DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6390, S6393, S6403, S6411, S6412 [18JN], S6425, S6432, S6439, S6447, S6450, S6453, S6457, S6460, S6469, S6479, S6481, S6484, S6485, S6486, S6488, S6489, S6490, S6492, S6493, S6495, S6502, S6503, S6504, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6537, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541 [19JN], S6582, S6587, S6603, S6613, S6614, S6615, S6616 [20JN], S6750 [24JN], S6835, S6837, S6838, S6840, S6854, S6855, S6856, S6858, S6859, S6860, S6862, S6863, S6864, S6866, S6867, S6868, S6869, S6870, S6871, S6872, S6874, S6880, S6882, S6883, S6884, S6885, S6886, S6887, S6888, S6889, S6890, S6891, S6892, S6893, S6894, S6895, S6896, S6897, S6898, S6899, S6900 [25JN], S6907, S6908, S6909, S6910, S6912, S6913, S6914, S6915, S6916, S6917, S6918, S6920, S6921, S6923, S6924, S6925, S6928, S6949, S6960, S6961, S7001, S7004, S7005, S7006, S7007, S7009, S7010, S7030, S7031, S7032, S7033, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037, S7038, S7039, S7040, S7041, S7042, S7043, S7048, S7049, S7050, S7051 [26JN], S7093, S7107, S7113, S7114, S7130, S7144, S7152, S7153, S7156, S7157, S7158, S7159, S7161, S7165, S7166, S7167, S7168, S7169, S7193, S7194, S7195, S7196, S7198, S7199, S7200, S7201 [27JN], S7222, S7226, S7230, S7231, S7233, S7234, S7235, S7237, S7238, S7239, S7240, S7241, S7243, S7246, S7247, S7248, S7250, S7252, S7255, S7258, S7259, S7261, S7265, S7266, S7269, S7270, S7271, S7274, S7276, S7277, S7293, S7310, S7311, S7312, S7313, S7315, S7316, S7317, S7318, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7322 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S8029, S8030, S8031, S8032, S8033, S8034, S8037, S8038, S8039, S8040, S8041, S8042, S8043, S8044, S8055, S8056, S8057, S8058 [17JY], S8556, S8566 [23JY], S8646, S8656 [24JY], S8871, S8875, S8895, S8905, S8919, S8920, S8921 [25JY], S9216, S9218, S9222, S9228, S9235, S9237 [31JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H4530, H4531 [7MY], H4648, H4652, H4653, H4654 [8MY], H5585, H5587, H5589, H5591, H5592, H5593, H5595, H5600, H5616, H5647 [29MY], H5674, H5675, H5676, H5685, H5687, H5690, H5695, H5701, H5705, H5709, H5710, H5715, H5717, H5719 [30MY]

Articles and editorials

Congress Should Switch Off Energy's Nuke-Pork Project, S8984 [26JY]

Congress Stalls on Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Dim Future—Time To Stop Federal Subsidies for Nuclear Generators, S8985 [26JY]

End Corporate Welfare for Nuclear Reactors, S8984 [26JY]

Getting Closer to Nuke Waste Solution, S4702 [6MY]

High-Level Risk—Federal Foot-Dragging Leaves N-Plants No Option but To Store Waste On-Site, S4701 [6MY]

Iraqi Opposition Tells of Talks in Damascus, S6376 [18JN]

Needless Subsidy, S8982 [26JY]

Nuclear Nonsense, S8984 [26JY]

Nuclear Subsidy—Corporate Welfare?, S8983 [26JY]

One Best Place for Nuclear Waste, S4701 [6MY]

Politics, Not Science, Delays Yucca Mountain, S4702 [6MY]

Reactor Research Funding Deserves To Be Terminated, S8983 [26JY]

Report Cites China-Pakistan Missile Links, S6376 [18JN]

Spending Priority, S8985 [26JY]

Taste of Corporate Welfare, S8983 [26JY]

U.S. Informs Bonn of Syrian Toxic-Gas Unit, S6376 [18JN]

U.S. Investigates Ukraine-Libya Alliance, S6376 [18JN]

Waste Makes Haste, S7845 [16JY]

Zap It, S8983 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abolish (see S. 1678), S3384 [16AP]

