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Union Calendar No. 356 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3981 

[Report No. 108–594] 

To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2004 

Mr. BARTON of Texas (by request): introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JULY 9, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BONNER, Mr. 

EVERETT, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina 

JULY 9, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 17, 2004] 

A BILL 

To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as 

offsetting collections, 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 SECTION 1. NUCLEAR WASTE FUND MANAGEMENT. 

2 (a) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—Beginning on Octo3 ber 1, 2004, and continuing through September 30, 2009, 

4 fees collected by the Secretary of Energy and deposited into 

5 the Nuclear Waste Fund under the Nuclear Waste Policy 

6 Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) shall be credited to 

7 the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections in amounts 

8 not to exceed the amounts annually appropriated during 

9 that period from the Nuclear Waste Fund. For fiscal year 

10 2005, such amounts shall not exceed $576,000,000. Con11 sistent with existing law, such amounts may only be used 

12 for purposes authorized under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

13 of 1982. 

14 (b) ADDITIONAL NECESSARY SUMS.—To the extent 

15 that the level of budgetary resources from offsetting collec16 tions is insufficient to implement activities under the Nu17 clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for a fiscal year, there are 

18 authorized to be appropriated for implementing those ac19 tivities such additional sums as may be necessary from the 

20 balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund. 

21 SEC. 2. REPORT. 

22 Not later than one year after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary 

24 shall submit to the Congress a report on the adequacy of 

25 the Nuclear Waste Fund that includes an assessment of 

26 whether current unexpended balances in the Fund, if made 
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1 fully available to the Secretary, would affect annual fee de2 terminations (including whether a reduction to the fee may 

3 be necessary) made pursuant to section 302(a)(4) of the Nu4 clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(a)(4)). 

5 The report shall also include recommendations to Congress 

6 on whether this Act should be extended beyond its current 

7 expiration date of September 30, 2009, and whether alter8 native approaches may be necessary to access unexpended 

9 balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund. 
Union Calendar No. 356 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3981 

[Report No. 108–594] 

A BILL 

To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste 

poses. Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purJULY 9, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,