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SEC. 309. LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. Of the funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Energy for activities at government-owned, con-
tractor-operator operated laboratories funded in this Act or 
subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
Acts, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not 
to exceed 8 percent of such funds, to be used by such labora-
tories for laboratory-directed research and development: 
Provided, That the Secretary may also authorize a specific 
amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds, to be used 
by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons produc-
tion plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for 
plant or site-directed research and development: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding Department of Energy order 
413.2A, dated January 8, 2001, beginning in fiscal year 
2006 and thereafter, all DOE laboratories may be eligible 
for laboratory directed research and development funding. 
SEC. 310. YIELD RATE. For fiscal year 2008, except 
as otherwise provided by law in effect as of the date of this 
Act or unless a rate is specifically set by an Act of Congress 
thereafter, the Administrators of the Southeastern Power 
Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, 
and the Western Area Power Administration, shall use the 
‘‘yield’’ rate in computing interest during construction and 
interest on the unpaid balance of the costs of Federal power
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facilities. The yield rate shall be defined as the average yield 
during the preceding fiscal year on interest-bearing market-
able securities of the United States which, at the time the 
computation is made, have terms of 15 years or more re-
maining to maturity. 
SEC. 311. USE PERMIT. The Use Permit granted to 
the contractor for activities conducted at the Pacific North-
west National Laboratory by Agreement DE–GM05– 
00RL01831 between the Department of Energy and the con-
tractor shall continue in effect during the term of the exist-
ing Operating Contract and the extensions or renewals 
thereof and shall be incorporated into any future manage-
ment and operating contract for the Pacific Northwest Na-
tional Laboratory and such Use Permit may not be waived, 
modified or terminated unless agreed to by both contractor 
and the Department of Energy. 
SEC. 312. (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.— 
There is hereby rescinded— 
(1) from discretionary accounts in this title that 
contain congressionally directed projects, an amount 
equal to 1.6 percent of the budget authority provided 
for fiscal year 2008 for such projects; and 
(2) from all discretionary accounts in this title, 
an amount equal to 0.91 percent of the other budget 
authority provided for fiscal year 2008.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressionally directed project’’ 
means a congressional earmark or congressionally di-
rected spending item specified in the list of such ear-
marks and items for this division that is included in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
(2) The term ‘‘other budget authority’’ means an 
amount equal to all discretionary budget authority, 
less the amount provided for congressionally directed 
projects. 
(c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION TO OTHER PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—Any rescission made 
by subsection (a)(2) shall be applied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account; and 
(2) within each such account, to each program, 
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and 
activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or 
accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year cov-
ering such account). 
(d) REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Director of the Secretary of En-
ergy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report speci-
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fying the account and amount of each rescission made pur-
suant to this section. 
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, not withstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and, 
for necessary expenses 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, 
$73,032,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That any congressionally directed spending shall be taken 
from within that State’s allocation in the fiscal year in 
which it is provided. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facili-
ties Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 
100–456, section 1441, $21,909,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Authority 
and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta 
Regional Authority Act of 2000, as amended, notwith-
standing sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of 
said Act, $11,685,000, to remain available until expended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment as necessary and other expenses, $21,800,000, to 
remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limi-
tations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commis-
sion Act of 1998. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying 
out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 
and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, including official rep-
resentation expenses (not to exceed $25,000), $917,334,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated herein, $29,025,000 shall be derived 
from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided further, That reve-
nues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other serv-
ices and collections estimated at $771,220,000 in fiscal year
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2008 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and 
expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2008 so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $146,114,000: Provided further, 
That such funds as are made available for necessary ex-
penses of the Commission by this Act or any other Act may 
be used for lease payments for additional office space pro-
vided by the General Services Administration for personnel 
of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as close as rea-
sonably possible to the Commission’s headquarters location 
in Rockville, Maryland, and of such square footage and for 
such lease term, as are determined by the Commission to 
be necessary to maintain the agency’s regulatory effective-
ness, efficiency, and emergency response capability: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or any prevailing practice, the rental square foot rate 
paid for the lease of space for such purpose shall, to the 
extent necessary to obtain the space, be based on the pre-
vailing lease rates in the immediate vicinity of the Commis-
sion’s headquarters. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
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Act of 1978, as amended, $8,744,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, 
inspection services, and other services and collections esti-
mated at $7,870,000 in fiscal year 2008 shall be retained 
and be available until expended, for necessary salaries and 
expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall 
be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal 
year 2008 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appro-
priation estimated at not more than $874,000. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, sec-
tion 5051, $3,621,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund, and to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA 
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Federal Co-
ordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects 
pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004, 
$2,261,000. 
GENERAL PROVISION, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. Section 2(f)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831a(f)(2)) is amended by
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striking the phrase ‘‘stipend under paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’ 
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘stipends under paragraph 
(1)(A)’’. 
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. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2008’’.
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DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GEN-
ERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2008 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices in-
cluding operation and maintenance of the Treasury Build-
ing and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; mainte-
nance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of com-
mercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or 
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of offi-
cial business, $248,360,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,840,000 is for executive direction program activities; 
not to exceed $9,909,000 is for general counsel program ac-
tivities; not to exceed $44,242,000 is for economic policies 
and programs activities; not to exceed $29,464,000 is for 
financial policies and programs activities; not to exceed 
$56,775,000 is for terrorism and financial intelligence ac-
tivities; not to exceed $18,505,000 is for Treasury-wide 
management policies and programs activities; and not to 
exceed $78,625,000 is for administration programs activi-
ties: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for any program activ-
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ity of the Departmental Offices to any other program activ-
ity of the Departmental Offices upon notification to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That no appropriation for any program activity 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 2 percent by 
all such transfers: Provided further, That any change in 
funding greater than 2 percent shall be submitted for ap-
proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, is for information tech-
nology modernization requirements; not to exceed $150,000 
is for official reception and representation expenses; and not 
to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the di-
rection of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted 
for solely on his certificate: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $5,114,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, is for the Treas-
ury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control 
Program, of which such amounts as may be necessary may 
be transferred to accounts of the Department’s offices and 
bureaus to conduct audits: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority shall be in addition to any other pro-
vided in this Act: Provided further, That of the amount ap-
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propriated under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009, is for secure space require-
ments: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, $2,300,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, is for salary and benefits for hiring 
of personnel whose work will require completion of a secu-
rity clearance investigation in order to perform highly clas-
sified work to further the activities of the Office of Ter-
rorism and Financial Intelligence: Provided further, That 
of the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,100,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010, is to develop 
and implement programs within the Office of Critical In-
frastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including 
entering into cooperative agreements. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS 
PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For development and acquisition of automatic data 
processing equipment, software, and services for the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, $18,710,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That these funds shall 
be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to 
satisfy the requirements of the Department’s offices, bu-
reaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none
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of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used 
to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Oper-
ations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue Service, Business 
Systems Modernization’’. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel ex-
penses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not 
to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confiden-
tial nature, to be allocated and expended under the direc-
tion of the Inspector General of the Treasury, $18,450,000, 
of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including purchase (not to exceed 150 
for replacement only for police-type use) and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined 
by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
$140,533,000, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be 
available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed