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10 U.S.C. § 6301 — Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under environmental laws
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**(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) 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(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.
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**(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) 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(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 7271d, Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXI, § 3143, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2733, which related to requirements for specific funding requests for new or modified nuclear weapons, was renumbered section 4209 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(e)(10), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1759, and was formerly classified to [section 2529 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2529&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6120 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6120&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 7272, Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 210, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3202, which prohibited the use of funds for purposes related to the licensing of defense activities or facilities of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was renumbered section 4103 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(d)(4)(A)–(C)(ii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1757, and was formerly classified to [section 2513 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2513&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6106 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6106&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 7273, Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 211, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3203, which related to restrictions on the use of funds to pay penalties under the Clean Air Act, was renumbered section 4722 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(5)(A)–(C)(ii), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781, 1782, and was formerly classified to [section 2762 of Title
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2761, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4721, formerly Pub. L. 99–661, div. C, title I, § 3132, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4063; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4721, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(4), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(h)(5), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1081, restricted use of appropriated funds to pay penalties under environmental laws. See [section 6301 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6301&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2762, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4722, formerly Pub. L. 96–540, title II, § 211, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3203; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4722, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(5), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(h)(6), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(r), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3901, restricted use of appropriated funds to pay penalties under the Clean Air Act. See [section 6302 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6302&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces. Provisions similar to those in section 2762 were contained in Pub. L. 96–164, title II, § 211, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1264.
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