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security of the bulk power electric grid: Provided further, That, 
of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $13,075,000 shall 
be used for projects specified in the table that appears under 
the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability Projects’’ in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on this Act. 
NUCLEAR ENERGY 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and 
other expenses necessary for nuclear 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, and the purchase of not more than 
36 passenger motor vehicles, including one ambulance, all for 
replacement only, $786,637,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, 
$2,500,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table that 
appears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Nuclear 
Energy Projects’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on this Act. 
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research 
and development activities, under the authority of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95–91), including the 
acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests 
in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition 
or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investiga-
tions and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and 
disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and 
environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $672,383,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That for all programs 
funded under Fossil Energy appropriations in this Act or any other 
Act, the Secretary may vest fee title or other property interests 
acquired under projects in any entity, including the United States: 
Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated in this para-
graph, $36,850,000 shall be used for projects specified in the table 
that appears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Fossil 
Energy Projects’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on this Act. 
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES 
For expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil 
shale reserve activities, including the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $23,627,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds 
remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum 
and oil shale reserve activities. 
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility 
development and operations and program management activities
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pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $243,823,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE 
For necessary expenses for Northeast Home Heating Oil 
Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant 
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, $11,300,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of the 
Energy Information Administration, $110,595,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other expenses necessary for non-defense 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 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $244,673,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING 
FUND 
For necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment 
facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, 
and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
$573,850,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decon-
tamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
SCIENCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 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.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construc-
tion, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 50 passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, including one law enforcement 
vehicle, two ambulances, and three buses, $4,903,710,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $15,000,000 appropriated 
under this heading under prior appropriation Acts for the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency—Energy is hereby transferred to the 
‘‘Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy’’ account: Provided 
further, That, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, 
$76,890,000 shall be used for the projects specified in the table
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that appears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Science 
Projects’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the con-
ference report on this Act. 
NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97–425, as 
amended (the ‘‘NWPA’’), $98,400,000, to remain available until 
expended, and to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Pro-
vided, That of the funds made available in this Act for nuclear 
waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activities, 2.54 
percent shall be provided to the Office of the Attorney General 
of the State of Nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries 
and expenses of State employees, to conduct scientific oversight 
responsibilities and participate in licensing activities pursuant to 
the NWPA: Provided further, That notwithstanding the lack of 
a written agreement with the State of Nevada under section 117(c) 
of the NWPA, 0.51 percent shall be provided to Nye County, Nevada, 
for on-site oversight activities under section 117(d) of the NWPA: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available in this Act 
for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste disposal activi-
ties, 4.57 percent shall be provided to affected units of local govern-
ment, as defined in the NWPA, to conduct appropriate activities 
and participate in licensing activities under Section 116(c) of the 
NWPA: Provided further, That of the amounts provided to affected 
units of local government, 7.5 percent of the funds provided for 
the affected units of local government shall be made available 
to affected units of local government in California with the balance 
made available to affected units of local government in Nevada 
for distribution as determined by the Nevada affected units of 
local government: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear 
waste disposal activities, 0.25 percent shall be provided to the 
affected federally-recognized Indian tribes, as defined in the NWPA, 
solely for expenditures, other than salaries and expenses of tribal 
employees, to conduct appropriate activities and participate in 
licensing activities under section 118(b) of the NWPA: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 65 and 
75 of title 31, United States Code, the Department shall have 
no monitoring, auditing or other oversight rights or responsibilities 
over amounts provided to affected units of local government: Pro-
vided further, That the funds for the State of Nevada shall be 
made available solely to the Office of the Attorney General by 
direct payment and to units of local government by direct payment: 
Provided further, That 4.57 percent of the funds made available 
in this Act for nuclear waste disposal and defense nuclear waste 
disposal activities shall be provided to Nye County, Nevada, as 
payment equal to taxes under section 116(c)(3) of the NWPA: Pro-
vided further, That within 90 days of the completion of each Federal 
fiscal year, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of 
Nevada, each affected federally-recognized Indian tribe, and each 
of the affected units of local government shall provide certification 
to the Department of Energy that all funds expended from such 
payments have been expended for activities authorized by the 
NWPA and this Act: Provided further, That failure to provide such
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certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from any fur-
ther funding provided for similar activities: Provided further, That 
none of the funds herein appropriated may be: (1) used directly 
or indirectly to influence legislative action, except for normal and 
recognized executive-legislative communications, on any matter 
pending before Congress or a State legislature or for lobbying 
activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1913; (2) used for litigation 
expenses; or (3) used to support multi-State efforts or other coalition 
building activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in 
this Act: Provided further, That all proceeds and recoveries realized 
by the Secretary in carrying out activities authorized by the NWPA, 
including but not limited to, any proceeds from the sale of assets, 
shall be available without further appropriation and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available in this Act for Nuclear Waste Disposal, $5,000,000 shall 
be provided to create a Blue Ribbon Commission to consider all 
alternatives for nuclear waste disposal: Provided further, That no 
funds provided in this Act or any previous Act may be used to 
pursue repayment or collection of funds provided in any fiscal 
year to affected units of local government for oversight activities 
that had been previously approved by the Department of Energy, 
or to withhold payment of any such funds. 
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from bor-
rowers pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in 
accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided,, That for necessary administrative expenses to 
carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $43,000,000 is appro-
priated, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
$43,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall 
remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2010 appropriations from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0: Provided further, That fees collected under section 
1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative 
expenses shall not be available until appropriated. 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING LOAN 
PROGRAM 
For administrative expenses in carrying out the Advanced Tech-
nology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $20,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy nec-
essary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes 
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.), including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official 
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, 
$288,684,000, to remain available until expended, plus such addi-
tional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated 
amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions
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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, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That moneys received by the Department for 
miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,740,000 in fiscal 
year 2010 may be retained and used for operating expenses within 
this account, and may remain available until expended, as author-
ized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwithstanding the 
provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscellaneous reve-
nues received during 2010, and any related appropriated receipt 
account balances remaining from prior years’ miscellaneous reve-
nues, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $168,944,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, $51,927,000, to remain available until expended. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other incidental expenses necessary for 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, the 
purchase of not to exceed one ambulance; $6,384,431,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $357,800,000 is provided 
to Stockpile Systems activities including $91,956,000 for the B61 
Stockpile Systems activities: Provided further, That upon completion 
of the Nuclear Posture Review and confirmation of the requirement 
for the B61–12, the NNSA is authorized to reallocate an additional 
$15,000,000 within the Stockpile Systems activities to support the 
continuation of the B61–12 non-nuclear upgrade study, with 
notification to cognizant congressional committees within 15 days 
of the implementation of this action: Provided further, That no 
funds may be obligated or expended for B61–12 nuclear components 
without prior approval by the Appropriations Committees of the 
House and Senate: Provided further, That, of the amount appro-
priated in this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall be used for the projects 
specified under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed Weapons 
Activities Projects’’ in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 
the conference report on this Act. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
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table that appears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally Directed 
Defense Environmental Cleanup Projects’’ in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying the conference report on this Act. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and 
other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense 
activities, and classified 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, construc-
tion, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 12 passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $847,468,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
in this paragraph, $3,000,000 shall be used for projects specified 
in the table that appears under the heading ‘‘Congressionally 
Directed Other Defense Activities Projects’’ in the joint explanatory 
statement accompanying the conference report on this Act. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 
of Public Law 97–425, as amended, including the acquisition of 
real property or facility construction or expansion, $98,400,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, are approved for the 
Leaburg Fish Sorter, the Okanogan Basin Locally Adapted 
Steelhead Supplementation Program, and the Crystal Springs 
Hatchery Facilities, and, in addition, for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500. During 
fiscal year 2010, no new direct loan obligations may be made. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of 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, $7,638,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,638,000 
collected by the Southeastern Power Administration 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 Southeastern Power Administration: Provided further, That 
the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation estimated at not more
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than $0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
up to $70,806,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administra-
tion 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 expendi-
tures: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of 
31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, 
all funds collected by the Southeastern Power Administration that 
are applicable to the repayment of the annual expenses of this 
account in this and subsequent fiscal years shall be credited to 
this account as discretionary offsetting collections for the sole pur-
pose of funding such expenses, with such funds remaining available 
until expended: Provided further, That for purposes of this appro-
priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally 
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding pur-
chase power and wheeling expenses). 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN POWER 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, 
for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, 
including official reception and representation expenses in an 
amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern 
Power Administration, $44,944,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and sec-
tion 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to 
$31,868,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration 
from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain avail-
able until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual 
expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall 
be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $13,076,000: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $38,000,000 collected by the South-
western 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 avail-
able until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power 
and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, 
all funds collected by the Southwestern Power Administration that 
are applicable to the repayment of the annual expenses of this 
account in this and subsequent fiscal years shall be credited to 
this account as discretionary offsetting collections for the sole pur-
pose of funding such expenses, with such funds remaining available 
until expended: Provided further, That for purposes of this appro-
priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally 
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding pur-
chase power and wheeling expenses).
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CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
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 conservation and renewable 
resources programs as authorized, including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500; 
$256,711,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$245,216,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior 
Reclamation 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 $147,530,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related services 
shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collec-
tions, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose 
of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated for 
annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during 
the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $109,181,000, of which $97,686,000 
is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further, That of 
the amount herein appropriated, $7,584,000 is for deposit into the 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant 
to title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjust-
ment Act of 1992: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $349,807,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and 
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 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 of the amount herein appropriated, up to $18,612,000 
is provided on a nonreimbursable basis for environmental remedi-
ation at the Basic Substation site in Henderson, Nevada: Provided 
further, 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), 
funds collected by the Western Area Power Administration from 
the sale of power and related services that are applicable to the 
repayment of the annual expenses of this account in this and 
subsequent fiscal years shall be credited to this account as discre-
tionary offsetting collections for the sole purpose of funding such 
expenses, with such funds remaining available until expended: Pro-
vided 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 hydro-
electric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $2,568,000, 
to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the 
Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the 
Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of 
the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) as amended: Provided,
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That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $2,348,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
Administration 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 appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation estimated at not more 
than $220,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) 
as amended, and 31 U.S.C. 3302, all funds collected by the Western 
Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams that are applicable 
to the repayment of the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facili-
ties of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administra-
tion activities in this and subsequent fiscal years shall be credited 
to this account as discretionary offsetting collections for the sole 
purpose of funding such expenses, with such funds remaining avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are gen-
erally recovered in the same year that they are incurred. 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$3,000, $298,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$298,000,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other 
services and collections in fiscal year 2010 shall be retained and 
used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2010 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2010 appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
SEC. 301. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for 
a program if the program has not been funded by Congress. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used— 
(1) to augment the funds made available for obligation 
by this Act for severance payments and other benefits and 
community assistance grants under section 4604 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2704) unless the Department 
of Energy submits a reprogramming request to the appropriate 
congressional committees; or
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(2) to provide enhanced severance payments or other bene-
fits for employees of the Department of Energy under such 
section; or 
(3) develop or implement a workforce restructuring plan 
that covers employees of the Department of Energy. 
SEC. 303. 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. 304. None of the funds in this or any other Act for 
the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration may 
be used to enter into any agreement to perform energy efficiency 
services outside the legally defined Bonneville service territory, 
with the exception of services provided internationally, including 
services provided on a reimbursable basis, unless the Administrator 
certifies in advance that such services are not available from private 
sector businesses. 
SEC. 305. When the Department of Energy makes a user facility 
available to universities or other potential users, or seeks input 
from universities or other potential users regarding significant 
characteristics or equipment in a user facility or a proposed user 
facility, the Department shall ensure broad public notice of such 
availability or such need for input to universities and other potential 
users. When the Department of Energy considers the participation 
of a university or other potential user as a formal partner in 
the establishment or operation of a user facility, the Department 
shall employ full and open competition in selecting such a partner. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘user facility’’ includes, but 
is not limited to: (1) a user facility as described in section 2203(a)(2) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13503(a)(2)); (2) a 
National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Tech-
nology Deployment Center/User Facility; and (3) any other Depart-
mental facility designated by the Department as a user facility. 
