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Calendar No. 469 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4927 

[Report No. 118–205] 

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 

original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for energy and water development 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2025, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en5 ergy and water development and related agencies for the 

6 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur7 poses, namely: 
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1 TITLE I 

2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

4 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

5 The following appropriations shall be expended under 

6 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super7 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func8 tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 

9 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro10 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 

11 INVESTIGATIONS

12 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 

13 the collection and study of basic information pertaining 

14 to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 

15 shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re16 lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 

17 and specification of proposed river and harbor, flood and 

18 storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 

19 ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 

20 construction, for restudy of authorized projects; and for 

21 miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 

22 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 

23 of projects prior to construction, $107,800,000, to remain 

24 available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 

25 shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 
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1 been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 

2 both Houses of Congress. 

3 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN

4 For expenses necessary for conducting surveys and 

5 detailed studies, and plans and specifications, prior to con6 struction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage re7 duction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

8 and related projects authorized by law (including those in9 volving participation by States, local governments, or pri10 vate groups) or made eligible for selection by law (but such 

11 detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not 

12 constitute a commitment of the Government to construc13 tion), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

14 Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the 

15 work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Com16 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 

19 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro20 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 

21 projects authorized by law; for conducting and completing 

22 detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such 

23 projects (including those involving participation by States, 

24 local governments, or private groups) authorized or made 

25 eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and 
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1 plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commit2 ment of the Government to construction); $2,979,041,000, 

3 to remain available until expended; of which $77,900,000, 

4 to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 

5 shall be to cover the Federal share of construction costs 

6 for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facili7 ties program; and of which such sums as are necessary 

8 to cover 35 percent of the costs of construction, replace9 ment, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways 

10 projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust 

11 Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: 

12 Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the 

13 work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

15 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

16 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 

17 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu18 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 

19 by law, $375,464,000, to remain available until expended, 

20 of which $6,215,000, to be derived from the Harbor Main21 tenance Trust Fund, shall be to cover the Federal share 

22 of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har23 bors: Provided, That 10 percent of the total amount of 

24 funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or ac25 tivities for operation and maintenance funded under this 
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1 heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity 

2 prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal 

3 year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engi4 neers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of 

5 Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, 

6 and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the 

7 fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been 

8 used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance 

9 with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or 

10 activities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 

11 deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been sub12 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

13 Houses of Congress. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte17 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 

18 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

19 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 

20 for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ21 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 

22 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 

23 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 

24 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 

25 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con-
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1 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 

2 removing obstructions to navigation, $5,849,129,000, to 

3 remain available until expended, of which $3,002,885,000, 

4 to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, 

5 shall be to cover the Federal share of eligible operations 

6 and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, 

7 and for inland harbors, of which $252,843,000, shall be 

8 for the design and construction to replace Federal 

9 dredges, in addition to amount otherwise made available 

10 for such purposes, and shall be transferred to and merged 

11 with funds available for such purposes in the revolving 

12 fund established by the first section of the Act of July 

13 27, 1953 (33 U.S.C. 576); of which such sums as become 

14 available from the special account for the Corps of Engi15 neers established by the Land and Water Conservation 

16 Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for 

17 resource protection, research, interpretation, and mainte18 nance activities related to resource protection in the areas 

19 at which outdoor recreation is available; of which such 

20 sums as become available from fees collected under section 

21 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the 

22 cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material 

23 disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected; 

24 and of which $60,000,000, to be derived from the general 

25 fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out subsection (c) 
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1 of section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel2 opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) and shall be des3 ignated as being for such purpose pursuant to paragraph 

4 (2) of section 14003 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, 

5 Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136): 

6 Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds pro7 vided for each of the programs, projects, or activities fund8 ed under this heading shall not be allocated to a field oper9 ating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter 

10 of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief 

11 of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the 

12 Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appro13 priate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate dur14 ing the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have 

15 not been used for emergency activities proportionally in 

16 accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, 

17 projects, or activities: Provided further, That the Secretary 

18 shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 

19 been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 

20 both Houses of Congress. 

21 REGULATORY PROGRAM

22 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 

23 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 

24 $224,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2026. 
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1 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

2 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 

3 from sites in the United States resulting from work per4 formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro5 gram, $325,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

7 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri8 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 

9 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 

10 such disasters as authorized by law, $45,000,000, to re11 main available until expended. 

12 EXPENSES

13 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen14 eral administration of the civil works program in the head15 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 

16 Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op17 eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ18 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 

19 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 

20 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen21 ter allocable to the civil works program, $224,000,000, to 

22 remain available until September 30, 2026, of which not 

23 to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 

24 representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 

25 year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 
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1 provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil 

2 works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers 

3 or the civil works executive direction and management ac4 tivities of the division offices: Provided further, That any 

5 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation 

6 may be used to fund the supervision and general adminis7 tration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activi8 ties in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural 

9 disaster. 

10 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

11 FOR CIVIL WORKS

12 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

13 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 7016(b)(3), 

14 $5,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: 

15 Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount 

16 may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec17 retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 

18 both Houses of Congress the report required under section 

19 101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 

20 95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 

21 heading in the report accompanying this Act, to specific 

22 programs, projects, or activities. 
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1 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

2 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar4 anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 

5 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to re6 main available until expended, for safety projects to main7 tain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the National 

8 Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of state, 

9 local government, public utility, or private: Provided, That 

10 any activity that results in a decrease in the hazard or 

11 a decrease in the potential consequences of poor perform12 ance of a dam structure listed on the National Inventory 

13 of Dams with a primary owner type of state, local govern14 ment, public utility, or private shall be considered a safety 

15 project eligible for funds provided under this heading for 

16 that purpose by this or any prior Act: Provided further, 

17 That any safety project for a dam identified in the Na18 tional Inventory of Dams with a primary owner type of 

19 state, local government, public utility, or private shall be 

20 eligible under section 5026(1)(A) of the Water Resources 

21 Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

22 121) (33 U.S.C. 3905(1)(A)) for funds provided under 

23 this heading for that purpose by this or any prior Act: 

