quisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable in-
terests in any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in-
quiries, technological investigations and research con-
cerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of 
mineral substances without objectionable social and envi-
ronmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 
$785,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount $61,070,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2020, for program direction. 
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 
carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac-
tivities. 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op-
erations and program management activities pursuant to 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 
et seq.), $252,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, as authorized by section 404 of the Bipar-
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tisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 42 U.S.C. 
6239 note), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and 
sell not to exceed $300,000,000 of crude oil from the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 2019: Provided fur-
ther, That the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall 
be deposited into the ‘‘Energy Security and Infrastructure 
Modernization Fund’’ during fiscal year 2019: Provided 
further, That such amounts shall be made available and 
shall remain available until expended for necessary ex-
penses to carry out the Life Extension II project for the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT 
For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur-
suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 404 of the Bipar-
tisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6241, 6239 note), 
and section 5010 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public 
Law 114–255), $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 
and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 
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and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin-
istration, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de-
fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con-
demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$240,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING FUND 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 
and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi-
ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 
title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$870,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich-
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ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re-
main available until expended, of which $32,959,000 shall 
be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992, including for the purchase of 
not to exceed one ambulance for replacement only. 
SCIENCE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 
16 passenger motor vehicles and one airplane for replace-
ment only, including one bus, $6,600,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$183,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, 
for program direction. 
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (Public Law 97– 
425), as amended (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘‘NWPA’’), including the acquisition of any real property 
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or facility construction, or expansion, $190,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, and to be derived from the 
Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided, That of the funds made 
available in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense 
nuclear waste disposal activities, 1.62 percent shall be pro-
vided to the Office of the Attorney General of the State 
of Nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries and 
expenses of State employees, to conduct scientific over-
sight responsibilities and participate in licensing activities 
pursuant to the NWPA: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available in this Act for nuclear waste disposal 
and defense nuclear waste disposal activities, 2.91 percent 
shall be provided to affected units of local government, as 
defined in the NWPA, to conduct appropriate activities 
and participate in licensing activities under Section 116(c) 
of the NWPA: Provided further, That of the amounts pro-
vided to affected units of local government, 7.5 percent 
shall be made available to affected units of local govern-
ment in California with the balance made available to af-
fected units of local government in Nevada for distribution 
as determined by the Nevada affected units of local gov-
ernment: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense 
nuclear waste disposal activities, 0.16 percent shall be pro-
vided to the affected Federally-recognized Indian tribes, 
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as defined in the NWPA, solely for expenditures, other 
than salaries and expenses of tribal employees, to conduct 
appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities 
under section 118(b) of the NWPA: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available in this Act for nuclear waste 
disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activities, 3.0 
percent shall be provided to Nye County, Nevada, 0.05 
percent shall be provided to Clark County, Nevada, and 
0.46 percent shall be provided to the State of Nevada as 
payment equal to taxes under section 116(c)(3) of the 
NWPA: Provided further, That within 90 days of the com-
pletion of each Federal fiscal year, the Office of the Attor-
ney General of the State of Nevada, each affected Feder-
ally-recognized Indian tribe, and each of the affected units 
of local government shall provide certification to the De-
partment of Energy that all funds expended from such 
payments have been expended for activities authorized by 
the NWPA and this Act: Provided further, That failure 
to provide such certification shall cause such entity to be 
prohibited from any further funding provided for similar 
activities: Provided further, That none of the funds herein 
appropriated may be: (1) used for litigation expenses; (2) 
used for interim storage activities; or (3) used to support 
multi-State efforts or other coalition building activities in-
consistent with the restrictions contained in this Act: Pro-
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vided further, That all proceeds and recoveries realized by 
the Secretary in carrying out activities authorized by the 
NWPA, including but not limited to any proceeds from 
the sale of assets, shall be credited to this account, to re-
main available until expended, for carrying out the pur-
poses of this account. 
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 
America 
COMPETES 
Act 
(Public 
Law 
110–69), 
$325,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $29,250,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2020, for program direction. 
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM 
Such sums as are derived from amounts received 
from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 
be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec-
essary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan 
Guarantee program, $32,000,000 is appropriated from 
fees collected in prior years pursuant to section 1702(h) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which are not otherwise 
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 
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2020: Provided further, That if the amount in the previous 
proviso is not available from such fees, an amount for such 
purposes is also appropriated from the general fund so as 
to result in a total amount appropriated for such purpose 
of no more than $32,000,000: Provided further, That fees 
collected pursuant to such section 1702(h) for fiscal year 
2019 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this 
heading and shall not be available until appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That the Department of Energy shall not 
subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in viola-
tion of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or 
subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or 
other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations. 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses 
necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi-
cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses 
necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guar-
antee Program, $1,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
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DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Department of En-
ergy necessary for departmental administration in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $280,524,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020, including the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such 
additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the 
estimated amount of cost of work for others notwith-
standing the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 
U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such increases in 
cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same 
or greater amount: Provided further, That moneys received 
by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated 
to total $96,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 may be retained 
and used for operating expenses within this account, as 
authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2019 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $184,524,000. 
