing studies of 

the projects described in clause (i); and 

(II) make the feasibility determinations described in clause (iii). 

(iii) FEASIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.—A project described in clause (i) is presumed to be feasible if the 

Secretary determines for the project— 

(I) in consultation with the affected local sponsoring agency and the State, that the existing 

planning and environmental studies for the 

project (together with supporting materials and 

documentation) have been prepared consistent 

with Bureau of Reclamation procedures for 

projects under consideration for financial assistance under the Reclamation Wastewater and 

Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 

390h et seq.); and 

(II) that the planning and environmental studies for the project (together with supporting materials and documentation) demonstrate that the 

project will contribute to the goals of improving 

water supply reliability in the Calfed solution area 

or the Colorado River Basin within the State and 

otherwise meets the requirements of section 1604 

of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-2). 

(iv) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of completion of a feasibility study or the review of a 

feasibility study under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and 

appropriating committees of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a report describing the results of 

the study or review. 

(4) WATER TRANSFERS.—Activities under this paragraph consist of— 

(A) increasing the availability of existing facilities for 

water transfers; 

(B) lowering transaction costs through permit streamlining; and 

(C) maintaining a water transfer information clearinghouse. 

(5) INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Activities under this paragraph consist of assisting local and regional communities in the State in developing and implementing integrated regional water management plans to carry 

out projects and programs that improve water supply reliability, water quality, ecosystem restoration, and flood protection, or meet other local and regional needs, in a manner that 

is consistent with, and makes a significant contribution to, the 

Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

(6) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— 

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(A) IN GENERAL.—Activities under this paragraph consist 

of— 

(i) implementation of large-scale restoration projects 

in San Francisco Bay and the Delta and its tributaries; 

(ii) restoration of habitat in the Delta, San Pablo 

Bay, and Suisun Bay and Marsh, including tidal wetland and riparian habitat; 

(iii) fish screen and fish passage improvement 

projects, including the Sacramento River Small Diversion Fish Screen Program; 

(iv) implementation of an invasive species program, 

including prevention, control, and eradication; 

(v) development and integration of Federal and 

State agricultural programs that benefit wildlife into 

the Ecosystem Restoration Program; 

(vi) financial and technical support for locally-based 

collaborative programs to restore habitat while addressing the concerns of local communities; 

(vii) water quality improvement projects to manage 

or reduce concentrations of salinity, selenium, mercury, pesticides, trace metals, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, sediment, and other pollutants; 

(viii) land and water acquisitions to improve habitat 

and fish spawning and survival in the Delta and its 

tributaries; 

(ix) integrated flood management, ecosystem restoration, and levee protection projects; 

(x) scientific evaluations and targeted research on 

Program activities; and 

(xi) strategic planning and tracking of Program performance. 

(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary or the 

head of the relevant Federal agency (as appropriate under 

clause (ii)) shall provide to the appropriate authorizing 

committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives and other appropriate parties in accordance with this 

subparagraph— 

(i) an annual ecosystem program plan report in accordance with subparagraph (C); and 

(ii) detailed project reports in accordance with subparagraph (D). 

(C) ANNUAL ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM PLAN.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of each 

year, with respect to each ecosystem restoration action 

carried out using Federal funds under this title, the 

Secretary, in consultation with the Governor, shall 

submit to the appropriate authorizing committees of 

the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual ecosystem program plan report. 

(ii) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the report are— 

(I) to describe the projects and programs to implement this subsection in the following fiscal 

year; and 

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(II) to establish priorities for funding the 

projects and programs for subsequent fiscal years. 

(iii) CONTENTS.—The report shall describe— 

(I) the goals and objectives of the programs and 

projects; 

(II) program accomplishments; 

(III) major activities of the programs; 

(IV) the Federal agencies involved in each 

project or program identified in the plan and the 

cost-share arrangements with cooperating agencies; 

(V) the resource data and ecological monitoring 

data to be collected for the restoration projects 

and how the data are to be integrated, streamlined, and designed to measure the effectiveness 

and overall trend of ecosystem health in the BayDelta watershed; 

(VI) implementation schedules and budgets; 

(VII) existing monitoring programs and performance measures; 

(VIII) the status and effectiveness of measures 

to minimize the impacts of the program on agricultural land; and 

(IX) a description of expected benefits of the restoration program relative to the cost. 

(iv) SPECIAL RULE FOR LAND ACQUISITION USING FED- ERAL FUNDS.—For each ecosystem restoration project 

involving land acquisition using Federal funds under 

this title, the Secretary shall— 

(I) identify the specific parcels to be acquired in 

the annual ecosystem program plan report under 

this subparagraph; or 

(II) not later than 150 days before the project is 

approved, provide to the appropriate authorizing 

committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the United States Senators from the 

State, and the United States Representative 

whose district would be affected, notice of any 

such proposed land acquisition using Federal 

funds under this title submitted to the Federal or 

State agency. 

(D) DETAILED PROJECT REPORTS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each ecosystem restoration program or project funded under this title 

that is not specifically identified in an annual ecosystem program plan under subparagraph (C), not 

later than 45 days prior to approval, the Secretary, in 

coordination with the State, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing committees of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives recommendations on the 

proposed program or project. 

(ii) CONTENTS.—The recommendations shall— 

(I) describe the selection of the program or 

project, including the level of public involvement 

and independent science review; 

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(II) describe the goals, objectives, and implementation schedule of the program or project, and 

the extent to which the program or project addresses regional and programmatic goals and priorities; 

(III) describe the monitoring plans and performance measures that will be used for evaluating the 

performance of the proposed program or project; 

(IV) identify any cost-sharing arrangements 

with cooperating entities; 

(V) identify how the proposed program or 

project will comply with all applicable Federal and 

State laws, including the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

(VI) in the case of any program or project involving the acquisition of private land using Federal funds under this title— 

(aa) describe the process and timing of notification of interested members of the public 

and local governments; 

(bb) describe the measures taken to minimize impacts on agricultural land pursuant to 

the Record of Decision; and 

(cc) include preliminary management plans 

for all properties to be acquired with Federal 

funds, including an overview of existing conditions (including habitat types in the affected 

project area), the expected ecological benefits, 

preliminary cost estimates, and implementation schedules. 

(7) WATERSHEDS.—Activities under this paragraph consist 

of— 

(A) building local capacity to assess and manage watersheds affecting the Delta system; 

(B) technical assistance for watershed assessments and 

management plans; and 

(C) developing and implementing locally-based watershed conservation, maintenance, and restoration actions. 

(8) WATER QUALITY.—Activities under this paragraph consist 

of— 

(A) addressing drainage problems in the San Joaquin 

Valley to improve downstream water quality (including 

habitat restoration projects that improve water quality) 

if— 

(i) a plan is in place for monitoring downstream 

water quality improvements; and 

(ii) State and local agencies are consulted on the activities to be funded; 

except that no right, benefit, or privilege is created as a result of this subparagraph; 

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Delta Program goal of continuous improvement in Delta 

water quality for all uses; 

(D) investing in treatment technology demonstration 

projects; 

(E) controlling runoff into the California aqueduct, the 

Delta-Mendota Canal, and other similar conveyances; 

(F) addressing water quality problems at the North Bay 

Aqueduct; 

(G) supporting and participating in the development of 

projects to enable San Francisco Bay Area water districts, 

and water entities in San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties, to work cooperatively to address their water quality 

and supply reliability issues, including— 

(i) connections between aqueducts, water transfers, 

water conservation measures, institutional arrangements, and infrastructure improvements that encourage regional approaches; and 

(ii) investigations and studies of available capacity 

in a project to deliver water to the East Bay Municipal 

Utility District under its contract with the Bureau of 

Reclamation, dated July 20, 2001, in order to determine if such capacity can be utilized to meet the objectives of this subparagraph; 

(H) development of water quality exchanges and other 

programs to make high quality water available for urban 

and other users; 

(I) development and implementation of a plan to meet 

all Delta water quality standards for which the Federal 

and State water projects have responsibility; 

(J) development of recommendations through science 

panels and advisory council processes to meet the Calfed 

Bay-Delta Program goal of continuous improvement in 

water quality for all uses; and 

(K) projects that are consistent with the framework of 

the water quality component of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. 

(9) SCIENCE.—Activities under this paragraph consist of— 

(A) supporting establishment and maintenance of an 

independent science board, technical panels, and standing 

boards to provide oversight and peer review of the Program; 

(B) conducting expert evaluations and scientific assessments of all Program elements; 

(C) coordinating existing monitoring and scientific research programs; 

(D) developing and implementing adaptive management 

experiments to test, refine, and improve scientific understandings; 

(E) establishing performance measures, and monitoring 

and evaluating the performance of all Program elements; 

and 

(F) preparing an annual science report. 

(10) DIVERSIFICATION OF WATER SUPPLIES.—Activities under 

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taining the diversity of level 4 supplies pursuant to section 

3406(d)(2) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102-575; 106 Stat. 4723). 

(e) NEW AND EXPANDED AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of the Federal agencies described in this subsection are authorized to carry out the activities described in subsection (f) during each of fiscal years 

2005 through ø2019¿ 2020, in coordination with the Governor. 

(2) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (f). 

(3) ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY AND THE SECRETARIES OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE.—The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 

Commerce are authorized to carry out the activities described 

in subsection (f)(4). 

(4) SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—The Secretary of the Army is 

authorized to carry out the activities described in paragraphs 

(3) and (4) of subsection (f). 

(f) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES UNDER NEW AND EXPANDED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

(1) CONVEYANCE.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 109, not more than $184,000,000 may be 

expended for the following: 

(A) SAN LUIS RESERVOIR.—Funds may be expended for 

feasibility studies, evaluation, and implementation of the 

San Luis Reservoir lowpoint improvement project, except 

that Federal participation in any construction of an expanded Pacheco Reservoir shall be subject to future congressional authorization. 

(B) INTERTIE.—Funds may be expended for feasibility 

studies and evaluation of increased capacity of the intertie 

between the State Water Project California Aqueduct and 

the Central Valley Project Delta Mendota Canal. 

(C) FRANKS TRACT.—Funds may be expended for feasibility studies and actions at Franks Tract to improve 

water quality in the Delta. 

(D) CLIFTON COURT FOREBAY AND THE TRACY PUMPING

PLANT.—Funds may be expended for feasibility studies and 

design of fish screen and intake facilities at Clifton Court 

Forebay and the Tracy Pumping Plant facilities. 

(E) DRINKING WATER INTAKE FACILITIES.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds may be expended for design 

and construction of the relocation of drinking water intake facilities to in-Delta water users. 

(ii) DRINKING WATER QUALITY.—The Secretary shall 

coordinate actions for relocating intake facilities on a 

time schedule consistent with subsection 

(d)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb) or take other actions necessary to offset the degradation of drinking water quality in the 

Delta due to the South Delta Improvement Program. 

(F) NEW MELONES RESERVOIR.— 

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(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the other authorizations granted to the Secretary by this title, the Secretary shall acquire water from willing sellers and undertake other actions designed to decrease releases 

from the New Melones Reservoir for meeting water 

quality standards and flow objectives for which the 

Central Valley Project has responsibility to assist in 

meeting allocations to Central Valley Project contractors from the New Melones Project. 

(ii) PURPOSE.—The authorization under this subparagraph is solely meant to add flexibility for the 

Secretary to meet any obligations of the Secretary to 

the Central Valley Project contractors from the New 

Melones Project by reducing demand for water dedicated to meeting water quality standards in the San 

Joaquin River. 

(iii) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 109, not more than 

$30,000,000 may be expended to carry out clause (i). 

(G) RECIRCULATION OF EXPORT WATER.—Funds may be 

used to conduct feasibility studies, evaluate, and, if feasible, implement the recirculation of export water to reduce salinity and improve dissolved oxygen in the San Joaquin River. 

(2) ENVIRONMENTAL WATER ACCOUNT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap- propriated under section 109, not more than $90,000,000 

may be expended for implementation of the Environmental 

Water Account. 

(B) NONREIMBURSABLE FEDERAL EXPENDITURE.—Expenditures under subparagraph (A) shall be considered a nonreimbursable Federal expenditure in recognition of the payments of the contractors of the Central Valley Project to 

the Restoration Fund created by the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act (Title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575; 106 

Stat. 4706). 

(C) USE OF RESTORATION FUND.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated for 

the Restoration Fund for each fiscal year, an amount 

not to exceed $10,000,000 for any fiscal year may be 

used to implement the Environmental Water Account 

to the extent those actions are consistent with the fish 

and wildlife habitat restoration and improvement purposes of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. 

(ii) ACCOUNTING.—Any such use of the Restoration 

Fund shall count toward the 33 percent of funds made 

available to the Restoration Fund that, pursuant to 

section 3407(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, are otherwise authorized to be appropriated 

to the Secretary to carry out paragraphs (4) through 

(6), (10) through (18), and (20) through (22) of section 

3406(b) of that Act. 

(iii) FEDERAL FUNDING.—The $10,000,000 limitation 

on the use of the Restoration Fund for the Environmental Water Account under clause (i) does not limit 

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the appropriate amount of Federal funding for the Environmental Water Account. 

(3) LEVEE STABILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of implementing the 

Calfed Bay-Delta Program), the Secretary of the Army is 

authorized to undertake the construction and implementation of levee stability programs or projects for such purposes as flood control, ecosystem restoration, water supply, 

water conveyance, and water quality objectives. 

(B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

report that describes the levee stability reconstruction 

projects and priorities that will be carried out under this 

title during each of fiscal years 2005 through ø2019¿ 2020. (C) JUSTIFICATION.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 209 of the 

Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962-2), in carrying out levee stability programs and projects pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary of the Army may 

determine that the programs and projects are justified 

by the benefits of the project purposes described in 

subparagraph (A), and the programs and projects shall 

require no additional economic justification if the Secretary of the Army further determines that the programs and projects are cost effective. 

(ii) APPLICABILITY.—Clause (i) shall not apply to any 

separable element intended to produce benefits that 

are predominantly unrelated to the project purposes 

described in subparagraph (A). 

(D) PROJECTS.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 109, not more than $90,000,000 may 

be expended to— 

(i) reconstruct Delta levees to a base level of protection (also known as the ‘‘Public Law 84-99 standard’’) 

as described in the Record of Decision; 

(ii) enhance the stability of levees that have particular importance in the system through the Delta 

Levee Special Improvement Projects Program; 

(iii) develop best management practices to control 

and reverse land subsidence on Delta islands; 

(iv) develop a Delta Levee Emergency Management 

and Response Plan that will enhance the ability of 

Federal, State, and local agencies to rapidly respond to 

levee emergencies; 

(v) develop a Delta Risk Management Strategy after 

assessing the consequences of Delta levee failure from 

floods, seepage, subsidence, and earthquakes; 

(vi) reconstruct Delta levees using, to the maximum 

extent practicable, dredged materials from the Sacramento River, the San Joaquin River, and the San 

Francisco Bay in reconstructing Delta levees; 

(vii) coordinate Delta levee projects with flood management, ecosystem restoration, and levee protection 

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projects of the lower San Joaquin River and lower 

Mokelumne River floodway improvements and other 

projects under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Comprehensive Study; and 

(viii) evaluate and, if appropriate, rehabilitate the 

Suisun Marsh levees. 

(4) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND COORDINA- TION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap- propriated under section 109, not more than $25,000,000 

may be expended by the Secretary or the other heads of 

Federal agencies, either directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with agencies of the 

State, for— 

(i) Program support; 

(ii) Program-wide tracking of schedules, finances, 

and performance; 

(iii) multiagency oversight and coordination of Program activities to ensure Program balance and integration; 

(iv) development of interagency cross-cut budgets 

and a comprehensive finance plan to allocate costs in 

accordance with the beneficiary pays provisions of the 

Record of Decision; 

(v) coordination of public outreach and involvement, 

including tribal, environmental justice, and public advisory activities in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and 

(vi) development of Annual Reports. 

(B) PROGRAM-WIDE ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount referred 

to in subparagraph (A), not less than 50 percent of the appropriated amount shall be provided to the California BayDelta Authority to carry out Program-wide management, 

oversight, and coordination activities. 

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SEC. 107. FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of implementing 

the Calfed Bay-Delta Program for fiscal years 2005 through ø2019¿ 

2020 in the aggregate, as set forth in the Record of Decision, shall 

not exceed 33.3 percent. 

(b) PAYMENT FOR BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall ensure that all 

beneficiaries, including beneficiaries of environmental restoration 

and other Calfed program elements, shall pay for the benefit received from all projects or activities carried out under the Calfed 

Bay-Delta Program. 

(c) INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING.—Federal expenditures for 

the Calfed Bay-Delta Program shall be implemented in a manner 

that encourages integrated resource planning. 

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SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 

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sections (e) and (f) of section 103 $389,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2005 through ø2019¿ 2020, to remain available until expended. 

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PUBLIC LAW 111-11 

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TITLE IX—BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

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Subtitle B—Project Authorizations 

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SEC. 9106. RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS, NEW MEXICO. 

(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 

(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(A) drought, population increases, and environmental 

needs are exacerbating water supply issues across the 

western United States, including the Rio Grande Basin in 

New Mexico; 

(B) a report developed by the Bureau of Reclamation and 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2000 identified a serious 

need for the rehabilitation and repair of irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos; 

(C) inspection of existing irrigation infrastructure of the 

Rio Grande Pueblos shows that many key facilities, such 

as diversion structures and main conveyance ditches, are 

unsafe and barely, if at all, operable; 

(D) the benefits of rehabilitating and repairing irrigation 

infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos include— 

(i) water conservation; 

(ii) extending available water supplies; 

(iii) increased agricultural productivity; 

(iv) economic benefits; 

(v) safer facilities; and 

(vi) the preservation of the culture of Indian Pueblos 

in the State; 

(E) certain Indian Pueblos in the Rio Grande Basin receive water from facilities operated or owned by the Bureau of Reclamation; and 

(F) rehabilitation and repair of irrigation infrastructure 

of the Rio Grande Pueblos would improve— 

(i) overall water management by the Bureau of Reclamation; and 

(ii) the ability of the Bureau of Reclamation to help 

address potential water supply conflicts in the Rio 

Grande Basin. 

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(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to direct the 

Secretary— 

(A) to assess the condition of the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos; 

(B) to establish priorities for the rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in accordance with specified criteria; and 

(C) to implement projects to rehabilitate and improve 

the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) 2004 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘2004 Agreement’’ means 

the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement By and Between the 

United States of America and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, Providing for the Payment of Operation and 

Maintenance Charges on Newly Reclaimed Pueblo Indian 

Lands in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico’’ and executed in September 2004 (including any successor agreements 

and amendments to the agreement). 

(2) DESIGNATED ENGINEER.—The term ‘‘designated engineer’’ 

means a Federal employee designated under the Act of February 14, 1927 (69 Stat. 1098, chapter 138) to represent the 

United States in any action involving the maintenance, rehabilitation, or preservation of the condition of any irrigation 

structure or facility on land located in the Six Middle Rio 

Grande Pueblos. 

(3) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the Middle Rio 

Grande Conservancy District, a political subdivision of the 

State established in 1925. 

(4) PUEBLO IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘Pueblo 

irrigation infrastructure’’ means any diversion structure, conveyance facility, or drainage facility that is— 

(A) in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; 

and 

(B) located on land of a Rio Grande Pueblo that is associated with— 

(i) the delivery of water for the irrigation of agricultural land; or 

(ii) the carriage of irrigation return flows and excess 

water from the land that is served. 

(5) RIO GRANDE BASIN.—The term ‘‘Rio Grande Basin’’ means 

the headwaters of the Rio Chama and the Rio Grande Rivers 

(including any tributaries) from the State line between Colorado and New Mexico downstream to the elevation corresponding with the spillway crest of Elephant Butte Dam at 

4,457.3 feet mean sea level. 