24 Provided further, That no project may be funded with 

25 amounts provided under this heading in this or any prior 
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1 Act for a dam that is identified as jointly owned in the 

2 National Inventory of Dams and where one of those joint 

3 owners is the Federal Government: Provided further, That 

4 not later than 90 days following the end of any submittal 

5 period occurring before or after the date of enactment of 

6 this Act of a solicitation of preliminary applications from 

7 prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance of funds 

8 made available under this heading by this or any prior 

9 Act, the Secretary shall provide to each applicant a written 

10 notice to inform the applicant whether the applicant will 

11 be invited to apply for credit assistance: Provided further, 

12 That amounts made available under this heading in this 

13 Act shall also be available for projects to construct, main14 tain, upgrade, and repair levees and ancillary features 

15 with a primary owner type of state, municipal, county, pri16 vate, or other non-Federal entity: Provided further, That 

17 subsection 386.2(v) of Title 33 of the Code of Federal 

18 Regulations is hereby amended to add the following new 

19 paragraph (2) and to renumber subsequent paragraphs 

20 accordingly: ‘‘(2) Any project to construct, maintain, up21 grade, or repair levees and ancillary features with a pri22 mary owner type of state, municipal, county, private, or 

23 other non-Federal entity; and which meets the statutory 

24 requirements of Title 1, Division D of the Consolidated 

25 Appropriations Act, 2024 and the criteria outlined in 85 
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1 FR 39189 (see division D of the Further Consolidated Ap2 propriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–94).’’: Provided fur3 ther, That no project may be funded with amounts pro4 vided under this heading for a levee unless the Secretary 

5 has certified in advance, in writing, that the levee is not 

6 owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government: 

7 Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army shall 

8 make available all funds provided under this heading by 

9 this or any prior Act through a Notice of Funding Avail10 ability no later than 90 days after the date enactment of 

11 this Act: Provided further That the Secretary of the Army 

12 shall issue invitations to submit applications no later than 

13 180 days after the date enactment of this Act: Provided 

14 further, That no further rulemaking to make funds pro15 vided under this heading by this or any prior Act shall 

16 be necessary: Provided further, That such costs, including 

17 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 

18 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro19 vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 

20 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 

21 including capitalized interest, and total loan principal, in22 cluding capitalized interest, any part of which is to be 

23 guaranteed, not to exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, 

24 That the use of direct loans or loan guarantee authority 

25 under this heading for direct loans or commitments to 
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1 guarantee loans for any project shall be in accordance with 

2 the criteria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 

3 2020 (85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under 

4 the heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova5 tion Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Con6 solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 

7 Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 

8 guarantee authority made available under this heading 

9 shall be available for any project unless the Secretary and 

10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

11 have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 

12 or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 

13 with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Pro14 vided further, That any references to the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency (EPA) or the Administrator in the cri16 teria referenced in the previous two provisos shall be 

17 deemed to be references to the Army Corps of Engineers 

18 or the Secretary of the Army, respectively, for purposes 

19 of the direct loans or loan guarantee authority made avail20 able under this heading: Provided further, That for the 

21 purposes of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 

22 1974, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

23 may request, and the Secretary shall promptly provide, 

24 documentation and information relating to a project iden25 tified in a Letter of Interest submitted to the Secretary 
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1 pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability for applica2 tions for credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure 

3 Finance and Innovation Act Program, including with re4 spect to a project that was initiated or completed before 

5 the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 

7 to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 

8 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 

9 in this account, to remain available until expended. 

10 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

11 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 

12 section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In13 novation Act of 2014, $5,000,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2026. 

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 

16 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 

19 of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 

20 to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 

21 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

22 year 2025, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

23 through a reprogramming of funds that: 

24 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 

25 or activity; 
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1 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

2 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro3 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

4 denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior ap5 proval is received from the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress; 

7 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

8 activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 

9 is received from the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of both Houses of Congress; 

11 (5) augments or reduces existing programs, 

12 projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con13 tained in paragraphs (6) through (11), unless prior 

14 approval is received from the Committees on Appro15 priations of both Houses of Congress; 

16 (6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 

17 $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 

18 amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 

19 or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 

20 less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 

21 $25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 

22 be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ23 ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 

24 obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
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1 (7) PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN.— 

2 For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 

3 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 

4 $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: 

5 Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, 

6 the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided fur7 ther, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed 

8 into any continuing study or activity that did not re9 ceive an appropriation for existing obligations and 

10 concomitant administrative expenses; 

11 (8) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 

12 $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 

13 base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 

14 study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 

15 base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 

16 limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 

17 $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con18 tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de19 ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 

20 $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 

21 study or activity that did not receive an appropria22 tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin23 istrative expenses; 

24 (9) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Unlim25 ited reprogramming authority is granted for the 
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1 Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro2 vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 

3 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

4 Congress of these emergency actions as soon there5 after as practicable: Provided further, That for a 

6 base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 

7 percent of the base amount up to a limit of 

8 $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: 

9 Provided further, That for a base level less than 

10 $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: 

11 Provided further, That $150,000 may be repro12 grammed into any continuing study or activity that 

13 did not receive an appropriation; 

14 (10) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.— 

15 The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), 

16 (8), and (9) shall apply to the Investigations, Con17 struction, and Operation and Maintenance portions 

18 of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, re19 spectively; and 

20 (11) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL AC21 TION PROGRAM.—Reprogramming of up to 15 per22 cent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. 

23 (b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no case 

24 should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be sub-
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1 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

2 Houses of Congress. 

3 (c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.—Sub4 section (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 

5 funded under the continuing authorities program. 

