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[FULL COMMITTEE PRINT] 116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116–XXX ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020 ll, 2019.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Ms.KAPTUR, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. ] The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for en- ergy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT Page Number Bill Report Introduction ................................................................................................ I. Department of Defense—Civil: Corps of Engineers—Civil .................................................................. Investigations ............................................................................... Construction ................................................................................. Mississippi River and Tributaries .............................................. Operation and Maintenance ....................................................... Regulatory Program ..................................................................... Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program ................... Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies .................................... Expenses ....................................................................................... Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) General Provisions .............................................................................. II. Department of the Interior: Central Utah Project ........................................................................... Central Utah Project Completion Account ................................ Bureau of Reclamation: Water and Related Resources ..................................................... Central Valley Project Restoration Fund ................................... California Bay-Delta Restoration ............................................... Policy and Administration .......................................................... 33–992 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 May 15, 2019 Jkt 033992 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6659 E:\HR\OC\A992.XXX A992 2 Page Number Bill Report General Provisions .............................................................................. III. Department of Energy: Introduction ......................................................................................... Committee Recommendations ............................................................ Energy Programs: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ................................. Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response ..... Electricity ..................................................................................... Nuclear Energy ............................................................................ Fossil Energy Research and Development ................................. Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves .................................. Strategic Petroleum Reserve ....................................................... SPR Petroleum Account .............................................................. Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve ........................................ Energy Information Administration ........................................... Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup ........................................ Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund .......................................................................................... Science .......................................................................................... Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy ........................... Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program ...... Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program ................................... Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs ........................... Departmental Administration ..................................................... Office of the Inspector General ................................................... Atomic Energy Defense Activities: National Nuclear Security Administration: Weapons Activities ....................................................................... Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .............................................. Naval Reactors ............................................................................. Federal Salaries and Expenses ................................................... Environmental and Other Defense Activities: Defense Environmental Cleanup ................................................ Other Defense Activities ............................................................. Power Marketing Administrations: Bonneville Power Administration ............................................... Southeastern Power Administration .......................................... Southwestern Power Administration ......................................... Western Area Power Administration ......................................... Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund .......... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ........................................... Committee Recommendation .............................................................. General Provisions .............................................................................. IV. Independent Agencies: Appalachian Regional Commission ................................................... Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ........................................... Delta Regional Authority ................................................................... Denali Commission ............................................................................. Northern Border Regional Commission ............................................ Southeast Crescent Regional Commission ........................................ Nuclear Regulatory Commission ....................................................... Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board ........................................... General Provisions .............................................................................. V. General Provisions House of Representatives Report Requirements ..................................... VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 May 15, 2019 Jkt 033992 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6659 E:\HR\OC\A992.XXX A992 3 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee has considered budget estimates, which are con- tained in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2020. The following table summarizes appropriations for fiscal year 2019, the budget estimates, and amounts recommended in the bill for fiscal year 2020. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 May 15, 2019 Jkt 033992 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\A992.XXX A992 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 May 15, 2019 Jkt 033992 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\A992.XXX A992 Insert offset folio 01 here 33992A.001 5 INTRODUCTION The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Ap- propriations bill for fiscal year 2020 totals $46,413,000,000, $1,773,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 and $8,490,703,000 above the budget request. Total defense fund- ing is $23,113,000,000, $673,000,000 above the amount appro- priated in fiscal year 2019 and $107,098,000 below the budget re- quest. Total non-defense funding is $23,300,000,000, $1,100,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 and $8,597,801,000 above the budget request. Title I of the bill provides $7,355,500,000 for the Civil Works pro- grams of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $357,000,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $2,528,500,000 above the budget request. Total funding for activities eligible for reimbursement from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is estimated at $1,697,000,000, which is an increase of $147,000,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $732,000,000 above the budget request. The bill makes use of all estimated annual revenues from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Title II provides $1,647,849,000 for the Department of the Inte- rior and the Bureau of Reclamation, $82,849,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $528,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends $1,632,849,000 for the Bureau of Reclamation, $82,849,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $523,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the Central Utah Project, the same as fiscal year 2019 and $5,000,000 above the budget request. Title III provides $37,087,431,000 for the Department of Energy, $1,402,114,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $5,585,502,000 above the budget request. Funding for the National Nuclear Security Admin- istration (NNSA), which includes nuclear weapons activities, de- fense nuclear nonproliferation, naval reactors, and federal salaries and expenses, is $15,894,281,000, $665,663,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $590,719,000 below the budget request. Funding for energy programs within the Department of Energy, which includes basic science research and the applied energy pro- grams, is $14,198,415,000, $726,008,000 above fiscal year 2019 and $5,849,150,000 above the budget request. The Committee rec- ommends $6,870,000,000 for the Office of Science, $2,651,713,000