113 S1245 PCS: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
U.S. Senate
2013-06-27
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That the following sums are appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes, namely:
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Corps of engineers—civil</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H6B2C8C09E7F24F2589F89F56C2AE68EB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of the
army</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="ID024E9F344E8849109F02F696AE8AEAC0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corps of engineers—civil</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following appropriations shall be
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision
of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of
the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction,
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
efforts.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="ID34C581B1799F4D0A8E9AF1B2AD1969D2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary where authorized by
law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and
harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem
restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and
specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction,
shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration, projects and related
efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for
miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed
studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction,
$120,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9B928B2D1CDE44D0B0D1AB2E6C8E8518"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction,
general</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC2CCC94E0B51409FB208A64C6F28F48D"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for the construction
of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection,
aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for
conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects
(including those involving participation by States, local governments, or
private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such
detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a
commitment of the Government to construction);
$1,542,000,000, to remain available until
expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of
construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal
Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">Public Law 104–303</external-xref>; and of which such sums as are necessary to
cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and
expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That during the fiscal
year period covered by this Act, none of the funding proposed for Olmsted Lock
and Dam, Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky, shall be derived from the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H588C1FF170D043389020AD215C9C24A5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mississippi river and
tributaries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses
necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the
Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized
by law, $300,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of
eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9127764AE3724DF29B3C65AF171E24D5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation and maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for the operation,
maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage
reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by
law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps,
including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor
channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve
essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law;
surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters;
clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation,
$2,700,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of
eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and
for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of
which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of
Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)), as amended, shall be derived from that account for resource
protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to
resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and
of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">Public Law 104–303</external-xref> shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance
of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been
collected:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That 1 percent of the
total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects or activities
funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity
prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be
available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities
as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that
the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining
funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in
accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects or
activities.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idC65137D9F43441E8B1DCC03D279E1BD3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulatory program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for administration of
laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands,
$200,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4139A9DA48C24E2A9A7D31A7A9BC1E26"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formerly utilized sites remedial action
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary
to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work
performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program,
$195,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id130834FB2CB641539514562CBCF553DB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flood control and coastal
emergencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses
necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and
support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such
disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB72E207546FE44D8AA84BB01D6783A31"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for the supervision
and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of
the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs
of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity,
the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and
Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance
Center allocable to the civil works program,
$182,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015, of which not to exceed
$5,000 may be used for official reception and
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That no part of any other
appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the
civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil
works executive direction and management activities of the division offices:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the
supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and
other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural
disaster.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5988DBBA5E374B1CBCA54278D26DD9FD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the assistant secretary of the
army for civil works</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/3016">10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3)</external-xref>, $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2015.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idFDB43AF1B4DB4822A6693E44C1F8245A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Revolving Fund, Corps of Engineers,
shall be available during the current fiscal year for purchase (not to exceed
100 for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles for the civil
works program.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF62DF714D8004830843067D65FFEB5D9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions—corps of
engineers—civil</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73A557E21BE44E85935823F5FAED931C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfers of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87FBD00190134B83ADB683410FA8DF9D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E7EEB4EA28C4EA4841F1CA15C68E872"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in title I of
this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or
entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2014, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC346C92BAF034E8AA277917C61A0E8D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates or initiates a new program,
project, or activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97111332DB0B4996AA77EBC6B06CC4E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminates a program, project, or
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC54A11F31FF4237A2323340737D7AEF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases funds or personnel for any
program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by
this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84D159A448864B8A84283F325524EED9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposes to use funds directed for a
specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received
from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6598B8C173374B178B9CA292F735AA6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">augments or reduces existing programs,
projects or activities in excess of the amounts contained in subsections 6
through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7F8546C42C443B4816870CFDEB54175"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a base level over
$100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the
base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per
project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That for a base level
less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is
$25,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any
continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing
obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5F8C1B54AE64C78A7A80B0837556041"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction, General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a base level over
$2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the
base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per
project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That for a base level
less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is
$300,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for
settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency
judgments:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any
continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing
obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29F2B1EA34B6404981FDBC3A3867CC75"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlimited reprogramming authority is
granted in order for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Chief of
Engineers must notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of
these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That for a base level over $1,000,000,
reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount a limit of
$5,000,000 per project, study or activity is
allowed:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the
reprogramming limit is $150,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any
continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E22C81FA1A94D77A688D76F1BA28E28"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mississippi river and
tributaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The same
reprogramming guidelines for the Investigations, Construction, and Operation
and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account as
listed above; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD68430FAE73449D990BDD3C65B71A611"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formerly utilized sites remedial action
