{ "id": "R44895", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "R44895", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 585304, "date": "2018-05-11", "retrieved": "2019-12-20T21:26:29.230574", "title": "Energy and Water Development: FY2018 Appropriations", "summary": "The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps); the Department of the Interior\u2019s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Central Utah Project (CUP); the Department of Energy (DOE); the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and several other independent agencies. DOE typically accounts for about 80% of the bill\u2019s total funding.\nPresident Trump submitted his FY2018 budget proposal to Congress on May 23, 2017. The budget requests for agencies included in the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill totaled $34.189 billion (including offsets)\u2014$4.261 billion (11.1%) below the FY2017 level. DOE nuclear weapons activities were proposed for a $994 million increase (10.7%). Final FY2018 funding for energy and water development programs was generally increased by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141), which was signed by the President on March 23, 2018. \nMajor Energy and Water Development funding issues for FY2018 include\nWater Agency Funding Reductions. The Trump Administration requested reductions of 17.2% for the Corps and 14.3% for Reclamation for FY2018. Those cuts were largely rejected by the House, the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act. \nTermination of Energy Efficiency Grants. DOE\u2019s Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program would have been terminated under the FY2018 budget request. The cuts were not included in the Consolidated Appropriation, and were also not approved by the House or by the Senate committee.\nReductions in Energy Research and Development. Under the FY2018 budget request, DOE research and development appropriations would have been reduced for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) by 69.6%, nuclear energy by 30.8%, and fossil energy by 58.1%. The House approved most of the reductions in EERE research and development (48.1% cut from FY2017 enacted levels) but largely did not follow the proposed nuclear and fossil energy reductions (4.7% and no cut, respectively). The Senate committee largely did not follow the proposed reductions in EERE, nuclear energy, and fossil energy and instead included reductions of 7.3%, 10.9%, and 16.6%, respectively. Energy R&D funding was increased 12.9% by the FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act.\nNuclear Waste Repository. The Administration\u2019s budget request would have provided new funding for the first time since FY2010 for a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. DOE would have received $110 million to seek an NRC license for the repository, and NRC would have received $30 million to consider DOE\u2019s application. DOE would also have received $10 million to develop interim nuclear waste storage facilities. The requested funding for Yucca Mountain and interim storage was not included in the FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The House had approved the request but the Senate panel had not.\nElimination of Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2014Energy (ARPA-E). The Trump Administration proposed to eliminate funds for new research projects by ARPA-E, and called for terminating the program after currently funded projects were completed. The ARPA-E termination was approved by the House. The Senate committee recommended against the termination, providing $330 million\u2014$24 million above the FY2017 level. The FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act increased funding for ARPA-E by 15.5%\u2014to $353.3 million.\nPlutonium Disposition Plant Termination. Construction of the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), which would make fuel for nuclear reactors out of surplus weapons plutonium, was proposed for termination under the Trump Administration request. The Obama Administration had recommended termination since FY2015, but Congress had provided funds to continue construction. For FY2018, the House bill would have continued construction, but the Senate panel accepted the Administration request to terminate the project. The FY2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act conforms to provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-91) that allow DOE to pursue an alternative plutonium disposal program if sufficient cost savings are projected.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44895", "sha1": "0720a70cd021693a31d2acded89f55ba4281c842", "filename": "files/20180511_R44895_0720a70cd021693a31d2acded89f55ba4281c842.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R44895_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180511_R44895_images_fd7f88e659fcdbc9a6f6db07c553ee9a16de6f45.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44895", "sha1": "581ad0fe4f0bede7eb5661e6d5abeb47fa9530a2", "filename": "files/20180511_R44895_581ad0fe4f0bede7eb5661e6d5abeb47fa9530a2.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4894, "name": "Energy & Water Development Appropriations" }, { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4907, "name": "Energy Policy" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 574019, "date": "2017-09-20", "retrieved": "2018-05-10T12:31:08.828535", "title": "Energy and Water Development: FY2018 Appropriations", "summary": "The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps); the Department of the Interior\u2019s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Central Utah Project (CUP); the Department of Energy (DOE); the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); and several other independent agencies. DOE typically accounts for about 80% of the bill\u2019s total funding.\nPresident Trump submitted his FY2018 budget proposal to Congress on May 23, 2017. The budget requests for agencies included in the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill total $34.189 billion (including offsets)\u2014$4.261 billion (11.1%) below the FY2017 level. The largest proposed increase would go toward DOE nuclear weapons activities, up by $994 million (10.7%). The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY2018 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill with a manager\u2019s amendment by voice vote on July 12, 2017, with total funding of $37.64 billion without scorekeeping adjustments\u2014$809 million below FY2017 and $3.45 billion above the Administration request (H.R. 3266, H.Rept. 115-230). H.R. 3266 was combined with three other appropriations bill into H.R. 3219 and passed by the House with amendments on July 27, 1017. The text of H.R. 3219 was then included without further amendment in an FY2018 omnibus appropriations measure (H.R. 3354) that was passed by the House on September 14, 2017. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (S. 1609, S.Rept. 115-132) on July 20, 2017, with total funding of $39.27 billion, including $545.4 million in rescissions.\nMajor Energy and Water Development funding issues for FY2018 include\nWater Agency Funding Reductions. The Trump Administration requested reductions of 17.2% for the Corps and 14.3% for Reclamation for FY2018. Those cuts were largely rejected by the House and the Senate Appropriations Committee. \nTermination of Energy Efficiency Grants. DOE\u2019s Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program would be terminated under the FY2018 budget request. The House voted to continue those programs at the FY2017 funding level. The Senate committee also voted to continue those programs.\nReductions in Energy Research and Development. Under the FY2018 budget request, DOE research and development appropriations would be reduced for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) by 69.6%, nuclear energy by 30.8%, and fossil energy by 58.1%. The House approved most of the reductions in EERE research and development (48.1% cut from FY2017 enacted levels) but largely did not follow the proposed nuclear and fossil energy reductions (4.7% and no cut, respectively). The Senate committee largely did not follow the proposed reductions in EERE, nuclear energy, and fossil energy and instead included reductions of 7.3%, 10.9%, and 16.6%, respectively.\nNuclear Waste Repository. The Administration\u2019s budget request would provide new funding for the first time since FY2010 for a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. DOE would receive $110 million to seek an NRC license for the repository, and NRC would receive $30 million to consider DOE\u2019s application. DOE would receive $10 million to develop interim nuclear waste storage facilities. The House approved the request but the Senate panel provided none of the requested repository funding.\nElimination of Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2014Energy (ARPA-E). The Trump Administration proposes to eliminate funds for new research projects by ARPA-E, and terminate the program after currently funded projects are completed. The ARPA-E termination was approved by the House. The Senate committee recommended against the termination, providing $330 million\u2014$24 million above the FY2017 level.\nPlutonium Disposition Plant Termination. Construction of the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), which would make fuel for nuclear reactors out of surplus weapons plutonium, would be terminated under the Trump Administration request. The Obama Administration had recommended termination since FY2015, but Congress has provided funds to continue construction. 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DOE typically accounts for about 80% of the bill\u2019s total funding.\nPresident Trump submitted his FY2018 budget proposal to Congress on May 23, 2017. The budget requests for agencies included in the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill total $34.189 billion (including offsets)\u2014$4.261 billion (11.1%) below the FY2017 level. The largest proposed increase would go toward DOE nuclear weapons activities, up by $994 million (10.7%). The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY2018 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill with a manager\u2019s amendment by voice vote on July 12, 2017, with total funding of $37.64 billion without scorekeeping adjustments\u2014$809 million below FY2017 and $3.45 billion above the Administration request (H.R. 3266, H.Rept. 115-230). On July 18, 2017, the House Rules Committee released the amendment process for H.R. 3219, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018; amendments are to be drafted to a version of the bill that contains the language of four FY2018 appropriations bills including H.R. 3266. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development approved its version of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill by voice vote on July 18, 2017, with total funding of $38.4 billion.\nMajor Energy and Water Development funding issues for FY2018 include\nWater Agency Funding Reductions. The Trump Administration requested reductions of 17.2% for the Corps and 14.3% for Reclamation for FY2018. Those cuts were largely rejected by the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. \nTermination of Energy Efficiency Grants. DOE\u2019s Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program would be terminated under the FY2018 budget request. The House committee voted to continue those programs at the FY2017 funding level. The Senate subcommittee also voted to continue those programs.\nCuts in Energy R&D. Under the FY2018 budget request, appropriations for DOE research and development on energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE), nuclear energy, and fossil energy would be cut by a total of 53.7%. The House panel approved most of the reductions in EERE R&D (54.4% from FY2017 enacted) but largely rejected the proposed nuclear and fossil energy reductions (4.7% and 5.0%, respectively). The Senate subcommittee largely rejected reductions in EERE approving funding at $153 million below FY2017 enacted level (7.3% reduction).\nNuclear Waste Repository. The Administration\u2019s budget request would provide new funding for the first time since FY2010 for a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. DOE would receive $110 million to seek an NRC license for the repository, and NRC would receive $30 million to consider DOE\u2019s application. DOE would receive $10 million to develop interim nuclear waste storage facilities. The House panel approved the request.\nElimination of Advanced Research Projects Agency\u2014Energy (ARPA-E). The Trump Administration proposes to eliminate funds for new research projects by ARPA-E, and terminate the program after currently funded projects are completed. The ARPA-E termination was approved by the House committee. The Senate subcommittee rejected the termination and approved an increase in funding for ARPA-E above the FY2017 enacted level.\nPlutonium Disposition Plant Termination. Construction of the Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF), which would make fuel for nuclear reactors out of surplus weapons plutonium, would be terminated under the Trump Administration request. 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