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Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2851. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT BLISS TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—In exchange for the 
receipt of the real property described in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of the Army may convey to the Texas Gen-
eral Land Office (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘TGLO’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of undeveloped real property consisting 
of approximately 694 acres at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the 
purpose of facilitating commercial development of the par-
cel. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), TGLO shall convey to the 
Secretary of the Army all right, title, and interest of 
TGLO in and to a parcel of real property, including any 
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 2,880 
acres adjacent to Fort Bliss training areas to facilitate 
tactical vehicle ingress and egress between the installation 
and the training areas and mitigate encroachment issues. 
If the fair market value of the real property to be acquired 
by the Secretary is less than the fair market value of the 
real property to be conveyed under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may require a cash equalization payment in an 
amount equal to the difference in value. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.—
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(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Army shall require TGLO to cover costs to be 
incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec-
retary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry 
out the land exchange under this section, including 
survey costs, costs related to environmental docu-
mentation, and other administrative costs related to 
the conveyance. If amounts are collected from 
TGLO in advance of the Secretary incurring the ac-
tual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the ex-
cess amount to TGLO. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursements 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 land exchange. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such 
fund or account and shall be available for the same 
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be exchanged
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under this section shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary of the Army. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 
and conditions in connection with the land exchange under 
this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2852. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER DEFENSE DEPOT 
OGDEN, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF RESIDUAL INTERESTS.—To fa-
cilitate the conveyance of a parcel of real property con-
sisting of approximately 2.73 acres at the former Defense 
Depot Ogden, Utah, from the Weber Basin Disabled Cor-
poration to the Ogden City Redevelopment Authority (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Redevelopment Author-
ity’’), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Secretaries’’), may convey, by quit claim deed, all 
residual right, title, and interest of the United States (in-
cluding reversionary interests) in and to the property for 
the purpose of permitting the Redevelopment Authority to 
take immediate steps to prevent the further deterioration 
of the building on the parcel and subsequently redevelop 
the parcel.
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(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of residual United States interests in the property 
described in subsection (a), the Redevelopment Authority 
shall pay an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
conveyed interests, as determined by the Secretaries. 
Amounts received under this subsection shall be deposited 
in the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005. 
The amounts deposited shall be merged with other 
amounts in such fund and be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 
as amounts in such fund. 
(c) PAYMENT OR COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall require 
the Redevelopment Authority to cover costs to be in-
curred by the Secretaries, or to reimburse the Secre-
taries for costs incurred by the Secretaries, to carry 
out the conveyance under subsection (a), including 
costs related to environmental documentation and 
other administrative costs. If amounts are collected 
from the Redevelopment Authority in advance of the 
Secretaries incurring the actual costs, and the 
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretaries to carry out the conveyance, the 
Secretaries shall refund the excess amount to the 
Redevelopment Authority.
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(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursements under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred 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 purposes, and subject 
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 
in such fund or account. 
(d) 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 Secretaries. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretaries may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretaries considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 2861. CHANGE IN NAME OF THE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE 
OF THE ARMED FORCES TO THE DWIGHT D. 
EISENHOWER SCHOOL FOR NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AND RESOURCE STRATEGY. 
(a) CHANGE IN NAME.—The Industrial College of the 
Armed Forces is hereby renamed the ‘‘Dwight D. Eisen-
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hower School for National Security and Resource Strat-
egy’’. 
(b) COMPONENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVER-
SITY.—Section 2165(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘Industrial College of the Armed 
Forces’’ and inserting ‘‘Dwight D. Eisenhower School for 
National Security and Resource Strategy’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 663(c)(2) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Industrial College 
of the Armed Forces’’ and inserting ‘‘Dwight D. Eisen-
hower School for National Security and Resource Strat-
egy’’. 
(d) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Industrial 
College of the Armed Forces in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource 
Strategy. 
SEC. 2862. LIMITATIONS ON REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED 
TO PERMANENT DUTY AT A MILITARY IN-
STALLATION TO EFFECTUATE REALIGNMENT 
OF INSTALLATION. 
