Public Law 91–273

For “Operating expenses”, $2,013,307,990, not to exceed $119,450,000 in operating costs for the High Energy Physics program category.

For “Plant 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:

The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101(b) (1), (2), (3), and (4) 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.

The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101(b) (5) and (6) 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.

The Commission is authorized to start any project under subsection 101(b)(7) only if it is in accordance with the following:

Section 110 of Public Law 86–50, as amended, is further amended by adding the following at the end of the present text of subsection (f) of said section: ”And provided further, That waiver of use charges by the Commission may not extend beyond ten years after initial criticality of the reactor.”

Section 101 of Public Law 89–32, as amended, is further amended by adding to subsection (b)(4) for project 66–4–a, sodium pump test facility, the words “for design and Phase I construction.”

Section 101 of Public Law 91–44 is amended by striking from subsection (b)(1), project 70–1–c, waste encapsulation and storage facilities, Richland, Washington, the words “(AE only)” and further striking the figure “$1,200,000” and substituting therefor the figure “$10,750,000”.

The Commission is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative arrangement with a reactor manufacturer and others for participation in the research and development, design, construction, and operation of a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor powerplant, in accordance with the criteria heretofore submitted to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and referred to in section

83 Stat. 47.

68 Stat. 952.

42 USC 2209.

106 of Public Law 91–14, without regard to the provisions of section 169 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission is further authorized to continue to conduct the Project Definition Phase subsequent to the aforementioned cooperative

Appropriations

arrangement. Appropriations totaling $50,000,000 are hereby authorized for the aforementioned cooperative arrangement and for the Project Definition Phase authorized by section 106 of Public Law 91–44 and this section, said total amount to include the sum authorized

83 Stat. 47.

by section 106 of Public Law 91–44. The Commission is also authorized

Additional assistance.

hereby, without regard to the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to agree under said cooperative arrangement to

31 USC 665.

provide assistance up to a total amount of $50,000,000 less the stuns available to the Commission and utilized for the Project Definition Phase contracts authorized pursuant to section 106 of Public Law 91–14 and this section; and, in addition to said total amount, in the Commission’s discretion, to provide assistance up to a total amount of $50,000,00 in the form of Commission-furnished services, facilities or equipment otherwise available to or planned by the Commission under its civilian base program: Provided, That said ceiling amounts shall

Waiver.

not be deemed to include assistance in the form of waiver of use charges during the term of the cooperative arrangement and the Commission may agree to provide such assistance without regard to the provisions of section 53 of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, by waiving use

68 Stat. 930;

78 Stat. 603;

81 Stat. 577.

42 USC 2073.

Arrangement; submission to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

charges in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.

Before the Commission enters into any arrangement or amendment thereto under the authority of subsection (a) of this section, the basis for the arrangement or amendment thereto which the Commission proposes to execute (including the name of the proposed participating party or parties with whom the arrangement is to be made, a general description of the proposed powerplant, the estimated amount of cost to be incurred by the Commission and by the participating parties, and the general features of the proposed arrangement or amendment) shall be submitted to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, and a period of forty-five days shall elapse while Congress is in session (in computing such forty-five days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of adjournment for more than three days): Provided, however, That the Joint

Waiver.

Committee, after having received the basis for a proposed arrangement or amendment thereto, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of, or all or any portion of, such forty-five day period: Provided further, That such arrangement or amendment shall be entered into in accordance with the basis for the arrangement or amendment submitted as provided herein: And provided further, That no

Cost limitation.

basis for arrangement need be resubmitted to the Joint Committee for the sole reason that the estimated amount of the cost to be incurred by the Commission exceeds the estimated cost previously submitted to the Joint Committee by not more than 15 per centum.