H.R. 3981: To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 3981: To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-17 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) States that fees collected by the Secretary of Energy and deposited into the Nuclear Waste Fund shall be credited to the Fund as offsetting collections beginning October 1, 2004, and continuing through September 30, 2009, not to exceed the amounts annually appropriated during that period from the Fund. Sets a maximum amount for FY 2005 at $576 million. Authorizes necessary appropriations from the Fund to the extent that the level of budgetary resources from offsetting collections is insufficient to implement activities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 for a fiscal year. (Sec. 2) Instructs the Secretary to report to Congress biennially regarding the Fund's adequacy (including an assessment of whether current unexpended balances in the Fund, if made fully available to the Secretary, would affect annual fee determinations). Requires the report also to recommend whether this Act should be extended beyond its current expiration date of September 30, 2009, and whether alternative approaches may be necessary to access unexpended balances in the Fund.
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To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · 6 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3981, A bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes (2004-07-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3981, A bill to reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes (2004-07-08)
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Mike Rogers (R-AL)
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3981.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr3981 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108