executive-legislative communications, on any matter pend-
ing before Congress or a State legislature or for lobbying 
activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1913; (2) used for litiga-
tion 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 of 
Energy in carrying out activities authorized by the Act, 
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 fur-
ther, That no funds provided in this Act may be used to 
pursue repayment or collection of funds provided in any 
fiscal year to affected units of local government for over-
sight activities that had been previously approved by the 
Department of Energy, or to withhold payment of any 
such funds. 
ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH 
For Department of Energy expenses for Environ-
ment, Safety, and Health activities, $31,625,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE 
LOAN PROGRAM 
Subject to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 
as amended, during fiscal year 2008 commitments to 
guarantee loans under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 shall not exceed a total principal amount, any part 
of which is to be guaranteed, of $7,000,000,000: Provided, 
That of that amount, $2,000,000,000 shall be available 
for carbon sequestration optimized coal power plants, 
$4,000,000,000 shall be available for projects that pro-
mote biofuels and clean transportation fuels, and 
$1,000,000,000 shall be available for electric transmission 
facilities or renewable power generation systems: Provided 
further, That pursuant to section 1702(b)(2) of the Act, 
no appropriations are available to pay the subsidy cost of 
such guarantees: Provided further, That the source of pay-
ments received from borrowers for the subsidy cost shall 
not be a loan or other debt obligation that is made or 
guaranteed by the Federal Government. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For salaries and expenses of the Department of En-
ergy necessary for departmental administration in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and rep-
resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000, $304,782,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $2,390,000 
shall be available for necessary administrative expenses to 
carry out the loan guarantee program under title XVII 
of Public Law 109–58, plus such additional amounts as
necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of 
cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of 
the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That such increases in cost of work are offset by 
revenue increases of the same or greater amount, to re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That 
moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous rev-
enues estimated to total $161,818,000 in fiscal year 2008 
may be retained and used for operating expenses within 
this account, and may remain available until expended, as 
authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238, notwith-
standing the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur-
ther, That fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of 
Public Law 109–58 shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to this account: Provided further, That the sum here-
in appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of mis-
cellaneous revenues received during 2008, and any related 
appropriated receipt account balances remaining from 
prior years’ miscellaneous revenues, so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $142,964,000. 
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, 
$47,732,000 
(reduced 
by
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail-
able 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 cap-
ital 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, 
$5,879,137,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $173,250,000 of the amounts provided are 
available for nuclear weapons dismantlement activities at 
Department of Energy facilities authorized for such activi-
ties, of which $91,000,000 is for the Pit Disassembly and 
Conversion Facility Project at the Savannah River Site, 
South Carolina. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 
atomic energy defense, defense nuclear nonproliferation 
activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, $1,683,646,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NAVAL REACTORS 
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 
naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ-
ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc-
tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 
equipment, 
facilities, 
and 
facility 
expansion, 
$808,219,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Adminis-
trator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
including official reception and representation expenses 
not to exceed $12,000, $415,879,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 
energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car-
rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui-
sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan-
sion, and the purchase of not to exceed three passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $5,766,561,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $463,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrichment Decon-
tamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For Department of Energy expenses, including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 
energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac-
tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in-
cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con-
struction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 
twelve passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, 
$604,313,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds provided under this heading in 
Public Law 109–103, $4,900,000 are transferred to 
‘‘Weapons Activities’’ for planning activities associated 
with special nuclear material consolidation.
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, $292,046,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 
are approved for official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $1,500. During fiscal 
year 2008, 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 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, $6,463,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
up to $48,413,000 collected by the Southeastern 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
available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
purchase power and wheeling expenditures. 
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 recep-
tion and representation expenses in an amount not to ex-
ceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the south-
western power area, $30,442,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, up to $35,000,000 collected by the South-
western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Con-
trol Act 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. 
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 con-
servation and renewable resources programs as author-
ized, including the operation, maintenance, and purchase 
through transfer, exchange, or sale of one helicopter for 
replacement only, and official reception and representation 
expenses 
in 
an 
amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,500; 
$201,030,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $191,094,000 shall be derived from the Department 
of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided, That of the 
amount herein appropriated, $7,167,000 is for deposit 
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Account pursuant to title IV of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the provision of 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $258,702,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to re-
cover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be cred-
ited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
purchase power and wheeling expenditures. 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 
and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration, as provided in section 423 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De-
partment 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, 
$255,425,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $255,425,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2008 shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this account, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues 
are received during fiscal year 2008 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
SEC. 301. CONTRACT COMPETITION.—(a) None of 
the funds in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2008 or any previous fiscal year may be used to make
payments for a noncompetitive management and operating 
contract, or a contract for environmental remediation or 
waste management in excess of $100,000,000 in annual 
funding at a current or former management and operating 
contract site or facility, or award a significant extension 
or expansion to an existing management and operating 
contract, or other contract covered by this section, unless 
such contract is awarded using competitive procedures or 
the Secretary of Energy grants, on a case-by-case basis, 
a waiver to allow for such a deviation. The Secretary may 
not delegate the authority to grant such a waiver. 
(b) Within 30 days of formally notifying an incum-
bent contractor that the Secretary intends to grant such 
a waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Subcommittees 
on Energy and Water Development of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report notifying the Subcommittees of the waiver 
and setting forth, in specificity, the substantive reasons 
why the Secretary believes the requirement for competition 
should be waived for this particular award. 
SEC. 
302. 
UNFUNDED
REQUESTS
FOR
PRO-
POSALS.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to prepare or initiate requests for proposals for 
a program if the program has not been funded by Con-
gress.
SEC. 303. UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—The unex-
pended balances of prior appropriations provided for ac-
tivities in this Act may be available to the same appropria-
tion 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. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
SERVICE TERRITORY.—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 de-
fined Bonneville service territory, with the exception of 
services provided internationally, including services pro-
vided on a reimbursable basis, unless the Administrator 
certifies in advance that such services are not available 
from private sector businesses. 
SEC. 305. USER FACILITIES.—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 characteris-
tics or equipment in a user facility or a proposed user fa-
cility, 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 poten-
tial user as a formal partner in the establishment or oper-
ation of a user facility, the Department shall employ full 
and open competition in selecting such a partner. For pur-
poses 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 Adminis-
tration Defense Programs Technology Deployment Cen-
ter/User Facility; and (3) any other Departmental facility 
designated by the Department as a user facility. 
SEC. 306. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated 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 2008 until the 
enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2008. 
SEC. 307. LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT.—Of the funds made available by the De-
partment of Energy for activities at government-owned, 
contractor-operator operated laboratories funded in this 
Act, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not
to exceed 8 percent of such funds, to be used by such lab-
oratories for laboratory-directed research and develop-
ment: Provided, That the Secretary may also authorize a 
specific amount not to exceed 3 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 develop-
ment funding. 
SEC. 308. CONTRACTOR PENSION BENEFITS.—None 
of the funds made available in title III of this Act shall 
be used for implementation of the Department of Energy 
Order N 351.1 modifying contractor employee pension and 
medical benefits policy. 
SEC. 309. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK.— 
Of the funds made available in the first paragraph under 
the heading ‘‘Atomic Energy Defense Activities—Other 
Defense Activities’’ in chapter 2 of title I of division B 
of Public Law 105–277, $100,000,000 shall be available 
until expended, subject to authorization, for the contribu-
tion of the United States to create a low-enriched uranium 
stockpile for an International Nuclear Fuel Bank supply 
of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under the International 
Atomic Energy Agency.
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 section 14704 of title 40, United 
States Code, and, for necessary expenses for the Federal 
Co-Chairman and the alternate on the Appalachian Re-
gional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of 
the administrative expenses of the Commission, including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and hire passenger motor vehicles, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Fa-
cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 
by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $22,499,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional Author-
ity and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the 
Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding 
sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), and 382M(b) of said Act, 
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Commission in car-
rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, including 
official representation expenses (not to exceed $21,000), 
$925,559,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, 
That 
of 
the 
amount 
appropriated 
herein, 
$37,250,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 
Fund: Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 
inspection services, and other services and collections esti-
mated at $757,720,000 in fiscal year 2008 shall be re-
tained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 
account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount 
of revenues received during fiscal year 2008 so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation estimated at not 
more than $167,839,000. 
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, $8,144,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, in-
spection services, and other services and collections esti-
mated at $7,330,000 in fiscal year 2008 shall be retained 
and be available for necessary salaries and expenses in this
account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 
by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
2008 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropria-
tion estimated at not more than $814,000. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 
203, section 5051, $3,621,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear 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, $2,322,000. 
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 as described in 18 
U.S.C. 1913. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 503. Of the amount made available for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the Department of 
Energy, $213,000,000 shall be made available for hydro-
gen technologies as authorized by section 974 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16314). 
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light 
bulbs have the ‘‘ENERGY STAR’’ designation. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer the ‘‘Yucca Mountain 
Youth Zone’’ website. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart-
ment or agency at any single conference occurring outside 
the United States. 
SEC. 507. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for the Green Maintenance Building in 
North Bergen, New Jersey.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2641 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses.