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[H.R. 1277 Reported in House (RH)]





                                                  Union Calendar No. 73

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1277

                  [Report No. 105-67, Parts I and II]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 
 for the civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
   application activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 9, 1997

Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
                             to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 73
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1277

                  [Report No. 105-67, Parts I and II]

 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 
 for the civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
   application activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 1997

 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Science

                             April 22, 1997

Reported with an amendment, referred to the Committee on Commerce for a 
 period ending not later than June 6, 1997, for consideration of such 
provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
             that committee pursuant to clause 1(e), rule X
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              June 5, 1997

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period ending not 
                        later than June 9, 1997

                              June 9, 1997

Additional sponsors: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
                             and Mr. Foley

                              June 9, 1997

Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                           in boldface roman]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               10, 1997]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 
 for the civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
   application activities of the Department of Energy, 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 ``Department of Energy Civilian 
Research and Development Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``CERN'' means the European Organization for 
        Nuclear Research;
            (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy;
            (3) the term ``Large Hadron Collider project'' means the 
        Large Hadron Collider project at CERN; and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Energy Supply Research and Development Activities.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Energy Supply 
Research and Development operating expenses and capital equipment 
$2,838,719,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,847,812,000 for fiscal year 
1999, of which--
            (1) $272,820,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by 
        $15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances) and 
        $270,342,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Solar and 
        Renewable Resources Technologies, including--
                    (A) $2,150,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,150,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Building Technology 
                Research;
                    (B) $63,900,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $64,900,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Photovoltaic 
                Energy Systems;
                    (C) $18,170,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $13,620,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Thermal 
                Energy Systems;
                    (D) $28,835,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $28,190,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Biopower/Biofuels 
                Energy Systems;
                    (E) $29,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $18,140,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Wind Energy 
                Systems;
                    (F) $2,800,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for the National Renewable Energy 
                Laboratory;
                    (G) $19,518,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $19,518,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Geothermal 
                Electric Research and Development and Deployment;
                    (H) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Hydropower;
                    (I) $44,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $36,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Electric Energy 
                Systems and Storage, of which--
                            (i) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 shall 
                        be for Electric and Magnetic Fields Research 
                        and Development;
                            (ii) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                        $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for 
                        High-Temperature Superconductivity Research and 
                        Development; and
                            (iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                        $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for 
                        Energy Storage Systems;
                    (J) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for a Solar 
                and Renewable Energy Science Initiative, to be managed 
                by the Director of the Office of Energy Research, in 
                consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
                Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the goals and 
                priorities of the initiative, for grants to be 
                competitively awarded and subject to peer review for 
                research related to solar and renewable energy; and
                    (K) $12,447,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $11,824,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Direction;
            (2) $173,166,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $146,540,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Nuclear Energy, including--
                    (A) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $43,350,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced 
                Radioisotope Power Systems;
                    (B) $9,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $8,809,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Oak Ridge Landlord;
                    (C) $3,217,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,217,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Test Reactor Area Landlord;
                    (D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Advanced 
                Test Reactor Fusion Irradiations;
                    (E) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,000,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for University Nuclear Science and 
                Reactor Support;
                    (F) $70,535,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Termination Costs;
                    (G) $20,854,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $11,807,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Isotope Support; 
                and
                    (H) $14,060,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $13,357,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Direction;
            (3) $77,160,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by $3,535,000 
        reflecting the use of prior year balances) and $76,828,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Uranium Programs;
            (4) $107,870,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $100,237,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Environment, Safety, and Health;
            (5) $367,538,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $378,564,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Biological and Environmental 
        Research, including--
                    (A) $157,037,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $161,748,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Life Sciences;
                    (B) $100,954,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $103,983,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environmental 
                Processes;
                    (C) $66,435,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $68,428,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environmental 
                Remediation;
                    (D) $43,112,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $44,405,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Medical 
                Applications and Measurement Sciences; and
                    (E) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for the United States-Mexico 
                Foundation for Science for research on biosciences and 
                the environment,
        except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (E), the 
        total amount which may be appropriated under this paragraph 
        shall not exceed the overall sums stated at the beginning of 
        this paragraph;
            (6) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $240,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fusion Energy Sciences, of which 
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1999 shall be for General Plasma Science;
            (7) $659,812,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $678,888,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Basic Energy Sciences, 
        including--
                    (A) $391,047,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $402,060,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Materials 
                Sciences, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for each 
                such fiscal year may be used for the High Flux Beam 
                Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory;
                    (B) $199,933,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $205,931,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Chemical 
                Sciences;
                    (C) $41,371,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $42,612,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Engineering and 
                Geosciences; and
                    (D) $27,461,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $28,285,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy 
                Biosciences;
            (8) $140,907,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $145,134,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Computational and Technology 
        Research, including--
                    (A) $117,490,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $121,014,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Mathematical, 
                Information, and Computational Sciences;
                    (B) $15,829,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $16,304,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Laboratory 
                Technology Research; and
                    (C) $7,588,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $7,816,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Energy Projects;
            (9) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy Research Analysis;
            (10) $29,070,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $27,434,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy Research-Energy Supply 
        Program Direction;
            (11) $682,387,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $682,387,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Environmental Restoration and 
        Waste Management (Non-Defense), including--
                    (A) $457,625,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $457,625,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environmental 
                Restoration;
                    (B) $153,004,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $153,004,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Waste Management; 
                and
                    (C) $71,758,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $71,758,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Nuclear Material 
                and Facility Stabilization;
            (12) $11,554,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $11,152,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Technical Information Management; 
        and
            (13) $93,480,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $88,806,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Field Operations.
    (b) Energy Assets Acquisition.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purchase, construction, 
expansion, and acquisition of real plant, property, and other physical 
assets for energy supply research and development activities, 
$43,582,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $45,332,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
of which--
            (1) for Solar and Renewable Resources Technology, 
        $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1998 shall be for completion of 
        Project 96-E-100, Field Test Laboratory Building Renovation and 
        Expansion, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
            (2) for Nuclear Energy, $4,425,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
        $6,425,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for completion of 
        Project 95-E-201, Test Reactor Area Fire and Life Safety 
        Improvements, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
        Laboratory;
            (3) for Uranium Programs--
                    (A) $400,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,200,000 
                for fiscal 1999 for completion of Project 98-U-200, 
                DUF<INF>6</INF> Cylinder Storage Yards, K-25 Plant, Oak 
                Ridge, Tennessee; and
                    (B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $10,700,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for completion of Project 96-U-
                201, DUF<INF>6</INF> Cylinder Storage Yards, Paducah, 
                Kentucky, Gaseous Diffusion Plant;
            (4) for Basic Energy Sciences, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1998 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for completion of 
        Project 96-E-300, Combustion Research Facility, Phase II, 
        Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California;
            (5) for Multiprogram Energy Laboratories-Facilities 
        Support, $21,260,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $19,007,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 for--
                    (A) Project MEL-001, Multiprogram Energy 
                Laboratories Infrastructure Project, Various Locations, 
                $7,259,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $12,161,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999;
                    (B) Project 96-E-333, Multiprogram Energy 
                Laboratories Upgrades, Various Locations, $5,273,000 
                for fiscal year 1998 and $268,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    (C) Project 95-E-308, Sanitary System 
                Modifications, Phase II, Brookhaven National 
                Laboratory, Upton, New York, $568,000 for fiscal year 
                1998;
                    (D) Project 95-E-307, Fire Safety Improvements-
                Phase III, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 
                Illinois, $718,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    (E) Project 95-E-301, Central Heating Plant 
                Rehabilitation-Phase I, Argonne National Laboratory, 
                Argonne, Illinois, $3,442,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
                    (F) Project 94-E-363, Roofing Improvements, Oak 
                Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
                $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,578,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999; and
            (6) for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management 
        (Non-Defense), $2,297,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which--
                    (A) $1,900,000 shall be for completion of Project 
                94-E-602, Bethel Federal Facility Agreement Upgrade, 
                Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and
                    (B) $397,000 shall be for completion of Project 93-
                E-900, Long-Term Storage of TMI-2 Fuel; Idaho National 
                Energy and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho.
    (c) General Science and Research Activities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for General Science and Research 
Activities operating expenses and capital equipment--
            (1) $865,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by 
        $15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances), 
        including--
                    (A) $599,185,000 for High Energy Physics;
                    (B) $256,525,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
                    (C) $9,500,000 for Program Direction; and
            (2) $941,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, including--
                    (A) $607,645,000 for High Energy Physics;
                    (B) $324,330,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
                    (C) $9,025,000 for Program Direction.
None of the funds authorized for High Energy Physics by this subsection 
or subsection (d) may be used for the Large Hadron Collider project, 
unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, has transmitted to the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on the impacts of such funding on the 
operations and viability of United States high energy and nuclear 
physics facilities.
    (d) Science Assets Acquisition.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purchase, construction, 
expansion, and acquisition of real plant, property, and other physical 
assets for general science and research activities, $126,870,000 for 
fiscal year 1998, of which--
            (1) $50,850,000 shall be for High Energy Physics, 
        including--
                    (A) $30,950,000 for completion of Project 92-G-302, 
                Fermilab Main Injector, Fermi National Accelerator 
                Laboratory, Illinois;
                    (B) $9,400,000 for completion of Project 97-G-303, 
                Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Master Station 
                Upgrade, California;
                    (C) $5,500,000 for architectural engineering and 
                technical design work for Project 98-G-304, Neutrinos 
                at the Main Injector, Fermi National Accelerator 
                Laboratory, Illinois; and
                    (D) $5,000,000 for completion of Project 98-G-305, 
                Fermilab C-Zero Area Experimental Hall, Fermi National 
                Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois; and
            (2) $76,020,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics, for 
        completion of Project 91-G-300, Relativistic Heavy Ion 
        Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.
    (e) Fossil Energy Research and Development.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for Fossil Energy Research and 
Development operating expenses, capital equipment, and construction, 
$348,854,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $348,185,000 for fiscal year 
1999, of which--
            (1) $105,831,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $104,206,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Coal operating expenses, 
        including--
                    (A) $5,064,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,064,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Coal Preparation;
                    (B) $5,816,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,816,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Direct Liquefaction;
