93 STAT. 1262
PUBLIC LAW 96-164—DEC. 29, 1979 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS REPROG RAMMING
SEC. 201. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act— (1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program in excess of 105 percent of the amount authorized for that program by this Act or $10,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that program by this Act, whichever is the lesser, and (2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program which has not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) has passed after receipt by the appropriate committees of Congress of notice from the Secretary of Energy (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Secretary") containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action, or unless each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Secretary written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action, (b) In no event may the total amount of funds obligated pursuant to this Act exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS
SEC. 202. (a) The Secretary is authorized to carry out any construction project under the general plant projects provisions authorized by this Act if the total estimated cost of such construction project does not exceed $1,000,000. (b) If at any time during the construction of any general plant project authorized by this Act, the estimated cost of such project is revised due to unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of such project exceeds $1,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately furnish a complete report to the appropriate committees of Congress explaining the reasons for the cost variation. (c) In no event may the total amount of funds obligated to carry out all general plant projects authorized by this Act exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated for such projects by this Act. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
SEC. 203. (a) Whenever the current estimated cost of any construction project which is authorized by section 102 of this Act, or which is in support of the national security programs of the Department of Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by more than 25 percent (1) the amount authorized for such project, or (2) the amount of the total estimated cost for such project as shown in the most recent budget justification data submitted to Congress, such project may not be started or additional obligations incurred in connection with such project, as the case may be, unless a period of 30 days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) has passed after receipt by the appropriate committees of Congress of written notice from the Secretary containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such action, or unless
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