(6) RIO GRANDE PUEBLO.—The term ‘‘Rio Grande Pueblo’’ 

means any of the 18 Pueblos that— 

(A) occupy land in the Rio Grande Basin; and 

(B) are included on the list of federally recognized Indian 

tribes published by the Secretary in accordance with section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 

of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a-1). 

(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation. 

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(8) SIX MIDDLE RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS.—The term ‘‘Six Middle 

Rio Grande Pueblos’’ means each of the Pueblos of Cochiti, 

Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Sandia, and Isleta. 

(9) SPECIAL PROJECT.—The term ‘‘special project’’ has the 

meaning given the term in the 2004 Agreement. 

(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of New Mexico. 

(c) IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.— 

(1) STUDY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (B), and in 

consultation with the Rio Grande Pueblos, shall— 

(i) conduct a study of Pueblo irrigation infrastructure; and 

(ii) based on the results of the study, develop a list 

of projects (including a cost estimate for each project), 

that are recommended to be implemented over a 10- 

year period to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct 

Pueblo irrigation infrastructure. 

(B) REQUIRED CONSENT.—In carrying out subparagraph 

(A), the Secretary shall only include each individual Rio 

Grande Pueblo that notifies the Secretary that the Pueblo 

consents to participate in— 

(i) the conduct of the study under subparagraph 

(A)(i); and 

(ii) the development of the list of projects under subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to the Pueblo. 

(2) PRIORITY.— 

(A) CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—In developing the list of projects 

under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall— 

(I) consider each of the factors described in subparagraph (B); and 

(II) prioritize the projects recommended for implementation based on— 

(aa) a review of each of the factors; and 

(bb) a consideration of the projected benefits 

of the project on completion of the project. 

(ii) ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS.—A project is eligible to 

be considered and prioritized by the Secretary if the 

project addresses at least 1 factor described in subparagraph (B). 

(B) FACTORS.—The factors referred to in subparagraph 

(A) are— 

(i)(I) the extent of disrepair of the Pueblo irrigation 

infrastructure; and 

(II) the effect of the disrepair on the ability of the 

applicable Rio Grande Pueblo to irrigate agricultural 

land using Pueblo irrigation infrastructure; 

(ii) whether, and the extent that, the repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of the Pueblo irrigation infrastructure would provide an opportunity to conserve 

water; 

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(iii)(I) the economic and cultural impacts that the 

Pueblo irrigation infrastructure that is in disrepair 

has on the applicable Rio Grande Pueblo; and 

(II) the economic and cultural benefits that the repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of the Pueblo irrigation infrastructure would have on the applicable 

Rio Grande Pueblo; 

(iv) the opportunity to address water supply or environmental conflicts in the applicable river basin if the 

Pueblo irrigation infrastructure is repaired, rehabilitated, or reconstructed; and 

(v) the overall benefits of the project to efficient 

water operations on the land of the applicable Rio 

Grande Pueblo. 

(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the list of projects under 

paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including the designated 

engineer with respect to each proposed project that affects the 

Six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos), the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Chief of Engineers to 

evaluate the extent to which programs under the jurisdiction 

of the respective agencies may be used— 

(A) to assist in evaluating projects to repair, rehabilitate, 

or reconstruct Pueblo irrigation infrastructure; and 

(B) to implement— 

(i) a project recommended for implementation under 

paragraph (1)(A)(ii); or 

(ii) any other related project (including on-farm improvements) that may be appropriately coordinated 

with the repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of 

Pueblo irrigation infrastructure to improve the efficient use of water in the Rio Grande Basin. 

(4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report 

that includes— 

(A) the list of projects recommended for implementation 

under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and 

(B) any findings of the Secretary with respect to— 

(i) the study conducted under paragraph (1)(A)(i); 

(ii) the consideration of the factors under paragraph 

(2)(B); and 

(iii) the consultations under paragraph (3). 

(5) PERIODIC REVIEW.—Not later than 4 years after the date 

on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (4) 

and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation 

with each Rio Grande Pueblo, shall— 

(A) review the report submitted under paragraph (4); 

and 

(B) update the list of projects described in paragraph 

(4)(A) in accordance with each factor described in paragraph (2)(B), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(d) IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide grants to, and 

enter into contracts or other agreements with, the Rio Grande 

Pueblos to plan, design, construct, or otherwise implement 

projects to repair, rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace Pueblo 

irrigation infrastructure that are recommended for implementation under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)— 

(A) to increase water use efficiency and agricultural productivity for the benefit of a Rio Grande Pueblo; 

(B) to conserve water; or 

(C) to otherwise enhance water management or help 

avert water supply conflicts in the Rio Grande Basin. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Assistance provided under paragraph (1) 

shall not be used for— 

(A) the repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of any 

major impoundment structure; or 

(B) any on-farm improvements. 

(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out a project under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

(A) consult with, and obtain the approval of, the applicable Rio Grande Pueblo; 

(B) consult with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 

(C) as appropriate, coordinate the project with any work 

being conducted under the irrigation operations and maintenance program of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— (A) FEDERAL SHARE.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 

the Federal share of the total cost of carrying out a 

project under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 75 

percent. 

(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive or limit 

the non-Federal share required under clause (i) if the 

Secretary determines, based on a demonstration of financial hardship by the Rio Grande Pueblo, that the 

Rio Grande Pueblo is unable to contribute the required non-Federal share. 

(B) DISTRICT CONTRIBUTIONS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept from the 

District a partial or total contribution toward the nonFederal share required for a project carried out under 

paragraph (1) on land located in any of the Six Middle 

Rio Grande Pueblos if the Secretary determines that 

the project is a special project. 

(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause (i) requires the 

District to contribute to the non-Federal share of the 

cost of a project carried out under paragraph (1). 

(C) STATE CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept from the 

State a partial or total contribution toward the nonFederal share for a project carried out under paragraph (1). 

(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause (i) requires the 

State to contribute to the non-Federal share of the cost 

of a project carried out under paragraph (1). 

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(D) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

share under subparagraph (A)(i) may be in the form of inkind contributions, including the contribution of any valuable asset or service that the Secretary determines would 

substantially contribute to a project carried out under 

paragraph (1). 

(5) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary may not 

use any amount made available under subsection (g)(2) to 

carry out the operation or maintenance of any project carried 

out under paragraph (1). 

(e) EFFECT ON EXISTING AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— Nothing in this section— 

(1) affects any existing project-specific funding authority; or 

(2) limits or absolves the United States from any responsibility to any Rio Grande Pueblo (including any responsibility 

arising from a trust relationship or from any Federal law (including regulations), Executive order, or agreement between 

the Federal Government and any Rio Grande Pueblo). 

(f) EFFECT ON PUEBLO WATER RIGHTS OR STATE WATER LAW.— 

(1) PUEBLO WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section (including the implementation of any project carried out in accordance 

with this section) affects the right of any Pueblo to receive, divert, store, or claim a right to water, including the priority of 

right and the quantity of water associated with the water right 

under Federal or State law. 

(2) STATE WATER LAW.—Nothing in this section preempts or 

affects— 

(A) State water law; or 

(B) an interstate compact governing water. 

(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) STUDY.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (c) $4,000,000. 

(2) PROJECTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (d) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 

through ø2019¿ 2020. 

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CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF 2010 

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TITLE III—WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE 

TRIBE WATER RIGHTS QUANTIFICATION 

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SEC. 309. WAIVERS AND RELEASES OF CLAIMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—- (1) CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND OTHERS.—Except for the 

specifically retained claims described in subsection (b)(1), the 

Tribe, on behalf of itself and its members, and the United 

States, acting in its capacity as trustee for the Tribe and its 

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members, as part of the performance of the respective obligations of the United States and the Tribe under the Agreement, 

are authorized to execute a waiver and release of any claims 

against the State (or any agency or political subdivision of the 

State), or any other person, entity, corporation, or municipal 

corporation under Federal, State, or other law for all— 

(A)(i) past, present, and future claims for water rights 

for the reservation and off-reservation trust land arising 

from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever; and 

(ii) past, present, and future claims for water rights arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that 

are based on aboriginal occupancy of land by the Tribe, its 

members, or their predecessors; 

(B)(i) past and present claims for injury to water rights 

for the reservation and off-reservation trust land arising 

from time immemorial through the enforceability date; 

(ii) past, present, and future claims for injury to water 

rights arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever, that are based on aboriginal occupancy of land by the 

Tribe, its members, or their predecessors; and 

(iii) claims for injury to water rights arising after the enforceability date for the reservation and off-reservation 

trust land resulting from off-reservation diversion or use of 

water in a manner that is not in violation of the Agreement or State law; and 

(C) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or 

adoption of the Agreement, an applicable settlement judgement or decree, or this title. 

(2) CLAIMS AGAINST TRIBE.—Except for the specifically retained claims described in subsection (b)(3), the United States, 

in all capacities (except as trustee for an Indian tribe other 

than the Tribe), as part of the performance of its obligations 

under the Agreement, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of any and all claims against the Tribe, its members, or 

any agency, official, or employee of the Tribe, under Federal, 

State, or any other law for all— 

(A) past and present claims for injury to water rights resulting from the diversion or use of water on the reservation and on off-reservation trust land arising from time immemorial through the enforceability date; 

(B) claims for injury to water rights arising after the enforceability date resulting from the diversion or use of 

water on the reservation and on off-reservation trust land 

in a manner that is not in violation of the Agreement; and 

(C) past, present, and future claims arising out of or related in any manner to the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Agreement, an applicable settlement judgement 

or decree, or this title. 

