33 U.S.C. § 2752 — Annual appropriations

(a) Required. Except for subsection (b), money in the Fund may be used only as annual appropriation Acts provide. (b) Exceptions. (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to (A) sections 2706(f), 2712(a)(4), or 2736, or (B) up to $50,000,000 per fiscal year that the President makes available from the Fund to carry out section 1321(c) and begin the natural-resource-damage assessment required by section 2706. (2)(A) If that amount is not enough, the Coast Guard may take necessary advances from the Fund, up to $100,000,000 for each advance. Total advances may not exceed the amounts available under section 9509(c)(2) of title 26. (B) Within 30 days after taking an advance, the Coast Guard must tell Congress the amount and why it was needed. (C) The Coast Guard must repay advances when, and to the extent that, it recovers removal costs from responsible parties for the discharge or substantial threat of discharge. (3) Money covered by this subsection remains available until spent.