penses in an amount not to exceed $1,500; $285,900,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $278,856,000 
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 
$189,932,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad-
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 2012 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $95,968,000, of which 
$88,924,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount herein appropriated, not 
more than $3,375,000 is for deposit into the Utah Rec-
lamation Mitigation and Conservation Account pursuant 
to title IV of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $306,541,000 collected 
by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to
the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation 
Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheel-
ing 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 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). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $4,169,000, 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 2 of the Act of June 
18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255) as amended: Provided, That not-
withstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $3,949,000 collected by the Western Area 
Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be cred-
ited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, 
to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 
of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facili-
ties of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
Administration activities: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced 
as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $220,000: Provided further, That for 
purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means ex-
penditures that are generally recovered in the same year 
that they are incurred. 
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-
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 2012 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 2012 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 
made available in 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) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the De-
partment of Energy may not, with respect to any program, 
project, or activity that uses budget authority made avail-
able in this title under the heading ‘‘Department of En-
ergy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a contract, award a 
grant, or enter into a cooperative agreement that obligates 
the Government in excess of the budget authority available 
under such heading for such purpose, or that is properly 
chargeable to budget authority of a future fiscal year be-
fore such budget authority is available, regardless of
whether the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement in-
cludes a clause conditioning the Government’s obligation 
on the availability of such budget authority. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
major capital projects. 
(c) Except as provided in this section, the amounts 
made available by this Act for the Department of Energy 
shall be expended as authorized by law for the projects 
and activities specified in the text and the ‘‘Bill’’ column 
in 
the 
‘‘Comparative 
Statement 
of 
New 
Budget 
(Obligational) Authority for 2011 and Budget Requests 
and Amounts Recommended in the Bill for 2012’’ included 
under the heading ‘‘Title III—Department of Energy’’ in 
the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives to accompany this Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act;
(4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act; 
(5) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less; or 
(6) reduces funds for any program, project, or 
activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less. 
(e) The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security may jointly waive the restrictions 
under subsection (a) and subsection (d) on a case-by-case 
basis by certifying to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it 
is in the national security interest to do so. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used— 
(1) to augment the funds made available for ob-
ligation by this Act for severance payments and 
other benefits and community assistance grants 
under section 4604 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2704) unless the Department of En-
ergy submits a reprogramming request to the appro-
priate congressional committees;
(2) to provide enhanced severance payments or 
other benefits for employees of the Department of 
Energy under section 4604; or 
(3) develop or implement a workforce restruc-
turing plan that covers employees of the Department 
of Energy. 
SEC. 303. The unexpended balances of prior appro-
priations provided for activities in this Act may be avail-
able to the same appropriation accounts for such activities 
established pursuant to this title. Available balances may 
be merged with funds in the applicable established ac-
counts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 
for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds in this or any other Act 
for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion may be used to enter into any agreement to perform 
energy efficiency services outside the legally defined Bon-
neville service territory, with the exception of services pro-
vided internationally, including services provided on a re-
imbursable basis, unless the Administrator certifies in ad-
vance that such services are not available from private sec-
tor businesses. 
SEC. 305. 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 characteristics or equipment in 
a user facility or a proposed user facility, 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 par-
ticipation of a university or other potential user as a for-
mal partner in the establishment or operation of a user 
facility, the Department shall employ full and open com-
petition in selecting such a partner. For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘user facility’’ includes, but is not lim-
ited 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. Funds appropriated 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) dur-
ing fiscal year 2012 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
SEC. 307. (a) In any fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary of Energy determines that additional funds are
needed to reimburse the costs of defined benefit pension 
plans for contractor employees, the Secretary may transfer 
not more than 1 percent of an appropriation made avail-
able in this or any subsequent Energy and Water Develop-
ment Appropriations Act to any other appropriation made 
available to the Secretary by such Act for such reimburse-
ment. 
(b) Where the Secretary recovers the costs of defined 
benefit pension plans for contractor employees through 
charges for the indirect costs of research and activities at 
facilities of the Department of Energy, if the indirect costs 
attributable to defined benefit pension plan costs in a fis-
cal year are more than charges in fiscal year 2008, the 
Secretary shall carry out a transfer of funds under this 
section. 
(c) In carrying out a transfer under this section, the 
Secretary shall use each appropriation made available to 
the Department in that fiscal year as a source for the 
transfer, and shall reduce each appropriation by an equal 
percentage, except that appropriations for which the Sec-
retary determines there exists a need for additional funds 
for pension plan costs in that fiscal year, as well as appro-
priations made available for the Power Marketing Admin-
istrations, the loan guarantee program under title XVII 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, shall not be subject to this re-
quirement. 