6 (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

8 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con9 gress to establish the baseline for application of re10 programming and transfer authorities for the current fis11 cal year which shall include: 

12 (1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa13 rate column to display the President’s budget re14 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

15 due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis16 cal year enacted level; 

17 (2) A delineation in the table for each appro18 priation both by object class and program, project 

19 and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 

20 the respective appropriations; and 

21 (3) An identification of items of special congres22 sional interest. 

23 SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 

24 title may be used to award or modify any contract that 

25 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 
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1 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex2 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 

3 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 

4 section 101. 

5 SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 

6 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 

7 Service may accept and expend, up to $8,200,000 of funds 

8 provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 

9 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 

10 of Engineers projects. 

11 SEC. 104. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

12 for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate13 rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac14 ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 

15 dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 

16 thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 

17 certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water 

18 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That 

19 until an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate20 rial is approved under a State water quality certification, 

21 the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement 

22 of such dredged material consistent with the requirements 

23 of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act 

24 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
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1 SEC. 105. Additional funding provided in this Act 

2 shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible 

3 by the Chief of Engineers. 
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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

4 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

5 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 

6 Utah Project Completion Act, $23,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended, of which $4,000,000 shall be de8 posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con9 servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti10 gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 

11 the amount provided under this heading, $1,900,000 shall 

12 be available until September 30, 2026, for expenses nec13 essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec14 retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 

15 year 2025, of the amount made available to the Commis16 sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 

17 use an amount not to exceed $2,164,100 for administra18 tive expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts pro19 vided under this heading, not to exceed $1,000 may be 

20 for official reception and representation expenses. 

21 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

22 The following appropriations shall be expended to 

23 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama24 tion: 
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1 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For management, development, and restoration of 

4 water and related natural resources and for related activi5 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita6 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 

7 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri8 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 

9 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 

10 recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,864,550,000, to 

11 remain available until expended, of which $23,620,000 

12 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 

13 Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall be available for transfer 

14 to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 

15 of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad16 vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 

17 $100,000 shall be available for transfer into the Aging In18 frastructure Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of 

19 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as 

20 amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): Provided further, That 

21 such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the 

22 preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within 

23 the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided fur24 ther, That of the total appropriated, the amount for pro25 gram activities that can be financed by the Reclamation 
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1 Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account 

2 established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or 

3 the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established 

4 by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or 

5 account: Provided further, That funds contributed under 

6 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the pur7 poses for which the funds were contributed: Provided fur8 ther, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be 

9 credited to this account and are available until expended 

10 for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this 

11 heading: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

12 herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 

13 may be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 

14 authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: Provided further, That 

15 within available funds, up to $250,000 may be for grants 

16 and financial assistance for educational activities: Pro17 vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 

18 heading, not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official re19 ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

20 That in accordance with section 4007 of Public Law 114– 

21 322 and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter 

22 dated May 22, 2024, funding provided for such purpose 

23 in fiscal year 2024 shall be made available to the Sites 

24 Reservoir Project: Provided further, That in accordance 

25 with section 4009(c) of Public Law 114–322 and as rec-
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1 ommended by the Secretary in a letter dated May 22, 

2 2024, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal year 

3 2023 and fiscal year 2024 shall be made available to the 

4 El Paso Aquifer Storage and Recovery Enhanced Arroyo 

5 Project, the Replenish Big Bear, the Purified Water Re6 plenishment Project, North San Diego Water Reuse Coali7 tion Regional Water Program, Coachella Valley Water 

8 District WRP–10 Non-Potable Water System Expansion, 

9 Pure Water Oceanside Phase 1, and the Carpinteria Ad10 vanced Purification Project. 

11 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

12 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi13 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 

14 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, such sums 

15 as may be collected in fiscal year 2025 in the Central Val16 ley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 

17 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, 

18 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bu19 reau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the 

20 full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration 

21 payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 

22 102–575: Provided further, That none of the funds made 

23 available under this heading may be used for the acquisi24 tion or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water 
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1 is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court 

2 adopted decree or order. 

3 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 

6 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 

7 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 

8 the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 

10 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 

11 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 

12 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro13 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 

14 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur15 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 

16 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 

17 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 

18 and objectives of the Program. 

19 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

20 For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 

21 and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 

22 the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bu23 reau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 

24 30, 2026, $66,794,000, to be derived from the Reclama25 tion Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 
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1 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no part of any other appro2 priation in this Act shall be available for activities or func3 tions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

5 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 

6 be available for purchase and replacement of motor vehi7 cles. 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

9 INTERIOR 

10 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 

11 of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 

12 by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agen13 cies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water 

14 and Related Resources that remain available for obligation 

15 or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, shall be available for 

16 obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

17 funds that— 

18 (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, 

19 or activity; 

20 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

21 (3) increases funds for any program, project, or 

22 activity for which funds have been denied or re23 stricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received 

24 from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

25 Houses of Congress; 
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1 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 

2 activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 

3 unless prior approval is received from the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; 

5 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following 

6 limits, unless prior approval is received from the 

7 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

8 Congress: 

9 (A) 15 percent for any program, project or 

10 activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail11 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 

12 (B) $400,000 for any program, project or 

13 activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail14 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 

15 (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 

16 the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili17 tation category or the Resources Management and 

18 Development category to any program, project, or 

19 activity in the other category, unless prior approval 

20 is received from the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of both Houses of Congress; or 

22 (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 

23 obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 

24 $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 

25 contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 
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1 to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de2 ficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received 

3 from the Committees on Appropriations of both 

4 Houses of Congress. 

5 (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 

6 of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 

7 Rehabilitation category. 

8 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’ 

9 means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 

10 project, or activity. 

11 (d) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the 

12 amounts made available in this title under the heading 

13 ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources’’ 

14 shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities 

15 specified in the ‘‘Committee Recommendation’’ columns in 

16 the ‘‘Water and Related Resources’’ table included under 

17 the heading ‘‘Title II—Department of the Interior’’ in the 

18 report accompanying this Act. 

19 (e) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 

20 on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro22 grammed between programs, projects, activities, or cat23 egories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be sub24 mitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter3 mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 

4 for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 

5 of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 

6 shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 

7 of California as approved by the Administrator of the En8 vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri9 mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

10 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 

11 Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain12 age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 

13 Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 

14 until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program— 

15 Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter16 native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 

17 ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro18 gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb19 ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 

20 Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 

21 by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage 

22 service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 

23 be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 

24 such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 

25 law. 
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1 SEC. 203. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed 

2 Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as 

3 amended, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 

4 ‘‘2022’’ each place it appears. 

5 SEC. 204. Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States 

6 Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 

7 2214(c)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ for 

8 ‘‘2022’’. 

9 SEC. 205. Section 3 of Public Law 106-392 (114 

10 Stat. 1603 et seq.) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2025’’ 

11 for ‘‘2024’’ in each place it appears. 

12 SEC. 206. None of the funds provided in this Act or 

13 any prior Act may be used for the Shasta Dam and Res14 ervoir Enlargement Project. 
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1 TITLE III 

2 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

3 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

4 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

5 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

6 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap7 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

8 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 

9 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

11 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

12 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

13 $3,440,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That of such amount, $190,000,000 shall be avail15 able until September 30, 2026, for program direction. 

16 MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS

17 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

18 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap19 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for manufac20 turing and energy supply chain activities in carrying out 

21 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

23 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

24 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

25 $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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1 vided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, 

2 $1,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

3 for program direction. 

4 CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY

5 RESPONSE

6 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

7 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap8 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

9 sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency re10 sponse activities in carrying out the purposes of the De11 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

12 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

13 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi14 tion, construction, or expansion, $200,000,000, to remain 

15 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

16 $31,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

17 for program direction. 

18 ELECTRICITY

19 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

20 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap21 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec22 tricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the De23 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

24 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

25 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi-
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1 tion, construction, or expansion, $280,000,000, to remain 

2 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

3 $19,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

4 for program direction: Provided further, That funds made 

5 available under this heading allocated for the purposes of 

6 section 9 of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 

7 U.S.C. 638), including for Small Business Innovation Re8 search and Small Business Technology Transfer activities, 

9 or for the purposes of section 1001 of the Energy Policy 

10 Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16391), for Tech11 nology Commercialization Fund activities, may be repro12 grammed without being subject to the restrictions in sec13 tion 301 of this Act. 

14 GRID DEPLOYMENT

15 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

16 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap17 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for grid de18 ployment in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

19 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in20 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop21 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con22 struction, or expansion, $60,000,000, to remain available 

23 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

24 $7,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

25 for program direction. 
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1 NUCLEAR ENERGY

2 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 

5 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De6 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

7 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

8 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi9 tion, construction, or expansion, $1,675,000,000, to re10 main available until expended: Provided, That of such 

11 amount, $97,000,000 shall be available until September 

12 30, 2026, for program direction: Provided further, That 

13 for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of the Energy Policy 

14 Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall 

15 be from the amount specified as including that purpose 

16 in the ‘‘Committee Recommendation’’ column in the ‘‘De17 partment of Energy’’ table included under the heading 

18 ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the report accom19 panying this Act. 

20 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT

21 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car22 rying out fossil energy and carbon management research 

23 and development activities, under the authority of the De24 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

25 seq.), including the acquisition of interest, including defea-
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1 sible and equitable interests in any real property or any 

2 facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, 

3 and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations 

4 and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, 

5 and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable 

6 social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 

7 1603), $865,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

8 Provided, That of such amount $77,000,000 shall be avail9 able until September 30, 2026, for program direction. 

10 ENERGY PROJECTS

11 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car12 rying out community project funding activities, under the 

13 authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $36,037,000, to remain available 

15 until expended, for projects specified in the table that ap16 pears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Spend17 ing for Energy Projects’’ in the report accompanying this 

18 Act. 

19 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

20 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 

21 carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 

22 $13,010,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

24 unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 
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1 available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac2 tivities. 

3 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

4 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

5 Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op6 erations and program management activities pursuant to 

7 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 

8 et seq.), $213,390,000, to remain available until expended. 

9 SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

10 For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 

11 petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur12 suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as 

13 amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $100,000, to remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

16 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

17 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 

18 and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 

19 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 

20 $7,150,000, to remain available until expended. 

21 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

22 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car23 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin24 istration, $135,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended. 
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1 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

2 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de5 fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 

6 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con8 demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 

9 or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

10 $342,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to sub12 section (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United States 

13 Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2024 

14 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of Public 

15 Law 116–94 are appropriated, to remain available until 

16 expended, for mercury storage costs. 

17 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

18 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

19 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car20 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 

21 and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi22 ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 

23 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 

24 $865,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich25 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re-
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1 main available until expended, of which $5,818,000 shall 

2 be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 

3 Energy Policy Act of 1992. 

4 SCIENCE

5 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

6 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap7 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 

8 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

9 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in10 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop11 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con12 struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 

13 35 passenger motor vehicles, $8,600,000,000, to remain 

14 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

15 $246,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

16 for program direction. 

17 NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL

18 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

19 nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 

20 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97– 

21 425, as amended, $12,040,000, to remain available until 

22 expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 

23 Fund. 
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1 TECHNOLOGY COORDINATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION

2 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

3 carrying out the activities of technology transitions, in4 cluding section 10691 of Public Law 117–167, and the 

5 coordination of Department programs, including those in6 volving critical and emerging technologies, in carrying out 

7 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $34,500,000, to remain 

9 available until September 30, 2026. 

10 CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS

11 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

12 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap13 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for clean en14 ergy demonstrations in carrying out the purposes of the 

15 Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 

16 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

17 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi18 tion, construction, or expansion, $125,000,000, to remain 

19 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

20 $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

21 for program direction. 

22 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

23 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car24 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 

25 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69), 
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1 $459,150,000, to remain available until expended: Pro2 vided, That of such amount, $42,000,000 shall be avail3 able until September 30, 2026, for program direction. 