                    (C) $4,223,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,223,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect Liquefaction;
                    (D) $741,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $741,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Clean Fuels Research 
                Advanced Research and Environmental Technology;
                    (E) $5,462,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,462,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Pulverized Coal-Fired 
                Powerplant;
                    (F) $10,927,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $10,927,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect Fired 
                Cycle;
                    (G) $22,342,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $20,717,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Efficiency-
                Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle;
                    (H) $17,875,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $17,875,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Efficiency 
                Pressurized Fluidized Bed;
                    (I) $9,734,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $9,734,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Clean/Efficient Power 
                Systems Advanced Research and Environmental Technology; 
                and
                    (J) $23,647,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $23,647,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Research 
                and Technology Development;
            (2) $47,419,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $46,464,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Oil Technology operating 
        expenses, including--
                    (A) $31,157,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $31,157,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration and 
                Production Supporting Research;
                    (B) $3,931,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,931,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Recovery Field Demonstrations;
                    (C) $6,411,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,456,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration and Production 
                Environmental Research; and
                    (D) $5,920,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,920,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Processing Research and 
                Downstream Operations;
            (3) $85,877,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $85,877,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Gas operating expenses, 
        including--
                    (A) $14,123,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $14,123,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas 
                Research Exploration and Production;
                    (B) $993,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $993,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research Delivery and 
                Storage;
                    (C) $31,379,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $31,379,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas 
                Research Advanced Turbine Systems;
                    (D) $4,808,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,808,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research 
                Utilization;
                    (E) $4,617,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,617,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research 
                Environmental Research/Regulatory Analysis;
                    (F) $1,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,210,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells Advanced Research;
                    (G) $16,335,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $16,335,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells Molten 
                Carbonate Systems to continue cost-shared cost 
                reduction and performance improvement of one system; 
                and
                    (H) $12,412,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $12,412,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells 
                Advanced Concepts;
            (4) $61,783,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $62,494,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Program Direction and Management 
        Support operating expenses, including--
                    (A) $13,676,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $12,992,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Headquarters 
                Program Direction; and
                    (B) $48,107,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $49,502,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy Technology 
                Center Program Direction;
            (5) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Plant and Capital Equipment, for 
        construction of General Plant Projects;
            (6) $12,935,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $12,935,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fossil Energy Environmental 
        Restoration operating expenses;
            (7) $5,836,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,836,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Cooperative Research and 
        Development operating expenses;
            (8) $2,173,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,173,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, 
        and Electricity operating expenses; and
            (9) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $30,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for a Fossil Energy Science 
        Initiative to be managed by the Director of the Office of 
        Energy Research, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Fossil Energy on the goals and priorities of the 
        initiative, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject 
        to peer review for research relating to fossil energy.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (9), the total amount which may 
be appropriated under this subsection shall not exceed the overall sums 
stated at the beginning of this subsection.
    (f) Energy Conservation Research and Development.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Energy Conservation 
Research and Development operating expenses and capital equipment, 
$416,908,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect 
the use of prior year balances) and $439,403,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
of which--
            (1) $41,004,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $40,230,000 
for fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Building Technology, State and 
Community Sector (Non-Grants), including--
                    (A) $8,762,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $8,762,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Building Systems Design for 
                Building America Program;
                    (B) $20,550,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $20,250,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Building Equipment 
                and Materials; and
                    (C) $11,692,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $11,218,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Management and 
                Planning;
            (2) $125,380,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $125,048,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Industry Sector, including--
                    (A) $55,660,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $55,660,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of the 
                Future (Specific);
                    (B) $39,120,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $39,120,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of the 
                Future (Crosscutting);
                    (C) $23,950,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $23,950,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Technology Access; 
                and
                    (D) $6,650,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,318,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Management and Planning;
            (3) $179,576,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $179,225,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Transportation Sector, 
        including--
                    (A) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,700,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Clean Cities;
                    (B) $124,046,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $124,046,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced 
                Automotive Technologies;
                    (C) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Heavy 
                Vehicle Technologies;
                    (D) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Transportation 
                Materials Technologies; and
                    (E) $7,030,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,679,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Implementation and Program 
                Management,
        except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (E), the 
        total amount which may be appropriated under this paragraph 
        shall not exceed the overall sums stated at the beginning of 
        this paragraph;
            (4) $20,948,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $19,900,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Policy and Management; and
            (5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for an Energy Efficiency Science 
        Initiative to be managed by the Director of the Office of 
        Energy Research, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the goals and 
        priorities of the initiative, for grants to be competitively 
        awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to 
        energy efficiency.

SEC. 4. FUNDING LIMITATIONS.

    None of the funds authorized by this Act for fiscal year 1998 or 
fiscal year 1999 may be used for the following programs, projects, and 
activities, except to fulfill contractual obligations:
            (1) Nuclear Energy Advanced Light Water Reactor.
            (2) Nuclear Energy Commercial Reactor.
            (3) Nuclear Energy Security.
            (4) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Gas Turbine-Modular 
        Helium Reactor.
            (5) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Advanced Light Water 
        Reactor.
            (6) Fossil Energy Research and Development Advanced 
        Research and Technology Development Coal Technology Export.
            (7) Clean Coal Technology Program.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORTS.

    (a) High Energy and Nuclear Physics.--The Secretary shall enter 
into appropriate arrangements with National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report on the high energy and nuclear physics 
activities of the Department, assuming a combined budget of 
$977,080,000 for all activities authorized under section 3 (c) and (d) 
for fiscal year 1998, and $941,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The report shall include--
            (1) a priority list of research opportunities, including 
        both ongoing and proposed activities;
            (2) an analysis of the relevance of each research facility 
        to the research opportunities listed under paragraph (1);
            (3) recommendations for the optimal balance among facility 
        operations, construction, and research support and the optimal 
        balance between university and laboratory research programs; 
        and
            (4) recommended schedules for the continuation, 
        consolidation, or termination of each research program, and 
        continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure of each research 
        facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the report prepared under 
this subsection.
    (b) Basic Energy Sciences.--(1) The Secretary shall enter into 
appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report on the basic energy sciences activities of 
the Department, based on the following three budget options for the 
entire Basic Energy Sciences account and all related research and 
energy asset activities:
            (A) Provision of $683,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
        1999 through 2002.
            (B) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and an 
        amount reflecting a three percent reduction in each year 
        thereafter through fiscal year 2002.
            (C) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and an 
        amount reflecting a three percent increase in each year 
        thereafter through fiscal year 2002.
    (2) None of the figures described in paragraph (1) (A) through (C) 
shall be altered to reflect inflationary allowances. The report shall 
include--
            (A) a priority list of research opportunities, including 
        both ongoing and proposed activities;
            (B) an analysis of the relevance of each research facility 
        to the research opportunities listed under subparagraph (A);
            (C) recommendations for the optimal balance among facility 
        operations, construction, and research support and the optimal 
        balance between university and laboratory research programs; 
        and
            (D) recommended schedules for the continuation, 
        consolidation, or termination of each research program, and 
        continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure of each research 
        facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the report prepared under 
this paragraph.
    (c) National Spallation Neutron Source.--The Secretary shall enter 
into appropriate arrangements with National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report containing a detailed evaluation of the 
costs of construction and operation of the National Spallation Neutron 
Source at alternative appropriate sites, including at least the Argonne 
National Laboratory, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Such report 
shall also include an identification of other advantages and 
disadvantages of each site evaluated. Not later than December 31, 1997, 
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate the report prepared under this subsection. Along with such 
report, the Secretary shall include a recommendation from the 
Department for the preferred site that will meet its program criteria, 
taking into consideration the effect of delay on neutron science work, 
existing expertise in the field of neutron science, affiliations with 
institutions of higher education in neutron science, and State 
allocations or commitments to facilities.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY RESERVE FUNDS.

    No funds in the Clean Coal Technology Reserve may be used to 
initiate or carry out a clean coal technology program based outside the 
United States.

SEC. 7. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

    None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act enacted 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, may be used for the Next 
Generation Internet. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, funds may 
be used for the continuation of programs and activities that were 
funded and carried out during fiscal year 1997.

SEC. 8. LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
authorized by this Act shall be available for any activity whose 
purpose is to influence legislation pending before the Congress, except 
that this subsection shall not prevent officers or employees of the 
United States or of its departments or agencies from communicating to 
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, 
through the proper channels, requests for legislation or appropriations 
which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of the public 
business.
    (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
activities for which sums are authorized by this Act, unless such sums 
are specifically authorized to be appropriated by this Act.
    (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall exclude from 
        consideration for grant agreements made by the Department after 
        fiscal year 1997 any person who received funds, other than 
        those described in paragraph (2), appropriated for a fiscal 
        year after fiscal year 1997, under a grant agreement from any 
        Federal funding source for a project that was not subjected to 
        a competitive, merit-based award process. Any exclusion from 
        consideration pursuant to this subsection shall be effective 
        for a period of 5 years after the person receives such Federal 
        funds.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
        that person in a class specified by law for which assistance is 
        awarded to members of the class according to a formula provided 
        by law.
            (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
        purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
        carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized 
        by a law of the United States, and does not include the 
        acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of property or 
        services for the direct benefit or use of the United States 
        Government. Such term does not include a cooperative agreement 
        (as such term is used in section 6305 of title 31, United 
        States Code) or a cooperative research and development 
        agreement (as such term is defined in section 12(d)(1) of the 
        Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
        3710a(d)(1))).