(a) NOTICE AND WAIT LIMITATION.—Chapter 50 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
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section 993, as added by section 585, the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 994. Limitations on permanent relocation of siz-
able numbers of members of the armed 
forces 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—No action may be taken to effect 
or implement any realignment with respect to any military 
installation in the United States involving a reduction of 
more than 1,000 in the number of members of the armed 
forces assigned to permanent duty at the installation at 
the time the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the 
military department concerned notifies Congress under 
subsection (b) of the plan to realign the installation unless 
and until the provisions of subsection (b) are complied 
with. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE AND WAIT REQUIREMENT.—No action 
described in subsection (a) with respect to the realignment 
of any military installation referred to in such subsection 
may be taken unless and until— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of the military department concerned— 
‘‘(A) notifies the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives of the proposed realignment and
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the number of personnel assignments affected; 
and 
‘‘(B) submits an evaluation of the costs 
and benefits of such realignment and of the 
local economic, environmental, strategic, and 
operational consequences of such realignment; 
and 
‘‘(2) a period of 90 days expires following the 
day on which the notice and evaluation have been 
submitted to such committees, during which period 
no irrevocable action may be taken to effect or im-
plement the realignment. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) BASE CLOSURE PROCESS.—Subsections (a) 
and (b) do not apply in the case of the realignment 
of a military installation pursuant to a base closure 
law. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL SECURITY OR EMERGENCY.— 
Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if the President 
certifies to the Congress that the realignment of a 
military installation must be implemented for rea-
sons of national security or a military emergency. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘military installation’ means a 
base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport fa-
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cility for any ship, or other activity under the juris-
diction of the Department of Defense, including any 
leased facility, which is located within any of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, or Guam. Such term does not in-
clude any facility used primarily for civil works, riv-
ers and harbors projects, or flood control projects. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘realignment’ includes any action 
which both reduces and relocates functions and per-
sonnel positions. The term includes the disestablish-
ment or termination of a military command at a 
military installation, a change in the homeport for a 
ship, or the permanent relocation of a unit of the 
armed forces if the permanent duty assignment 
threshold specified in subsection (a) is met. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘unit’ means a unit of the armed 
forces at the battalion, squadron, or an equivalent 
level (or a higher level).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘994. Limitations on permanent relocation of sizable numbers of members of 
the armed forces.’’.
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SEC. 2863. PROHIBITION ON NAMING DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE REAL PROPERTY AFTER A MEMBER 
OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 2661 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON NAMING DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE
REAL
PROPERTY
AFTER
MEMBER
OF
CON-
GRESS.—(1) Real property under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military depart-
ment may not be named after, or otherwise officially iden-
tified by the name of, any individual who is a Member 
of Congress at the time the property is so named or identi-
fied. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Member of Congress’ includes 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con-
gress. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘real property’ includes struc-
tures, buildings, or other infrastructure of a military 
installation, roadways and defense access roads, and 
any other area on the grounds of a military installa-
tion.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The prohibition 
in subsection (c) of section 2661 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with
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respect to real property of the Department of Defense 
named after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2864. REPORT ON THE HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the Homeowners Assistance Program 
under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Devel-
opment Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374). The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) The estimated cost if eligibility were ex-
panded to include permanent change of station ap-
plicants who purchased a home after July 1, 2006, 
and before July 1, 2008. 
(2) The estimated cost if eligibility were ex-
panded to include members of the Armed Forces 
under paragraph (1) and permanent change of sta-
tion applicants who received permanent change of 
station orders after September 30, 2010, and before 
September 30, 2011. 
(3) The estimated number of members of the 
Armed Forces who received permanent change of 
station orders after September 30, 2010, and before 
September 30, 2011, and who suffered a decline of
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at least a 10 percent in home value from the date 
of purchase to the date of sale. 
SEC. 2865. TRANSFER OF THE AIR FORCE MEMORIAL TO 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF MEMORIAL TO SECRETARY OF THE 
AIR FORCE.—Administrative jurisdiction, custody, and 
control of the Air Force Memorial (as defined in section 
9784(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (b)) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the 
Air Force. 