(3) CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Except for the specifically retained claims described in subsection (b)(2), the Tribe, 

on behalf of itself and its members, as part of the performance 

of the obligations of the Tribe under the Agreement, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of any claim against the 

United States, including agencies, officials, or employees of the 

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United States (except in the capacity of the United States as 

trustee for other Indian tribes), under Federal, State, or other 

law for any and all— 

(A)(i) past, present, and future claims for water rights 

for the reservation and off-reservation trust land arising 

from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever; and 

(ii) past, present, and future claims for water rights arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever that are 

based on aboriginal occupancy of land by the Tribe, its 

members, or their predecessors; 

(B)(i) past and present claims relating in any manner to 

damages, losses, or injuries to water, water rights, land, or 

other resources due to loss of water or water rights (including damages, losses, or injuries to hunting, fishing, 

gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water 

rights, claims relating to interference with, diversion, or 

taking of water, or claims relating to failure to protect, acquire, or develop water, water rights, or water infrastructure) within the reservation and off-reservation trust land 

that first accrued at any time prior to the enforceability 

date; 

(ii) past, present, and future claims for injury to water 

rights arising from time immemorial and, thereafter, forever that are based on aboriginal occupancy of land by the 

Tribe, its members, or their predecessors; and 

(iii) claims for injury to water rights arising after the enforceability date for the reservation and off-reservation 

trust land resulting from the off-reservation diversion or 

use of water in a manner that is not in violation of the 

Agreement or applicable law; 

(C) past, present, and future claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation, execution, or 

adoption of the Agreement, an applicable settlement judgment or decree, or this title; 

(D) past and present claims relating in any manner to 

pending litigation of claims relating to the water rights of 

the Tribe for the reservation and off-reservation trust land; 

(E) past and present claims relating to the operation, 

maintenance, and replacement of existing irrigation systems on the reservation constructed prior to the enforceability date that first accrued at any time prior to the enforceability date, which waiver shall only become effective 

on the full appropriation and payment to the Tribe of 

$4,950,000 of the amounts made available under section 

312(b)(2)(B); 

(F) any claims relating to operation, maintenance, and 

replacement of the WMAT rural water system, which 

waiver shall only become effective on the date on which 

funds are made available under section 312(b)(3)(B) and 

deposited in the WMAT Maintenance Fund; 

(G) past and present breach of trust and negligence 

claims for damage to the land and natural resources of the 

Tribe caused by riparian and other vegetative manipulation by the United States for the purpose of increasing 

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water runoff from the reservation that first accrued at any 

time prior to the enforceability date; and 

(H) past and present claims for trespass, use, and occupancy of the reservation in, on, and along the Black River 

that first accrued at any time prior to the enforceability 

date. 

(4) EFFECT ON BOUNDARY CLAIMS.—Nothing in this title expands, diminishes, or impacts any claims the Tribe may assert, 

or any defense the United States may assert, concerning title 

to land outside the most current survey, as of the date of enactment of this Act, of the northern boundary of the reservation. 

(b) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF CLAIMS.— 

(1) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF CLAIMS BY

TRIBE AND UNITED STATES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of claims authorized under subsection (a)(1), the 

Tribe, on behalf of itself and its members, and the United 

States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and its members, 

shall retain any right— 

(i) subject to subparagraph 16.9 of the Agreement, to 

assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, 

the rights of the Tribe and its members under the 

Agreement or this title in any Federal or State court 

of competent jurisdiction; 

(ii) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Tribe under the judgment 

and decree entered by the court in the Gila River adjudication proceedings; 

(iii) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the rights of the Tribe under the judgment 

and decree entered by the court in the Little Colorado 

River adjudication proceedings; 

(iv) to object to any claims by or for any other Indian tribe, Indian community or nation, or dependent 

Indian community, or the United States on behalf of 

such a tribe, community, or nation; 

(v) to participate in the Gila River adjudication proceedings and the Little Colorado River adjudication 

proceedings to the extent provided in subparagraph 

14.1 of the Agreement; 

(vi) to assert any claims arising after the enforceability date for injury to water rights not specifically 

waived under this section; 

(vii) to assert any past, present, or future claim for 

injury to water rights against any other Indian tribe, 

Indian community or nation, dependent Indian community, allottee, or the United States on behalf of 

such a tribe, community, nation, or allottee; 

(viii) to assert any past, present, or future claim for 

trespass, use, and occupancy of the reservation in, on, 

or along the Black River against Freeport- McMoRan 

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cessor of those entities), including all subsidiaries and 

affiliates of those entities; and 

(ix) to assert claims arising after the enforceability 

date for injury to water rights resulting from the 

pumping of water from land located within national 

forest land as of the date of the Agreement in the 

south 1⁄2 of T. 9 N., R. 24 E., the south 1⁄2 of T. 9 N., 

R. 25 E., the north 1⁄2 of T. 8 N., R. 24 E., or the north 1⁄2 of T. 8 N., R. 25 E., if water from the land is used 

on the land or is transported off the land for municipal, commercial, or industrial use. 

(B) AGREEMENT.—On terms acceptable to the Tribe and 

the United States, the Tribe and the United States are authorized to enter into an agreement with FreeportMcMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Phelps Dodge Corporation, 

or Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. (or a predecessor or successor of those entities), including all subsidiaries and affiliates of those entities, to resolve the claims of the Tribe 

relating to the trespass, use, and occupancy of the reservation in, on, and along the Black River. 

(2) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF CLAIMS BY

TRIBE AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding the waiver 

and release of claims authorized under subsection (a)(3), the 

Tribe, on behalf of itself and its members, shall retain any 

right— 

(A) subject to subparagraph 16.9 of the Agreement, to 

assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement of, the 

rights of the Tribe and its members under the Agreement 

or this title, in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction; 

(B) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement 

of, the rights of the Tribe and members under the judgment and decree entered by the court in the Gila River adjudication proceedings; 

(C) to assert claims for injuries to, and seek enforcement 

of, the rights of the Tribe and members under the judgment and decree entered by the court in the Little Colorado River adjudication proceedings; 

(D) to object to any claims by or for any other Indian 

tribe, Indian community or nation, or dependent Indian 

community, or the United States on behalf of such a tribe, 

community, or nation; 

(E) to assert past, present, or future claims for injury to 

water rights or any other claims other than a claim to 

water rights, against any other Indian tribe, Indian community or nation, or dependent Indian community, or the 

United States on behalf of such a tribe, community, or nation; 

(F) to assert claims arising after the enforceability date 

for injury to water rights resulting from the pumping of 

water from land located within national forest land as of 

the date of the Agreement in the south 1⁄2 of T. 9 N., R. 

24 E., the south 1⁄2 of T. 9 N., R. 25 E., the north 1⁄2 of 

T. 8 N., R. 24 E., or the north 1⁄2 of T. 8 N., R. 25 E., if 

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water from that land is used on the land or is transported 

off the land for municipal, commercial, or industrial use; 

(G) to assert any claims arising after the enforceability 

date for injury to water rights not specifically waived 

under this section; 

(H) to seek remedies and to assert any other claims not 

specifically waived under this section; and 

(I) to assert any claim arising after the enforceability 

date for a future taking by the United States of reservation land, off-reservation trust land, or any property rights 

appurtenant to that land, including any water rights set 

forth in paragraph 4.0 of the Agreement. 

(3) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF CLAIMS BY

UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding the waiver and release of 

claims authorized under subsection (a)(2), the United States 

shall retain any right to assert any claim not specifically 

waived in that subsection. 

(c) EFFECTIVENESS OF WAIVER AND RELEASES.—Except as otherwise specifically provided in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of subsection (a)(3), the waivers and releases under subsection (a) shall 

become effective on the enforceability date. 

(d) ENFORCEABILITY DATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—This section takes effect on the date on 

which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of findings that— 

(A)(i) to the extent that the Agreement conflicts with 

this title, the Agreement has been revised through an 

amendment to eliminate the conflict; and 

(ii) the Agreement, as so revised, has been executed by 

the Secretary, the Tribe, and the Governor of the State; 

(B) the Secretary has fulfilled the requirements of sections 305 and 306; 

(C) the amount made available under section 312(a) has 

been deposited in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water 

Rights Settlement Subaccount; 

(D) the State funds described in subparagraph 13.3 of 

the Agreement have been deposited in the White Mountain 

Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Subaccount; 

(E) the Secretary has issued a record of decision approving the construction of the WMAT rural water system in 

a configuration substantially similar to that described in 

section 307; 

(F) the judgments and decrees substantially in the form 

of those attached to the Agreement as exhibits 12.9.6.1 

and 12.9.6.2 have been approved by the respective trial 

courts; and 

(G) the waivers and releases authorized and set forth in 

subsection (a) have been executed by the Tribe and the 

Secretary. 

(2) FAILURE OF ENFORCEABILITY DATE TO OCCUR.—If the Secretary does not publish a statement of findings under paragraph (1) by April 30, ø2021¿ 2023— (A) this title is repealed effective May 1, ø2021¿ 2023, and any activity by the Secretary to carry out this title 

shall cease; 

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(B) any amounts made available under section 312 shall 

immediately revert to the general fund of the Treasury; 

(C) any other amounts deposited in the White Mountain 

Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Subaccount (including any amounts paid by the State in accordance with the 

Agreement), together with any interest accrued on those 

amounts, shall immediately be returned to the respective 

sources of those funds; and 

(D) the Tribe and its members, and the United States, 

acting as trustee for the Tribe and its members, shall retain the right to assert past, present, and future water 

rights claims and claims for injury to water rights for the 

reservation and off-reservation trust land. 

(3) NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS TO WATER.—Beginning on the enforceability date, all land held by the United States in trust for 

the Tribe and its members shall have no rights to water other 

than those specifically quantified for the Tribe and the United 

States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and its members, for the 

reservation and off-reservation trust land pursuant to paragraph 4.0 of the Agreement. 

(e) UNITED STATES ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 

title or the Agreement affects any right of the United States to 

take any action, including environmental actions, under any laws 

(including regulations and the common law) relating to human 

health, safety, or the environment. 

(f) NO EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Except as provided in paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(B)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), and (3)(B)(ii) of subsection (a), 

nothing in this title affects any rights to water of the Tribe, its 

members, or the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and 

its members, for land outside the boundaries of the reservation or 

the off-reservation trust land. 

