113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4923 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for energy and water development 

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2015, 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, 
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1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en3 ergy and water development and related agencies for the 

4 fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur5 poses, namely: 

6 TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

8 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

9 The following appropriations shall be expended under 

10 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super11 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func12 tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 

13 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro14 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 

15 INVESTIGATIONS

16 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 

17 the collection and study of basic information pertaining 

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

19 shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re20 lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 

21 and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 

22 storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 

23 ecosystem restoration, projects and related efforts prior to 

24 construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 

25 miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
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1 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 

2 of projects prior to construction, $115,000,000, to remain 

3 available until expended. 

4 CONSTRUCTION

5 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 

6 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro7 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 

8 projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 

9 and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 

10 those involving participation by States, local governments, 

11 or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 

12 by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica13 tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern14 ment to construction); $1,704,499,000 (increased by 

15 $500,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

16 $5,000,000), to remain available until expended; of which 

17 such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 

18 construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Mate19 rial Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the 

20 Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by Public 

21 Law 104–303; and of which such sums as are necessary 

22 to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, 

23 rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects 

24 shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, 

25 except as otherwise specifically provided for in law. 
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1 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

2 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 

3 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu4 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 

5 by law, $260,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

6 of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

7 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in8 land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte9 nance Trust Fund. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

11 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte12 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 

13 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

14 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 

15 for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ16 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 

17 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 

18 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 

19 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 

20 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con21 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 

22 removing obstructions to navigation, $2,905,000,000 (in23 creased by $1,000,000) (increased by $57,600,000), to re24 main available until expended, of which such sums as are 

25 necessary to carry out the study authorized in section 
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1 6002 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

2 Act of 2014; of which such sums as are necessary to cover 

3 the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance 

4 costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland har5 bors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

6 Fund; of which such sums as become available from the 

7 special account for the Corps of Engineers established by 

8 the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall 

9 be derived from that account for resource protection, re10 search, interpretation, and maintenance activities related 

11 to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recre12 ation is available; and of which such sums as become avail13 able from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 

14 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and 

15 maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for 

16 which such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 per17 cent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the 

18 programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading 

19 shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior 

20 to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 

21 and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers 

22 to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engi23 neers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and 

24 that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the 

25 fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been 
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1 used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance 

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

3 activities. 

4 REGULATORY PROGRAM

5 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 

6 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 

7 $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2016. 

9 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

10 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 

11 from sites in the United States resulting from work per12 formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro13 gram, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

15 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri16 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 

17 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 

18 such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to re19 main available until expended. 

20 EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen22 eral administration of the civil works program in the head23 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 

24 Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op25 eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
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1 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 

2 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 

3 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen4 ter allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000 (re5 duced by $1,000,000), to remain available until September 

6 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 

7 official reception and representation purposes and only 

8 during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of 

9 any other appropriation provided in this title shall be 

10 available to fund the civil works activities of the Office 

11 of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive di12 rection and management activities of the division offices: 

13 Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal 

14 Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the super15 vision and general administration of emergency oper16 ations, repairs, and other activities in response to any 

17 flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. 

18 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

19 FOR CIVIL WORKS

20 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

21 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 

22 $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 

2 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 

5 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

6 reprogramming of funds that— 

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

8 or activity; 

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

10 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro11 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

12 or restricted by this Act; 

13 (4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

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

15 Act; 

16 (5) increases funds for any program, project, or 

17 activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 

18 whichever is less; or 

19 (6) reduces funds for any program, project, or 

20 activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 

21 whichever is less. 

22 (b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project 

23 or activity authorized under section 205 of the Flood Con24 trol Act of 1948, section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 

25 1946, section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954, sec-
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1 tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, section 

2 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, section 111 

3 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968, section 1135 of the 

4 Water Resources Development Act of 1986, section 206 

5 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, or sec6 tion 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

7 1992. 

8 (c) The Corps of Engineers shall submit reports on 

9 a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all 

11 the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, ac12 tivities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report 

13 shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date 

14 of enactment of this Act. 

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

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

17 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 

18 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex19 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 

20 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 

21 section 101. 

22 SEC. 103. None of the funds in this Act, or previous 

23 Acts, making funds available for Energy and Water Devel24 opment, shall be used to award any continuing contract 

25 that commits additional funding from the Inland Water-
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1 ways Trust Fund unless or until such time that a long2 term mechanism to enhance revenues in this Fund suffi3 cient to meet the cost-sharing authorized in the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662) 

5 is enacted. 

