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of the Interior may not make any such finding dur-
ing the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2025. 
(2) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—The delay im-
posed by paragraph (1) is, and shall remain, effec-
tive without regard to any other statute, regulation, 
court order, legal settlement, or any other provision 
of law or in equity. 
(3) EFFECT ON CONSERVATION STATUS.—Until 
the date specified in paragraph (1), the conservation 
status of the Greater Sage Grouse shall remain war-
ranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), but precluded by 
higher-priority listing actions pursuant to clause (iii) 
of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(3)(B)). 
(d) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL LAND MANAGE-
MENT
AND STATE CONSERVATION
AND MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF FED-
ERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—In order to 
foster coordination between a State management 
plan and Federal resource management plans that 
affect the Greater Sage Grouse, upon notification by 
the Governor of a State with a State management 
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plan, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture may not amend or otherwise modify 
any Federal resource management plan applicable to 
Federal lands in the State in a manner inconsistent 
with the State management plan for a period, to be 
specified by the Governor in the notification, of at 
least five years beginning on the date of the notifica-
tion. 
(2) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—In the case of any 
State that provides notification under paragraph (1), 
if any amendment or modification of a Federal re-
source management plan applicable to Federal lands 
in the State was issued during the one-year period 
preceding the date of the notification and the 
amendment or modification altered management of 
the Greater Sage Grouse or its habitat, implementa-
tion and operation of the amendment or modification 
shall be stayed to the extent that the amendment or 
modification is inconsistent with the State manage-
ment plan. The Federal resource management plan, 
as in effect immediately before the amendment or 
modification, shall apply instead with respect to 
management of the Greater Sage Grouse and its 
habitat, to the extent consistent with the State man-
agement plan. 
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(3) DETERMINATION OF INCONSISTENCY.—Any 
disagreement regarding whether an amendment or 
other modification of a Federal resource manage-
ment plan is inconsistent with a State management 
plan shall be resolved by the Governor of the af-
fected State. 
(e) RELATION TO NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POL-
ICY ACT OF 1969.—With regard to any Federal action 
consistent with a State management plan, any findings, 
analyses, or conclusions regarding the Greater Sage 
Grouse or its habitat under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) shall not have 
a preclusive effect on the approval or implementation of 
the Federal action in that State. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report on the Secretaries’ im-
plementation and effectiveness of systems to monitor the 
status of Greater Sage Grouse on Federal lands under 
their jurisdiction. 
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(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of statute or regulation, this section, including 
determinations made under subsection (d)(3), shall not be 
subject to judicial review. 
SEC. 2863. USE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AREAS FOR NA-
TIONAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES. 
The expansion or establishment of a national monu-
ment by the President under the authority of chapter 
3203 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known 
as the Antiquities Act of 1906; 54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.), 
after the date of the enactment of this Act on land located 
beneath or associated with a Military Operations Area 
(MOA) shall not be construed to prohibit or constrain any 
activities on or above the land conducted by the Depart-
ment of Defense or other Federal agencies for national 
security purposes, including training and readiness activi-
ties. 
SEC. 2864. RENAMING OF THE CAPTAIN WILLIAM WYLIE 
GALT GREAT FALLS ARMED FORCES READI-
NESS CENTER IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN JOHN 
E. MORAN, A RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR. 
(a) RENAMING.—The Captain William Wylie Galt 
Great Falls Armed Forces Readiness Center in Great 
Falls, Montana, shall hereafter be known and designated 
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as the ‘‘Captain John E. Moran and Captain William 
Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map, 
regulation, map, document, paper, other record of the 
United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Captain John 
E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces 
Reserve Center. 
SEC. 2865. IMPLEMENTATION OF LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICK-
EN RANGE-WIDE CONSERVATION PLAN AND 
OTHER CONSERVATION MEASURES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CANDIDATE
CONSERVATION
AGREE-
MENTS.—The 
terms 
‘‘Candidate 
Conservation 
Agreement’’ and ‘‘Candidate and Conservation 
Agreement With Assurances’’ have the meaning 
given those terms in— 
(A) the announcement of the Department 
of the Interior and the Department of Com-
merce entitled ‘‘Announcement of Final Policy 
for Candidate Conservation Agreements with 
Assurances’’ (64 Fed. Reg. 32726 (June 17, 
1999)); and 
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(B) sections 17.22(d) and 17.32(d) of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) RANGE-WIDE
PLAN.—The term ‘‘Range- 
Wide Plan’’ means the Lesser Prairie-Chicken 
Range-Wide Conservation Plan of the Western Asso-
ciation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, as endorsed by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on Octo-
ber 23, 2013, and published for comment on Janu-
ary 29, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 4652). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON TREATMENT AS THREATENED 
OR ENDANGERED SPECIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any prior 
action by the Secretary, the lesser prairie chicken 
shall not be treated as a threatened species or en-
dangered species under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) before January 31, 
2021. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON PROPOSAL.—Beginning on 
January 31, 2021, the lesser prairie chicken may 
not be treated as a threatened species or endangered 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) unless the Secretary pub-
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lishes a determination, based on the totality of the 
scientific evidence, that conservation (as that term is 
used in that Act) under the Range-Wide Plan and 
the agreements, programs, and efforts referred to in 
subsection (c) have not achieved the conservation 
goals established by the Range-Wide Plan. 
(c) MONITORING OF PROGRESS OF CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall monitor and annually 
submit to Congress a report on progress in conservation 
of the lesser prairie chicken under the Range-Wide Plan 
and all related— 
(1) Candidate Conservation Agreements and 
Candidate and Conservation Agreements With As-
surances; 
(2) other Federal conservation programs admin-
istered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, the Bureau of Land Management, and the De-
partment of Agriculture; 
(3) State conservation programs; and 
(4) private conservation efforts. 
SEC. 2866. REMOVAL OF ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS 
FOR AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE. 
Notwithstanding the final rule of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service entitled ‘‘Endangered and 
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endan-
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gered Status for the American Burying Beetle’’ (54 Fed. 
Reg. 29652 (July 13, 1989)), the American burying beetle 
shall not be listed as a threatened or endangered species 
under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY 
OPERATIONS 
MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction project for the in-
stallation outside the United States, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Cuba .............................
Guantanamo Bay .......................................
$76,000,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the 
installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
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Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Bahrain ........................
Bahrain Island ...........................................
$37,700,000 
Bahrain Island ...........................................
$52,091,000 
Italy ..............................
Sigonella ....................................................
$62,302,000 
Sigonella ....................................................
$40,641,000 
Poland ..........................
Redzikowo ..................................................
$51,270,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out the military construction projects 
for the installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Niger ............................
Agadez .......................................................
$50,000,000 
Oman ...........................
Al Mussanah ..............................................
$25,000,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the 
installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agency: Outside the United States 
Installation 
Defense Agency 
Amount 
Djibouti ........................
Camp Lemonnier .......................................
$43,700,000 
Poland ..........................
Redzikowo ..................................................
$169,153,000 
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SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2015, for the 
military construction projects outside the United States 
authorized by this title as specified in the funding table 
in section 4602. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
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may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at 
TA–3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $25,000,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense 
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs 
as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 
the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for nuclear 
energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PERSONNEL LEVELS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 3241A of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1,690’’ and inserting 
‘‘1,350’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1,690’’ and inserting 
‘‘1,350’’. 
(b) COUNTING RULE FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 
Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) 
Employees 
appointed 
under 
section 
3241.’’. 
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(c) CERTAIN CONTRACTING AND TECHNICAL POSI-
TIONS.—Section 3241 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is 
amended by striking ‘‘600’’ and inserting ‘‘450’’. 
(d) BUDGET INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section 3241A is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) BUDGET DISPLAY.—In the budget justification 
materials submitted to Congress in support of each budget 
submitted by the President to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator 
shall include information regarding the number of employ-
ees of the Office of the Administrator, including the num-
ber of employees who are described in each of subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) of subsection (b)(3).’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3251(b)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3251(b)(2)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘ testing, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘testing,’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and the information re-
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garding employees of the Administration re-
quired by section 3241A(e)’’. 
SEC. 3112. FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CONTRACTOR PER-
SONNEL LEVELS. 
Section 3241A of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a), as amended by sec-
tion 3111, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(g) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CONTRACTOR PER-
SONNEL LEVELS.— 
‘‘(1) TOTAL
NUMBER.—The total number of 
full-time equivalent contractor employees working 
under a service support contract of the Administra-
tion may not exceed the number that is 30 percent 
of the number of employees of the Office of the Ad-
ministrator authorized under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXCESS.—The Administrator may not ex-
ceed the total number of full-time equivalent con-
tractor employees authorized under paragraph (1) 
unless, during each fiscal year in which such total 
number of contractor employees exceeds such au-
thorized number, the Administrator submits to the 
congressional defense committees a report justifying 
such excess. 
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‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Together with each budget 
submitted by the President to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing the following information as of the date 
of the report: 
‘‘(1) The number of full-time equivalent em-
ployees of the Office of the Administrator, as count-
ed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The number of service support contracts of 
the Administration. 
‘‘(3) The number of full-time equivalent con-
tractor employees working under each contract iden-
tified under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) The number of full-time equivalent con-
tractor employees described in paragraph (2) that 
have been employed under such a contract for a pe-
riod greater than two years.’’. 
SEC. 3113. IMPROVEMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY OF DE-
PARTMENT OF ENERGY EMPLOYEES AND 
PROJECTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
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2441 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3245. NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AF-
FECTING NATIONAL SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—At or about the time 
that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of— 
‘‘(1) the number of covered employees whose se-
curity clearance was revoked during the year prior 
to the year in which the notification is made; and 
‘‘(2) for each employee counted under para-
graph (1), the length of time such employee has 
been employed at the Department or the Adminis-
tration, respectively, since such revocation. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION
TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—Whenever the Secretary or the Administrator ter-
minates the employment of a covered employee or removes 
and reassigns a covered employee for cause, the Secretary 
or the Administrator, as the case may be, shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of such termination 
or reassignment by not later than 30 days after the date 
of such termination or reassignment. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an employee of the Administration; or 
‘‘(B) an employee of an element of the De-
partment of Energy (other than the Adminis-
tration) involved in nuclear security.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 3244 the 
following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 3245. Notification of employee practices affecting national security.’’. 
(3) ONE-TIME CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate written certification that the Secretary 
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and the Administrator possess the authorities need-
ed to terminate the employment of an employee for 
cause relating to improper program management (as 
defined in section 3246(c) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act, as added by subsection 
(b)(1)). 
(b) LIMITATION ON BONUSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such subtitle, as amended 
by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3246. LIMITATION ON BONUSES. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary or the Adminis-
trator may not pay to a covered employee a bonus during 
the one-year period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary or the Administrator determines that the cov-
ered employee committed improper program management. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator 
may waive the limitation in subsection (a) on a case-by- 
case basis if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator notifies 
the appropriate congressional committees of such 
waiver; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following such 
notification. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘bonus’ means a bonus or award 
paid under title 5, United States Code, including 
under chapters 45 or 53 of such title, or any other 
provision of law. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered employee’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3245. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘covered project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a construction project of the Adminis-
tration that is not covered under section 
4703(d) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2743(d)); 
‘‘(D) a life extension program; 
‘‘(E) a defense nuclear nonproliferation 
project or program; or 
‘‘(F) an activity of the Office of the Ad-
ministrator. 
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‘‘(5) The term ‘improper program management’ 
means actions relating to the management of a cov-
ered project that significantly— 
‘‘(A) delays the project; 
‘‘(B) reduce the scope of the project; 
‘‘(C) increase the cost of the project; or 
‘‘(D) undermines health, safety, or secu-
rity.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of such Act, as amended by 
subsection (a), is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 3245 the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 3246. Limitation on bonuses.’’. 
(c) IMPROVEMENT TO PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVII of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4715. COMPLETION OF PROJECTS ON TIME, ON BUDG-
ET, WITHIN PLANNED SCOPE, AND WHILE 
PROTECTING HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SECU-
RITY. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Administrator should use all contractual 
remedies available to the Administrator, including through 
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the withholding of all award fees, in cases in which the 
Administrator determines that a contractor of a covered 
project is responsible for significantly— 
‘‘(1) delaying the project; 
‘‘(2) reducing the scope of the project; 
‘‘(3) increasing the cost of the project; or 
‘‘(4) undermines health, safety, or security. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS.—In addition to the 
requirements under section 4713, at or about the time 
that the President’s budget is submitted to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Administrator shall certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that each covered project is being car-
ried out on time, on budget, within the planned scope of 
the project, and while protecting health, safety, and secu-
rity. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATIONS OF DEFICIENCIES.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator 
makes each certification under subsection (b), the Admin-
istrator shall notify the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of the following: 
‘‘(1) Any covered project for which the Admin-
istrator could not make such a certification. 
‘‘(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), with 
respect to a covered project for which the Adminis-
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‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a construction project of the Adminis-
tration that is not covered under section 
4703(d); 
‘‘(B) a life extension program; 
‘‘(C) a defense nuclear nonproliferation 
project or program; or 
‘‘(D) an activity of the Office of the Ad-
ministrator.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 4714 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4715. Completion of projects on time, on budget, within planned scope, 
and while protecting health, safety, and security.’’. 
SEC. 3114. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COMPETITION OF 
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS. 
(a) ELEMENTS OF REPORTS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 3121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2175), 
as amended by section 3124 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 1062), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) the factors considered and processes used 
by the Administrator to determine— 
‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the 
contract; and 
‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should 
be covered under the contract rather than 
under a different contract; 
‘‘(6) with respect to the matters included under 
paragraphs (1) through (5), a detailed description of 
the analyses conducted by the Administrator to 
reach the conclusions presented in the report, includ-
ing any assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties 
relating to such conclusions; and’’. 
(b) FISCAL YEARS COVERED.—Subsection (d) of 
such section 3121 is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2019’’. 
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(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section 3121 
is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or (d)(2)’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (d)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) in the past decade, competition of the man-
agement and operating contracts for the national se-
curity laboratories has resulted in significant in-
creases in fees paid to the contractors—funding that 
otherwise could be used to support program and 
mission activities of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration; 
(2) competition of the management and oper-
ating contracts of the nuclear security enterprise is 
an important mechanism to help realize cost savings, 
seek efficiencies, improve performance, and hold con-
tractors accountable; 
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(3) when the Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity considers it appropriate to achieve these goals, 
the Administrator should conduct competition of 
these contracts while recognizing the unique nature 
of federally funded research and development cen-
ters; and 
(4) the Administrator should ensure that fixed 
fees and performance-based fees contained in man-
agement and operating contracts are as low as pos-
sible to maintain a focus on national service while 
attracting high-quality contractors and achieving the 
goals of the competition. 
SEC. 3115. NUCLEAR WEAPON DESIGN RESPONSIVENESS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) a modern and responsive nuclear weapons 
infrastructure is only one component of a nuclear 
posture that is agile, flexible, and responsive to 
change; and 
(2) to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the 
United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, 
and responsive, the United States must continually 
exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, 
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study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, 
and deploy nuclear weapons. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4220. NUCLEAR WEAPON DESIGN RESPONSIVENESS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to sustain, enhance, and continually exer-
cise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, de-
sign, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nu-
clear weapons to ensure the nuclear deterrent of the 
United States remains safe, secure, reliable, credible, and 
responsive. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En-
ergy, acting through the Administrator and in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a pro-
gram, along with the stockpile stewardship program under 
section 4201 and the stockpile management program 
under section 4204, to sustain, enhance, and continually 
exercise all capabilities required to conceptualize, study, 
design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nu-
clear weapons. 
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‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The program under subsection 
(b) shall have the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) Correct deficiencies in, identify, sustain, 
enhance, and continually exercise all capabilities re-
quired to carry out all phases of the joint nuclear 
weapons life cycle process, with respect to both the 
nuclear security enterprise and relevant elements of 
the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, 
skills, and direct experience with respect to all 
phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process 
from one generation of nuclear weapon designers 
and engineers to the following generation. 
‘‘(3) Identify, sustain, and enhance the capabili-
ties, infrastructure, tools, and technologies required 
for all phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle 
process. 
‘‘(4) Periodically demonstrate nuclear weapon 
design responsiveness throughout the range of capa-
bilities required, including prototypes, flight testing, 
and development of plans for certification without 
the need for nuclear explosive testing. 
‘‘(5) Continually exercise processes for the inte-
gration and coordination of all relevant elements and 
processes of the Administration and the Department 
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of Defense required to ensure nuclear weapon design 
responsiveness. 
‘‘(d) JOINT NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE CYCLE PROC-
ESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint nuclear 
weapons life cycle process’ means the process developed 
and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Energy for the development, production, mainte-
nance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 4219 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4220. Nuclear weapon design responsiveness program.’’. 
(c) INCLUSION IN STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MAN-
AGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.—Section 4203 
of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘design re-
sponsiveness,’’ after ‘‘stockpile management,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraphs (4) the 
following new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budg-
ets for carrying out the nuclear weapons design re-
sponsiveness program under section 4220.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘stewardship and manage-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘stewardship, stockpile 
management, and design responsiveness’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, 
and schedules for carrying out the nuclear 
weapons design responsiveness program under 
section 4220; and 
‘‘(N) for each of the five fiscal years fol-
lowing the fiscal year in which the report is 
submitted, an identification of the funds needed 
to carry out the program required under section 
4220.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) whether the plan supports the 
nuclear weapons design responsiveness pro-
gram under section 4220 in a manner that 
meets the objectives of such program and 
an identification of any improvements that 
may be made to the plan to better carry 
out such program.’’. 
(d) REPORT BY STRATCOM.—Section 4205(e)(4) of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 2525(e)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the views of the Commander on the 
nuclear weapons design responsiveness program 
under section 4220, the activities conducted 
under such program, and any suggestions to 
improve such program.’’. 
SEC. 3116. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM. 
(a) MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using funds described in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy shall carry 
out construction and project support activities relat-
ing to the MOX facility. 
(2) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Security 
Administration for the MOX facility for con-
struction and project support activities. 
(B) Funds authorized to be appropriated 
for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2016 for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration 
for the MOX facility for construction and 
project support activities that are unobligated 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) UPDATED PERFORMANCE BASELINE.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the budget justification materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the Department of 
Energy budget (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) for fiscal year 2017 an updated performance base-
line for construction and project support activities relating 
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to the MOX facility conducted in accordance with Depart-
ment of Energy Order 413.3B. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘MOX facility’’ means the mixed- 
oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River 
Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
(2) The term ‘‘project support activities’’ means 
activities that support the design, long-lead equip-
ment procurement, and site preparation of the MOX 
facility. 
SEC. 3117. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
FIXED SITE RADIOLOGICAL PORTAL MON-
ITORS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2016 or any fiscal year thereafter for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration may be obli-
gated or expended for the research and development, in-
stallation, or sustainment of fixed site radiological portal 
monitors or equipment for use in foreign countries. 
(b) MOBILE
RADIOLOGICAL
INSPECTION
EQUIP-
MENT.—The prohibition in subsection (a) may not be con-
strued to apply to mobile radiological inspection equip-
ment. 
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SEC. 3118. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROVISION 
OF 
DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR 
NON-
PROLIFERATION ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
activities may be obligated or expended to enter into a con-
tract with, or otherwise provide assistance to, the Russian 
Federation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without dele-
gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the 
Secretary— 
(1) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing— 
(A) notification that such a waiver is in 
the national security interest of the United 
States; and 
(B) justification for such a waiver; and 
(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the 
date on which the Secretary submits such report. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
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(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3119. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF PRODUC-
TION OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL OUT-
SIDE 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
BY 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRY WITH NUCLEAR NAVAL PROPUL-
SION PROGRAM. 
Section 57 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2077) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘f.(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may not make an authorization under subsection 
b.(2) with respect to a covered foreign country with a nu-
clear naval propulsion program unless— 
‘‘(A) the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Chief of Naval Operations jointly submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an assessment 
of the risks of diversion, and the likely consequences 
of such diversion, of the technology and material 
covered by such authorization; 
‘‘(B) following the date on which such assess-
ment is submitted, and, to the extent practicable, 
concurrently during the process under which the 
Secretary evaluates such authorization, the Adminis-
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trator for Nuclear Security certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
‘‘(i) there is sufficient diversion control as 
part of the transfer under such authorization; 
and 
‘‘(ii) such transfer presents a minimal risk 
of diversion of such technology to a military 
program that would degrade the technical ad-
vantage of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) a period of 14 days has elapsed following 
the date of such certification. 
‘‘(2) The limitation in paragraph (1) shall apply as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) During the period preceding the date on 
which the Chief of Naval Operations first makes a 
determination under paragraph (3), with respect to 
technology and material covered by an authorization 
under subsection b.(2). 
‘‘(B) During the period beginning on the date 
on which the Chief first makes such determination, 
with respect to the critical civil nuclear technologies 
of the United States covered by a determination 
made under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) Not later than June 1, 2016, and quinquennially 
thereafter, the Chief of Naval Operations shall determine 
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the critical civil nuclear technologies of the United States 
that should be protected from diversion to a military pro-
gram of a covered foreign country, including with respect 
to naval propulsion and weapons. The Chief shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of each such de-
termination. 
‘‘(4) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Director of National Intelligence determines that there 
is evidence to believe that critical civil nuclear technology 
of the United States has been diverted to a foreign country 
not covered by an authorization made pursuant to sub-
section b., including an agreement for cooperation made 
pursuant to section 123, the Director shall notify the ap-
propriate congressional committees of such determination. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall annually notify the appro-
priate congressional committees that each covered foreign 
country is in compliance with its obligations under any 
authorization made pursuant to subsection b., including 
an agreement for cooperation made pursuant to section 
123. 