(b) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGEMENT 
OF MEMORIAL.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY
OF
THE
AIR 
FORCE.—Chapter 949 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 9784. Air Force Memorial 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force has jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Air 
Force Memorial and is responsible for the operation, main-
tenance, and management of the Memorial. 
‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
FOR OPERATION 
AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MEMORIAL.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force may enter into a cooperative agreement 
with the Air Force Memorial Foundation or any other
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suitable entity to assist with the operation and mainte-
nance of the Air Force Memorial. 
‘‘(c) DISPOSITION
OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Any con-
tribution made for the purpose of assisting in the oper-
ation and maintenance of the Air Force Memorial that is 
deposited into the Department of the Air Force General 
Gift Fund pursuant to section 2601 of this title shall be 
available only for the purpose of the operation and mainte-
nance of the Air Force Memorial. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Air 
Force Memorial’ means the memorial established pursuant 
to Public Law 103–163 to honor the men and women who 
have served in the United States Air Force and its prede-
cessor organizations and that area of land occupied by 
that memorial, along with any facilities constructed there-
on, and consisting of approximately three acres in Arling-
ton, Virginia, made available by the Secretary of Defense 
for use as the location of the Air Force Memorial pursuant 
to section 2863(b)(1) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 
107–107; 115 Stat. 1330).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘9784. Air Force Memorial.’’.
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(c) REPEAL.—Section 2872 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B 
of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 562) is repealed. 
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 2012 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:
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Project 12–D–301, Transuranic (TRU) 
Waste Facilities, Los Alamos National Labora-
tory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $9,881,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2012 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 2012 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 
the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. ENERGY SECURITY AND ASSURANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2012 for energy 
security and assurance programs necessary for national 
security as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING TO NUCLEAR STOCKPILE STEW-
ARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR STEWARDSHIP, MAN-
AGEMENT, AND CERTIFICATION OF WARHEADS IN THE 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4203. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and other appropriate officials of the departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop and 
annually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons 
stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile 
stewardship, stockpile management, stockpile surveillance, 
program direction, infrastructure modernization, human 
capital, and nuclear test readiness. The plan shall be con-
sistent with the programmatic and technical requirements
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of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile 
Memorandum. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—(1) In accord-
ance with subsection (c), not later than March 15 of each 
even-numbered year, the Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a summary of the plan developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than 
March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a detailed report on the plan developed 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) The summaries and reports required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL PLAN SUMMARY.— 
Each summary of the plan submitted under subsection 
(b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear 
weapons stockpile, including the number and age of 
warheads (including both active and inactive) for 
each warhead type. 
‘‘(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, 
and schedules for warhead life extension programs
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and any other programs to modify, update, or re-
place warhead types. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the methods and informa-
tion used to determine that the nuclear weapons 
stockpile is safe and reliable, as well as the relation-
ship of science-based tools to the collection and in-
terpretation of such information. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear se-
curity enterprise, including programs and plans for 
infrastructure modernization and retention of human 
capital, as well as associated budgets and schedules. 
‘‘(5) Identification of any modifications or up-
dates to the plan since the previous summary or de-
tailed report was submitted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(6) Such other information as the Secretary of 
Energy or the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL DETAILED REPORT.— 
Each detailed report on the plan submitted under sub-
section (b)(2) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship and 
management— 
‘‘(A) the status of the nuclear weapons 
stockpile, including the number and age of war-
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heads (including both active and inactive) for 
each warhead type; 
‘‘(B) for each five-year period beginning on 
the date of the report and ending on the date 
that is 20 years after the date of the report— 
‘‘(i) the planned number of nuclear 
warheads (including active and inactive) 
for each warhead type in the nuclear weap-
ons stockpile; and 
‘‘(ii) the past and projected future 
total lifecycle cost of each type of nuclear 
weapon; 
‘‘(C) the status, plans, budgets, and sched-
ules for warhead life extension programs and 
any other programs to modify, update, or re-
place warhead types; 
‘‘(D) a description of the process by which 
the Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and re-
quirements for life extension or replacement, of 
the nuclear and nonnuclear components of the 
warheads (including active and inactive war-
heads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile; 
‘‘(E) a description of the process used in 
recertifying the safety, security, and reliability
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ernization activities, and mechanisms to ensure 
the retention of skilled personnel; 
‘‘(J) mechanisms to ensure that each na-
tional security laboratory has full and complete 
access to all weapons data to enable a rigorous 
peer-review process to support the annual as-
sessment of the condition of the nuclear weap-
ons stockpile required under section 4205; 
‘‘(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for 
activities under the stockpile management pro-
gram required by section 4204, including allo-
cations of funds by weapon type and facility; 
and 
‘‘(L) 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 
4204. 