4 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE

5 PROGRAM

6 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 

7 from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 

8 Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 

9 be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con10 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec11 essary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative 

12 Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, 

13 $55,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 

14 September 30, 2026: Provided further, That up to 

15 $55,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2024 pursuant 

16 to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall 

17 be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 

18 used for necessary administrative expenses in this appro19 priation and shall remain available until September 30, 

20 2026: Provided further, That to the extent that fees col21 lected in fiscal year 2025 exceed $55,000,000, those ex22 cess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections 

23 under this heading and available in future fiscal years only 

24 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 

25 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
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1 the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re2 ceived during fiscal year 2024 (estimated at 

3 $170,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining 

4 general fund appropriations can be derived from fees col5 lected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise ap6 propriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2025 ap7 propriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Pro8 vided further, That the Department of Energy shall not 

9 subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in viola10 tion of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or 

11 subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or 

12 other debt obligations in violation of section 609.8 of title 

13 10, Code of Federal Regulations. 

14 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING

15 LOAN PROGRAM

16 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

17 necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi18 cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $20,000,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 2026. 

20 TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

21 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

22 necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guar23 antee Program, $6,300,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2026. 
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1 INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS

2 For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities 

3 in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 

4 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $70,000,000, 

5 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

6 amount appropriated under this heading, $14,000,000 

7 shall be available until September 30, 2026, for program 

8 direction. 

9 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

10 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En11 ergy necessary for departmental administration in car12 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga13 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $391,000,000, to 

14 remain available until September 30, 2026, including the 

15 hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 

16 representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 

17 additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 

18 estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith19 standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 

20 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost 

21 of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or 

22 greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 

23 by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 

24 to total $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2025 may be retained 

25 and used for operating expenses within this account, as 
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1 authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith2 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur3 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

4 as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 

5 result in a final fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the 

6 general fund estimated at not more than $290,422,000. 

7 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 

9 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

10 General Act of 1978, $86,000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2026. 

12 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

13 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

14 ADMINISTRATION 

15 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

16 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

17 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap18 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

19 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 

20 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

22 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

23 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

24 and the purchase of one electric bus, $19,930,000,000, to 

25 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 
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1 amount, $135,264,000 shall be available until September 

2 30, 2026, for program direction. 

3 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

4 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

7 defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 

8 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

10 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

11 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

12 $2,630,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

13 NAVAL REACTORS

14 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

15 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 

16 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ17 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc18 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 

19 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 

20 $2,077,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro21 vided, That of such amount, $62,848,000 shall be avail22 able until September 30, 2026, for program direction. 

23 FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex25 penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
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1 $564,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2026, including official reception and representation ex3 penses not to exceed $17,000. 

4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

5 ACTIVITIES 

6 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

7 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

8 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap9 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 

10 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car11 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga12 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui13 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

14 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan15 sion, $7,550,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That of such amount, $355,000,000 shall be 

17 available until September 30, 2026, for program direction. 

18 DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION

19 AND DECOMMISSIONING

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For an additional amount for atomic energy defense 

22 environmental cleanup activities for Department of En23 ergy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamina24 tion and decommissioning activities, $577,000,000, to be 

25 deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup ac-
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1 count, which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrich2 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 

3 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

4 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 

7 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac8 tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

9 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in10 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop11 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con12 struction, or expansion, $1,188,000,000, to remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

14 $396,804,000 shall be available until September 30, 2026, 

15 for program direction. 

16 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

17 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

18 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra19 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 

20 are approved for official reception and representation ex21 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 

22 during fiscal year 2025, no new direct loan obligations 

23 may be made. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte4 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

5 electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 

6 and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 

7 Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

8 southeastern power area, $9,127,000, including official re9 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

10 exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 

12 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $9,127,000 col13 lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 

14 sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 

15 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

16 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

17 the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis18 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro19 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

20 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

21 fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated at not more than 

22 $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

23 3302, up to $75,778,000 collected by the Southeastern 

24 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 

25 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
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1 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 

2 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

3 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 

4 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 

5 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re6 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 

7 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN

9 POWER ADMINISTRATION

10 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte11 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

12 electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 

13 of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili14 ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re15 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

16 exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con17 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

18 Southwestern Power Administration, $55,070,000, to re19 main available until expended: Provided, That notwith20 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con21 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $43,630,000 col22 lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 

23 the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 

24 this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re25 main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 
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1 funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 

2 Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap3 propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec4 tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 

5 in a final fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated at not 

6 more than $11,440,000: Provided further, That notwith7 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $80,000,000 collected by 

8 the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 

9 Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 

10 wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off11 setting collections, to remain available until expended for 

12 the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 

13 expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

14 appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 

15 are generally recovered in the same year that they are in16 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

17 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

18 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS19 TRATION

20 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

21 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 

22 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 

23 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con24 servation and renewable resources programs as author25 ized, $341,983,000, including official reception and rep-
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1 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 

2 to remain available until expended, of which $340,983,000 

3 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec4 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

5 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 

6 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 

7 Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 

8 $241,111,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad9 ministration from the sale of power and related services 

10 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 

11 collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 

12 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 

13 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 

14 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re15 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 

16 as to result in a final fiscal year 2025 appropriation esti17 mated at not more than $100,872,000, of which 

18 $99,872,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro19 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 

20 to $525,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad21 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

22 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur23 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 

24 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 

25 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 
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1 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 

2 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 

3 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 

4 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 

5 wheeling expenses): Provided further, That of the amounts 

6 made available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be 

7 for supporting the administrative activities authorized in 

8 section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (Pub9 lic Law 98–381), as amended, in addition to any other 

10 appropriated amounts available for such purposes: Pro11 vided further, That the amounts described in the preceding 

12 proviso shall be non-reimbursable: Provided further, That 

13 the remaining unobligated balances from amounts de14 scribed in the fifth proviso under this heading in the En15 ergy and Water Development and Related Agencies Ap16 propriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–85) are hereby 

17 permanently rescinded. 

