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otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an expla-
nation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that 
permitted such waiver. 
SEC. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appro-
priations provided for activities in this Act may be avail-
able to the same appropriation accounts for such activities 
established pursuant to this title. Available balances may 
be merged with funds in the applicable established ac-
counts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 
for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 303. 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. 414) dur-
ing fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 304. 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 Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the 
project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 305. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
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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. 306. (a) Any determination (including a deter-
mination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) 
by the Secretary pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the 
USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)), 
as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar 
years subsequent to such determination. 
(b) Not less than 30 days prior to the provision of 
uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of— 
(1) the amount of uranium to be provided; 
(2) an estimate by the Secretary of the gross 
fair market value of the uranium on the expected 
date of the provision of the uranium; 
(3) the expected date of the provision of the 
uranium; 
(4) the recipient of the uranium; and 
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(5) the value the Secretary expects to receive in 
exchange for the uranium, including any adjust-
ments to the gross fair market value of the uranium. 
(c) If on the expected date of provision, the estimated 
gross fair market value of the uranium hexafluoride 
(UF6), comprising of uranium and conversion, is more 
than 10 percent lower than the gross fair market value 
on the date the most recent determination was signed by 
the Secretary, the Secretary shall issue a new determina-
tion pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Pri-
vatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)) before the 
provision can be processed. 
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, 
none of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs—Science’’ may 
be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agree-
ment, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or 
less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period 
of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 
SEC. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal 
years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 
101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbish-
ment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that 
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provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a full description of alternatives considered 
prior to the award of Phase 6.3; 
(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of 
each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of 
trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 
objectives against each alternative considered; 
(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical 
technology elements associated with each alternative, 
including technology maturity, integration risk, man-
ufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; 
(4) identification of the cost and risk of addi-
tional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities 
required to support production and certification of 
each alternative; 
(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, 
and scheduling needs for any military requirement 
intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or 
maintainability, including any requirement to con-
solidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods 
as compared to at least one other feasible refurbish-
ment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council con-
siders appropriate; and 
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(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative 
selected that details the overall cost, scope, and 
schedule planning assumptions. 
SEC. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from 
prior year appropriations are hereby permanently re-
scinded from the following accounts of the Department of 
Energy in the specified amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy’’, $18,111,000. 
(2) ‘‘Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability’’, $4,809,000. 
(3) 
‘‘Energy 
Programs—Nuclear 
Energy’’, 
$1,046,000. 
(4) ‘‘Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Re-
search and Development’’, $8,243,000. 
(5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $5,257,000. 
(6) ‘‘Energy Programs—Advanced Research 
Projects Agency—Energy’’, $619,000. 
(7) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Con-
struction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Mainte-
nance, 
Western 
Area 
Power 
Administration’’, 
$1,720,000. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
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lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 310. From funds made available by this Act for 
pension plan payments in excess of legal requirements, up 
to $90,000,000 under ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ and up to 
$30,000,000 under ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ 
may be transferred to ‘‘Defense Environmental Cleanup’’ 
to support decontamination and other requirements at the 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 
SEC. 311. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation’’ may be made available for contracts 
with, or 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 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified 
form if necessary, a report on the justification for the 
waiver. 
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SEC. 312. All balances under ‘‘United States Enrich-
ment Corporation Fund’’ are hereby permanently re-
scinded. No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 313. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy 
and Water Development for any fiscal year or funds avail-
able in the SPR Petroleum Account in this and subsequent 
fiscal years may be used to carry out a test drawdown 
and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve as authorized by section 161(g) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241(g)) unless the Secretary of Energy submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate not less than 30 full calendar days 
in advance of such test— 
(1) notification of intent to conduct a test; 
(2) an explanation of why such a test is nec-
essary or what is expected to be learned; 
(3) the amount of crude oil or refined petro-
leum product to be offered for sale or exchange; 
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( 4) an estimate of revenues expected from such 
test; and 
(5) a plan for refilling the Reserve, including 
whether the acquisition will be of the same or of a 
different petroleum product. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this or any 
prior Act or funds available in the SPR Petroleum Ac-
count may be used to acquire any petroleum product other 
than crude oil. 
SEC. 314. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary 
of Energy for laboratory directed research and develop-
ment, no individual program, project, or activity funded 
by this or any subsequent Energy and Water Development 
appropriations Act for any fiscal year may be charged 
more than the statutory maximum authorized for such ac-
tivities. 
SEC. 315. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy to finalize, 
implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Stand-
ards Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits’’ and identi-
fied by regulation identification number 1904–AC87. 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
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1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for nec-
essary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Al-
ternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for pay-
ment 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, 
$80,317,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of 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, $29,150,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Author-
ity and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the 
Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding 
sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said 
Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 
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$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
standing 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 Com-
mission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105– 
277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an 
amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed com-
munities. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of 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 necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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