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

———authorizing for defense activities (see S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Courts: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (see S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1745), S4972 [13MY]

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program: extension (see H.R. 4013), H9924 [2AU]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (see H.R. 4083), H10524 [17SE]

Government regulations: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (see S. 1874), S6225 [13JN]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (see S. 2033), S9554 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7492 [9JY]

National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence: establish at the Nevada test site (see H.R. 2899), H913 [25JA]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (see S. 1530), S492 [26JA]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (see S. 1958), S7887 [16JY]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Power resources: privatize the Federal Power Marketing Administration and certain TVA facilities (see H.R. 3878), H8247 [23JY]

Radioactive substances: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7260 [10JY]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (see H.R. 4138), H11047 [24SE]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (see H.R. 3322), H4109 [25AP]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN], S7225 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848, S7916 [16JY]

Comparisons

Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 3322), H5605 [29MY]

Cost Estimates

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1745): CBO, S6504-S6508 [19JN]

Documents

Treatment of Dept. of Energy Employees at Nuclear Defense Facilities, E501 [29MR]

Factsheets

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Investments, S9040 [29JY]

Letters

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program: Bill Magavern, Public Citizen (organization), S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

———Fred L. Smith, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, S7896 [16JY], S8982 [26JY]

———James J. O'Connor, Advanced Reactor Corp., S9041 [29JY]

———Ray A. Hunter, Dept. of Energy, H8358 [24JY]

———Terry R. Lash, Dept. of Energy, S9055 [29JY]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S7896 [16JY], S8981 [26JY]

Amend or repeal certain Dept. of Energy statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6236 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction: John White, Dept. of Defense, S6950 [26JN]

———Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S6960 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy general plant projects spending, S7276 [28JN]

Energy research and development programs funding: several Representatives, E861 [22MY]

Federal civilian science activities appropriations: Representative Don Young, H5725 [30MY]

———Representative Shuster, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Spence, H5724 [30MY]

———Representative Walker, H5724 [30MY]

National energy policy authorities: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S1860 [12MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Alan Caldwell, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY], S9231 [31JY]

———Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S7863 [16JY]

———Frank Caine, Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trade Council, S9231 [31JY]

———Jim Howard, Northern States Power Co., S7874 [16JY]

———Kris Sanda, Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, S7873 [16JY]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S7845, S7861 [16JY]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7841, S7842, S7862 [16JY]

Renewable energy programs: Dennis W. Barnes, Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc., H8366 [24JY]

Research and development programs funding: several Representatives, H5704 [30MY]

Susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport: Louis Zeller, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, S9239 [31JY]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats and nuclear weapons proliferation: Hazel R. O'Leary, Sec. of Energy, S6992 [26JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, S6992 [26JN]

Unfunded Federal mandates relative to Nuclear Waste Policy Act: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S4250 [25AP]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act amendments: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S6589 [20JN]

Worker protection at Dept. of Energy Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities appropriations, H5725 [30MY]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

Major population centers affected by proposed nuclear transportation routes, S7641 [10JY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6438 [19JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9222 [31JY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: clean up of nuclear weapons facilities, H8318 [24JY]

Nevada Test Site employees and area residents: storage of nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, S9231 [31JY]

Press releases

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act, S9677 [2AU]

Proposals

Establish FERC as an independent agency, S861 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Balcomb, J. Douglas: Dept. of Energy John Ericcson Award in Renewable Energy recipient, E506 [29MR]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, E107 [26JA]

Business and industry: energy efficiency standards relative to home appliances, H6517 [19JN]

———rulemaking, H6602 [19JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5591 [29MY]

Central Arizona Project: funding, H8342, H8343 [24JY]

Colorado: funding for the clean up of the Rocky Flats, H8317 [24JY]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6587, H6588 [19JN], H6674, H6675 [20JN]

Diseases: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study funding, H8317 [24JY]

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program: extension (H.R. 4013), E1468 [2AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8302-H8319, H8330-H8372 [24JY], E1382 [25JY]

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program: funding, H5259 [16MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), H10909 [24SE]

Environmental Management Program: reform, H5093 [15MY]

Environmental restoration and waste management: funding, E1376 [25JY]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, H5710-H5712 [30MY]

