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SEC. 2876. REPORT ON MUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN 
AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN JOINT REGION MARI-
ANAS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) A description of any policy or requirement of the Depart-
ment of Defense related to munitions and explosives of concern 
in Joint Region Marianas. 
(2) A description of the cost, schedule, and safety mitigation 
efforts related to any military construction project in Joint 
Region Marianas. 
(3) Identification of each organization that holds wavier 
authority for any requirement related to munitions and explo-
sives of concern in Joint Region Marianas. 
(4) Information on the effectiveness of policy or guidance 
related to munitions of concern intended to expedite the mili-
tary construction process in Joint Region Marianas. 
SEC. 2877. REVIEW OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 
development center, or a team consisting of a federally funded 
research and development center with a private management con-
sulting group, not sponsored by the Department of the Army or 
the Department of the Navy, to review the roles and responsibilities 
for executing construction projects for the Department of Defense, 
including military construction projects and facilities sustainment, 
restoration, and modernization projects. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2026, the federally 
funded research and development center shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on such review. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the design and construction delivery 
processes of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facili-
ties Engineering Systems Command, which shall— 
(A) include the composition of the design delivery and 
construction delivery team for each entity; and 
(B) identify whether specialized engineering or tech-
nical authority is required for a defense construction agent 
to recapitalize the public shipyards or specialized weapon 
systems, including a ground based strategic deterrent. 
(2) An identification of the total number of members of 
the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Federal Govern-
ment, and contractors by specialty (such as job series or military 
occupation code) involved in executing construction projects 
for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Systems Command, which shall— 
(A) include individuals involving in the planing, design, 
award, and oversight of military construction projects and
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facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 
projects for major repairs; and 
(B) exclude all individuals serving in civil works posi-
tions unless those individuals directly support programs 
of the Department of Defense. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) whether the number of members of the Armed 
Forces, civilian employees of the Federal Government, and 
contractors identified pursuant to paragraph (2) is adequate 
to support the functions and requirements of the respective 
entities that employ members, employees, and contractors; 
and 
(B) whether additional members of the Armed Forces, 
civilian employees of the Federal Government, and contrac-
tors would be needed to support such functions and require-
ments; 
(C) whether the current workforce of such entities has 
the skills and expertise to execute the recommendations 
of such report, if applicable. 
(4) If applicable, a discussion of the skills and expertise 
required to execute the recommendations included in such 
report that such current workforce lacks as of the date of 
the submission of such report. 
(5) An assessment of the internal controls of the Army 
Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Sys-
tems Command used to ensure funds associated with military 
construction projects and facilities sustainment, restoration, 
and modernization projects, including overhead, supervision, 
and administration, are properly charged to the correct appro-
priation account (whether for military construction or defense) 
at all levels of each entity, which shall include an assessment 
of— 
(A) an assessment of the similarities and differences 
with respect to the financial processes; 
(B) an assessment of supervision and construction 
schedules; and 
(C) the advantages and disadvantages to internal con-
trols and cost and schedule adherence if a single construc-
tion agent for military construction were created. 
(6) An assessment of the real estate functions performed 
by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Systems Command, which shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the similarities and differences 
between delivery methodologies and authorities; 
(B) an assessment of the costs and funding sources 
of providing real estate services; and 
(C) an identification of the advantages and disadvan-
tages to real estate services if a single construction agent 
for military construction were created. 
(7) An assessment of the global geographic regions that 
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Engineering 
Systems Command, and any other construction agent of the 
Department of Defense cover, which shall include— 
(A) the geographic roles those entities support with 
respect to host-nation funded construction, non-military 
construction, and infrastructure support in connection with 
foreign military sales; and
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(B) a recommendation for an optimal geographic 
regional layout if a single construction agent for military 
construction were created. 
