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 United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014)
 Title 50. WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 Chapter 42. ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS
 SubChapter VII. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS
 Part A. Recurring National Security Authorization Provisions

  § 2745. Fund transfer authority  

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  • (a) Transfer to other Federal agencies

    The Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national security authorization to other Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to which the amounts are transferred.

     (b) Transfer within Department of Energy(1) Transfers permitted

    Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national security authorization to any other DOE national security authorization. Amounts of authorizations so transferred may be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same period as the authorization to which the amounts are transferred.

    (2) Maximum amounts

    Not more than 5 percent of any such authorization may be transferred to another authorization under paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by a transfer under such paragraph.

     (c) LimitationsThe authority provided by this subsection to transfer authorizations—(1) may be used only to provide funds for items relating to activities necessary for national security programs that have a higher priority than the items from which the funds are transferred; and(2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which Congress has specifically denied funds. (d) Notice to Congress

    The Secretary of Energy shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees of any transfer of funds to or from any DOE national security authorization.
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4705, formerly div. C, title XXXVI, § 3624, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2758; renumbered div. D, title XLVII, § 4705, by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(2)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781.)

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Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 7386d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 108–136.