Federal employees: restructuring of workforce at nuclear defense facilities, E500 [29MR]

Field offices: funding, H8341 [24JY]

Fusion Energy Sciences Program: funding, H8315, H8316 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal, H8313, H8314, H8315 [24JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), E342 [13MR]

Inspector General: funding, H8340, H8341 [24JY]

Laboratories: funding, H8341 [24JY]

Los Angeles, CA: Venice High School winner of Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl competition, E748 [9MY]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, H8356-H8362 [24JY], E1387 [26JY]

———pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8366-H8369 [24JY]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: Dept. of Energy environmental management, H2564 [21MR]

———travel expenditures, H134 [4JA], H189, H190, H309 [5JA], H1205 [1FE], H1702 [5MR], H2040 [12MR], H2226 [14MR], H2329 [19MR]

Petroleum: sale of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4308 [1MY]

Power resources: fossil fuel research and development funding, H6546, H6548, H6550-H6557, H6562-H6566 [19JN]

———Fusion Energy Program funding, H8355, H8356 [24JY]

———photovoltaic energy research funding, H8349-H8351 [24JY]

———solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, H5255 [16MY]

Renewable energy programs: funding, H8362-H8366 [24JY], E1377 [25JY]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), H11337-H11340 [26SE], E1680 [25SE]

Research and development programs: funding, H5704 [30MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities, H10135, H10137 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5574-H5625 [29MY], H5674-H5725, H5730, H5731 [30MY], E951 [30MY], E1035 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), consideration (H. Res. 427), H4764-H4766 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abolish, S2186-S2188 [15MR], S2797-S2799 [25MR]

Abolish (S. 1678), S3404 [16AP]

Advanced Computational Technology Initiative: funding, S9100 [30JY]

Advanced Reservoir Management Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Appropriations: adherence to bill language and report language recommendations, S8980 [26JY], S9087-S9089 [30JY]

———authorizing for defense activities (S. 1126), indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]

———authorizing for defense activities (S. 1763), insert language of S. 1745 in lieu, S7612 [10JY]

Beulah, ND: operation of Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant, S400, S524 [26JA]

Central Arizona Project: funding, S9044 [29JY]

Cooperative Research and Development Program: funding, S11916, S11917 [30SE]

Courts: prohibit certain lawsuits against contractors (S. 1852), S5980 [7JN]

Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program: redesignation as Defense Nuclear Waste Management Program, S6920 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6313-S6384, S6386-S6404 [18JN], S6421-S6508 [19JN], S6582-S6584, S6586-S6608 [20JN], S6718 [24JN], S6821-S6826, S6829-S6848 [25JN], S6905-S6937, S6945, S6946, S6968, S6971-S7014 [26JN], S7074-S7080, S7082-S7090-S7110, S7113, S7128-S7169 [27JN], S7221-S7278, S7280-S7287, S7293-S7295, S7299, S7336 [28JN], S7514-S7612 [10JY], S11764 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S6253, S6254 [13JN], S6384, S6400 [18JN], S6945, S6946 [26JN], S7080, S7089, S7090, S7093 [27JN], S7420 [8JY]

———limit appropriations to amount requested by the President and apply savings to deficit reduction, S6928-S6937, S6945, S6946 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: waive limitations on use of foreign technology in environmental cleanup and waste management activities, S7233 [28JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), S12408 [3OC]

Environmental Management Program: reform, S6921-S6923 [26JN]

Federal employees: buyout authority, S9100 [30JY]

FERC: establish as an independent agency, S860 [1FE]

Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Fusion Sciences Program: funding, S10623 [17SE]

Government regulations: amend or repeal certain statutes relative to rulemaking and advisory committee management (S. 1874), S6236 [13JN], S11670 [28SE]

———repeal requirements for certain reports (S. 2033), S9580 [2AU]

Hanford Nuclear Reservation: clean up activities, S8987 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S9209-S9215, S9243 [31JY]

———implementation of projects at Savannah River facility, S7082-S7084 [27JN], S7281, S7282 [28JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S4115 [25AP], S4663 [3MY], S4698-S4703 [6MY], S4837 [8MY], S4887, S4888 [9MY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7502 [9JY], S7507, S7631-S7646, S7667 [10JY], S7743, S7744, S7749, S7751, S7752, S7753, S7757-S7759 [11JY], S7839-S7877, S7914-S7918 [16JY], S8007-S8010 [17JY], S9209-S9265 [31JY]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), unanimous-consent agreement, S7844, S7916 [16JY], S8593 [24JY]

