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-
eastern power area, and including official reception and 
representation expenses in an amount not to exceed 
$1,500, $7,220,000, 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 $7,220,000 
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 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$0: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern 
Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 
of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
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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). 
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, $46,240,000, 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 $34,840,000 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 
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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 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$11,400,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302, up to $53,000,000 collected by the South-
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, $304,402,000, 
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to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 
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 
$211,030,000 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 2015 appropriation esti-
mated at not more than $93,372,000, of which 
$85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 
to $260,510,000 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, 
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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). 
FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE 
FUND 
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 
the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 
Dams, $4,727,000, 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): Provided, That notwithstanding 
the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
$4,499,000 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 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
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$228,000: 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 2015, the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 
may accept up to $802,000 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 
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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, 
$304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more 
than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, trav-
el, and other support costs for the offices of the Commis-
sioners: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues 
from fees and annual charges, and other services and col-
lections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 
revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at not more than $0. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS 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 
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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-
vance, none of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to— 
(A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 
grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 
(B) make a discretionary contract award or 
Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 
or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation; 
(C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca-
tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 
subparagraph (A) or (B); or 
(D) announce publicly the intention to make an 
allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim-
its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each 
quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discre-
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tionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 pro-
vided during the previous quarter. 
(3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 
the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re-
cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 
year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 
the account and program, project, or activity from which 
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-
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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 included under the heading ‘‘Title III— 
Department of Energy’’ in the report of the Committee 
on Appropriations accompanying this Act. 
(e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 
the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 
least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogram-
ming which would cause any program, project, or activity 
funding level to increase or decrease by more than 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the 
time period covered by this Act. 
(f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 
project, or activity; 
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(2) increases funds or personnel for any pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 
or restricted by this Act; or 
(3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 
for a specific program, project, or activity by this 
Act. 
(g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re-
quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 
use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 
if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 
pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 
welfare, or national security. 
(2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon 
as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date 
of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would 
otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an expla-
nation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that 
permitted such waiver. 
SEC. 302. 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-
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counts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund 
for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 303. 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 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 304. 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 Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the 
project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 
SEC. 305. 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. 306. (a) Any determination (including a deter-
mination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) 
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by the Secretary pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the 
USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)), 
as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar 
years subsequent to such determination. 
(b) Not less than 30 days prior to the provision of 
uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of— 
(1) the amount of uranium to be provided; 
(2) an estimate by the Secretary of the gross 
fair market value of the uranium on the expected 
date of the provision of the uranium; 
(3) the expected date of the provision of the 
uranium; 
(4) the recipient of the uranium; and 
(5) the value the Secretary expects to receive in 
exchange for the uranium, including any adjust-
ments to the gross fair market value of the uranium. 
(c) If on the expected date of provision, the estimated 
gross fair market value of the uranium hexafluoride 
(UF6), comprising of uranium and conversion, is more 
than 10 percent lower than the gross fair market value 
on the date the most recent determination was signed by 
the Secretary, the Secretary shall issue a new determina-
tion pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Pri-
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vatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)) before the 
provision can be processed. 
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, 
none of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Programs—Science’’ may 
be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agree-
ment, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or 
less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period 
of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 
SEC. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal 
years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 
101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbish-
ment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that 
provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) a full description of alternatives considered 
prior to the award of Phase 6.3; 
(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of 
each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of 
trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 
objectives against each alternative considered; 
(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical 
technology elements associated with each alternative, 
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including technology maturity, integration risk, man-
ufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; 
(4) identification of the cost and risk of addi-
tional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities 
required to support production and certification of 
each alternative; 
(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, 
and scheduling needs for any military requirement 
intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or 
maintainability, including any requirement to con-
solidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods 
as compared to at least one other feasible refurbish-
ment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council con-
siders appropriate; and 
(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative 
selected that details the overall cost, scope, and 
schedule planning assumptions. 
SEC. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from 
prior year appropriations are hereby permanently re-
scinded from the following accounts of the Department of 
Energy in the specified amounts: 
(1) ‘‘Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Re-
newable Energy’’, $18,111,000. 
(2) ‘‘Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and En-
ergy Reliability’’, $4,809,000. 
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(3) 
‘‘Energy 
Programs—Nuclear 
Energy’’, 
$1,046,000. 
(4) ‘‘Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and 
Development’’, $8,243,000. 
(5) ‘‘Energy Programs—Science’’, $5,257,000. 
(6) ‘‘Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects 
Agency—Energy’’, $619,000. 
(7) ‘‘Power Marketing Administrations—Construc-
tion, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western 
Area Power Administration’’, $1,720,000. 
(b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 310. From funds made available by this Act for 
pension plan payments in excess of legal requirements, up 
to $90,000,000 under ‘‘Weapons Activities’’ and up to 
$30,000,000 under ‘‘Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ 
may be transferred to ‘‘Defense Environmental Cleanup’’ 
to support decontamination and other requirements at the 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 
SEC. 311. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any prior Act under the heading ‘‘Defense Nuclear 
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Nonproliferation’’ may be made available for contracts 
with, or Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that 
such activity is in the national security interests of the 
United States. This waiver authority may not be dele-
gated. 
(c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effec-
tive until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified 
form if necessary, a report on the justification for the 
waiver. 
SEC. 312. All balances under ‘‘United States Enrich-
ment Corporation Fund’’ are hereby permanently re-
scinded. No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
were designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 313. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy 
and Water Development for any fiscal year or funds avail-
able in the SPR Petroleum Account in this and subsequent 
fiscal years may be used to carry out a test drawdown 
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and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Stra-
tegic Petroleum Reserve as authorized by section 161(g) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6241(g)) unless the Secretary of Energy submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate not less than 30 full calendar days 
in advance of such test— 
(1) notification of intent to conduct a test; 
(2) an explanation of why such a test is necessary 
or what is expected to be learned; 
(3) the amount of crude oil or refined petroleum 
product to be offered for sale or exchange; 
(4) an estimate of revenues expected from such test; 
and 
(5) a plan for refilling the Reserve, including whether 
the acquisition will be of the same or of a different petro-
leum product. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this or any 
prior Act or funds available in the SPR Petroleum Ac-
count may be used to acquire any petroleum product other 
than crude oil. 
SEC. 314. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary 
of Energy for laboratory directed research and develop-
ment, no individual program, project, or activity funded 
by this or any subsequent Energy and Water Development 
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appropriations Act for any fiscal year may be charged 
more than the statutory maximum authorized for such ac-
tivities. 
SEC. 315. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Energy to finalize, 
implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Stand-
ards Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits’’ and identi-
fied by regulation identification number 1904–AC87. 
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, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for nec-
essary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Al-
ternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for pay-
ment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses 
of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$80,317,000, 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 
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Law 100–456, section 1441, $29,150,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
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, notwithstanding 
sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said 
Act, $12,000,000, 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, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwith-
standing the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the 
Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, That funds 
shall be available for construction projects in an amount 
not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 
communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Com-
mission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105– 
277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an 
amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed com-
munities. 
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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, $3,000,000, 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 Commission in car-
rying 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, 
$1,052,433,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $55,000,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear 
Waste Fund: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available 
for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office 
of the Commission, to remain available until September 
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30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) 
of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be ap-
proved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided 
further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection serv-
ices, and other services and collections estimated at 
$880,155,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and 
used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues 
received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$172,278,000: 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, $12,071,000, to remain available 
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until September 30, 2016: Provided, That revenues from 
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 
collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 
2016, for necessary salaries 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 dur-
ing fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 
2015 
appropriation 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$1,972,000: Provided further, That, of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspec-
tor General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee reve-
nues. 
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste Tech-
nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 
203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nu-
clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission shall notify the other members of the Com-
mission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins 
performing functions under the authority of section 3 of 
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member 
of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions 
under subsection (b) of that section begins performing 
those functions. Such notification shall include an expla-
nation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of 
such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Commit-
tees, not less frequently than once each week, on the ac-
tions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of 
the Commission, under such authority, until the authority 
is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees 
not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. 
The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 
3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the 
Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted 
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to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal 
year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 
its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 
Congressional requests for information until those Proce-
dures are changed or waived by a majority of the Commis-
sion, in accordance with Commission practice. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. 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. 502. 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 of a felony criminal violation 
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, 
where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, un-
less the agency has considered suspension or debarment 
of the corporation and has made a determination that this 
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further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 
the Government. 
SEC. 503. 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 has 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, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 504. (a) None of the funds made available in 
title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 
the report of the Committee on Appropriations accom-
panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern-
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ment may provide goods or services to another depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(b) None of the funds made available for any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 
III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 
transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro-
priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref-
erenced in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 
accompanying this Act, or any authority whereby a de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government may provide goods or services to another de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality. 
(c) The head of any relevant department or agency 
funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report de-
tailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority 
whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government may provide goods or services 
to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used 
in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This 
report shall include the amounts transferred and the pur-
poses for which they were transferred, and shall not re-
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place or modify existing notification requirements for each 
authority. 
SEC. 505. 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. 506. None of the funds made available by 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, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possi-
bility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in 
the future. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 507. 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water De-
velopment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2015’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 362 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4923 
[Report No. 113–486] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for energy and water devel-
opment and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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