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XXIV of this Act or in an Act authorizing funds for a 
prior fiscal year for military construction projects, land 
acquisition, and family housing projects (and authoriza-
tions of appropriations therefor) shall terminate and no 
longer constitute authority under section 2676, 2802, 
2821, or 2822 of title 10, United States Code, to carry 
out the military construction project, land acquisition, or 
family housing project. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
quisition, or family housing projects (and authorizations 
of appropriations therefor) for which appropriated funds 
have been obligated before the date of approval of the mili-
tary installation for closure under the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990. In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘date of approval’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2910(8) of such Act. 
SEC. 2823. EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF ADJUSTMENT AND 
DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITIES ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MISSION 
REALIGNMENTS IN BASE CLOSURE PROCESS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (b)(3) 
of section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘significantly reduced operations 
of a defense facility’’ and inserting ‘‘realignment of 
a military installation’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘cancellation,’’ and inserting 
‘‘closure or realignment, cancellation or’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘community’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘community or its residents.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF DEFINITION OF REALIGNMENT.—
Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘realignment’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2910(5) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A 
of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2687 note).’’. 
SEC. 2824. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSIDER-
ATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
BASE INTERESTS DURING BASE CLOSURE 
AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION REVIEW OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE 
AND REALIGNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that national defense in-
dustrial base interests, including the relationships between 
military installations and proximate commercial facilities
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and the maintenance of, and accessibility to, skills and 
knowledge critical to military installations and their oper-
ation, are an integral part of military value, and should 
be given full consideration by the Base Closure and Re-
alignment Commission when it conducts its review and 
analysis of the recommendations made by the Secretary 
of Defense regarding the closure or realignment of mili-
tary installations. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
PART 1—ARMY CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 2831. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ENGI-
NEER PROVING GROUND, FORT BELVOIR, 
VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONSIDERATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of section 
2836 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 107–107; 115 
Stat. 1314) is amended by striking ‘‘, jointly determined’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Ground’’ and inserting 
‘‘equal to $3,880,000’’. 
(b) REPLACEMENT OF FIRE STATION.—Subsection 
(d) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Building 5089’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Building 191’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Building 
5089’’ and inserting ‘‘Building 191’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 
BOTHELL, WASHINGTON. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the Secretary of the Army may convey to the 
Snohomish County Fire Protection District #10 (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Fire District’’) all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of 
real property consisting of approximately one acre at the 
Army Reserve Center in Bothell, Washington, and cur-
rently occupied, in part, by the Queensborough Firehouse 
for the purpose of supporting the provision of fire and 
emergency medical aid services. 
(b) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for 
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Fire District 
shall provide in-kind consideration acceptable to the Sec-
retary with a total value equal to not less than the fair 
market value of the conveyed real property, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that the real property conveyed
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under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with 
the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, 
all right, title, and interest in and to all or any portion 
of the property shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, 
to the United States, and the United States shall have 
the right of immediate entry onto the property. Any deter-
mination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the Fire District to cover costs to be in-
curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec-
retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 
out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
survey costs, costs related to environmental docu-
mentation, and other administrative costs related to 
the conveyance. If amounts are collected from the 
Fire District in advance of the Secretary incurring 
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the Fire District. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account
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that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
or account, and shall be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(e) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL SCREENING.—The 
conveyance authorized by subsection (a) is exempt from 
the requirement to screen the property for other Federal 
use pursuant to sections 2693 and 2696 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
PART 2—NAVY CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 2841. LAND CONVEYANCE, MARINE CORPS AIR STA-
TION, MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the Secretary of the Navy may convey to the
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County of San Diego, California (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘County’’ ), all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
any improvements thereon and appurtenant easements 
thereto, consisting of approximately 230 acres along the 
eastern boundary of Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
California, for the purpose of removing the property from 
the boundaries of the installation and permitting the 
County to preserve the property as public open space and 
reopen the tract known as the Stowe Trail to public use. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN-KIND
CONSIDERATION.—As consider-
ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
County shall provide in-kind consideration with a 
total value equal to not less than the fair market 
value of the conveyed real property, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(2) TYPES
OF
CONSIDERATION.—The in-kind 
consideration provided by the County shall be in a 
form and quantity that is acceptable to the Sec-
retary, and may include the following forms of in-
kind consideration: 
(A) Maintenance, protection, alteration, re-
pair, improvement, or restoration (including en-
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vironmental restoration) of property or facilities 
under the control of the Secretary. 