18 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE

19 FUND

20 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 

21 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 

22 Dams, $6,525,000, to remain available until expended, 

23 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

24 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad25 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 
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1 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 

2 the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 

3 $6,297,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis4 tration from the sale of power and related services from 

5 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 

6 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

7 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

8 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 

9 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 

10 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro11 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

12 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

13 fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated at not more than 

14 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap15 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

16 generally recovered in the same year that they are in17 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2025, the 

18 Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 

19 may accept up to $1,685,000 in funds contributed by 

20 United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad 

21 Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

22 and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available 

23 for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as 

24 if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such 

25 purpose: Provided further, That any such funds shall be 
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1 available without further appropriation and without fiscal 

2 year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 

3 States Section of the International Boundary and Water 

4 Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintain5 ing, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the 

6 hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with 

7 agreements reached between the Administrator, Commis8 sioner, and the power customers. 

9 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu12 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De13 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

14 seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

15 official reception and representation expenses not to ex16 ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

17 $532,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro18 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

19 not to exceed $532,000,000 of revenues from fees and an20 nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 

21 year 2025 shall be retained and used for expenses nec22 essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex23 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro24 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 

25 are received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a 
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1 final fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the general fund 

2 estimated at not more than $0. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 

4 ENERGY 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 

7 made available by this title for the Department of Energy 

8 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 

9 or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 

10 or similar arrangements (including Requests for 

11 Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op12 portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac13 tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 

14 funded by Congress. 

15 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

17 at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 

18 made available in this title may be used to— 

19 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 

20 grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

21 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 

22 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 

23 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 

24 Acquisition Regulation; 
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1 (C) provide nonoperational funding through a 

2 competition restricted only to Department of Energy 

3 National Laboratories totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

4 (D) provide nonoperational funding directly to a 

5 Department of Energy National Laboratory totaling 

6 $25,000,000 or more; 

7 (E) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca8 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 

9 subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); or 

10 (F) announce publicly the intention to make an 

11 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim12 its in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D). 

13 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

15 within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 

16 detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 

17 award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 

18 previous quarter. 

19 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 

20 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re21 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 

22 year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 

23 the account and program, project, or activity from which 

24 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 
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1 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 

2 made. 

3 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 

4 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au5 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De6 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 

7 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 

8 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 

9 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree10 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 

11 anticipated at the time of award; or 

12 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree13 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov14 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 

15 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

17 Congress at least 3 days in advance. 

18 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 

19 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 

20 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac21 tivities specified in the ‘‘Committee Recommendation’’ col22 umn in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table included under 

23 the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in the re24 port accompanying this Act. 
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1 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 

2 reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 

3 the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval 

4 of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

5 Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 

6 reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or 

7 activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than 

8 $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 

9 time period covered by this Act. 

10 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 

11 available for obligation or expenditure through a re12 programming of funds that— 

13 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 

14 project, or activity; 

15 (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro16 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

17 or restricted by this Act; or 

18 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

19 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 

20 Act. 

21 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re22 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 

23 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 

24 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 
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1 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 

2 welfare, or national security. 

3 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit4 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 

5 waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 

6 not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 

7 a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 

8 Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 

9 risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 

10 (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 

11 provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 

12 same appropriation accounts for such activities established 

13 pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 

14 with funds in the applicable established accounts and 

15 thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 

16 time period as originally enacted. 

17 SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other 

18 Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 

19 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

20 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

21 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) 

22 during fiscal year 2025 until the enactment of the Intel23 ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025. 

24 SEC. 303. Of the unobligated balances from prior 

25 year appropriations made available to the Department of 
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1 Energy under the heading ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Ac2 tivities—National Nuclear Security Administration—De3 fense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’, $67,000,000 are hereby 

4 permanently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may 

5 be rescinded from amounts that were previously des6 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 

7 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 

8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

9 1985. 

10 SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 

11 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi12 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 

13 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of14 fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 

15 compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 

16 SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 

17 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 

18 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 

19 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 

20 projects where the total project cost exceeds 

21 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 

22 has been developed for the project for that critical deci23 sion. 

24 SEC. 306. None of the funds made available in this 

25 title may be used to support a grant allocation award, dis-
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1 cretionary grant award, research and demonstration or co2 operative agreement that exceeds $100,000,000 in Federal 

3 funding unless the award, demonstration, or agreement is 

4 carried out through internal independent project manage5 ment procedures. 

6 SEC. 307. No funds shall be transferred directly from 

7 ‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administra8 tion—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, 

9 Western Area Power Administration’’ to the general fund 

10 of the Treasury in the current fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 308. Section 311 (a)(2) of division D of the 

12 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118– 

13 42) is amended by striking ‘‘Generation 3+’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘advanced’’. 

15 SEC. 309. Section 50142(b) of Public Law 117–169 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$100,000,000’’. 

18 SEC. 310. Of the amounts previously appropriated 

19 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro20 grams—Nuclear Energy’’ in division J of the Infrastruc21 ture Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), up 

22 to $400,000,000 that are made available for fiscal year 

23 2025 and up to $400,000,000 that are made available for 

24 fiscal year 2026, shall be available, in addition to amounts 

25 otherwise available, for any of the following purposes— 
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1 (1) the two advanced reactor demonstrations 

2 from the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, 

3 as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Pol4 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a); 

5 (2) the two competitive awards for commercial 

6 utility deployment projects, as authorized under sec7 tion 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

8 U.S.C. 16279a), and as referenced in section 

9 311(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appro10 priations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), as amend11 ed by this Act; 

12 (3) Risk Reduction for Future Generations, as 

13 described under the heading Advanced Reactor 

14 Demonstration Program in the explanatory state15 ment accompanying division C of the Further Con16 solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 

17 116–94); 

18 (4) Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Pro19 gram; or 

20 (5) to carry out activities under the Civil Nu21 clear Credit Program, as authorized under section 

22 40323 of Public Law 117–58: 

23 Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to this sec24 tion shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in 

25 section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5. 
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1 SEC. 311. Of the amounts previously appropriated 

2 under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro3 grams—Electricity’’ in division J of the Infrastructure In4 vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58), up to 

5 $300,000,000 that are made available for fiscal year 2025 

6 and up to $300,000,000 that are made available for fiscal 

7 year 2026, shall be available, in addition to amounts oth8 erwise made available for such purposes, for financial as9 sistance, procurement, technical assistance, and workforce 

10 support, to enhance the domestic supply chain for the 

11 manufacture of distribution and power transformers, com12 ponents, and electric grid components: Provided, That 

13 such amounts may be used to supplement amounts pre14 viously appropriated under the heading ‘‘Department of 

15 Energy—Energy Programs—Electricity’’ in division J of 

16 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 

17 117–58) for electricity activities authorized in sections 

18 40101, 40106(d)(3), 40107, and 40125(d) of such Act in 

19 an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the amount appro20 priated under such heading for each such purpose in such 

21 fiscal year and no additional funds may be used to deploy 

22 generation: Provided further, That any amount repurposed 

23 pursuant to this section shall retain its original period of 

24 availability: Provided further, That amounts repurposed 

25 pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as 
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1 amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public 

2 Law 118–5. 

3 SEC. 312. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘af5 fected Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given the term 

6 in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 

7 (42 U.S.C. 10101). 

8 (2) HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.—The 

9 term ‘‘high-level radioactive waste’’ has the meaning 

10 given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste 

11 Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101). 

12 (3) NUCLEAR WASTE FUND.—The term ‘‘Nu13 clear Waste Fund’’ means the Nuclear Waste Fund 

14 established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear 

15 Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)). 

16 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of Energy. 

18 (5) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.—The term ‘‘spent 

19 nuclear fuel’’ has the meaning given the term in sec20 tion 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 

21 U.S.C. 10101). 

22 (b) PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 

23 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et 

24 seq.), the Secretary is authorized, in the current fiscal 

25 year and subsequent fiscal years, to conduct a program 
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1 to license, construct, and operate one or more Federal con2 solidated storage facilities, using a consent-based siting 

3 process, to provide interim storage as needed for spent nu4 clear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, with priority 

5 for storage given to spent nuclear fuel located on sites 

6 without an operating nuclear reactor. 

7 (c) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—The Secretary 

8 shall issue a request for proposals— 

9 (1) to obtain any license necessary from the 

10 Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the construction 

11 of one or more Federal consolidated storage facili12 ties; 

13 (2) to demonstrate the safe transportation of 

14 spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, 

15 as applicable; and 

16 (3) to demonstrate the safe storage of spent nu17 clear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as appli18 cable, at the one or more consolidated storage facili19 ties pending the construction and operation of deep 

20 geologic disposal capacity for the permanent disposal 

21 of the spent nuclear fuel. 

22 (d) CONSENT-BASED APPROVAL.—Prior to siting a 

23 Federal consolidated storage facility pursuant to this sec24 tion, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement to host 
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1 the Federal facility using a consent-based siting process 

2 with— 

3 (1) the Governor of the State; 

4 (2) each unit of local government within the ju5 risdiction of which the facility is proposed to be lo6 cated; 

7 (3) each affected Indian tribe; and 

8 (4) other entities as identified and determined 

9 by the Secretary through the development of the 

10 consent-based siting process. 

11 (e) APPLICABILITY.—In executing this section, the 

12 Secretary shall comply with— 

13 (1) all licensing requirements and regulations of 

14 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and 

15 (2) all other applicable laws (including regula16 tions). 

17 (f) PROGRAM PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit to 

18 Congress a plan to carry out this section that includes— 

19 (1) an estimate of the cost of licensing, con20 structing, and operating a consolidated storage facil21 ity, including the transportation costs, on an annual 

22 basis, over the expected lifetime of the facility; 

23 (2) a schedule for— 
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1 (A) obtaining any license necessary to con2 struct and operate a consolidated storage facil3 ity from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 

4 (B) constructing the facility; 

5 (C) transporting spent fuel to the facility; 

6 and 

7 (D) removing the spent fuel and decom8 missioning the facility; 

9 (3) an estimate of the cost of any financial as10 sistance, compensation, or incentives proposed to be 

11 paid to the host State, Indian tribe, or local govern12 ment; 

13 (4) an estimate of any future reductions in the 

14 damages expected to be paid by the United States 

15 for the delay of the Department of Energy in accept16 ing spent fuel expected to result from the program; 

17 (5) recommendations for any additional legisla18 tion needed to authorize and implement the pro19 gram; and 

20 (6) recommendations for a mechanism to en21 sure that any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radio22 active waste stored at a consolidated storage facility 

23 pursuant to this section shall move to deep geologic 

24 disposal capacity, following a consent-based approval 

25 process for that deep geologic disposal capacity con-
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1 sistent with subsection (d), within a reasonable time 

2 after the issuance of a license to construct and oper3 ate the consolidated storage facility. 

4 (g) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—Prior to choosing a 

5 site for the construction of a consolidated storage facility 

6 under this section, the Secretary shall conduct one or more 

7 public hearings in the vicinity of each potential site and 

8 in at least one other location within the State in which 

9 the site is located to solicit public comments and rec10 ommendations. 

11 (h) USE OF NUCLEAR WASTE FUND.—The Secretary 

12 may make expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund to 

13 carry out this section, subject to appropriations. 

