Amendment sought to amend a waiver on prohibition of use of atomic energy defense funding for work with Russia to allow the Secretary of Energy to issue a waiver if such activity will significantly reduce the nuclear threat, regardless of backlog at DOE defense nuclear facilities.

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   Change 1: Replaces “to be new and emergency in nature” with “will significantly reduce the nuclear threat”

   ReplacesPage 995, line 2Printed page

   In H.R. 4909 · Reported in House

   (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Energy, without delegation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) only--

   (1) to meet requirements the Secretary determines [struck: to be new and emergency in nature][inserted: will significantly reduce the nuclear threat]; and

   (2) if--

   Original wording

   Page 995, line 2, strike “to be new and emergency in nature” and insert “will significantly reduce the nuclear threat”.

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   Change 2: Inserts “and” after the semicolon

   InsertsPage 995, line 9Printed page

   Inserted: and

   Original wording

   Page 995, line 9, insert “and” after the semicolon.

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   Change 3: Strikes page 995, lines 13–17

   StrikesPrinted page

   Removes page 995, lines 13–17 of the printed bill. See that page

   Original wording

   Page 995, strike lines 13 through 17.

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