Amendment101st Congress
Amendments required the General Accounting Office to evaluate and report to Congress on the Department of Energy project plans and cost estimates before obligating funds for the SSC project.
- Amendment Number
- 433
- Description
- Amendments required the General Accounting Office to evaluate and report to Congress on the Department of Energy project plans and cost estimates before obligating funds for the SSC project.
- Purpose
- An amendment to require a GAO evaluation of the completed summary project plan and of other Energy Department reports that the bill requires be completed before the $1.17 billion could be made available for obligation. The amendment also requires GAO to evaluate the reports certifying that the magnet assembly tests have been completed successfully, and that commitments have been received for contributions from Texas and foreign sources, and to evaluate any revisions to the summary project plan that are required as a result of the magnet assembly tests. (The bill requires these reports before $5.95 billion would be made available for obligation.) Finally, the amendment requires GAO audits of the annual Energy Department reports on the progress of the SSC and on its finances.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 2, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Wolpe amendments (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 420 - 0 (Roll no. 92).
- Latest Action Time
- 15:38:58
- Submitted Date
- May 2, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021