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reprogramming of up
to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0565281D3C45FFB7F9767ED8974B2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">De Minimus Reprogrammings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In no case should a reprogramming for less
than $50,000 be submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H451DF861A9D341EEAF5FA428FD189EA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing Authorities
Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(1)
shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing
authorities program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C9A01CE7B94AC28F4A0B1FB9CF3CEB"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Corps of Engineers shall submit a report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal
year:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the report shall
include:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10949A5CDE3C455795B8DE4E5D7B9F46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A table for each appropriation with a
separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal
year enacted level;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3E1231FD6C1444288BB15810A76D2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A delineation in the table for each
appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as
detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71E00C6A941D4F14B168C2D673FA9DA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An identification of items of special
congressional interest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID873E31024453420CAE404E8149B703A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act, or previous
Acts, making funds available for Energy and Water Development, shall be used to
award any continuing contract that commits additional funding from the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund unless or until such time that a long-term mechanism to
enhance revenues in this Fund sufficient to meet the cost-sharing authorized in
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>) is
enacted.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C8BDA7CB2E4EFAA950788AF017403B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the fiscal year period covered by
this Act, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to implement measures
recommended in the efficacy study authorized under section 3061 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1121) or in interim reports, with
such modifications or emergency measures as the Secretary of the Army
determines to be appropriate, to prevent aquatic nuisance species from
dispersing into the Great Lakes by way of any hydrologic connection between the
Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4924B0D89DCA488F92F4F0C82005A433" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Army may transfer to
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and
expend, up to $4,600,000 of funds provided in
this title under the heading <quote>Operation and Maintenance</quote> to
mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB69BB150EF484EE79A1323F2D2C30A16" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(a)(6) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/676">Public Law 100–676</external-xref> is
amended by striking both occurrences of
<quote>$775,000,000</quote> and inserting in
lieu thereof,
<quote>$2,918,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id287C6F31264C430DAE5C1EFC4CAA5B40" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That portion of the project for navigation,
Ipswich River, Massachusetts adopted by the Rivers and Harbor Act of August 5,
1886 consisting of a 4-foot channel located at the entrance to the harbor at
Ipswich Harbor, lying northwesterly of a line commencing at: N3074938.09,
E837154.87, thence running easterly about 60 feet to a point with coordinates
N3074972.62, E837203.93, is no longer authorized as a Federal project after the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC679B284140A45C29DDB227F859920BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That portion of the project of navigation,
Chicago Harbor, Illinois, authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3,
1899 and March 2, 1919, and that begins at the southwest corner of the
Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago sluice gate that abuts the
north wall of the Chicago River Lock and that continues north for approximately
290 feet, thence east approximately 1,000 feet, then south approximately 290
feet, thence west approximately 1,000 feet to the point of beginning shall no
longer be authorized as a Federal project after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2575F55861ED44A18B105A7E46FDDC6D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary is no longer authorized to carry out the portion of the
project for navigation, Warwick Cove, Rhode Island, authorized by section 107
of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>) that is located within the
5 acre anchorage area east of the channel and lying east of the line beginning
at a point with coordinates N220,349.79, E357,664.90 thence running north 9
degrees 10 minutes 21.5 seconds west 170.38 feet to a point N220,517.99,
E357,637.74 thence running north 17 degrees 44 minutes 30.4 seconds west 165.98
feet to a point N220,676.08, E357,587.16 thence running north 0 degrees 46
minutes 0.9 seconds east 138.96 feet to a point N220,815.03, E357,589.02 thence
running north 8 degrees 36 minutes 22.9 seconds east 101.57 feet to a point
N220,915.46, E357,604.22 thence running north 18 degrees 18 minutes 27.3
seconds east 168.20 feet to a point N221,075.14, E357,657.05 thence running
north 34 degrees 42 minutes 7.2 seconds east 106.4 feet to a point
N221,162.62,209 E357,717.63 thence running south 29 degrees 14 minutes 17.4
seconds east 26.79 feet to a point N221,139.24, E357,730.71 thence running
south 30 degrees 45 minutes 30.5 seconds west 230.46 feet to a point
N220,941.20, E357,612.85 thence running south 10 degrees 49 minutes12.0 seconds
west 95.46 feet to a point N220,847.44, E357,594.93 thence running south 9
degrees 13 minutes 44.5 seconds east 491.68 feet to a point N220,362.12,
E357,673.79 thence running south 35 degrees 47 minutes 19.4 seconds west 15.20
feet to the point of origin.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2E1BA95CC344D588002E35B97644DC0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood control, Little
Calumet River, Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>; 100 Stat. 4115), is modified to
authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a total cost of
$269,988,000 with an estimated Federal cost of
$202,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost
of $67,188,000.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59F0A41BFAE341C2AAEC6E1FC2C18B28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9CCDC1BFB9D247D7B23B7D317C9D3747"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to carry over
credits in excess of the Non-Federal Sponsor's share of total project cost
between the C–111 South Dade project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood
Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176) and modified by section 203 of the Flood
Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740–741) and section 316 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3715), and the Kissimmee River project,
authorized in section 101(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4802). Nothing in this subsection affects the authorized cost
sharing of these projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7eb699f65224726b153374a9e9d1cdd"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(8) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802) is amended to combine the two current
authorized total project costs for the ecosystem restoration and headwaters
revitalization projects into a single authorized total project cost—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id535635b47c384c96a676a7a6974dc3d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>at a total cost of
$426,885,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
$139,943,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost
of $286,942,000. The Secretary is further
authorized to construct</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbed3adcd2643416299122c3334ba57be"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>, at a total cost of
$92,210,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
$46,105,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of
$46,105,000.</quote> and inserting <quote>. The
total cost of the ecosystem restoration and headwaters revitalization projects
is $519,095,000, with an estimated Federal cost
of $186,048,000 and an estimated non-Federal
cost of $333,047,000.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d040b2d43874d479a70a4ff34b40e98"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (b) is
effective October 31, 1992.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id498ED7A300B04F3281CFB5C8F692189C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7814B0255CEF42F88A54203300637DB0"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(17)(A) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/114">Public Law 110–114</external-xref>
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C60A5C50F0F43809C2B9DF6C36CAB63"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking
<quote>$125,270,000</quote> and inserting in
lieu thereof,
<quote>$152,510,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3CF114C2E124B00A81149137F72DB10"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking
<quote>$75,140,000</quote> and inserting in lieu
thereof, <quote>$92,007,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id476B4A6D8D194A9DA14918F5171ABAFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking
<quote>$50,130,000</quote> and inserting in lieu
thereof, <quote>$60,503,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFA9EFC65C8841888926927E794BCCE0"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as of November 8, 2007.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE4F5BEBED7249408A352753FFC68A9E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Cape Arundel Disposal Site in the State
of Maine selected by the Department of the Army as an alternative dredged
material disposal site under section 103(b) of the Marine Protection Research
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended, shall remain open until the remaining
disposal capacity of the site has been utilized, or until completion of an
Environmental Impact Statement to support final designation of an Ocean Dredged
Material Disposal Site for southern Maine under section 102(c) of the Marine
Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended, whichever first
occurs, provided that the site conditions remain suitable for such purpose and
that the site may not be used for disposal of more than 80,000 cubic yards from
any single dredging project.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id720302A5AFB242A3A9EDCD50EA22F31A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/173">Public Law 99–173</external-xref>,
section 122, the Little Rock District is to be a full service district and none
of the funds made available in this Act, or in any future Acts, shall be used
toward efforts that will result in reducing the expertise or personnel needed
to plan and implement programs, projects or activities executed by the Little
Rock District.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB31D3ED136294110BE2E8D466B2D4CAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in title I of
this Act or prior Acts providing funding for the Corps of Engineers, shall be
used to relocate or consolidate general and administrative functions in the
Chicago District of the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Department of the interior</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id04B8D79CA5034635B579B71ADAA6D16B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bureau of reclamation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following appropriations shall be
expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of
Reclamation:</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB2900DC1B8534C2D8FFCBD81FD64D31B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water and related
resources</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id605369731C074C689A217D276B8ABF33"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfers of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For management,
development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for
related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of
reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal
responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative
and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized
Indian tribes, and others, $945,796,000, to
remain available until expended, of which
$28,000 shall be available for transfer to the
Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $8,401,000
shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development
Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado
River Dam Fund:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such transfers may
be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be
financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee
account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or
account:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the
purposes for which contributed:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are
available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under
this heading:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects
which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16
U.S.C. 1706.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2337BA53FEF84E81A6663015D38AE4D1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Central valley project restoration
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out the
programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition
provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act,
$53,288,000, to be derived from such sums as may
be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to
sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Bureau of
Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional
mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law
102–575:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the
acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already
committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or
order.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idC28A091DF8214EF0A8012D95ADDB77EC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">California bay-delta
restoration</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id403E9BD9CE584C7387D21D326201D30D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfers of
funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out
activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental
Improvement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law 108–361</external-xref>), consistent with plans to be approved by
the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to
carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other
participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds appropriated
herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program
management:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear
performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals
and objectives of the program.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id44166A911AFA4DBE89EEAC5A66D14D90"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Central utah project
completion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out
activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act,
$2,200,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. For an additional amount,
$1,300,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015, is provided for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related
responsibilities of the Secretary of the
Interior.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBE8A42C5CABE48BCB6BE271603A362B2"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For fiscal year 2014, the Commission may use
an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for
administrative expenses.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id24854131B09846EA90CBB4DBE6B21F79"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy and administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of policy,
administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the
Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to
remain available until September 30, 2015,
$60,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation
Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That no part of any other
appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions
budgeted as policy and administration expenses.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0A2A2D83A8AE43C59AAFD3F269983DC4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation
shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles,
which are for replacement only.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id02D905FC256D4E78B93488126B6CAFF1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions—department of the
interior</header>
</appropriations-major><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402790B8BFCF4DC7A25A86AC237BCA75" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id014E954ECD7A460C94563080BFD063D7"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in title II of
this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous
appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act
for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2014, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0F57476ADC34D069ACC0FE741C79F20"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiates or creates a new program,
project, or activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11998E0AC27F4AD6A19189A8C62AAFED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminates a program, project, or
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F5CDECDB8DC42B583C84B8B38E0A0EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases funds for any program, project,
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless
prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA05836C1C4E47418FEE26457CB39EE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restarts or resumes any program, project or
activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is
received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H051D23EA709A4585BEC97EBB9DCDD492"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers funds in excess of the following
limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA20107B045543C7A257BE9E82C018F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 percent for any program, project or
activity for which $2,000,000 or more is
available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0BE319F42AB41BF97E958543E3A96E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$300,000 for
any program, project or activity for which less than
$2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the
fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7558E95AA0A84957BBD69BE72C761BD0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers more than
$500,000 from either the Facilities Operation,
Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and
Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other
category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10B5071E2A334582A79ED874FB81C7BA"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers, where necessary to discharge
legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled
contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of
operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is
received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD97391986CF45A3AE66AACF84A62698"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any
transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and
Rehabilitation category.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2460915EEFB40DB8FE681A70B8E9055"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>transfer</quote> means any movement of funds into or out of a program,
project, or activity.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A95D0E25A8B4800B376EB3491ECA353"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit
reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between
programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly
report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03301903A7CE4F9E9E7D90FFFB2FA829" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H408B6CA044C04F038A14F7507146887F"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of
discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by
the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which
shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as
approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to
minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36C7DCFD000A4DDBB9708779B2C2F2D7"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir
Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall
be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or
nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the <quote>Cleanup
Program-Alternative Repayment Plan</quote> and the <quote>SJVDP-Alternative
Repayment Plan</quote> described in the report entitled <quote>Repayment
Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage
Program, February 1995</quote>, prepared by the Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States
relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San
Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such
service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB66B002EAE0745DFBCA8EA2EDFF1615F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior may hereafter
participate in non-Federal groundwater banking programs to increase the
operational flexibility, reliability, and efficient use of water in the State
of California, and this participation may include making payment for the
storage of Central Valley Project water supplies, the purchase of stored water,
the purchase of shares or an interest in ground banking facilities, or the use
of Central Valley Project water as a medium of payment for groundwater banking
services:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary of
the Interior shall participate in groundwater banking programs only to the
extent allowed under State law and consistent with water rights applicable to
the Central Valley Project:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That any water user to which banked water is delivered shall pay for such water
in the same manner provided by that water user's then-current Central Valley
Project water service, repayment, or water rights settlement contract at the
rate provided by the then-current Central Valley Project Irrigation or
Municipal and Industrial Rate Setting Policies; and:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That in implementing this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply
with applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Nothing herein shall alter or limit the Secretary's
existing authority to use groundwater banking to meet existing fish and
wildlife obligations.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957F02FCAC2E44278E9F6068FD9292B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id925B97F8E7304D78BA8FE473F9BAD412"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to compliance with all applicable
Federal and State laws, a transfer of irrigation water among Central Valley
Project contractors from the Friant, San Felipe, West San Joaquin, and Delta
divisions, and a transfer from a long-term Friant Division water service or
repayment contractor to a temporary or prior temporary service contractors
within the place of use in existence on the date of the transfer, as identified
in the Bureau of Reclamation water rights permits for the Friant Division,
shall hereafter be considered to meet the conditions described in subparagraphs
(A) and (I) of section 3405(a)(1) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4709).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1B573119D154785B08D8B3BE1D1FC5F"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation shall initiate and complete, on the
most expedited basis practicable, programmatic environmental compliance so as
to facilitate voluntary water transfers within the Central Valley Project,
consistent with all applicable Federal and State law.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36d6214616d1437c8f03c03a8555d50d"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and each of the 4 years thereafter, the Commissioner of
the Bureau of Reclamation shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
a report that describes the status of efforts to help facilitate and improve
the water transfers within the Central Valley Project and water transfers
between the Central Valley Project and other water projects in the State of
California; evaluates potential effects of this Act on Federal programs, Indian
tribes, Central Valley Project operations, the environment, groundwater
aquifers, refuges, and communities; and provides recommendations on ways to
facilitate and improve the process for these transfers.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac21f6d9c5554d56a53d0b845f2fce93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1CCE6631343542569C2998B05A41344C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2214">43 U.S.C. 2214(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id753a58d76db345478c4fd598d1f3ae14"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301 of
the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2241">43 U.S.C. 2241</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd76fd548ff6e49d1af8814a6aaaa3ef0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>90,000,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$110,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id721b633df2e64bb9b4757c181f476c4d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15254E7AD82146029B347D3910E1D724" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">Public Law 108–361</external-xref> (the Calfed
Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">Public Law 111–85</external-xref>, is amended by striking <quote>2014</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCAEB9A9CB354D9785496433A663FB25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of
2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10364">42 U.S.C. 10364(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>$200,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$250,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id280937B8FFB341B1821885F97FDCD3C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of
1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10301">42 U.S.C. 10301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/298">Public Law 104–298</external-xref>), as amended, is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55A3E10057934148B1E63F9BB707166A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the first sentence,
by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E075DFD63864EDE837F96A6B7F34CD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>2012
through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38C074B2640C4B0C82C11332E986B179" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may hereafter partner,
provide a grant to, or enter into a cooperative agreement with local joint
powers authorities formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and
other local water districts and local governments, to advance planning and
feasibility studies authorized by Congress for water storage project:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary
shall ensure that all documents associated with the preparation of planning and
feasibility studies and applicable environmental reviews under the National
Environmental Policy Act for a project covered by this section shall be made
available to any joint powers authority with whom the Secretary enters into an
agreement to advance such project:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of
Reclamation, shall ensure that all applicable environmental reviews under the
National Environmental Policy Act, to the degree such reviews are required, are
completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest existing applicable
process under the National Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized,
including in the completion of feasibility studies, Draft Environmental Impact
Statements (DEIS) and Final Environmental Impact Statements (FEIS):
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the Bureau of Reclamation need not complete the applicable feasibility
study, DEIS or FEIS if the Commissioner determines, and the Secretary concurs,
that the project can be expedited by a joint powers authority as a non-Federal
project or if the project fails to meet applicable Federal cost-benefit
requirements or standards:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the Secretary shall not provide financial assistance towards these studies
or projects, unless there is a demonstrable Federal interest.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6070646E49B04446B3968C47AC74DC07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10009(c)(2) of the San Joaquin
River Restoration Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1356) is amended
by striking <quote>October 1, 2019, all funds in the Fund shall be available
for expenditure without further appropriation.</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2014, all funds in the Fund shall be available for
expenditure on an annual basis in an amount not to exceed
$40,000,000 without further
appropriation.</quote> in lieu thereof.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9FB0DD14D64A43CD86187A192E4C8B35" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(e) of the Central Utah Project
Completion Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law 102–575</external-xref>), as amended, is further amended by
striking <quote>and may not delegate</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>ratemaking</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FCAFF81C58D460A856F46E58E4C198A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Fort Peck Reservation
Rural Water System Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/382">Public Law 106–382</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 1457, 123 Stat.
2856) is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> each place it appears in
subsections (a)(1) and (b) and inserting <quote>2020</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Department of energy</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H32A358DA747843089D61592D10B1D29E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy
programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H48D57BA833314B87A37592DCE6D203BE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy efficiency and renewable
energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of
Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and
renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$2,280,985,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$185,000,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That, of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up
to $95,000,000 to the Defense Production Act
Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2061">50 U.S.C. App. 2061</external-xref>, et seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
none of the funds made available may be used for the Energy Efficient Building
Systems Design Hub.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCBF086631005468EB375BC17E03C2EF4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electricity delivery and energy
reliability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of
Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery
and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the
acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$149,015,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$27,615,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB67D308D7A7540D79ED583DB273966DF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear
energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of
Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$735,460,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be derived
from the Nuclear Waste Fund:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, of the amount made
available under this heading, $87,500,000 shall
be available until September 30, 2015, for program
direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H59D9877F36F64CFEB0AF9E221FD68144"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fossil energy research and
development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities,
under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law
95–91), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and
equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or
facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological
investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and
disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental
costs (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/3">30 U.S.C. 3</external-xref>, 1602, and 1603),
$420,575,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$115,753,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
for all programs funded under Fossil Energy appropriations in this Act or any
other Act, the Secretary may vest fee title or other property interests
acquired under projects in any entity, including the United
States.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6BD16C833F45451C88C08D13EAC51A40"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Naval petroleum and oil shale
reserves</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses
necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be
available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve
activities.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H91EB58137DD24F01A3C73146EAA37C09"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic petroleum reserve</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses for Strategic
Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as
amended (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.</external-xref>), $189,400,000,
to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE5D721C6A55441C6AD8042D0A660DDC3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast home heating oil
reserve</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management
activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act,
$8,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2994895B7CD84F178818DF77EBA5C8EE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy information
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information
Administration, $117,000,000, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H77B8BCBF3241453081273314BB5A1577"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-defense environmental
cleanup</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of
Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the acquisition
or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$232,956,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H489A9EFD8D9D4DB4BE182A5F3836B729"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uranium enrichment decontamination and
decommissioning fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination
and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of
1992, $554,823,000, to be derived from the
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain
available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC496346F6A0E472797274F2770749572"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC06B2E45EA1949BF80F621CAE93AEF94"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of Energy expenses including
the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant
or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more
than 25 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including one law
enforcement vehicle, one ambulance, and one bus,
$5,152,752,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$193,300,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That no funding may be made available for the U.S.
contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project
until the Secretary of Energy submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the
U.S. Senate a baseline cost, schedule, and scope estimate consistent with DOE
Order 413.3b for the U.S. contribution to ITER needed to complete all
construction activities.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H82C71FBD08C74E46A6018A2BC5BA40AE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced research projects
agency—energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the
America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">Public Law 110–69</external-xref>), as amended,
$379,000,000 to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$34,110,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5E564BB1D40E4AD48E6D53515CCC34B0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 17 innovative technology loan
guarantee program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Such sums as
are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b)(2)
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be
collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, for necessary
administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program,
$42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
$22,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to
section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as
offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and
shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year
2014 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$20,000,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for
administrative expenses shall not be available until
appropriated.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H488A8ECA01C24745BABD7E2760084481"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing
loan program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
administrative expenses in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles
Manufacturing Loan Program, $6,000,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7A9BC60E66934586A2502C460C2BB133"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Departmental administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Department
of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>),
including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and
representation expenses not to exceed
$30,000,$234,637,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2015, 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-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et
seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such increases in
cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total
$108,188,000 in fiscal year 2014 may be retained
and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section
201 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/238">Public Law 95–238</external-xref>, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during
the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014 appropriation from
the general fund estimated at not more than
$126,449,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H393DC6F6D9434D0F8A23418B341436E8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the inspector
general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$42,120,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="HE3B9A4F3A76645EE83D298E2362AA599"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Atomic energy defense
activities</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="HDBBD055C5E064C7BA7E2A99386094DFD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National nuclear security
administration</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD0F2AA74B97F4C9081800DA2820EB98A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weapons activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of Energy expenses, including
the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$7,868,409,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of these funds, the
Secretary may transfer to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, not earlier than 30
days after certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that such transfer is needed for national
security reasons, and after congressional notification and approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up
to $48,000,000 to further the development and
demonstration of national nuclear security-related enrichment technologies:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic>,</proviso> That
the Secretary may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after certification by
the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Defense to the Committees on
Appropriations and Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that the first production unit of the B61 can be delivered by 2019 with
the current baseline of $8,168,000,000, and
after congressional notification and approval of the Committees on
Appropriations and Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, up to $168,400,000 to further the B61
life extension program.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2F3615CEEBD84494800439148661127E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense nuclear
nonproliferation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and
acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses
necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the
purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility
or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$2,180,142,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H192D54482F4247F5BD88D34FA9233869"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Naval
reactors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of
Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the
Department of Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the
acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real
property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion,
$1,312,134,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$44,404,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H85CC2BD16F79412DB2D0870053763E43"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the
administrator</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAD16189549D6443CA281D80461313EF9"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, including
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed
$12,000,$397,784,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2015.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H67E3421A907E4A4B99AD6D8FBD5F8B04"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental and other defense
activities</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H117EADE71B514B33B13889E0B7ECCBE1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense environmental cleanup</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of Energy expenses, including
the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), 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 one
sport utility vehicle, three lube trucks, and one fire truck for replacement
only, $5,146,536,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$320,784,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015 for program direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC546F470101C45388879E43556C76A44"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other defense activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Department of Energy expenses, including
the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and
other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities,
and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$762,080,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$127,035,000 shall be available until September
30, 2015, for program direction.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="H72449E9778784308A37918AD8D750B2D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Power marketing
administration</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9F72EE72F77F49B69A3EB30250DF9B54"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonneville power administration
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Expenditures from the
Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law
93–454, are approved for construction of, or participating in the construction
of, a high voltage line from Bonneville's high voltage system to the service
areas of requirements customers located within Bonneville's service area in
southern Idaho, southern Montana, and western Wyoming; and such line may extend
to, and interconnect in, the Pacific Northwest with lines between the Pacific
Northwest and the Pacific Southwest, and for John Day Reprogramming and
Construction, the Columbia River Basin White Sturgeon Hatchery, and Kelt
Reconditioning and Reproductive Success Evaluation Research, and, in addition,
for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed
$5,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That during fiscal year
2014, no new direct loan obligations may be
made.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCDE0959F7DBB477E8390DB4FF8C5336E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation and maintenance, southeastern
power administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 Control Act
of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</external-xref>), as applied to the southeastern power area, and
including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to
exceed
$1,500,$7,750,000,
to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to
$7,750,000 collected by the Southeastern Power
Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until
expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the
Southeastern Power Administration:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than $0:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That, notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, up to
$93,284,000 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are
generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4DD9BDDE7D6B46C5AD77BE7DABD1BF66"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation and maintenance, southwestern
power administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 reception and representation
expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in
carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</external-xref>), as
applied to the Southwestern Power Administration,
$45,456,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</external-xref>), up
to $33,564,000 collected by the Southwestern
Power Administration 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 Southwestern Power Administration:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than
$11,892,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That, notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, up to
$42,000,000 collected by the Southwestern 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures
that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding
purchase power and wheeling expenses).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H40D51005947A40BB9ECB40EA1A6C8A8E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction, rehabilitation, operation and
maintenance, western area power administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For carrying out the functions authorized by
title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7152">42 U.S.C. 7152</external-xref>),
and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources
programs as authorized, including official reception and representation
expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500;
$299,919,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $292,019,000 shall be derived
from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">16 U.S.C. 825s</external-xref>), and
section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/392a">43 U.S.C. 392a</external-xref>),
up to $203,989,000 collected by the Western Area
Power Administration 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than
$95,930,000, of which
$88,030,000 is derived from the Reclamation
Fund:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, up to
$230,738,000 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 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, including the cost of voluntary purchases of power allowances in
compliance with existing State Cap and Trade Programs:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are
generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1ACD6696F2C746A6891589AB94787B89"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Falcon and amistad operating and
maintenance fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at
the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $5,330,671, to
remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad
Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as
provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding the
provisions of that Act and of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, up to
$4,910,671 collected by the Western Area Power
Administration 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than
$420,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are
generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
for fiscal year 2014, the Administrator of the Western Area Power
Administration may accept up to $865,000 in
funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad
Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund,
and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like
manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section
of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of
operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the
hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached
between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power
customers.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0EDD2166BABD4E389F4FDCA541A1AAED"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal energy regulatory
commission</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE40142472CBF4D9FBF9B1294D897F8A1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</external-xref>, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed
$304,600,000 of revenues from fees and annual
charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2014 shall be
retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues
are received during fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year
2014 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$0.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="HBAB4876F563F4F5F8CF3CE0123F0C789"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions—department of
energy</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H157BA2A446444F9E87F5D038423879D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including cancellation and transfer of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E1161F8077F491199A340EEC3808D1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unexpended balances of prior
appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same
appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title.
Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established
accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time
period as originally enacted.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA808394AAF044E6D86AB79880E57E9FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">50 U.S.C. 414</external-xref>)
during fiscal year 2014 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for fiscal year 2014.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2047D7B9096A4D0CA95894EE457371FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not to exceed 5 percent, or
$100,000,000, of any appropriation, whichever is
less, made available for Department of Energy activities funded in this Act or
subsequent Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Acts may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except as otherwise provided, shall be increased or decreased by more than 5
percent by any such transfers, and any such proposed transfers shall be
submitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0964329044741FA89186228CE46F8AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as
high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent
oversight is conducted by the Office of Health, Safety, and Security to ensure
the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE833AA053294768B19DD903222ADEE3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 decision.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FE4C3A3123C441ABF61A78645FD668F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6BC00B7A7FAB406CB790A137CDEBAB3B"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any determination (including a
determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary
pursuant to section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat.
1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years
subsequent to such determination.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBAFB959A3CE428A88436278E567C21D"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 30 days prior to the
provision of uranium in any form the Secretary shall notify the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA95DDDCC3F94155A3C4FB9F77D2CCB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of uranium to be
provided;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H339E0DAD784A4591B192417895FBB50A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate by the Secretary of the gross
fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the
uranium;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF67AD65DCB224B6F9EBEE1FB69BC8343"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected date of the provision of the
uranium;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37BAB7AC6C2940708A704BBE47B96CB9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient of the uranium; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56B8C1987E774F66A299A225E23DC04E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value the Secretary expects to receive
in exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross fair market
value of the uranium.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA379E1E3E104F4A8CE359475DBBD86C"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2014, the Secretary
shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a revised
excess uranium inventory management plan for fiscal years 2015 through
2019.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc730150936554028b295ec53aa3037b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20320 of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2007, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/289">Public Law 109–289</external-xref>, division B, as amended by
the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/5">Public Law 110–5</external-xref>, is
amended by striking in subsection (c) <quote>an annual review</quote> after
<quote>conduct</quote> and inserting in lieu thereof <quote>a review every
three years</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id840f24df8d5342beb06ac4c8a4ae1b38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>308.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8226A164F1B645CB8DF6C3D190C6BDDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsections (b) through (d), the
Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of chapter 33 of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
exceptionally well qualified individuals to scientific, engineering, or other
critical technical positions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AB0FC8FF2C947AAB20AC36356749D71"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8886f831ac24bd98b452e722e1a1e59"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number of positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of critical positions authorized
by subsection (a) may not exceed 120 at any one time in the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae7ec6333c0449b99952edaab0503111"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of an appointment under subsection
(a) may not exceed 4 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8338678ffe04e0da368ae4bff4ab05b"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed under subsection
(a) shall not have been a Department employee during the 2-year period ending
on the date of appointment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefe1a5f20d2f4f7c9dc1ffb17be43de7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pay</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida26f0fc8d712485d9301d8f399de83a9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the authority to
fix the basic pay of an individual appointed under subsection (a) at a rate to
be determined by the Secretary up to level I of the Executive Schedule without
regard to the civil service laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3fb59f72edb4e68b4bcb95525064870"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total annual compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total annual compensation for any
individual appointed under subsection (a) may not exceed the highest total
annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title
3, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f25ef069a9c4a258998416a765f8db5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adverse actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed under subsection
(a) may not be considered to be an employee for purposes of subchapter II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8177a13452784059975b84a21d61057f"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf60b5eff7f584b5fb4008a3e96211e89"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5c55f26e751461ea15e7a7b1d6aa5aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the exercise of the authority granted under
subsection (a) is consistent with the merit principles of section 2301 of title
5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2605dce071a45cfb89e467e881ffdde"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department notifies diverse
professional associations and institutions of higher education, including those
serving the interests of women and racial or ethnic minorities that are
underrepresented in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields, of
position openings as appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef169c88fa4c466f83f4f54016ef65eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the
authority provided under this section that includes, at a minimum, a
description or analysis of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf93972e5cab40a1bba03bf4458760a4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to attract exceptionally well
qualified scientists, engineers, and technical personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id262d2bd630f3415c9025914f23423a8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of total compensation paid each
employee hired under the authority each calendar year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02ef016fee944943ac1886bcfd481cf2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether additional safeguards or measures
are necessary to carry out the authority and, if so, what action, if any, has
been taken to implement the safeguards or measures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id063f8459760e4ef8bba22bd8d43e25fd"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of Effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided by this section
terminates effective on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb79f80938bac48e3a048814048ee7af0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id07505C256EB74B4487717D3586779BDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcce37d269524b89ad53360a6ee5e296"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affected indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affected Indian tribe</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10101">42 U.S.C. 10101</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa489ea5435743af89ee738cd2762792"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-level radioactive waste</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high-level radioactive
waste</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10101">42 U.S.C. 10101</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69f19a58d03e489c9a25536efdfddb38"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear waste fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Nuclear Waste Fund</term>
means the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10222">42 U.S.C. 10222(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14f661670bd741c9b5bd2ee433fd2584"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf79559eec584b96bb51583d1a338de0"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spent nuclear fuel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>spent nuclear fuel</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10101">42 U.S.C. 10101</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0a9d25acaf54d399c6a5dec819a4a16"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10101">42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary is
authorized, in the current fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, to conduct
a pilot program, through 1 or more private sector partners, to license,
construct, and operate 1 or more government or privately owned consolidated
storage facilities to provide interim storage as needed for spent nuclear fuel
and high-level radioactive waste, with priority for storage given to spent
nuclear fuel located on sites without an operating nuclear reactor.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id535567bfd62a47d0a945fa4a5f9f0ac2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requests for proposals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a request for proposals for
cooperative agreements—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08838bfedf2a4fad96f76cffda9eb8aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obtain any license necessary from the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the construction of 1 or more consolidated
storage facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30001a6bc1564f73863b926bfe2182bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate the safe transportation of
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as applicable; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb491382774234fe7ab63ae8e402c916f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to demonstrate the safe storage of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as applicable, at the 1 or more
consolidated storage facilities pending the construction and operation of deep
geologic disposal capacity for the permanent disposal of the spent nuclear
fuel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3a12b40a4f34aa88e0803fa4fb1d309"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent-Based approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to siting a consolidated storage
facility pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
to host the facility with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb249243b2b3741c3a536b1294672e6e6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governor of the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4589075B3872456C8F07EED23FD8DE73"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each unit of local government within the
jurisdiction of which the facility is proposed to be located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F669890046E4D76BDBE5BADC80A143F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each affected Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c93a741a4474905b26b358edb26c579"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In executing this section, the Secretary
shall comply with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10141f0e30b945e3a29d4c4979b85d6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all licensing requirements and regulations
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id542f98a45f25497d84256f9f59d5bbda"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all other applicable laws (including
regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89fafcc7cf24fc89c3ba8fae83766b7"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on
which the Secretary issues the request for proposals under subsection (c), the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan to carry out this section that
includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a2d26cd40bf43ecb50d35b02fda8d31"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the cost of licensing,
constructing, and operating a consolidated storage facility, including the
transportation costs, on an annual basis, over the expected lifetime of the
facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id095d1dc953ea4eb7a55e0857263a4b30"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16a0d8d9313941db96d2818f111db5f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining any license necessary to
construct and operate a consolidated storage facility from the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd153cd90f1e041679e070f4aaec78ecd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">constructing the facility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9a9f0090c5b4a94bb169c87fc2218dd"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transporting spent fuel to the facility;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89e44c664fb491da5988e1fad10f139"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removing the spent fuel and decommissioning
the facility; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b96bf30582f4a74949dcbf480639212"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the cost of any financial
assistance, compensation, or incentives proposed to be paid to the host State,
Indian tribe, or local government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cb0416e66cc495c84187ab23c355828"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of any future reductions in the
damages expected to be paid by the United States for the delay of the
Department of Energy in accepting spent fuel expected to result from the pilot
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id685f6002c85d41b9abb505001c752004"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for any additional
legislation needed to authorize and implement the pilot program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2abf4b8e9dba4716ac5c9780eb85f097"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for a mechanism to ensure
that any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste stored at a
consolidated storage facility pursuant to this section shall move to deep
geologic disposal capacity, following a consent-based approval process for that
deep geologic disposal capacity consistent with subsection (d), within a
reasonable time after the issuance of a license to construct and operate the
consolidated storage facility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6ccb51d2d12465baab5b720c6b073d4"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to choosing a site for the
construction of a consolidated storage facility under this section, the
Secretary shall conduct 1 or more public hearings in the vicinity of each
potential site and in at least 1 other location within the State in which the
site is located to solicit public comments and recommendations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ad0606d724a487ba432e95e9e01115f"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of nuclear waste fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make expenditures from
the Nuclear Waste Fund to carry out this section, subject to
appropriations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id574B5D712E1E417FB25B17124385450E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>310.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 804 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/140">Public Law 110–140</external-xref> (42
U.S.C. 17283) is hereby repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4433690F04324C6CA71F170D85D24AAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/91">Public Law 95–91</external-xref> (42 U.S.C.
7135), as amended, is hereby further amended:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52D82A818EE047E0989CF5C2B0D03D12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (i)(1) by striking <quote>once
every two years</quote> and inserting <quote>once every four years</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0F5E75173E64E76B28A15C9D8838913"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (k)(1) by striking <quote>once
every three years</quote> and inserting <quote>once every four
years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C0E85E64CF142919ADDBA13ED6D5F3A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>312.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Department may use funds appropriated by this title to carry out a study
regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by
Federal employees at the New Brunswick Laboratory, pursuant to Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation,
directive, or policy.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D9DD533B38B46EDB35529FE1CED6B14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>313.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts appropriated for non-defense
programs in this title, $7,000,000 are hereby
reduced to reflect savings from limiting foreign travel for contractors working
for the Department of Energy, consistent with similar savings achieved for
Federal employees. The Department shall allocate the reduction among the
non-security appropriations made in this title.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id574CD54C529D4F2EA0CCAE6D54204F2F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>314.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(g) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/85/536">Public Law 85–536</external-xref> (15
U.S.C. 644), as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting the following
at the end: <quote>(3) First tier subcontracts that are awarded by Management
and Operating contractors sponsored by the Department of Energy to small
business concerns, small businesses concerns owned and controlled by service
disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women, shall
be considered toward the annually established agency and Government-wide goals
for procurement contracts awarded.</quote></text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac86430ee55745d7b42fb30ee83301f7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>315.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDAB14F66A83246ACBB15FDD4E27F2D07"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an independent
commission to be known as the <quote>Commission to Review the Effectiveness of
the National Energy Laboratories.</quote> The National Energy Laboratories
refers to all Department of Energy national laboratories.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70d25fa00eac415cbf6fbc31ddfa0945"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id982e807a124f424fad1be4ae01ad86de"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall be composed of nine
members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy not later than
January 1, 2014 from among persons nominated by the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07167e5ab9534f518880f96205151f41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology shall, not later than November 15, 2013, nominate not
less than 18 persons for appointment to the Commission from among persons who
meet qualification described in subparagraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id996986877cf84895923a226161eab0ea"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each person nominated for appointment to
the Board shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f3f269dd6104c22bdfcfafa7301a698"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be eminent in a field of science or
engineering; and/or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd57dcabca2744dad9b276ce4021733e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have expertise in managing scientific
facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17d6e383a9c143d6bde780e03fce9ef1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an established record of distinguished
service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5179f1456e834471a8cc9f16c6dc332a"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the Board shall be
representative of the broad range of scientific, engineering, financial, and
managerial disciplines related to activities under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb71feeba256b436f9cbc2f89e32884bb"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall be nominated for
appointment to the Board who is an employee of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc935a5050bee4b9aa18cf007e25295d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ca3a81e7fe5468286664d388b6aa101"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national laboratory or site under
contract with the Department of Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida45276a1bc1543dd835911f9b7382ff2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a managing entity or parent company for a
national laboratory or site under contract with the Department of Energy;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ee4c24de07c428cafd5999bf3b55d6d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity performing scientific and
engineering activities under contract with the Department of Energy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fb7350560454009b5416dbc9a8c201b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission review and
recommendations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5b1f8b61784473797452dd2058e8e0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall, by no later than
November 1, 2014, transmit to the Secretary of Energy and the Appropriations
Committees of the House and Senate a report containing the Commission’s finding
and conclusions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc6cd219141740cbba82dc0d0a6c6b22"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall address whether the
Department of Energy’s national laboratories—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcacf7a1993f046a19b6abda5a826c0ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are properly aligned with the Department’s
strategic priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5b012443f90462babd84475c9b86ed7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have clear, well understood, and properly
balanced missions that are not unnecessarily redundant and duplicative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc618db465b424aa2aff82fc808a33482"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have unique capabilities that have
sufficiently evolved to meet current and future energy and national security
challenges;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cdc0613cd5c46ac84f7b6ba5b1ace6b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are appropriately sized to meet the
Department’s energy and national security missions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfaa3efeb14e441d5bfa36b619c97b38a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are appropriately supporting other Federal
agencies and the extent to which it benefits DOE missions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc757c0fda99d4d5283434f0224d4eca9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall also determine whether
there are opportunities to more effectively and efficiently use the
capabilities of the national laboratories, including consolidation and
realignment, reducing overhead costs, reevaluating governance models using
industrial and academic benchmarks for comparison, and assessing the impact of
DOE’s oversight and management approach. In its evaluation, the Commission
should also consider the cost and effectiveness of using other research,
development, and technology centers and universities as an alternative to
meeting DOE’s energy and national security goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b5105f798074279906d74856df618d5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response by the secretary of
energy</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb503098f9594dd998788126b976ae6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Energy shall, by no later
than February 1, 2015, transmit to Appropriations Committees of the House and
Senate a report containing the Secretary’s approval or disapproval of the
Commission's recommendations and an implementation plan for approved
recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC8BA390BC2246C1B8328E0BD63D1677" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>316.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee on Appropriations of the
United States Senate shall receive a 30-day advance notification with a
detailed explanation of any waiver or adjustment made by the National Nuclear
Security Administration’s Fee Determining Official to at-risk award fees for
Management and Operating contractors that result in award term
extensions.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Independent agencies</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H28E964339B824B0BB65C6DB83BD9C40D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appalachian regional
commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses
necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965, as amended, notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14704">40 U.S.C. 14704</external-xref>, and for
necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the
Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the
administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">5 U.S.C. 3109</external-xref>, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$68,200,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2297CA73572B4D4F9D4C28A14C2A2A5E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense nuclear facilities safety
board</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA19730540FF4B33929ED6E90B064EE6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/456">Public Law 100–456</external-xref>, section 1441,
$29,915,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H380C7E1AE28D4C7FB260DA7CAAF9B5B6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delta regional
authority</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H01AEF330C8C14552A82A668C4F2475D1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Delta Regional
Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional
Authority Act of 2000, as amended, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2),
382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act,
$12,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H69A953799C4E44A7A7B41F33A8341D67"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denali commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of the Denali Commission
including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital
equipment as necessary and other expenses,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended,
notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali
Commission Act of 1998:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</external-xref>), as
amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">Public Law 106–113</external-xref> (113 Stat.
1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed
communities.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H779135D3634A42E5AAA2D3D0C9F38F37"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northern border regional
commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities
authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amounts shall
be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of
title 40, United States Code.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H362205D9C7B44A37AAC6652871CB7F9D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear regulatory
commission</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1C288A45A9E24B73B34752BA83110106"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Commission in
carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended,
and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including official
representation expenses (not to exceed $25,000),
$1,043,937,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That revenues from
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $920,721,000 in fiscal year 2014
shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account,
notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">31 U.S.C. 3302</external-xref>, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received
during fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than
$123,216,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD98B3FDEBB2E4120B36B4E34C601399C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, as amended, $11,105,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2015:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That revenues from
licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $9,994,000 in fiscal year 2014
shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2015, for necessary
salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title
31, United States Code:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received
during fiscal year 2014 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014
appropriation estimated at not more than
$1,111,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB2AAC70058D14430987B0236C688A883"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nuclear waste technical review
board</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3E76A635B28843169A7ED0CF5D830E09"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board, as authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/203">Public Law 100–203</external-xref>, section 5051,
$3,400,000 to be derived from the Nuclear Waste
Fund, and to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEC82FDEDC45640DD94A2B0161BEA6345"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the federal coordinator for
alaska natural gas transportation projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That any fees, charges,
or commissions received pursuant to section 802 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/140">Public Law 110–140</external-xref> in fiscal
year 2014 in excess of $2,402,000 shall not be
available for obligation until appropriated in a subsequent Act of
Congress.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idF8E6F4E5CC3E49EFB79485989568F2B5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provision—independent
agencies</header>
</appropriations-major><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AAC33A1C65345E38FDFA1CC317BDA7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the limitations contained
in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998, the Denali Commission
may use amounts transferred pursuant to section 329 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, for
administrative expenses.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="no-display-inline">General provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDE14AFFAA764D2392231744E0B7C6C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C.
1913.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC9E6FDCF22C430DBE8E899A93548B6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in this Act or any other appropriation Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d00b1628cc645e0ac2f2c7797e2b4fc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id84c457fee4f54465ab2b20b503eb34fc"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of any executive branch
department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall
submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for
any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting
procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency,
board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the
United States Government was more than
$100,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31411ebcf04d4dd6a7248c82455ebbe7"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted shall include, for
each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable
period—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aaefb5d9c1240cebce33e4117d190a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of its purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09b68a25df4f4ccc919401542f3b3e0e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of participants
attending;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id173d863b74dc418988aa5dc505e636bf"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed statement of the costs to the
United States Government, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id014833d8c71a4cfb9df0d8a42ef8c503"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of any food or beverages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbe61d0a3cae4f4ab68b78ef769efe79"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of any audio-visual
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55288f7336ee4d72893910360bcabb35"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of employee or contractor travel
to and from the conference; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d57fd833ead40dc888ef416e28b8160"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to the conference; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04414c053c8e4b1dabb8af296118131e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the contracting procedures
used including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54ebe5e14c844da1b142adc6c6338b9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether contracts were awarded on a
competitive basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d5caece86cb407ca2dc167afb4631a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a discussion of any cost comparison
conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential
contractors for the conference.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a028ab77ef64ae2824f8ed36d19b212"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 15 days of the date of a conference
held by any executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office
funded by this Act during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the United
States Government was more than $20,000, the
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify
the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending
such conference.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id072534dc20964577b53c3abec6ab68b6"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant or contract funded by amounts
appropriated by this Act to an executive branch agency may not be used for the
purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that
is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant
or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning,
training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project
funded by the grant or contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc7397c613024c248f3e1a3ddc75e19b"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance
with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11,
2012.</text>
</subsection></section><appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3D67309F85524ADB8BDCA8426A7ED863"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2014</short-title></quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small>
June 27, 2013
Read twice and placed on
the calendar