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(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter by not later than March 1 of each year 
through 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the strategic plans of the Department of Energy 
and the National Nuclear Security Administration to 
prevent the proliferation of materials, technology, 
equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and ra-
diological weapons in order to minimize the risk of 
nuclear terrorism and the proliferation of such weap-
ons. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Progress and challenges in imple-
menting the strategic plans described in para-
graph (1), including— 
(i) preventing nuclear terrorism by se-
curing and removing highly-enriched ura-
nium and plutonium worldwide; 
(ii) converting reactors from highly- 
enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium 
in the Russian Federation and other coun-
tries;
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(iii) providing radiation detection ca-
pability at ports and borders; 
(iv) securing and removing radio-
logical materials worldwide; 
(v) developing and improving tech-
nology to— 
(I) detect the proliferation and 
detonation of nuclear weapons; 
(II) verify foreign commitments 
to treaties and agreements with re-
spect to nuclear weapons; and 
(III) detect the diversion of nu-
clear materials, including safeguard 
technology; 
(vi) preventing and countering the 
proliferation and use of nuclear weapons 
(including materials, technology, and ex-
pertise related to such weapons), including 
through safeguards, export controls, inter-
national regimes, treaties, and agreements; 
(vii) disposing of surplus material of 
both the United States and Russia; and 
(viii) preventing the proliferation of 
nuclear weapons expertise.
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(B) An estimate of the budget require-
ments of the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration, including the costs associated with the 
implementation of the strategic plans described 
in paragraph (1) over the 10-year period fol-
lowing the date of the report. 
(C) A discussion of the coordination of the 
programs of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration with other offices of the Depart-
ment of Energy and with other agencies and of-
fices of the Federal Government with respect to 
implementing the strategic plans described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter by not later than March 1 of each year through 
2016, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the 
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the De-
partment of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an assessment containing the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An assessment of the risk that non-nuclear 
weapons states may acquire nuclear enrichment or 
reprocessing technology.
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(2) A list, by country and site, reflecting the 
total amount of known highly-enriched uranium 
around the world, and an assessment of the vulner-
ability of such uranium to theft or diversion. 
(d) FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), each report and assessment under this 
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(2) LIST.—Each list under subsection (c)(2) 
may be in classified form if the Secretary determines 
it necessary. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 3123. REPORTS ON ROLE OF NUCLEAR SITES AND EF-
FICIENCIES. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT.—
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(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2012, the Secretary of Energy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report assessing the role of the 
nuclear security complex sites in supporting a safe, 
secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent, nuclear weap-
ons reductions, and nuclear nonproliferation, and op-
portunities for efficiencies and cost savings. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The role of the nuclear security com-
plex sites, including the national security lab-
oratories, in maintaining a reliable, safe, and 
secure nuclear deterrent, improving verification 
and detection technology, and supporting non-
proliferation. 
(B) An assessment of any opportunities for 
further efficiencies and how these efficiencies 
could contribute to cost savings and strength-
ening safety and security. 
(C) An assessment of duplicative functions 
at the nuclear sites, and a description of which 
duplicative functions remain necessary. The as-
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sessment of these functions shall include an 
analysis of potential for shared use or develop-
ment of high explosives research and develop-
ment capacity, supercomputing platforms, and 
infrastructure maintained for Work for Others 
programs. 
(D) A long-term strategic plan for the nu-
clear complex. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the report under subsection (a)(1) is 
submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report assessing the report under subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The reports required by subsection (a) 
and (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified index. 
(d) NUCLEAR SECURITY COMPLEX DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘nuclear security complex’’ means 
the physical facilities, technology, and human capital of 
the following: 
(1) The national security laboratories. 
(2) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Mis-
souri.
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(3) The Nevada Nuclear Security Site, Nevada. 
(4) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South 
Carolina. 
(5) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak 
Ridge, Tennessee. 
(6) The Pantex Plant , Amarillo, Texas. 
SEC. 3124. NET ASSESSMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COM-
PUTING CAPABILITIES OF FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Under 
Secretary of Energy for Science, and the Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Industry and Security, shall conduct a 
net assessment of the high-performance computing capa-
bility possessed by foreign countries. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The assessment required 
by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of current and expected future 
capabilities and trends with respect to high-perform-
ance computing in the United States and in other 
countries; 
(2) a description of how high-performance com-
puting technology is being used by various countries 
as compared to the United States;
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(3) an evaluation of the similarities and dif-
ferences in approaches to the innovation, develop-
ment, and use of high-performance computing 
among the United States and countries with the 
most experience, capabilities, or skill with respect to 
high-performance computing; 
(4) estimates of the current and expected future 
effects of high-performance computing technology on 
the national security and economic growth of various 
countries; 
(5) recommendations on actions to take to en-
sure the continued leadership by the United States 
in high-performance computing and ways to better 
leverage such technology for innovation, economic 
growth, and national security; and 
(6) such other matters as the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate the assessment required by subsection (a) 
with other departments or agencies of the Federal 
Government as the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Upon request 
by the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense shall
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provide net assessment expertise and general assist-
ance through the Office of Net Assessment of the 
Department of Defense or other appropriate agency 
of the Department of Defense. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the results of the as-
sessment required by subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under this sec-
tion shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Energy
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and Natural Resources, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 3125. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF 
NUCLEAR WASTE REPROCESSING AND NU-
CLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nu-
clear Security shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on waste 
reprocessing and Generation IV nuclear reactor tech-
nology. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a review of previous studies related to the 
subject of nuclear waste reprocessing as a point of 
reference; 
(2) a determination of the feasibility of using 
nuclear reactor technology, particularly proven Gen-
eration IV nuclear reactor technology, created at the 
national labs at a site charged with meeting inter-
national agreements to dispose or decommission nu-
clear weapons which has substantial legacy waste in 
order to reprocess and reuse the materials in a pro-
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liferation-resistant process that will generate elec-
tricity; 
(3) a determination of the resulting waste 
streams; 
(4) an analysis of the nuclear proliferation 
risks, including effects on the nuclear nonprolifera-
tion efforts of the United States; 
(5) a comparison to nuclear waste reprocessing 
technologies used in other countries and a compari-
son to the direct disposal of nuclear waste; and 
(6) a detailed analysis of the feasibility of large- 
scale deployment of such technology at military in-
stallations. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) NNSA.—The National Academy of Sciences 
shall submit to the Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity a report containing the results of the study and 
any recommendations resulting from the study. 
(2) CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date on which the contract is awarded 
under subsection (a), the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the report submitted under para-
graph (1) and any comments or recommendations of 
the Administrator with respect to the report.
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(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (2) 
shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2012, $29,130,000 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.).