(B) Construction of new facilities for the 
Secretary. 
(C) Provision of facilities for use by the 
Secretary. 
(D) Facilities operation support for the 
Secretary. 
(E) Provision of such other services as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
(3) RELATION
TO
OTHER
LAWS.—Sections 
2662 and 2802 of title 10, United states Code, shall 
not apply to any new facilities whose construction is 
accepted as in-kind consideration under this sub-
section. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary de-
termines at any time that the County is not using the 
property conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance with 
the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, 
all right, title, and interest in and to the property, includ-
ing any improvements thereon, shall revert, at the option 
of the Secretary, to the United States, and the United 
States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the 
property. Any determination of the Secretary under this
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subsection shall be made on the record after an oppor-
tunity for a hearing. 
(d) RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The 
Secretary shall release, without consideration, the rever-
sionary interest retained by the United States under sub-
section (c) if—
(1) Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, is no 
longer being used for Department of Defense activi-
ties; or 
(2) the Secretary determines that the rever-
sionary interest is otherwise unnecessary to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
(e) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the County to cover costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a) and implement the 
receipt of in-kind consideration under subsection (b), 
including appraisal costs, survey costs, costs related 
to environmental documentation, and other adminis-
trative costs related to the conveyance and receipt of 
in-kind consideration. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Sec-
tion 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code, shall
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apply to any amounts received by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1). If amounts are received from 
the County in advance of the Secretary incurring the 
actual costs, and the amount received exceeds the 
costs actually incurred by the Secretary under this 
section, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the County. 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be determined 
by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(g) EXEMPTIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United 
States Code, does not apply to the conveyance authorized 
by subsection (a), and the authority to make the convey-
ance shall not be considered to render the property excess 
or underutilized. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under this section 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of the United States.
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PART 3—AIR FORCE 
CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 2851. PURCHASE OF BUILD-TO-LEASE FAMILY HOUS-
ING, EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE.—After the expiration 
of the contract for the lease of a 300-unit military family 
housing project at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, that 
was entered into by the Secretary under the authority of 
former subsection (g) of section 2828 of title 10, United 
States Code (now section 2835 of such title), as added 
by section 801 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1984 (Public Law 98–115; 97 Stat. 782), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may purchase the entire interest 
of the developer in the military family housing project if 
the Secretary determines that the purchase of the project 
is in the best economic interests of the Air Force. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—The consideration paid by the 
Secretary to purchase the interest of the developer in the 
military family housing project under subsection (a) may 
not exceed the fair market value of the military family 
housing project, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If a decision is 
made to purchase the interest of the developer in the mili-
tary family housing project under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees on that decision. The report shall include—
(1) the economic analyses used by the Secretary 
to determine that purchase of the military family 
housing project is in the best economic interests of 
the Air Force, as required by subsection (a); and 
(2) a schedule for, and an estimate of the costs 
and nature of, any renovations or repairs that will 
be necessary to ensure that all units in the military 
family housing project meet current housing stand-
ards. 
(d) PURCHASE DELAY.—A contract to effectuate the 
purchase authorized by subsection (a) may be entered into 
by the Secretary only after the end of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date the report required by subsection 
(c) is received by the congressional defense committees or, 
if earlier, the end of the 21-day period beginning on the 
date on which a copy of the report is provided in an elec-
tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, AIR FORCE PROPERTY, 
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may convey to the City of Jacksonville, Ar-
kansas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right,
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title, and interest of the United States in and to real prop-
erty consisting of approximately 45.024 acres around an 
existing short line railroad in Pulaski County, Arkansas. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the 
United States an amount equal to the fair market value 
of the conveyed real property, as established by the assess-
ment of the property conducted under contract for the 
Corps of Engineers and dated 15 September 2003. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the lease agree-
ment dated October 29, 1982, as amended, between the 
Secretary and the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 
(and its successors and assigns) and any other easement, 
lease, condition, or restriction of record, including streets, 
roads, highways, railroads, pipelines, and public utilities, 
insofar as the easement, lease, condition, or restriction is 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
lawfully affects the conveyed property. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the City to cover costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs in-
curred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs
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related to environmental documentation, and other 
administrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
amounts are collected from the City in advance of 
the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the 
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
City. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
or account, and shall be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(e) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL SCREENING.—The 
conveyance authorized by subsection (a) is exempt from 
the requirement to screen the property for other Federal 
use pursuant to sections 2693 and 2696 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed
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under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 2861. LEASE AUTHORITY, ARMY HERITAGE AND EDU-
CATION CENTER, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA. 
Section 2866 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 
1333) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) LEASE OF FACILITY.—(1) Under such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, the 
Secretary may lease portions of the facility to the Military 
Heritage Foundation to be used by the Foundation, con-
sistent with the agreement referred to in subsection (a), 
for—
‘‘(A) generating revenue for activities of the fa-
cility through rental use by the public, commercial
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and nonprofit entities, State and local governments, 
and other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(B) such administrative purposes as may be 
necessary for the support of the facility. 
‘‘(2) The annual amount of consideration paid to the 
Secretary by the Military Heritage Foundation for a lease 
under paragraph (1) may not exceed an amount equal to 
the actual cost, as determined by the Secretary, of the an-
nual operations and maintenance of the facility. 
‘‘(3) Amounts paid under paragraph (2) may be used 
by the Secretary, in such amounts as provided in advance 
in appropriation Acts, to cover the costs of operation of 
the facility.’’. 
SEC. 2862. REDESIGNATION OF MCENTIRE AIR NATIONAL 
GUARD 
STATION, 
SOUTH 
CAROLINA, 
AS 
MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE. 
McEntire Air National Guard Station in Eastover, 
South Carolina, shall be known and designated as 
‘‘McEntire Joint National Guard Base’’ in recognition of 
the use of the installation to house both Air National 
Guard and Army National Guard assets. Any reference 
to McEntire Air National Guard Station in any law, regu-
lation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be considered to be a reference to 
McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
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SEC. 2863. ASSESSMENT OF WATER NEEDS FOR PRESIDIO 
OF MONTEREY AND ORD MILITARY COMMU-
NITY. 
Not later than April 7, 2006, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress an interim assessment of 
the current and reasonable future needs of the Depart-
ment of the Defense for water for the Presidio of Monterey 
and the Ord Military Community. 
Division C—Department of Energy 
National 
Security 
Authoriza-
tions and Other Authorizations 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—National Security Programs Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental management. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Reliable Replacement Warhead program. 
Sec. 3112. Report on assistance for a comprehensive inventory of Russian non-
strategic nuclear weapons.
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-
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ment of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs necessary for national security in the 
amount of $9,100,852,000, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) For weapons activities, $6,455,744,000. 
(2) For defense nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties, $1,515,239,000. 
(3) For naval reactors, $786,000,000. 
(4) For the Office of the Administrator for Nu-
clear Security, $343,869,000. 
(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 
may carry out, for weapons activities, the following new 
plant projects: 
Project 06–D–140, project engineering and de-
sign, various locations, $14,113,000. 
Project 06–D–160, Facilities and Infrastruc-
ture Recapitalization Program, project engineering 
and design, various locations, $5,811,000. 
Project 06–D–180, Defense Nuclear Non-
proliferation Program project engineering and de-
sign, National Security Laboratory, Pacific North-
west National Laboratory, $5,000,000.