‘‘(6) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
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‘‘(i) the congressional defense committees 
(as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(ii) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(iii) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘covered foreign country’ means 
a foreign country that is a nuclear-weapon state, as 
defined by Article IX (3) of the Treaty on the Non- 
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Wash-
ington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968, but 
does not include the United Kingdom or France. 
‘‘g.(1) The Secretary may not make an authorization 
under subsection b.(2) with respect to a covered foreign 
country if a foreign person of the covered foreign country 
has been sanctioned under the Iran, North Korea, and 
Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106-178; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) during the five-year period preceding 
the date of the transfer being sought unless the President 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
the covered foreign country is taking adequate measures 
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to prevent, or is making significant progress in preventing, 
transfers or acquisitions covered by section 2(a) of the 
Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ and ‘covered foreign country’ have the meanings 
given those terms in subsection f.(6).’’. 
SEC. 3120. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR NON-
PROLIFERATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 
for defense nuclear nonproliferation for nonproliferation 
or arms control verification or monitoring technologies 
may be obligated or expended to develop such technologies 
beyond technology readiness level 5 unless, not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the following: 
(1) Written certification that such technologies 
are being developed to fulfill the rights or obligations 
of the United States under— 
(A) a current arms control or nonprolifera-
tion treaty or agreement requiring verification 
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or monitoring that has entered into force with 
respect to the United States; or 
(B) an arms control or nonproliferation 
treaty or agreement that— 
(i) will require verification or moni-
toring; and 
(iii) the Secretary expects will enter 
into force with respect to the United 
States during the two-year period begin-
ning on the date of the certification. 
(2) With respect to each technology developed 
beyond technology readiness level 5 pursuant to this 
subsection— 
(A) an identification of the amount of such 
funds made available for fiscal year 2016 for 
defense nuclear nonproliferation that will be 
used for such development; and 
(B) how such development helps to fulfill 
the rights or obligations of the United States as 
described in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of para-
graph (1). 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the limita-
tion in subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary— 
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(A) determines that the waiver is necessary 
in the national security interests of the United 
States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a written certification of such 
determination; and 
(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the 
date on which the Secretary submits such certifi-
cation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘technology readiness level 5’’ has 
the meaning given that term in the Department of 
Energy Guide 413.3–4A titled ‘‘Technology Readi-
ness Assessment Guide’’ and approved on September 
15, 2011. 
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SEC. 3121. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
UNILATERAL DISARMAMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR DIS-
MANTLEMENT.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for any 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 for the National Nu-
clear Security Administration, not more than $50,000,000 
may be obligated or expended in each such fiscal year to 
carry out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and disposi-
tion activities of the Administration. 
(b) LIMITATION ON UNILATERAL DISARMAMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2) and subsection (d), none of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for any of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020 for the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion may be obligated or expended to dismantle a 
nuclear weapon of the United States. 
(2) AUTHORIZED DISMANTLEMENT.—The limi-
tation in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
to a nuclear weapon of the United States that meets 
at least one of the following criteria: 
(A) The nuclear weapon was retired on or 
before September 30, 2008. 
(B) The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity certifies in writing to the congressional de-
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fense committees that the components of the 
nuclear weapon are directly required for the 
purposes of a current life extension program. 
(C) The President certifies in writing to 
the congressional defense committees that the 
nuclear weapon is being dismantled pursuant to 
a nuclear arms reduction treaty or similar 
international agreement that— 
(i) has entered into force after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) was approved— 
(I) with the advice and consent 
of the Senate pursuant to Article II, 
section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution 
after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or 
(II) by an Act of Congress, as 
described in section 303(b) of the 
Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2573(b)). 
(c) LIMITATION ON UNILATERAL DISARMAMENT OF 
CERTAIN CRUISE MISSILE WARHEADS.—Except as pro-
vided by subsection (d), and notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for any of fiscal 
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years 2016 through 2020 for the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration may be obligated or expended to dis-
mantle or dispose a W84 nuclear weapon. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—The limitations in subsection (b) 
and (c) shall not apply to activities necessary to conduct 
maintenance or surveillance of the nuclear weapons stock-
pile or activities to ensure the safety or reliability of the 
nuclear weapons stockpile. 
SEC. 3122. USE OF BEST PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL ASSET 
PROJECTS AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EX-
TENSION PROGRAMS. 
(a) ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVES.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security, shall ensure that analyses of 
alternatives are conducted (including through contractors, 
as appropriate) in accordance with best practices for cap-
ital asset projects and life extension programs of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration and capital asset 
projects relating to defense environmental management. 
(b) COST ESTIMATES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
coordination with the Administrator, shall develop cost es-
timates in accordance with cost estimating best practices 
for capital asset projects and life extension programs of 
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the National Nuclear Security Administration and capital 
asset projects relating to defense environmental manage-
ment. 
(c) REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT MAN-
AGEMENT ORDER AND NUCLEAR WEAPON LIFE EXTEN-
SION REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than two 
years after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall 
revise— 
(1) the capital asset project management order 
of the Department of Energy to require the use of 
best practices for preparing cost estimates and for 
conducting analyses of alternatives for National Nu-
clear Security Administration and defense environ-
mental management capital asset projects; and 
(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program 
procedures of the Department to require the use of 
use of best practices for preparing cost estimates 
and conducting analyses of alternatives for National 
Nuclear Security Administration life extension pro-
grams. 
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SEC. 3123. LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAMS COVERED BY SE-
LECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
Section 4217 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2537) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SYSTEMS.—For pur-
poses of this section, an existing nuclear weapon system 
is deemed to be undergoing life extension if the expected 
total cost of the associated activities, including activities 
considered alterations, will exceed $1,000,000,000.’’. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
SEC. 3131. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES FOR CERTAIN COST 
OVERRUNS. 
Section 4713(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2753) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND ROOT 
CAUSE ANALYSES’’ after ‘‘PROJECTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees an assessment of the root cause or causes of 
the growth in the total cost of the project, including 
the contribution of any shortcomings in cost, sched-
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ule, or performance of the program, including the 
role, if any, of— 
‘‘(A) unrealistic performance expectations; 
‘‘(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost 
or schedule; 
‘‘(C) immature technologies or excessive 
manufacturing or integration risk; 
‘‘(D) unanticipated design, engineering, 
manufacturing, or technology integration issues 
arising during program performance; 
‘‘(E) changes in procurement quantities; 
‘‘(F) inadequate program funding or fund-
ing instability; 
‘‘(G) poor performance by personnel of the 
Federal Government or contractor personnel re-
sponsible for program management; or 
‘‘(H) any other matters.’’. 
SEC. 3132. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN AN-
NUAL 
REPORTS 
ON 
NUCLEAR 
NON-
PROLIFERATION. 
Section 3122(c) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1710) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘world,’’ the following: ‘‘including an identification 
of such uranium that is obligated by the United 
States,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the 
total amount of separated plutonium around the 
world, including an identification of such plutonium 
that is obligated by the United States, and an as-
sessment of the vulnerability of the plutonium to 
theft or diversion.’’. 
SEC. 3133. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) correcting the longstanding problems with 
the governance and management of the nuclear se-
curity enterprise will require robust, personal, and 
long-term engagement by the President, the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Administrator for Nuclear Se-
curity, and leaders from the appropriate congres-
sional committees; 
(2) recent and past studies of the governance 
and management of the nuclear security enterprise 
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have provided a list of reasonable, practical, and ac-
tionable steps that the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator should take to make the nuclear security en-
terprise more efficient and more effective; and 
(3) lasting and effective change to the nuclear 
security enterprise will require personal engagement 
by senior leaders, a clear plan, and mechanisms for 
ensuring follow-through and accountability. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION ACTION TEAM.— 
(A) The Secretary and the Administrator 
shall jointly establish a team of senior officials 
from the Department of Energy and the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration to de-
velop and carry out an implementation plan to 
reform the governance and management of the 
nuclear security enterprise to improve the effec-
tiveness and efficiency of the nuclear security 
enterprise. Such plan shall be developed and 
implemented in accordance with the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2401 et seq.), the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and any other provi-
sion of law. 
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(B) The team established under paragraph 
(1) shall be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary 
of Energy and the Administrator. 
(C) In developing and carrying out the im-
plementation plan, the team shall consult with 
the implementation assessment panel estab-
lished under subsection (c)(1). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1)(A) shall address all 
recommendations contained in the covered study (ex-
cept such recommendations that require legislative 
action to carry out) by identifying specific actions, 
milestones, timelines, and responsible personnel to 
implement such plan. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than January 30, 
2016, the Secretary of Energy and the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the imple-
mentation plan developed under paragraph (1)(A). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT PANEL.— 
(1) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall seek to enter into a joint agreement with 
the National Academy of Sciences and the National 
Academy of Public Administration to establish a 
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panel of external, independent experts to evaluate 
the implementation plan developed under subsection 
(b)(1)(A) and the implementation of such plan. 
(2) DUTIES.—The panel established under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide guidance to the Secretary and 
the Administrator with respect to the imple-
mentation plan developed under subsection 
(b)(1)(A), including how such plan compares or 
contrasts with the covered study; 
(B) track the implementation of such plan; 
and 
(C) assess the effectiveness of such plan. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
panel established under paragraph (1) shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, the Secretary, and the Administrator 
an initial assessment of the implementation 
plan developed under subsection (b)(1)(A), in-
cluding with respect to the completeness of the 
plan, how the plan aligns with the intent and 
recommendations made by the covered study, 
and the prospects for success for the plan. 
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(B) Beginning August 1, 2016, and semi-
annually thereafter until September 30, 2018, 
the panel established under paragraph (1) shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, the Secretary, and the Administrator a 
report on the efforts of the Secretary and the 
Administrator to implement the implementation 
plan developed under subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(C) Not later than September 30, 2018, 
the panel established under paragraph (1) shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, the Secretary, and the Administrator a 
final report on the efforts of the Secretary and 
the Administrator to implement the implemen-
tation 
plan 
developed 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A), including an assessment of the effec-
tiveness of the reform efforts under such plan 
and whether further action is needed. 
(4) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall provide to the panel established 
under paragraph (1) full and timely access to all in-
formation, personnel, and systems of the Depart-
ment of Energy and the National Nuclear Security 
Administration that the panel determines necessary 
to carry out this subsection. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 4002(6) of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501). 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives. 
(5) The term ‘‘covered study’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The final report of the Congressional 
Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nu-
clear Security Enterprise established by section 
3166 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 2208). 
(B) Any other study not conducted by the 
Secretary or the Administrator that the Sec-
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retary determines appropriate for purposes of 
this section. 
(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize any action— 
(1) in contravention of section 3220 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2410); or 
(2) that would undermine or weaken health, 
safety, or security. 
SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENTS ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 
RISKS AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2016, and 
each year thereafter through 2020, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, consistent with the provision 
of classified information and intelligence sources and 
methods, containing— 
(1) an assessment and prioritization of inter-
national nuclear proliferation risks and nuclear non-
proliferation opportunities; and 
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of various 
means and programs for addressing such risks and 
opportunities. 
