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PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section, extend the time period during which licensee is required to commence the construction of the project for not more than one 2-year time period. SEC. 315. (a) None of the funds made available under the accounts ‘‘non-defense environmental management’’, ‘‘uranium facilities maintenance and remediation’’, ‘‘defense environmental restoration and waste management’’, or ‘‘defense facilities closure projects’’ may be obligated at a Department of Energy site or laboratory, or in association with a site or laboratory, if the effect of such would result in the Department of Energy exceeding for that site or laboratory the comparable current-year level of funding, or the amount of the fiscal year 2003 budget request, whichever is greater. (b) The limitation of subsection (a) will not apply to a site or laboratory after such time that the Department has entered into a site performance management plan for that site or laboratory consistent with the intent of the Department’s environmental management acceleration and reform initiative. SEC. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Nuclear Security Administration is prohibited from taking any actions adversely affecting employment at the Nevada Operations Office for a period of not less than 365 days, unless the Administrator seeks and is granted a waiver, in writing, from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. SEC. 317. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, using funds appropriated in this title, the Secretary of Energy shall proceed with planning and analyses for external regulation of the Department’s laboratories under the Office of Science as directed in the statement of managers accompanying this bill. TITLE IV INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, and, for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $71,290,000, to remain available until expended. DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456, section 1441, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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