[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 3981 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 356
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3981
[Report No. 108-594]
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting
collections, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2004
Mr. Barton of Texas (by request): introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
July 9, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bonner, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Brown of South Carolina
July 9, 2004
Reported 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 italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
17, 2004]
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A BILL
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting
collections, 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. NUCLEAR WASTE FUND MANAGEMENT.
(a) Offsetting Collections.--Beginning on October 1, 2004, and
continuing through September 30, 2009, fees collected by the Secretary
of Energy and deposited into the Nuclear Waste Fund under the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) shall be credited to
the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections in amounts not to
exceed the amounts annually appropriated during that period from the
Nuclear Waste Fund. For fiscal year 2005, such amounts shall not exceed
$576,000,000. Consistent with existing law, such amounts may only be
used for purposes authorized under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982.
(b) Additional Necessary Sums.--To the extent that the level of
budgetary resources from offsetting collections is insufficient to
implement activities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for a
fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated for implementing
those activities such additional sums as may be necessary from the
balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund.
SEC. 2. REPORT.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act,
and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Congress a report on the adequacy of the Nuclear Waste Fund that
includes an assessment of whether current unexpended balances in the
Fund, if made fully available to the Secretary, would affect annual fee
determinations (including whether a reduction to the fee may be
necessary) made pursuant to section 302(a)(4) of the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(a)(4)). The report shall also
include recommendations to Congress on whether this Act should be
extended beyond its current expiration date of September 30, 2009, and
whether alternative approaches may be necessary to access unexpended
balances in the Nuclear Waste Fund.
Union Calendar No. 356
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3981
[Report No. 108-594]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting
collections, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 9, 2004
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed