"[4] Congress annually considers several appropriations measures, which provide funding for numerous activities, for example, national defense, education, and homeland security, as well as general government operations.

2609; 113th Congress) is one of several regular appropriation bills that were passed by the House of Representatives in order to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2014.

[1] The bill would appropriate funds to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining to navigable waters and wetlands; (3) the formerly utilized sites remedial action program for clean-up of early atomic energy program contamination; (4) flood control and coastal emergencies, including hurricanes and other natural disasters; and (5) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).

[6] The bill includes a provision that would prohibit the "Army Corps from revising regulations on the discharge of fill material.

"[6] An amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Lynch was adopted that would increase funding for Civil Works construction by $20 million and cut Fossil Energy Research and Development by an equal amount.

[7] The bill would make appropriations for FY2014 to the United States Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project Completion Account; (2) the United States Bureau of Reclamation, including for water and related natural resources; (3) the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund; (4) California Bay-Delta Restoration; (5) administrative expenses in the Office of the Commissioner (the Denver office); and (6) offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation.

[1] The bill would prohibit the use of funds: (1) to conduct closure of adjudicatory functions, technical review, or support activities associated with the Yucca Mountain (Nevada) geologic repository license application; or (2) for actions that irrevocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in the future.

[6] Representative Mike Burgess offered an amendment that was adopted that would prohibit the "implementation and enforcement of federal regulations related to refrigerators, freezers and incandescent light bulbs.

"[8] Representative Marsha Blackburn offered an amendment that was adopted which would prevent the Department of Energy from regulating ceiling fans.

[8] Representative Tim Walberg offered an amendment that was adopted that would end a national media campaign that promotes alternative energy to the public.

[8] The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on July 2, 2013 by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ).

[11] This 229-page report includes an introduction, tables comparing spending and requested funds in FY 2013 and 2014, and additional views by members of the committee.

[4][8] The Senate introduced, but did not pass, their own alternative version of the bill S. 1245, also called the "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.

"[7] The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics.