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89 STAT. 1031

Public Law 94-176 94th Congress An Act To extend until April 30, 1976, the authority of the National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance.

Dec. 23, 1975 [s. 2757]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 804(h) Termination date, of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as Extension, amended (82 Stat. 197; 18 U.S.C. 2510 note), is further amended by striking out " January 31, 1976" and inserting in lieu thereof " April 30, 1976". Approved December 23, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 15, considered and passed House.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-177—DEC. 23, 1975

Public Law 94-177 94th Congress An Act Dec. 23, 1975 [H.R. 4865]

Former Members of Congress. Franking privil

To amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit certain franked mailings by Members of the Congress and certain officers of the United States, other than mailings related to the closing of their official business, after such Members or officers have left office. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 3210(b)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out " and " immediately before "each"; and (2) by striking out "until the 1st day of April following the expiration of their respective terms of office,". (b) Section 3210(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by a d d i n g at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (3) The Vice President, each Member of Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at A r m s of the Senate, and each of the elected officers of the House (other than a Member of the H o u s e), during the 90-day period immediately following the date on which they leave office, may send, as franked mail, matter on official business relating to the closing of their respective offices. The House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standard s and the Select Committee on Standard s and Conduct of the Senate shall prescribe for their respective Houses such rules and regulations, and shall take such other action as the Commission or Committee considers necessary andproper, to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.". Approved December 23, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-443 (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service). SENATE REPORT No. 94-538 (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Oct. 6, considered and passed House. Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate.

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Public Law 94-178 94th Congress An Act To increase the retired pay of certain members of the former Lighthouse Service.

Be it enacted by the Seriate aTid House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That t<he annual rate of retired pay received by a person under section 6 of the Act of June 20, 1918, as amended and supplemented (33 U.S.C. 736-765), who was retired on or before October 1, 1972, shall, effective on the first day of the calendar month following enactment of this Act, be increased by $270. Approved December 23, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-663 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 121 (1975): Nov. 17, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 23, 1975 [H.R. 6851]

Lighthouse Service employees. Retired pay '"^"J^^^' ^^ V^^^^^ "''It' ^^ USC 763-765.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-179—DEC. 23, 1975

Public Law 94-179 94th Congress An Act Dec. 23, 1975 [H.R. 8151]

Brig. Gen. Charles E. Yeager. Medal.

Appropriation authorization. Duplicates.

To authorize the President of the United States to present in the name of Congress, a medal to Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager, United States Air Force, an appropriate silver medal, equivalent to a noncombat Medal of Honor, for contributing immeasurably to aerospace science by risking his life in piloting the X S - 1 research airplane faster than the speed of sound on October 14, 1947. For such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck a silver medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary of the Air Force subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $5,500 for this purpose. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause duplicates in bronze of such medal to be coined and sold, under such regulations as he may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof (including labor), and the appropriations used in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such sale. Approved December 23, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 94-565 (Comm. on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Oct. 20, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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89 STAT. 1035

Public Law 94-180 94th Congress An Act Making appropriations for public works for water and power development and energy research, including the Corps of Engineers—Civil, the Bureau of Reclamation, power agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Appalachian regional development programs, the Federal Power Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and related independent agencies and commissions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period ending September 30, 1976, for public works for water and power development and energy research, including the Corps of Engineers—Civil, the Bureau of Reclamation, power agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Appalachian regional development programs, the Federal Power Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and related independent agencies and commissions, and for other purposes, namely:

Dec. 26, 1975 [H.R. 8122]

Public Works for Water and F'ower Development and Energy Research Appropriation Act, 1976.

TITLE I—ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OPERATING EXPENSES

For necessary operating expenses of the Administration in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemination of atomic and other energy information; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $25,000); reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $3,130,765,000 and any moneys (except sums received from disposal of property under the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 and the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act, as amended, and fees received for tests or investigations under the Act of May 16, 1910, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2301; 50 U.S.C. 98h; 30 U.S.C. 7)) received by the Energy Research and Development Administration notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), to remain available until expended: Provided, That from this appropriation transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation act for "Operating expenses" for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, shall be merged, without limitation, with this appropriation. For "Operating expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $941,507,000, to remain available until expended:

42 USC 5801 note.

42 USC 2301 note. 50 USC 98 note.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-180—DEC. 26, 1975 Provided, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation act for " Operating expenses" for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be merged, without limitation, with this appropriation. P L A N T AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

42 USC 5801 note.

For expenses of the Administration, as authorized by law, in connection with the purchase and construction of p l a n t and the acquisition of capital equipment and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; purchase of not to exceed three hundred and thirty-four for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of not to exceed two, acquisition without reimbursement of not to exceed two, and hire of aircraft; $907,642,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation Act for " P l a n t and capital equipment" for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, shall be merged, without limitation, with this appropriation. For " P l a n t and capital equipment," except for purchase of motor vehicles and aircraft, for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $185,776,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount appropriated in any other appropriation Act for " P l a n t and capital equipment" for the Energy Research and Development Administration for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be merged, without limitation, w i t h this appropriation. GENERAL

Transfer of funds, report to congressional committees.

PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made available for the current fiscal year for " Operating expenses" and " P l a n t and capital equipment" may be transferred between such appropriations, but neither such appropriation, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfers, and any such transfers shall be reported promptly to the A p p r o priations Committees of the House and Senate. TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE

ARMY

CORPS OF E N G I N E E R S — C IV I L

The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, and related purposes. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, and when authorized by law, surveys and studies of projects prior to authorization for construction, $66,836,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $1,500,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to

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the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565), to provide that wildlife conserva- 16 USC 661 note, tion shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. For "General investigations"' for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $17,110,000, to remain available until expended. CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL

For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for development with participation or under consideration or participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction): $1,228,648,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for projects not authorized by law or which are authorized by law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, except as may be within the limits of the amount now or hereafter authorized to be appropriated: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,000,000 of this appropriation or from any previous appropriation under this head shall be for construction or improvement of recreation facilities at full Federal expense at projects which were completed or which received an appropriation for project construction prior to the approval of Public Law 89-72: Provided further, That $1,900,000 of this appro- 16 USC 460/-12. priation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. For "Construction, general" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $408,741,000, to remain available until expended. FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, and rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control projects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 702a, 702g-l), $163,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided. That not less than $250,000 shall be available for bank stabilization measures as determined by the Chief of Engineers to be advisable for the control of bank erosion of streams in the Yazoo Basin, including the foothill area, and where necessary such measures shall complement similar works planned and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service and be limited to the areas of responsibility mutually agreeable to the District engineer and the State Conservationist. For "Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $60,300,000, to remain available until expended. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works, including such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of

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PUBLIC LAW 94-180—DEC. 26, 1975 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or other public agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation; administration of laws pertaining to preservation of navigable waters; surveys and charting of northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation; $582,073,000, to remain available until expended. For "Operation and maintenance, general" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $153,116,000 to remain available until expended. REVOLVING F U N D

