,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjae,mr4 
,flake 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4  
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4  
,hell]1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 &   
,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y ,=e/s        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to provide     
cancellation ceil+s = /ew>d%ip end      
result contract+ projects1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ew>d%ip ,end ,result     
,contract+ ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4       
,/ew>d%ip end result contract+ projects 
7a7 ,cancellation ceil+s ,section       
#fjd7;d7 ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration  
,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7d77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 
7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g7 z p>agraphs 7#f71    
7#g71 & 7#h71 respectively2  7#b7 by    
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+3     
7#e7 ,cancellation ceil+s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al

 ,! ,*ief & ! ,director may obligate    
funds to cov] any pot5tial cancellation 
or t]m9ation co/s = an agreem5t or      
contract "u subsection 7b7 9 /ages t are
 economically or programmatically       
viable4  7,b7 ,notice  7i7 ,submission  
to congress ,n lat] ?an #cj days be=e   
ent]+ into a multiye> agreem5t or       
contract "u subsection 7b7 t includes a 
cancellation ceil+ 9 excess (           
#be1jjj1jjj1 b does n include propos$   
fund+ = ! co/s ( cancell+ ! agreem5t or 
contract up to ! cancellation ceil+     
e/abli%$ 9 ! agreem5t or contract1 !    
,*ief & ! ,director %all submit to !    
,committees on ,en]gy & ,natural        
,res\rces & ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & 
,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committees on    
,natural ,res\rces & ,agriculture ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a writt5 notice 
t includes-- 7,i7 7aa7 ! cancellation   
ceil+ am\nts propos$ = ea* program ye> 9
 ! agreem5t or contract2 &  7bb7 !      
reasons = ! cancellation ceil+ am\nts   
propos$ "u item 7aa72  7,,ii7 ! ext5t to

 :i* ! co/s ( contract cancellation are 
n includ$ 9 ! budget = ! agreem5t or    
contract2 &  7,,iii7 a f9ancial risk    
assessm5t ( n includ+ budget+ = ! co/s (
 agreem5t or contract cancellation4     
7ii7 ,transmittal to ,,omb ,at lea/ #ad 
days be=e ! date on :i* ! ,*ief &       
,director ent] into an agreem5t or      
contract "u subsection 7b71 ! ,*ief &   
,director %all transmit to ! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget a copy 
( ! writt5 notice submitt$ "u clause    
7i74  4  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#f7 7z        
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a771 by /rik+ 1
 ! ,*ief may & ins]t+ & section         
#b7;a77#a7 ( ! ,act ( ,july #ca1 #aidg  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,mat]ials ,act (     
#aidg7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;a77#a771 !  
,*ief & ! ,director may4  7b7 ,excess   
(fset value ,section #fjd7;g77#b7 ( !   
,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7g77#b77 is am5d$1
 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 use ! excess to  
satisfy any out/&+ liabilities =        

cancell$ agreem5ts or contracts2 or     
7,b7 if !re are no out/&+ liabilities "u
 subp>agraph 7,a71 apply ! excess to o!r
 au?oriz$ /ew>d%ip projects4  4  7c7    
,report+ ,section #fjd7;i7 ( ! ,heal?y  
,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7i77 is am5d$1 by /rik+
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ins]t+ ,committees on ,en]gy &       
,natural ,res\rces & ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committees on ,natural ,res\rces &     
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4