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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2143

To authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal

years 1994 and 1995.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1993

Mr. LEHMAN (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission for fiscal years 1994 and 1995.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory

5 Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and

6 1995’’.

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL

8 YEARS 1994 AND 1995.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro10 priated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in accord-
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1 ance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954

2 (42 U.S.C. 2017) and section 305 of the Energy Reorga3 nization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5875), the following

4 amounts:

5 (1) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—$542,900,000 for fiscal

6 year 1994, to remain available until expended, of

7 which $22,000,000 is authorized from the Nuclear

8 Waste Fund.

9 (2) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—$546,800,000 for fiscal

10 year 1995, to remain available until expended, of

11 which $22,000,000 is authorized from the Nuclear

12 Waste Fund.

13 (b) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There are

14 authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory

15 Commission’s Office of Inspector General, in accordance

16 with the provisions of section 1105(a)(25) of title 31,

17 United States Code, the following amounts:

18 (1) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—$4,800,000 for fiscal

19 year 1994, to remain available until expended.

20 (2) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—$5,000,000 for fiscal

21 year 1995, to remain available until expended.

22 SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amounts authorized to be ap24 propriated under section 2(a) for fiscal years 1994 and

25 1995 shall be allocated as follows:
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1 (1) REACTOR SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS REGU2 LATION.—Not more than $163,807,000 for fiscal

3 year 1994, and not more than $168,005,000 for fis4 cal year 1995, may be used for ‘‘Reactor Safety and

5 Safeguards Regulation’’.

6 (2) REACTOR SAFETY RESEARCH.—Not more

7 than $99,969,000 for fiscal year 1994, and not more

8 than $98,339,000 for fiscal year 1995, may be used

9 for ‘‘Reactor Safety Research’’.

10 (3) NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND LOW-LEVEL

11 WASTE SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS REGULATION.—

12 Not more than $61,880,000 for fiscal year 1994,

13 and not more than $63,025,000 for fiscal year 1995,

14 may be used for ‘‘Nuclear Material and Low-Level

15 Waste Safety and Safeguards Regulation’’.

16 (4) HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE REGULA17 TION.—Not more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year

18 1994 from the Nuclear Waste Fund, and not more

19 than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 from the Nu20 clear Waste Fund, may be used for ‘‘High-Level Nu21 clear Waste Regulation’’.

22 (5) REACTOR SPECIAL AND INDEPENDENT RE23 VIEWS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT.—Not

24 more than $31,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and not

25 more than $31,369,000 for fiscal year 1995, may be
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1 used for ‘‘Reactor Special and Independent Reviews,

2 Investigations, and Enforcement’’.

3 (6) NUCLEAR SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND SUP4 PORT.—Not more than $164,244,000 for fiscal year

5 1994, and not more than $164,062,000 for fiscal

6 year 1995, may be used for ‘‘Nuclear Safety Man7 agement and Support’’.

8 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The Nuclear Regulatory Commis9 sion may not use more than 1 percent of the amounts allo10 cated under subsection (a) to exercise its authority under

11 section 31 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

12 2051(a)) to enter into grants and cooperative agreements

13 with organizations such as universities, State and local

14 governments, and not-for-profit institutions. Grants made

15 by the Commission shall be made in accordance with chap16 ter 63 of title 31, United States Code, and other applicable

17 law.

18 (c) REALLOCATION.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graphs (2) and (3), any amount allocated for a fiscal

21 year pursuant to any paragraph of subsection (a) for

22 purposes of the program referred to in any such

23 paragraph may be reallocated by the Nuclear Regu24 latory Commission for use in a program referred to
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1 in any other paragraph of such subsection, or for

2 use in any other activity within a program.

3 (2) LIMITATION.—The amount available from

4 appropriations in any fiscal year for use in any pro5 gram or activity specified in subsection (a) may not,

6 as a result of reallocations made under paragraph

7 (1), be increased or reduced by more than $500,000,

8 unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission submits

9 advance notification of such reallocation to the Com10 mittee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee

11 on Natural Resources of the House of Representa12 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public

13 Works of the Senate. Such notification shall contain

14 a full and complete statement of the reallocation to

15 be made and the facts and circumstances relied upon

16 in support of such reallocation.

17 (3) NUCLEAR WASTE FUND.—Funds authorized

18 to be appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund

19 may be used only for the high-level nuclear waste ac20 tivities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and

21 may not be reprogrammed for other Commission ac22 tivities.

23 SEC. 4. RETENTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

24 Money received by the Nuclear Regulatory Commis25 sion for the cooperative nuclear safety research program,
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1 services rendered to foreign governments and international

2 organizations, and the material and information access au3 thorization programs (including criminal history checks

4 under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42

5 U.S.C. 2169)) may be retained and used, subject to appro6 priations, for salaries and expenses associated with such

7 activities, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3302

8 of title 31, United States Code, and shall remain available

9 until expended.

10 SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

11 From amounts appropriated to the Nuclear Regu12 latory Commission pursuant to section 2(a), except for ap13 propriations from the Nuclear Waste Fund, the Commis14 sion may transfer amounts to its Office of Inspector Gen15 eral, except that the total amount so transferred during

16 any fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the amount

17 authorized under section 2(b) for such fiscal year.

18 SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON SPENDING AUTHORITY.

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no

20 authority to make payments under this Act shall be effec21 tive except to such extent or in such amounts as are pro22 vided in advance in appropriation Acts.

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