PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-461 (c) PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF LONG-TERM CHEMICAL SEPARATION ACTIVITIES.— Not later than February 15, 2001, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a plan for the transfer of all long-term chemical separation activities at the Savannah River Site from the F-canyon facility to the H-canyon facility commencing in fiscal year 2002. SEC. 3138. CONTINGENT LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE WITH FOR- MERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM FUNDING PROHIBITION. (a) CONTINGENT LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Effective November 1, 2001, but subject to subsection (b), no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act for the Department of Energy or the Department of the Army may be obligated or expended for travel by— (1) the Secretary of Energy or any officer or employee of the Office of the Secretary of Energy; or (2) the Chief of Engineers. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall ' not take effect if before November 1, 2001, both of the following | certifications are submitted to the congressional defense committees: (1) A certification by the Secretary of Energy that the Department of Energy is in compliance with the requirements of section 3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 925; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note). (2) A certification by the Chief of Engineers that the Corps of Engineers is in compliance with the requirements of that section. (c) TERMINATION.— I f the limitation in subsection (a) takes effect, the limitation shall cease to be in effect when both certifications referred to in subsection (b) have been submitted to the congressional defense committees. SEC. 3139. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR SUBSURFACE GEOSCIENCES LABORATORY AT IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3102(a), not more than $400,000 may be available to the Secretary of Energy for purposes of carrying out a conceptual design for a Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho. (b) LIMITATION. —None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may be obligated until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (c). (c) REPORT.— The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the proposed Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory. The report shall include the following: (1) Whether there is a need to conduct mesoscale experiments to meet long-term clean-up requirements at Department of Energy sites.
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