[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1162

 To authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 
          fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 24 (legislative day, June 22), 1993

 Mr. Baucus (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Simpson) (by request) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 
          fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Authorization Act for fiscal years 1994 and 1995''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995.

    (a) Salaries and Expenses.--There are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with 
the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2017) and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5875), $542,900,000 for fiscal year 1994 to remain available 
until expended, of which $22,000,000 shall be authorized from the 
Nuclear Waste Fund; and, $546,800,000 for fiscal year 1995 to remain 
available until expended, of which $22,000,000 shall be authorized from 
the Nuclear Waste Fund.
    (b) Office of the Inspector General.--There are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of the 
Inspector General in accordance with the provisions of section 108 of 
the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(25)) 
$4,800,000 for fiscal year 1994 to remain available until expended, and 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 to remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.

    (A) In General.--The sums authorized to be appropriated under 
section (2)(a) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 shall be allocated as 
follows:
            (1) not more than $163,807,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $168,005,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for 
        ``Reactor Safety and Safeguards Regulation'';
            (2) not more than $99,969,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $98,339,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for 
        ``Reactor Safety Research'';
            (3) not more than $31,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $31,369,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for 
        ``Reactor Special and Independent Reviews, Investigations and 
        Enforcement''; and
            (4) not more than $61,880,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $63,025,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for 
        ``Nuclear Material and Low-Level Waste Safety and Safeguards 
        Regulation'';
            (5) not more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 (from the Nuclear 
        Waste Fund) may be used for ``High-Level Nuclear Waste 
        Regulation'';
            (6) not more than $164,244,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not 
        more than $164,062,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for 
        ``Nuclear Safety Management and Support''.
    (b) Limitations.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use not 
more than 1 per centum of the amounts allocated under section (2)(a) to 
exercise its authority under section 31 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2051(a)) to enter into grants and cooperative 
agreements with organizations such as universities, State and local 
governments, and not-for-profit institutions. Grants made by the 
Commission shall be made in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31 
United States Code and other applicable law.
    (c) Reallocation.--Except as specified below, any amounts allocated 
for a fiscal year to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to any 
paragraph of section (2)(a) for purposes of the program referred to in 
such paragraph, may be reallocated by the Commission for use in a 
program referred to in any other paragraph of such section, or for use 
in any other activity within a program, except that the amount 
available from appropriations for such fiscal year for use in any 
program or specified activity may not, as a result of reallocations 
made under this section, be increased or reduced by more than $500,000 
unless the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate are notified in advance by 
the Commission. Such notification will contain a full and complete 
statement of the reallocation to be made and the facts and 
circumstances relied upon in support of such reallocation. Funds 
authorized to be appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund may be used 
only for the Commission's high-level nuclear waste activities and may 
not be reprogrammed for other Commission activities.

SEC. 4. RETENTION OF FUNDS.

    Money received by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the 
cooperative nuclear safety research program, services rendered to 
foreign governments and international organizations, and the material 
and information access authorization programs (including criminal 
history checks under section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2169)) may be retained and used, subject to appropriations, for 
salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 
the provisions of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and 
shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

    From amounts appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
pursuant to section (2)(a) of this Act, except for appropriations from 
the Nuclear Waste Fund, the Commission may transfer sums to its Office 
of the Inspector General: Provided, That the total transfer during any 
fiscal year may not exceed 5 percent of the amount authorized under 
section (2)(b) of this Act for that fiscal year.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, no authority to 
make payments under this Act shall be effective except to such extent 
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

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