SEC. 306. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or 
made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2010 until the enactment of 
the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 307. Of the funds made available by the Department 
of Energy for activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated 
laboratories funded in this Act or subsequent Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Acts, the Secretary may authorize a 
specific amount, not to exceed 8 percent of such funds, to be used 
by such laboratories for laboratory directed research and develop-
ment: Provided, That the Secretary may also authorize a specific 
amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds, to be used by 
the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant 
or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site directed 
research and development. 
SEC. 308. (a) In any fiscal year in which the Secretary of 
Energy determines that additional funds are needed to reimburse 
the costs of defined benefit pension plans for contractor employees, 
the Secretary may transfer not more than 1 percent from each 
appropriation made available in this and subsequent Energy and
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Water Development Appropriation Acts to any other appropriation 
available to the Secretary in the same Act for such reimbursements. 
(b) Where the Secretary recovers the costs of defined benefit 
pension plans for contractor employees through charges for the 
indirect costs of research and activities at facilities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, if the indirect costs attributable to defined benefit 
pension plan costs in a fiscal year are more than charges in fiscal 
year 2008, the Secretary shall carry out a transfer of funds under 
this section. 
(c) In carrying out a transfer under this section, the Secretary 
shall use each appropriation made available to the Department 
in that fiscal year as a source for the transfer, and shall reduce 
each appropriation by an equal percentage, except that appropria-
tions for which the Secretary determines there exists a need for 
additional funds for pension plan costs in that fiscal year, as well 
as appropriations made available for the Power Marketing Adminis-
trations, the title XVII loan guarantee program, and the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, shall not be subject to this require-
ment. 
(d) Each January, the Secretary shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on the state of defined benefit pension plan liabilities in the Depart-
ment for the preceding year. 
(e) This transfer authority does not apply to supplemental 
appropriations, and is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided in this or any other Act. The authority provided under 
this section shall expire on September 30, 2015. 
(f) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing not 
less than 30 days in advance of each transfer authorized by this 
section. 
SEC. 309. (a) Subject to subsection (b), no funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to record transactions relating to the increase in borrowing 
authority or bonds outstanding at any time under the Federal 
Columbia River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838 et seq.) 
referred to in section 401 of division A of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 140) 
under a funding account, subaccount, or fund symbol other than 
the Bonneville Power Administration Fund Treasury account fund 
symbol. 
(b) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to ensure, for purposes of 
meeting any applicable reporting provisions of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 
Stat. 115), that the Bonneville Power Administration uses a fund 
symbol other than the Bonneville Power Administration Fund 
Treasury account fund symbol solely to report accrued expenditures 
of projects attributed by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
Administration to the increased borrowing authority. 
(c) This section is effective for fiscal year 2010 and subsequent 
fiscal years. 
SEC. 310. Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16512) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.—All laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors and subcontractors in the performance
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of construction work financed in whole or in part by a loan guaran-
teed under this title shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality 
as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. With 
respect to the labor standards in this subsection, the Secretary 
of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) 
and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 311. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to make a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, 
discretionary contract award, Other Transaction Agreement, or to 
issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000, or to 
announce publicly the intention to make such an award, including 
a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless 
the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 3 full 
business days in advance of making such an award or issuing 
such a letter: Provided, That if the Secretary of the Department 
of Energy determines that compliance with this section would pose 
a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may 
be made without notification and the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall be notified 
not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made 
or letter issued. 
SEC. 312. (a) ULTRA EFFICIENT VEHICLES.—Section 136 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘an ultra efficient 
vehicle or’’ after ‘‘means’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ULTRA EFFICIENT VEHICLE.—The term ‘ultra efficient 
vehicle’ means a fully closed compartment vehicle designed 
to carry at least 2 adult passengers that achieves— 
‘‘(A) at least 75 miles per gallon while operating on 
gasoline or diesel fuel; 
‘‘(B) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while oper-
ating as a hybrid electric-gasoline or electric-diesel vehicle; 
or 
‘‘(C) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while oper-
ating as a fully electric vehicle.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, ultra efficient vehicle manufactur-
ers,’’ after ‘‘automobile manufacturers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) ultra efficient vehicles; and’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, ultra efficient 
vehicles,’’ after ‘‘qualifying vehicles’’;
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(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘or are utilized primarily 
for the manufacture of ultra efficient vehicles’’ after ‘‘20 years’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘automobiles’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘ultra efficient vehicles, 
automobiles,’’. 
