42 U.S.C. § 7269a — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II,

Page 7097 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7269b 1 See References in Text note below. year, and recommendations for changes in laws and regulations needed to encourage more conservation and recycling by all seg- ments of the Nation’s populace; (7) a summary of substantive measures taken by the Department to stimulate and en- courage the development of new manpower re- sources through the Nation’s colleges and uni- versities and to involve these institutions in the execution of the Department’s research and development programs; and (8) to the extent practicable, a summary of activities in the United States by companies or persons which are foreign owned or con- trolled and which own or control United States energy sources and supplies, including the magnitude of annual foreign direct invest- ment in the energy sector in the United States and exports of energy resources from the United States by foreign owned or controlled business entities or persons, and such other re- lated matters as the Secretary may deem ap- propriate. (Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 657, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 603; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1052(g), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 718.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5914 of this title, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code. This chapter, referred to in par. (5), was in the origi- nal ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 95–91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565, known as the Department of Energy Organi- zation Act, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1995—Pub. L. 104–66 inserted ‘‘section 6325(c) of this title, section 10224(c) of this title,’’ after ‘‘section 774 of title 15,’’ in introductory provisions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 3rd item on page 88 identifies a reporting provision which, as subse- quently amended, is contained in this section), see sec- tion 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 7268. Leasing report The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Congress not later than one year after Au- gust 4, 1977, a report on the organization of the leasing operations of the Federal Government, together with any recommendations for reorga- nizing such functions may deem necessary or ap- propriate. (Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 658, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 604.) § 7269. Transfer of funds The Secretary, when authorized in an appro- priation Act, in any fiscal year, may transfer funds from one appropriation to another within the Department, except that no appropriation shall be either increased or decreased pursuant to this section by more than 5 per centum of the appropriation for such fiscal year. (Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 659, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 604.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries COSTS OF DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS FOR CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES Pub. L. 111–85, title III, § 308, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2872, provided that: ‘‘(a) In any fiscal year in which the Secretary of En- ergy determines that additional funds are needed to re- imburse the costs of defined benefit pension plans for contractor employees, the Secretary may transfer not more than 1 percent from each appropriation made available in this and subsequent Energy and Water De- velopment Appropriation Acts to any other appropria- tion available to the Secretary in the same Act for such reimbursements. ‘‘(b) Where the Secretary recovers the costs of de- fined benefit pension plans for contractor employees through charges for the indirect costs of research and activities at facilities of the Department of Energy, if the indirect costs attributable to defined benefit pen- sion plan costs in a fiscal year are more than charges in fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall carry out a transfer of funds under this section. ‘‘(c) In carrying out a transfer under this section, the Secretary shall use each appropriation made available to the Department in that fiscal year as a source for the transfer, and shall reduce each appropriation by an equal percentage, except that appropriations for which the Secretary determines there exists a need for addi- tional funds for pension plan costs in that fiscal year, as well as appropriations made available for the Power Marketing Administrations, the title XVII [probably means title XVII of Pub. L. 109–58 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.)] loan guarantee program, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall not be subject to this re- quirement. ‘‘(d) Each January, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Senate on the state of defined ben- efit pension plan liabilities in the Department for the preceding year. ‘‘(e) This transfer authority does not apply to supple- mental appropriations, and is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this or any other Act. The authority provided under this section shall expire on September 30, 2015. ‘‘(f) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing not less than 30 days in advance of each transfer authorized by this section.’’ § 7269a. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20319, as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 21. Section, Pub. L. 102–377, title III, § 302, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1339, authorized transfer of funds between appro- priations for Department of Energy activities. § 7269b. Transfer of unexpended appropriation balances The unexpended balances of prior appropria- tions provided for activities in this Act or subse- quent Energy and Water Development Appro- priations Acts may on and after October 2, 1992, be transferred to appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title.1 Balances so transferred may be merged