TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING SAVANNAH RIVER SITE.

SEC. 3135. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING SAVANNAH RIVER SITE. (a) Plan.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Congress a plan for the expenditure of funds in an equitable manner to foster technology transfer to, and economic development activities in, the communities surrounding the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. (2) The plan required under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be based on a report on the matters referred to in that paragraph that is prepared by the appropriate official of the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site and submitted to the Secretary; and (B) shall be submitted to the Congress by the Secretary within 30 days after the date on which the report referred to in subparagraph (A) is submitted to the Secretary. (b) Limitation.—The Secretary of Energy may not, for the purpose of fostering technology transfer to, and economic develop-107 STAT. 1946ment activities in, the communities referred to in subsection (a)(1), obligate more than $5,000,000 of the $30,000,000 appropriated to the Department of Energy for such purpose pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 3102 until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Congress the plan required under that subsection.