14 SEC. 313. Funds made available in this title under 

15 the headings ‘‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’, 

16 ‘‘Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’’, ‘‘Cybersecu17 rity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’’, ‘‘Clean 

18 Energy Demonstrations’’, ‘‘Manufacturing and Energy 

19 Supply Chains’’, and ‘‘Science’’ that are allocated for the 

20 purposes of section 9 of the Small Business Act, as 

21 amended (15 U.S.C. 638), including for Small Business 

22 Innovation Research and Small Business Technology 

23 Transfer activities, or for the purposes of section 1001 of 

24 the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

25 16391), for Technology Commercialization Fund activi-
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1 ties, may be reprogrammed within each account without 

2 being subject to the restrictions in section 301 of this title: 

3 Provided, That the administration and selection of awards 

4 pursuant to such sections will be in coordination with the 

5 offices that oversee the appropriations accounts to which 

6 the relevant funding was originally appropriated. 

7 SEC. 314. Section 15(g)(3) of Public Law 85–536 

8 (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(3)) is further amended by inserting 

9 ‘‘and by site support prime contractors at the National 

10 Energy Technology Laboratory’’ following ‘‘Department 

11 of Energy’’. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

3 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

4 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au5 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 

6 1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the 

7 Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appa8 lachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal 

9 share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 

10 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $200,000,000, to remain 

12 available until expended. 

13 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa16 cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 

17 by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 

18 Law 100–456, section 1441, $47,000,000, to remain 

19 available until September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed 

20 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep21 resentation expenses. 

22 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au25 thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 
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1 the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith2 standing sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 

3 $32,500,000, to remain available until expended. 

4 DENALI COMMISSION

5 For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 

6 including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 

7 plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex8 penses, $18,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

9 notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 

10 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 

11 That funds shall be available for construction projects for 

12 which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary fund13 ing source in an amount not to exceed 90 percent of total 

14 project cost for distressed communities, as defined by such 

15 section and by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public 

16 Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and for Indian 

17 Tribes, as defined by section 5304(e) of title 25, United 

18 States Code, and in an amount not to exceed 50 percent 

19 for non-distressed communities: Provided further, That 

20 notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding pay21 ment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant22 in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be avail23 able for the payment of such a non-Federal share for any 

24 project for which the Denali Commission is not the sole 
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1 or primary funding source, provided that such project is 

2 consistent with the purposes of the Commission. 

3 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

4 For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re5 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

6 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $46,000,000, 

7 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

8 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 

9 notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 

10 States Code. 

11 SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

12 For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 

13 Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 

14 by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $21,000,000, 

15 to remain available until expended. 

16 SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

17 For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re18 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

19 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $14,000,000, 

20 to remain available until expended. 

21 GREAT LAKES AUTHORITY

22 For expenses necessary for the Great Lakes Author23 ity in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of 

24 title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain avail25 able until expended. 
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1 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses necessary for the Commission in car4 rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 

5 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

6 $942,558,200, including official representation expenses 

7 not to exceed $30,000, to remain available until expended: 

8 Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 

9 more than $11,435,000 may be made available for sala10 ries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the 

11 Commission, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2026: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 

13 inspection services, and other services and collections esti14 mated at $807,672,200 in fiscal year 2025 shall be re15 tained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 

16 account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re17 main available until expended: Provided further, That the 

18 sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 

19 of revenues received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result 

20 in a final fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated at not 

21 more than $134,886,000. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

24 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

25 General Act of 1978, $15,769,000, to remain available 
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1 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That revenues from 

2 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 

3 collections estimated at $12,655,000 in fiscal year 2025 

4 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 

5 2026, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

6 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

7 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 

8 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur9 ing fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a final fiscal year 

10 2025 appropriation estimated at not more than 

11 $3,114,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro12 priated under this heading, $1,505,000 shall be for In13 spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

14 Safety Board. 

15 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech18 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 

19 203, section 5051, $4,100,000, to be derived from the Nu20 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 

21 2026. 

22 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 

23 AGENCIES 

24 SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 

25 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 
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1 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 

2 Congressional requests for information, consistent with 

3 Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies. 

4 SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 

5 title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re6 programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 

7 Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria8 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

9 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 

10 cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 

11 by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

12 during the time period covered by this Act. 

13 (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 

14 waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 

15 compliance with such requirement would pose a substan16 tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na17 tional security. 

18 (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 

19 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con20 gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac21 ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 

22 activity to which a requirement or restriction would other23 wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 

24 of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 

25 such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 
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1 Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 

2 to programs, projects, or activities. 

3 (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 

4 (d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 

5 Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 

6 expended as directed in the report accompanying this Act. 

7 (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu8 latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex9 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in10 creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 

11 activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 

12 Act. 

13 (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 

14 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

15 Congress, which includes the following for each program, 

16 project, or activity, including any prior year appropria17 tions— 

18 (1) total budget authority; 

19 (2) total unobligated balances; and 

20 (3) total unliquidated obligations. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

5 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

6 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

7 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu8 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

9 1913. 

10 SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 

11 title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 

12 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern13 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 

14 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 

15 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 

16 the report accompanying this Act, or any authority where17 by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

18 States Government may provide goods or services to an19 other department, agency, or instrumentality. 

20 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart21 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

22 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 

23 III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 

24 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro25 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref-
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1 erenced in the report accompanying this Act, or any au2 thority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality 

3 of the United States Government may provide goods or 

4 services to another department, agency, or instrumen5 tality. 

6 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency 

7 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 

8 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

9 Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 

10 transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 

11 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

12 States Government may provide goods or services to an13 other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 

14 previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 

15 shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 

16 for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 

17 modify existing notification requirements for each author18 ity. 

19 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds made available in 

20 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

21 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

22 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

23 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

24 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

25 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
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1 criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi2 ties. 

3 SEC. 504. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

5 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 

6 Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low7 Income Populations). 

8 SEC. 505. Funds made available in this Act shall be 

9 allocated solely in accordance with the provisions of this 

10 Act and the report accompanying this Act. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De12 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

13 2025’’. 

Calendar No. 469 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4927 

[Report No. 118–205] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for energy and water develposes. ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur- opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Read twice and placed on the calendar