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SEC. 3184. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Section 4(b)(5)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘or with the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)’’.
SEC. 3185. TEST PHASE ACTIVITIES.
Section 6 is amended—
(1) by repealing subsections (a) and (b),
(2) by repealing paragraph (1) of subsection (c),
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(a) and in that subsection—
(A) by repealing subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (2),
(B) by striking the subsection heading and
the matter immediately following the subsection
heading and inserting ‘‘STUDY.—The following
study shall be conducted:’’,
(C) by striking ‘‘(2) REMOTE-HANDLED
WASTE.—’’,
(D) by striking ‘‘(B) STUDY.—’’,
(E) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respec-
tively, and
(F) by realigning the margins of such
clauses to be margins of paragraphs,
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, during the
test phase, a biennial’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’ and by
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striking ‘‘, consisting of a documented analysis of’’
and inserting ‘‘as necessary to demonstrate’’, and
(5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(b).
SEC. 3186. DISPOSAL OPERATIONS.
Section 7(b) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMENCEMENT OF DIS-
POSAL OPERATIONS.—The Secretary may commence em-
placement of transuranic waste underground for disposal
at WIPP only upon completion of—
‘‘(1) the Administrator’s certification under sec-
tion 8(d)(1) that the WIPP facility will comply with
the final disposal regulations;
‘‘(2) the acquisition by the Secretary (whether by
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02953C, unless the Administrator determines, under
section 4(b)(5), that such acquisition is not required;
and,
‘‘(3) the expiration of the 30-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary notifies Con-
gress that the requirements of section 9(a)(1) have
been met.’’.
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SEC. 3187. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIS-
POSAL REGULATIONS.
(a) SECTION 8(d)(1).—Section 8(d)(1) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
‘‘(A) APPLICATION
FOR
COMPLIANCE.—
Within 30 days after the date of the enactment
of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land With-
drawal Amendment Act, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to Congress a schedule for the incremental
submission of chapters of the application to the
Administrator beginning no later than 30 days
after such date. The Administrator shall review
the submitted chapters and provide requests for
additional information from the Secretary as
needed for completeness within 45 days of the re-
ceipt of each chapter. The Administrator shall
notify Congress of such requests. The schedule
shall call for the Secretary to submit all chapters
to the Administrator no later than October 31,
1996. The Administrator may at any time re-
quest additional information from the Secretary
as needed to certify, pursuant to subparagraph
(B), whether the WIPP facility will comply with
the final disposal regulations.’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘after the
application is’’ and inserting ‘‘after the full applica-
tion has been’’.
(b) SECTION 8(d) (2) and (3).—Section 8(d) is amend-
ed by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘(1)
COMPLIANCE WITH DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.—’’, and by re-
designating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of para-
graph (1) as paragraph (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
(c) SECTION 8(g).—Section 8(g) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(g) ENGINEERED AND NATURAL BARRIERS, ETC.—
The Secretary shall use both engineered and natural bar-
riers and any other measures (including waste form modi-
fications) to the extent necessary at WIPP to comply with
the final disposal regulations.’’.
SEC. 3188. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.
(a) SECTION 9(a)(1).—Section 9(a)(1) is amended by
adding after and below subparagraph (H) the following:
‘‘With respect to transuranic mixed waste designated by the
Secretary for disposal at WIPP, such waste is exempt from
treatment standards promulgated pursuant to section
3004(m) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6924(m)) and shall not be subject to the land disposal pro-
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hibitions in section 3004(d), (e), (f), and (g) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act.’’.
(b) SECTION 9(b).—Subsection (b) of section 9 is re-
pealed.
(c) SECTION 9(c)(2).—Subsection (c)(2) of section 9 is
repealed.
(d) SECTION 14.—Section 14 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘No provision’’
and inserting ‘‘Except for the exemption from the
land disposal restrictions described in section 9(a)(1),
no provision’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘including
all terms and conditions of the No-Migration Deter-
mination’’ and inserting ‘‘except that the transuranic
mixed waste designated by the Secretary for disposal
at WIPP is exempt from the land disposal restrictions
described in section 9(a)(1)’’.
SEC. 3189. RETRIEVABILITY.
(a) SECTION 10.—Section 10 is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 10. TRANSURANIC WASTE.
‘‘It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary will
complete all actions required under section 7(b) to com-
mence emplacement of transuranic waste underground for
disposal at WIPP no later than November 30, 1997.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating to
section 10 in the table of contents is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘Sec. 10. Transuranic waste.’’.
SEC. 3190. DECOMMISSIONING OF WIPP
Section 13 is amended—
(1) by repealing subsection (a), and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) MANAGE-
MENT PLAN FOR THE WITHDRAWAL AFTER DECOM-
MISSIONING.—Within 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
SEC. 3191. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS
PAYMENTS.
