Union Calendar No. 73
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1277
[Report No. 105–67, Parts I and II]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998
and fiscal year 1999 for the civilian research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation activities of the Department of Energy,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 9, 1997
Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an
amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
printed
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Union Calendar No. 73
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1277
[Report No. 105–67, Parts I and II]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 for
the civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 1997
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
APRIL 22, 1997
Reported with an amendment, referred to the Committee on Commerce for a
period ending not later than June 6, 1997, for consideration of such pro-
visions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that
committee pursuant to clause 1(e), rule X
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
JUNE 5, 1997
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not
later than June 9, 1997
JUNE 9, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. BROWN of California, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas,
and Mr. FOLEY
JUNE 9, 1997
Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, committed
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 1997]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal
year 1999 for the civilian research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities of the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy
Civilian Research and Development Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘CERN’’ means the European Or-
ganization for Nuclear Research;
(2) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy;
(3) the term ‘‘Large Hadron Collider project’’
means the Large Hadron Collider project at CERN;
and
(4) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Energy.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) ENERGY SUPPLY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for Energy Supply Research and Develop-
ment 
operating 
expenses 
and 
capital 
equipment
$2,838,719,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,847,812,000 for
fiscal year 1999, of which—
(1) $272,820,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by
$15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances)
and $270,342,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for
Solar and Renewable Resources Technologies, includ-
ing—
(A) $2,150,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,150,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Build-
ing Technology Research;
(B) $63,900,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$64,900,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Photovoltaic
Energy Systems;
(C) $18,170,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$13,620,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Ther-
mal Energy Systems;
(D) $28,835,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$28,190,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Biopower/
Biofuels Energy Systems;
(E) $29,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$18,140,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Wind En-
ergy Systems;
(F) $2,800,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory;
(G) $19,518,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$19,518,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Geothermal
Electric Research and Development and Deploy-
ment;
(H) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Hy-
dropower;
(I) $44,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$36,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Electric En-
ergy Systems and Storage, of which—
(i) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998
shall be for Electric and Magnetic Fields
Research and Development;
(ii) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1998
and $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall
be for High-Temperature Superconductivity
Research and Development; and
(iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998
and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be
for Energy Storage Systems;
(J) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for a
Solar and Renewable Energy Science Initiative,
to be managed by the Director of the Office of
Energy Research, in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Re-
newable Energy on the goals and priorities of the
initiative, for grants to be competitively awarded
and subject to peer review for research related to
solar and renewable energy; and
(K) $12,447,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$11,824,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Di-
rection;
(2) $173,166,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$146,540,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Nuclear
Energy, including—
(A) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$43,350,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Radioisotope Power Systems;
(B) $9,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$8,809,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Oak Ridge
Landlord;
(C) $3,217,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,217,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Test Reactor
Area Landlord;
(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Ad-
vanced Test Reactor Fusion Irradiations;
(E) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for University
Nuclear Science and Reactor Support;
(F) $70,535,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Termination
Costs;
(G) $20,854,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$11,807,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Isotope Sup-
port; and
(H) $14,060,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$13,357,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Di-
rection;
(3) $77,160,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by
$3,535,000 reflecting the use of prior year balances)
and $76,828,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Ura-
nium Programs;
(4) $107,870,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$100,237,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Envi-
ronment, Safety, and Health;
(5) $367,538,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$378,564,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Biologi-
cal and Environmental Research, including—
(A) $157,037,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$161,748,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Life
Sciences;
(B) $100,954,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$103,983,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environ-
mental Processes;
(C) $66,435,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$68,428,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environ-
