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ties, regarding Federal approvals in accordance with 
the following timelines: 
(A) Not later than 1 year after acceptance 
of a completed project application when an en-
vironmental assessment and finding of no sig-
nificant impact is determined to be the appro-
priate level of review under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.). 
(B) Not later than 1 year and 30 days 
after the close of the public comment period for 
a draft environmental impact statement under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), when an environ-
mental impact statement is required under the 
same. 
(5) 
CONSOLIDATED
ADMINISTRATIVE 
RECORD.—Maintain a consolidated administrative 
record of the information assembled and used by the 
cooperating agencies as the basis for agency deci-
sions. 
(6) PROJECT DATA RECORDS.—To the extent 
practicable and consistent with Federal law, ensure 
that all project data is submitted and maintained in 
generally accessible electronic format, compile, and 
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where authorized under existing law, make available 
such project data to cooperating agencies, the quali-
fying project applicant, and to the public. 
(7) PROJECT
MANAGER.—Appoint a project 
manager for each qualifying project. The project 
manager shall have authority to oversee the project 
and to facilitate the issuance of the relevant final 
authorizing documents, and shall be responsible for 
ensuring fulfillment of all Bureau responsibilities set 
forth in this section and all cooperating agency re-
sponsibilities under section 554. 
SEC. 554. COOPERATING AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) ADHERENCE TO BUREAU SCHEDULE.— 
(1) TIMEFRAMES.—On notification of an appli-
cation for a qualifying project, the head of each co-
operating agency shall submit to the Bureau a time-
frame under which the cooperating agency reason-
ably will be able to complete the authorizing respon-
sibilities of the cooperating agency. 
(2) SCHEDULE.— 
(A) USE
OF
TIMEFRAMES.—The Bureau 
shall use the timeframes submitted under this 
subsection to establish the project schedule 
under section 504. 
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(B) ADHERENCE.—Each cooperating agen-
cy shall adhere to the project schedule estab-
lished by the Bureau under subparagraph (A). 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD.—The head of each 
cooperating agency shall submit to the Bureau all environ-
mental review material produced or compiled in the course 
of carrying out activities required under Federal law, con-
sistent with the project schedule established by the Bureau 
under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) DATA SUBMISSION.—To the extent practicable 
and consistent with Federal law, the head of each cooper-
ating agency shall submit all relevant project data to the 
Bureau in a generally accessible electronic format, subject 
to the project schedule established by the Bureau under 
subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 555. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, after public notice 
in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 
7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Administrative Procedure Act’’), may accept and expend 
funds, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
Acts, contributed by a non-Federal public entity to expe-
dite the evaluation of a permit of that entity related to 
a qualifying project. 
(b) EFFECT ON PERMITTING.— 
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(1) EVALUATION OF PERMITS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the eval-
uation of permits carried out using funds accepted 
under this section shall— 
(A) be reviewed by the Regional Director 
of the Bureau of the region in which the quali-
fying project or activity is located (or a des-
ignee); and 
(B) use the same procedures for decisions 
that would otherwise be required for the evalua-
tion of permits for similar projects or activities 
not carried out using funds authorized under 
this section. 
(2) IMPARTIAL DECISION MAKING.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
use of the funds accepted under this section for a 
qualifying project shall not— 
(A) substantively or procedurally impact 
impartial decision making with respect to the 
issuance of permits; or 
(B) diminish, modify, or otherwise affect 
the statutory or regulatory authorities of the 
cooperating agency. 
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the 
funds accepted under this section shall be used to carry 
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out a review of the evaluation of permits required under 
subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that all final permit decisions carried out using funds 
authorized under this section are made available to the 
public, including on the internet. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 601. 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. 602. (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 accompanying this Act, or any authority where-
by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to an-
other department, agency, or instrumentality. 
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(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 accompanying this Act, or any au-
thority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States Government may provide goods or 
services to another department, agency, or instrumen-
tality. 
(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 
modify existing notification requirements for each author-
ity. 
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SEC. 603. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
SEC. 604. (a) No federal monies shall be expended 
in furtherance of any agreement among private entities 
for consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel that 
is not specifically authorized under federal law until such 
time that host state and local governments and any af-
fected Indian tribes have formalized their consent. 
(b) Provided that the prohibition provided for in this 
section shall not apply to facilities presently storing com-
mercial spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to an NRC license, 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘spent nuclear fuel’’ 
shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. 
SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 
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activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 
or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 
SEC. 606. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the 
Equity Action Plan of the Department of Energy, or Exec-
utive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 
7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support for 
underserved communities through the Federal Govern-
ment), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive Order 
14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relat-
ing to further advancing racial equity and support for un-
derserved communities through the Federal Government). 