SEC. 9. NOTICE.

    (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by this Act 
are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be 
provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
concurrently be provided to the Committees on Science and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate.
    (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary shall provide notice 
to the Committees on Science, Commerce, and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources 
and Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before any 
major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of the 
Department.

SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

    With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of Congress 
that the Department should--
            (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
        related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
        systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
        beyond;
            (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
        operations of the Department posed by the problems referred to 
        in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 
        compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and
            (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
        Department is unable to correct in time.

SEC. 11. BUY AMERICAN.

    (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds appropriated 
pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity 
agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (b) Sense of Congress.--In the case of any equipment or products 
that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
provided under this Act, it is the sense of Congress that entities 
receiving such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
only American-made equipment and products.
    (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial 
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall provide to 
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made 
in subsection (a) by the Congress.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Civilian 
Research and Development Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``CERN'' means the European Organization for 
        Nuclear Research;
            (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy;
            (3) the term ``Large Hadron Collider project'' means the 
        Large Hadron Collider project at CERN; and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Energy Supply Research and Development Activities.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Energy Supply 
Research and Development operating expenses and capital equipment 
$1,961,182,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,984,201,000 for fiscal year 
1999, of which--
            (1) $272,820,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by 
        $15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances) and 
        $270,342,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for Solar and 
        Renewable Resources Technologies, including--
                    (A) $2,150,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,150,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Building Technology 
                Research;
                    (B) $63,900,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $64,900,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Photovoltaic 
                Energy Systems;
                    (C) $18,170,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $13,620,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Solar Thermal 
                Energy Systems;
                    (D) $28,835,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $28,190,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Biopower/Biofuels 
                Energy Systems;
                    (E) $29,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $18,140,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Wind Energy 
                Systems;
                    (F) $2,800,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for the National Renewable Energy 
                Laboratory;
                    (G) $19,518,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $19,518,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Geothermal 
                Electric Research and Development and Deployment;
                    (H) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Hydropower;
                    (I) $44,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $36,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Electric Energy 
                Systems and Storage, of which--
                            (i) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 shall 
                        be for Electric and Magnetic Fields Research 
                        and Development;
                            (ii) $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                        $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for 
                        High-Temperature Superconductivity Research and 
                        Development; and
                            (iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                        $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for 
                        Energy Storage Systems;
                    (J) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for a Solar 
                and Renewable Energy Science Initiative, to be managed 
                by the Director of the Office of Energy Research, in 
                consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
                Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the goals and 
                priorities of the initiative, for grants to be 
                competitively awarded and subject to peer review for 
                research related to solar and renewable energy; and
                    (K) $12,447,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $11,824,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Direction;
            (2) $164,312,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $146,733,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Nuclear Energy, including--
                    (A) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $43,350,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced 
                Radioisotope Power Systems;
                    (B) $9,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $8,809,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Oak Ridge Landlord;
                    (C) $3,217,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,217,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Test Reactor Area Landlord;
                    (D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for Advanced 
                Test Reactor Fusion Irradiations;
                    (E) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,000,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for University Nuclear Science and 
                Reactor Support;
                    (F) $82,535,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $72,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Termination Costs; 
                and
                    (G) $14,060,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $13,357,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Program Direction;
            (3) $367,538,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $378,564,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Biological and Environmental 
        Research, including--
                    (A) $157,037,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $161,748,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Life Sciences;
                    (B) $100,954,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $103,983,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environmental 
                Processes;
                    (C) $66,435,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $68,428,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Environmental 
                Remediation;
                    (D) $43,112,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $44,405,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Medical 
                Applications and Measurement Sciences; and
                    (E) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,000,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for the United States-Mexico 
                Foundation for Science for research on biosciences and 
                the environment,
        except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (E), the 
        total amount which may be appropriated under this paragraph 
        shall not exceed the overall sums stated at the beginning of 
        this paragraph;
            (4) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $240,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fusion Energy Sciences, of which 
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1999 shall be for General Plasma Science;
            (5) $659,812,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $678,888,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Basic Energy Sciences, 
        including--
                    (A) $391,047,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $402,060,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Materials 
                Sciences, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for each 
                such fiscal year may be used for the High Flux Beam 
                Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory;
                    (B) $199,933,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $205,931,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Chemical 
                Sciences;
                    (C) $41,371,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $42,612,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Engineering and 
                Geosciences; and
                    (D) $27,461,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $28,285,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy 
                Biosciences;
            (6) $140,907,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $145,134,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Computational and Technology 
        Research, including--
                    (A) $117,490,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $121,014,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Mathematical, 
                Information, and Computational Sciences;
                    (B) $15,829,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $16,304,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Laboratory 
                Technology Research; and
                    (C) $7,588,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $7,816,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Energy Projects;
            (7) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy Research Analysis;
            (8) $29,070,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $27,434,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Energy Research-Energy Supply 
        Program Direction; and
            (9) $100,233,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $95,606,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Field Operations.
    (b) Energy Assets Acquisition.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purchase, construction, 
expansion, and acquisition of real plant, property, and other physical 
assets for energy supply research and development activities, 
$34,885,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $29,432,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
of which--
            (1) for Solar and Renewable Resources Technology, 
        $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1998 shall be for completion of 
        Project 96-E-100, Field Test Laboratory Building Renovation and 
        Expansion, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
            (2) for Nuclear Energy, $4,425,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
        $6,425,000 for fiscal year 1999 shall be for completion of 
        Project 95-E-201, Test Reactor Area Fire and Life Safety 
        Improvements, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
        Laboratory;
            (3) for Basic Energy Sciences, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1998 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for completion of 
        Project 96-E-300, Combustion Research Facility, Phase II, 
        Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California; and
            (4) for Multiprogram Energy Laboratories-Facilities 
        Support, $21,260,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $19,007,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 for--
                    (A) Project MEL-001, Multiprogram Energy 
                Laboratories Infrastructure Project, Various Locations, 
                $7,259,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $12,161,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999;
                    (B) Project 96-E-333, Multiprogram Energy 
                Laboratories Upgrades, Various Locations, $5,273,000 
                for fiscal year 1998 and $268,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    (C) Project 95-E-308, Sanitary System 
                Modifications, Phase II, Brookhaven National 
                Laboratory, Upton, New York, $568,000 for fiscal year 
                1998;
                    (D) Project 95-E-307, Fire Safety Improvements-
                Phase III, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 
                Illinois, $718,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    (E) Project 95-E-301, Central Heating Plant 
                Rehabilitation-Phase I, Argonne National Laboratory, 
                Argonne, Illinois, $3,442,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
                    (F) Project 94-E-363, Roofing Improvements, Oak 
                Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 
                $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,578,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999.
    (c) General Science and Research Activities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for General Science and Research 
Activities operating expenses and capital equipment--
            (1) $865,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by 
        $15,000,000 to reflect the use of prior year balances), 
        including--
                    (A) $599,185,000 for High Energy Physics;
                    (B) $256,525,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
                    (C) $9,500,000 for Program Direction; and
            (2) $941,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, including--
                    (A) $607,645,000 for High Energy Physics;
                    (B) $324,330,000 for Nuclear Physics; and
                    (C) $9,025,000 for Program Direction.
None of the funds authorized for High Energy Physics by this subsection 
or subsection (d) may be used for the Large Hadron Collider project, 
unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, has transmitted to the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on the impacts of such funding on the 
operations and viability of United States high energy and nuclear 
physics facilities.
    (d) Science Assets Acquisition.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purchase, construction, 
expansion, and acquisition of real plant, property, and other physical 
assets for general science and research activities, $126,870,000 for 
fiscal year 1998, of which--
            (1) $50,850,000 shall be for High Energy Physics, 
        including--
                    (A) $30,950,000 for completion of Project 92-G-302, 
                Fermilab Main Injector, Fermi National Accelerator 
                Laboratory, Illinois;
                    (B) $9,400,000 for completion of Project 97-G-303, 
                Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Master Station 
                Upgrade, California;
                    (C) $5,500,000 for architectural engineering and 
                technical design work for Project 98-G-304, Neutrinos 
                at the Main Injector, Fermi National Accelerator 
                Laboratory, Illinois; and
                    (D) $5,000,000 for completion of Project 98-G-305, 
                Fermilab C-Zero Area Experimental Hall, Fermi National 
                Accelerator Laboratory, Illinois; and
            (2) $76,020,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics, for 
        completion of Project 91-G-300, Relativistic Heavy Ion 
        Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.
    (e) Fossil Energy Research and Development.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for Fossil Energy Research and 
Development operating expenses, capital equipment, and construction, 
$335,919,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $335,250,000 for fiscal year 
1999, of which--
            (1) $105,831,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $104,206,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Coal operating expenses, 
        including--
                    (A) $5,064,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,064,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Coal Preparation;
                    (B) $5,816,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,816,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Direct Liquefaction;
                    (C) $4,223,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,223,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect Liquefaction;
                    (D) $741,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $741,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Clean Fuels Research 
                Advanced Research and Environmental Technology;
                    (E) $5,462,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,462,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Pulverized Coal-Fired 
                Powerplant;
                    (F) $10,927,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $10,927,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Indirect Fired 
                Cycle;
                    (G) $22,342,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $20,717,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Efficiency-
                Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle;
                    (H) $17,875,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $17,875,000 for fiscal year 1999 for High-Efficiency 
                Pressurized Fluidized Bed;
                    (I) $9,734,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $9,734,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Clean/Efficient Power 
                Systems Advanced Research and Environmental Technology; 
                and
                    (J) $23,647,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $23,647,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Research 
                and Technology Development;
            (2) $47,419,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $46,464,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Oil Technology operating 
        expenses, including--
                    (A) $31,157,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $31,157,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration and 
                Production Supporting Research;
                    (B) $3,931,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,931,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Recovery Field Demonstrations;
                    (C) $6,411,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,456,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Exploration and Production 
                Environmental Research; and
                    (D) $5,920,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,920,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Processing Research and 
                Downstream Operations;
            (3) $85,877,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $85,877,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Gas operating expenses, 
        including--
                    (A) $14,123,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $14,123,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas 
                Research Exploration and Production;
                    (B) $993,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $993,000 for 
                fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research Delivery and 
                Storage;
                    (C) $31,379,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $31,379,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas 
                Research Advanced Turbine Systems;
                    (D) $4,808,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,808,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research 
                Utilization;
                    (E) $4,617,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,617,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Natural Gas Research 
                Environmental Research/Regulatory Analysis;
                    (F) $1,210,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $1,210,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells Advanced Research;
                    (G) $16,335,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $16,335,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells Molten 
                Carbonate Systems to continue cost-shared cost 
                reduction and performance improvement of one system; 
                and
                    (H) $12,412,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $12,412,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Fuel Cells 
                Advanced Concepts;
            (4) $61,783,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $62,494,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Program Direction and Management 
        Support operating expenses, including--
                    (A) $13,676,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $12,992,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Headquarters 
                Program Direction; and
                    (B) $48,107,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $49,502,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Energy Technology 
                Center Program Direction;
            (5) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Plant and Capital Equipment, for 
        construction of General Plant Projects;
            (6) $5,836,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $5,836,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Cooperative Research and 
        Development operating expenses;
            (7) $2,173,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,173,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, 
        and Electricity operating expenses; and
            (8) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $30,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for a Fossil Energy Science 
        Initiative to be managed by the Director of the Office of 
        Energy Research, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Fossil Energy on the goals and priorities of the 
        initiative, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject 
        to peer review for research relating to fossil energy.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (8), the total amount which may 
be appropriated under this subsection shall not exceed the overall sums 
stated at the beginning of this subsection;
    (f) Energy Conservation Research and Development.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for Energy Conservation 
Research and Development operating expenses and capital equipment, 
$414,208,000 for fiscal year 1998 (reduced by $20,000,000 to reflect 
the use of prior year balances) and $436,703,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
of which--
            (1) $41,004,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $40,230,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Building Technology, State 
        and Community Sector (Non-Grants), including--
                    (A) $8,762,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $8,762,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Building Systems Design for 
                Building America Program;
                    (B) $20,550,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $20,250,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Building Equipment 
                and Materials; and
                    (C) $11,692,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $11,218,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Management and 
                Planning;
            (2) $125,380,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $125,048,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Industry Sector, including--
                    (A) $55,660,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $55,660,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of the 
                Future (Specific);
                    (B) $39,120,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $39,120,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Industries of the 
                Future (Crosscutting);
                    (C) $23,950,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $23,950,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Technology Access; 
                and
                    (D) $6,650,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,318,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Management and Planning;
            (3) $176,876,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $176,525,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for the Transportation Sector, 
        including--
                    (A) $124,046,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $124,046,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced 
                Automotive Technologies;
                    (B) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Advanced Heavy 
                Vehicle Technologies;
                    (C) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $30,500,000 for fiscal year 1999 for Transportation 
                Materials Technologies; and
                    (D) $7,030,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $6,679,000 
                for fiscal year 1999 for Implementation and Program 
                Management,
        except that, notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through (D), the 
        total amount which may be appropriated under this paragraph 
        shall not exceed the overall sums stated at the beginning of 
        this paragraph;
            (4) $20,948,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $19,900,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for Policy and Management; and
            (5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999 shall be for an Energy Efficiency Science 
        Initiative to be managed by the Director of the Office of 
        Energy Research, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
        for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on the goals and 
        priorities of the initiative, for grants to be competitively 
        awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to 
energy efficiency.

SEC. 4. FUNDING LIMITATIONS.

    None of the funds authorized by this Act for fiscal year 1998 or 
fiscal year 1999 may be used for the following programs, projects, and 
activities, except to fulfill contractual obligations:
            (1) Nuclear Energy Advanced Light Water Reactor.
            (2) Nuclear Energy Commercial Reactor.
            (3) Nuclear Energy Security.
            (4) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Gas Turbine-Modular 
        Helium Reactor.
            (5) Nuclear Energy Termination Costs Advanced Light Water 
        Reactor.
            (6) Fossil Energy Research and Development Advanced 
        Research and Technology Development Coal Technology Export.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORTS.

    (a) High Energy and Nuclear Physics.--The Secretary shall enter 
into appropriate arrangements with National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report on the high energy and nuclear physics 
activities of the Department, assuming a combined budget of 
$977,080,000 for all activities authorized under section 3 (c) and (d) 
for fiscal year 1998, and $941,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The report shall include--
            (1) a priority list of research opportunities, including 
        both ongoing and proposed activities;
            (2) an analysis of the relevance of each research facility 
        to the research opportunities listed under paragraph (1);
            (3) recommendations for the optimal balance among facility 
        operations, construction, and research support and the optimal 
        balance between university and laboratory research programs; 
        and
            (4) recommended schedules for the continuation, 
        consolidation, or termination of each research program, and 
        continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure of each research 
        facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the report prepared under 
this subsection.
    (b) Basic Energy Sciences.--(1) The Secretary shall enter into 
appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report on the basic energy sciences activities of 
the Department, based on the following three budget options for the 
entire Basic Energy Sciences account and all related research and 
energy asset activities:
            (A) Provision of $683,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
        1999 through 2002.
            (B) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and an 
        amount reflecting a three percent reduction in each year 
        thereafter through fiscal year 2002.
            (C) Provision of $683,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and an 
        amount reflecting a three percent increase in each year 
        thereafter through fiscal year 2002.
    (2) None of the figures described in paragraph (1) (A) through (C) 
shall be altered to reflect inflationary allowances. The report shall 
include--
            (A) a priority list of research opportunities, including 
        both ongoing and proposed activities;
            (B) an analysis of the relevance of each research facility 
        to the research opportunities listed under subparagraph (A);
            (C) recommendations for the optimal balance among facility 
        operations, construction, and research support and the optimal 
        balance between university and laboratory research programs; 
        and
            (D) recommended schedules for the continuation, 
        consolidation, or termination of each research program, and 
        continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure of each research 
        facility.
Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the report prepared under 
this paragraph.
    (c) National Spallation Neutron Source.--The Secretary shall enter 
into appropriate arrangements with National Academy of Sciences for the 
Academy to prepare a report containing a detailed evaluation of the 
costs of construction and operation of the National Spallation Neutron 
Source at alternative appropriate sites, including at least the Argonne 
National Laboratory, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Such report 
shall also include an identification of other advantages and 
disadvantages of each site evaluated. Not later than December 31, 1997, 
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate the report prepared under this subsection. Along with such 
report, the Secretary shall include a recommendation from the 
Department for the preferred site that will meet its program criteria, 
taking into consideration the effect of delay on neutron science work, 
existing expertise in the field of neutron science, affiliations with 
institutions of higher education in neutron science, and State 
allocations or commitments to facilities.

SEC. 6. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

    None of the funds authorized by this Act, or any other Act enacted 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, may be used for the Next 
Generation Internet. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, funds may 
be used for the continuation of programs and activities that were 
funded and carried out during fiscal year 1997.

SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Prohibition of Lobbying Activities.--None of the funds 
authorized by this Act shall be available for any activity whose 
purpose is to influence legislation pending before the Congress, except 
that this subsection shall not prevent officers or employees of the 
United States or of its departments or agencies from communicating to 
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to Congress, 
through the proper channels, requests for legislation or appropriations 
which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of the public 
business.
    (b) Limitation on Appropriations.--No sums are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
activities for which sums are authorized by this Act, unless such sums 
are specifically authorized to be appropriated by this Act.
    (c) Eligibility for Awards.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall exclude from 
        consideration for grant agreements made by the Department after 
        fiscal year 1997 any person who received funds, other than 
        those described in paragraph (2), appropriated for a fiscal 
        year after fiscal year 1997, under a grant agreement from any 
        Federal funding source for a project that was not subjected to 
        a competitive, merit-based award process. Any exclusion from 
        consideration pursuant to this subsection shall be effective 
        for a period of 5 years after the person receives such Federal 
        funds.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the membership of 
that person in a class specified by law for which assistance is awarded 
to members of the class according to a formula provided by law.
            (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``grant agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal 
        purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the recipient to 
        carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized 
        by a law of the United States, and does not include the 
        acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter) of property or 
        services for the direct benefit or use of the United States 
        Government. Such term does not include a cooperative agreement 
        (as such term is used in section 6305 of title 31, United 
        States Code) or a cooperative research and development 
        agreement (as such term is defined in section 12(d)(1) of the 
        Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
        3710a(d)(1))).

SEC. 8. NOTICE.

    (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by this Act 
are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be 
provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
concurrently be provided to the Committees on Science and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate.
    (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary shall provide notice 
to the Committees on Science, Commerce, and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources 
and Appropriations of the Senate, not later than 15 days before any 
major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of the 
Department.

SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

    With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of Congress 
that the Department should--
            (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
        related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
        systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
        beyond;
            (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
        operations of the Department posed by the problems referred to 
        in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 
        compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and
            (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
        Department is unable to correct in time.

SEC. 10. BUY AMERICAN.

    (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--No funds appropriated 
pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity 
agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (b) Sense of Congress.--In the case of any equipment or products 
that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
provided under this Act, it is the sense of Congress that entities 
receiving such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
only American-made equipment and products.
    (c) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial 
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall provide to 
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made 
in subsection (a) by the Congress.