mental Remediation;
(D) $43,112,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$44,405,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Medical Ap-
plications and Measurement Sciences; and
(E) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for the United
States-Mexico Foundation for Science for re-
search on biosciences and the environment,
except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A)
through (E), the total amount which may be appro-
priated under this paragraph shall not exceed the
overall sums stated at the beginning of this para-
graph;
(6) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$240,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fusion
Energy Sciences, of which $5,000,000 for fiscal year
1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for
General Plasma Science;
(7) $659,812,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$678,888,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Basic
Energy Sciences, including—
(A) $391,047,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$402,060,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Materials
Sciences, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for
each such fiscal year may be used for the High
Flux Beam Reactor at Brookhaven National
Laboratory;
(B) $199,933,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$205,931,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Chemical
Sciences;
(C) $41,371,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$42,612,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Engineering
and Geosciences; and
(D) $27,461,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$28,285,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy Bio-
sciences;
(8) $140,907,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$145,134,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Com-
putational and Technology Research, including—
(A) $117,490,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$121,014,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Mathemati-
cal, Information, and Computational Sciences;
(B) $15,829,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$16,304,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Laboratory
Technology Research; and
(C) $7,588,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$7,816,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced En-
ergy Projects;
(9) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy
Research Analysis;
(10) $29,070,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$27,434,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy
Research-Energy Supply Program Direction;
(11) $682,387,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$682,387,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Restoration and Waste Management (Non-
Defense), including—
(A) $457,625,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$457,625,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environ-
mental Restoration;
(B) $153,004,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$153,004,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Waste
Management; and
(C) $71,758,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$71,758,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Nuclear Ma-
terial and Facility Stabilization;
(12) $11,554,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$11,152,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Technical
Information Management; and
(13) $93,480,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$88,806,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Field
Operations.
(b) ENERGY ASSETS ACQUISITION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purchase,
construction, expansion, and acquisition of real plant,
property, and other physical assets for energy supply re-
search and development activities, $43,582,000 for fiscal
year 1998 and $45,332,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which—
(1) for Solar and Renewable Resources Tech-
nology, $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1998 shall be for
completion of Project 96–E–100, Field Test Labora-
tory Building Renovation and Expansion, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory;
(2) for Nuclear Energy, $4,425,000 for fiscal
year 1998 and $6,425,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall
be for completion of Project 95–E–201, Test Reactor
Area Fire and Life Safety Improvements, Idaho Na-
tional Engineering and Environmental Laboratory;
(3) for Uranium Programs—
(A) $400,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,200,000 for fiscal 1999 for completion of
Project 98–U–200, DUF6
Cylinder Storage
Yards, K–25 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and
(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$10,700,000 for fiscal year 1999 for completion
of Project 96–U–201, DUF6 Cylinder Storage
Yards, Paducah, Kentucky, Gaseous Diffusion
Plant;
(4) for Basic Energy Sciences, $7,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1998 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for
completion of Project 96–E–300, Combustion Re-
search Facility, Phase II, Sandia National Labora-
tories, Livermore, California;
(5) for Multiprogram Energy Laboratories-Fa-
cilities Support, $21,260,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$19,007,000 for fiscal year 1999 for—
(A) Project MEL–001, Multiprogram En-
ergy Laboratories Infrastructure Project, Various
Locations, $7,259,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,161,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(B) Project 96–E–333, Multiprogram En-
ergy Laboratories Upgrades, Various Locations,
(B) $397,000 shall be for completion of
Project 93–E–900, Long-Term Storage of TMI–
2 Fuel; Idaho National Energy and Environ-
mental Laboratory, Idaho.
(c) GENERAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for General Science and Research Activities operating ex-
penses and capital equipment—
(1) $865,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by
$15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances),
including—
(A) $599,185,000 for High Energy Physics;
(B) $256,525,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
(C) $9,500,000 for Program Direction; and
(2) $941,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, includ-
ing—
(A) $607,645,000 for High Energy Physics;
(B) $324,330,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
(C) $9,025,000 for Program Direction.
None of the funds authorized for High Energy Physics by
this subsection or subsection (d) may be used for the Large
Hadron Collider project, unless the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the National Science Foundation,
has transmitted to the Committee on Science of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu-
ral Resources of the Senate a report on the impacts of such
funding on the operations and viability of United States
high energy and nuclear physics facilities.