6 SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 

7 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 

8 Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds 

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

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

11 of Engineers projects. 

12 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 

13 or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 

14 Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 

15 the Corps of Engineers to develop, adopt, implement, ad16 minister, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect 

17 on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the 

18 terms ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ for the 

19 purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

20 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 

22 or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and 

23 Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by 

24 the Corps of Engineers to develop, adopt, implement, ad25 minister, or enforce any change to the regulations and 
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1 guidance in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the 

2 definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Federal 

3 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), in4 cluding the provisions of the rules dated November 13, 

5 1986, and August 25, 1993, relating to such jurisdiction, 

6 and the guidance documents dated January 15, 2003, and 

7 December 2, 2008, relating to such jurisdiction. 

8 SEC. 107. As of the date of enactment of this Act 

9 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 

10 shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that pro11 hibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including 

12 an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources 

13 development project covered under section 327.0 of title 

14 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 

15 of enactment of this Act), if— 

16 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 

17 law from possessing the firearm; and 

18 (2) the possession of the firearm is in compli19 ance with the law of the State in which the water 

20 resources development project is located. 

21 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

22 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

23 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

24 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 

25 Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain 
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1 available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be de2 posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con3 servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti4 gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 

5 the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall 

6 be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary ex7 penses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of 

8 the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That for 

9 fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the 

10 Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commis11 sion may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for ad12 ministrative expenses. 

13 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

14 The following appropriations shall be expended to 

15 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama16 tion: 

17 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For management, development, and restoration of 

20 water and related natural resources and for related activi21 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita22 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 

23 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri24 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 

25 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 
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1 recognized Indian tribes, and others, $856,351,000 (re2 duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 

3 by $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (increased by 

4 $10,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which 

5 $25,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colo6 rado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available 

7 for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Develop8 ment Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary 

9 may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Pro10 vided, That such transfers may be increased or decreased 

11 within the overall appropriation under this heading: Pro12 vided further, That of the total appropriated, the amount 

13 for program activities that can be financed by the Rec14 lamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee 

15 account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived 

16 from that Fund or account: Provided further, That funds 

17 contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until ex18 pended for the purposes for which the funds were contrib19 uted: Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 

20 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are 

21 available until expended for the same purposes as the 

22 sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 

23 That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used 

24 for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the 
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1 Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 

2 1706. 

3 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

4 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi5 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 

6 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000, 

7 to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 

8 Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec9 tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 

10 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

11 That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 

12 collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 

13 restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 

14 Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 

15 funds made available under this heading may be used for 

16 the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 

17 if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 

18 by a court adopted decree or order. 

19 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 

22 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 

23 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 

24 the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
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1 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 

2 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 

3 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro4 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 

5 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur6 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 

7 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 

8 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 

9 and objectives of the Program. 

10 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

11 For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 

12 related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the 

13 Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 

14 of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2016, $53,849,000, to be derived from the Reclamation 

16 Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 

17 377: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 

18 in this Act shall be available for activities or functions 

19 budgeted as policy and administration expenses. 

20 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

22 Of the unobligated balances available under this 

23 heading, $500,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

2 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 

3 be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 

4 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

6 INTERIOR 

7 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 

8 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

9 reprogramming of funds that— 

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

11 or activity; 

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

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

14 activity for which funds have been denied or re15 stricted by this Act; 

16 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 

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

18 unless prior approval is received from the Commit19 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa20 tives and the Senate; 

21 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following 

22 limits— 

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

24 activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail25 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 
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1 (B) $300,000 for any program, project or 

2 activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail3 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 

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

5 the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili6 tation category or the Resources Management and 

7 Development category to any program, project, or 

8 activity in the other category; or 

9 (7) transfers, when necessary to discharge legal 

10 obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 

11 $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 

12 contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 

13 to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de14 ficiency judgments. 

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

16 of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 

17 Rehabilitation category. 

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

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

20 project, or activity. 

21 (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 

22 on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 

23 of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 

24 all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, 

25 activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly re-
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1 port shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter5 mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 

6 for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 

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

8 shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 

9 of California as approved by the Administrator of the En10 vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri11 mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

12 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 

13 Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain14 age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 

15 Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 

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

17 Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter18 native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 

19 ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro20 gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb21 ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 

22 Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 

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

24 service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 

25 be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 
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1 such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 

2 law. 

3 TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

4 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

5 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

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 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 

10 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

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

12 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

13 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

14 $1,789,000,000 (reduced by $7,000,000) (increased by 

15 $9,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

16 That of such amount, $150,000,000 shall be available 

17 until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

18 ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY

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 delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying 

23 out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organiza24 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisi25 tion or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
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1 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan2 sion, $160,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

3 Provided, That of such amount, $27,500,000 shall be 

4 available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

5 NUCLEAR ENERGY

6 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

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

9 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De10 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

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

12 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi13 tion, construction, or expansion, $899,000,000 (reduced 

14 by $73,309,100.00), to remain available until expended: 

15 Provided, That of such amount, $73,000,000 shall be 

16 available until September 30, 2016, for program direction 

17 including official reception and representation expenses 

18 not to exceed $10,000. 

19 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

20 For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy 

21 research and development activities, under the authority 

22 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, includ24 ing defeasible and equitable interests in any real property 

25 or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expan-
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1 sion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investiga2 tions and research concerning the extraction, processing, 

3 use, and disposal of mineral substances without objection4 able social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, 

5 and 1603), $593,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended: Provided, That of such amount, $120,000,000 

7 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program 

8 direction. 

9 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

10 For expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum 

11 and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain 

12 available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 

13 any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining 

14 from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum 

15 and oil shale reserve activities. 

16 ELK HILLS SCHOOL LANDS FUND

17 For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment 

18 under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the 

19 United States and the State of California on October 11, 

20 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104– 

21 106 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note), $15,579,815, for payment to 

22 the State of California for the Teachers’ Retirement Fund 

23 of the State, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived from 

24 the Elk Hills School Lands Fund. 
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1 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

2 For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Re3 serve facility development and operations and program 

4 management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and 

5 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $205,000,000, 

6 to remain available until expended. 

7 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses for Northeast Home Heating 

10 Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities 

11 pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $7,600,000, to remain available until 

13 expended: Provided, That of the unobligated balances from 

14 prior year appropriations available under this heading, 

15 $6,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided fur16 ther, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts 

17 that were designated by the Congress as an emergency re18 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

19 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

20 Control Act of 1985. 

21 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

22 For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities 

23 of the Energy Information Administration, $120,000,000 

24 (reduced by $500,000), 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 $241,174,000 (increased by $4,000,000), to remain avail11 able until expended. 

12 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

13 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

14 For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium en15 richment facility decontamination and decommissioning, 

16 remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the 

17 Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of 

18 the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $585,976,000, to be de19 rived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 

20 Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until ex21 pended. 

22 SCIENCE

23 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

24 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap25 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 
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1 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

2 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in3 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop4 erty or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc5 tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 pas6 senger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two 

7 buses, $5,071,000,000 (reduced by $300,000) (increased 

8 by $300,000), to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That of such amount, $180,000,000 shall be avail10 able until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Pro11 vided further, That no funding may be made available for 

12 United States cash contributions to the International 

13 Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its 

14 governing Council implements the recommendations of the 

15 Third Biennial International Organization Management 

16 Assessment Report: Provided further, That the Secretary 

17 of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission 

18 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Senate a determination that the 

20 Council is making satisfactory progress towards imple21 mentation of such recommendations. 

22 NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL

23 For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 

24 purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (Public 

25 Law 97–425), including the acquisition of real property 
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1 or facility construction or expansion, $150,000,000, to re2 main available until expended, and to be derived from the 

3 Nuclear Waste Fund. 

4 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

5 For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities 

6 authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 16538), $280,000,000 (increased by 

8 $20,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That of such amount, $28,000,000 shall be avail10 able until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

11 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE

12 PROGRAM

13 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 

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

15 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512(b)) under this head16 ing in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with sec17 tion 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro18 vided, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry 

19 out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appro20 priated, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 

21 Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the fees collected 

22 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 

23 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this ac24 count to cover administrative expenses and shall remain 

25 available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal 
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1 year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

2 at not more than $17,000,000: Provided further, That fees 

3 collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount 

4 appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be 

5 available until appropriated: Provided further, That the 

6 Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obli7 gation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of 

8 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaran9 teed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in 

10 violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal 

11 Regulations. 

12 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING

13 LOAN PROGRAM

14 For administrative expenses in carrying out the Ad15 vanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Pro16 gram, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2016. 