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(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 3135. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF LABORATORY-DI-
RECTED 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nu-
clear Security shall seek to enter into a contract 
with the JASON Defense Advisory Panel to conduct 
a review of the laboratory-directed research and de-
velopment programs authorized under section 4811 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2791). Such review shall include assessments of the 
following: 
(A) Whether and how such programs sup-
port the mission of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration, including whether such 
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programs are carried out pursuant to the re-
quirements of section 4812(a) of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 2792(a)) or other similar requirements 
established by the Secretary of Energy or the 
Administrator. 
(B) Whether the science conducted under 
such programs underpin the advancement of 
scientific understanding necessary for nuclear 
weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval 
nuclear propulsion programs. 
(C) Whether the science conducted under 
such programs help attract and retain highly 
qualified technical personnel. 
(D) The scientific and programmatic op-
portunities and challenges in such programs, in-
cluding recent significant accomplishments and 
failures of such programs. 
(E) How projects are selected for funding 
under such programs. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than November 1, 
2016, the Administrator shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing the re-
view of the JASON Defense Advisory Panel con-
ducted under paragraph (1). 
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(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL BRIEFING.—Not later 
than November 1, 2016, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the following: 
(1) How funding limits for laboratory-directed 
research and development programs of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration compare to funding 
limits for other laboratories of the Department of 
Energy and laboratories and federally funded re-
search and development centers of the Department 
of Defense. 
(2) How many personnel are supported by lab-
oratory-directed research and development programs, 
including— 
(A) how many personnel receive 50 percent 
or more of their funding from such programs; 
and 
(B) how many personnel devote more than 
50 percent of their time to such programs for 
more than three years. 
SEC. 3136. ESTABLISHMENT OF MICROLAB PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration 
with the directors of national laboratories, may establish 
a microlab pilot program under which the Secretary estab-
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lishes a microlab that is located in close proximity to a 
national laboratory and that is accessible to the public for 
the purposes of— 
(1) enhancing collaboration with regional re-
search groups, such as institutions of higher edu-
cation and industry groups; and 
(2) accelerating technology transfer from na-
tional laboratories to the marketplace. 
(3) promoting regional workforce development 
through science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics (STEM) instruction and training. 
(b) CRITERIA.—In determining the placement of a 
microlab under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con-
sider— 
(1) the commitment of a national laboratory to 
establishing a microlab; 
(2) the existence of a joint research institute or 
a new facility that— 
(A) is not on the main site of a national 
laboratory; 
(B) is in close proximity to a national lab-
oratory; and 
(C) has the capability to house a microlab; 
(3) whether employees of a national laboratory 
and persons from academia, industry, and govern-
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ment are available to be assigned to the microlab; 
and 
(4) cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from 
State and local governments and private industry. 
(c) TIMING.—If the Secretary, in collaboration with 
the directors of national laboratories, elects to establish 
a microlab pilot program under this section, the Secretary, 
in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, 
shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, begin the process of deter-
mining the placement of the microlab under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, implement the microlab pilot 
program under this section. 
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of implementation of the microlab pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives a report that pro-
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vides an update on the implementation of the microlab 
pilot program under subsection (a). 
(e) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of implementation of the microlab pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives a report on the 
microlab pilot program under subsection (a), including 
findings and recommendations of the Secretary. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘microlab’’ means a small labora-
tory established by the Secretary under section 3. 
(2) The term ‘‘national laboratory’’ means a 
national security laboratory, as defined in section 
3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3141. TRANSFER, DECONTAMINATION, AND DECOM-
MISSIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
and carry out a plan under which the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall transfer to the Assistant Secretary 
of Energy for Environmental Management the responsi-
bility for decontaminating and decommissioning facilities 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration that the 
Secretary of Energy determines— 
(1) are nonoperational as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) meet the requirements of the Office of Envi-
ronmental Management for such transfer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) a schedule for transferring the facilities as 
described in such subsection by not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(2) a prioritized list and schedule for decon-
taminating and decommissioning such facilities, in-
cluding how such priority and schedule is treated in 
light of the other facility disposition priorities of the 
Office of Environmental Management; and 
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(3) a description of the estimated life cycle 
costs for all such facilities and how such information 
is factored into the prioritized list and schedule 
under paragraph (2). 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than February 15, 2016, 
the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the 
plan under subsection (a), including any additional views 
of the Secretary regarding such plan. 
SEC. 3142. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED 
NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM BASED ON 
LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2016 for defense nuclear non-
proliferation for material management and minimization, 
not more than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors for initial plan-
ning and early research and development of an advanced 
naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUED RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT.— 
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(1) DETERMINATION.—At the same time that 
the President submits to Congress the budget for 
fiscal year 2017 under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Energy and 
the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the 
congressional defense committees the determination 
of the Secretaries as to whether the United States 
should continue to pursue research and development 
of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on 
low-enriched uranium. 
(2) BUDGET REQUEST.—If the Secretaries de-
termine under paragraph (1) that research and de-
velopment of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium should continue, the 
Secretaries shall ensure that the budget described in 
such paragraph includes amounts for defense nu-
clear nonproliferation for material management and 
minimization necessary to carry out the plan under 
subsection (c). 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the submission of the determination under subsection 
(b)(1), the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 
research and development of an advanced naval nuclear 
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fuel system based on low-enriched uranium to meet mili-
tary requirements. Such plan shall include the following: 
(1) Timelines. 