(d) Each January, the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate on the state of defined benefit pen-
sion plan liabilities in the Department for the preceding 
year. 
(e) This transfer authority does not apply to supple-
mental appropriations, and is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided in this or any other Act. The 
authority provided under this section shall expire on Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
(f) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate in writing not less than 30 days in advance of each 
transfer authorized by this section. 
SEC. 308. None of the funds made available in this 
title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi-
fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 
830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of-
fice of Health, Safety, and Security to ensure the project 
is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 309. Plant or construction projects for which 
amounts are made available under this and subsequent ap-
propriation Acts with an estimated cost of less than
$10,000,000 are considered for purposes of section 4703 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2743) as 
a plant project for which the approved total estimated cost 
does not exceed the minor construction threshold and for 
purposes of section 4704(d) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
2744(d)) as a construction project with an estimated cost 
of less than a minor construction threshold. 
SEC. 310. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 
any successive departmental guidance, for construction 
projects 
where 
the 
total 
project 
cost 
exceeds 
$100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 
has been developed for the project for that critical deci-
sion. 
SEC. 311. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be used to make a grant allocation, discretionary 
grant award, discretionary contract award, or Other 
Transaction Agreement, or to issue a letter of intent, to-
taling in excess of $1,000,000, or to announce publicly the 
intention to make such an allocation, award, or Agree-
ment, or to issue such a letter, including a contract cov-
ered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless the 
Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives
at least 3 full business days in advance of making such 
an allocation, award, or Agreement, or issuing such a let-
ter: Provided, That if the Secretary of Energy determines 
that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 
risk to human life, health, or safety, an allocation, award, 
or Agreement may be made, or a letter may be issued, 
without advance notification, and the Secretary shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business 
days after the date on which such an allocation, award, 
or Agreement is made or letter issued. 
SEC. 312. None of the funds made available by this 
title may be used to make a final or conditional loan guar-
antee award unless the Secretary of Energy provides noti-
fication of the award, including the proposed subsidy cost, 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives at least three full business 
days in advance of such award. 
SEC. 313. None of the funds included in this title 
for the Department of Energy shall be made available to 
initiate, administer, promulgate, or enforce any ‘‘signifi-
cant regulatory action’’ as defined by Executive Order No. 
12866 unless the Committee on Appropriations has been 
notified not later than 30 days before the issuance of such 
action.
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, for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman 
and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commis-
sion, for payment of the Federal share of the administra-
tive expenses of the Commission, including services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $68,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of 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, $29,130,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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, as amended, not-
withstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 
382N of said Act, $11,700,000, to remain available until 
expended.
DENALI COMMISSION 
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap-
ital equipment as necessary and other expenses, 
$10,700,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the 
Denali Commission Act of 1998 (title III of division C of 
Public Law 105–277): Provided, That funds shall be avail-
able for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 
80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, 
as defined in the subsection (c) added to section 307 of 
such Act by section 701 of title VII of the provisions of 
H.R. 3424 (106th Congress) enacted into law in section 
1000(a)(4) of 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 necessary expenses of the Northern Border Re-
gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 
subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $1,350,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 
notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 
States Code.
SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Re-
gional 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 necessary expenses of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954, including official representation expenses (not to 
exceed 
$25,000), 
$1,027,240,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 
than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries and 
other support costs for the Office of the Commission: Pro-
vided, 
That 
of 
the 
amount 
appropriated 
herein, 
$10,000,000 (increased by $10,000,000) shall be used to 
continue the Yucca Mountain license application, to be de-
rived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided further, 
That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and 
other services and collections estimated at $890,713,000 
in fiscal year 2012 shall be retained and used for nec-
essary salaries and expenses in this account, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues re-
ceived during fiscal year 2012 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2012 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$136,527,000: 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 necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $10,860,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That revenues from licensing 
fees, inspection services, and other services and collections 
estimated at $9,774,000 in fiscal year 2012 shall be re-
tained and be available until expended, for necessary sala-
ries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the 
amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2012 so
as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $1,086,000. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by section 5051 of Pub-
lic Law 100–203, $3,400,000 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, $4,032,000: Provided, That any fees, charges, or 
commissions received pursuant to section 802 of Public 
Law 110–140 in fiscal year 2012 in excess of $4,683,000 
shall not be available for obligation until appropriated in 
a subsequent Act of Congress. 
GENERAL PROVISION, INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 
for ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds that—
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 
or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act; or 
(4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act. 
(b) The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission may not terminate any project, program, or activ-
ity without the approval of a majority vote of the Commis-
sioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approving 
such action. 
(c) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive 
the restriction on reprogramming under subsection (a) on 
a case-by-case basis by certifying to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that such action is required to address national 
security or imminent risks to public safety. Each such 
waiver certification shall include a letter from the Chair-
man of the Commission that a majority of Commissioners 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have voted and ap-
proved the reprogramming waiver certification.
(d) Except as provided in this section, the amounts 
made available for ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory Commission— 
Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be expended as authorized 
by law for the projects and activities specified in the text 
and table under that heading in the report of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
to accompany this Act. 
TITLE V—EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
FUNDING FOR DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. (a) Effective on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the unobligated balance of funds in excess of 
$1,028,684,400 made available for ‘‘Department of 
Transportation—Federal Railroad Administration—Cap-
ital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Inter-
city Passenger Rail Service’’ by title XII of Public Law 
111–5 is hereby rescinded, and the remaining amount is 
hereby transferred to and merged with the following ac-
counts of the Corps of Engineers—Civil in the following 
amounts for fiscal year 2011, to remain available until ex-
pended, for emergency expenses for repair of damage 
caused by the storm and flood events occurring in 2011: 
(1) ‘‘Construction’’, $376,000. 
(2) 
‘‘Mississippi 
River 
and 
Tributaries’’, 
$589,505,000.
(3) 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance’’, 
$204,927,000. 
(4) ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, 
$233,876,400. 
(b) With respect to each amount transferred in sub-
section (a), the Chief of Engineers, acting through the As-
sistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall pro-
vide, at a minimum, a weekly report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of such 
amount, beginning not later than one week after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) Each amount transferred in subsection (a) is des-
ignated as an emergency pursuant to section 3(c)(1) of 
H. Res. 5 (112th Congress). 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. 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. 602. 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. 603. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated by any 
covered executive agency in contravention of the certifi-
cation requirement of section 6(b) of the Iran Sanctions 
Act of 1996, as included in the revisions to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in 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 until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reverses 
ASLB decision LBP–10–11, or for actions that irrev-
ocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may 
be a repository option in the future. 
SEC. 605. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be expended for any new hire by any Federal 
agency funded in this Act that is not verified through the 
E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
SEC. 606. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that was convicted (or had an officer or agent 
of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation 
convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
law within the preceding 24 months. 
SEC. 607. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 
is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 608. 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 
(increased by $4,900,000) (increased by $6,000,000) (in-
creased by $200,000) (increased by $2,500,000).
SEC. 609. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce section 
327.13(a) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 610. 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. 611. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the recommenda-
tions or guidance proposed by the Army Corps of Engi-
neers in the final draft of the McNary Shoreline Manage-
ment Plan, Lake Wallula, Washington. 
SEC. 612. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy to move 
the Office of Environmental Management under the au-
thority of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the 
Department of Energy. 
SEC. 613. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy 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 accordance with Presidential Memo-
randum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 614. None of the funds made available to the 
Corps of Engineers by this Act may be used for the re-
moval or associated mitigation of Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission Project number 2342. 
SEC. 615. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement section 10011(b) of Public 
Law 111–11. 
SEC. 616. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 
SEC. 617. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries of Department of En-
ergy employees to carry out section 407 of division A of 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
SEC. 618. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the study of the Missouri River 
Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 111–8). 
SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the 
Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. 
SEC. 620. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to develop or submit a proposal to expand 
the authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund described in section 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)). 
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fund any portion of the International 
activities at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renew-
able Energy of the Department of Energy in China. 
SEC. 622. 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. 623. 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. 624. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement any rule, regulation, or Ex-
ecutive order regarding the disclosure of political contribu-
tions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 625. The amounts otherwise provided by this 
Act are revised by reducing the amount made available 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Depart-
mental Administration’’, and by increasing the amount 
made available for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Pro-
grams—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’’ (ex-
cept for Program Direction), by $10,000,000. 
SEC. 626. For ‘‘Corps of Engineers-Civil—Construc-
tion’’ there is hereby appropriated, and the amount other-
wise provided by this Act for ‘‘Corps of Engineers-Civil— 
Expenses’’ is hereby reduced by, $1,000,000. 
SEC. 627. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salary of individuals appointed 
to their current position through, or otherwise carry out, 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 5503(a) of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fund any portion of the International 
program activities at the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy with the 
exception of the activities authorized in section 917 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17337).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy aand Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2354 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other pur-
poses.