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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 24 (legislative day, June 22), 1993

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

A BILL

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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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

(a) Salaries and Expenses.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2017) and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5875), $542,900,000 for fiscal year 1994 to remain available until expended, of which $22,000,000 shall be authorized from the Nuclear Waste Fund; and, $546,800,000 for fiscal year 1995 to remain available until expended, of which $22,000,000 shall be authorized from the Nuclear Waste Fund.

(b) Office of the Inspector General.—There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of the Inspector General in accordance with the provisions of section 108 of the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(25)) $4,800,000 for fiscal year 1994 to remain available until expended, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 to remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.

(A) In General.—The sums authorized to be appropriated under section (2)(a) for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 shall be allocated as follows:

(1) not more than $163,807,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $168,005,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for “Reactor Safety and Safeguards Regulation”;

(2) not more than $99,969,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $98,339,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for “Reactor Safety Research”;

(3) not more than $31,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $31,369,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for “Reactor Special and Independent Reviews, Investigations and Enforcement”; and

(4) not more than $61,880,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $63,025,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for “Nuclear Material and Low-Level Waste Safety and Safeguards Regulation”;

(5) not more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 (from the Nuclear Waste Fund) may be used for “High-Level Nuclear Waste Regulation”;

(6) not more than $164,244,000 for fiscal year 1994 and not more than $164,062,000 for fiscal year 1995 may be used for “Nuclear Safety Management and Support”.

(b) Limitations.—The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use not more than 1 per centum of the amounts allocated under section (2)(a) to exercise its authority under section 31 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2051(a)) to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with organizations such as universities, State and local governments, and not-for-profit institutions. Grants made by the Commission shall be made in accordance with chapter 63 of title 31 United States Code and other applicable law.

(c) Reallocation.—Except as specified below, any amounts allocated for a fiscal year to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to any paragraph of section (2)(a) for purposes of the program referred to in such paragraph, may be reallocated by the Commission for use in a program referred to in any other paragraph of such section, or for use in any other activity within a program, except that the amount available from appropriations for such fiscal year for use in any program or specified activity may not, as a result of reallocations made under this section, be increased or reduced by more than $500,000 unless the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate are notified in advance by the Commission. Such notification will contain a full and complete statement of the reallocation to be made and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such reallocation. Funds authorized to be appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund may be used only for the Commission’s high-level nuclear waste activities and may not be reprogrammed for other Commission activities.

SEC. 4. RETENTION OF FUNDS.

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

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

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

SEC. 6. LIMITATION.

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

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