CONSTRUCTION, 
REHABILITATION, 
OPERATION
AND 
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS-
TRATION 
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con-
servation and renewable resources programs as author-
ized, including official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $1,500; $291,920,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $281,702,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec-
lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 
U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 
Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 
$195,790,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration from the sale of power and related services 
shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 
Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $96,130,000, of which 
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$85,912,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount herein appropriated, not 
more than $3,375,000 is for deposit into the Utah Rec-
lamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant 
to title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $242,858,000 collected 
by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to 
the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheel-
ing expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
collections, to remain available until expended for the sole 
purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expendi-
tures: Provided further, That for purposes of this appro-
priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $5,555,000, to remain available until expended, 
and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 
and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 
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18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) as amended: Provided, That not-
withstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $5,335,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be cred-
ited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, 
to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 
of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facili-
ties of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
Administration activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $220,000: Provided further, That for 
purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means ex-
penditures that are generally recovered in the same year 
that they are incurred. 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception 
and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, 
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$304,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $304,600,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2013 shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2013 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2013 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 
made available by this title for the Department of Energy 
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 
or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 
or 
similar 
arrangements 
(including 
Requests 
for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op-
portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac-
tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
funded by Congress. 
(b) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 
to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au-
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thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 
multi-year contract, award a multi-year grant, or enter 
into a multi-year cooperative agreement unless: 
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment is funded for the full period of performance as 
anticipated at the time of award; or 
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov-
ernment’s obligation on the availability of future- 
year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate at least 14 days in ad-
vance. 
(c) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and 
(f), the amounts made available by this title shall be ex-
pended as authorized by law for the projects and activities 
specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’ table or the text included under the heading ‘‘Title 
III—Department of Energy’’ in the report of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations accompanying this Act. 
(d) The amounts made available by this title may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 
the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 
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