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trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 
objectives against each alternative considered; 
(4) an assessment of the risks, costs, and 
scheduling needs for each military requirement es-
tablished by the Department of Defense or any re-
quirement established to enhance safety, security, or 
maintainability; 
(5) identification of the cost and risk of critical 
technology elements associated with each refurbish-
ment alternative, including technology maturity, in-
tegration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and dem-
onstration needs; and 
(6) identification of the cost and risk of capital 
asset and infrastructure capabilities required to sup-
port production and certification of each refurbish-
ment alternative. 
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, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for nec-
essary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Al-
ternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for pay-
ment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses 
of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 
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U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$70,317,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 
Law 100–456, section 1441, $29,915,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $850,000 shall be 
made available to procure Inspector General services from 
the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Author-
ity and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the 
Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding 
sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said 
Act, $11,319,000, to remain available until expended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 
$7,396,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
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standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the 
Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds 
shall be available for construction projects in an amount 
not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 
communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Com-
mission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105– 
277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an 
amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed com-
munities. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $1,355,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission in car-
rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, including 
official representation expenses (not to exceed $25,000), 
$1,043,937,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 
than $9,500,000 may be made available for salaries, trav-
el, and other support costs for the Office of the Commis-
sion, to remain available until September 30, 2015, of 
which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), 
the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a major-
ity vote of the Commission: Provided further, That reve-
nues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 
services and collections estimated at $920,721,000 in fis-
cal year 2014 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall 
be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fis-
cal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014 
appropriation estimated at not more than $123,216,000: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 
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this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research 
and development in areas relevant to their respective orga-
nization’s mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear 
Science and Engineering Grant Program that will support 
multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic 
missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of 
nuclear science and engineering. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $11,105,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2015: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $9,994,000 in fiscal year 2014 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2015, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur-
ing fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2014 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$1,111,000. 
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