‘‘(2) With respect to science-based tools— 
‘‘(A) a description of the information need-
ed to determine that the nuclear weapons stock-
pile is safe and reliable; 
‘‘(B) for each science-based tool used to 
collect information described in subparagraph 
(A), the relationship between such tool and
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such information and the effectiveness of such 
tool in providing such information based on the 
criteria developed pursuant to section 4202(a); 
and 
‘‘(C) the criteria developed under section 
4202(a) (including any updates to such cri-
teria). 
‘‘(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship 
program under section 4201 by the Administrator, 
in consultation with the directors of the national se-
curity laboratories, which shall set forth— 
‘‘(A) an identification and description of— 
‘‘(i) any key technical challenges to 
the stockpile stewardship program; and 
‘‘(ii) the strategies to address such 
challenges without the use of nuclear test-
ing; 
‘‘(B) a strategy for using the science-based 
tools (including advanced simulation and com-
puting capabilities) of each national security 
laboratory to ensure that the nuclear weapons 
stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without 
the use of nuclear testing. 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the science-based 
tools (including advanced simulation and com-
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puting capabilities) of each national security 
laboratory that exist at the time of the assess-
ment compared with the science-based tools ex-
pected to exist during the period covered by the 
future-years nuclear security program; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the core scientific 
and technical competencies required to achieve 
the objectives of the stockpile stewardship pro-
gram and other weapons activities and weap-
ons-related activities of the Department of En-
ergy, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of scientists, engi-
neers, and technicians, by discipline, re-
quired to maintain such competencies; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any shortage of 
such individuals that exists at the time of 
the assessment compared with any short-
age expected to exist during the period cov-
ered by the future-years nuclear security 
program. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the nuclear security infra-
structure— 
‘‘(A) a description of the modernization 
and refurbishment measures the Administrator
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determines necessary to meet the requirements 
prescribed in— 
‘‘(i) the national security strategy of 
the United States as set forth in the most 
recent national security strategy report of 
the President under section 108 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
404a) if such strategy has been submitted 
as of the date of the plan; 
‘‘(ii) the most recent quadrennial de-
fense review if such strategy has not been 
submitted as of the date of the plan; and 
‘‘(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture 
Review as of the date of the plan; 
‘‘(B) a schedule for implementing the 
measures described under subparagraph (A) 
during the 10-year period following the date of 
the plan; and 
‘‘(C) the estimated levels of annual funds 
the Administrator determines necessary to 
carry out the measures described under sub-
paragraph (A), including a discussion of the cri-
teria, evidence, and strategies on which such es-
timated levels of annual funds are based.
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‘‘(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness 
of the United States— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the period of time that 
would be necessary for the Secretary of Energy 
to conduct an underground test of a nuclear 
weapon once directed by the President to con-
duct such a test; 
‘‘(B) a description of the level of test read-
iness that the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, determines 
to be appropriate; 
‘‘(C) a list and description of the workforce 
skills and capabilities that are essential to car-
rying out an underground nuclear test at the 
Nevada National Security Site; 
‘‘(D) a list and description of the infra-
structure and physical plants that are essential 
to carrying out an underground nuclear test at 
the Nevada National Security Site; and 
‘‘(E) an assessment of the readiness status 
of the skills and capabilities described in sub-
paragraph (C) and the infrastructure and phys-
ical plants described in subparagraph (D).
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‘‘(6) Identification of any modifications or up-
dates to the plan since the previous summary or de-
tailed report was submitted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under 
subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council estab-
lished by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
conduct an assessment that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An analysis of the plan, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the plan supports the require-
ments of the national security strategy of the 
United States or the most recent quadrennial 
defense review, as applicable under subsection 
(d)(4)(A), and the Nuclear Posture Review; and 
‘‘(ii) whether the modernization and refur-
bishment measures described under subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (4) and the schedule 
described under subparagraph (B) of such 
paragraph are adequate to support such re-
quirements. 
‘‘(B) An analysis of whether the plan ade-
quately addresses the requirements for infrastruc-
ture recapitalization of the facilities of the nuclear 
security enterprise.
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‘‘(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council deter-
mines that the plan does not adequately support 
modernization 
and 
refurbishment 
requirements 
under subparagraph (A) or the nuclear security en-
terprise facilities infrastructure recapitalization re-
quirements under subparagraph (B), a risk assess-
ment with respect to— 
‘‘(i) supporting the annual certification of 
the nuclear weapons stockpile; and 
‘‘(ii) maintaining the long-term safety, se-
curity, and reliability of the nuclear weapons 
stockpile. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the Administrator submits the plan under subsection 
(b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report detailing the as-
sessment required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 
submitted to Congress by the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘future-years nuclear security 
program’ means the program required by section
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3253 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2453). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘national security laboratory’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3281 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2471). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘nuclear security budget mate-
rials’, with respect to a fiscal year, means the mate-
rials submitted to Congress by the Administrator for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in 
support of the budget for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ 
means the physical facilities, technology, and human 
capital of— 
‘‘(A) the national security laboratories; 
‘‘(B) the Pantex Plant; 
‘‘(C) the Y–12 National Security Complex; 
‘‘(D) the Kansas City Plant; 
‘‘(E) the Savannah River Site; and 
‘‘(F) the Nevada National Security Site. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘quadrennial defense review’ 
means the review of the defense programs and poli-
cies of the United States that is carried out every 
four years under section 118 of title 10, United 
States Code.
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‘‘(7) The term ‘weapons activities’ means each 
activity within the budget category of weapons ac-
tivities in the budget of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘weapons-related activities’ 
means each activity under the Department of En-
ergy that involves nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons 
technology, or fissile or radioactive materials, includ-
ing activities related to— 
‘‘(A) nuclear nonproliferation; 
‘‘(B) nuclear forensics; 
‘‘(C) nuclear intelligence; 
‘‘(D) nuclear safety; and 
‘‘(E) nuclear incident response.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4203 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and infra-
structure plan.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL RE-
PORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4202 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2522) is amended 
by striking subsections (c) and (d).
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(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4202 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4202. Stockpile stewardship criteria.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL PLAN 
ON MODERNIZATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE NU-
CLEAR
SECURITY
COMPLEX.—Section 4203A of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523A) is re-
pealed. 
(d) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL UP-
DATE TO STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN.— 
Section 4204 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2524) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (c). 
(e) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON NU-
CLEAR TEST READINESS.— 
(1) AEDA.—Section 4208 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2528) is repealed. 
(2) NDAA FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Section 3152 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 623) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 3101 or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2012 for the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration, not more than $7,000,000 may be obligated or 
expended for the United States-China Center of Excel-
lence on Nuclear Security until the date on which the Sec-
retary of Energy submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the reports under subsection (b)(2) and sub-
section (c). 
(b) NUCLEAR SECURITY.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Energy, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall con-
duct a review of the existing capacity of the People’s 
Republic of China to develop and implement best 
practices training for nuclear security. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the review under paragraph 
(1).
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(c) CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the extent to which the training 
and relationship-building activities planned for the United 
States-China Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security 
could contribute to improving China’s historical patterns 
with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass de-
struction and missiles. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.— In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 3113. USE OF SAVINGS FROM PENSION REIMBURSE-
MENTS FOR BUDGETARY SHORTFALLS. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—From time to time as 
economic conditions and pension projections change 
during fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year there-
after through 2016, the appropriate head of an