(g) ENTITLEMENTS.—Any entitlement to water of the Tribe, its 

members, or the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and 

its members, relating to the reservation or off-reservation trust 

land shall be satisfied from the water resources granted, quantified, confirmed, or recognized with respect to the Tribe, its members, and the United States by the Agreement and this title. 

(h) OBJECTION PROHIBITED.—Except as provided in paragraphs 

(1)(A)(ix) and (2)(F) of subsection (b), the Tribe and the United 

States, acting as trustee for the Tribe shall not— 

(1) object to the use of any well located outside the boundaries of the reservation or the off-reservation trust land in existence on the enforceability date; or 

(2) object to, dispute, or challenge after the enforceability 

date the drilling of any well or the withdrawal and use of 

water from any well in the Little Colorado River adjudication 

proceedings, the Gila River adjudication proceedings, or any 

other judicial or administrative proceeding. 

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SEC. 311. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

(a) LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a civil action described in 

paragraph (2)— 

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(A) the United States or the Tribe, or both, may be 

joined in the civil action; and 

(B) any claim by the United States or the Tribe to sovereign immunity from the civil action is waived for the sole 

purpose of resolving any issue regarding the interpretation 

or enforcement of this title or the Agreement. 

(2) DESCRIPTION OF CIVIL ACTION.—A civil action referred to 

in paragraph (1) is a civil action filed— 

(A) by any party to the Agreement or signatory to an exhibit to the Agreement in a United States or State court 

that— 

(i) relates solely and directly to the interpretation or 

enforcement of this title or the Agreement; and 

(ii) names as a party the United States or the Tribe; 

or 

(B) by a landowner or water user in the Gila River basin 

or Little Colorado River basin in the State that— 

(i) relates solely and directly to the interpretation or 

enforcement of section 309 of this title and paragraph 

12.0 of the Agreement; and 

(ii) names as a party the United States or the Tribe. 

(b) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title quantifies or otherwise affects any water right or claim or entitlement to water of any 

Indian tribe, band, or community other than the Tribe. 

(c) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall have no trust or 

other obligation— 

(A) to monitor, administer, or account for, in any manner, any amount paid to the Tribe by any party to the 

Agreement other than the United States; or 

(B) to review or approve the expenditure of those funds. 

(2) INDEMNIFICATION.—The Tribe shall indemnify the United 

States, and hold the United States harmless, with respect to 

any claim (including claims for takings or breach of trust) arising out of the receipt or expenditure of funds described in paragraph (1)(A). 

(d) APPLICABILITY OF RECLAMATION REFORM ACT.—The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.) and any other 

acreage limitation or full-cost pricing provision under Federal law 

shall not apply to any individual, entity, or land solely on the basis 

of— 

(1) receipt of any benefit under this title; 

(2) the execution or performance of the Agreement; or 

(3) the use, storage, delivery, lease, or exchange of CAP 

water. 

(e) SECRETARIAL POWER SITES.—The portions of the following 

named secretarial power site reserves that are located on the Fort 

Apache Indian Reservation or the San Carlos Apache Reservation, 

as applicable, shall be transferred and restored into the name of 

the Tribe or the San Carlos Apache Tribe, respectively: 

(1) Lower Black River (T. 3 N., R. 26 E.; T. 3 N., R. 27 E.). 

(2) Black River Pumps (T. 2 N., R. 25 E.; T. 2 N., R. 26 E.; 

T. 3 N., R. 26 E.). 

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(3) Carrizo (T. 4 N., R. 20 E.; T. 4 N., R. 21 E.; T. 41⁄2 N., 

R. 19 E.; T. 41⁄2 N., R. 20 E.; T. 41⁄2 N., R. 21 E.; T. 5 N., R. 

19 E.). 

(4) Knob (T. 5 N., R. 18 E.; T. 5 N., R. 19 E.). 

(5) Walnut Canyon (T. 5 N., R. 17 E.; T. 5 N., R. 18 E.). 

(6) Gleason Flat (T. 41⁄2 N., R. 16 E.; T. 5 N., R. 16 E.). 

(f) NO EFFECT ON FUTURE ALLOCATIONS.—Water received under 

a lease or exchange of tribal CAP water under this title shall not 

affect any future allocation or reallocation of CAP water by the Secretary. 

(g) AFTER-ACQUIRED TRUST LAND.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT OF ACT OF CONGRESS.— 

(A) LEGAL TITLE.—Subject to subparagraph (B), after the 

enforceability date, if the Tribe seeks to have legal title to 

additional land in the State located outside the exterior 

boundaries of the reservation taken into trust by the 

United States for the benefit of the Tribe, the Tribe may 

do so only pursuant to an Act of Congress specifically authorizing the transfer for the benefit of the Tribe. 

(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to— 

(i) the restoration of land to the reservation subsequently and finally determined to be part of the reservation through resolution of any dispute between 

the Tribe and the United States over the location of 

the reservation boundary, unless required by Federal 

law; or 

(ii) off-reservation trust land acquired prior to January 1, 2008. 

(2) WATER RIGHTS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—After-acquired trust land that is located outside the reservation shall not include federally reserved rights to surface water or groundwater. 

(B) RESTORED LAND.—Land that is restored to the reservation as the result of the resolution of any reservation 

boundary dispute between the Tribe and the United 

States, or any fee simple land within the reservation that 

is placed into trust, shall have water rights pursuant to 

section 308(b). 

(3) ACCEPTANCE OF LAND IN TRUST STATUS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Tribe acquires legal fee title to 

land that is located within the exterior boundaries of the 

reservation, the Secretary shall accept the land in trust 

status for the benefit of the Tribe in accordance with applicable Federal law (including regulations) for such real estate acquisitions. 

(B) RESERVATION STATUS.—Land held in trust by the 

Secretary under subparagraph (A), or restored to the reservation as a result of resolution of a boundary dispute between the Tribe and the United States, shall be deemed to 

be part of the reservation. 

(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3(b)(2) of the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization 

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Act (Public Law 110-390; 122 Stat. 4191) is amended by striking 

‘‘January 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘May 1, ø2021¿ 2023’’. 

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MERCURY EXPORT BAN ACT OF 2008 

(Public Law 110-414) 

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SEC. 5. LONG-TERM STORAGE. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF FACILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

shall designate a facility or facilities of the Department of Energy, which shall not include the Y-12 National Security Complex or any other portion or facility of the Oak Ridge Reservation of the Department of Energy, for the purpose of long-term 

management and storage of elemental mercury generated within the United States. 

(2) OPERATION OF FACILITY.—Not later than January 1, 2019, 

the facility designated in paragraph (1) shall be operational 

and shall accept custody, for the purpose of long-term management and storage, of elemental mercury generated within the 

United States and delivered to such facility. 

(b) FEES.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.—After consultation 

with persons who are likely to deliver elemental mercury 

to a designated facility for long-term management and 

storage under the program prescribed in subsection (a), 

and with other interested persons, the Secretary shall assess and collect a fee at the time of delivery for providing 

such management and storage, based on the pro rata cost 

of long-term management and storage of elemental mercury delivered to the facility. 

(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fees described in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) shall be made publically available not later than 

October 1, 2018; 

(ii) may be adjusted annually; 

(iii) shall be set in an amount sufficient to cover the 

costs described in paragraph (2), subject to clause (iv); 

and 

(iv) for generators temporarily accumulating elemental mercury in a facility subject to subparagraphs 

(B) and (D)(iv) of subsection (g)(2) if the facility designated in subsection (a) is not operational by January 

1, 2019, shall be adjusted to subtract the cost of the 

temporary accumulation during the period in which 

the facility designated under subsection (a) is not 

operational. 

(C) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE AND PERMITTING.—If the facility designated in subsection (a) is not operational by January 1, 2020, the Secretary— 

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(i) shall immediately accept the conveyance of title 

to all elemental mercury that has accumulated in facilities in accordance with subsection (g)(2)(D), before 

January 1, 2020, and deliver the accumulated mercury 

to the facility designated under subsection (a) on the 

date on which the facility becomes operational; 

(ii) shall pay any applicable Federal permitting 

costs, including the costs for permits issued under section 3005(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 

6925(c)); and 

(iii) shall store, or pay the cost of storage of, until 

the time at which a facility designated in subsection 

(a) is operational, accumulated mercury to which the 

Secretary has title under this subparagraph in a facility that has been issued a permit under section 

3005(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 

6925(c)). 

(2) COSTS.—The costs referred to in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) are 

the costs to the Department of Energy of providing such management and storage, including facility operation and maintenance, security, monitoring, reporting, personnel, administration, inspections, training, fire suppression, closure, and other 

costs required for compliance with applicable law. Such costs 

shall not include costs associated with land acquisition or permitting of a designated facility under the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act or other applicable law. Building design and building construction costs shall only be included to the extent that the 

Secretary finds that the management and storage of elemental 

mercury accepted under the program under this section cannot 

be accomplished without construction of a new building or 

buildings. 

(3) MERCURY STORAGE REVOLVING FUND.—There is hereby established the Mercury Storage Revolving Fund which shall be 

available without fiscal year limitation. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, receipts received from 

fees described under this subsection shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to be available for carrying out 

the long-term management and storage of elemental mercury 

generated within the United States without further appropriation. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end of each Federal fiscal year, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on all of the costs incurred in the previous fiscal year associated with the long-term management and storage of elemental 

mercury. Such report shall set forth separately the costs associated 

with activities taken under this section. 

(d) MANAGEMENT STANDARDS FOR A FACILITY.— (1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and all appropriate State agencies in affected States, shall make available, including to potential users of the long-term management and storage program established under subsection (a), guidance that estabVerDate Sep 11 2014 09:46 May 24, 2019 Jkt 036446 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR083.XXX HR083
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lishes procedures and standards for the receipt, management, 

and long-term storage of elemental mercury at a designated facility or facilities, including requirements to ensure appropriate 

use of flasks or other suitable shipping containers. Such procedures and standards shall be protective of human health and 

the environment and shall ensure that the elemental mercury 

is stored in a safe, secure, and effective manner. In addition to 

such procedures and standards, elemental mercury managed 

and stored under this section at a designated facility shall be 

subject to the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including the requirements of subtitle C of that Act, except as 

provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section. A designated facility is authorized to operate under interim status pursuant to 

section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act until a final decision on a permit application is made pursuant to section 

3005(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency (or an authorized State) shall issue a final decision on 

the permit application. 

