Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 5852

Availability of funds

(a)

Appropriations for salaries and expenses; additional purposes

Funds appropriated for “Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses” shall be available to the Commission for the following additional purposes:
(1)
Employment of aliens.
(2)
section 3109 of title 5 Services authorized by .
(3)
Publication and dissemination of atomic information.
(4)
Purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms.
(5)
Reimbursements to the General Services Administration for security guard services.
(6)
Hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft.
(7)
Transfers of funds to other agencies of the Federal Government for the performance of the work for which such funds are appropriated, and such transferred funds may be merged with the appropriations to which they are transferred.
(8)
Transfers to the Office of Inspector General of the Commission, not to exceed an additional amount equal to 5 percent of the amount otherwise appropriated to the Office for the fiscal year. Notice of such transfers shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations.
(b)

Appropriations for Office of Inspector General; additional purposes

Funds appropriated for “Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Office of Inspector General” shall be available to the Office for the additional purposes described in paragraphs (2) and (7) of subsection (a).

(c)

Use of program funds for salaries and expenses

section 2169 of this title1

1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
section 3302 of title 31Moneys received by the Commission for the cooperative nuclear research program, services rendered to State governments, foreign governments, and international organizations, and the material and information access authorization programs, including criminal history checks under   may be retained and used for salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding , and shall remain available until expended.

(d)

Use of funds to provide voluntary separation incentive payments

section 663(c)(2)(D) of Public Law 104–208section 663 of Public Law 104–208Notwithstanding , and to facilitate targeted workforce downsizing and restructuring, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use funds appropriated in this Act to exercise the authority provided by section 663 of that Act with respect to employees who voluntarily separate from , through . All of the requirements in , except for section 663(c)(2)(D), apply to the exercise of authority under this section.

(e)

Fiscal year applicability

Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall apply to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Pub. L. 105–245, title V, § 506112 Stat. 1856(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 663 of Public Law 104–208section 663 of Pub. L. 104–208110 Stat. 3009–314section 5597 of Title 5, referred to in subsec. (d), is , div. A, title I, § 101(f) [title VI], , , 3009–383, which is set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

Pub. L. 105–245112 Stat. 1838This Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is , , , known as the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999, and not as part of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Similar Provisions

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 105–62, title IV111 Stat. 1336, , .

Pub. L. 104–206, title IV110 Stat. 3000, , .

Pub. L. 104–46, title IV109 Stat. 417, , .

Pub. L. 103–316, title IV108 Stat. 1721, , .

Pub. L. 103–126, title IV107 Stat. 1332, , .

Pub. L. 102–377, title IV106 Stat. 1340, , .

Pub. L. 102–104, title IV105 Stat. 534, , .

Pub. L. 101–514, title IV104 Stat. 2096, , .

Pub. L. 101–101, title IV103 Stat. 664, , .

Pub. L. 100–371, title IV102 Stat. 872, , .

Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title IV]101 Stat. 1329–104, , , 1329–128.

Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(e) [title IV]100 Stat. 1783–194Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(e) [title IV]100 Stat. 3341–194, , , 1783–211, and , , , 3341–211.

Pub. L. 99–141, title IV99 Stat. 577, , .

Pub. L. 98–360, title IV98 Stat. 419, , .

Pub. L. 98–50, title IV97 Stat. 260, , .

Pub. L. 97–88, title IV95 Stat. 1147, , .

Pub. L. 96–367, title IV94 Stat. 1344, , .

Pub. L. 96–69, title IV93 Stat. 449, , .