18 CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

19 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

20 Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro21 priations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby perma22 nently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re23 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con24 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
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1 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

3 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

4 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En5 ergy necessary for departmental administration in car6 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga7 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $255,171,000 (re8 duced by $500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

9 $1,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (increased by 

10 $500,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 

11 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

12 $9,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000), to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2016, including the hire of pas14 senger motor vehicles and official reception and represen15 tation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such addi16 tional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the esti17 mated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding 

18 the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 

19 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost of work are 

20 offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: 

21 Provided further, That moneys received by the Department 

22 for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total 

23 $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and 

24 used for operating expenses within this account, as au25 thorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
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1 standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur2 ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

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

4 result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the 

5 general fund estimated at not more than $136,000,000. 

6 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

8 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

9 General Act of 1978, $42,120,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2016. 

11 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

12 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

13 ADMINISTRATION 

14 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

15 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

16 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap17 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

18 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 

19 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

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

21 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

22 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

23 and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, 

24 $8,204,209,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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1 vided, That of such amount, $97,118,000 shall be avail2 able until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

3 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

4 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

5 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

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

8 defense nuclear nonproliferation 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 $1,592,156,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That funds provided by this Act for Project 99– 

15 D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by 

16 prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may 

17 be made available only for construction and program sup18 port activities for such Project: Provided further, That of 

19 the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 

20 available under this heading, $37,000,000 is hereby per21 manently rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts 

22 may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 

23 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

24 a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 

25 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 NAVAL REACTORS

2 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

3 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 

4 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ5 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc6 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 

7 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 

8 $1,215,342,000, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That of such amount, $41,500,000 shall be avail10 able until September 30, 2016, for program direction. 

11 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Adminis13 trator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 

14 $386,863,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2016, including official reception and representation ex16 penses not to exceed $12,000. 

17 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

18 ACTIVITIES 

19 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

20 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

21 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap22 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 

23 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car24 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga25 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
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1 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

2 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan3 sion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility 

4 vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one 

5 ladder fire truck for replacement only, $4,801,280,000, to 

6 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 

7 amount, $280,784,000 shall be available until September 

8 30, 2016, for program direction. 

9 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

10 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

11 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap12 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 

13 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac14 tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

15 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in16 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop17 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con18 struction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available 

19 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

20 $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, 

21 for program direction. 

22 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

23 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

24 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra25 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 
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1 are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, 

2 in addition, for official reception and representation ex3 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 

4 during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations 

5 may be made. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

7 ADMINISTRATION

8 For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance 

9 of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric 

10 power and energy, including transmission wheeling and 

11 ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Con12 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the south13 eastern power area, and including official reception and 

14 representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 

15 $1,500, $7,220,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and sec17 tion 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 

18 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from 

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

20 this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re21 main available until expended for the sole purpose of fund22 ing the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Ad23 ministration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro24 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

25 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
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1 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

2 $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

3 3302, up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern 

4 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 

5 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 

6 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 

7 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

8 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 

9 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 

10 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re11 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 

12 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN

14 POWER ADMINISTRATION

15 For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance 

16 of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric 

17 power and energy, for construction and acquisition of 

18 transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, 

19 and for administrative expenses, including official recep20 tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex21 ceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control 

22 Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the South23 western Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain 

24 available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 

25 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act 
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1 of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $34,840,000 collected 

2 by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale 

3 of power and related services shall be credited to this ac4 count as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

5 available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding 

6 the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Adminis7 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro8 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

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

10 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

11 $11,400,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 

12 U.S.C. 3302, up to $53,000,000 collected by the South13 western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Con14 trol Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling 

15 expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting col16 lections, to remain available until expended for the sole 

17 purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expendi18 tures: Provided further, That, for purposes of this appro19 priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

20 generally recovered in the same year that they are in21 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
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1 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

2 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS3 TRATION

4 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 

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

6 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con7 servation and renewable resources programs as author8 ized, including official reception and representation ex9 penses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, $304,402,000, 

10 to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 

11 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec12 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

13 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 

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

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

16 $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad17 ministration from the sale of power and related services 

18 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 

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

20 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 

21 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 

22 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re23 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 

24 as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation esti25 mated at not more than $93,372,000, of which 
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1 $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro2 vided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 

3 to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad4 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

5 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur6 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 

7 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 

8 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 

9 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That, 

10 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 

11 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 

12 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 

13 wheeling expenses). 

14 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE

15 FUND

16 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 

17 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 

18 Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

20 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad21 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 

22 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 

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

24 $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis25 tration from the sale of power and related services from 
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1 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 

2 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

3 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

4 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 

5 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 

6 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro7 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

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

9 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

10 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap11 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

12 generally recovered in the same year that they are in13 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, the 

14 Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 

15 may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United 

16 States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams 

17 for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and 

18 Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 

19 the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said 

20 sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: 

21 Provided further, That any such funds shall be available 

22 without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi23 tation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 

24 Section of the International Boundary and Water Com25 mission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, re-
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1 pairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydro2 electric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agree3 ments reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, 

4 and the power customers. 

