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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, 
$1,109,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $43,212,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, for program direction. 
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, $382,000,000 (reduced by 
$9,478,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2015. 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP 
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-
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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 one sport utility 
vehicle, three lube trucks, and one fire truck for replace-
ment only, $4,750,000,000 (increased by $22,586,500), to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
$280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, 
for program direction. 
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
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, $830,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 
$122,734,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015 
for program direction. 
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POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND 
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 
are approved for construction of, or participating in the 
construction of, a high voltage line from Bonneville’s high 
voltage system to the service areas of requirements cus-
tomers located within Bonneville’s service area in southern 
Idaho, southern Montana, and western Wyoming; and 
such line may extend to, and interconnect in, the Pacific 
Northwest with lines between the Pacific Northwest and 
the Pacific Southwest, and for John Day Reprogramming 
and Construction, the Columbia River Basin White Stur-
geon Hatchery, and Kelt Reconditioning and Reproductive 
Success Evaluation Research, and, in addition, for official 
reception and representation expenses in an amount not 
to exceed $5,000: Provided, That during fiscal year 2014, 
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 Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the south-
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eastern power area, and including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
$1,500, $7,750,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and sec-
tion 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,750,000 
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 re-
main available until expended for the sole purpose of fund-
ing the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Ad-
ministration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2014 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $78,081,000 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: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 
annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re-
covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 
purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
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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 Administration, $45,456,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $33,564,000 collected 
by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale 
of power and related services shall be credited to this ac-
count as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 
available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding 
the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Adminis-
tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2014 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$11,892,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, up to $42,000,000 collected by the South-
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western Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling 
expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting col-
lections, to remain available until expended for the sole 
purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expendi-
tures: Provided further, That, for purposes of this appro-
priation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 
CONSTRUCTION, 
REHABILITATION, 
OPERATION
AND 
MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS-
TRATION 
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 official reception and representation ex-
penses in an amount not to exceed $1,500; $299,919,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $292,019,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec-
lamation 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 
$203,989,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
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ministration 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 Western 
Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re-
duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 2014 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $95,930,000, of which 
$88,030,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $230,738,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 
and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur-
chase 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 
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). 
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FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $5,330,671, 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 2 of the Act of June 
18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 
the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
$4,910,671 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis-
tration 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 appro-
priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2014 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$420,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap-
propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
generally recovered in the same year that they are in-
curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2014, the 
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Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $865,000 in funds contributed by United 
States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams 
for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and 
Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for 
the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said 
sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: 
Provided further, That any such funds shall be available 
without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi-
tation for use by the Commissioner of the United States 
Section of the International Boundary and Water Com-
mission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, re-
pairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydro-
electric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agree-
ments reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, 
and the power customers. 
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, 
$304,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $304,600,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2014 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 2014 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2014 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 
made available by this title for the Department of Energy 
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 
or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 
or 
similar 
arrangements 
(including 
Requests 
for 
Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op-
portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac-
tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 
funded by Congress. 
(b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in ad-
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the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 
a brief description of the activity for which the award is 
made. 
(c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 
to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au-
thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 
multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 
a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 
(1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment is funded for the full period of performance as 
anticipated at the time of award; or 
(2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov-
ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 
year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate at least 3 days in ad-
vance. 
(d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 
as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department 
of Energy’’ table or the text included under the heading 
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