assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the 
Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in 
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
equipment and products. 
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In 
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by 
the Congress. 
SEC. 20. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS. 
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription 
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped 
to the United States that is not made in the United 
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant 
to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 21. NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSMUTATION RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com-
mence a program of research and development on the 
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technology necessary to achieve onsite transmutation of 
nuclear waste into nonradioactive substances. 
(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS, INTERAGENCY FUNDS TRANSFER AGREEMENTS, 
AND FIELD WORK PROPOSALS.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may award 
grants or contracts to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, institutions of higher education 
and industrial enterprises to conduct a research, de-
velopment, and demonstration program on the tech-
nology necessary to achieve onsite transmutation of 
nuclear waste into nonradioactive substances in a 
manner consistent with United States environmental 
and nonproliferation policy. The Secretary shall not 
support a technology under this section that involves 
the isolation of plutonium or uranium. 
(2) PEER
REVIEW.—Funds made available 
under paragraph (1) for initiating contracts, grants, 
cooperative agreements, interagency funds transfer 
agreements, and field work proposals shall be made 
available based on a competitive selection process 
and a peer review of proposals. Exceptions shall be 
considered on a case-by-case basis, and reported by 
the Secretary to the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
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ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate 30 days 
prior to any such award. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may establish an 
advisory panel consisting of experts from industry, institu-
tions of higher education, and other entities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, to assist in developing rec-
ommendations and priorities for the research, develop-
ment, and demonstration program carried out under sub-
section (a). 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 5 percent of the amount made available to 
carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used 
by the Secretary for expenses associated with the ad-
ministration of the program carried out under sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—None of the funds 
made available to carry out this section may be used 
for the construction of a new building or the acquisi-
tion, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an exist-
ing building (including site grading and improve-
ment and architect fees). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
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(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means a 
procurement contract within the meaning of section 
6303 of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘co-
operative agreement’’ means a cooperative agree-
ment within the meaning of section 6305 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(3) GRANT.—The term ‘‘grant’’ means a grant 
awarded under a grant agreement, within the mean-
ing of section 6304 of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an in-
stitution of higher education, within the meaning of 
section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized under section 3(a)(2)(G), $2,000,000 
for fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 
shall be available for carrying out this section. 
SEC. 22. MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Department 
should increase its efforts to recruit and employ qualified 
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minorities for carrying out the research and development 
functions of the Department. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
1999. 
Attest: 
Clerk±. 
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