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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) To provide guidance and assistance to 

4 claimants.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

7 (b) ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND

8 WORKER HEALTH.—Section 3687 of the Energy Employ9 ees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 

10 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s–16) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

13 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 

15 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 

16 (C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(E) the claims adjudication process gen19 erally, including review of procedure manual 

20 changes prior to incorporation into the manual 

21 and claims for medical benefits; and 

22 ‘‘(F) such other matters as the Secretary 

23 considers appropriate; and’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (g)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Energy 

2 shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Energy 

3 and the Secretary of Labor shall each’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

5 sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall make 

6 available to the Board the program’s medical 

7 director, toxicologist, industrial hygienist and 

8 program’s support contractors as requested by 

9 the Board.’’; 

10 (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 

11 subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 

12 (4) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(h) RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

15 than 60 days after submission to the Secretary of Labor 

16 of the Board’s recommendations, the Secretary shall re17 spond to the Board in writing, and post on the public 

18 internet website of the Department of Labor, a response 

19 to the recommendations that— 

20 ‘‘(1) includes a statement of whether the Sec21 retary accepts or rejects the Board’s recommenda22 tions; 

23 ‘‘(2) if the Secretary accepts the Board’s rec24 ommendations, describes the timeline for when those 

25 recommendations will be implemented; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) if the Secretary does not accept the rec2 ommendations, describes the reasons the Secretary 

3 does not agree and provides all scientific research to 

4 the Board supporting that decision.’’. 

5 SEC. 3135. REPLACEMENT OF W78 WARHEAD. 

6 (a) REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 210 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad9 ministrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the 

10 congressional defense committees a report on replac11 ing the W78 warhead. 

12 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

13 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

14 (A) A discussion of the alternatives consid15 ered with respect to replacing the W78 war16 head, including— 

17 (i) a description of the technical risks, 

18 schedule, and costs for each alternative to 

19 replacing the W78 warhead; and 

20 (ii) a description of any changes since 

21 January 15, 2014, to the requirements for 

22 such alternatives. 

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