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Houses of Congress, in classified form if necessary, a re-
port on the justification for the waiver. 
SEC. 308. (a) NOTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC PETRO-
LEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made avail-
able in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to con-
duct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale 
or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Pe-
troleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides 
notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such ex-
change, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
(b)(1) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—The notifica-
tion required under subsection (a) shall include at a min-
imum— 
(A) the justification for the drawdown or ex-
change, including— 
(i) a specific description of any obligation 
under international energy agreements; and 
(ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the 
specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve to be tested; 
(B) the provisions of law (including regulations) 
authorizing the drawdown or exchange; 
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(C) the number of barrels of petroleum prod-
ucts proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged; 
(D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve site or sites from which the petroleum products 
are proposed to be withdrawn; 
(E) a good faith estimate of the expected pro-
ceeds from the sale of the petroleum products; 
(F) an estimate of the total inventories of pe-
troleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
after the anticipated drawdown; 
(G) a detailed plan for disposition of the pro-
ceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; 
and 
(H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of 
the same or a different petroleum product. 
(2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide the notification required under sub-
section (a)— 
(A) in the case of an exchange or a draw-
down, as soon as practicable after the exchange 
or drawdown has occurred; and 
(B) in the case of a test drawdown, not 
later than 30 days prior to the test drawdown. 
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(c) POST-SALE NOTIFICATION.—In addition to re-
porting requirements under other provisions of law, the 
Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards 
associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the actual value of the proceeds from the 
sale. 
(d)(1) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Secretary 
may not establish any new regional petroleum product re-
serve unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum 
product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an an-
nual budget submission and approved by the Congress in 
an appropriations Act. 
(2) The budget request or notification shall in-
clude— 
(A) the justification for the new reserve; 
(B) a cost estimate for the establishment, 
operation, and maintenance of the reserve, in-
cluding funding sources; 
(C) a detailed plan for operation of the re-
serve, including the conditions upon which the 
products may be released; 
(D) the location of the reserve; and 
(E) the estimate of the total inventory of 
the reserve. 
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SEC. 309. Of the amounts made available by this Act 
for ‘‘National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons 
Activities’’, up to $50,000,000 may be reprogrammed 
within such account for Domestic Uranium Enrichment, 
subject to the notice requirement in section 301(e). 
SEC. 310. (a) Unobligated balances available from 
appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2010 are 
hereby permanently rescinded from the following accounts 
of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy’’, $16,677,000. 
(2) ‘‘Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability’’, $900,000. 
(3) 
‘‘Energy 
Programs—Nuclear 
Energy’’, 
$1,665,000. 
(4) ‘‘Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Re-
search and Development’’, $12,064,000. 
(5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $4,717,000. 
(6) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Con-
struction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Mainte-
nance, 
Western 
Area 
Power 
Administration’’, 
$4,832,000. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
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lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for expenses 
necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate 
on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of 
the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the 
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $95,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 
Law 100–456, section 1441, $29,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au-
thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 
the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith-
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standing sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N 
of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 
including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex-
penses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 
306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 
That funds shall be available for construction projects in 
an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost 
for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of 
the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, 
Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 701 of ap-
pendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 
1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for 
non-distressed communities. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
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notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 
Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 
by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission in car-
rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
$1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available 
for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office 
of the Commission, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) 
of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be ap-
proved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided 
further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection serv-
ices, and other services and collections estimated at 
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$862,274,000 in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and 
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$140,959,000: Provided further, That of the amounts ap-
propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
university research and development in areas relevant to 
their respective organization’s mission, and $5,000,000 
shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Pro-
gram that will support multiyear projects that do not align 
with programmatic missions but are critical to maintain-
ing the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $12,136,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $10,060,000 in fiscal year 2016 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
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Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$2,076,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $958,000 shall be for Inspec-
tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve-
nues. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 
203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA 
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 
Projects pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided, That any fees, charges, or commissions received 
pursuant to section 106(h) of the Alaska Natural Gas 
Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720d(h)) in fiscal year 2016 in 
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excess of $2,402,000 shall not be available for obligation 
until appropriated in a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 
its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 
Congressional requests for information. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 
title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the report of the Committee on Appropriations accom-
panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
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ment may provide goods or services to another depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 
III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 
transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro-
priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref-
erenced in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 
accompanying this Act, or any authority whereby a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may provide goods or services to another de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency 
funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 
transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to an-
other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 
previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 
shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 
for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 
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