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Union Calendar No. 356 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3981 
[Report No. 108–594] 
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2004 
Mr. BARTON of Texas (by request): introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 9, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BONNER, Mr. 
EVERETT, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina 
JULY 9, 2004 
Reported 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 italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 17, 2004] 
A BILL 
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as 
offsetting collections, 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. NUCLEAR WASTE FUND MANAGEMENT. 
(a) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—Beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2004, and continuing through September 30, 2009, 
fees collected by the Secretary of Energy and deposited into 
the Nuclear Waste Fund under the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) shall be credited to 
the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections in amounts 
not to exceed the amounts annually appropriated during 
that period from the Nuclear Waste Fund. For fiscal year 
2005, such amounts shall not exceed $576,000,000. Con-
sistent with existing law, such amounts may only be used 
for purposes authorized under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
of 1982. 
(b) ADDITIONAL NECESSARY SUMS.—To the extent 
that the level of budgetary resources from offsetting collec-
tions is insufficient to implement activities under the Nu-
clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for a fiscal year, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for implementing those ac-
tivities such additional sums as may be necessary from the 
balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund. 
SEC. 2. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress a report on the adequacy of 
the Nuclear Waste Fund that includes an assessment of 
whether current unexpended balances in the Fund, if made
fully available to the Secretary, would affect annual fee de-
terminations (including whether a reduction to the fee may 
be necessary) made pursuant to section 302(a)(4) of the Nu-
clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(a)(4)). 
The report shall also include recommendations to Congress 
on whether this Act should be extended beyond its current 
expiration date of September 30, 2009, and whether alter-
native approaches may be necessary to access unexpended 
balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund.
Union Calendar No. 356 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3981 
[Report No. 108–594] 
A BILL 
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste 
Fund as offsetting collections, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 9, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed