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[CITE: 42USC7273a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
                SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                Part C--General Administrative Provisions
 
Sec. 7273a. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under 
        environmental laws
        

(a) Restriction

    Funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for the Naval Nuclear 
Propulsion Program or the nuclear weapons programs or other atomic 
energy defense activities of the Department of Energy may not be used to 
pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in regard to a defense activity or 
facility of the Department of Energy due to a failure to comply with any 
environmental requirement.

(b) Exception

    Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to an 
environmental requirement if--
        (1) the President fails to request funds for compliance with the 
    environmental requirement; or
        (2) the Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and 
    such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and 
    the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.

(Pub. L. 99-661, div. C, title I, Sec. 3132, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 
4063.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Department of Energy National 
Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act 
of 1987 and also as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1987, and not as part of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