(8) An assessment of the construction performance meas-
ures of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities 
Systems Command, which shall include— 
(A) an assessment of industry engagement and best 
practices; 
(B) an assessment of decision-making authorities, proc-
esses, and timelines; 
(C) an assessment of fund sources and their uses; 
(D) an assessment of military construction performance 
of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities 
Systems Command, in comparison with global construction 
trends during fiscal years 2019 through 2024; 
(E) an identification of business systems and processes 
that can be implemented jointly by the Army Corps of 
Engineers and the Naval Facilities Systems Command to 
improve military construction performance; and 
(F) the advantages and disadvantages to construction 
performance if a single construction agent for military 
construction were created. 
(9) An assessment of the infrastructure requirement 
generation process and the cost estimation procedures used 
by the Army Corps of Engineers and Naval Facilities System 
Command and the efficacy of such procedures for providing 
an accurate cost estimate at the time such estimate is included 
in the submission to Congress of the budget of the President 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 
each fiscal year, which shall include an assessment of— 
(A) guidance provided to the proponent for the project 
on how to define infrastructure requirements; 
(B) guidance provided to the proponent for the project 
with respect to best practices for accurate cost estimation; 
(C) the process by which the applicable construction 
agent— 
(i) assesses the validity of a cost estimate; and 
(ii) communicates concerns about the validity of 
such cost estimate to maximize the accuracy of such 
cost estimate before such cost estimate is included 
in such budget; and 
(D) the degree to which the Army Corps of Engineers 
and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 
have common definitions and common practices for evalu-
ating the validity of such cost estimates. 
(10) An assessment of the uses of the Army Corps of 
Engineers to provide capabilities not associated with the des-
ignation of such Corps as a Department of Defense design 
and construction agent, which shall include an assessment 
of— 
(A) the capabilities and expertise of the Army Corps 
of Engineers provided to military installations of the 
Department of the Army; and 
(B) the extent to which a consolidation of construction 
agents would affect— 
(i) the ability of the Army Corps of Engineers 
to provide such capabilities and expertise; and
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(ii) other functions and statutory missions of the 
Army Corps of Engineers. 
(11) An assessment of the use by the Department of the 
Navy of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 
to perform other functions not associated with the designation 
of such Command as a Department of Defense design and 
construction agent, which shall include an assessment of— 
(A) the public works functions and services provided 
by the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 
to military installations of the Department of the Navy, 
including the advantages and disadvantages to such func-
tions and services if a single construction agent for military 
construction were created; 
(B) all other authorities of and functions provided by 
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, including 
the advantages and disadvantages to such functions and 
services if a single construction agent for military construc-
tion were created; and 
(C) an assessment of the effect of removing certain 
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command functions 
from the Navy Working Capital Fund system. 
(12) An assessment of the policy, procedures, organizations, 
and systems used by the Department of the Army and the 
Department of the Air Force for the design and construction 
of facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization 
projects, including an assessment of any modifications required 
if a single construction agent for military construction were 
to be created. 
(13) An assessment of the data and software systems used 
by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Systems Command, and any other entity of the 
Department of Defense for tracking the execution of planning, 
design, and construction of military construction projects and 
asset management of the completed project, including— 
(A) an assessment of interoperability between such 
data and software systems and similar systems used by 
other entities of the Department of Defense; 
(B) an assessment of the differences, weaknesses, cur-
rency, and transparency of data provided to the sponsors 
of such projects within the Department of Defense; and 
(C) the advantages, disadvantages, and benefits of 
consolidating or standardizing such systems if a single 
construction agent for military construction were created. 
(14) Documentation of the current organizational alignment 
of authorities from title 10, United States Code, with the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments and 
the alignment of those authorities with the construction 
authorities within the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Systems Command, including authorities 
relating to acquisition, technical authority, finances, and real 
estate. 
(15) An identification of the potential cost savings and 
performance improvements to the Department of the Army 
and the Department of the Navy if a single construction agent 
for military construction were created. 
(16) An identification of existing efficiencies and operational 
benefits that the Department of the Army and the Department
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of the Navy gain from the designation of the Army Corps 
of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems 
Command as Department of Defense design and construction 
agents. 
(17) An identification of not less than two alternatives 
for how the authorities and organizations relating to construc-
tion for the Department of Defense could align if a single 
construction agent were to align under one principal staff assist-
ant to the Secretary of Defense as a defense agency or field 
activity of the Department of Defense. 
(18) An assessment of the costs of the Army Corps of 
Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Com-
mand carrying out the functions of such entities, including 
any redundant costs, the potential efficiencies of consolidation 
into a single construction agent, an estimate for the number 
of required personnel, and required specialties. 
(d) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract 
pursuant to subsection (a), the federally funded research and 
development center shall provide to Congress a briefing on 
the review required under such contract. Such briefing shall 
include an estimated timeline for the completion of such review. 
(2) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—On a quarterly basis after the 
date on which the federally funded research and development 
center provides the briefing under paragraph (1), the federally 
funded research and development center shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the progress of such review. 
SEC. 2878. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON INSTALLATIONS OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) UPDATE
OF
ASSESSMENT
ON
SCHOOL
CAPACITY
AND 
CONDITION.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees an updated assessment 
of the capacity and facility condition deficiencies of elementary 
and secondary public schools on military installations conducted 
by the Secretary in July 2011 under section 8109 of the Depart-
ment of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2011 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 82), as updated by the 
Secretary in July 2017 under section 2814 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2717). 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
FACTORS.—In conducting the 
updated assessment required under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration factors including— 
(A) schools that have had changes in their condition 
or capacity since the updated assessment in July 2017; 
and 
(B) the capacity and facility condition deficiencies of 
schools omitted from the updated assessment in July 2017. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall include 
in the updated assessment required under paragraph (1) a 
report on the status of the funds already appropriated, and 
a schedule for the completion of projects already approved,
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under the programs funded under section 8127 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 
492), section 8128 of the Department of Defense and Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations 
Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public 
Law 115–245; 123 Stat. 3029), section 8121 of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93; 133 Stat. 2365), 
section 8118 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1332), and section 8109 of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117– 
103; 136 Stat. 201). 
(b) UPDATING PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENT 
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS 
TO SUPERSEDE FUNDING OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 2814(a) of the of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 328; 130 Stat. 2717), as 
added by section 2818(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 91; 131 Stat. 1852) 
and amended by section 2824(a) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 132 Stat. 2269), is further amended by striking ‘‘38 projects’’ 
and inserting ‘‘71 projects’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the submission of the updated assessment 
under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
evaluation of issues relating to the Public Schools on Military 
Installations program of the Office of Local Defense Community 
Cooperation of the Department of Defense, including— 
(1) program operations and oversight; 
(2) use of funding; 
(3) criteria for selecting and prioritizing schools; 
(4) any interaction between such program and the Impact 
Aid program of the Department of Education; and 
(5) the extent to which such program is achieving the 
goals of such program. 
SEC. 2879. UPDATES TO POLICIES AND GUIDANCE OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF THE NAVY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN 
DRY DOCKS AND OTHER PROJECTS. 
(a) POLICY AND GUIDANCE UPDATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall update 
relevant internal policy and guidance of the Department of 
the Navy with respect to the projects described in paragraph 
(2) to require the head of the Program Management Office 
of the Department to— 
(A) update the relevant methodologies used to conduct 
cost sensitivity, risk, and uncertainty analyses throughout 
the project design process; 
(B) document the use of different methods to validate 
high-value cost elements for projects under the Shipyard 
Infrastructure Optimization Program; and 
(C) adhere to best practices for the development of 
construction schedules. 
(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The projects described in this 
paragraph are—
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(A) the replacement of dry dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval 
Shipyard; 
(B) the replacement of dry dock 3 at Pearl Harbor 
Naval Shipyard; and 
(C) any other project of the Navy under the Shipyard 
Infrastructure Optimization Program. 
