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interagency agreements, and contracts with Federal and 
non-Federal entities to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
DESALINATION ACT EXTENSION 
SEC. 6016. Section 8 of Public Law 104–298 (The 
Water Desalination Act of 1996) (110 Stat. 3624) as 
amended by section 210 of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 
146) is amended by—
(1) in paragraph (a) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘2009’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (b) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘2009’’. 
AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE 
WALKER RIVER BASIN 
SEC. 6017. (a)(1) Using amounts made available 
under section 2507 of the Farm and Security Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–
171), the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the Commissioner of 
Reclamation, shall provide not more than $850,000 to pay 
the State of Nevada’s share of the costs for the Humboldt 
Project conveyance required under—
(A) title VIII of the Clark County Conservation 
of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 
(116 Stat. 2016); and
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(B) section 217(a)(3) of the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (117 Stat. 
1853). 
(2) Amounts provided under paragraph (1) may be 
used to pay—
(A) administrative costs; 
(B) the costs associated with complying with—
(i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(ii) the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and 
(C) real estate transfer costs. 
(b)(1) Using amounts made available under section 
2507 of the Farm and Security Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Sec-
retary shall provide not more than $70,000,000 to the Uni-
versity of Nevada—
(A) to acquire from willing sellers land, water 
appurtenant to the land, and related interests in the 
Walker River Basin, Nevada; and 
(B) to establish and administer an agricultural 
and natural resources center, the mission of which 
shall be to undertake research, restoration, and edu-
cational activities in the Walker River Basin relating 
to—
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(i) innovative agricultural water conserva-
tion; 
(ii) cooperative programs for environmental 
restoration; 
(iii) fish and wildlife habitat restoration; 
and 
(iv) wild horse and burro research and 
adoption marketing. 
(2) In acquiring land, water, and related interests 
under paragraph (1)(A), the University of Nevada shall 
make acquisitions that the University determines are the 
most beneficial to—
(A) the establishment and operation of the agri-
cultural and natural resources research center author-
ized under paragraph (1)(B); and 
(B) environmental restoration in the Walker 
River Basin. 
(c)(1) Using amounts made available under section 
2507 of the Farm and Security Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Sec-
retary shall provide not more than $10,000,000 for a water 
lease and purchase program for the Walker River Paiute 
Tribe. 
(2) Water acquired under paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) acquired only from willing sellers;
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(B) designed to maximize water conveyances to 
Walker Lake; and 
(C) located only within the Walker River Paiute 
Indian Reservation. 
(d) Using amounts made available under section 2507 
of the Farm and Security Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Secretary, 
acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall pro-
vide—
(1) $10,000,000 for tamarisk eradication, ripar-
ian area restoration, and channel restoration efforts 
within the Walker River Basin that are designed to 
enhance water delivery to Walker Lake, with priority 
given to activities that are expected to result in the 
greatest increased water flows to Walker Lake; and 
(2) $5,000,000 to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, the Walker River Paiute Tribe, and 
the Nevada division of Wildlife to undertake activi-
ties, to be coordinated by the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, to complete the de-
sign and implementation of the Western Inland Trout 
Initiative and Fishery Improvements in the State of 
Nevada with an emphasis on the Walker River Basin. 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE 
SEC. 6018. In division C, title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), the item
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relating to ‘‘Department of Energy, Energy Programs, 
Science’’ is amended by inserting ‘‘: Provided, That 
$2,000,000 is provided within available funds to continue 
funding for project #DE–FG0204ER63842–04090945, the 
Southeast Regional Cooling, Heating and Power and Bio-
Fuel Application Center, and $3,000,000 is provided from 
within available funds for the University of Texas South-
western Medical Center, University of Texas at Dallas 
Metroplex Comprehensive Imaging Center: Provided fur-
ther, That within funds made available herein $500,000 is 
provided for the desalination plant technology program at 
the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) and $500,000 for the 
Oral History of the Negotiated Settlement project at UNR: 
Provided further, That $4,000,000 is to be provided from 
within available funds to the Fire Sciences Academy in 
Elko, Nevada, for purposes of capital debt service’’ after 
‘‘$3,628,902,000’’. 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 6019. In division C, title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), the item 
relating to ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities, National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities’’ is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘various locations’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be used 
to continue funding of project #DE–FC04–02AL68107, the
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Technology Ventures Corporation: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the provisions of section 302 of Public Law 
102–377 and section 4705 of Public Law 107–314, as 
amended, the Department may transfer up to $10,000,000 
from the Weapons Activities appropriation for purposes of 
carrying out section 3147 of the Ronald W. Reagan Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, Pub-
lic Law 108–375’’. 
DEFENSE SITE ACCELERATION COMPLETION 
SEC. 6020. In division C, title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), the item 
relating to ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities, Environ-
mental and Other Defense Activities, Defense Site Accelera-
tion Completion’’ is amended by inserting before the period 
the following: ‘‘: Provided, That $4,000,000 is to be provided 
from within available funds for the cleanup of lands trans-
ferred from NNSA to Los Alamos County or Los Alamos 
School District’’. 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
SEC. 6021. To the extent activities directed to be fund-
ed from within division C, title III of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), in division 
C, title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 104–447), the item relating to the ‘‘Atomic En-
ergy Defense Activities, National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration, Environmental and Other Defense Activities, De-
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fense Environmental Services’’ is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘: Provided, That to the extent 
activities to be funded within the ‘Defense Environmental 
Services’ cannot be funded without unduly impacting mis-
sion 
activities 
and 
statutory 
requirements, 
up 
to 
$30,000,000 from ‘Defense Site Acceleration Completion’ 
may be used for these activities’’. 
CHERNOBYL RESEARCH AND SERVICE PROJECT 
SEC. 6022. In division C, title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 104–447), the item 
relating to the ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities, National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Environmental and 
Other Defense Activities, Other Defense Activities’’ is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘: 
Provided, That $5,000,000 is to be provided from within 
available funds to initiate the Chernobyl Research and 
Service Project to support radiation effects during the 
Chernobyl Shelter Implementation Plan within the Office 
of Environment Safety and Health’’. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS 
SEC. 6023. Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. § 644), is amended by adding the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this section, the term ‘prime con-
tract’ shall, with respect to the Department of Energy, mean 
prime contracts awarded by the Department of Energy, and
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subcontracts awarded by Department of Energy manage-
ment and operating contractors, management and integra-
tion contractors, major facilities management contractors, 
and contractors that have entered into similar contracts for 
management of a departmental facility. Contracting goals 
established for the Department of Energy under this section 
shall be set at a level not greater than the applicable Gov-
ernment-wide goal.’’. 
YUCCA MOUNTAIN 
SEC. 6024. Title III of division C of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
2951) is amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘Nuclear 
Waste Disposal’’—
(1) by inserting ‘‘to be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund and’’ after ‘‘$346,000,000,’’; and 
(2) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘to conduct 
scientific oversight responsibilities and participate in 
licensing activities pursuant to the Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to participate in licensing activities and other 
appropriate activities pursuant to that Act’’. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 6025. In division C, title III of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), the item 
relating to ‘‘Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and 
Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration’’ is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘: Provided further, That of the amount herein ap-
propriated, $500,000 is provided on a non-reimbursable 
basis from within available funds for a transmission study 
on the placement of 500 megawatts of wind energy in North 
Dakota and South Dakota’’. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
REVOLVING FUNDS 
SEC. 6026. (a) The Department of Homeland Security 
‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ is abolished and any remaining 
unobligated or unexpended fund balances shall be imme-
diately transferred to the ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial Of-
ficer’’ and shall be subject to section 503 of Public Law 108–
334. 
(b) The Department of Homeland Security may not 
use any funds made available under section 403 of the Gov-
ernment Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103–356). 
(c)(1) There is established the ‘‘Continuity of Govern-
ment Operations and Emergency Management Revolving 
Fund’’ (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Revolving 
Fund’’) which shall be administered by a board of directors 
designated by the Under Secretary for Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response. 
(2) There shall be deposited into the Revolving Fund 
such amounts—
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(A) that would have been deposited into the 
‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ abolished under subsection 
(a) in accordance with any memorandum of under-
standing between the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency and any agency or other entity providing for 
the funding of the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’ before the 
date of enactment of Public Law 107–296; 
(B) provided for in any other memorandum of 
understanding approved by the board of directors 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(C) derived from agreements defined in (c)(2)(A) 
that were transferred to the ‘‘Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer’’ pursuant to subsection (a). 
(3) Funds in the Revolving Fund may be used only 
for activities and services relating to continuity of Govern-
ment and emergency management carried out by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency before March 1, 2003, 
or approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. 
REPROGRAMMING PROVISIONS 
SEC. 6027. Section 503 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2005 (118 Stat. 1315) 
is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or trans-
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ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2005, 
or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to 
the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure for any information technology project 
that: (1) is funded by the ‘Office of the Chief Information 
Officer’; or (2) is funded by multiple components through 
the use of reimbursable agreements; unless the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion of funds. 
‘‘(e) Notifications of reprogrammings, transfers, and 
obligations pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) 
shall not be made later than June 30, 2005, except in ex-
traordinary circumstances which imminently threaten the 
safety of human life or the protection of property.’’. 
SEC. 6028. Any funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security by this Act shall be subject to 
the terms and conditions of Title V of Public Law 108–
334. 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
SEC. 6029. Section 144 of division E of Public Law 
108–447 is amended in paragraph (b)(2) by deleting ‘‘Sep-
tember 24, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘November 12, 2004’’.