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $51,330,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 
atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
and the purchase of not to exceed one ambulance for re-
placement only, $11,200,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$102,022,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, 
for program direction. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
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ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 
defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 
the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
and the purchase of not to exceed three aircraft, 
$1,902,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ-
ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc-
tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 
equipment, 
facilities, 
and 
facility 
expansion, 
$1,788,618,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which, $85,500,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 
Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount, 
$48,709,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, 
for program direction. 
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
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$422,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, including official reception and representation ex-
penses not to exceed $12,000. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 
energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
sion, and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger 
minivan for replacement only, $5,759,220,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$295,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, 
for program direction. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 
energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac-
tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
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of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, $870,300,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$301,085,000 shall be available until September 30, 2020, 
for program direction. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, 
including the acquisition of real property or facility con-
struction or expansion, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 
are approved for official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 
during fiscal year 2019, no new direct loan obligations 
may be made. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and mainte-
nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 
electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 
and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
southeastern power area, $6,500,000, including official re-
ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 
5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $6,500,000 col-
lected by the Southeastern Power Administration 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 Southeastern Power Adminis-
tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2019 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $55,360,000 collected by the Southeastern 
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
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shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 
to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 
of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 
annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re-
covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 
purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN 
POWER ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for operation and mainte-
nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 
electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 
of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili-
ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re-
ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 
exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 
Southwestern Power Administration, $45,802,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $35,402,000 col-
lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 
the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re-
main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 
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funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 
Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec-
tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2019 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $10,400,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $10,000,000 collected by 
the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 
Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 
wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off-
setting collections, to remain available until expended for 
the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 
are generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
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, $265,142,000, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
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to remain available until expended, of which $265,142,000 
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 
$175,770,000 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 2019 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $89,372,000, of which 
$89,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $180,408,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 
and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur-
chase power and wheeling 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 expenditures: Provided further, That 
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for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 
expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 
that they are incurred (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, $5,207,000, 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 
18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 
the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
$4,979,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration from the sale of power and related services from 
the Falcon and Amistad Dams 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 hydroelectric facilities of these 
Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 
activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2019 appropriation estimated at not more than 
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$228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap-
propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2019, the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $122,000 in funds contributed by United 
States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams 
for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and 
Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 
the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said 
sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: 
Provided further, That any such funds shall be available 
without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi-
tation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 
Section of the International Boundary and Water Com-
mission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, re-
pairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydro-
electric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agree-
ments reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, 
and the power customers. 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for 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 
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seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
official reception and representation expenses not to ex-
ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$369,900,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $369,900,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2019 shall be retained and used for expenses nec-
essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2019 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2019 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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-
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tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
funded by Congress. 
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 
made available in this title may be used to— 
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 
grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(B) make a discretionary contract award or 
Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 
or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca-
tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 
subparagraph (A) or (B); or 
(D) announce publicly the intention to make an 
allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim-
its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 
detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 
award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 
previous quarter. 
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(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 
the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re-
cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 
year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 
the account and program, project, or activity from which 
the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 
a brief description of the activity for which the award is 
made. 
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 
to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au-
thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 
multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 
a multiyear 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 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 3 days in advance. 
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 
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as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department 
of Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III— 
Department of Energy’’ in the report of the Committee 
on Appropriations accompanying this Act. 
(e) 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 both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 
cause any program, project, or activity funding level to 
increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 per-
cent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by 
this Act. 
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 
project, or activity; 
(2) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act; or 
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act. 
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(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re-
quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 
use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 
if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 
pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 
welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 
waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 
not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 
a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 
Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 
(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 
same appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established accounts and 
thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 
time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) 
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during fiscal year 2019 until the enactment of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi-
fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 
830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of-
fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 
compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 
any successive departmental guidance, for construction 
projects 
where 
the 
total 
project 
cost 
exceeds 
$100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 
has been developed for the project for that critical deci-
sion. 
SEC. 305. The Secretary of Energy may not transfer 
more than $274,833,000 from the amounts made available 
under this title to the working capital fund established 
under section 653 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7263): Provided, That the Secretary 
may transfer additional amounts to the working capital 
fund after the Secretary provides notification in advance 
of any such transfer to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That any 
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such notification shall identify the sources of funds by pro-
gram, project, or activity: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress before adding or removing any 
activities from the fund. 
SEC. 306. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation’’ may be made available to enter into new 
contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance 
to, the Russian Federation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 
such activity is in the national security interests of the 
United States. This waiver authority may not be dele-
gated. 
(c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effec-
tive until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, in classified form if necessary, a re-
port on the justification for the waiver. 
SEC. 307. (a) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Sec-
retary of Energy may not establish any new regional pe-
troleum product reserve unless funding for the proposed 
regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested 
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in advance in an annual budget submission and approved 
by the Congress in an appropriations Act. 
