U.S. Code > Title 50 War and National Defense > CHAPTER 42—ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS (§§ 2501—2822) > SUBCHAPTER VII—BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS (§§ 2741—2771) > Part A—Recurring National Security Authorization Provisions (§§ 2741—2752) > § 2750. Transfer of defense environmental management funds

§ 2750. Transfer of defense environmental management funds

(a) Transfer authority for defense environmental management funds
The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office of the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer defense environmental management funds from a program or project under the jurisdiction of that office to another such program or project.
(b) Limitations
(1) Number of transfers
Not more than one transfer may be made to or from any program or project under subsection (a) in a fiscal year.
(2) Amounts transferred
The amount transferred to or from a program or project in any one transfer under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
(3) Determination required
A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the manager determines that the transfer is necessary—
(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the environment; or
(B) to assure the most efficient use of defense environmental management funds at the field office.
(4) Impermissible uses
Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has not been authorized by Congress.
(c) Exemption from reprogramming requirements
The requirements of section 2742 of this title shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to subsection (a).
(d) Notification
The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer occurs.
(e) Definitions
In this section:
(1) The term “program or project” means, with respect to a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that is for environmental restoration or waste management activities necessary for national security programs of the Department, that is being carried out by that office, and for which defense environmental management funds have been authorized and appropriated.
(2) The term “defense environmental management funds” means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an authorization for carrying out environmental restoration and waste management activities necessary for national security programs.