NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL 
For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the 
purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public 
Law 97–425, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), including the ac-
quisition of real property or facility construction or expan-
sion, $310,000,000, to remain available until expended 
and to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund: Provided, 
That of the funds made available in this Act for Nuclear 
Waste Disposal, $3,500,000 shall be provided to the State 
of Nevada solely for expenditures, other than salaries and 
expenses of State employees, to conduct scientific over-
sight responsibilities and participate in licensing activities 
pursuant to the Act: Provided further, That $7,000,000 
shall be provided to affected units of local governments, 
as defined in the Act, to conduct appropriate activities and 
participate in licensing activities: Provided further, That 
the distribution of the funds as determined by the units 
of local government shall be approved by the Department 
of Energy: Provided further, That the funds for the State 
of Nevada shall be made available solely to the Nevada 
Division of Emergency Management by direct payment 
and units of local government by direct payment: Provided 
further, That within 90 days of the completion of each 
Federal fiscal year, the Nevada Division of Emergency 
Management and the Governor of the State of Nevada and
each local entity shall provide certification to the Depart-
ment of Energy that all funds expended from such pay-
ments have been expended for activities authorized by the 
Act and this Act: Provided further, That failure to provide 
such certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited 
from any further funding provided for similar activities: 
Provided further, That none of the funds herein appro-
priated may be: (1) used directly or indirectly to influence 
legislative action on any matter pending before Congress 
or a State legislature or for lobbying activity as provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 1913; (2) used for litigation expenses; or (3) 
used to support multi-State efforts or other coalition 
building activities inconsistent with the restrictions con-
tained in this Act: Provided further, That all proceeds and 
recoveries realized by the Secretary in carrying out activi-
ties 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. 
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 $35,000, $253,909,000 
(reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended, 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-Defi-
ciency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): Provided, That such 
increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases 
of the same or greater amount, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That moneys received by the 
Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total 
$123,000,000 in fiscal year 2006 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, notwithstanding the provisions 
of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of miscella-
neous revenues received during fiscal year 2006, and any 
related unappropriated receipt account balances remaining 
from prior years’ miscellaneous revenues, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2006 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at not more than $130,909,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $43,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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; 
and the purchase of not to exceed 40 passenger motor ve-
hicles, for replacement only, including not to exceed two 
buses; $6,181,121,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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, $1,500,959,000, 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, 
$799,500,000, 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, $366,869,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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-
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, $6,468,336,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, and the purchase of not to exceed 
ten passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, includ-
ing not to exceed two buses; $702,498,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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, $351,447,000, 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 2006, 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, $5,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 
up to $32,713,000 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 administration, $31,401,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $1,235,000 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 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; $226,992,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $222,830,000 
shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec-
lamation Fund: Provided, That of the amount herein ap-
propriated, $6,000,000 shall be available until expended 
on a nonreimbursable basis to the Western Area Power 
Administration for Topock-Davis-Mead Transmission 
Line Upgrades: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the provision of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $148,500,000 col-
lected by the Western Area Power Administration pursu-
ant 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. 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $2,692,000, 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, 
$220,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $220,400,000 of revenues from fees and an-
nual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal 
year 2006 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 2006 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2006 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
SEC. 301. (a)(1) None of the funds in this or any 
other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006 or any pre-
vious fiscal year may be used to make payments for a non-
competitive management and operating contract unless 
the Secretary of Energy has published in the Federal Reg-
ister and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a written 
notification, with respect to each such contract, of the Sec-
retary’s decision to use competitive procedures for the 
award of the contract, or to not renew the contract, when 
the term of the contract expires. 
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an extension for 
up to 2 years of a noncompetitive management and oper-
ating contract, if the extension is for purposes of allowing 
time to award competitively a new contract, to provide 
continuity of service between contracts, or to complete a 
contract that will not be renewed. 
(b) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘noncompetitive management and 
operating contract’’ means a contract that was 
awarded more than 50 years ago without competi-
tion for the management and operation of Ames 
Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence 
Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore 
National Laboratory, and Los Alamos National Lab-
oratory.
(2) The term ‘‘competitive procedures’’ has the 
meaning provided in section 4 of the Office of Fed-
eral Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) and 
includes procedures described in section 303 of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) other than a procedure that 
solicits a proposal from only one source. 
(c) For all management and operating contracts 
other than those listed in subsection (b)(1), none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be used to award a 
management and operating contract, or award a signifi-
cant extension or expansion to an existing management 
and operating contract, 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. At least 60 days before a contract 
award for which the Secretary intends to grant such a 
waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report notifying the Committees 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. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to—
(1) develop or implement a workforce restruc-
turing plan that covers employees of the Department 
of Energy; or 
(2) provide enhanced severance payments or 
other benefits for employees of the Department of 
Energy, under section 3161 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
102–484; 42 U.S.C. 7274h). 
SEC. 303. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to augment the funds made available for obli-
gation by this Act for severance payments and other bene-
fits and community assistance grants under section 3161 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1993 (Public Law 102–484; 42 U.S.C. 7274h) unless the 
Department of Energy submits a reprogramming request 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 
(RFPs) for a program if the program has not been funded 
by Congress. 
(TRANSFERS OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES) 
SEC. 305. The unexpended balances of prior appro-
priations provided for activities in this Act may be trans-
ferred to appropriation accounts for such activities estab-