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, $29,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
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 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N 
of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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, $10,000,000, 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 
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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. 
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, $3,000,000, 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, 
$1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended, 
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of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
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, 2017, 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 
$862,274,000 in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and 
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$140,959,000: Provided further, That of the amounts ap-
propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
university research and development in areas relevant to 
their respective organization’s mission, and $5,000,000 
shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Pro-
gram that will support multiyear projects that do not align 
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with programmatic missions but are critical to maintain-
ing the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. 
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, $12,136,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $10,060,000 in fiscal year 2016 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2017, 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 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$2,076,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $958,000 shall be for Inspec-
tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
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– 
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203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA 
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 
Projects pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided, That any fees, charges, or commissions received 
pursuant to section 106(h) of the Alaska Natural Gas 
Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720d(h)) in fiscal year 2016 in 
excess of $2,402,000 shall not be available for obligation 
until appropriated in a subsequent Act of Congress. 
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. 
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-
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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-
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. 
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(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. 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. 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. 
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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 13547 of July 19, 2010. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 506. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2016’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 64 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2028 
[Report No. 114–91] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 24, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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