114 STAT. 1654A-476 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX in subsection (a) under systems described in paragraph (1), set forth by total amount and by amount per fiscal year. (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS. —(1) No amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy by this Act or any other Act for purposes of the Nuclear Materials Protection, Control, and Accounting Program may be obligated or expended after September 30, 2000, for any project under the program at a site controlled by the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (MINATOM) in Russia until the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the access policy established with respect to such project, including a certification that the access policy has been implemented. (2) The access policy with respect to a project under this subsection shall— (A) permit appropriate determinations by United States officials regarding security requirements, including security upgrades, for the project; and (B) ensure verification by United States officials that Department of Energy assistance at the project is being used for the purposes intended. SEC. 3172. NUCLEAR CITIES INITIATIVE. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) The Secretary of Energy may, in accordance with the provisions of this section, expand and enhance the activities of the Department of Energy under the Nuclear Cities Initiative. (2) In this section, the term "Nuclear Cities Initiative" means the initiative arising pursuant to the joint statement dated July 24, 1998, signed by the Vice President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and the agreement dated September 22, 1998, between the United States and the Russian Federation. (b) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 $30,000,000 for purposes of the Nuclear Cities Initiative. (c) LIMITATION PENDING SUBMISSION OF AGREEMENT.—No amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2001 for the Nuclear Cities Initiative may be obligated or expended to provide assistance under the Initiative for more than three nuclear cities in Russia and two serial production facilities in Russia until 30 days sifter the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a copy of a written agreement between the United States Government and the Government of the Russian Federation which provides that Russia will close some of its facilities engaged in nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly work. (d) LIMITATION PENDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT REVIEW PROCEDURES.— (1) Not more than $8,750,000 of the amounts referred to in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended for purposes of the Initiative until the Secretary of Energy establishes and implements project review procedures for projects under the Initiative and submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
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