erenced in the report accompanying this Act, or any au-
thority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States Government may provide goods or 
services to another department, agency, or instrumen-
tality. 
(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 
for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 
modify existing notification requirements for each author-
ity. 
SEC. 503. (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 
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criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
SEC. 504. (a) No federal monies shall be expended 
in furtherance of any agreement among private entities 
for consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel that 
is not specifically authorized under federal law until such 
time that host state and local governments and any af-
fected Indian tribes have formalized their consent. 
(b) Provided that the prohibition provided for in this 
section shall not apply to facilities presently storing com-
mercial spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to a license issued 
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘spent nuclear fuel’’ 
shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101). 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 
activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 
or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the 
Equity Action Plan of the Department of Energy, or Exec-
utive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 
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7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support for 
underserved communities through the Federal Govern-
ment), Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. 
Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive Order 
14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relat-
ing to further advancing racial equity and support for un-
derserved communities through the Federal Government). 
SEC. 507. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 
title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
(b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.— As used 
in subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any ac-
tion taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treat-
ment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment 
to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke 
an exemption from taxation under section 
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501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
of, any person referred to in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax 
purposes of any charitable contribution made to 
or by such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or fund-
ing for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, con-
tract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guar-
antee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 
accreditation, employment, or other similar po-
sition or status from or to such person; 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or 
otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitle-
ment or benefit under a Federal benefit pro-
gram, including admission to, equal treatment 
in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu-
cational program, from or to such person; or 
(5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or 
otherwise make unavailable or deny access or 
an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, 
educational institutions, speech fora (including 
traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or 
charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 
such person. 
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(c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li-
censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 
that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec-
tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 
such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per-
son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 
religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man-
dates. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds, including sub-
grants and other subawards, to the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology, including affiliated researchers. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to fly or dis-
play a flag over or within a facility of the federal govern-
ment other than the flag of the United States, flag bearing 
an official U.S. Government seal or insignia, or POW/MIA 
flag. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
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to finalize any rule or regulation that meets the definition 
of section 804(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop or implement guidance related 
to the valuation of ecosystem and environmental services 
and natural assets in Federal regulatory decision-making, 
as directed by Executive Order 14072 of April 22, 2022 
(87 Fed. Reg. 24851, relating to strengthening the Na-
tion’s forests, communities, and local economies). 
SEC. 513. The funds made available in this act or 
any other appropriations act for the purposes of imple-
menting the United States Government Commitments in 
support of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative set 
forth in the Memorandum of Understanding of December 
14, 2023, between the United States, the States of Oregon 
and Washington, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 
the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the 
Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of 
the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Nez Perce 
Tribe, and environmental non-profit organizations, that 
require reimbursement by the Bonneville Power Adminis-
tration and do not arise from Bonneville’s current reim-
bursement 
obligations, 
shall 
be 
limited 
to 
the 
$300,000,000 Bonneville committed to in such Commit-
ments of December 14, 2023, should Bonneville be re-
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quired to implement the U.S. Government Commitments 
in support of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative 
set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding of Decem-
ber 14, 2023, between the United States; the States of 
Oregon and Washington; the Confederated Tribes and 
Bands of the Yakama Nation; the Confederated Tribes of 
the Umatilla Indian Reservation; the Confederated Tribes 
of the Warm Springs Reservation; the Nez Perce Tribe; 
and environmental non-profit organizations. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force any of the following rules: 
(1) The final rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva-
tion Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Distribution Transformers’’ published by the De-
partment of Energy in the Federal Register on April 
22, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 29834), or any substantially 
similar rule. 
(2) The final rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva-
tion Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Manufactured Housing’’ published by the Depart-
ment of Energy in the Federal Register on May 31, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 32728), or any substantially 
similar rule. 
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(3) The final rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva-
tion Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Room Air Conditioners’’ published by the Depart-
ment of Energy in the Federal Register on May 26, 
2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 34298), or any substantially 
similar rule. 
(4) The final rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva-
tion Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Energy in the Federal 
Register on February 14, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
11434), or any substantially similar rule, including 
any rule that would directly or indirectly limit con-
sumer access to consumer conventional cooking 
products, including gas kitchen ranges or ovens. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 515. $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2025’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 480 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8997 
[Report No. 118–580] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 11, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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