5 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu8 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De9 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

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

11 the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception 

12 and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, 

13 $304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Pro14 vided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 

15 than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, trav16 el, and other support costs for the offices of the Commis17 sioners: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

18 provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues 

19 from fees and annual charges, and other services and col20 lections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for 

21 necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain avail22 able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 

23 appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 

24 revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to re-
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1 sult in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the gen2 eral fund estimated at not more than $0. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 

4 ENERGY 

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS 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 the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in ad18 vance, none of the funds made available in this title may 

19 be used to— 

20 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 

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

22 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 

23 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 

24 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 

25 Acquisition Regulation; 
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1 (C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca2 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 

3 subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

4 (D) announce publicly the intention to make an 

5 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim6 its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

7 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com8 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each 

10 quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discre11 tionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 pro12 vided during the previous quarter. 

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

14 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re15 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 

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

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

18 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 

19 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 

20 made. 

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

22 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au23 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De24 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 
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1 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 

2 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 

3 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree4 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 

5 anticipated at the time of award; or 

6 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree7 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov8 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 

9 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Senate at least 3 days in ad12 vance. 

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

14 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 

15 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac16 tivities specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department 

17 of Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III— 

18 Department of Energy’’ in the report of the Committee 

19 on Appropriations accompanying this Act. 

20 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 

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

22 the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria23 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 

24 least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogram25 ming which would cause any program, project, or activity 
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1 funding level to increase or decrease by more than 

2 $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 

3 time period covered by this Act. 

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

5 available for obligation or expenditure through a re6 programming of funds that— 

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

8 project, or activity; 

9 (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro10 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

11 or restricted by this Act; or 

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

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

14 Act. 

15 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re16 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 

17 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 

18 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 

19 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 

20 welfare, or national security. 

21 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon 

24 as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date 

25 of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would 
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1 otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an expla2 nation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that 

3 permitted such waiver. 

4 SEC. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appro5 priations provided for activities in this Act may be avail6 able to the same appropriation accounts for such activities 

7 established pursuant to this title. Available balances may 

8 be merged with funds in the applicable established ac9 counts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 

10 for the same time period as originally enacted. 

11 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other 

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

13 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

14 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

15 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) dur16 ing fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 

17 Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 

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

19 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi20 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 

21 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of22 fice of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the 

23 project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 

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

25 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
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1 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 

2 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 

3 projects where the total project cost exceeds 

4 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 

5 has been developed for the project for that critical deci6 sion. 

7 SEC. 306. (a) Any determination (including a deter8 mination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) 

9 by the Secretary pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the 

10 USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)), 

11 as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar 

12 years subsequent to such determination. 

13 (b) Not less than 30 days prior to the provision of 

14 uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify 

15 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Senate of— 

17 (1) the amount of uranium to be provided; 

18 (2) an estimate by the Secretary of the gross 

19 fair market value of the uranium on the expected 

20 date of the provision of the uranium; 

21 (3) the expected date of the provision of the 

22 uranium; 

23 (4) the recipient of the uranium; and 
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1 (5) the value the Secretary expects to receive in 

2 exchange for the uranium, including any adjust3 ments to the gross fair market value of the uranium. 

4 (c) If on the expected date of provision, the estimated 

5 gross fair market value of the uranium hexafluoride 

6 (UF6), comprising of uranium and conversion, is more 

7 than 10 percent lower than the gross fair market value 

8 on the date the most recent determination was signed by 

9 the Secretary, the Secretary shall issue a new determina10 tion pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Pri11 vatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)) before the 

12 provision can be processed. 

13 SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, 

14 none of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘De15 partment of Energy—Energy Programs—Science’’ may 

16 be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agree17 ment, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or 

18 less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

19 Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period 

20 of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 

21 SEC. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal 

22 years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congres23 sional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 

24 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbish25 ment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that 
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1 provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall in2 clude— 

3 (1) a full description of alternatives considered 

4 prior to the award of Phase 6.3; 

5 (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of 

6 each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of 

7 trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 

8 objectives against each alternative considered; 

9 (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical 

10 technology elements associated with each alternative, 

11 including technology maturity, integration risk, man12 ufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; 

13 (4) identification of the cost and risk of addi14 tional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities 

15 required to support production and certification of 

16 each alternative; 

17 (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, 

18 and scheduling needs for any military requirement 

19 intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or 

20 maintainability, including any requirement to con21 solidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods 

22 as compared to at least one other feasible refurbish23 ment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council con24 siders appropriate; and 
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1 (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative 

2 selected that details the overall cost, scope, and 

3 schedule planning assumptions. 