(2) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall conduct operational 

training and emergency training for all staff that have responsibilities related to elemental mercury management, transfer, 

storage, monitoring, or response. 

(3) EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that each designated facility has all equipment necessary for routine operations, emergencies, monitoring, checking inventory, loading, 

and storing elemental mercury at the facility. 

(4) FIRE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS.—The Secretary shall— 

(A) ensure the installation of fire detection systems at 

each designated facility, including smoke detectors and 

heat detectors; and 

(B) ensure the installation of a permanent fire suppression system, unless the Secretary determines that a permanent fire suppression system is not necessary to protect 

human health and the environment. 

(e) INDEMNIFICATION OF PERSONS DELIVERING ELEMENTAL MERCURY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) 

and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall hold harmless, defend, and indemnify in full any person who delivers elemental mercury to a designated facility under the program established under subsection (a) from and against any suit, 

claim, demand or action, liability, judgment, cost, or other fee 

arising out of any claim for personal injury or property damage 

(including death, illness, or loss of or damage to property or 

economic loss) that results from, or is in any manner predicated upon, the release or threatened release of elemental mercury as a result of acts or omissions occurring after such mercury is delivered to a designated facility described in subsection (a). 

(B) To the extent that a person described in subparagraph 

(A) contributed to any such release or threatened release, subparagraph (A) shall not apply. 

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(2) CONDITIONS.—No indemnification may be afforded under 

this subsection unless the person seeking indemnification— 

(A) notifies the Secretary in writing within 30 days after 

receiving written notice of the claim for which indemnification is sought; 

(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of pertinent papers 

the person receives; 

(C) furnishes evidence or proof of any claim, loss, or 

damage covered by this subsection; and 

(D) provides, upon request by the Secretary, access to 

the records and personnel of the person for purposes of defending or settling the claim or action. 

(3) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—(A) In any case in which the 

Secretary determines that the Department of Energy may be 

required to make indemnification payments to a person under 

this subsection for any suit, claim, demand or action, liability, 

judgment, cost, or other fee arising out of any claim for personal injury or property damage referred to in paragraph 

(1)(A), the Secretary may settle or defend, on behalf of that 

person, the claim for personal injury or property damage. 

(B) In any case described in subparagraph (A), if the person 

to whom the Department of Energy may be required to make 

indemnification payments does not allow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim, the person may not be afforded indemnification with respect to that claim under this subsection. 

(f) TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary is authorized to establish such terms, conditions, and procedures as are 

necessary to carry out this section. 

(g) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section changes or affects any Federal, State, or 

local law or the obligation of any person to comply with such 

law. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—(A) Elemental mercury that the Secretary is 

storing on a long-term basis shall not be subject to the storage 

prohibition of section 3004(j) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

(42 U.S.C. 6924(j)). For the purposes of section 3004(j) of the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, a generator accumulating elemental 

mercury destined for a facility designated by the Secretary 

under subsection (a) for 90 days or less shall be deemed to be 

accumulating the mercury to facilitate proper treatment, recovery, or disposal. 

(B) Elemental mercury may be stored at a facility with respect to which any permit has been issued under section 

3005(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(c)), 

and shall not be subject to the storage prohibition of section 

3004(j) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6924(j)) if— 

(i) the Secretary is unable to accept the mercury at a facility designated by the Secretary under subsection (a) for 

reasons beyond the control of the owner or operator of the 

permitted facility; 

(ii) the owner or operator of the permitted facility certifies in writing to the Secretary that it will ship the mercury to the designated facility when the Secretary is able 

to accept the mercury; and 

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(iii) the owner or operator of the permitted facility certifies in writing to the Secretary that it will not sell, or 

otherwise place into commerce, the mercury. 

(C) Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to mercury with 

respect to which the owner or operator of the permitted facility fails to comply with a certification provided under 

clause (ii) or (iii) of that subparagraph. 

(D) A generator producing elemental mercury incidentally from the beneficiation or processing of ore or related 

pollution control activities may accumulate the mercury 

produced onsite that is destined for a facility designated by 

the Secretary under subsection (a) for more than 90 days 

without a permit issued under section 3005(c) of the Solid 

Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(c)), and shall not be 

subject to the storage prohibition of section 3004(j) of that 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6924(j)), if— 

(i) the Secretary is unable to accept the mercury at 

a facility designated by the Secretary under subsection 

(a) for reasons beyond the control of the generator; 

(ii) the generator certifies in writing to the Secretary 

that the generator will ship the mercury to a designated facility when the Secretary is able to accept 

the mercury; 

(iii) the generator certifies in writing to the Secretary that the generator is storing only mercury the 

generator has produced or recovered onsite and will 

not sell, or otherwise place into commerce, the mercury; and 

(iv) the generator has obtained an identification 

number under section 262.12 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and complies with the requirements 

described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 

262.34(a) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 

in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph). 

(E) MANAGEMENT STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE.—Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary, after 

consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency and State agencies in affected States, 

shall develop and make available guidance that establishes 

procedures and standards for the management and shortterm storage of elemental mercury at a generator covered 

under subparagraph (D), including requirements to ensure 

appropriate use of flasks or other suitable containers. Such 

procedures and standards shall be protective of health and 

the environment and shall ensure that the elemental mercury is stored in a safe, secure, and effective manner. A 

generator may accumulate mercury in accordance with 

subparagraph (D) immediately upon enactment of this subparagraph, and notwithstanding that guidance called for 

by this paragraph has not been developed or made available. 

(h) STUDY.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the Secretary shall 

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sultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, that— 

(1) determines the impact of the long-term storage program 

under this section on mercury recycling; and 

(2) includes proposals, if necessary, to mitigate any negative 

impact identified under paragraph (1). 

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APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in the 

accompanying bill which are not authorized: 

(thousand dollars) 

Agency/Program Last Year of Author- ization Authorization Level Appropriation in Last 

Year of Authorization 

Net Appropriation in this Bill 

Corps FUSRAP ........................................ .............................. .............................. .............................. 155,000 

EERE Program Direction ........................ 2006 110,500 164,198 163,521 

EERE Weatherization Activities .............. 2012 1,400,000 68,000 293,500 

EERE State Energy Programs ................ 2012 125,000 50,000 70,000 

Nuclear Energy ....................................... 2009 495,000 792,000 1,317,808 

Nuclear Energy Infrastructure and Facilities ................................................ 2009 145,000 245,000 319,000 

Fossil Energy .......................................... 2009 641,000 727,320 740,000 

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves ................................................ 2019 10,000 10,000 14,000 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve .................. 2003 not specified 172,856 214,000 

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve .... 2003 not specified 6,000 10,000 

Energy Information Administration ........ 1984 not specified 55,870 128,000 

Office of Science .................................... 2013 6,007,000 4,876,000 6,870,000 

Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program .................................. 2012 not specified 6,000 5,000 

Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup: 

West Valley Demonstration ........... 1981 5,000 5,000 75,215 

Departmental Administration ................. 1984 246,963 185,682 171,000 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities: 

National Nuclear Security Administration:.

Weapons Activities ............... 2019 11,192,664 11,100,000 11,760,800 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ..................... 2019 1,847,429 1,930,000 2,079,930 

Naval Reactors ..................... 2019 1,788,618 1,788,618 1,628,551 

Federal Salaries and Expenses ............................. 2019 404,529 410,000 425,000 

Defense Environmental Cleanup ............ 2018 5,440,106 5,988,048 5,993,650 

Other Defense Activities ........................ 2018 816,000 840,000 901,261 

Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal .. 2018 30,000 0 0 

Power Marketing Administrations: 

Southwestern ................................. 1984 40,254 36,229 10,400 

Western Area ................................. 1984 259,700 194,630 89,196 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1984 not specified 29,582 0 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 2018 30,600 31,000 31,000 

Delta Regional Authority ........................ 2018 30,000 25,000 15,000 

Northern Border Regional Commission .. 2018 30,000 15,000 22,000 

Southeast Crescent Regional Commission .................................................... 2018 30,000 250 250 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission ............ 1985 460,000 448,200 130,032 

1 Program was initiated in 1972 and has never received a separate authorization. 

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RESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Department or Activity Amount 

Department of Energy: Western Area Power Administration ..................... 176,000 

COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

(P.L. 93–344), as amended, requires the report accompanying a bill 

providing new budget authority to contain a statement comparing 

the levels in the bill to the suballocations submitted under section 

302(b) of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the applicable fiscal year. 

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) Allocation This Bill 

Budget 

Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with 

Committee allocations to its subcommittee: Subcommittee on Energy 

and Water Development, and Related 

Agencies 

Discretionary ................................. 46,413 44,800 46,413 44,659 

Mandatory ..................................... 0 0 0 1 0 

1 Includes outlays from prior year budget authority. 

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93–344), as amended, the following table 

contains five-year projections associated with the budget authority 

provided in the accompanying bill. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Outlays 

Projection of outlays associated with 

the recommendation: 

2020 .............................................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 1 25,943 

2021 .............................................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 13,112 

2022 .............................................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 5,286 

2023 .............................................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 1,148 

2024 and future years .................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 727 

1 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93–344), as amended, the Congressional 

Budget Office has provided the following estimates of new budget 

authority and outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local governments. 

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[In millions of dollars] 

Budget 

Authority Outlays 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2020 .................................................... 183 1 0 

1 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority. 

