ML20003F901
| ML20003F901 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/03/1981 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Ottinger R HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE |
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The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Comittee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 UCS 2017) and Section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (42 USC Sb75), we are submitting proposed legislation which would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 and fiscal year 1983.
The proposed legislation requests authorization for " Salaries and Expenses" of $500,700,000 for fiscal year 1982 and of $530,000,000 for fiscal year 1983. The primary factors influencing the NRC budget request are (1) the high priority on our reactor license application review efforts to minimize the time a completed reactor awaits licensing; (2) implementation of the Agency's TMI Action Plan; (3) a reoriente? research program in response to the recomendations of the various studie arising out of the TMI-2 accident; (4) increased inspection and enforcement activities resulting from the increase in the number of operating reactors; and (5) greater inspection emphasis and increased effort to resolve the issues of nuclear waste. Our budget requast is discussed in more detail in the section-by-section analysis which accom-panies the attached bill and in the NRC's more detailed budget justification transmitted separately.
The Office of Management and Budget has advised that the enactment of this legislative proposal would be in accord with the program of the President.
Sincerely, r
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Enclosure:
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A BILL To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as unended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I - AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1982 AND 1983 SEC. 101.(a)
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in decordance 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), for the fiscal years 1982 and 1983 te remain available:until expended $500,700,000 for FY 1982 and
$530,000,000 for FY 1983 to be allocated as follows:
(1) not more than 575,610,000 for fiscal year 1982 and 578,280,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Nuclear Reactor Regulation;"
(2) not more than 567,680,000 for fiscal year 1982 and S70,270,000 for i
fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Inspection and Enforcenent";
l (3) not more than $17,950,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $17,990,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Standards Development;"
(4) not more than $46,700,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $48,020,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards;"
(5) not more than $231,940,000 for f'iscal year 1982 and $252,180,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Nuclear Regulatory Research;"
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.. (6) not more than $19,140,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $20,610,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Program Technical Support;"
(7) not more than $41,680,000 for fiscal year 1982 and $42,650,000 for fiscal year 1983, may be used for " Program Direction and Administration." -
SEC. 101.(b)
The Commission may use not more than one per centum of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to exercise its authority under section 31.a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with universities pursuant to that section.
Grants made by the Commission shall be made in accordance with the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977 and other applicable law.
SEC. 101.(c)
No amount appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to subsection (a) may be used for any purpose in excess of the amount expressly authorized to be appropriated therefore by paragraphs (1) through (7) of such subsection if such excess amount is greater than $500,000, nor may the amount available from any appropriation for any purpose specified in such paragraphs be reduced by more than $500,000, unless-l (1) a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain or an adjournment sine die) has passed after the receipt by the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives t
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. and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of notice given by the Ca mission containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action, or (2) each such Committee has, before th'e expiration of such. period, transmitted to the Commission a written notification that there is no objection to the proposed action.
SEC. 102.
Moneys received by the Commission for the cooperative nuclear research program and the material access authorization program ray be retained and used for salaries and expenses associated with those programs, notwitn-standing the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484),
and shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 103.
From appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under Section 101.(a), the Commission may transfer to other agencies of the Govern-ment sums for salaries and expenses for the performance by such agencies of activities for which such appropriations of the Commission were made.
The sums so transferred ray be merged with the appropriation of the agency to which the sums transferred.
SEC. 104.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authority to make payments hereunder shall be effective except to such exte.mt or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
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1 TITLE I - AUTHCRIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FDP. FISCAL YEARS 1982 AND 1983 SECTION101.(a)
Salaries and Expenses.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is responsible for assuring that the possession, use and disposal of radioactive materials and the construction and operation of reactors and other nuclear facilities are conducted in a canner consistent with public health and safety and the common defense and security, with proper regard for environmental quality, and in confor=ance with antitrust statutes.
The Commission's program is comprised of nuclear facilities and materials licensing and related regulatory functions, inspection and enforcement, standards developrant, reactor safety research, nuclear caterials safety and safeguards, rulemaking, and technical and administrative support activities.
The budget request for the Commission is stated in terms of obligational authority requested to carry out the responsibilities of the Cocmission.
4 Public Law 93-344, Congressional Budget and Icpoundment Control Act of 1974, TITLE VI, Section 607, states that "...any request for tne enactment of legislation authorizing the enactment of new budget authority to continue a program or activity for a fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year commencing October 1,1976) shall be submitted to the Congress not later than May 15 of the year preceding the year in which such fiscal year begins...".
Accordingly, this section also requires authorization of appropriations for FY 1983.
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~ For fiscal year 1982, the requested total authorization for appropriations is $500,700,000 and for fiscal year 1983,$530,000,000.
SEC. 101.(b) This section' provides authorization for monies received by the Commission to be utilized for grants and cooperative agreements. Al-though the language of this section specifically addresses universities, other eligible recipients, such as state and local governnents and not-for-profit institutions, may be included in the Commission's assistance program.
SEC. 101.(c) This section provides the Commission with the authority to reprogram funding among the program activities specified in subsection 101.(a) with the following constraint:
Any reprogramming of an amount in excess of $500,000 will be reported to the appropriate Congressional committees.
SEC. 102.
This s ction provides authorization for monies received by the Commission for cooperative nuclear safety research programs to be used as salaries and expenses and for such monies to remain available until expended notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the revised statutes.
The NRC, in consonance with the Department of State, has entered into cooper-ative nuclear safety research agreements with the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom.
They will continue to participate in U. S. reactor safety research experiments including 4
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The NRC has approved the Material Access Authorization Program (MAAP) which requires that certain employees of Fuel Cycle and Transportation-Facilities which use, process or store forcula quantities of special nuclear naterial (SNM) must be processed for access authorizations. Licensees e.ffected will tHe charged for the cost of associated security investigations.
Each request for a security investigation should be accompanied by the licensees' remittance payable to NRC in accordance with a fee schedule.
NRC will establish a Deposit Fund account to receive the monies from licensees, and from this fund pay the agency performing the security investigations.
Sec. 103. This section provides authorization for the transfer of amounts from the Commission's Salaries and Expenses appropriation to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work or services rendered by l
such agencies on behalf of the Commission.
l Sec. 104. This section provides language required by the Congressional Budget ar.J Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L.93-344), Sec. 401(a).
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