4 SEC. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from 

5 prior year appropriations are hereby permanently re6 scinded from the following accounts of the Department of 

7 Energy in the specified amounts: 

8 (1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and 

9 Renewable Energy’’, $18,111,000. 

10 (2) ‘‘Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery 

11 and Energy Reliability’’, $4,809,000. 

12 (3) ‘‘Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, 

13 $1,046,000. 

14 (4) ‘‘Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Re15 search and Development’’, $8,243,000. 

16 (5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $5,257,000. 

17 (6) ‘‘Energy Programs—Advanced Research 

18 Projects Agency—Energy’’, $619,000. 

19 (7) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Con20 struction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Mainte21 nance, Western Area Power Administration’’, 

22 $1,720,000. 

23 (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 

24 from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 

25 an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
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1 lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 SEC. 310. From funds made available by this Act for 

4 pension plan payments in excess of legal requirements, up 

5 to $90,000,000 under ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ and up to 

6 $30,000,000 under ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ 

7 may be transferred to ‘‘Defense Environmental Cleanup’’ 

8 to support decontamination and other requirements at the 

9 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 

10 SEC. 311. (a) None of the funds made available in 

11 this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 

12 Nonproliferation’’ may be made available for contracts 

13 with, or Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. 

14 (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibi15 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 

16 such activity is in the national security interests of the 

17 United States. This waiver authority may not be dele18 gated. 

19 (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effec20 tive until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 

21 submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified 

23 form if necessary, a report on the justification for the 

24 waiver. 
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1 SEC. 312. All balances under ‘‘United States Enrich2 ment Corporation Fund’’ are hereby permanently re3 scinded. No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 

4 were designated by the Congress as an emergency require5 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 

6 or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

7 Act of 1985. 

8 SEC. 313. (a) None of the funds made available by 

9 this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy 

10 and Water Development for any fiscal year or funds avail11 able in the SPR Petroleum Account in this and subsequent 

12 fiscal years may be used to carry out a test drawdown 

13 and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Stra14 tegic Petroleum Reserve as authorized by section 161(g) 

15 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 6241(g)) unless the Secretary of Energy submits to the 

17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent18 atives and the Senate not less than 30 full calendar days 

19 in advance of such test— 

20 (1) notification of intent to conduct a test; 

21 (2) an explanation of why such a test is nec22 essary or what is expected to be learned; 

23 (3) the amount of crude oil or refined petro24 leum product to be offered for sale or exchange; 
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1 ( 4) an estimate of revenues expected from such 

2 test; and 

3 (5) a plan for refilling the Reserve, including 

4 whether the acquisition will be of the same or of a 

5 different petroleum product. 

6 (b) None of the funds made available by this or any 

7 prior Act or funds available in the SPR Petroleum Ac8 count may be used to acquire any petroleum product other 

9 than crude oil. 

10 SEC. 314. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary 

11 of Energy for laboratory directed research and develop12 ment, no individual program, project, or activity funded 

13 by this or any subsequent Energy and Water Development 

14 appropriations Act for any fiscal year may be charged 

15 more than the statutory maximum authorized for such ac16 tivities. 

17 SEC. 315. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used by the Department of Energy to finalize, 

19 implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Stand20 ards Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits’’ and identi21 fied by regulation identification number 1904–AC87. 

22 TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

23 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

24 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au25 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
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1 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for nec2 essary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Al3 ternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for pay4 ment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses 

5 of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 

6 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

7 $80,317,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Fa11 cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 

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

13 Law 100–456, section 1441, $29,150,000, to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2016. 

15 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Author18 ity and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the 

19 Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding 

20 sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said 

21 Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

22 DENALI COMMISSION

23 For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 

24 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap25 ital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 
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1 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith2 standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the 

3 Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds 

4 shall be available for construction projects in an amount 

5 not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 

6 communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Com7 mission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105– 

8 277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 

9 Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an 

10 amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed com11 munities. 