SEC. 607. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 
7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 
28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
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(b) Discriminatory action defined.—As used in sub-
section (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
other similar position or status from or to such per-
son; 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 
benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 
admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 
degree from an educational program, from or to 
such person; or 
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(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle-
ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in-
stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 
and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam-
paigns from or to such person. 
(c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.—The 
Federal Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or 
certified for purposes of Federal law any person that 
would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respectively, for 
such purposes but for a determination against such person 
wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks, 
or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 
or moral conviction described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 608. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, apply, 
or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva-
tion Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Resi-
dential Clothes Washers’’ published by the Department of 
Energy in the Federal Register on March 3, 2023 (88 
Fed. Reg. 13520), or any substantively similar rule. 
SEC. 609. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, apply, enforce, 
or carry out any diversity, equity, and inclusion office, pro-
gram, or training. 
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SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce section 370 of 
Public Law 116–283 with respect to civil works projects. 
SEC. 611. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy to award 
any grant, contract, subcontract, award, loan, program, 
support, or other activity, to any entity who enters into, 
or maintains, partnerships or licensing agreements with 
any entity of concern, as defined in section 10114 of title 
I of division B of Public Law 117–167. 
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES PROHIBITION 
SEC. 612. (a) INNOVATE IN AMERICA.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the Sec-
retary of Energy to award a contract, subcontract, grant, 
or loan to an entity that— 
(1) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, 
or is otherwise related legally or financially to a cor-
poration based in a country that— 
(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy 
country (as defined in section 771(18) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) was identified by the United States 
Trade Representative in the most recent report 
required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 
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1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign 
country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
and 
(C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade 
Representative under section 306 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416); or 
(2) is listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the 
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public 
Law 116–145). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Energy may issue a waiver, to be made pub-
licly available, to an entity in which the legal or financial 
connection to a corporation is a minority relationship or 
investment. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—This section 
shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obliga-
tions of the United States under applicable international 
agreements. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 613. $0. 
SEC. 614. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to finalize any rule or regulation that meets the definition 
of section 804(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code. 
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SEC. 615. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule of the Department of Energy entitled ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
for Consumer Furnaces’’ signed on September 28, 2023 
(Docket ID: EERE–2014–BT–STD–0031; RIN 1904– 
AD20). 
SEC. 616. None of the funds made available by this 
Act 
may 
be 
used 
to 
implement 
the 
Industrial 
Decarbonization Roadmap published by the Department 
of Energy and dated September 2022 (DOE/EE–2635). 
SEC. 617. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation 
Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer 
Water Heaters’’ published by the Department of Energy 
in the Federal Register on July 28, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 
49058). 
SEC. 618. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration to halt the construction of a High Explosive Syn-
thesis, Formulation, and Production facility at the Pantex 
Plant near Amarillo, Texas. 
SEC. 619. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to admit any 
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individual who is a citizen of any country on the current 
list of sensitive countries to any facility of a national secu-
rity laboratory, as such term is defined in section 4002 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act, other than areas acces-
sible to the general public. 
SEC. 620. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce Corps of Engi-
neers memorandum CERE-AP, issued by the South At-
lantic division on July 9, 1996, relating to ‘‘Approval of 
Perpetual Beach Storm Damage Reduction Easement as 
a Standard Estate’’. 
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to close the Toto Creek, Bolding Mill, 
Duckett Mill, Old Federal, Van Pugh South Campground, 
Sawnee, or Bald Ridge Creek campgrounds located at 
Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia. 
SEC. 622. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the final rule titled ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
for Manufactured Housing’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 32728 (May 
31, 2022)). 
SEC. 623. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Interagency Working Group on 
the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases. 
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SEC. 624. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to consider the social cost of greenhouse 
gases in the development and implementation of a budget 
for a Federal agency, in any Federal procurement proc-
esses, or when preparing an environmental review pursu-
ant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 625. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce any COVID–19 mask man-
dates. 
SEC. 626. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize the rule entitled ‘‘Energy Con-
servation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Automatic Commercial Ice Makers’’ published by the De-
partment of Energy in the Federal Register on September 
25, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 65628). 
SEC. 627. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Con-
servation Standards for Room Air Conditioners’’ published 
by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on 
May 26, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 34298). 
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Department of Energy Office of 
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Science’s Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, 
and Inclusion. 
SEC. 629. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the American Climate Corps. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 
2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 233 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4394 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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