(2) Costs (including an analysis of the cost of 
such research and development as compared to the 
cost of maintaining current naval nuclear reactor 
technology). 
(3) Milestones, including an identification of de-
cision points in which the Deputy Administrator 
shall determine whether further research and devel-
opment of a low-enriched uranium naval nuclear fuel 
system is warranted. 
(4) Identification of any benefits or risks for 
nuclear nonproliferation of such research and devel-
opment and eventual deployment. 
(5) Identification of any military benefits or 
risks of such research and development and eventual 
deployment. 
(6) A discussion of potential security cost sav-
ings from using low-enriched uranium in future 
naval nuclear fuels, including for transporting and 
using low-enriched uranium fuel, and how such cost 
savings relate to the cost of fuel fabrication. 
(7) The distinguishment between requirements 
for aircraft carriers from submarines. 
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(8) Any other matters the Deputy Adminis-
trator determines appropriate. 
(d) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—If the 
Secretaries determine under subsection (b)(1) that re-
search and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel 
system based on low-enriched uranium should continue, 
not later than 60 days after the date on which the Deputy 
Administrator submits the plan under subsection (c), the 
Deputy Administrator shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with the Deputy Administrator for Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation regarding such research and de-
velopment, including with respect to how funding for such 
research and development will be requested for the ‘‘De-
fense Nuclear Nonproliferation’’ account for material 
management and minimization and provided to the ‘‘Naval 
Reactors’’ account to carry out the program. 
SEC. 3143. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the requirement to create a modern, respon-
sive nuclear infrastructure that includes the capa-
bility and capacity to produce, at minimum, 50 to 
80 pits per year, is a national security priority; 
(2) delaying creation of a modern, responsive 
nuclear infrastructure until the 2030s is an unac-
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ceptable risk to the nuclear deterrent and the na-
tional security of the United States; and 
(3) timelines for creating certain capacities for 
production of plutonium pits and other nuclear 
weapons components must be driven by the require-
ment to hedge against technical and geopolitical risk 
and not solely by the needs of life extension pro-
grams. 
(b) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2016, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Coun-
cil established under section 179 of title 10, United 
States Code, in consultation with the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security and the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command, shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the annual plutonium pit production capacity of the 
nuclear security enterprise (as defined in section 
4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2501)). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall describe the following: 
(A) The pit production capacity require-
ment, including the numbers of pits produced 
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that are needed for nuclear weapons life exten-
sion programs. 
(B) The annual pit production require-
ment, including the numbers of pits produced, 
to support a responsive nuclear weapons infra-
structure to hedge against technical and geo-
political risk. 
SEC. 3144. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES FOR MOBILE 
GUARDIAN TRANSPORTER PROGRAM. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees the anal-
ysis of alternatives conducted by the Administrator for the 
mobile guardian transporter program. 
(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall seek to enter into a contract with a fed-
erally funded research and development center to 
conduct an independent assessment of the analysis 
of alternatives for the mobile guardian transporter 
program. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The assessment 
under paragraph (1) of the analysis of alternatives 
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for the mobile guardian transporter program shall 
include an assessment of the following: 
(A) The engineering, operations, logistics, 
cost, cost-benefit, policy, threat, safety, security, 
and risk analysis used to inform the analysis of 
alternatives. 
(B) The options considered by the analysis 
of alternatives and whether such options rep-
resent a comprehensive set of options. 
(C) The constraints and assumptions used 
to frame and bound the analysis of alternatives. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1, 
2016, the Administrator shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing— 
(A) the assessment conducted by the feder-
ally funded research and development center 
under paragraph (1), without change; and 
(B) any views of the Administrator regard-
ing such assessment or the mobile guardian 
transporter program. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The 
Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justifica-
tion materials submitted to Congress in support of the De-
partment of Energy budget (as submitted with the budget 
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
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States Code) for any fiscal year in which the mobile guard-
ian transporter program is carried out a separate, dedi-
cated program element for such program. 
SEC. 3145. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY ON RISKS TO NON-
PROLIFERATION CAUSED BY ADDITIVE MAN-
UFACTURING. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop and 
pursue a strategy to address the risks to the goals and 
policies of the United States regarding nuclear non-
proliferation that are caused by the increased use of addi-
tive manufacture technology (commonly referred to as 
‘‘3D printing’’), including such technology that does not 
originate in the United States. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 31, 2016, 
and each 120-day period thereafter through January 1, 
2019, the President shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a briefing on the strategy developed 
under subsection (a). 
(c) PURSUIT OF STRATEGY.—The President shall 
pursue the strategy developed under subsection (a) at the 
Nuclear Security Summit in Chicago in 2016. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
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(2) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 $29,150,000 for the operation of the Defense Nu-
clear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
SEC. 3202. ADMINISTRATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FA-
CILITIES SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO BOARD MEM-
BERS.—Section 311(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2286(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) In carrying out paragraph (5)(B), the Chairman 
may not withhold from any member of the Board any in-
formation that is made available to the Chairman regard-
ing the Board’s functions, powers, and mission (including 
with respect to the management and evaluation of employ-
ees of the Board).’’. 
(b) SENIOR EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.—Such sec-
tion 311(c), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 
Board, shall appoint the senior employees described in 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the 
Board, may remove a senior employee described in sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(C) The senior employees described in this subpara-
graph are the following senior employees of the Board: 
‘‘(i) The senior employee responsible for budg-
etary and general administration matters. 
‘‘(ii) The general counsel. 
‘‘(iii) The senior employee responsible for tech-
nical matters.’’. 
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