12 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

13 For necessary expenses of the Northern Border Re14 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

15 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $3,000,000, to 

16 remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

17 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 

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

19 States Code. 

20 SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

21 For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Re22 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

23 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to 

24 remain available until expended. 
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1 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

5 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, including 

6 official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, 

7 $1,052,433,000, to remain available until expended, of 

8 which $55,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 

9 Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 

10 herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available 

11 for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office 

12 of the Commission, to remain available until September 

13 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) 

14 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

15 5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be ap16 proved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided 

17 further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection serv18 ices, and other services and collections estimated at 

19 $880,155,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and 

20 used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

21 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain avail22 able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 

23 appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 

24 received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final 

25 fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
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1 $172,278,000: Provided further, That of the amounts ap2 propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 

3 university research and development in areas relevant to 

4 their respective organization’s mission, and $5,000,000 

5 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Pro6 gram that will support multiyear projects that do not align 

7 with programmatic missions but are critical to maintain8 ing the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. 

9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

12 General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available 

13 until September 30, 2016: Provided, That revenues from 

14 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 

15 collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 

16 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 

17 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

18 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

19 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 

20 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur21 ing fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 

22 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 

23 $1,972,000: Provided further, That, of the amounts appro24 priated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspec25 tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
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1 Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve2 nues. 

3 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Tech6 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 

7 203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nu8 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2016. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 

11 AGENCIES 

12 SEC. 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 

13 Commission shall notify the other members of the Com14 mission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on En16 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

17 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

18 Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins 

19 performing functions under the authority of section 3 of 

20 Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member 

21 of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions 

22 under subsection (b) of that section begins performing 

23 those functions. Such notification shall include an expla24 nation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of 

25 such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Commit-
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1 tees, not less frequently than once each week, on the ac2 tions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of 

3 the Commission, under such authority, until the authority 

4 is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees 

5 not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. 

6 The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 

7 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the 

8 Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted 

9 to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal 

10 year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 

11 SEC. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 

12 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 

13 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 

14 Congressional requests for information until those Proce15 dures are changed or waived by a majority of the Commis16 sion, in accordance with Commission practice. 

17 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

21 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

22 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu23 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

24 1913. 
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1 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

3 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

4 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any cor5 poration that was convicted of a felony criminal violation 

6 under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 

7 where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, un8 less the agency has considered suspension or debarment 

9 of the corporation and has made a determination that this 

10 further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

11 the Government. 

12 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

14 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

15 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor16 poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 

17 been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 

18 remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 

19 is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree20 ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 

21 liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 

22 tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 

23 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter24 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro25 tect the interests of the Government. 
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1 SEC. 504. (a) None of the funds made available in 

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

3 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern4 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 

5 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 

6 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 

7 the report of the Committee on Appropriations accom8 panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 

9 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern10 ment may provide goods or services to another depart11 ment, agency, or instrumentality. 

12 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart13 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

14 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 

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

16 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro17 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref18 erenced in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 

19 accompanying this Act, or any authority whereby a de20 partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

21 Government may provide goods or services to another de22 partment, agency, or instrumentality. 

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

24 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 

25 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report de2 tailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority 

3 whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 

4 United States Government may provide goods or services 

5 to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used 

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

7 report shall include the amounts transferred and the pur8 poses for which they were transferred, and shall not re9 place or modify existing notification requirements for each 

10 authority. 

11 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 

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

13 12898 of February 11, 1994 (‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

14 Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low15 Income Populations’’). 

16 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to conduct closure of adjudicatory func18 tions, technical review, or support activities associated 

19 with the Yucca Mountain geologic repository license appli20 cation, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possi21 bility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in 

22 the future. 

23 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

24 SEC. 507. The amount by which the applicable alloca25 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
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1 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec2 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex3 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 

4 SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) 

6 of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h– 

7 10(d)(2)(B)) and all public notice and comment require8 ments under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that 

9 are applicable to carrying out such section. 

10 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used in contravention of section 4712 of title 

12 41, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incor15 porated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive 

16 proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or char17 tered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such enti18 ty’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such 

19 entity was previously incorporated in the United States. 

20 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to prepare, propose, or promulgate any 

22 regulation or guidance that references or relies on the 

23 analysis contained in ‘‘Technical Support Document: - So24 cial Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis - 

25 Under Executive Order 12866’’ issued by the Interagency 
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1 Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States 

2 Government (February 2010), ‘‘Technical Support Docu3 ment: - Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon 

4 for Regulatory Impact Analysis - Under Executive Order 

5 12866’’ issued by the Interagency Working Group on So6 cial Cost of Carbon, United States Government (May 

7 2013), ‘‘Technical Support Document - Technical Update 

8 of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Anal9 ysis - Under Executive Order 12866’’ issued by the Inter10 agency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United 

11 States Government (revised November 2013), or ‘‘Tech12 nical Support Document - Technical Update of the Social 

13 Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis - Under 

14 Executive Order No. 12866’’, published at 78 Fed. Reg. 

15 228 (November 26, 2013). 

