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nah River Site is not feasible, the Department shall modify
the design of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication facility at
the Savannah River Site so that it includes an immobiliza-
tion capability. If the Secretary determines that proceeding
with the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication facility is not fea-
sible, the Department shall proceed with construction of the
Plutonium Immobilization Plant.
(d) LIMITATION ON PLUTONIUM SHIPMENTS.—If the
plan required in subsection (b) is not submitted to Congress
by February 1, 2002, the Secretary shall be prohibited from
shipping defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
to the Savannah River Site during the period beginning
on February 1, 2002, and ending on the date on which such
plan is submitted to Congress.
SEC. 3135. SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE VICIN-
ITY OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY,
NEW MEXICO.
(a) SUPPORT FOR FISCAL 2002.—From amounts ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of
Energy by this title—
(1) $5,000,000 shall be available for payment by
the Secretary for fiscal year 2002 to the not-for-profit
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, as
chartered in accordance with section 3167(a) of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 2052); and
(2) $8,000,000 shall be available for extension of
the contract between the Department of Energy and
the Los Alamos Public Schools through fiscal year
2002.
(b) SUPPORT FOR FISCAL 2003.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary is authorized to—
(1) make payment for fiscal year 2003 similar
to the payment referred to in subsection (a)(1); and
(2) provide for a contract extension through fis-
cal 2003 similar to the contract extension referred to
in subsection (a)(2).
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The foundation referred to in
subsection (a)(1) shall—
(1) utilize funds provided under this section as
a contribution to the endowment fund for the founda-
tion; and
(2) use the income generated from investments in
the endowment fund that are attributable to payments
made under this section to fund programs to support
the educational needs of children in public schools in
the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2002, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report setting forth the following:
(1) An evaluation of the requirements for contin-
ued payments beyond fiscal year 2003 into the en-
dowment fund of the foundation referred to in sub-
section (a) to enable the foundation to meet the goals
of the Department to support the recruitment and re-
tention of staff at the Los Alamos National Labora-
tory.
(2) The Secretary’s recommendations for any
further support beyond fiscal year 2003 directly to the
Los Alamos Public Schools.
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY
BOARD
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2002, $18,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL
DEFENSE STOCKPILE
SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
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(1) The term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile’’
means the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
U.S.C. 98c).
(2) The term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile Trans-
action Fund’’ means the fund established under sec-
tion 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).
(3) The term ‘‘Market Impact Committee’’ means
the Market Impact Committee appointed under sec-
tion 10(c) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–1(c)).
SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.
(a) OBLIGATION OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.—During fis-
cal year 2002, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may
obligate up to $65,200,000 of the funds in the National De-
fense Stockpile Transaction Fund for the authorized uses
of such funds under section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)),
including the disposal of hazardous materials that are envi-
ronmentally sensitive.
(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National Defense
Stockpile Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the
amount specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense
Stockpile Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or
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emergency conditions necessitate the additional obligations.
The National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the ad-
ditional obligations described in the notification after the
end of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which
Congress receives the notification.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The authorities provided by this
section shall be subject to such limitations as may be pro-
vided in appropriations Acts.
SEC. 3303. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE AND EXCESS MATE-
RIALS CONTAINED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
STOCKPILE.
(a) DISPOSAL AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsection
(b), the President may dispose of certain materials con-
tained in the National Defense Stockpile that are obsolete
or excess to stockpile requirements, in the quantities speci-
fied in the following table:
Authorized Stockpile Disposals
Material for disposal
Quantity
Bauxite, Refractory .................................................................................
40,000 short tons
Chromium Metal ......................................................................................
3,512 short tons
Iridium .....................................................................................................
25,140 troy ounces
Jewel Bearings .........................................................................................
30,273,221 pieces
Manganese, Ferro HC ..............................................................................
209,074 short tons
Palladium .................................................................................................
11 troy ounces
Quartz Crystal .........................................................................................
216,648 pounds
Tantalum Metal Ingot .............................................................................
120,228 pounds of contained
Tantalum
Tantalum Metal Powder .........................................................................
36,020 pounds of contained
Tantalum
Thorium Nitrate ......................................................................................
600,000 pounds
(b) CONSULTATION WITH MARKET IMPACT COM-
MITTEE.—In disposing of materials under subsection (a),
the President shall consult with the Market Impact Com-
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mittee to ensure that the disposal of the materials does not
disrupt the usual markets of producers, processors, and con-
sumers of the materials.
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER DISPOSAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is
new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not
affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regard-
ing the materials specified in the table in such subsection.
SEC. 3304. EXPEDITED IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITY
TO DISPOSE OF COBALT FROM NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STOCKPILE.
Section 3305(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 50
U.S.C. 98d note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2003’’
and inserting ‘‘the two-fiscal year period ending September
30, 2003’’.
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL
PETROLEUM RESERVES
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $17,371,000 for fiscal
year 2002 for the purpose of carrying out activities under
chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the
naval petroleum reserves.