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Houses of Congress, in classified form if necessary, a re-
port on the justification for the waiver. 
SEC. 308. (a) NOTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC PETRO-
LEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made avail-
able in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to con-
duct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale 
or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Pe-
troleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides 
notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such ex-
change, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
(b)(1) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—The notifica-
tion required under subsection (a) shall include at a min-
imum— 
(A) the justification for the drawdown or ex-
change, including— 
(i) a specific description of any obligation 
under international energy agreements; and 
(ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the 
specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve to be tested; 
(B) the provisions of law (including regulations) 
authorizing the drawdown or exchange; 
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(C) the number of barrels of petroleum prod-
ucts proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged; 
(D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve site or sites from which the petroleum products 
are proposed to be withdrawn; 
(E) a good faith estimate of the expected pro-
ceeds from the sale of the petroleum products; 
(F) an estimate of the total inventories of pe-
troleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
after the anticipated drawdown; 
(G) a detailed plan for disposition of the pro-
ceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; 
and 
(H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of 
the same or a different petroleum product. 
(2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide the notification required under sub-
section (a)— 
(A) in the case of an exchange or a draw-
down, as soon as practicable after the exchange 
or drawdown has occurred; and 
(B) in the case of a test drawdown, not 
later than 30 days prior to the test drawdown. 
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(c) POST-SALE NOTIFICATION.—In addition to re-
porting requirements under other provisions of law, the 
Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards 
associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress of the actual value of the proceeds from the 
sale. 
(d)(1) NEW REGIONAL RESERVES.—The Secretary 
may not establish any new regional petroleum product re-
serve unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum 
product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an an-
nual budget submission and approved by the Congress in 
an appropriations Act. 
(2) The budget request or notification shall in-
clude— 
(A) the justification for the new reserve; 
(B) a cost estimate for the establishment, 
operation, and maintenance of the reserve, in-
cluding funding sources; 
(C) a detailed plan for operation of the re-
serve, including the conditions upon which the 
products may be released; 
(D) the location of the reserve; and 
(E) the estimate of the total inventory of 
the reserve. 
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SEC. 309. Of the amounts made available by this Act 
for ‘‘National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons 
Activities’’, up to $50,000,000 may be reprogrammed 
within such account for Domestic Uranium Enrichment, 
subject to the notice requirement in section 301(e). 
SEC. 310. (a) Unobligated balances available from 
appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2010 are 
hereby permanently rescinded from the following accounts 
of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy’’, $16,677,000. 
(2)
‘‘Energy
Programs—Electricity
Delivery 
and Energy Reliability’’, $900,000. 
(3)
‘‘Energy
Programs—Nuclear
Energy’’, 
$1,665,000. 
(4)
‘‘Energy
Programs—Fossil
Energy
Re-
search and Development’’, $12,064,000. 
(5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $4,717,000. 
(6) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Con-
struction,
Rehabilitation,
Operation
and
Mainte-
nance,
Western
Area
Power
Administration’’, 
$4,832,000. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
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lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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 expenses 
necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate 
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 passenger motor vehicles, $95,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 
Law 100–456, section 1441, $29,900,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au-
thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 
the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith-
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standing sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N 
of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 
including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex-
penses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
notwithstanding
the
limitations
contained
in
section 
306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 
That funds shall be available for construction projects in 
an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost 
for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of 
the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, 
Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 701 of ap-
pendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 
1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for 
non-distressed communities. 
NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
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notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 
Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 
by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission in car-
rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of
1974
and
the
Atomic
Energy
Act
of
1954, 
$1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses 
not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available 
for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office 
of the Commission, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, 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 ap-
proved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided 
further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection serv-
ices, and other services and collections estimated at 
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$862,274,000 in fiscal year 2016 shall be retained and 
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
received during fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2016 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$140,959,000: Provided further, That of the amounts ap-
propriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
university research and development in areas relevant to 
their respective organization’s mission, and $5,000,000 
shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Pro-
gram that will support multiyear projects that do not align 
with programmatic missions but are critical to maintain-
ing the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $12,136,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $10,060,000 in fiscal year 2016 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2017, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
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Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur-
ing fiscal year 2016 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2016
appropriation
estimated
at
not
more
than 
$2,076,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $958,000 shall be for Inspec-
tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve-
nues. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 
203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR ALASKA 
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator
for
Alaska
Natural
Gas
Transportation 
Projects pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided, That any fees, charges, or commissions received 
pursuant to section 106(h) of the Alaska Natural Gas 
Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720d(h)) in fiscal year 2016 in 
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excess of $2,402,000 shall not be available for obligation 
until appropriated in a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 
its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 
Congressional requests for information. 
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 commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 
title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the report of the Committee on Appropriations accom-
panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
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ment may provide goods or services to another depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 
III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 
transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro-
priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref-
erenced in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 
accompanying this Act, or any authority whereby a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may provide goods or services to another de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency 
funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 
transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may provide goods or services to an-
other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 
previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 
shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 
for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 
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modify existing notification requirements for each author-
ity. 
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 
12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low- 
Income Populations). 
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to conduct closure of adjudicatory func-
tions, technical review, or support activities associated 
with the Yucca Mountain geologic repository license appli-
cation, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possi-
bility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in 
the future. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to further implementation of the coastal 
and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based manage-
ment components of the National Ocean Policy developed 
under Executive Order No. 13547 of July 19, 2010. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 506. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
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SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to transform the National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory into a government-owned, contractor- 
operated laboratory, or to consolidate or close the National 
Energy Technology Laboratory. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonprolifera-
tion’’ may be made available to enter into new contracts 
with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran except for contracts or agreements 
that require the Islamic Republic of Iran to cease the pur-
suit, acquisition, and development of nuclear weapons 
technology. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy, the De-
partment of the Interior, or any other Federal agency to 
lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive 
fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accord-
ance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Per-
formance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy to finalize, 
implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Stand-
ards Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits’’ and identi-
fied by regulation identification number 1904–AC87. 
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SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 2101 of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 
(33 U.S.C. 2238b) or section 210 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238). 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Cape Wind Energy Project on 
the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, Nantucket 
Sound. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used— 
(1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) 
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(2) to implement or enforce the standards es-
tablished
by
the
tables
contained
in
section 
325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act
(42
U.S.C.
6295(i)(1)(B))
with
respect
to 
BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandes-
cent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector 
lamps. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, carry out, 
modify, revise, or enforce Executive Order No. 13690 (en-
titled ‘‘Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management 
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Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Consid-
ering Stakeholder Input’’). 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 
Act for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs— 
Science’’ may be used in contravention of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 
SEC. 516. None of the funds in this Act may be avail-
able for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and 
its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor 
and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless 
the anchor and mooring chain are procured from a manu-
facturer that is part of the national technology and indus-
trial base. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the removal of any federally owned 
or operated dam. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 
or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, as required 
by Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any 
of its principals— 
(1) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 
has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren-
dered against it for: commission of fraud or a crimi-
nal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting 
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to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or 
local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or 
State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of 
offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, for-
gery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 
making false statements, tax evasion, violating Fed-
eral criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 
criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti-
ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer-
ated above in paragraph (1); or 
(3) within a 3-year period preceding this offer, 
has been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in 
an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liabil-
ity remains unsatisfied. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, promulgate, or enforce the 
Department of Energy’s proposed rule entitled ‘‘Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces’’ (80 
Fed. Reg. 48: March 12, 2015). 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the 
Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) 
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URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND 
DECOMMISSIONING FUND 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car-
rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 
and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities 
of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, 
subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $614,000,000, 
to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamina-
tion and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until 
expended, of which $32,959,000 shall be available in accord-
ance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992. 
SCIENCE 
For Department of Energy expenses including the pur-
chase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activi-
ties in carrying out the purposes of the Department of En-
ergy 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, construction, or 
expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, including one ambu-
lance and one bus, $5,143,877,000, to remain available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That, 
of 
such 
amount, 
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