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Project 06–D–401, Central Office Building 2, 
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, 
Pennsylvania, $7,000,000. 
Project 06–D–402, replace fire stations no. 1 
and no. 2, Nevada Test Site, $8,284,000. 
Project 06–D–403, Tritium Facility Moderniza-
tion, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
$2,600,000. 
Project 06–D–404, Building B–3 remediation, 
restoration, 
and 
upgrade, 
Nevada 
Test 
Site 
$16,000,000. 
Project 06–D–601, electrical distribution sys-
tem upgrade, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, 
$4,000,000. 
Project 06–D–602, gas main and distribution 
system upgrade, Pantex Plant, Amarillo Texas, 
$3,700,000. 
Project 06–D–603, steam plant life extension 
project, Y–12 national security complex, Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, $729,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for envi-
ronmental management activities in carrying out pro-
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grams necessary for national security in the amount of 
$6,311,433,000, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) For defense site acceleration completion, 
$5,480,102,000. 
(2) 
For 
defense 
environmental 
services, 
$831,331,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs necessary for 
national security in the amount of $635,998,000. 
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for defense 
nuclear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste 
Fund established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount 
of $351,447,000. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A (50 U.S.C. 2521 et 
seq.) of title XLVII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 4214. RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of En-
ergy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
carry out a program, to be known as the Reliable Replace-
ment Warhead program, to develop reliable replacement 
components that are producible and certifiable for the ex-
isting nuclear weapons stockpile. 
‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the Reliable 
Replacement Warhead program shall be—
‘‘(1) to increase the reliability, safety, and secu-
rity of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile; 
‘‘(2) to further reduce the likelihood of the re-
sumption of nuclear testing; 
‘‘(3) to remain consistent with basic design pa-
rameters by using, to the extent practicable, compo-
nents that are well understood or are certifiable 
without the need to resume underground nuclear 
testing; 
‘‘(4) to ensure that the United States develops 
a nuclear weapons infrastructure that can respond 
to unforeseen problems, to include the ability to 
produce replacement warheads that are safer to 
manufacture, more cost-effective to produce, and 
less costly to maintain than existing warheads;
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‘‘(5) to achieve reductions in the future size of 
the nuclear weapons stockpile based on increased re-
liability of the reliable replacement warheads; 
‘‘(6) to use the design, certification, and pro-
duction expertise resident in the nuclear complex to 
develop reliable replacement components to fulfill 
current mission requirements of the existing stock-
pile; and 
‘‘(7) to serve as a complement to, and poten-
tially a more cost-effective and reliable long-term re-
placement for, the current Stockpile Life Extension 
Programs.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Nu-
clear Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the feasibility and imple-
mentation of the Reliable Replacement Warhead program 
required by section 4214 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (as added by subsection (a)). The report shall—
(1) identify existing warheads recommended for 
replacement by 2035 with an assessment of the 
weapon performance and safety characteristics of 
the replacement warheads; 
(2) discuss the relationship of the Reliable Re-
placement Warhead program within the Stockpile
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Stewardship Program and its impact on the current 
Stockpile Life Extension Programs; 
(3) provide an assessment of the extent to 
which a successful Reliable Replacement Warhead 
program could lead to reductions in the nuclear 
weapons stockpile; 
(4) discuss the criteria by which replacement 
warheads under the Reliable Replacement Warhead 
program will be designed to maximize the likelihood 
of not requiring nuclear testing, as well as the cir-
cumstances that could lead to a resumption of test-
ing; 
(5) provide a description of the infrastructure, 
including pit production capabilities, required to sup-
port the Reliable Replacement Warhead program; 
and 
(6) provide a detailed summary of how the 
funds made available pursuant to the authorizations 
of appropriations in this Act, and any funds made 
available in prior years, will be used. 
(c) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 
2006, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees an interim report on the 
matters required to be covered by the report under sub-
section (b).
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SEC. 3112. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE FOR A COMPREHEN-
SIVE INVENTORY OF RUSSIAN NONSTRA-
TEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) there is an insufficient accounting for, and 
insufficient security of, the nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons of the Russian Federation; and 
(2) because of the dangers posed by that insuf-
ficient accounting and security, it is in the national 
security interest of the United States to assist the 
Russian Federation in the conduct of a comprehen-
sive inventory of its nonstrategic nuclear weapons. 
(b) REPORT.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than No-
vember 1, 2005, the Secretary of Energy shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing—
(A) the Secretary’s evaluation of past and 
current efforts by the United States to encour-
age or facilitate a proper accounting for and se-
curing of the nonstrategic nuclear weapons of 
the Russian Federation; and 
(B) the Secretary’s recommendations re-
garding the actions by the United States that 
are most likely to lead to progress in improving 
the accounting for, and securing of, those weap-
ons.
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(2) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
prepared in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(3) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report 
under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, 
but may be accompanied by a classified annex. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006, $22,032,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIII—NATIONAL 
DEFENSE STOCKPILE
Sec. 3301. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds. 
Sec. 3302. Revision of fiscal year 1999 authority to dispose of certain materials 
in the National Defense Stockpile. 
Sec. 3303. Revision of fiscal year 2000 authority to dispose of certain materials 
in the National Defense Stockpile.
SEC. 3301. AUTHORIZED USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE FUNDS. 
(a) OBLIGATION OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.—During fis-
cal year 2006, the National Defense Stockpile Manager
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may obligate up to $52,132,000 of the funds in the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund established 
under subsection (a) of section 9 of the Strategic and Crit-
ical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the 
authorized uses of such funds under subsection (b)(2) of 
such section, including the disposal of hazardous materials 
that are environmentally sensitive. 
(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National De-
fense Stockpile Manager may obligate amounts in excess 
of the amount specified in subsection (a) if the National 
Defense Stockpile Manager notifies Congress that extraor-
dinary or emergency conditions necessitate the additional 
obligations. The National Defense Stockpile Manager may 
make the additional obligations described in the notifica-
tion 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. 3302. REVISION OF FISCAL YEAR 1999 AUTHORITY TO 
DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 
(a) REQUIRED RECEIPTS FROM DISPOSALS.—Sec-
tion 3303(a) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–
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261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302 
of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 
2193), is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) $1,000,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 
2011.’’. 
(b) EFFECT
OF
AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) will result in the continued dis-
posal of certain materials in the National Defense Stock-
pile after September 30, 2005, pursuant to the disposal 
authority provided by section 3303 of the Strom Thur-
mond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1999, and allow the National Defense Stockpile Manager 
to take advantage of favorable market conditions for the 
sales of several of the materials authorized for disposal, 
such as tungsten ferro, tungsten metal power, and tung-
sten ores and concentrates. 
SEC. 3303. REVISION OF FISCAL YEAR 2000 AUTHORITY TO 
DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE. 
Section 3402(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 50 
U.S.C. 98d note), as amended by section 3302 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
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(Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1788), is amended by 
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) $550,000,000 by the end of fiscal year 
2011.’’. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $18,500,000 for fis-
cal year 2006 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 3502. Payments for State and regional maritime academies. 
Sec. 3503. Maintenance and repair reimbursement pilot program. 
Sec. 3504. Tank vessel construction assistance. 
Sec. 3505. Improvements to the Maritime Administration vessel disposal pro-
gram.
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SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2006. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2006, to be available without fiscal year limita-
tion if so provided in appropriations Acts, for the use of 
the Department of Transportation for the Maritime Ad-
ministration as follows: 
(1) For expenses necessary for operations and 
training 
activities, 
$113,650,000, 
of 
which 
$10,000,000 shall be available only for paying reim-
bursement under section 3517 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, as 
amended by section 3503 of this Act. 
(2) For administrative expenses related to loan 
guarantee commitments under the program author-
ized by title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
(46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $3,526,000. 
(3) For expenses to dispose of obsolete vessels 
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including 
provision of assistance under section 7 of Public 
Law 92–402, $21,000,000. 
SEC. 3502. PAYMENTS FOR STATE AND REGIONAL MARI-
TIME ACADEMIES. 
(a) ANNUAL PAYMENT.—Section 1304(d)(1)(C)(ii) 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
1295c(d)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000’’
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and inserting ‘‘$300,000 for fiscal year 2006, $400,000 
for fiscal year 2007, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2008 
and each fiscal year thereafter’’. 
(b) 
SCHOOL
SHIP
FUEL
PAYMENT.—Section 
1304(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
U.S.C. 1295c(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may pay to any 
State maritime academy’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) The 
Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, pay to each State maritime academy’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The amount of the payment to a State maritime 
academy under this paragraph shall not exceed—
‘‘(i) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(ii) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(iii) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each 
fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 3503. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 3517 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘LIMITA-
TION.—The Secretary may not’’ and inserting ‘‘RE-
QUIREMENT OF AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations,’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘80 percent 
of’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Congress each year on the program under 
this section. The report shall include a listing of future 
inspection schedules for all vessels included in the Mari-
time Security Fleet established by chapter 531 of title 46, 
United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 3504. TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ENTER CONTRACTS.—Section 
3543(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, to the extent of the 
availability of appropriations,’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 3543(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2004 (46 U.S.C. 53101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘up 
to 75 percent of’’.
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SEC. 3505. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MARITIME ADMINIS-
TRATION VESSEL DISPOSAL PROGRAM. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
DEVELOP
PLAN.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall prepare, publish, 
and submit to the Congress by not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act a 
comprehensive plan for management of the vessel 
disposal program of the Maritime Administration in 
accordance with the recommendations made in the 
Government Accountability Office in report number 
GAO–05–264, dated March 2005. 
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall—
(A) include a strategy and implementation 
plan for disposal of obsolete Maritime Adminis-
tration vessels (including vessels added to the 
fleet after the enactment of this Act) in a time-
ly manner, maximizing the use of all available 
disposal methods, including dismantling, use for 
artificial reefs, donation, and Navy training ex-
ercises; 
(B) identify and describe the funding and 
other resources necessary to implement the 
plan, and specific milestones for disposal of ves-
sels under the plan;
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(C) establish performance measures to 
track progress toward achieving the goals of the 
program, including the expeditious disposal of 
ships commencing upon the date of the 
enactmemt of this Act; 
(D) develop a formal decisionmaking 
framework for the program; and 
(E) identify external factors that could im-
pede successful implementation of the plan, and 
describe steps to be taken to mitigate the ef-
fects of such factors. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall implement the vessel disposal program 
of the Maritime Administration in accordance 
with—
(A) the management plan submitted under 
subsection (a); and 
(B) the requirements set forth in para-
graph (2). 
(2) UTILIZATION OF DOMESTIC SOURCES.—In 
the procurement of services under the vessel disposal 
program of the Maritime Administration, the Sec-
retary shall—
(A) use full and open competition; and
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(B) utilize domestic sources to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(c) FAILURE TO SUBMIT PLAN.—
(1) PRIVATE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR DIS-
POSAL OF MARITIME ADMINISTRATION VESSELS.—
The Secretary of Transportation, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, shall promptly award a 
contract using full and open competition to expedi-
tiously implement all aspects of disposal of obsolete 
vessels of the Maritime Administration. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply 
beginning 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, unless the Secretary of Transportation 
has submitted to the Congress the comprehensive 
plan required under subsection (a) 
(d) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER OBSO-
LETE COMBATANT VESSELS TO NAVY FOR DISPOSAL.—
The Secretary of Transportation shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations and consistent with section 
1535 of title 31, United States Code, popularly known as 
the Economy Act, transfer to the Secretary of the Navy 
during fiscal year 2006 for disposal by the Navy, no fewer 
than 4 combatant vessels in the nonretention fleet of the
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Maritime Administration that are acceptable to the Sec-
retary of the Navy.
Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2005. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1815
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activi-
ties of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.