(b) PLANNING.—The Secretary shall implement measures to 
ensure more extensive planning on military construction projects 
under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program for which 
the Secretary has obligated more than $500,000,000 to more 
accurately identify operational mission need dates. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and quarterly thereafter until 
each project is completed, the Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a briefing on the status of the construction 
projects for the replacement by the Navy of— 
(A) dry dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; and 
(B) dry dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing required under paragraph 
(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) A summary of the steps the Secretary is taking 
to ensure the costs of the projects specified in such para-
graph do not increase. 
(B) An assessment by the Secretary as of the date 
of the briefing of the likelihood of future cost overruns 
for each such project. 
(C) Any other details the Secretary determines relevant 
to support the oversight by Congress of each such project 
and other projects under the Shipyard Infrastructure 
Optimization Program. 
SEC. 2880. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT ADDI-
TIONAL MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
FAMILIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate 
two officials employed by the Department of Defense or a military 
department as of the date of the enactment of this Act as follows: 
(1) One official shall be responsible for coordination of 
infrastructure projects to support additional members of the 
Armed Forces and their families in Hawaii. 
(2) One official shall be responsible for coordination of 
infrastructure projects to support additional members of the 
Armed Forces and their families in Guam and the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each official described in subsection (a) shall, 
in coordination with appropriate officials from the military depart-
ments and the United States Indo-Pacific Command— 
(1) coordinate Department of Defense-wide efforts relating 
to the infrastructure needs associated with the significant addi-
tion of members of the Armed Forces and their families to 
the region for which such official is the designated official 
pursuant to subsection (a) during the 10-year period following 
the date of the enactment of this Act;
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(2) analyze the expected impact on State and local govern-
ment services of— 
(A) military infrastructure projects in the designated 
region of such official; and 
(B) the significant addition of members of the Armed 
Forces and their families as described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) ensure clear and consistent communication to State 
and local elected officials and the public in the designated 
region of such official regarding the infrastructure needs and 
priorities of the Department of Defense, including conveying 
any finding or conclusion regarding the expected impact 
described in paragraph (2)(B). 
(c) SELECTION.— 
(1) HAWAII.—For the designation under paragraph (1) sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual 
with significant background and expertise in— 
(A) the legal and technical aspects of city planning, 
State and local government services, and military infra-
structure; and 
(B) liaising with State and local elected officials and 
the public. 
(2) GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—For the 
designation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall appoint the Under Secretary of the Navy. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—For the designations under paragraph (1) 
and paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the designation, submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the Governor of Hawaii 
or the Governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, 
respectively, a notification that includes the name and contact 
information of the individual so designated. 
SEC. 2881. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL SUBMIS-
SION OF INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE-WIDE STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 95 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the submission of the interim 
guidance required by section 2851(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31). 
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 and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
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Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3111. Improvements to National Nuclear Security Administration manage-
ment and processes. 
Sec. 3112. Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories and nuclear 
weapons production facilities. 
Sec. 3113. Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to use passenger 
carriers for contractor commuting. 
Sec. 3114. Authorization for modification of B61-13 nuclear weapon. 
Sec. 3115. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of information on 
streamlining National Nuclear Security Administration contracting. 
Sec. 3116. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low- 
enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 war-
heads. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 3121. Modification to and termination of certain reporting requirements under 
Atomic Energy Defense Act. 
Sec. 3122. Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-benefit analyses 
for competition of management and operating contracts. 
Sec. 3123. Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability. 
Sec. 3124. Report on activities from U.S.–U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement. 
Sec. 3125. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration. 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs 
and Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for 
fiscal year 2025 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 may carry out new plant 
projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: 
(1) Project 25–D–511, PULSE New Access, Nevada 
National Security Site, Mercury, Nevada, $25,000,000. 
(2) Project 25–D–510, Plutonium Mission Safety and 
Quality Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
New Mexico, $48,500,000. 
(3) Project 25–D–530, Naval Examination Acquisition 
Project, 
Naval 
Reactors 
Facility, 
Idaho 
Falls, 
Idaho: 
$45,000,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2025 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 Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for other defense activities 
in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701.