(b) The budget request or notification shall include— 
(1) the justification for the new reserve; 
(2) a cost estimate for the establishment, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the reserve, including 
funding sources; 
(3) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, 
including the conditions upon which the products 
may be released; 
(4) the location of the reserve; and 
(5) the estimate of the total inventory of the re-
serve. 
SEC. 308. (a) Funds provided by this Act for Project 
99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and 
any funds provided by prior Acts for such Project that 
remain unobligated, may be made available only for con-
struction and project support activities for such Project. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a) if the Secretary concurrently 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress— 
(1) the commitment, certification, and details 
described in section 3121(b) of the National Defense 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1892); and 
(2) the lifecycle cost estimate used to make 
such certification. 
(c) If the Secretary waives the requirements under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may not use funds provided 
for the Project described in such subsection to eliminate 
such Project until the date that is 30 days after the sub-
mission of the lifecycle cost estimate required under sub-
section (b)(2). 
SEC. 309. Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a 
determination by the President in this fiscal year that a 
regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of 
significant scope and duration exists, that a severe in-
crease in the price of refined petroleum product will likely 
result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale 
of refined petroleum product would assist directly and sig-
nificantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, 
the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined 
petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited 
into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 
167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
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6247), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, 
without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section. 
SEC. 310. (a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall submit to Congress and the State of Nevada a report 
on the potential of locating a reprocessing or recycling fa-
cility for spent nuclear fuel near the Yucca Mountain site. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report required under subsection (a) a description of— 
(1) the energy technology benefits associated 
with a reprocessing or recycling facility for spent nu-
clear fuel; 
(2) the potential economic benefits for the host 
community associated with such a facility, including 
employment, infrastructure development, and work-
force development benefits; 
(3) the energy and national security implica-
tions for the supply and availability of nuclear fuel 
associated with such a facility; and 
(4) the potential for locating other nuclear fuel 
cycle facilities near the Yucca Mountain site, such as 
an enrichment facility for national defense purposes. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
with institutions in the Nevada System of Higher Edu-
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cation, as defined by the State of Nevada, with prior re-
processing research experience. 
(d) YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Yucca Mountain site’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2(30) of the Nuclear Waste Pol-
icy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(30)). 
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, 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 ad-
ministrative expenses of the Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, $155,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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, $31,243,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020. 
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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-
standing sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, $15,000,000, 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: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law regarding pay-
ment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant- 
in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be avail-
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able for the payment of such a non-Federal share for pro-
grams undertaken to carry out the purposes of the Com-
mission. 
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, $12,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
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, 
$953,050,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $47,700,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
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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, 2020, 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 
$763,640,000 in fiscal year 2019 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 of the amounts 
appropriated under this heading, not less than $9,896,000 
shall be for activities related to the development of regu-
latory infrastructure for advanced nuclear technologies, 
and $16,080,000 shall be for international activities, ex-
cept that the amounts provided under this proviso shall 
not be derived from fee revenues, notwithstanding 42 
U.S.C. 2214: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues re-
ceived during fiscal year 2019 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2019 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$189,410,000: Provided further, That of the amounts ap-
propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
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university research and development in areas relevant to 
the Commission’s mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a 
Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will 
support multiyear projects that do not align with pro-
grammatic missions but are critical to maintaining the 
discipline of nuclear science and engineering, except that 
the amounts provided under this proviso shall not be de-
rived from fee revenues, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214. 
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, $12,609,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $10,355,000 in fiscal year 2019 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2020, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur-
ing fiscal year 2019 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2019 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$2,254,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $1,103,000 shall be for In-
spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
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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, 
2020. 
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, consistent with 
Department of Justice guidance for all federal agencies. 
SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 
title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re-
programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 
Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 
cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 
by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
during the time period covered by this Act. 
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(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 
waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 
compliance with such requirement would pose a substan-
tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na-
tional security. 
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 
activity to which a requirement or restriction would other-
wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 
of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 
such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 
Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 
to programs, projects, or activities. 
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 
(d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 
expended as directed in the report of the Committee on 
Appropriations accompanying this Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in-
creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 
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activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
Act. 
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, which includes the following for each program, 
project, or activity, including any prior year appropria-
tions— 
(1) total budget authority; 
(2) total unobligated balances; and 
(3) total unliquidated obligations. 
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-
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panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
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 
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for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 
modify existing notification requirements for each author-
ity. 
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 
12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low- 
Income Populations). 
SEC. 504. (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 crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to further implementation of the coastal 
and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based manage-
ment components of the National Ocean Policy developed 
under Executive Order No. 13547 of July 19, 2010. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act, or federal funds provided from any other source, may 
be used to operate the Federal Columbia River Power Sys-
tem hydroelectric dams in a manner that is inconsistent 
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with the Army Corps of Engineers’ 2017 Fish Operations 
Plan. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the removal of any federally owned 
or operated dam unless the removal was previously author-
ized by Congress. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to conduct closure of adjudicatory func-
tions, technical review, or support activities associated 
with the Yucca Mountain geologic repository license appli-
cation, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possi-
bility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in 
the future. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 509. $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2019’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 540 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5895 
[Report No. 115–697] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other pur-
poses. 
MAY 21, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
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