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Union Calendar No. 302 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8255 
[Report No. 117–394] 
Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2022 
Ms. KAPTUR, 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, 2023, and for other purposes. 
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 the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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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 
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, $160,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has 
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been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
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); $2,475,152,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; of which $43,011,000 shall be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to cover the 
Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the 
Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program; and of 
which such sums as are necessary to cover 35 percent of 
the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and 
expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived 
from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as other-
wise specifically provided for in law: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall not deviate from the work plan, once the 
plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
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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, $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $10,315,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund to cover the Federal share of 
eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland har-
bors: Provided, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 
the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
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, $5,150,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended, of which $2,264,674,000 
shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 
to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and main-
tenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for 
inland harbors; of which $56,000,000, to be derived from 
the general fund of the Treasury, shall be to carry out 
section 2106(c) of Public Law 113–121 (33 U.S.C. 
2238c(c)) and is designated as being for such purpose pur-
suant to section 14003(2)(B) of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136); of which such sums as become available 
from the special account for the Corps of Engineers estab-
lished by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 shall be derived from that account for resource pro-
tection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activi-
ties 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 dis-
posal facilities for which such fees have been collected: 
Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds pro-
vided for each of the programs, projects, or activities fund-
ed under this heading shall not be allocated to a field oper-
ating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter 
of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief 
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of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the 
Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appro-
priate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate dur-
ing the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have 
not been used for emergency activities proportionally in 
accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, 
projects, or activities: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
not deviate from the work plan, once the plan has been 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
REGULATORY PROGRAM 
For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
$213,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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, $278,338,000, 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 
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such disasters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, 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 
Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen-
ter allocable to the civil works program, $215,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024, 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. 
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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), 
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That not more than 75 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 the report required under section 
101(d) of this Act and a work plan that allocates at least 
95 percent of the additional funding provided under each 
heading in this title, as designated under such heading in 
the report accompanying this Act, to specific programs, 
projects, or activities. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs authorized by the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, not-
withstanding subsections (b)(2) and (c) of section 5033 
of such Act, $7,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 
ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I 
of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts 
to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2023, 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, unless prior ap-
proval is received from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval 
is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; 
(5) augments or reduces existing programs, 
projects, or activities in excess of the amounts con-
tained in paragraphs (6) through (10), unless prior 
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approval is received from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress; 
(6) INVESTIGATIONS.—For a base level over 
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base 
amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study 
or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a base level 
less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is 
$25,000: Provided further, That up to $25,000 may 
be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activ-
ity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; 
(7) CONSTRUCTION.—For a base level over 
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the 
base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, 
study or activity is allowed: Provided, That for a 
base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming 
limit is $300,000: Provided further, That up to 
$3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled con-
tractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate de-
ficiency judgments: Provided further, That up to 
$300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing 
study or activity that did not receive an appropria-
tion for existing obligations and concomitant admin-
istrative expenses; 
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(8) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.— 
Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for 
the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Pro-
vided, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress of these emergency actions as soon there-
after as practicable: Provided further, That for a 
base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 
percent of the base amount up to a limit of 
$5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed: 
Provided further, That for a base level less than 
$1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: 
Provided further, That $150,000 may be repro-
grammed into any continuing study or activity that 
did not receive an appropriation; 
(9) MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBU-
TARIES.—The reprogramming guidelines in para-
graphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investiga-
tions, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance 
portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Ac-
count, respectively; and 
(10) FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REME-
DIAL ACTION PROGRAM.— Reprogramming of 
up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project 
is permitted. 
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(b) DE MINIMUS REPROGRAMMINGS.—In no 
case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(c) CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM.— 
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity 
funded under the continuing authorities program. 
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress to establish the baseline for application of re-
programming and transfer authorities for the current fis-
cal year which shall include: 
(1) A table for each appropriation with a sepa-
rate column to display the President’s budget re-
quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 
due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fis-
cal year enacted level; and 
(2) A delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by object class and program, project 
and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 
the respective appropriations; and 
(3) An identification of items of special congres-
sional interest. 
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SEC. 102. The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
available in this title solely in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act and the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to award or modify any contract that 
commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 
program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex-
cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 
been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 
section 101. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 
to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 
Service may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds 
provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 
of Engineers projects. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate-
rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac-
ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 
dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 
thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 
certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That 
until an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate-
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rial is approved under a State water quality certification, 
the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement 
of such dredged material consistent with the requirements 
of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation 
study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Ken-
tucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 
(60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to reorganize or to 
transfer the Civil Works functions or authority of the 
Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army to an-
other department or agency. 
SEC. 108. Additional funding provided in this Act 
shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible 
by the Chief of Engineers. 
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, $23,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be de-
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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, $1,600,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2024, for expenses nec-
essary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of the Interior: Provided further, That for fiscal 
year 2023, 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 $1,880,000 for administra-
tive expenses. 
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, $1,747,101,000, to 
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remain available until expended, of which $22,165,000 
shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 
Basin Fund and $7,584,000 shall be available for transfer 
to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad-
vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 
$500,000 shall be available for transfer into the Aging In-
frastructure Account established by section 9603(d)(1) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 510b(d)(1)): Provided further, That 
such transfers, except for the transfer authorized by the 
preceding proviso, may be increased or decreased within 
the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total appropriated, the amount for pro-
gram activities that can be financed by the Reclamation 
Fund, the Water Storage Enhancement Receipts account 
established by section 4011(e) of Public Law 114–322, or 
the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established 
by 16 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 pur-
poses for which the funds were contributed: Provided fur-
ther, 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 
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heading: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be depos-
ited in the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund estab-
lished by section 110 of title I of division B of appendix 
D of Public Law 106–554: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-pri-
ority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Con-
servation 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, such sums 
as may be collected in fiscal year 2023 in the Central Val-
ley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 
3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Bu-
reau 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 acquisi-
tion or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water 
is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court 
adopted decree or order. 
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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, $33,000,000, 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 six regions of the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, $65,079,000, to be derived from the Reclama-
tion Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in section 
4(o) of the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 U.S.C. 377): 
Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this 
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Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted 
as policy and administration expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 
be available for purchase and replacement of not to exceed 
30 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II 
of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided 
by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water 
and Related Resources that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
funds that— 
(1) initiates or creates 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, unless prior approval is received 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress; 
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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, unless prior approval is received from the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: 
(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) $400,000 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, unless prior approval 
is received from the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress; or 
(7) transfers, where 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 
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to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de-
ficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
(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) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), the 
amounts made available in this title under the heading 
‘‘Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources’’ 
shall be expended for the programs, projects, and activities 
specified in the ‘‘House Recommended’’ columns in the 
‘‘Water and Related Resources’’ table included under the 
heading ‘‘Title II—Department of the Interior’’ in the re-
port accompanying this Act. 
(e) 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. 
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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 
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. 
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SEC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 42 
U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$820,000,000’’. 
SEC. 204. (a) Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the 
Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2022’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) Section 103(f)(4)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (the 
Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 205. Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111–11 
(Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 206. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation 
States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public 
Law 102–250; 43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–250; 43 
U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and by striking ‘‘$120,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$130,000,000’’. 
SEC. 207. Section 529(b)(3) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541), as 
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amended, is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$40,000,000’’. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used for the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement 
Project. 
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 
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, 
$4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $245,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for program direction. 
CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 
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energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De-
partment 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 acquisi-
tion, construction, or expansion, $1,779,800,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of such 
amount, $85,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2024, for program direction: Provided further, That 
for the purpose of section 954(a)(6) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, as amended, the only amount available shall 
be from the amount specified as including that purpose 
in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department of Energy’’ table 
included under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of 
Energy’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 
FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out fossil energy and carbon management research 
and development activities, under the authority of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.), including the acquisition of interest, including defea-
sible and equitable interests in any real property or any 
facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, 
and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations 
and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, 
and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable 
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social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 
1603), $880,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of such amount $70,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for program direction. 
ENERGY PROJECTS 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $117,326,652, to remain available 
until expended, for the projects, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding De-
partment of Energy Projects’’ in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 
carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 
$13,004,000, 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 
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the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 
et seq.), $214,175,000, to remain available until expended. 
SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT 
For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 
petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur-
suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 
404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 
6241, 6239 note), section 32204 of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241 note), and 
section 30204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (42 
U.S.C. 6241 note), $8,000,000, 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.), 
$7,000,000, 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, $144,480,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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NON-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 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, and the 
purchase of one passenger motor vehicle, $333,863,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That in ad-
dition, fees collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of sec-
tion 6939f of title 42, United States Code, and deposited 
under this heading in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 
309 of title III of division C of Public Law 116–94 are 
appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mer-
cury storage costs. 
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, 
$823,321,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich-
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ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re-
main available until expended, of which $14,800,000 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-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 
35 passenger motor vehicles, including one ambulance, for 
replacement only, $8,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$211,211,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 
for program direction. 
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97– 
425, as amended, $10,205,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund. 
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONS 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
carrying out the activities of technology transitions, 
$23,058,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $13,183,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for program direction. 
CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for clean en-
ergy demonstrations 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 acquisi-
tion, construction, or expansion, $189,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$25,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 
for program direction. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT DOMESTIC CLEAN ENERGY 
ACCELERATOR 
For activities by the Department of Energy pursuant 
to titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. subchapters I, II, and III), notwith-
standing the requirements of section 303(a)(1) through 
(a)(6) of such Act, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
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expended, which shall be obligated and expended by the 
Secretary of Energy as if delegated the necessary authori-
ties conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950, and 
which shall be for expanding the domestic production ca-
pability for solar, transformers, electric grid components, 
fuel cells, electrolyzers, heat pumps, and insulation, of 
which up to $5,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2024, for administrative expenses. 
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), 
$550,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $45,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2024, 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 of the Title 17 Innovative 
Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, 
$66,206,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2024: Provided further, That up to 
$66,206,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2023 pursuant 
to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall 
be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 
used for necessary administrative expenses in this appro-
priation and shall remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided further, That to the extent that fees col-
lected in fiscal year 2023 exceed $66,206,000, those ex-
cess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections 
under this heading and available in future fiscal years only 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2023 (estimated at $35,000,000) 
and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund ap-
propriations can be derived from fees collected in previous 
fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That the 
Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obli-
gation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaran-
teed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in 
violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For Department of Energy administrative expenses 
necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi-
cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $9,800,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024. 
TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans for the 
Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program under section 
2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
3502(c)), $8,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided 
further, That in this fiscal year and subsequent fiscal 
years, under section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (25 U.S.C. 3502(c)), the Secretary of Energy may 
also provide direct loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Pro-
vided further, That such direct loans shall be made 
through the Federal Financing Bank, with the full faith 
and credit of the United States Government on the prin-
cipal and interest: Provided further, That any funds pre-
viously appropriated for the cost of loan guarantees under 
section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 
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U.S.C. 3502(c)) may also be used, in this fiscal year and 
subsequent fiscal years, for the cost of direct loans pro-
vided under such section of such Act. 
In addition, for Department of Energy administrative 
expenses necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy 
Loan Guarantee Program, $2,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024. 
INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities 
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $75,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $15,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2024, for program 
direction. 
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.), $407,715,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024, 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-
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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 $100,578,000 in fiscal year 2023 may be retained 
and used for operating expenses within this account, as 
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 2023 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $307,137,000. 
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, $92,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024. 
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 
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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 
plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 
$16,333,065,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $130,070,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for program direction. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
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, 
$2,424,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 
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equipment, 
facilities, 
and 
facility 
expansion, 
$2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which, $99,747,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 
of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 
Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount, 
$58,525,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 
for program direction. 
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex-
penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
$475,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, including official reception and representation ex-
penses not to exceed $17,000. 
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-
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, $6,722,521,000, to remain available until expended: 
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Provided, That of such amount, $317,002,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2024, 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, $823,321,000, 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 
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, $1,027,554,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$359,734,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, 
for program direction. 
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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 Colville Tribes Residents Fish Hatch-
ery Expansion, Chief Joseph Hatchery Water Quality 
Project, and Umatilla Hatchery Facility Project and, in 
addition, for official reception and representation expenses 
in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during 
fiscal year 2023, no new direct loan obligations 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, $8,173,000, including official re-
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 $8,173,000 col-
lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 
sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 
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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 2023 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $78,696,000 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). 
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-
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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, $53,488,000, 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 $42,880,000 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 2023 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $10,608,000: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $70,000,000 collected by 
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 
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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, $299,573,000, including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
to remain available until expended, of which $299,573,000 
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 
$200,841,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
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 
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as to result in a final fiscal year 2023 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $98,732,000, of which 
$98,732,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $350,083,000 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). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $6,330,000, 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 
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$6,102,000 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 2023 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 2023, the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $1,598,000 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 limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 
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States Section of the International Boundary and Water 
Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintain-
ing, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the 
hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with 
agreements reached between the Administrator, Commis-
sioner, 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, 
$508,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $508,400,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2023 shall be retained and used for expenses nec-
essary in this account, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2023 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 
made available by this title for the Department of Energy 
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 
or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 
or 
similar 
arrangements 
(including 
Requests 
for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op-
portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac-
tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
funded by Congress. 
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 
made available in this title may be used to— 
(A) make or modify a grant allocation or discre-
tionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(B) make or modify a discretionary contract 
award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling 
$1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) issue a letter of intent to make or modify 
an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the 
limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or 
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(D) announce publicly the intention to make or 
modify an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess 
of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report 
detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 
award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided or modified 
during the previous quarter. 
(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 
the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re-
cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 
year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 
the account and program, project, or activity from which 
the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 
a brief description of the activity for which the award is 
made. 
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 
to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au-
thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 
multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 
a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 
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(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment is funded for the full period of performance as 
anticipated at the time of award; or 
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov-
ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 
year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 3 days in advance. 
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 
as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department 
of Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III— 
Department of Energy’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 
the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval 
of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed 
reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or 
activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 
time period covered by this Act. 
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(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 
project, or activity; 
(2) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act; or 
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act. 
(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re-
quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 
use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 
if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 
pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 
welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 
waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 
not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 
a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 
Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 
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(h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 
same appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established accounts and 
thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 
time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 302. 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. 3094) 
during fiscal year 2023 until the enactment of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 303. 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 Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 
compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 
any successive departmental guidance, for construction 
projects 
where 
the 
total 
project 
cost 
exceeds 
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$100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 
has been developed for the project for that critical deci-
sion. 
SEC. 305. Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a 
determination by the President in this fiscal year that a 
regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of 
significant scope and duration exists, that a severe in-
crease in the price of refined petroleum product will likely 
result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale 
of refined petroleum product would assist directly and sig-
nificantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, 
the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined 
petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited 
into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 
167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6247), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, 
without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section. 
SEC. 306. No funds shall be transferred directly from 
‘‘Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administra-
tion—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, 
Western Area Power Administration’’ to the general fund 
of the Treasury in the current fiscal year. 
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SEC. 307. All unavailable collections currently in the 
United States Enrichment Corporation Fund shall be 
transferred to and merged with the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and shall be 
available only to the extent provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts. 
SEC. 308. Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
40401(a)(2) of Public Law 117–58, paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 1702(r) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16512(r)(3)) as added by section 40401(c)(2)(C) of Public 
Law 117–58, and subsection (l) of section 136 of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17013(l)), are hereby repealed. 
SEC. 309. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
made available in the first proviso of section 1425 of the 
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10) for the cost of 
loan guarantees under section 1703 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Pro-
vided, That, subject to section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, commitments to guarantee loans for 
eligible projects under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005, shall not exceed a total principal amount of 
$15,000,000,000, to remain available until committed: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided in this sec-
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tion are in addition to those provided in any other Act: 
Provided further, That for amounts collected pursuant to 
section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the 
source of such payment received from borrowers may not 
be a loan or other debt obligation that is guaranteed by 
the Federal Government: Provided further, That none of 
such loan guarantee authority made available by this sec-
tion shall be available for commitments to guarantee loans 
for any projects where funds, personnel, or property (tan-
gible or intangible) of any Federal agency, instrumen-
tality, personnel, or affiliated entity are expected be used 
(directly or indirectly) through acquisitions, contracts, 
demonstrations, exchanges, grants, incentives, leases, pro-
curements, sales, other transaction authority, or other ar-
rangements, to support the project or to obtain goods or 
services from the project: Provided further, That the pre-
ceding proviso shall not be interpreted as precluding the 
use of the loan guarantee authority provided by this sec-
tion for commitments to guarantee loans for: (1) projects 
as a result of such projects benefitting from otherwise al-
lowable Federal income tax benefits; (2) projects as a re-
sult of such projects benefitting from being located on 
Federal land pursuant to a lease or right-of-way agree-
ment for which all consideration for all uses is: (A) paid 
exclusively in cash; (B) deposited in the Treasury as off-
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setting receipts; and (C) equal to the fair market value 
as determined by the head of the relevant Federal agency; 
(3) projects as a result of such projects benefitting from 
Federal insurance programs, including under section 170 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210; com-
monly known as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Act’’); or (4) electric 
generation projects using transmission facilities owned or 
operated by a Federal Power Marketing Administration 
or the Tennessee Valley Authority that have been author-
ized, approved, and financed independent of the project 
receiving the guarantee: Provided further, That none of the 
loan guarantee authority made available by this section 
shall be available for any project unless the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget has certified in ad-
vance in writing that the loan guarantee and the project 
comply with the provisions under this section. 
SEC. 310. (a) Hereafter, for energy development, 
demonstration, and deployment programs funded under 
Department of Energy appropriations (other than those 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration and Of-
fice of Environmental Management) provided for fiscal 
year 2022, the current fiscal year, or any fiscal year there-
after (including by Acts other than appropriations Acts), 
the Secretary may vest unconditional title or other prop-
erty interests acquired under projects in an award recipi-
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ent, subrecipient, or successor in interest, including the 
United States, at the conclusion of the award period for 
projects receiving an initial award in fiscal year 2022 or 
later. 
(b) Upon vesting unconditional title pursuant to sub-
section (a) in an award recipient, subrecipient, or suc-
cessor in interest other than the United States, the United 
States shall have no liabilities or obligations to the prop-
erty. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘property 
interest’’ does not include any interest in intellectual prop-
erty developed using funding provided under a project. 
SEC. 311. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to support a grant allocation award, dis-
cretionary grant award, or cooperative agreement that ex-
ceeds $100,000,000 in Federal funding unless the project 
is carried out through internal independent project man-
agement procedures. 
TITLE IV 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au-
thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
1965, as amended, and for expenses necessary for the 
Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appa-
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lachian Regional Commission, for payment 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, $220,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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, $41,401,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
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 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 
$30,100,000, to remain available until expended. 
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-
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penses, $15,100,000, 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 for 
which the Denali Commission is the sole or primary fund-
ing source in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total 
project cost for distressed communities, as defined by sec-
tion 307 of the Denali Commission 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 per-
cent for non-distressed communities: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding 
payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a 
grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall 
be available for the payment of such a non-Federal share 
for any project for which the Denali Commission is not 
the sole or primary funding source, provided that such 
project is consistent with the purposes of the Commission. 
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, $38,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
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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, $33,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $2,500,000, 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, 
$911,384,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: 
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 Com-
mission, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, in-
spection services, and other services and collections esti-
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spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board. 
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– 
203, section 5051, $3,945,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. (a) The amounts made available by this 
title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re-
programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 
Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 
to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 
cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 
by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
during the time period covered by this Act. 
(b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 
waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 
compliance with such requirement would pose a substan-
tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na-
tional security. 
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(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 
activity to which a requirement or restriction would other-
wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 
of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 
such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 
Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 
to programs, projects, or activities. 
(c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 
(d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 
expended as directed in the report accompanying this Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in-
creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
Act. 
(e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, which includes the following for each program, 
project, or activity, including any prior year appropria-
tions— 
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(1) total budget authority; 
(2) total unobligated balances; and 
(3) total unliquidated obligations. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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-
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 accompanying this Act, or any authority where-
by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to an-
other department, 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 
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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 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. 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 
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Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low- 
Income Populations). 
SEC. 504. (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 
criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi-
ties. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2023’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 302 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8255 
[Report No. 117–394] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2023, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 30, 2022 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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