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      "title": "Appropriations for FY1999: Energy and Water Development",
      "summary": "The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civil projects of the\nArmy Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, much of the\nDepartment of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies, including the Appalachian\nRegional Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the appropriated programs\nof the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The Administration requested $21.7 billion for these\nprograms for FY1999 compared with $21.0 billion appropriated for FY1998 and $19.97 billion for\nFY1997. The Senate, by a vote of 98-1, approved the Energy and Water bill ( S. 2138 )\non June 18, 1998, for a total of $21.4 billion. The House , by a vote of 405-4 approved its version\nof the bill ( H.R. 4060 ) on June 22, 1998 for $21.1 billion. The conference agreement,\nappropriating $21.2 billion, was reported out September 25, 1998. The conference report ( H.Rept.\n105-749 ) was approved by the House September 28, 1998, and approved by the Senate September\n29, 1998. The President signed the bill October 7, 1998.\n  Key issues involving the Energy and Water Development appropriations programs included:\n   Sharp cuts in the Corps of Engineers construction request. However, the House\nand Senate prevailed in supporting $1.43 billion, nearly double the amount of the\nrequest.  \n  \n   Significant proposed increases in DOE's research and development programs\nand in the nuclear weapons program. Increases over FY1998 were approved by Congress, but the\namount agreed to was 3.1% below the Administration's request. The nuclear weapons budget was\nhiked by about $300 million over the FY1998 amount.  \n   DOE's proposed \"accelerated cleanup\" of former weapons sites. Environmental\ncleanup programs were supported at near the level of the DOE request. However, the requested\namount for the privatization of DOE waste management projects was cut in half by Congress. \n  \n   Increased funding for nuclear energy programs. Congress supported funding\nfor nuclear energy programs at $41 million over FY1998 but $42 million less than the DOE\nrequest.  \n   Continued funding of TVA's non-power programs. Funding for TVA was not\nincluded in the Energy and Water Development bill for FY1999.  \n  The FY1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act ( P.L. 105-277 ) added money to several programs\nfunded in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, including the Corps of Engineers, DOE's\nrenewable energy program and its defense activities program, and TVA. This additional funding is\nnot incorporated in the budget tables that follow, but significant changes are noted in the text under\nKey Policy Issues.",
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