One line of our record carries $19.74 billion against The Regents Of The University Of California. Department of Energy states $138.66 billion for the period ending 2026-06-30. The two count different spans, so we do not divide them.

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By Marisol Vega, Federal Spending Correspondent. Filed Sunday, 9 August 2026. Government Spending

The Department of Energy obligated $19.74 billion to date to The Regents of the University of California (UEI PKK5TD16N4H1) for work landing in CA as observed on 2026-08-09 . DOE budget authority stood at $138,659,933,490 as of 2026-06-30 . These two figures measure different spans and neither explains the other in the record .

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