16 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used by the Department of Energy to apply 

18 the report entitled ‘‘Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspec19 tive on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United 

20 States’’, published in the Federal Register on June 4, 

21 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 32260), in any public interest deter22 mination under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 

23 U.S.C. 717b). 

24 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehi-
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1 cles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inven2 tory, except in accordance with Presidential Memo3 randum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 

4 2011. 

5 SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this 

6 Act may be used to enter into a contract with any person 

7 whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed 

8 in section 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, in 

9 the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Informa10 tion System include the term ‘‘Fair Labor Standards 

11 Act.’’. 

12 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 

14 or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required 

15 by Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 

16 of its principals— 

17 (1) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 

18 has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren19 dered against it for: commission of fraud or a crimi20 nal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting 

21 to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or 

22 local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or 

23 State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 

24 offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, for25 gery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 
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1 making false statements, tax evasion, violating Fed2 eral criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; 

3 (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 

4 criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti5 ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer6 ated above in paragraph (1); or 

7 (3) within a 3-year period preceding this offer, 

8 has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in 

9 an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liabil10 ity remains unsatisfied. 

11 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used for the study of the Missouri River 

13 Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and 

14 Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

15 Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 111–8). 

16 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the 

18 Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) 

19 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public 

20 Law 110–114). 

21 SEC. 518. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

23 order entitled ‘‘Order Accepting Proposed Tariff Revisions 

24 and Establishing a Technical Conference’’ issued by the 
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1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 13, 

2 2013 (Docket No. ER13–1380–000). 

3 SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be used within the borders of the State of Lou5 isiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the South6 western Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any 

7 district of the Corps within such divisions to implement 

8 or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the 

9 ‘‘Modified Charleston Method’’. 

10 SEC. 520. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used for ‘‘DE–FOA0000697: Sustainable Cit12 ies: Urban Energy Planning for Smart Growth in China 

13 and India’’. 

14 SEC. 521. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to pay the salary of any officer or em16 ployee to carry out section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant 

17 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 16421a; added by section 402 of 

18 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

19 (Public Law 111–5)). 

20 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to carry out section 801 of the Energy 

22 Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

23 17281). 

24 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to transform the National Energy Tech-
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1 nology Laboratory into a government-owned, contractor2 operated laboratory, or to consolidate or close the National 

3 Energy Technology Laboratory. 

4 SEC. 524. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used for the Cape Wind Energy Project on 

6 the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, Nantucket 

7 Sound. 

8 SEC. 525. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex10 ecutive Order No. 13547 (75 Fed. Reg. 43023, relating 

11 to the stewardship of oceans, coasts, and the Great 

12 Lakes), including the National Ocean Policy developed 

13 under such Executive order. 

14 SEC. 526. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to award grants or provide funding for 

16 high-efficiency toilets or indoor water-efficient toilets. 

17 SEC. 527. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used in contravention of section 

19 210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Water Resources Development Act 

20 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(d)(1)(B)(ii)). 

21 SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act may be used— 

23 (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) 

24 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
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1 (2) to implement or enforce the standards es2 tablished by the tables contained in section 

3 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)) with respect to 

5 BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandes6 cent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector 

7 lamps. 

8 SEC. 529. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to regulate activities identified in sub10 paragraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Federal 

11 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), 

12 (C)) or to limit the exemption in section 404(f)(1)(A) of 

13 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

14 1344(f)(1)(A)) to established or ongoing operations. 

15 SEC. 530. OFFSHORE DRILLING PERMIT. No funds 

16 made available by this Act may be used by the Department 

17 of Energy to block approval of offshore drilling permits. 

18 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to design, implement, administer, or 

20 carry out the United States Global Climate Research Pro21 gram National Climate Assessment, the Intergovern22 mental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Re23 port, the United Nation’s Agenda 21 sustainable develop24 ment plan, the May 2013 Technical Update of the Social 

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1 ecutive Order No. 12866, or the July 2014 Sustainable 

2 Development Solutions Network and Institute for Sustain3 able Development and International Relations’ pathways 

4 to deep decarbonization report. 

5 SEC. 532. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used for the Department of Energy’s Climate 

7 Model Development and Validation program. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De9 velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

10 2015’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4923 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for energy and water develposes. ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur- opment and related agencies for the fiscal year