propriated shall be reduced as revenues are received dur-
ing fiscal year 1997 so as to result in a final fiscal year
1997 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
not more than $0.
GENERAL PROVISION
SEC. 301. PRIORITY PLACEMENT, JOB PLACEMENT, RE-
TRAINING, 
AND 
COUNSELING 
PROGRAMS
FOR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY A REDUC-
TION IN FORCE.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) for the purposes of this section, the term
‘‘agency’’ means the United States Department of
Energy.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term
‘‘eligible employee’’ means any employee of the agen-
cy who—
(A) is scheduled to be separated from serv-
ice due to a reduction in force under—
(i) regulations prescribed under sec-
tion 3502 of title 5, United States Code; or
(ii) procedures established under sec-
tion 3595 of title 5, United States Code; or
(B) is separated from service due to such
a reduction in force, but does not include—
(i) an employee separated from service
for cause on charges of misconduct or de-
linquency; or
(ii) an employee who, at the time of
separation, meets the age and service re-
quirements for an immediate annuity
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) PRIORITY PLACEMENT AND RETRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the United States Department of En-
ergy shall establish an agency-wide priority placement and
retraining program for eligible employees.
(c) The priority placement program established under
subsection (b) shall include provisions under which a va-
cant position shall not be filled by the appointment or
transfer of any individual from outside of the agency if—
(1) there is then available any eligible employee
who applies for the position within 30 days of the
agency issuing a job announcement and is qualified
(or can be trained or retrained to become qualified
within 90 days of assuming the position) for the po-
sition; and
(2) the position is within the same commuting
area as the eligible employee’s last-held position or
residence.
(d) JOB PLACEMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES.—
The head of the agency may establish a program to pro-
vide job placement and counseling services to eligible em-
ployees.
(1) TYPES
OF
SERVICES.—A program estab-
lished under subsection (d) may include, but is not
limited to, such services as—
(A) career and personal counseling;
(B) training and job search skills; and
(C) job placement assistance, including as-
sistance provided through cooperative arrange-
ments with State and local employment services
offices.
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, as amended, notwithstanding section 405 of said
Act, and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chair-
man and the alternate on the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission and for payment of the Federal share of the ad-
ministrative expenses of the Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger
motor vehicles, $155,331,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY
BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of 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, $12,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carry-
ing out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974, as amended, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, including the employment of aliens; services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; publication and dissemina-
tion of atomic information; purchase, repair, and cleaning
of uniforms; official representation expenses (not to exceed
$20,000); reimbursements to the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services; hire of passenger
motor vehicles and aircraft, $471,800,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount ap-
propriated herein, $11,000,000 shall be derived from the
Nuclear Waste Fund, subject to the authorization required
in this bill under the heading, ‘‘Nuclear Waste Disposal
Fund’’: Provided further, That from this appropriation,
transfer of sums may be made to other agencies of the
Government for the performance of the work for which
this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums
so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to
which transferred: Provided further, That moneys received
by the Commission for the cooperative nuclear safety re-
search program, services rendered to foreign governments
and international organizations, and the material and in-
formation access authorization programs, including crimi-
nal history checks under section 149 of the Atomic Energy
Act may be retained and used for salaries and expenses
associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection serv-
ices, and other services and collections estimated at
$457,300,000 in fiscal year 1997 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 funds here-
in appropriated for regulatory reviews and other activities
pertaining to waste stored at the Hanford site, Washing-
ton, shall be excluded from license fee revenues, notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 2214: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of rev-
enues received during fiscal year 1997 from licensing fees,
inspection services and other services and collections, ex-
cluding those moneys received for the cooperative nuclear
safety research program, services rendered to foreign gov-
ernments and international organizations, and the mate-
rial and information access authorization programs, so as
to result in a final fiscal year 1997 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $14,500,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, including services au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; and in addition, an amount not to
exceed 5 percent of this sum may be transferred from Sal-
aries and Expenses, Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Pro-
vided, That notice of such transfers shall be given to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate:
Provided further, That from this appropriation, transfers
of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government