———susceptibility of nuclear materials to terrorism during transport, S9229, S9232-S9234, S9239 [31JY]

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory: funding, S9100, S9101 [30JY]

Lincoln County, NV: assistance to Caliente, NV, relative to nuclear waste transport facility, S9228, S9229, S9231 [31JY]

Natural resources: liability for damage at Superfund sites, S10035 [9SE]

———liability for natural resource damages at Superfund sites, S6985 [26JN]

Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp.: establish (S. 1530), S496 [26JA]

Nevada Test Site: infrastructure costs for Dept. of Defense activities, S7165, S7166 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding, S8981-S8985 [26JY], S9038-S9042, S9055 [29JY], S9086, S9088, S9089 [30JY]

———Advanced Light Water Reactor Program funding (S. 1958), S7896 [16JY]

———safety management regulations, S7524 [10JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: compliance with existing environmental laws in developing an integrated management system, S9237-S9241, S9247 [31JY]

———preemption of inconsistent or duplicative Federal, State, and local environmental laws, S9222-S9228, S9247 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: atomic energy defense activities, S9042 [29JY], S9089 [30JY]

Office of Oil and Gas Technologies: funding, S12296, S12297 [3OC]

Power resources: solar, wind, and renewable energy programs funding, S9100, S9102, S9103 [30JY], S9312 [31JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S867 [1FE], S4646 [2MY], S7066 [26JN]

Public utilities: liability for contract delays relative to nuclear waste disposal, S9235, S9236 [31JY]

Radioactive substances: acceptance of high-level nuclear waste relative to public safety, health, and the environment, S9216-S9222 [31JY]

Renewable energy programs: funding, S9045, S9046 [29JY], S10623 [17SE]

Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs (H.R. 4138), S11667 [28SE]

———study on permanent authorization for general plant projects, S7274-S7276 [28JN]

Rural areas: biomass rural electricity projects funding, S9043 [29JY], S9099 [30JY]

Russia: safeguard of nuclear weapons and material from terrorists, S2216 [18MR]

Safety: worker protection at Miamisburg, OH, facility, S7235 [28JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, S6988-S7001 [26JN]

Tritium: production, S7155 [27JN]

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend, S6588-S6591 [20JN]

Reports filed

Amend or Repeal Certain Government Statutes Relative to Rulemaking and Advisory Committee Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1874) (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]

Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1777), S5267 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal Civilian Science Activities' Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]

———Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1745) (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1763), S5191 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 655), S10554 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2033), S10554 [13SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4083) (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]

Federal Civilian Science Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]

Nomination of Alvin L. Alm To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

Nomination of Thomas P. Grumbly To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1969 [13MR]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1271) (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: International Association of Fire Chiefs, S7843 [16JY]

Statements

Advanced Light Water Reactor Program Myths, S9040 [29JY]

Nuclear Waste Disposal: Senator Johnston (1980), S7643 [10JY]

Summaries

Civilian Science Agencies Funding for Fiscal Year 1997, E860 [22MY]

Tables

Additional appropriations (H.R. 4278), H12078-H12080 [28SE]

Funding above Dept. of Defense request, S6950 [26JN]

State electrical generation by nuclear energy, S7866 [16JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 3322, Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, H4764 [9MY]

H.R. 4083, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H10909 [24SE]

H.R. 4138, Hydrogen Future Act, H11337-H11339 [26SE]

S. 1530, Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves Corp. establishment, S496-S498 [26JA]

S. 1745, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, personnel strengths, and military construction, S6314-S6370 [18JN], S7525-S7612 [10JY]

S. 1852, Dept. of Energy Class Action Lawsuit Act, S5981 [7JN]

S. 1874, amend or repeal certain statutes relative to Dept. of Energy rulemaking and advisory committee management, S11670 [28SE]

S. 1935, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S9254-S9265 [31JY]

S. 2033, Dept. of Energy Reports Elimination and Streamlining Act, S9581 [2AU]