COMMITTEE HEARINGS

For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 116th Congress— 

The following hearings were used to develop or consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act, 2020: 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on February 7, 2019, entitled ‘‘Energy Trends and Outlook.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable Linda Capuano Administrator, Energy Information Administration 

Dr. Jay Hakes, Author of A Declaration of Energy Independence, 

Former Administrator, Energy Information Administration 

Ethan Zindler, Head of Americas and Policy Analysis, Bloomberg 

New Energy Finance 

Amy Myers Jaffe, Program Director for Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations 

Matt Sonnesyn, Vice President for Infrastructure, Energy, & Environment, Business Roundtable 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on February 13, 2019, entitled ‘‘Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Annamaria Garcia, Director, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs, U.S. Department of Energy 

Michael Furze, Assistant Director, Energy Division, Washington 

State Department of Commerce 

Amy Klusmeier, Director, Weatherization Assistance Program, 

National Association for State Community Services Program 

Terry Jacobs, Housing and Energy Director, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 7, 2019, entitled 

‘‘Energy Workforce Opportunities and Challenges.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Morgan Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC 

Dr. Noe ̈l Bakhtian, Director, Center for Advanced Energy Studies 

Sloane Evans, Center for Energy Workforce Development and 

Senior Vice President, Georgia Power & Southern Company 

Donnie Colston, Director of Utility Departments, International 

Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on March 26, 2019, entitled 

‘‘Department of Energy’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020.’’ 

The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

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The Honorable Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on March 27, 2019, entitled 

‘‘U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

The Honorable Timothy Petty, Assistant Secretary for Water and 

Science, U.S. Department of the Interior 

The Honorable Brenda Burman, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on April 2, 2019, entitled ‘‘Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s 

Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020.’’ The Subcommittee received 

testimony from: 

The Honorable Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security & Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration 

The Honorable Charles Verdon, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration 

The Honorable Brent Park, Deputy Administrator for Defense 

Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration 

Admiral James ‘‘Frank’’ Caldwell, Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on April 3, 2019, entitled ‘‘Department of Energy’s FY 2020 Budget Request Under Secretaries 

of Energy for Energy and Science.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable Mark W. Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy, 

U.S. Department of Energy 

The Honorable Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. 

Department of Energy 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on April 9, 2019 entitled 

‘‘Member Day Hearing.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony 

from: 

The Honorable Rick W. Allen, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Earl L. ‘‘Buddy’’ Carter, Member of Congress 

The Honorable TJ Cox, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Rodney Davis, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Jeff Duncan, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Jenniffer Gonza ́lez-Colo ́n, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Kay Granger, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Garret Graves, Member of Congress 

The Honorable H. Morgan Griffith, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Jim Hagedorn, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Mike Johnson, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Conor Lamb, Member of Congress 

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The Honorable Brian J. Mast, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Jerry McNerney, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Tom O’Halleran, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Pete Olson, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Scott H. Peters, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Raul Ruiz, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Steve Scalise, Member of Congress 

The Honorable John Shimkus, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Dina Titus, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Fred Upton, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Joe Wilson, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Robert J. Wittman, Member of Congress 

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Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XII[ of the House of Representatives, the results 

of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

RollCall! 

Date: May 21,2019 

Measure: Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Calvert 

Description of Motion: To include the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project in the bill as one of 

the projects recommended by the Secretary of the Interior to receive funding under the WJIN Act. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 30 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Cat1er 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Paean 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Roll Call2 

Date: May 21, 2019 

Measure: Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Simpson 

Description of Motion: To provide funding for the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission for Yucca Mountain licensing activities, with offsets. 

Results: Defeated 25 yeas to 27 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Kilmer 

Ms. McCollum 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Visclosky 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Bishop 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Roll Call} 

Date:May21,2019 

Measure: Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, FY20 

Motion by: Mr. Visclosky 

Description of Motion: To report the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill to the House, as amended. 

Resu Its: Adopted 3 I yeas to 21 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Paean 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Scbultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CIVIL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

Corps of Engineers Civil 

Investigations ............................ . 

Construction. . ..................................... . 

Mississippi River and Tributaries .............. . 

Operation and Maintenance ............................ . 

Regulatory Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . 

Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 

(FUSRAP) ........................................... . 

Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies ................ . 

Expenses ............................................ . 

Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil 

............................................. . 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ........................ . 

Inland Waterways Trust Fund ..................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

125,000 

2,183,000 

368,000 

3,739,500 

200,000 

150,000 

35,000 

193,000 

5,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

77 '000 

1,306,945 

209,872 

930,428 

200,000 

27,000 

187,000 

5,000 

965,000 

55,500 

Bi 11 

135,000 

2,337,000 

350,000 

3,923,000 

210,000 

155,000 

37,500 

203,000 

5,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+10,000 +

+154,000 +1,0

-18,000 +1

+183,500 +1,9

+10,000 +

+5,000 +1

+2,500 +

+10,000 +

9

-

============== ============== ============== =======

Total, title I, Department of Defense 

Appropriations. 

Civil ... 6,998,500 

(6,998,500) 

4,963,745 

(4,963,745) 

7,355,500 +357,000 +2,3

(7,355,500) (+357,000) (+2 '3

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE II - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Central Utah Project 

Central Utah Project Completion Account ... 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Water and Related Resources .................. . 

Central Valley Project Restoration Fund .............. . California Bay-Delta Restoration ................... . 

Policy and Administration .......................... . 

Total, Bureau of Reclamation .................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

15,000 

1,391,992 

62,008 

35,000 

61 '000 

--------------

1,550,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

10,000 

962,000 

54,849 

33,000 

60,000 

--------------

1,109,849 

Bill 

15,000 

1,485,000 

54,849 

33,000 

60,000 

--------------

1,632,849 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+93,008 

-7' 159 

2,000 

-1 '000 

--------------

+82,849 

============== ============== ============== ============== 

Total, title II, Department of the Interior .. 1,565,000 1 '119 '849 1,647,849 +82,849 

Appropriations .. (1 ,565,000) (1 ,119,849) (1 ,647 ,849) (+82,849) 

B

+5+5+5

(+5

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE III - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Programs 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ............... . 

Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response 

Electricity........ . ............................... . 

Nuclear Energy ....................................... . 

Defense function ................................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,379,000 

120,000 156,000 

1,180,000 

146,090 

FY 2020 

Request 

343,000 

156,500 182,500 

686,192 

137,808 

Bill 

2,651,713 

150,000 

200,000 

1,180,000 

137,808 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+272,713 +2,3

+30,000 +44,000 +

+4

-8,282 

---------- ---

---------- --- ----- ---- --- ---

Subtotal .. 

Fossil Energy Research and Development ............... . 

Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves ............... . 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve .......................... . 

Sale of crude oil ................................ . 

Use of sale proceeds.... . . . . . . . .............. . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

SPR Petroleum Account ................................ . 

Sale of Petroleum Product ........................ . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve ................... . 

Sale of Home Heating Oil Reserve ............ . 

Subtotal. 

1,326,090 824,000 1,317,808 -8,282 

740,000 562,000 740,000 

10.000 14,000 14,000 +4,000 

235,000 174,000 214,000 -21.000 

300,000 450,000 450,000 150,000 300,000 450,000 450,000 +150,000 

-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

235,000 

10.000 10,000 10,000 10,000 

174,000 

27.000 

96,000 

-69,000 -90,000 

90,000 

214,000 21.000 

10,200 +200 10,200 +200 10,000 10,000 

+4+1

++

-

+

+

++

+1

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Energy Information Administration .................... . 

Non-defense Environmental Cleanup .................... . 

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning 

Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 

Science .................................... . 

Nuclear Waste Disposal ............................... . 

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy ............. . 

Rescission.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

125,000 

310,000 

841 '129 

6,585,000 

366,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

118,000 

247,480 

715' 112 

5,545,972 

90,000 

-287,000 

Bill 

128,000 

308,000 

873,479 

6,870,000 

425,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+3,000 +

2,000 +

+32,350 +1

+285,000 +1,3

-

+59,000 +4

+2

-------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal .................................. . 

Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program. 

Offsetting collection ....................... . 

Rescission... . . . . . .......................... . 

Cancellation of Commitment Authority ........... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loans 

program ............................................ . 

Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program ................. . 

Rescission ................................... . 

Subtotal ....................................... . 

Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs ... 

366,000 

33,000 

-15,000 

18,000 

5,000 

1,000 

1 '000 

18,000 

-287,000 

3,000 

-3,000 

-160,659 -224,000 -384,659 

-8,500 -8,500 

8,000 

425,000 +59,000 +7

33,000 ... +

-3,000 +12,000 

+1+2

30,000 +12,000 +4

5,000 . .. 

1 ,000 ... 

-------------- -------------- -------

1 '000 ... 

25,000 +7,000 +

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Departmental Administration .......................... . 

Miscellaneous revenues ........................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

261,858 

96,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

210,923 

93,378 

Bill 

264,378 

-93,378 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+2,520 ++2,622 

-------------- -------------- --- ---------- -------------- -------

Net appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 

Office of the Inspector General ...................... . 

International Affairs ................................ . 

Total, Energy programs ......................... . 

Atomic Energy Defense Activities 

National Nuclear Security Administration 

Weapons Activities ................................... . 

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ..................... . 

Rescission ..................................... . 

Subtotal ...................................... . 

Naval Reactors ..................................... . 

Federal Salaries and Expenses ....................... . 

Total, National Nuclear Security Administration. 

165,858 

51' 330 

13,472,407 11,100,000 

1,949,000 

-19,000 

117,545 

54,215 

36 '1 00 

8,349,265 

12,408,603 

1 '993 '302 

---

171 '000 +5' 142 +

54,215 +2,885 

-

14,198,415 +726,008 +5,811,760,800 +660,800 -6

2,079,930 +130,930 +

--- +19,000 

-------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------

1,930,000 1,788,618 

410,000 

15,228,618 

1 '993 '302 

1,648,396 

434,699 

16,485,000 

2,079,930 

1,628,551 

425,000 

15,894,281 

+149,930 

-160,067 

+15,000 

+665,663 

+

-

-5

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Environmental and Other Defense Activities 

Defense Environmental Cleanup .......... . 

Rescission ......................... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Other Defense Activities ............................. . 

Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal ....................... . 

Total, Environmental and Other Defense Activities. 

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities .... 

Power Marketing Administrations 11 

Operation and maintenance, Southeastern Power 

Administration ..................................... . 

Offsetting collections ...................... . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

Operation and maintenance, Southwestern Power 

Administration .............................. . 

Offsetting collections ..................... . 

Subtotal. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

6,028,600 

-4,600 

6,024,000 

860,292 

6,884,292 

22,112,910 

6,500 

-6,500 

45,802 

-35,402 

10,400 

FY 2020 

Request 

5,522,063 

-15,562 

5,506,501 

1,035,339 

26,000 

6,567,840 

23,052,840 

6,597 

-6,597 

47,775 

-37,375 

10,400 

Bill 

5,993,650 5,993,650 

901 '261 

6,894,911 

22,789,192 

6,597 

-6,597 

47,775 

-37,375 

10,400 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-34,950 

+4,600 

-30,350 

+40,969 +10,619 

+676,282 

+97 

-97 

+1 '973 

-1 '973 

B

+4

+

+4

-1

-

+3

-2

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and 

Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration 

Offsetting collections ......................... . 

Rescission ................................. . 

Subtotal ..... 

Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund .... . 

Offsetting collections ........................... . 

Subtotal ........ . 

Total, Power Marketing Administrations ..... . 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

Salaries and expenses .. 

Revenues applied ...... . 

Total, title III, Department of Energy ......... . 

Appropriations ............................. . 

Rescissions ................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

265,142 

175,770 

89,372 

1 '568 

-1 '340 

228 

100,000 

369,900 

-369,900 

35,685,317 

(35,708,917) 

(-23,600) 

FY 2020 

Request 

262,959 

173,587 

-176 

89,196 

3' 160 

-2,932 

228 

99,824 

382,000 

-382,000 

31,501,929 

(32,197,826) 

(-695,897) 

Bill 

262,959 

173,587 

-176 

89' 196 

3' 160 

2,932 

228 

99,824 

382,000 

-382,000 

37,087,431 

(37 '087 '607) 

( -176) 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-2' 183 

+2' 183 

-176 

176 

+1 ,592 

1 '592 

-176 

+12' 100 

-12' 100 

+1 '402' 114 

(+1 ,378,690) 

(+23,424) 

B

+5,5

(+4,8

(+6

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE IV INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

Appalachian Regional Commission .................... . 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ...... . 

Delta Regional Authority ............................. . 

Denali Commission .................................... . 

Northern Border Regional Commission ................. . 

Southeast Crescent Regional Commission ............... . 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission: 

Salaries and expenses ............................ . 

Revenues ......................................... . 

Subtotal ........ . 

Office of Inspector General ...................... . 

Revenues ......................................... . 

Subtotal .................................... . 

Total, Nuclear Regulatory Commission .......... . 

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board ................. . 

Total, title IV, Independent agencies ..... 

Appropriations .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

165,000 

31 '000 

25,000 

15,000 

20,000 

250 

898,350 

-770,477 

127,873 

12,609 10,355 

2,254 

130' 127 

3,600 

389 '977 

(389,977) 

FY 2020 

Request 

165,000 

29,450 

2,500 

7,300 

850 

907,765 

-748,669 

159,096 

13,314 

10,929 

2.385 

161 '481 

3.600 

370' 181 

(370' 181) 

Bi 11 

170,000 

31 '000 

15,000 15,000 

22,000 

250 

885,236 

-757,589 

127,647 

13,314 10,929 

2,385 

130,032 

3,600 

386,882 

(386,882) 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

+5,000 

10,000 

---

+2,000 

---

-13' 114 

+12,888 

-226 

+705 

574 

+131 

95 

3,095 

(-3,095) 

B

+

+

--

+

(+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Colorado River Basin Fund ............................ . 

Total, Title V, General Provisions... . .... 

Grand total .......................................... . 

Appropriations .................................. . 

Rescissions ..................................... . 

1/ Totals adjusted to net out alternative financing 

costs, reimbursable agreement funding, and power 

purchase and wheeling expenditures. Offsetting 

collection totals only reflect funds collected 

for annual expenses, excluding power purchase 

wheeling 

FY 2019 

Enacted 21 '400 21 '400 

44,660,194 

(44,683,794) 

( -23 ,600) 

FY 2020 

Request 

37,955,704 

(38,651 ,601) 

(-695,897) 

Bill 

46,477,662 

(46,477,838) 

( -176) 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-21,400 -21 '400 

+1 '817 '468 

(+1,794,044) 

(+23,424) 

B

+8,5

(+7,8

(+6
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MINORITY VIEWS 

As reported by the Committee, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020 

provides a total of $46,413,000,000 for the programs within the bill. 

Of this amount, total defense funding is $23,113,000,000, a reduction of $107,098,000 below the budget request and an increase of 

$673,000,000 above fiscal year 2019, and total non-defense funding 

is $23,300,000,000, an increase of $8,461,056,000 above the budget 

request and $1,100,000,000 above fiscal year 2019. We appreciate 

the efforts of the Majority to address issues of importance to Members of both sides of the aisle in the bill and report. Unfortunately, 

due to concerns about spending levels and policy decisions contained in the bill, we are unable to support the bill as written at 

this time. 

The bill continues investments in our nation’s water resources infrastructure, including harbor maintenance activities, flood and 

storm damage reduction efforts, and critical water storage projects. 

With Republican support, the manager’s amendment incorporated 

a recently-submitted budget amendment by increasing funding for 

Everglades Restoration. The bill provides funding for basic science 

research within the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 

which is important to keep the national laboratories and America’s 

researchers at the forefront of global scientific discovery. While we 

support all of these programs, the appropriateness of specific funding levels depends on the broader budgetary backdrop. 

We are troubled that the Majority party’s budget framework does 

not reflect a bipartisan, bicameral agreement. That framework puts 

the Federal government on track to add to the national debt when 

it is already more than $22,000,000,000,000. In addition, the Majority framework continues the misguided notion that increases to 

defense spending must be matched or exceeded by increases to nondefense spending. It supports more than twice as much additional 

funding in fiscal year 2020 for non-defense programs as for defense 

programs. In the Energy and Water Development bill specifically, 

a bill that was roughly half defense and half non-defense spending 

in fiscal year 2019, the increase for non-defense programs is more 

than one and one-half-times the increase for defense programs. 

We need to come together with the Senate and the Administration to reach an agreement on the topline funding level before we 

allocate funding among the various appropriations bills. We should 

see how the Energy and Water Development bill fits into the larger 

picture before moving forward. 

In addition to overall funding concerns, Republican Members of 

the Committee were disappointed by certain policy provisions and 

funding decisions made within the bill. House Republicans will continue to work to address these issues as the appropriations process 

continues. 

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Reflective of the Majority’s disproportionate increase for non-defense funding compared to defense funding, the bill does not sufficiently prioritize funding for nuclear weapons activities. We must 

uphold our nation’s strong nuclear deterrence posture, and to do 

that, we must adequately fund the activities necessary to maintain 

a safe, reliable, and effective stockpile. Yet the bill is $647,000,000 

below the budget request for Weapons Activities, including a reduction of $406,919,000 for Directed Stockpile Work. 

With respect to non-defense programs, the Majority has stated 

an intent to focus on technologies to address climate change. The 

Subcommittee held several hearings at which witnesses and Members of both parties discussed the necessity of advanced nuclear 

technologies in any kind of low-carbon energy future. Yet the bill 

leaves nuclear energy research and development funding essentially flat. 

Republican Members of the Committee supported efforts to improve the way the bill addresses water supply reliability. At the request of Congressman Ken Calvert, the manager’s amendment increased funding for WIIN Act water storage projects. We are disappointed, however, with the Majority’s decision to throw away opportunities to enhance water security in the drought-prone West. 

The Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement project was recommended by the Department of the Interior to receive previouslyappropriated funding under the WIIN Act. The Majority, however, 

chose to exclude this project from the bill, and an amendment by 

Congressman Calvert to add the project to the bill was defeated on 

a party-line vote. 

Finally, we are concerned that the bill does not include any funding to advance the Yucca Mountain license application process and 

instead offers a false promise of interim storage as a solution to the 

nuclear waste issue. Funding for interim storage alone cannot solve 

the issue of nuclear waste disposal, especially since current law 

strictly limits federal action in this area. Additionally, interim storage locations will be much more difficult to site if there are no assurances of permanent disposal, as the interim sites would become 

de facto permanent sites. Continuing the Yucca Mountain licensing 

process is a necessary step in establishing a permanent repository 

for our nation’s defense and commercial nuclear waste. 

Currently, spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste is 

temporarily stored at 121 locations across 39 states. While these locations provide safe storage, they were never intended to be permanent. This material needs to be relocated to a more secure, safe, 

and permanent facility. Continuing—and completing—the licensing 

process is how we ensure an authoritative scientific decision, not 

a political decision, on the safety of Yucca Mountain. 

Over the past few decades, electricity customers across the country have paid roughly $41 billion, with accrued interest, into the 

Nuclear Waste Fund for permanent disposal of nuclear waste. Due 

to the political decision to halt advancement of a permanent repository, however, it is taxpayers who currently are paying approximately $2.2 million per day—more than $800 million per year—to 

cover the costs of temporary, on-site storage. 

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clear Regulatory Commission to continue the licensing process. We 

were pleased to see four of our Democratic colleagues support the 

amendment. We had hoped for broader support since just last year 

340 Members of the House, including 16 Members currently serving on the other side of the aisle on this Committee, voted to approve H.R. 3053 to jumpstart the Yucca Mountain project. Although the amendment did not pass, we will continue to work with 

Members on both sides of the aisle to address this issue as the appropriations process continues. It is beyond time we complete the 

Yucca Mountain license application process. The public deserves 

answers on the long-term safety of the Yucca site. 

Despite our disagreements over the issues discussed above, we 

appreciate the Majority’s willingness to address Member priorities 

in the bill and report. The Subcommittee has a long-standing tradition of bipartisanship, and we will continue to work in good faith 

with our colleagues as we proceed through the appropriations process. By working together, we can best address the needs of the Nation. 

KAY GRANGER. 

MICHAEL K. SIMPSON. 

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