(b) RECONSIDERATION OF PRIOR APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary 
of Energy shall reconsider applications for assistance under section 
136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17013) that were— 
(1) timely filed under that section before January 1, 2009; 
(2) rejected on the basis that the vehicles to which the 
proposal related were not advanced technology vehicles; and 
(3) related to ultra efficient vehicles. 
SEC. 313. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title 
for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve may be made available to 
any person that as of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) is selling refined petroleum products valued at 
$1,000,000 or more to the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(2) is engaged in an activity valued at $1,000,000 or more 
that could contribute to enhancing the ability of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran to import refined petroleum products, 
including— 
(A) providing ships or shipping services to deliver 
refined petroleum products to the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(B) underwriting or otherwise providing insurance or 
reinsurance for such an activity; or 
(C) financing or brokering such an activity; or 
(3) is selling, leasing, or otherwise providing to the Islamic 
Republic of Iran any goods, services, or technology valued at 
$1,000,000 or more that could contribute to the maintenance 
or expansion of the capacity of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
to produce refined petroleum products. 
(b) The prohibition on the use of funds under subsection (a) 
shall not apply with respect to any contract entered into by the 
United States Government before the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) If the Secretary determines a person made ineligible by 
this section has ceased the activities enumerated in (a)(1)–(3), that 
person shall no longer be ineligible under this section. 
SEC. 314. Section 132 of the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act of 2006 (119 Stat 2261) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Corps of Engineers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Southwestern Power Administration’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) PAYMENT TO NON-FEDERAL LICENSEE.—Southwestern 
Power Administration shall compensate the licensee of Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 2221 pursuant to 
paragraph (3) using receipts collected from the sale of Federal 
power and energy related services. Pursuant to paragraph (6), 
Southwestern Power Administration will begin collecting 
receipts in the Special Receipts and Disbursement account upon 
the date of enactment of this paragraph. Payment to the 
licensee of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 
2221 shall be paid as soon as adequate receipts are collected
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in the Special Receipts and Disbursement Account to fully 
compensate the licensee, and in accordance with paragraph 
(2), such payment shall be considered non-reimbursable.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The Southwestern Power Administration shall com-
pensate the licensee of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
Project No. 2221 in annual payments of not less than 
$5,000,000, until the licensee of Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission Project No. 2221 is fully compensated pursuant 
to paragraph (3). At the end of each fiscal year subsequent 
to implementation, any remaining balance to be paid to the 
licensee of Project No. 2221 shall accrue interest at the 30- 
year U.S. Treasury bond rate in effect at the time of 
implementation of the White River Minimum Flows project.’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RECEIPT AND DISBURSE-
MENT ACCOUNTS.—There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a special receipt account and corresponding 
disbursement account to be made available to the Administrator 
of the Southwestern Power Administration to disburse pre- 
collected receipts from the sale of federal power and energy 
and related services. The accounts are authorized for the fol-
lowing uses: 
‘‘(A) Collect and disburse receipts for purchase power 
and wheeling expenses incurred by Southwestern Power 
Administration to purchase replacement power and energy 
as a result of implementation of the White River Minimum 
Flows project. 
‘‘(B) Collect and disburse receipts related to compensa-
tion of the licensee of Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-
sion Project No. 2221. 
‘‘(C) Said special receipt and disbursement account 
shall remain available for not more than 12 months after 
the date of full compensation of the licensee of Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 2221.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) TIME
OF
IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (3) and (4), ‘time of implementation’ shall mean the 
authorization of the special receipt account and corresponding 
disbursement account described in paragraph (7).’’. 
TITLE IV 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 
for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alter-
nate on the Appalachian 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
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passenger motor vehicles, $76,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456, section 1441, 
$26,086,000, to remain available until expended. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Authority and 
to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional 
Authority Act of 2000, as amended, notwithstanding sections 
382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $13,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That no funds in this 
Act shall be expended for the relocation of the Delta Regional 
Commission headquarters. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, 
construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as 
necessary and other expenses, $11,965,000, to remain available 
until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 
306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Northern Border Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V 
of title 40, United States Code, $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional 
Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V 
of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out 
the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, 
and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including official 
representation expenses (not to exceed $25,000), $1,056,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated herein, $29,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 
inspection services, and other services and collections estimated 
at $902,402,000 in fiscal year 2010 shall be retained and used
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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 fiscal year 2010 so as 
to result in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation estimated at 
not more than $153,598,000: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated, $10,000,000 is provided to support university research 
and development in areas relevant to their respective organization’s 
mission, and $5,000,000 is to support 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, 
as amended, $10,860,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and 
other services and collections estimated at $9,774,000 in fiscal 
year 2010 shall be retained and be available until expended, for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal 
year 2010 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation 
estimated at not more than $1,086,000. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, section 5051, 
$3,891,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, and to 
remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA NATURAL GAS 
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Federal Coordinator 
for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects pursuant to the 
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004, $4,466,000 until expended: 
Provided, That any fees, charges, or commissions received pursuant 
to section 802 of Public Law 110–140 in fiscal year 2010 in excess 
of $4,683,000 shall not be available for obligation until appropriated 
in a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall, not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, provide 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate identifying barriers to and its rec-
ommendations for streamlining the issuance of a Combined 
Construction and Operating License for qualified new nuclear reac-
tors. 
SEC. 402. Section 382B of the Delta Regional Authority Act 
of 2000 is amended by deleting (c)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof
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the following: ‘‘ ‘(1) IN
GENERAL—VOTING.—A decision by the 
Authority shall require the affirmative vote of the Federal cochair-
person and a majority of the State members (not including any 
member representing a State that is delinquent under subsection 
(g)(2)(C)) to be effective.’’. 
SEC. 403. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use funds 
made available for the necessary expenses of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission for the acquisition and lease of additional office space 
provided by the General Services Administration in accordance 
with the fourth and fifth provisos in the matter under the heading 
‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ under the heading ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission’’ under the heading ‘‘Independent agencies’’ of title 
IV of division C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public 
Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 629). 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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 communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
SEC. 502. To the extent practicable funds made available in 
this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are ‘‘Energy 
Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal Energy Management Program’’ 
designation. 
SEC. 503. Title IV of division A of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended 
by adding at the end of the title, the following new section 411: 
‘‘SEC. 411. Up to 0.5 percent of each amount appropriated 
to the Department of the Army and the Bureau of Reclamation 
in this title may be used for the expenses of management and 
oversight of the programs, grants, and activities funded by such 
appropriation, and may be transferred by the Head of the Federal 
Agency involved to any other appropriate account within the depart-
ment for that purpose: Provided, That the Secretary will provide 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate 30 days prior to the transfer: Pro-
vided further, That funds set aside under this section shall remain 
available for obligation until September 30, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 504. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘administrative 
expenses’’ has the meaning as determined by the Director under 
subsection (b)(2). 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’— 
(A) means an agency as defined under section 1101 
of title 31, United States Code, that is established in the 
executive branch and receives funding under this Act; and 
(B) shall not include the District of Columbia govern-
ment. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—All agencies shall include a separate cat-
egory for administrative expenses when submitting their appro-
priation requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES DETERMINED.—In consulta-
tion with the agencies, the Director shall establish and revise 
as necessary a definition of administration expenses for the 
purposes of this section. All questions regarding the definition 
of administrative expenses shall be resolved by the Director. 
(c) BUDGET SUBMISSION.—Each budget of the United States 
Government submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter shall 
include the amount requested for each agency for administrative 
expenses. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropria-
tion Act. 
SEC. 506. Specific projects contained in the report of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accom-
panying this Act (H. Rept. 111–203) that are considered congres-
sional earmarks for purposes of clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, when intended to be awarded 
to a for-profit entity, shall be awarded under a full and open 
competition. 
SEC. 507. (a) The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 
is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b) of section 158, by striking 
‘‘section 158’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 157’’; 
and 
(2) in section 162, by striking ‘‘sections 158 through 162’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 157 through 161’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2010. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.