For the design of hopper dredges, $700,000, to remain available until expended. For "Revolving Fund" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, for the design and construction of hopper dredges, $950,000, to remain available until expended. rLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

33 USC 701n.

For expenses necessary for emergency flood control, hurricane, and shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act, approved August 18, 1941, as amended, $40,400,000, to remain available until expended. For "Flood control and coastal emergencies" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $3,750,000 to remain available until expended. GENERAL EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for general administration and related functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the Division Engineers; activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and the Coastal Engineering Research Center; commercial statistics; and miscellaneous investigations; $42,500,000. For "General expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $10,650,000. SPECIAL RECREATION USE FEES

For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain available until expended, $1,200,000, to be derived from the special account established by the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, 16 USC 460Z-6a. as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601): Provided, That not more than 40 per centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for the enhancement of the fee collection system established by section 4 of such Act, including the promotion and enforcement thereof. ADMINISTRATIVE

PROVISIONS

Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of attendance by military personnel at meetings in the manner authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4110, uniforms, and allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and for printing, either during a recess or session of Congress, of survey reports authorized by law, and such survey reports as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and during the current fiscal year the revolving fund,

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Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase (not to exceed two hundred and eighteen of which two hundred and twelve shall be for replacement only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided, That the total capital of the revolving fund shall not exceed $248,700,000. _ For "Administrative provisions" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 1^0, 1970, appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of attendance by military personnel at meetings in the manner authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4110, uniforms, and allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and for printing, either during a recess or session of Congress, of survey reports authorized by law, and such survey reports as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress: Provided, That the total capital of the revolving fund shall not exceed $255,000,000. GENERAL PROVISION

SEC. 201. To enable payment of any valid claims on the Federal Government for the construction of an airport facility at Kelley Flats, Montana, section 502 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1968 (81 Stat. 773) is amended by deleting the amount "$140,000" contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof the amount "$240,000": Provided, That this amendment shall not be construed to change any obligations which have been undertaken, in agreement with the Federal Government, by non-Federal sponsors of the airport facility to contribute to the payment of the construction costs of the facility.

Kelly Flats, Mont. Airport facility, construction.

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and 43 USC 371 and other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: "''*^GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects, to remain available until expended, $20,892,000: Provided, That none of this appropriation shall be used for more than one-half of the cost of an investigation requested by a State, municipality, or other interest: Provided further, That $530,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide 16 USC 661 note, that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Bureau of Reclamation. For "General investigations" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $6,794,000: Provided, That $178,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations

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and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordina16 USC 661 note, tion Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION

For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) and for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $327,308,000, of which $140,000,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to initiate the construction of transmission facilities within those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which include provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred customers, except those transmission facilities for which construction funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: Provided further, That not to exceed $600,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be made available for restoration of the Scoggins Valley Road from Oregon Highway No. 47 to Henry Hagg Lake (Scoggins Dam), which shall be nonreimbursable: Provided further, That the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit shall not be determined until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform with the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters: Provided further, That funds appropriated herein for the repairs to the Savage Rapids Dam, of the Rogue River Basin Project, Grants Pass Division, may be transferred to the Oregon Fish and Game Commission on a reimbursable basis for such work on the south fishway facilities as determined desirable by the Secretary of the Interior. For "Construction and rehabilitation" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $98,834,000, of which $78,000,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be made available for restoration of the Scoggins Valley Road from Oregon Highway No. 47 to Henry Hagg Lake (Scoggins Dam), which shall be nonreimbursable. UPPER COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT

43 USC 620g.

For the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, as authorized by the Act of April 11, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 620d), to remain available until expended, $41,152,000, of which $38,160,000 shall be available for the "Upper Colorado River Basin Fund" authorized by section 5 of said Act of April 11, 1956, and $2,992,000 shall be available for construction of recreational and fish and wildlife facilities authorized by section 8 thereof, and may be expended by bureaus of the Department through or in cooperation with State or other Federal agencies, and advances to such Federal agencies are hereby authorized: Provided, That no part of the funds herein approved shall be available for construction or operation of facilities to prevent waters of Lake Powell from entering any national monument. For the "Upper Colorado River storage project" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until

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That deep girdle of forests which veiled the nakedness of the ancient mother, has been plucked away by man. The vegetable soil, which the herbage retained on the slopes, is now carried below by the waters. The rock stands up bare; chapped, exfoliated by the glare of the sun, by the tooth of frost, undermined by the melting snow carried down by avalanches. In the place of succulent pastures nothing remains but a dry and ruined soil. The agriculturist who has driven away the hunter, gains nothing thereby. The water which formerly trickled down gently into the valley athwart pastures and forests, now roars down in devastating torrents, and covers the fields with the ruins it has made. A vast number of hamlets in the high valleys have been abandoned, through lack of fuel, and the inhabitants take refuge in the lowlands, flying from the results of their own improvidence.

"In 1673 the mischief done caused alarm. Orders were issued by Government that every inhabitant should annually plant at once one tree in the domain, and two in the communal lands. In 1669 and 1756 and still later new regulations made give evidence to the panic caused by the progress of the evil. But, at the Revolution, every barrier gave way, the population being poor, set to work to enrich itself by completing the destruction of the forests. They climbed, axe and firebrand in hand, to the nests of the eagles, they swung over abysses, hacking and destroying. Trees were sacrificed to the most trivial needs. Two pines were cut down to make one pair of sabots. At the same time the sheep and goats, multiplying, fell on the forests, gnawed the trunks, devoured the young trees, destroyed the shrubs, killed the future. The goat above all, that most destructive of all creatures, and the most daring of all, introduced a reign of terror into the mountains. That was not one of the least of the labours of Bonaparte, when he set to work to control the ravages of this beast. In 1813 the number of goats had been reduced to a tenth of the number that they had been in the year X. But he was not powerful enough to put a finish to the war against Nature."

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Author:William Paley

Works

 * Works
 * Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785, 1821)
 * Horae Paulinae, or the Truth of the Scripture History of St Paul (1790)
 * View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794)
 * Reasons for contentment (1793)
 * Natural Theology: or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity (1802)
 * 1802 American first edition
 * 1813 Fourteenth edition
 * 1827 Separate volume of illustrations

Works about Paley

 * Memoirs of William Paley, D.D. by George Wilson Meadley, 1774-1818; 1809

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expended, $16,399,000 of which $15,562,000 shall be available for the "Upper Colorado River Basin fund" authorized by section 5 of said act of April 11, 1956, and $837,000 shall be available for construction 43 USC 620d. of recreational and fish and wildlife facilities authorized by section 8 43 USC 62 Og. thereof. COLORADO RrVER BASIN PROJECT

For advances to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund, as authorized by section 403 of the Act of September 30, 1968 (82 Stat. 894), for the construction, operation, and maintenance of 43 USC 1543. projects authorized by title III of said Act, to remain available until 43 USC 1521. expended $46,645,000, of which $17,440,000 is for liquidation of contract authority provided by section 303(b) of said Act. 43 USC 1523. For advances to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund, as authorized by section 403 of the Act of September 30, 1968, for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $10,310,000 of which $1,500,000 is for liquidation of contract authority provided by section 303(b) of said Act. COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROJECTS

For construction, operation and maintenance of projects authorized by the Act of June 24, 1974, Public Law 93-320, to remain available 43 USC 1571. until expended, $19,670,000. For "Colorado River Basin salinity control projects" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $7,130,000. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof and other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, $132,162,000. of which $110,110,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $3,989,000 shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund: Provided, That funds advanced by water users for operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and such advances shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the amount appropriated herein includes $15,394.83 for Colorado River Front Work and Levee System due the Cocopah Indian Tribe because of a revision of the reservation boundary provided for in a decision of the Department of the Interior and a final judgment of the United States District Court. For "Operation and maintenance" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $34,017,000 of which $27,950,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $978,000 shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund. LOAN PROGRAM

For loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for construction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclamation projects, and for loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for construction of projects, as authorized by the Acts of July 4, 1955, as amended (43 U.S.C. 421a^21d), and August 6, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a-

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PUBLIC LAW 94-180—DEC. 26, 1975 422k), as amended, including expenses necessary for carrying out the program, $22,665,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any contract under the Act of July 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 244), as amended, not yet executed by the Secretary, which calls for the making of loans beyond the fiscal year in which the contract is entered into shall be made only on the same conditions as those prescribed in section 12 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1197). For "Loan program" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $9,205,000. EMERGENCY F U N D

For an additional amount for the "Emergency fund", as authorized by the Act of June 26, 1948 (43 U.S.C. 502), to remain available until expended for the purposes specified in said Act, $1,000,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund. For the "Emergency fund" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to remain available until expended, $200,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of general administration and related functions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $21,290,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377): Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administrative expenses. For "General administrative expenses" for the period 5vly 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, to be derived from the reclamation fund $5,600,000. SPECIAL FUNDS

Sums herein referred to as being derived from the Reclamation fund, the Colorado River Dam fund, or the Colorado River development fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), the Act of December 21, 1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U.S.C. 618a) respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expenditure under the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "General Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the special fund from which derived. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase of two aircraft; payment of claims for damages to or loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United States in the negotiations and administration of interstate compacts without reimbursement or return under the

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89 STAT. 1043

reclamation laws; rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law involving property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance Administration", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945; 58 Stat. 487. preparation and dissemination of useful information including recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-467): Provided, That no part of any appropriation made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on behalf of specific reclamation projects except "General Administrative Expenses" and amounts provided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, and general engineering and research under the head "General Investigations". Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, contained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be paid: Provided, That the incurring of any obligation prohibited by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation 43 USC 377a. and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users' organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation "Construction and Rehabilitation" for work by force account on any one project or Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program unit and then only when such work is unsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has been received and, other than otherwise provided in this paragraph or as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the construction allotment for any project from the appropriation "Construction and Rehabilitation" contained in this Act, shall be available for construction work by force account: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 43 USC 504 and note. ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

For engineering and economic investigations to promote the development and utilization of the water, power, and related resources of Alaska, $652,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $30,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and reports thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). 16 USC 661 note.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-180—DEC. 26, 1975 For "General investigations" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $198,000, to remain available until expended. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of projects in Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $837,500. For "Operation and maintenance" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $209,000.. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 16 USC 838 note, established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are hereby specifically approved for construction of the following major transmission facilities: (a) transmission lines and related facilities to integrate generation into the main Bonneville Power Administration system from W P P S S No. 3 and No. 5 Nuclear Generating Plants near Satsop, Washington. For the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, expenditures at a rate not greater than the quarterly rate provided for fiscal year 1976 are hereby approved. SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, $1,000,000. For "Operation and maintenance" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $257,000. SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION

For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, $680,000, to remain available until expended. For "Construction" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $125,000, to remain available until expended. OPERATION AND M A I N T E N A N C E

For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $6,000,000.

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For "Operation and maintenance" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,850,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SEC. 301. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. SEC. 302. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. SEC. 303. Appropriations in this title shall be available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency, or economy, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686): Provided, That reimbursements for costs of supplies, materials, and equipment, and for services rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such reimbursements are received. SEC. 304. No part of any funds made available by this Act to the Southwestern Power Administration may be made available to any other agency, bureau, or office for any purposes other than for services rendered pursuant to law to the Southwestern Power Administration.

Emergency reconstruction.

Fire prevention

Warehouses, garages, and shops.

Southwestern Power Administration.

TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT OFFICES A P P A L A C H I A N REGIONAL COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the activities of the Federal Cochairman and his alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission and for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, as specified in section 105 of the A p p a lachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended (40 A p p. U.S.C. 105), which activities are hereby authorized pending the enactPost, p. 1079 ment of H.R. 4073 or similar authorizing legislation, $1,830,000. For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 42 USC 3181 note. September 30, 1976, $480,000. F U N D S APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

For expenses necessary to carry out the activities specified in the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 40 A p p. U.S.C. 2-405, except expenses authorized by section 105 of said Act,

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including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, to remain available until expended, which activities are hereby authorized pending the enactment of H.E. 4073 or similar authorizing legislation, $288,200,000, of which $162,200,000 shall be available for the Appalachian Development Highway System, but no part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available for expenses in connection with commitments for contracts or grants for the Appalachian Development Highway System in excess of the total amount herein and heretofore appropriated. For "Appalachian regional development programs" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $50,000,000, of which $37,500,000 shall be available for the Appalachian Development Highway System. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 Stat. 716), $79,000. For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $19,000. CONTRIBUTION TO DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 Stat. 706,707), $215,000. For "Contribution to Delaware River Basin Commission" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $53,000. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as authorized by law, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $35,610,000. For "Salaries and expenses" including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $250 for official reception and representation expenses, for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $8,558,000. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN C O N T R I B U T I O N TO I N T E R S T A T E COMMISSION O N THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

33 USC 567b-l.

To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal contribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748), as amended by the Act of September 25, 1970 (Public Law 91-407), $52,000. For "Contribution to Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin" for period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $13,000.

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NUCLEAR EEGULATORY COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, including the 42 USC 5801 employment of aliens; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; publica- ^°^^tion and dissemination of atomic information; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $7,000); reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; $215,423,000: Provided, That from this appropriation, transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the performance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred. For "Salaries and expenses" in accordance with the above provisions for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $51,425,000. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (84 Stat. 1541), $79,000. For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $19,000. CONTRIBUTION TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (84 Stat. 1530, 1531), $150,000. For "Contribution to Susquehanna River Basin Commission" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $38,000. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY PAYMENT TO TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. ch. 12A), 16 USC 831. including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,025,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation and other funds available to th« Tennessee Valley Authority shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one aircraft for replacement only, and the purchase of not to exceed two hundred and thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only. For "Payment to the Tennessee Valley Authority fund" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $30,550,000, to remain available until expended, and include hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-180—DEC. 26, 1975 WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL WATER RESOURCES P L A N N I N G

For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962—1962d-3), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals (42 U.S.C. 1962a-4(5), and 42 U.S.C. 1962a^(5), and hire of passenger motor vehicles (42 U.S.C. 1962a-4(6)), $10,722,000, to remain available until expended, including $1,300,000, for carrying out the provisions of title I and administering the provisions of titles II, III, and IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d(D)), $2,765,000, for preparation of assessments and plans (42 U.S.C. 1962d (c)), $303,000, for preparation of plans (33 U.S.C. 1289), $1,354,000, for expenses of river basin commissions under title II of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d(a)), and $5,000,000 for grants to States under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962c(a)): Provided, That the share of the expenses of any river basin commission borne by the Federal Government pursuant to title II of the Act shall not exceed $250,000 annually for recurring operating expenses, including the salary and expenses of the chairman. For "Water resources planning" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,350,000. TITLE V-^GENERAL PROVISIONS Fiscal year limitation.

Standard level user charge, limitation.

40 USC 490. Short title.

S E C 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall* remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein, except as provided by section 204 of Public Law 93-554. S E C 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services Administration in excess of 90 per centum of the standard level user charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and services. This Act may be cited as the "Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Researcli Appropriation Act, 1976". Approved December 26, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-319 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 94-711 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 94-505 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): June 24, considered and passed House. Dec. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 12, House and Senate agreed to conference report.

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89 STAT. 1049

Public Law 94-181 94th Congress An Act To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, as amended. Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, the Small Eeclamation Projects Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 1044) as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) Subsection 2(d) of the Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: " (d) The term 'project' shall mean (i) any complete irrigation project, or (ii) any multiple-purpose water resource project that is authorized or is eligible for authorization under the Federal reclamation laws, or (iii) any distinct unit of a project described in clause (i) and (ii) or (iv) any project for the drainage of irrigated lands, without regard to whether such lands are irrigated with water supplies developed pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, or (v) any project for the rehabilitation and betterment of a project or distinct unit described in clauses (i), ( i i), (iii), and (iv): Provided, That the estimated total cost of the project described in clause (i), ( i i), (iii), ( i v), or (v) does not exceed the maximum allowable estimated total project cost as determined by subsection (f) hereof: Provided further, That a project described in clause (i), ( i i), or (iii) may consist of existing facilities as distinct from newly constructed facilities, and funds made available pursuant to this Act may be utilized to acquire such facilities subject to a determination by the Secretary that such facilities meet standards of design and construction which he shall promulgate and that the cost of such existing facilities represent less than fifty per centum of the cost of the project. JSTothing contained in this Act shall preclude the making of more than one loan or grant, or combined loan and grant, to an organization so long as no two such loans or grants, or combinations thereof, are for the same project, as herein defined.". (b) Section 2, as amended, is further amended by adding a new subsection (f) as follows: " (f) The maximum allowable estimated total project cost of a proposal submitted during any given calendar year shall be determined by the Secretary using the Bureau of Reclamation composite construction cost index for January of that year with $15,000,000 as the January 1971 base.". (c) Section 4, as amended, is further amended by adding a new subsection (d) as follows: " (d) A t the time of his submitting the project proposal to the Congress, or at any subsequent time prior to completion of construction of the project, including projects heretofore approved, the Secretary may increase the amount of the requested loan and / o r grant to an amount within the maximum allowed by subsection (a) of section 5 of the Act as herein amended, to compensate for increases in construction costs due to price escalation.".

Dec. 27. 1975 [H.R. 6874] Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, amendments. 43 USC 4221i. "Project." 43 USC 422b.

Project cost, maximum amount.

Project proposal, submittal to Congress. 43 USC 422d.

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43 USC 422e. 43 USC 422b. 43 USC 422j.

PUBLIC LAW 94-181—DEC. 27, 1975 (d) Section 4, as amended, is further amended by changing subsection (d) to subsection (e) and by changing the reference m the last sentence of the renumoered subsection from (d) to (e). (e) Section 4, as amended, is further amended by changing subsection (e) to subsection (f). (f) Subsection 5(a), as amended, is further amended by deleting "$10,000,000 or" and iaserting in lieu thereof the following: "twothirds of the maximum allowable estimated total project cost as determined by subsection (f) of section 2, or". (g) Section 10, as amended, is further amended by deleting "$300,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the amount of "$400,000,000". Approved December 27, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-505 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 94-544 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Oct. 6, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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89 STAT. 1051

Public Law 94-182 94th Congress An Act To amend title X VIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted 'by the House of Representative and the Senate of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO H E A L T H SERVICES

Dec. 31. 1975 [H.R. 10284] Medicare; food stamp distribution; irrigation dams, taxes.

PREVAILING CHARGE LEVEL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976

SEC. 101. (a) Section 1842(b)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the provisions of the third and fourth sentences preceding this sentence, the prevailing charge level in the case of a physician service in a particular locality determined pursuant to such third and fourth sentences for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, shall, if lower than the prevailing charge level for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, in the case of a similar physician service in the same locality by reason of the application of economic index data, be raised to such prevailing charge level for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be applicable with respect to claims filed under part B of title X VIII of the Social Security Act with a carrier designated pursuant to section 1842 of such Act and processed by such carrier after the appropriate changes v;ere made in the prevailing charge levels for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, on the basis of economic index data under the third and fourth sentences of section 1842(b)(3) of such Act; except that (1) if less than the correct amount was paid (after the application of subsection (a) of this section) on any claim processed prior to the enactment of this section, the correct amount shall be paid by such carrier at such time (not exceeding 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section) as is administratively feasible, and (2) no such payment shall be made on any claim where the difference between the amount paid and the correct amount due is less than $1.

42 USC 1395u.

42 USC 1395u note. 42 USC 1395J.

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITT TO WAIVE 2 4-HOUR NURSING SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITALS

SEC. 102. Section 1861(e)(5) of the Social Security Act is amended 42 USC 1395x. by striking out "January 1, 1976" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1979". COORDINATION BETWEEN MEDICARE AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' H E A L T H BENEFITS PROGRAM

SEC. 103. Section 1862(c) of the Social Security Act is repealed.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-182—DEC. 31, 1975 TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO PART B P R E M I U M DETERMINATIONS

42 USC 1395r. Effective date. 42 USC 1395r note.

SEC. 104. (a) Section 1839(c)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "June 1" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "May 1". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations made under section 1839(c)(3) of the Social Security Act after the date of the enactment of this Act. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW AREAS

Poll. SEC. 105. Section 1152 of the Social Security Act is amended by 42use 1320C-1. adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) In any case in which the Secretary has established, within a State, two or more appropriate areas with respect to which Professional Standards Eeview Organizations may be designated, he shall, prior to designating a Professional Standards Review Organization for any such area, conduct in each such area a poll in which the doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy engaged in active practice therein will be asked: 'Do you support a change from the present local and regional Professional Standards Review Organization area designations to a single statewide area designation?'. If, in each such area, more than 50 per centum of the doctors responding to such question respond in the affirmative, then the Secretary shall establish the entire State as a single Professional Standards Review Organization area. "(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not be applicable with respect to the designation of Professional Standards Review Organization areas in any State, if, prior to the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary has entered into an agreement (on a conditional basis or otherwise) with an organization designating it as the Professional Standards Review Organization for any area in the State.". UPDATING o r THE LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NURSING HOMES

42 USC 1395x. Effective date. 42 USC 1395x note.

42 USC 1395, 1396.

S E C 106. (a) Section 1861(j)(13) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "(21st edition, 1967)" and inserting in lieu thereof " (23d edition, 1973)". (b) Subject to subsection (c), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the first day of the sixth month which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Any institution (or part of an institution) which complied with the requirements of section 1861(j) (13) of the Social Security Act on the day preceding the first day referred to in subsection (b) shall, so long as such compliance is maintained (either by meeting the applicable provisions of the Life Safety Code (21st edition, 1967), with or without waivers of specific provisions, or by meeting the applicable provisions of a fire and safety code imposed by State law as provided for in such section 1861(j) (13)), be considered (for purposes of titles XVTII and X IX of such Act) to be in compliance with the requirements of such section 1861(j) (13), as it is amended by subsection (a) of this section.

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GRANTS FOR CERTAIN EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

SEC. 107. Nothing contained in section 222(a) of Public Law 92-603 42 USC 1395f shall be construed to preclude or prohibit the Secretary of Health, note. Education, and Welfare from including in any grant otherwise authorized to be made under such section moneys which are to be used for payments, to a participant in a demonstration or experiment with respect to which the grant is made, for or on account of costs incurred or services performed by such participant for a period prior to the date that the project of such participant is placed in operation, if— (1) the applicant for such grant is a State or an agency thereof, (2) such participant is an individual practice association which has been in existence for at least 3 years prior to the date of enactment of this section and which has in effect a contract with such State (or an agency thereof), entered into prior to the date on which the grant is approved by the Secretary, under which such association will, for a period which begins before and ends after the date such grant is so approved, provide health care services for individuals entitled to care and services under the State plan of such State which is approved under title X IX of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 1396. (3) the purpose of the inclusion of the project of such association is to test the utility of a particular rate-setting methodology, designed to be employed in prepaid health plans, in an individual practice association operation, and (4) the applicant for such grant affirms that the use of moneys from such grant to make such payments to such individual practice association is necessary or useful in assuring that such association will be able to continue in operation and carry out the project described in clause (3). PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION STARTUP DEADLINE

SEC. 108. (a) Subsections (c)(1) and (f)(1) of section 1152 of the Social Security Act are each amended by striking out "January 1, 1976" 42 USC 1320c-l. and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1978". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply in any ^^ USC 1320c-l area designated in accordance with section 1152(a)(1) of the Social "°^®Security Act where— (1) the membership association or organization representing the largest number of doctors of medicine in such area, or in the State in which such area is located if different, has adopted by resolution or other official procedure a formal policy position of opposition to or noncooperation with the established program of professional standards review; or (2) the organization proposed to be designated by the Secretary under section 1152 of such Act has been negatively voted upon in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f)(2) thereof. STUDY REGARDING COVERAGE UNDER PART B OF MEDICARE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY OPTOMETRISTS

S E C 109. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct a study of, and submit to the Congress not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this section a report containing his findings and recommendations with respect to, the appropriateness of reimbursement under the insurance program established by part B of

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PUBLIC LAW 94-182—DEC. 31, 1975 title X VIII of the Social Security Act for services performed by doctors of optometry but not presently recognized for purposes of reimbursement with respect to the provision of prosthetic lenses for patients with aphakia. UTILIZATION REVIEW UNDER MEDICAID

42 USC 1396b. 42 USC 1396a.

Effective date. 42 USC 1396b note.

SEC. 110. (a) Section 1903(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "(C) such State has in effect a continuous program of review of utilization pursuant to section 1902(a) (30) whereby each admission is reviewed or screened in accordance with criteria established by medical and other professional personnel who are not themselves directly responsible for the care of the patient involved, and who do not have a significant financial interest in any such institution and are not, except in the case of a hospital, employed by the institution providing the care involved; and the information developed from such review or screening, along with the data obtained from prior reviews of the necessity for admission and continued stay of patients by such professional personnel, shall be used as the basis for establishing the size and composition of the sample of admissions to be subject to review and evaluation by such personnel, and any such sample may be of any size up to 100 per centum of all admissions and must be of sufficient size to serve the purpose of (i) identifying the patterns of care being provided and the changes occurring over time in such patterns so that the need for modification may be ascertained, and (ii) subjecting admissions to early or more extensive review where information indicates that such consideration is warranted; and", (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar month which begins not less than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. CONSENT BY STATES TO CERTAIN

42 USC 1396a.

SUITS

SEC. 111. (a) Section 1902 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a State plan tor medical assistance must include a consent by the State to the exercise of the judicial power of the United States in any suit brought against thp State or a State officer by or on behalf of any provider of 42 USC 1395x. services (as defined in section 1861(u)) with respect to the application of subsection (a) (13)(D) to services furnished under such plan after June 30, 1975, and a waiver by the State of any immunity from such a u s e prec. title 1. suit conferred by the 11th amendment to the Constitution or otherwise." 42 USC 1396b. (b) Section 1903 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount payable to any State under this section with respect to any quarter beginning after December 31, 1975, shall be reduced by 10 per centum of the amount determined with respect to such quarter under the preceding provisions of this section if such State is found by the Secretary Supra. not to be in compliance with section 1902(g)." Effective date. (c) The amendments made by this section shall (except as other42 USC 1396a wise provided therein) become effective January 1, 1976. note.

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89 STAT. 1055

UTILIZATION REVIEW ACTIVITIES

SEC. 112. (a)(1) Section 1861(w) of the Social Security Act is 42 USC 1395x. amended— [A) by inserting " (1) " immediately after "(w)", and B) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (2) Utilization review activities conducted, in accordance with the requirements of the program established under part B of title X I of the Social Security Act with respect to services furnished by a hos- 42 USC 1320c. pital to patients insured under part A of this title or entitled to have 42 USC 1395c. payment made for such services under a State plan approved under title V or X IX, by a Professional Standards Keview Organization 42 USC 701, designated for the area in which such hospital is located shall be 1396. deemed to have been conducted pursuant to arrangements between such hospital and such organization under which such hospital is obligated to pay to such organization, as a condition of receiving payment for hospital services so furnished under this part or under such a State plan, such amount as is reasonably incurred and requested (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) by such organization in conducting such review activities with respect to services furnished by such hospital to such patients.". Payment to (2) Section 1815 of such Act is amended— provider of (A) by inserting " (a) " immediately after "SEC. 1815.", and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: services. " (b) No payment shall be made to a provider of services which is a 42 USC 1395g. hospital for or with respect to services furnished by it for any period with respect to which it is deemed, under section 1861(w)(2), to have Supra. in effect an arrangement with a Professional Standards Review Organization for the conduct of utilization review activities by such organization unless such hospital has paid to such organization the amount due (as determined pursuant to such section) to such organization for the review activities conducted by it pursuant to such arrangements or such hospital has provided assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that such organization will promptly be paid the amount so due to it from the proceeds of the payment claimed by the hospital. Payment under this title for utilization review activities provided by a Professional Standards Review Organization pursuant to an arrangement or deemed arrangement with a hospital under section 1861(w)(2) shall be calculated without any requirement that the reasonable cost of such activities be apportioned among the patients of such hospital, if any, to whom such activities were not applicable.". (c) Section 1168 of such Act is amended by adding at the end Transfer of fuiads. thereof the following new sentence: "The Secretary shall make such 42 USC transfers of moneys between the funds, referred to in clauses (a), (b), 1320C-17. and (c) of the preceding sentence, as may be appropriate to settle accounts between them in cases where expenses properly payable from the funds described in one such clause have been paid from funds described in another of such clauses.". (d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with Effective date. respect to utilization review activities conducted on and after the first 42 USC 1395x day of the first month which begins more than 30 days after the date of note. enactment of this Act,

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PUBLIC LAW 94-182—DEC. 31, 1975 TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOOD STAMPS PROVIDED TO AFDC F A M I L I E S FOOD STAMP DISTRIBUTION TO ATDC FAMILIES

7 USC 2019 note. 7 USC 2019.

QEC. 201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the final date for compliance with regulations in implementation of section 10(e)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, may be extended until October 1, 1976. TITLE III—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AMENDMENT CERTAIN IRRIGATION

DAMS

26 USC 103.

SEC. 301. (a) Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to interest on certain governmental obligations) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: "(e) CERTAIN IRRIGATION DAMS.—A dam for the furnishing of water for irrigation purposes which has a subordinate use in connection with the generation of electric energy by water shall be treated as meeting the requirements of subsection (c)(4)(G) if— "(1) substantially all of the stored water is contractually available for release from such dam for irrigation purposes, and "(2) the water so released is available on reasonable demand to members of the general public.". Effective date. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to obliga26 USC 103 note, tions issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved December 31, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-626 (Comm. on Ways and Means). SENATE REPORT No. 94-549 (Comm. on Finance). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 121 (1975): Nov. 17, considered and passed House. Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 18, 19, House concurred in Senate amendments with an amendment. Dec. 19, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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89 STAT. 1057

Public Law 94-183 94th Congress An Act To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to establisii time limitations in applying for civil service retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8345 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(h)(1) No payment shall be made from the Fund unless an application for benefits based on the service of an employee or Member is received in the Civil Service Commission before the one hundred and fifteenth anniversary of his birth. "(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, after the death of an employee, Member, or annuitant, no benefit based on his service shall be paid from the Fund unless an application therefor is received in the Civil Service Commission within 30 years after the death or other event which gives rise to title to the benefit.". SEC. 2. Title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 302(b)(2) strike out "324" and insert "3702" in place thereof; (2) In section 552a(g)(5) strike out "to the effective date of this section" and insert in lieu thereof "to September 27, 1975"; (3) In section 2902(b) strike out "the Postmaster General,"; (4) In section 3351 strike out ", except an appointment made under section 3311 of title 39"; (5) In section 3363 strike out ", except an appointment made under section 3311 of title 39"; (6) Strike out section 3364; (7) In the analysis of chapter 33 strike out item 3364; (8) In section 3501(b) strike out ", except an employee whose appointment is made under section 3311 to title 39"; (9) In section 3581(5)(A) strike out "3582(a)" and insert "3582 (b)" in place thereof; (10) In the last sentence of section 3582(b) strike out "on or after the date of enactment of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969" and insert "after December 29, 1969" in place thereof; (11) In section 4102(a)(2)(B) strike out "(except a Posmaster)"; (12) In section 5102(c)(5) strike out "White House Police" and insert "Executive Protective Service" in place thereof; (13) In section 5102(c)(9) strike out "40" and insert "305" in place thereof; (14) In section 5108(c) (11) strike out "twenty two" and insert in lieu thereof "twenty-five"; (15) In section 5108(c) redesignate paragraphs (11) through (14) as paragraphs (11) through (16), respectively; (16) In section 5303(c) strike out "and section 3552 of title 39"; (17) In section 5314 redesignate paragraphs (53) through (61) as paragraphs (53) through (63), respectively; (18) In section 5315 redesignate paragraphs (91) through (104) as paragraphs (91) through (107), respectively;

Dec. 31, 1975 [H.R. 4573]

Civil service retirement benefits. Applications, time limitations.

Repeal.

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Repeal.

'Average pay.

PUBLIC LAW 94-183—DEC. 31, 1975 (19) In section 5316 redesignate paragraphs (131) through (136) as paragraphs (131) through (139), respectively; (20) In section 5365 strike out" (a) "; (21) In section 5533(d)(7) strike out subparagraph (F) and redesi^ate subparagraphs (G) and (H) as (F) and (G), respectively; (22) In section 5541(2) (iv) strike out "White House Police" and insert "Executive Protective Service" in place thereof; (23) In the catchline of section 5545 strike out "SUNDAY,"; (24) In the analysis of chapter 55 strike out "Sunday," in item 5545; (25) In section 6101(a)(4) strike out "education" and insert "educational" in place thereof; (26) Strike out section 6309; (27) In the analysis of chapter 63 strike out item 6309; (28) In section 6324(a) strike out "White House Police" and insert "Executive Protective Service" in place thereof; (29) In section 6324(b)(3) strike out "White House Police" and insert "Executive Protective Service" in place thereof; (30) In section 7511(1) strike out ", except an employee whose appointment is made under section 3311 of title 39"; (31) In section 8193 redesignate subsection (e), the second time it appears, as subsection (f); (32) In section 8332(b)(8) strike out "on or after February 19, 1929, and prior to the effective date of section 442 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970" and insert "after February 18, 1929, and before noon on January 3, 1971" in place thereof; (33) In section 8332(b)(9) strike out "8339(h)" and insert "8339 (i) " in place thereof; (34) In section 8333(c)— (A) strike out "of title 5" and insert "of this title" in place thereof; (B) strike out "of this chapter" and insert "of this title" in place thereof; (35) In section 8340(c)(3) strike out "on or after the first day of the first month that begins on or after the date of enactment of the Civil Service Retirement Amendments of 1969" and insert "after October 31, 1969" in place thereof; (36) In section 8341(c) strike out "8339(k)" and insert "8339 (k)(1)" in place thereof; (37) In section 8348(h)(2) strike out "thirty" and insert "30" in place thereof; (38) Amend section 8331(4) to read as follows: " (4) 'average pay' means the largest annual rate resulting from averaging an employee's or Member's rates of basic pay in effect over any 3 consecutive years of creditable service or, in the case of an annuity under subsection (d) or (e)(1) of section 8341 of this title based on service of less than 3 years, over the total service, with each rate weighted by the time it was in effect;";

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89 STAT. 1059

(39) In section 8332(b)(7) strike out " (—U.S.C.—)"; 5 USC 8332. (40) I n section 8336(d) strike out "a reduced" and insert "an" in place thereof; (41) In the last sentence of section 8336(g) strike out "a reduced" and insert "an" in place thereof; (42) In the analysis of chapter 85 strike out item 8524 and insert in lieu thereof the following: '8524. Repealed, and (43) In section 8902 redesignate subsection (j), as added by the Act of July 30, 1974 (Public Law 93-363, 88 Stat. 398), as subsection (k). Approved December 31, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-252 (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service). SENATE REPORT No. 94-540 (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): July 21, considered and passed House. Dec. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 18, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-184—DEC. 31, 1975

Public Law 94-184 94th Congress An Act Dec. 31, 1975 [H.R. 7862]

Farm Credit Act of 1971, amendments. 12 USC 2001 note. 12 USC 2129. 12 USC 2258.

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 relating to credit eligibility for cooperatives serving agricultural producers, and to enlarge the access of production credit associations to Federal district courts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-181, 85 Stat. 583) is amended as follows: (a) Section 3.8(d) is amended by inserting after "80 per centum" the following: " (70 per centuni in the case of rural electric, telephone, and public utility cooperatives)". (b) Section 5.24 is amended by striking out all after the first sentence. Approved December 31, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-609 (Comm. on Agriculture). SENATE REPORT No. 94-554 (Comm. on Agriculture and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Nov. 4, considered and passed House. Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.

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89 STAT. 1061

Public Law 94-185 94th Congress An Act To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for nine months.

Dec. 31, 1975 [H.R. 11016]

Be it enacted by the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 102(c) 50 USC app. (1) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 is amended by striking out 1212. "December 31, 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1976", Approved December 31, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): Dec. 15, considered and passed House. Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 18, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-186—DEC. 31, 1975

Public Law 94-186 94th Congress Joint Resolution Dec. 31, 1975 [H.J. Res. 749]

94th Congress. Second session. Reports to Congress.

TO provide for the beginning of the second session of the Ninety-fourth Congress and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled^ That the second regular session of the Ninety-fourth Congress shall begin at noon on Monday, January 19, 1976. SEC. 2. That (a) notwithstanding the provisions of section 201 of the Act of June 10, 1922, as amended (31 U.S.C. section 11), the President shall transmit to the Congress not later than January 21, 1976, the budget for the fiscal year 1977, and (b) notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of the Act of February 20, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. section 1022), the President shall transmit to the Congress not later than January 26, 1976, the Economic Report, and (c) notwithstanding the provisions of clause (3) of section 5(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 1024(6)), the Joint Economic Committee shall file its report on the President's 1976 Economic Report with the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 19, 1976. SEC. 3. That prior to the convening of the second regular session of the Ninety-fourth Congress on January 19, 1976, as provided in section 1 of this resolution. Congress shall reassemble at 12 o'clock meridian on the second day after its Members are notified in accordance with section 4 of this resolution. SEC. 4. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever in their opinion the public interest shall warrant it or whenever the majority leader of the House and the majority leader of the Senate, acting jointly, or the minority leader of the House and the minority leader of the Senate, acting jointly, file a written request with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate that the Congress reassemble for the consideration of legislation. Approved December 31, 1975.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 121 (1975): Dec. 16, considered and passed House. Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 19, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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 PUBLIC LAW 94-187—DEC. 31, 1975

89 STAT. 1063

Public Law 94-187 94th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to the Energy Research and Development Administration in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and section 16 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Dec. 31, 1975 [H.R. 3474]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Energy Research United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976 SEC. 101. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Energy Research and Development Administration in accordance with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2017), section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5875), and section 16 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5915): (a) For "Operating expenses", for the following programs, a sum of dollars equal to the total of the following amounts: (1)

FOSSIL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.—

(A) Coal liquefaction: Costs, $96,897,000. Changes in selected resources, $665,000. (B) High Btu gasification (coal): Costs, $37,838,000. Changes in selected resources, $20,526,000. (C) Low Btu gasification (coal): Costs, $54,671,000. Changes in selected resources, (minus) $4,282,000. Provided, That not less than 20 per centum of the funds appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph (C) shall be used for in situ processes. (D) Advanced power systems (coal): Costs, $8,261,000. Changes in selected resources, $2,340,000. (E) Direct combustion (coal): Costs, $32,645,000. Changes in selected resources, $5,451,000. (F) Advanced research and supporting technology (coal), for the following: (i) Advanced coal conversion process: Costs, $13,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $1,000,000. (ii) Advanced direct coal utilization process: Costs, $4,600,000. Changes in selected resources, $400,000. (iii) Advanced supporting research: Costs, $8,374,000. Changes in selected resources, $119,000.

and Development Administration. Appropriation authorization.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-187—DEC. 31, 1975 (iv) System studies: Costs, $9,087,000. Changes in selected resources, $2,813,000. (G) Demonstration plants (coal): Costs, $18,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $18,900,000, (H) Natural gas and oil extraction: Costs, $32,865,000. Changes in selected resources, $8,564,000. (I) Natural gas and oil utilization: Costs, $1,582,000. Changes in selected resources, $215,000. (J) Oil shale in situ processing: Costs, $16,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $3,000,000. (K) Oil shale composition and characterization: Costs, $1,113,000. Changes in selected resources, $152,000. (L) Magnetohydrodynamics: Costs, $22,340,000. Changes in selected resources, $12,160,000. (2) SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT:

Costs, $97,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $62,425,000. (3) GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT:

Costs, $34,750,000. Changes in selected resources, $8,520,000. (4)

CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—

(A) Electric Power Transmission: Costs, $11,830,000. Changes in selected resources, $300,000. (B) Advanced Transportation Power Systems: Costs, $19,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $4,500,000. (C) Energy Storage Systems: Costs, $23,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $5,700,000. (D) End-use Conservation: Costs, $31,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $18,650,000. (E) Improved Conversion Efficiency: Costs, $12,625,000. Changes in selected resources, $3,000,000. (F) U A a n Waste Conversion: Costs, $10,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $5,000,000. (5) NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OTHER PROGRAMS.—$3,158,970,000, of which a sum of dollars for the following programs equal to the total of the following amounts is included: (A) Scientific and technical education in support of Nonnuclear Energy Technologies: "Costs, $4,500,000. Changes in selected resources, $1,350,000. (B) General new programs in Environmental and Safety Research in support of nonnuclear energy technology: Costs, $22,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $7,700,000.

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 PUBLIC LAW 94-187—DEC. 31, 1975 (C) For use as provided in section 316 of this Act: Costs, $4,000,000. Changes in selected resources, $1,000,000. (D) Nonpulmonary health studies on miners and people living in areas subjected to a h i g h incidence of sulphur oxides and trace elements: Costs, $400,000. Changes in selected resources, $100,000. (E) New programs of physical research in molecular and materials sciences in support of nonnuclear technologies: Costs, $15,725,000. Changes in selected resources, $3,750,000. (F) $2,750,000 shall be available pursuant to sections 14 and 16 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Eesearch and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5913 and 5915) as follows: (i) $1,250,000 for the National Bureau of Standard s; (ii) $500,000 for the Council on Environmental Q u a l i t y; and (iii) $1,000,000 for the W a t e r Eesources Council, (b) For " P l a n t and capital equipment", including construction, acquisition, or modification of facilities, including land acquisition; and acquisition and fabrication of capital equipment not related to construction, a sum of dollars equal to the total of the following amounts: FOSSIL E N E R G Y DEVELOPMENT (1)

COAL.—

Project 76-1-a, clean boiler fuel demonstration plant ( A - E and lon.qr-lead procurement), $20,000,000. Project 76-1-b, H i g h B t u synthetic pipeline gas demonstration plant ( A - E and long-lead procurement), $20,000,000. Project 76-1-c, Low B t u fuel gas demonstration plant, ( A - E and long-lead procurement), $15,000,000. Project 76-1-d, Fluidized bed direct combustion demonstration plant, $13,000,000. SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL, AND ADVANCED E N E R G Y SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (2) SOLAR E N E R G Y DEVELOPMENT.—

Project 76-2-a, F i v e megawatt solar thermal test facility, $5,000,000. Project 76-2-b, Ten megawatt central receiver solar thermal powerplant, ( A - E and long-lead procurement), $5,000,000. (3) GEOTHERMAL E N E R G Y DEVELOPMENT. —

Project 76-3-a, Geothermal powerplant (steam) ( A - E and longlead procurement), $5,000,000. Project 76-3-b, Geothermal powerplant ( A - E and long-lead p r o curement), $5,000,000. (4) P H Y S I C A L RESEARCH.—

Project 76-4-a, accelerator and reactor improvements and modifications, $4,000,000. NUCLEAR E N E R G Y DEVELOPMENT (5)

F U S I O N POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—

Project 76-5-a, To k a m a k fusion test reactor, Princeton P l a s m a Physics Laboratory, Plainsboro, New Jersey, $23,000,000. Project 76-5-]b, 14 Mev intense neutron source facility, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $22,100,000.

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PUBLIC LAW 94^187—DEC. 31, 1975 Project 76-5-c, 14 Mev high intensity neutron facility, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, $5,000,000. (6) F I S S I O N POWER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.—

Project 76-6-a, modifications to reactors, $4,000,000. Project 76-6-b, sodium components test installation steam and feedwater system modiJEication, Liquid Metal Engineering Center, S a n t a Susana, California, $7,700,000. (7) F I S S I O N POWER REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.—

Project 76-7-a, test reactor area fire main replacement, I d a h o National Engineering Laboratory, I d a h o, $2,200,000. (8)

N U C L E A R MATERIALS.—

Project 76-8-a, additional facilities, high level waste storage, Savann a h River, South Carolina, $68,000,000. Project 76-8-b, additional high level waste storage facilities, Richland, Washington, $35,000,000. Project 76-8-c, supplemental N reactor irradiated fuel storage, Richland, Washington, $2,500,000. Project 76-8-d, u p r a t e electrical switchyards for Roane substation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $8,100,000. Project 76-8-e, conversion of existing steam plants to coal capability, gaseous diffusion plants and Feed Materials Production Center, Fernald, Ohio, $12,200,000. Project 76-8-f, radioactive liquid waste system improvements, I d a h o Chemical Processing P l a n t, I d a h o National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $5,800,000. Project 76-8-g, additional facilities, enriched uranium production, locations undetermined, $25,000,000. NATIONAL SECURITY (9)

WEAPONS.—

Project 76-9-a, M K - 1 2 A M I N U T E M A N III production facilities, various locations, $3,000,000. Project 76-9-b, plutonium metallurgy building modifications, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, $1,000,000. Project 76-9-c, limited life component exchange facility, Charleston, South Carolina, $13,900,000. Project 76-9-d, water control and recycle project, Rocky F l a t s, Colorado, $3,100,000. (10)

WEAPONS.—

Project 76-10-a, fire wall construction, Bendix P l a n t, Kansas City, Missouri, $2,000,000. Project 76-10-b, fire protection improvements, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $4,450,000. Project 76-10-c, P H E R M E X enhancement, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $6,150,000. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY RESEARCH (11)

BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.—

Project 76-11-a, modifications and additions to biomedical and environmental research facilities, $3,200,000. Project 76-11-b, inhalation toxicology research facilities, $6,800,000. ( 1 2) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.—$64,670,000. (13) CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND DESIGN.—$6,000,000. (14) SAFEGUARDS AND FACILITY UPGRADING.—

Project 76-14, safeguard and security u p g r a d i n g, various locations, $32,800,000.

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89 STAT. 1067

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT N O T KELATED TO CONSTRUCTION

(15) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.—Acquisition and fabrication of capital equipment not related to construction, for the following programs, a sum of dollars equal to the total of the following a m o u n t s: (A) Fossil energy development, $425,000. (B) Solar energy development, $3,000,000. (C) Geothermal energy development, $3,120,000. (D) Conservation research and development including improved conversion efficiency, $11,500,000. (E) Physical research in molecular and materials sciences in support of nonnuclear energy technology, $4,600,000. (F) Environmental and safety research in support of nonnuclear energy technology, $2,000,000. (G) Nuclear energy and other programs, $237,502,000. SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS.— (a) The Administration is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101(b)(4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (11), and (14) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 25 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. (b) The Administration is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101(b)(7) and (10) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 10 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. (c) The Administration is authorized to start any project under subsection 101(b) (12) only if it is in accordance with the following: (1) The maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $750,000 and the maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such project shall be $300,000: Provided, That the building cost limitation may be exceeded if the Administration determines that it is necessary in the interest of efficiency and economy. (2) The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 101(b) (12) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that section by more than 10 per centum. (d) The total cost of any project undertaken under subsections 101 (b)(4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (11), and (14) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project by more than 25 per centum unless and until additional appropriations are authorized under section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended: Provided, 42 USC 2017.. That this subsection will not apply to any project with an estimated cost less than $5,000,000. (e) The total cost of any project undertaken under subsection 101 (b)(7) and (10) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project by more than 10 per centum, unless and until additional appropriations are authorized under section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended: Provided, That this subsection will not apply to any project with an estimated cost less than $5,000,000. SEC. 103. AMENDMENT OF PRIOR YEAR ACT S. — (a)

Section 101

of

Public Law 91-273, as amended, is further amended by (1) striking from subsection (b)(1), project 71-1-f, process equipment modifications, gaseous diffusion plants, the figure ''$295,100,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$478,100,000"; and (2) striking from subsection (b)(9), project 71-9, fire, safety, and adequacy of operating conditions projects, various locations, the figure "$193,000,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$240,000,000".

84 Stat. 299.

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