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Union Calendar No. 64 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2028 
[Report No. 114–91] 
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2015 
Mr. SIMPSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water development 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for en-
ergy and water development and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under 
the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super-
vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func-
tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 
the collection and study of basic information pertaining 
to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re-
lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 
and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
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construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 
of projects prior to construction, $110,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the construction of river 
and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro-
tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 
and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 
those involving participation by States, local governments, 
or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 
by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica-
tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern-
ment to construction); $1,631,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; of which such sums as are necessary 
to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili-
ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro-
gram shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of which 
such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 
of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion 
of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the In-
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land Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided for in law. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 
projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu-
vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 
by law, $275,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 
share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in-
land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
and related projects authorized by law; providing security 
for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ-
ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 
harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 
other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 
of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 
and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con-
necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 
removing obstructions to navigation, $3,058,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which such sums as 
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are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible oper-
ation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and chan-
nels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Har-
bor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as be-
come available from the special account for the Corps of 
Engineers established by the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account 
for resource protection, research, interpretation, and 
maintenance activities related to resource protection in the 
areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of 
which such sums as become available from fees collected 
under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used 
to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 
dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees 
have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total 
amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 
projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not 
be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the begin-
ning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be 
available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such 
emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines 
to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of En-
gineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any re-
maining funds which have not been used for emergency 
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activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts 
provided for the programs, projects, or activities. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 
from sites in the United States resulting from work per-
formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro-
gram, $104,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri-
cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 
operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 
such disasters as authorized by law, $34,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen-
eral administration of the civil works program in the head-
quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 
Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op-
eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ-
ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 
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Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen-
ter allocable to the civil works program, $180,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, of which not 
to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal 
year: Provided, That no part of any other appropriation 
provided in this title shall be available to fund the civil 
works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers 
or the civil works executive direction and management ac-
tivities of the division offices: Provided further, That any 
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation 
may be used to fund the supervision and general adminis-
tration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activi-
ties in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural 
disaster. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 
FOR CIVIL WORKS 
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
$4,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided, That not more than 25 percent of such amount 
may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec-
retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a work plan that allocates at 
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least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under 
each heading in this title (as designated under such head-
ing in the report of the Committee on Appropriations ac-
companying this Act) to specific programs, projects, or ac-
tivities. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 
ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted by this Act; 
(4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act; 
(5) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less; or; 
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Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), in-
cluding the provisions of the rules dated November 13, 
1986, and August 25, 1993, relating to such jurisdiction, 
and the guidance documents dated January 15, 2003, and 
December 2, 2008, relating to such jurisdiction. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge 
of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activi-
ties identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
404(f)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)). 
SEC. 107. As of the date of enactment of this Act 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Army 
shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that pro-
hibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including 
an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources 
development project covered under section 327.0 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act), if— 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
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SEC. 108. No funds in this Act shall be used for an 
open lake placement alternative of dredged material, after 
evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable 
manner for the disposal or management of dredged mate-
rial originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, un-
less it is approved under a State water quality certification 
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT 
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be de-
posited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Con-
servation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Miti-
gation and Conservation Commission: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2017, for expenses nec-
essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2016, of the amount made available to the Commis-
sion under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may 
use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administra-
tive expenses. 
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BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
The following appropriations shall be expended to 
execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion: 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For management, development, and restoration of 
water and related natural resources and for related activi-
ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita-
tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 
fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri-
cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 
agreements with, State and local governments, federally 
recognized Indian tribes, and others, $948,640,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $22,000 shall be 
available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin 
Fund and $5,899,000 shall be available for transfer to the 
Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to 
the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That such trans-
fers may be increased or decreased within the overall ap-
propriation under this heading: Provided further, That of 
the total appropriated, the amount for program activities 
that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bu-
reau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 
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U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: 
Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 
395 are available until expended for the purposes for 
which the funds were contributed: Provided further, That 
funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited 
to this account and are available until expended for the 
same purposes as the sums appropriated under this head-
ing: Provided further, That of the amounts provided here-
in, funds may be used for high-priority projects which 
shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as 
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. 
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND 
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi-
tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 
the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $49,528,000, 
to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 
Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec-
tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 
102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 
collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 
restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 
Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this heading may be used for 
the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 
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if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 
by a court adopted decree or order. 
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 
Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 
consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 
the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 
accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 
out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro-
priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 
costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur-
ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 
in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 
demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 
and objectives of the Program. 
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 
and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 
the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the 
Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, $59,500,000, to be derived from the 
Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 
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43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That not more than 25 percent 
of such amount may be obligated or expended until Rec-
lamation complies with congressional and statutory direc-
tion related to Technical Memorandum 8140-CC-2004-1 
(‘‘Corrosion Considerations for Buried Metallic Water 
Pipe’’) and the associated pipeline reliability study: Pro-
vided further, That no part of any other appropriation in 
this Act shall be available for activities or functions budg-
eted as policy and administration expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 
be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 
motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted by this Act; 
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(4) restarts or resumes any program, project or 
activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, 
unless prior approval is received from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) transfers funds in excess of the following 
limits— 
(A) 15 percent for any program, project or 
activity for which $2,000,000 or more is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 
(B) $300,000 for any program, project or 
activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail-
able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 
(6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 
the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili-
tation category or the Resources Management and 
Development category to any program, project, or 
activity in the other category; or 
(7) transfers, when necessary to discharge legal 
obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 
contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 
to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de-
ficiency judgments. 
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(b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 
of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 
Rehabilitation category. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’ 
means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 
project, or activity. 
(d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 
on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds repro-
grammed between programs, projects, activities, or cat-
egories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be sub-
mitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter-
mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 
for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 
of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 
shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 
of California as approved by the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri-
mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 
(b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 
Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain-
age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 
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Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 
until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program— 
Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter-
native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 
‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro-
gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb-
ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 
by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage 
service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 
be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 
such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 
law. 
SEC. 203. The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall— 
(1) complete the feasibility studies described in 
clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(II) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of 
Public Law 108–361 (118 Stat. 1684) and submit 
such studies to the appropriate committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than December 31, 2015; 
(2) complete the feasibility studies described in 
clauses (i)(II) and (ii)(I) of section 103(d)(1)(A) of 
Public Law 108–361 and submit such studies to the 
appropriate committees of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Senate not later than November 30, 
2016; 
(3) complete the feasibility study described in 
section 103(f)(1)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (118 
Stat. 1694) and submit such study to the appro-
priate committees of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than December 31, 2017; 
and 
(4) provide a progress report on the status of 
the feasibility studies referred to in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) to the appropriate committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and each 180 days thereafter until December 
31, 2017, as applicable. The report shall include 
timelines for study completion, draft environmental 
impact statements, final environmental impact state-
ments, and Records of Decision. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 
efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 
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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, 
$1,657,774,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $150,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2017, for program direction. 
ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec-
tricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying 
out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisi-
tion or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
sion, $187,500,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount, $27,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2017, for program direction. 
NUCLEAR ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 
energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
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seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi-
tion, construction, or expansion, $936,161,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 
for program direction including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $10,000. 
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out fossil energy research and development activi-
ties, under the authority of the Department of Energy Or-
ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac-
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), 
$605,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount $120,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2017, 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, 
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$17,500,000, 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.), $212,030,000, to remain available until expended. 
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 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
$7,600,000, 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, $117,000,000, 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-
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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, 
$229,193,000, 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, 
$625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich-
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. 
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-
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cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc-
tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only, including one 
ambulance and one bus, $5,100,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$181,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 
for program direction. 
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 
purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (Public 
Law 97–425), including the acquisition of real property 
or facility construction or expansion, $150,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, and to be derived from the 
Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to affected units of local government, as defined in 
section 2(31) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
(42 U.S.C. 10101(31)), to support the Yucca Mountain 
geologic repository, as authorized by such Act. 
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), 
$280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That of such amount $28,000,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2017, 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, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, 
That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 
1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account to cover adminis-
trative expenses and shall remain available until expended, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2016 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$17,000,000: Provided further, That fees collected under 
section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for 
administrative expenses shall not be available until appro-
priated: Provided further, That the Department of Energy 
shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financ-
ing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any 
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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, $6,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
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.), $247,420,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, 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 $117,171,000 in fiscal year 2016 may be retained 
and used for operating expenses within this account, as 
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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 2016 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $130,249,000: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $31,297,000 is for Energy Policy and 
Systems Analysis. 
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, $46,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
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 
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plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$8,713,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $92,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for program direction. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
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, 
$1,918,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds provided by this Act for Project 99– 
D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by 
prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may 
be made available only for construction and program sup-
port activities for such Project. Provided further, That of 
the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 
available under this heading, $10,394,000 is hereby re-
scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
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rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
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, 
$1,320,394,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $43,500,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for program direction. 
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
$388,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, 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-
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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 fire apparatus 
pumper truck and one armored vehicle for replacement 
only, $5,055,550,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount $281,951,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2017, for program direction. 
DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION 
AND DECOMMISSIONING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for atomic energy defense 
environmental cleanup activities for Department of En-
ergy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamina-
tion and decommissioning activities, $471,797,000, to be 
deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup ac-
count which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrich-
ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 
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, $767,570,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$253,729,000 shall be available until September 30, 2017, 
for program direction. 
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 the Shoshone Paiute Trout Hatchery, the 
Spokane Tribal Hatchery, the Snake River Sockeye Weirs 
and, in addition, for official reception and representation 
expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, 
That during fiscal year 2016, no new direct loan obliga-
tions may be made. 
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, $6,900,000, including official re-
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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 $6,900,000 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 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $66,500,000 collected by the Southeastern 
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase 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 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). 
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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, $47,361,000, 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 $35,961,000 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 
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 2016 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $11,400,000: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $63,000,000 collected by 
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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, $307,714,000, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
to remain available until expended, of which $302,000,000 
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 
$214,342,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
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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 2016 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $93,372,000, of which 
$87,658,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $352,813,000 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, 
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). 
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FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $4,490,000, 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 
$4,262,000 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 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$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 2016, the 
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Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $460,000 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 
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, 
$319,800,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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