(d) SCIENCE ASSETS ACQUISITION.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the pur-
chase, construction, expansion, and acquisition of real
plant, property, and other physical assets for general
science and research activities, $126,870,000 for fiscal year
1998, of which—
(1) $50,850,000 shall be for High Energy Phys-
ics, including—
(A) $30,950,000 for completion of Project
92–G–302, Fermilab Main Injector, Fermi Na-
tional Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois;
(B) $9,400,000 for completion of Project
97–G–303, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Master Station Upgrade, California;
(C) $5,500,000 for architectural engineering
and technical design work for Project 98–G–304,
Neutrinos at the Main Injector, Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois; and
(D) $5,000,000 for completion of Project
98–G–305, Fermilab C-Zero Area Experimental
Hall, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Il-
linois; and
(2) $76,020,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics, for
completion of Project 91–G–300, Relativistic Heavy
Ion 
Collider, 
Brookhaven 
National 
Laboratory,
Upton, New York.
(e) FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for Fossil Energy Research and Development operating ex-
penses, capital equipment, and construction, $348,854,000
for fiscal year 1998 and $348,185,000 for fiscal year 1999,
of which—
(1) $105,831,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$104,206,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Coal op-
erating expenses, including—
(A) $5,064,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,064,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Coal Prepa-
ration;
(B) $5,816,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,816,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Direct Lique-
faction;
(C) $4,223,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$4,223,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect Liq-
uefaction;
(D) $741,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$741,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Clean Fuels Research Advanced Research and
Environmental Technology;
(E) $5,462,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,462,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Pulverized Coal-Fired Powerplant;
(F) $10,927,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$10,927,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect
Fired Cycle;
(G) $22,342,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$20,717,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Effi-
ciency-Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle;
(H) $17,875,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$17,875,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Effi-
ciency Pressurized Fluidized Bed;
(I) $9,734,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$9,734,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Clean/Efficient Power Systems Advanced Re-
search and Environmental Technology; and
(J) $23,647,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$23,647,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Research and Technology Development;
(2) $47,419,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$46,464,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Oil Tech-
nology operating expenses, including—
(A) $31,157,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$31,157,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration
and Production Supporting Research;
(B) $3,931,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$3,931,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Recovery
Field Demonstrations;
(C) $6,411,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,456,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration
and Production Environmental Research; and
(D) $5,920,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,920,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Processing
Research and Downstream Operations;
(3) $85,877,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$85,877,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Gas oper-
ating expenses, including—
(A) $14,123,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$14,123,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas
Research Exploration and Production;
(B) $993,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$993,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas
Research Delivery and Storage;
(C) $31,379,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$31,379,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas
Research Advanced Turbine Systems;
(D) $4,808,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$4,808,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas
Research Utilization;
(E) $4,617,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$4,617,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas
Research 
Environmental 
Research/Regulatory
Analysis;
(F) $1,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$1,210,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells
Advanced Research;
(G) $16,335,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$16,335,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells
Molten Carbonate Systems to continue cost-
shared cost reduction and performance improve-
ment of one system; and
(H) $12,412,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,412,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells
Advanced Concepts;
(4) $61,783,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$62,494,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Program
Direction and Management Support operating ex-
penses, including—
(A) $13,676,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,992,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Head-
quarters Program Direction; and
(B) $48,107,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$49,502,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy
Technology Center Program Direction;
(5) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Plant and
Capital Equipment, for construction of General Plant
Projects;
(6) $12,935,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,935,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fossil
Energy Environmental Restoration operating ex-
penses;
(7) $5,836,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$5,836,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Coopera-
tive Research and Development operating expenses;
(8) $2,173,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,173,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fuels Con-
version, Natural Gas, and Electricity operating ex-
penses; and
(9) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for a Fossil
Energy Science Initiative to be managed by the Di-
rector of the Office of Energy Research, in consulta-
tion with the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
on the goals and priorities of the initiative, for grants
to be competitively awarded and subject to peer re-
view for research relating to fossil energy.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (9), the total
amount which may be appropriated under this subsection
shall not exceed the overall sums stated at the beginning
of this subsection.
(f) ENERGY CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for Energy Conservation Research and Development
operating expenses and capital equipment, $416,908,000 for
fiscal year 1998 (reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect the use
of prior year balances) and $439,403,000 for fiscal year
1999, of which—
(1) $41,004,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$40,230,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for the
Building Technology, State and Community Sector
(Non-Grants), including—
(A) $8,762,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$8,762,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Building Sys-
tems Design for Building America Program;
(B) $20,550,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$20,250,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Building
Equipment and Materials; and
(C) $11,692,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$11,218,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Management
and Planning;
(2) $125,380,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$125,048,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for the In-
dustry Sector, including—
(A) $55,660,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$55,660,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of
the Future (Specific);
(B) $39,120,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$39,120,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of
the Future (Crosscutting);
(C) $23,950,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$23,950,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Technology
Access; and
(D) $6,650,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$6,318,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Management
and Planning;
(3) $179,576,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$179,225,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for the
Transportation Sector, including—
(A) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$2,700,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Clean Cities;
(B) $124,046,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$124,046,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Automotive Technologies;
(C) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$18,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced
Heavy Vehicle Technologies;
(D) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$30,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Transpor-
tation Materials Technologies; and
(E) $7,030,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$6,679,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Implementa-
tion and Program Management,
except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A)
through (E), the total amount which may be appro-
priated under this paragraph shall not exceed the
overall sums stated at the beginning of this para-
graph;
(4) $20,948,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$19,900,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Policy
and Management; and
(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for an En-
ergy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by
the Director of the Office of Energy Research, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary for Energy Ef-
ficiency and Renewable Energy on the goals and pri-
orities of the initiative, for grants to be competitively
awarded and subject to peer review for research relat-
ing to energy efficiency.
SEC. 4. FUNDING LIMITATIONS.
None of the funds authorized by this Act for fiscal year
1998 or fiscal year 1999 may be used for the following pro-
grams, projects, and activities, except to fulfill contractual
obligations:
(1) Nuclear Energy Advanced Light Water Reac-
tor.
(2) Nuclear Energy Commercial Reactor.
(3) Nuclear Energy Security.
(4) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Gas Tur-
bine-Modular Helium Reactor.
(5) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Advanced
Light Water Reactor.
(6) Fossil Energy Research and Development
Advanced Research and Technology Development Coal
Technology Export.
(7) Clean Coal Technology Program.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORTS.
(a) HIGH ENERGY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with Na-
tional Academy of Sciences for the Academy to prepare a
report on the high energy and nuclear physics activities of
the 
Department, 
assuming 
a 
combined 
budget 
of
$977,080,000 for all activities authorized under section 3
(c) and (d) for fiscal year 1998, and $941,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The report
shall include—
(1) a priority list of research opportunities, in-
cluding both ongoing and proposed activities;
(2) an analysis of the relevance of each research
facility to the research opportunities listed under
paragraph (1);
(3) recommendations for the optimal balance
among facility operations, construction, and research
support and the optimal balance between university
and laboratory research programs; and
(4) recommended schedules for the continuation,
consolidation, or termination of each research pro-
gram, and continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure
of each research facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate the report prepared under this subsection.
(b) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES.—(1) The Secretary
shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences for the Academy to prepare a
report on the basic energy sciences activities of the Depart-
ment, based on the following three budget options for the
entire Basic Energy Sciences account and all related re-
search and energy asset activities:
(A) Provision of $683,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 1999 through 2002.
(B) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, and an amount reflecting a three percent reduc-
tion in each year thereafter through fiscal year 2002.
(C) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, and an amount reflecting a three percent in-
crease in each year thereafter through fiscal year
2002.
(2) None of the figures described in paragraph (1) (A)
through (C) shall be altered to reflect inflationary allow-
ances. The report shall include—
(A) a priority list of research opportunities, in-
cluding both ongoing and proposed activities;
(B) an analysis of the relevance of each research
facility to the research opportunities listed under sub-
paragraph (A);
(C) recommendations for the optimal balance
among facility operations, construction, and research
support and the optimal balance between university
and laboratory research programs; and
(D) recommended schedules for the continuation,
consolidation, or termination of each research pro-
gram, and continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure
of each research facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate the report prepared under this paragraph.
(c) NATIONAL SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE.—The
Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with
National Academy of Sciences for the Academy to prepare
a report containing a detailed evaluation of the costs of con-
struction and operation of the National Spallation Neutron
Source at alternative appropriate sites, including at least
the Argonne National Laboratory, the Brookhaven National
Laboratory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Such report shall also in-
clude an identification of other advantages and disadvan-
tages of each site evaluated. Not later than December 31,
1997, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the report
prepared under this subsection. Along with such report, the
Secretary shall include a recommendation from the Depart-
ment for the preferred site that will meet its program cri-
teria, taking into consideration the effect of delay on neu-
tron science work, existing expertise in the field of neutron
science, affiliations with institutions of higher education in
neutron science, and State allocations or commitments to
facilities.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CLEAN COAL TECH-
NOLOGY RESERVE FUNDS.
No funds in the Clean Coal Technology Reserve may
be used to initiate or carry out a clean coal technology pro-
gram based outside the United States.
SEC. 7. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.
None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other
Act enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act,
may be used for the Next Generation Internet. Notwith-
standing the previous sentence, funds may be used for the
continuation of programs and activities that were funded
and carried out during fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 8. LIMITATIONS.
(a) PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—None of
the funds authorized by this Act shall be available for any
activity whose purpose is to influence legislation pending
before the Congress, except that this subsection shall not pre-
vent officers or employees of the United States or of its de-
partments or agencies from communicating to Members of
Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress,
through the proper channels, requests for legislation or ap-
propriations which they deem necessary for the efficient
conduct of the public business.
(b) LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.—No sums are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 for the activities for which sums are
authorized by this Act, unless such sums are specifically au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act.
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall exclude
from consideration for grant agreements made by the
Department after fiscal year 1997 any person who re-
ceived funds, other than those described in paragraph
(2), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year
1997, under a grant agreement from any Federal
funding source for a project that was not subjected to
a competitive, merit-based award process. Any exclu-
sion from consideration pursuant to this subsection
shall be effective for a period of 5 years after the per-
son receives such Federal funds.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to the receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the
membership of that person in a class specified by law
for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘grant agreement’’ means a legal in-
strument whose principal purpose is to transfer a
thing of value to the recipient to carry out a public
purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a
law of the United States, and does not include the ac-
quisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of property or
services for the direct benefit or use of the United
States Government. Such term does not include a co-
operative agreement (as such term is used in section
6305 of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative
research and development agreement (as such term is
defined in section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710a(d)(1))).
SEC. 9. NOTICE.
(a) NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING.—If any funds au-
thorized by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action
that requires notice to be provided to the Appropriations
Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the
Committees on Science and Commerce of the House of Rep-
Building Renovation and Expansion, Na-
tional Renewable Energy Laboratory;
(2) for Nuclear Energy, $4,425,000 for
fiscal year 1998 and $6,425,000 for fiscal
year 1999 shall be for completion of
Project 95–E–201, Test Reactor Area Fire
and Life Safety Improvements, Idaho Na-
tional Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory;
(3) 
for 
Basic 
Energy 
Sciences,
$7,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for comple-
tion of Project 96–E–300, Combustion Re-
search Facility, Phase II, Sandia National
Laboratories, Livermore, California; and
(4) for Multiprogram Energy Labora-
tories-Facilities Support, $21,260,000 for
fiscal year 1998 and $19,007,000 for fiscal
year 1999 for—
(A) Project MEL–001, Multipro-
gram Energy Laboratories Infrastruc-
ture 
Project, 
Various 
Locations,
$7,259,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,161,000 for fiscal year 1999;