(a) Section 15(a) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘An appropriation to the State shall be in
addition to any appropriation for WIPP.’’.
(b) $20,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated in fis-
cal year 1997 to the Secretary for payment to the State
of New Mexico for road improvements in connection with
the WIPP.
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY
BOARD
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1997, $17,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear
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SEC. 3302. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL
DEFENSE STOCKPILE.
(a) DISPOSAL REQUIRED.—The President shall dis-
pose of materials contained in the National Defense Stock-
pile and specified in the table in subsection (b) so as to
result in receipts to the United States in amounts equal
to—
(1) $338,000,000 during the five-fiscal year pe-
riod ending on September 30, 2001; and
(2) $649,000,000 during the seven-fiscal year pe-
riod ending on September 30, 2003.
(b) LIMITATION ON DISPOSAL QUANTITY.—The total
quantities of materials authorized for disposal by the Presi-
dent under subsection (a) may not exceed the amounts set
forth in the following table:
Authorized Stockpile Disposals
Material for disposal
Quantity
Aluminum ...................................................................................
62,881 short tons
Cobalt ...........................................................................................
30,000,000 pounds con-
tained
Columbium Ferro .......................................................................
930,911 pounds contained
Germanium Metal ......................................................................
40,000 kilograms
Indium .........................................................................................
35,000 troy ounces
Palladium ....................................................................................
15,000 troy ounces
Platinum .....................................................................................
10,000 troy ounces
Rubber, Natural ..........................................................................
125,138 long tons
Tantalum, Carbide Powder .......................................................
6,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Minerals ...................................................................
750,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Oxide .........................................................................
40,000 pounds contained
(c) DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.—(1) Notwithstanding sec-
tion 9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) and except as provided in paragraph
(2), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials
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under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the general fund
of the Treasury.
(2) Funds received as a result of such disposal in excess
of the amount of receipts specified in subsection (a)(2) shall
be deposited in the National Defense Stockpile Transaction
Fund established by section 9(a) of that Act.
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DISPOSAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is
new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not
affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regard-
ing the materials specified in such subsection.
(e) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘National Defense Stock-
pile’’ means the National Defense Stockpile provided for in
section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil-
ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
SEC. 3303. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF MATE-
RIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.
(a) DISPOSAL REQUIRED.—Subject to subsection (c),
the President shall dispose of materials contained in the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in sub-
section (b) so as to result in receipts to the United States
in amounts equal to—
(1) $110,000,000 during the five-fiscal year pe-
riod ending September 30, 2001;
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(2) $260,000,000 during the seven-fiscal year pe-
riod ending September 30, 2003; and
(3) $440,000,000 during the nine-fiscal year pe-
riod ending September 30, 2005.
(b) LIMITATION ON DISPOSAL QUANTITY.—The total
quantities of materials authorized for disposal by the Presi-
dent under subsection (a) may not exceed the amounts set
forth in the following table:
Authorized Stockpile Disposals
Material for disposal
Quantity
Chrome Metal, Electrolytic ........................................................
8,471 short tons
Cobalt ...........................................................................................
9,902,774 pounds
Columbium Carbide ....................................................................
21,372 pounds
Columbium Ferro .......................................................................
249,395 pounds
Diamond, Bort ............................................................................
91,542 carats
Diamond, Stone ..........................................................................
3,029,413 carats
Germanium .................................................................................
28,207 kilograms
Indium .........................................................................................
15,205 troy ounces
Palladium ....................................................................................
1,249,601 troy ounces
Platinum .....................................................................................
442,641 troy ounces
Rubber .........................................................................................
567 long tons
Tantalum, Carbide Powder .......................................................
22,688 pounds contained
Tantalum, Minerals ...................................................................
1,748,947 pounds contained
Tantalum, Oxide .........................................................................
123,691 pounds contained
Titanium Sponge ........................................................................
36,830 short tons
Tungsten ......................................................................................
76,358,235 pounds
Tungsten, Carbide .......................................................................
2,032,942 pounds
Tungsten, Metal Powder ............................................................
1,181,921 pounds
Tungsten, Ferro ..........................................................................
2,024,143 pounds
(c) MINIMIZATION OF DISRUPTION AND LOSS.—The
President may not dispose of materials under subsection (a)
to the extent that the disposal will result in—
(1) undue disruption of the usual markets of
producers, processors, and consumers of the materials
proposed for disposal; or
(2) avoidable loss to the United States.
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(d) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—(1) Notwithstanding
section 9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil-
ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98h), funds received as a result of the
disposal of materials under subsection (a) shall be deposited
into the general fund of the Treasury and used to offset the
revenues lost as a result of the amendments made by sub-
section (a) of section 4303 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110
Stat. 658).
(2) This section shall be treated as qualifying offsetting
legislation for purposes of subsection (b) of such section
4303.
(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER DISPOSAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is
new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not
affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regard-
ing the materials specified in such subsection.
(f) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘National Defense Stock-
pile’’ means the National Defense Stockpile provided for in
section 4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Pil-
ing Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
(g) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.—Of the amounts listed
in the table in subsection (b), titanium sponge may be sold
only to the extent necessary to attain the level of receipts
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specified in subsection (a), after taking into account the es-
timated receipts from the other materials in such table.
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL
PETROLEUM RESERVES
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy $149,500,000 for fiscal year 1997 for
the purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641
of title 10, United States Code, relating to the naval petro-
leum reserves (as defined in section 7420(2) of such title).
Funds appropriated pursuant to such authorization shall
remain available until expended.
TITLE XXXV—PANAMA CANAL
COMMISSION
SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Panama Canal Com-
mission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997’’.
SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Pan-
ama Canal Commission is authorized to make such expend-
itures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to it in accordance with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments, to be derived from the Panama
Canal Commission Revolving Fund, as may be necessary
under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et
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seq.) for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and ad-
ministration of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1997.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—For fiscal year 1997, the Panama
Canal Commission may expend from funds in the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund not more than $73,000 for reception
and representation expenses, of which—
(1) not more than $18,000 may be used for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses of the Su-
pervisory Board of the Commission;
(2) not more than $10,000 may be used for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses of the Sec-
retary of the Commission; and
(3) not more than $45,000 may be used for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses of the Ad-
ministrator of the Commission.
SEC. 3503. PURCHASE OF VEHICLES.
Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to pur-
chase of vehicles by agencies of the Federal Government,
funds available to the Panama Canal Commission shall be
available for the purchase of, and for transportation to the
Republic of Panama of, passenger motor vehicles, including
large, heavy-duty vehicles.
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SEC. 3504. EXPENDITURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER
LAWS.
Expenditures authorized under this title may be made
only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of
1977 and any law of the United States implementing those
treaties.
TITLE XXXVI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISION
SEC. 3601. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE RE-
OPENING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings:
(1) In 1791, President George Washington com-
missioned Pierre Charles L’Enfant to draft a blue-
print for America’s new capital city; they envisioned
Pennsylvania Avenue as a bold, ceremonial boulevard
physically linking the U.S. Capitol building and the
White House, and symbolically the Legislative and
Executive branches of government.
(2) An integral element of the District of Colum-
bia, Pennsylvania Avenue stood for 195 years as a
vital, working, unbroken roadway, elevating it into a
place of national importance as ‘‘America’s Main
Street’’.
(3) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House,
has become America’s most recognized address and a
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primary destination of visitors to the Nation’s Cap-
ital; ‘‘the People’s House’’ is host to 5,000 tourists
daily, and 15,000,000 annually.
(4) As home to the President, and given its
prominent location on Pennsylvania Avenue and its
proximity to the People, the White House has become
a powerful symbol of freedom, openness, and an indi-
vidual’s access to their government.
(5) On May 20, 1995, citing possible security
risks from vehicles transporting terrorist bombs,
President Clinton ordered the Secret Service, in con-
junction with the Department of the Treasury, to
close Pennsylvania Avenue to vehicular traffic for two
blocks in front of the White House.
(6) While the security of the President and visi-
tors to the White House is of grave concern and is not
to be taken lightly, the need to assure the President’s
safety must be balanced with the expectation of free-
dom inherent in a democracy; the present situation is
tilted too heavily toward security at freedom’s ex-
pense.
(7) By impeding access and imposing undue
hardships upon tourists, residents of the District,
commuters, and local business owners and their cus-
tomers, the closure of Pennsylvania Avenue, under-
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taken without the counsel of the government of the
District of Columbia, has replaced the former open-
ness of the area surrounding the White House with
barricades, additional security checkpoints, and an
atmosphere of fear and distrust.
(8) In the year following the closure of Penn-
sylvania Avenue, the taxpayers have borne a signifi-
cant burden for additional security measures along
the Avenue near the White House.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the President should request the Department of the
Treasury and the Secret Service to work with the Govern-
ment of the District of Columbia to develop a plan for the
permanent reopening to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania
Avenue in front of the White House in order to restore the
Avenue to its original state and return it to the people: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secret
Service certify that the plan protects the security of the peo-
ple who live and work in the White House.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction,
and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
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to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for
the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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