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SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for nuclear energy as specified 
in the funding table in section 4701. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 
3111. 
IMPROVEMENTS 
TO 
NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION ACT.—The National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3211— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) To support the deterrence of strategic attacks against 
the United States by maintaining and enhancing the perform-
ance, reliability, security, and safety of the United States 
nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, 
produce, and test nuclear weapons as necessary in order to 
meet national security requirements.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively, 
and inserting the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) fulfilling, to the maximum extent possible, the require-
ments for nuclear weapons of the Department of Defense;’’; 
(2) in section 3213(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘infrastructure 
construction and maintenance,’’ after ‘‘nuclear weapons,’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b)(1) of section 3214 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Supporting the deterrence of strategic attacks by 
maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and 
security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, 
including the ability to design, produce, and test as necessary 
to meet national security requirements.’’; and 
(4) in section 3264, by striking ‘‘for the use’’ and inserting 
‘‘for the cost-reimbursable use’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.—Section 3113 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2444) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Department of Energy’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of the Department’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘of the Administration’’. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE 
MATTERS.—The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 4201(b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (5); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively;
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(iv) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(I) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) be well understood and certifiable without the 
need to resume underground nuclear weapons testing;’’; 
(II) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) develop future generations of design, certification, 
and production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise 
to support the fulfillment of mission requirements of the 
future stockpile.’’; 
(3) in section 4209(a)(1), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘phase 1 or phase 6.1’’ and inserting 
‘‘phase 2 or phase 6.2’’; 
(4) in section 4212— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking, ‘‘as specified in 
the most recent Nuclear Posture Review’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and high explo-
sives manufacturing’’ after ‘‘weapons assembly’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fissile materials 
components processing and fabrication’’ and inserting 
‘‘processing’’; 
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
(5); and 
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following 
new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) The fissile material component processing and fabrica-
tion capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing 
Facility and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (c); 
(5) by striking section 4216 (and conforming the table of 
contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly); 
(6) in section 4405— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ACCELERATED CLEANUP.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities 
and disposition projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense 
nuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated 
schedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or 
replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities 
supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long- 
term cost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially 
accelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining 
national security objectives.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) 
as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after the matter preceding para-
graph (2), as so redesignated, the following new para-
graph (1): 
‘‘(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules 
can contribute to a more rapid modernization of National 
Nuclear Security Administration facilities.’’; and 
(7) in section 4713—
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(A) in the heading of subsection (a)(1), by inserting 
‘‘AND NEW NUCLEAR WEAPON PROGRAM’’ after ‘‘EXTENSION’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or new nuclear weapon program’’ 
after ‘‘stockpile life extension’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 3112. PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE TO NATIONAL SECURITY 
LABORATORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION 
FACILITIES. 
Section 4502 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2652) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) BACKGROUND REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy 
and the Administrator may not admit to any facility described 
in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) other than areas accessible to 
the general public any individual who is a citizen or agent of 
a covered foreign nation or a nation on the current sensitive coun-
tries list unless the Secretary or Administrator first completes 
a background review with respect to that individual.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON ADMITTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an individual who is 
a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the Secretary 
and the Administrator may not, except as provided in para-
graph (2), admit such individual to any areas not accessible 
to the general public within a facility described in paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary, acting through the Adminis-
trator, may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with 
respect to an individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered 
foreign nation if, not later than 30 days prior to admitting 
such individual to a facility described in such paragraph, the 
Secretary certifies to Congress that— 
‘‘(A) the admittance of such individual to the facility 
is in the national security interests of the United States; 
‘‘(B) no classified or restricted data will be revealed 
to such individual in connection with the admittance of 
such individual to the facility; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted with 
the heads of other relevant departments or agencies of 
the United States Government to mitigate risks associated 
with the admittance of such individual; and 
‘‘(D) the background review completed to subsection 
(a) with respect to such individual did not uncover any 
previously unreported affiliation with military or intel-
ligence organizations associated with a covered foreign 
nation. 
‘‘(3) FACILITIES
DESCRIBED.—A facility described in this 
paragraph is a facility, or any portion thereof, that directly 
supports the mission, functions, and operations of the Adminis-
tration (as described in this Act) and is located on— 
‘‘(A) a national security laboratory; 
‘‘(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; or 
‘‘(C) a site that directly supports the protection, 
development, sustainment, or disposal of technologies or
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materials related to the provision of nuclear propulsion 
for United States naval vessels. 
‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under paragraph 
(1) shall take effect on April 15, 2025. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Sec-
retary or the Administrator to— 
‘‘(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of sub-
section (c)— 
‘‘(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) an individual involved in an International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection (as defined in the ‘Agree-
ment between the United States and the IAEA for the 
Application of Safeguards in the U.S.’); or 
‘‘(C) an individual involved in information exchanges 
in support of activities of the United States with respect 
to nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and counterter-
rorism, in accordance with international treaties or other 
legally-binding agreements or instruments to which the 
United States is a party; or 
‘‘(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any portion 
thereof, that is not directly associated with or directly funded 
to perform the mission, functions, and operations of the 
Administration (as described in this Act).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) 
; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered foreign nation’ means— 
‘‘(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(B) the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(C) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 
‘‘(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.’’. 
SEC. 3113. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION TO USE PASSENGER CARRIERS FOR CON-
TRACTOR COMMUTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4834. AUTHORITY TO USE PASSENGER CARRIERS FOR CON-
TRACTOR COMMUTING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—If and to the extent that the Administrator 
deems it appropriate to further mission activities under section 
3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2401), a passenger carrier may be used to provide transportation 
services to contractor employees between the covered facility of 
the contractor employee and a mass transit facility in accordance 
with any applicable transportation plan adopted by the Adminis-
trator pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(b) PLAN REQUESTS AND APPROVAL.—(1) The Administrator— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) provide Management and Operating contractors 
at covered facilities the opportunity to, on a voluntary 
basis, submit, through the cognizant contracting officer
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of the applicable covered facility, a plan to provide transpor-
tation services described in subsection (a) for contractor 
employees at the covered facility; and 
‘‘(ii) review each such plan submitted in accordance 
with clause (i); and 
‘‘(B) may approve each such plan if the requirements 
described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) are 
satisfied. 
‘‘(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)— 
‘‘(A) may include proposals for parking facilities, road 
improvements, real property acquisition, passenger carrier serv-
ices, and commuting cost deferment payments to contractor 
employees; and 
‘‘(B) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the use of passenger carriers 
will facilitate the mission of the covered facility; 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the plan will be economical 
and advantageous to the Federal Government; 
‘‘(iii) a summary of the benefits that will be provided 
under the plan and how costs will be monitored; and 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the plan will alleviate traffic 
congestion, reduce commuting times, and improve recruit-
ment and retention of contractor employees. 
‘‘(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior Procurement 
Executive of the Administration the approval of any plan submitted 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Administration may reimburse a 
contractor for the costs of transportation services incurred pursuant 
to a plan approved under subsection (b) using funds appropriated 
to the Administration. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out a plan approved under 
subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable and consistent with sound budget policy, shall— 
‘‘(1) require the use alternative fuel vehicles to provide 
transportation services; 
‘‘(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission 
activities of the Administration under section 3211 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); 
and 
‘‘(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor 
employee uses transportation services shall not be included 
for purposes of calculating the hours of work for such contractor 
employee. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘contractor employee’ means an employee 
of a Management and Operating contractor or subcontractor 
employee at any tier. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered facility’ means any facility of the 
Administration that directly supports the mission of the 
Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Management and Operating contractor’ 
means a management and operating contractor that manages 
a covered facility. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘passenger carrier’ means a passenger motor 
vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means of 
transportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant to