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‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs described in this 
paragraph are any programs within the Office of Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (7) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 3119. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CENTER OF 
EXCELLENCE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more than 
$7,000,000 may be obligated or expended for the United States- 
China Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security until the date 
on which the Secretary of Energy submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees the report under subsection (b)(2). 
(b) NUCLEAR SECURITY.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a review of the existing 
and planned nonproliferation activities with the People’s 
Republic of China as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act to determine if the engagement is directly or indirectly 
supporting the proliferation of nuclear weapons development 
and technology to other nations. 
(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 certifying 
that the activities reviewed under paragraph (1) are not contrib-
uting to the proliferation of nuclear weapons development and 
technology to other nations. 
(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (b)(2) may be submitted 
in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 3120. IMPROVEMENT AND STREAMLINING OF THE MISSIONS AND 
OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy and the Adminis-
trator for Nuclear Security shall review and, to the extent prac-
ticable, revise the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation 
and other regulations, rules, directives, orders, and policies that 
apply to the administration, execution, and oversight of the missions 
and operations of the Department of Energy and the National 
Nuclear Security Administration to improve and streamline such 
administration, execution, and oversight. 
(b) IMPROVEMENT AND STREAMLINING.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall review and, 
to the extent practicable, carry out the following actions: 
(1) Streamline business processes and structures to reduce 
unnecessary, burdensome, or duplicative approvals. 
(2) Delegate approval for work for others agreements and 
cooperative research and development agreements (except those
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that the Secretary or Administrator determine are high value 
or unique) to the lowest appropriate officials and streamline 
the approval processes. 
(3) Establish processes for ensuring routine or low-risk 
procurement and subcontracting decisions are made at the 
discretion of the management and operating contractors while 
ensuring that the Secretary or Administrator apply appropriate 
oversight. 
(4) Assess procurement thresholds as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act and take steps as appropriate to adjust 
such thresholds. 
(5) Eliminate duplicative or low-value reports and data 
calls and ensure consistency in management and cost- 
accounting data. 
(6) Actions to otherwise streamline, clarify, and eliminate 
redundancy in the regulations, rules, directives, orders, and 
policies described by subsection (a). 
(c) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on the review conducted under subsection (a), 
including the status of such review and any actions taken 
or planned to be taken to improve and streamline the regula-
tions, rules, directives, orders, and policies described in such 
subsection. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3121. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGE-
MENT AND OPERATING CONTRACTS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
described in subsection (b) by not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Administrator awards a contract to manage 
and operate a facility of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion. 
(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—A report described in this subsection 
is a report on a contract described by subsection (a) that includes— 
(1) the expected cost savings resulting from the competition 
for the contract over the life of the contract; 
(2) the costs of the competition for the contract, including 
the immediate costs of conducting the competition and any 
increased costs over the life of the contract; 
(3) a description of— 
(A) any disruption or delay in mission activities or 
deliverables resulting from the competition for the contract; 
and 
(B) any benefits of the competition to mission perform-
ance or operations;
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(4) how the competition for the contract complied with 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding federally funded 
research and development centers, if applicable; and 
(5) any other matters the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after each report 
is submitted to the congressional defense committees under sub-
section (a) or (d)(2), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to such committees a review of such report. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement for reports under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a contract described 
by such subsection that is awarded by the Administrator during 
fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
(2) FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 CONTRACTS.—For each con-
tract described by subsection (a) that is awarded by the 
Administrator during fiscal years 2012 or 2013 before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report described 
in subsection (b) by not later than 90 days after the date 
of such enactment. 
SEC. 3122. PROGRAM ON SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT FOR NON-
PROLIFERATION. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) SCIENTIFIC
ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, 
acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall 
carry out a program on scientific engagement in countries 
selected by the Secretary for purposes of the program to 
advance global nonproliferation and nuclear security efforts. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The program under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following elements: 
(A) Training and capacity-building to strengthen non-
proliferation and security best practices. 
(B) Engagement of scientists of the United States with 
foreign counterparts to advance nonproliferation goals. 
(3) DISTINCT PROGRAM.—The program required by this sub-
section shall be a distinct program from the Global Initiatives 
for Proliferation Prevention program. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) REPORT ON COMMENCEMENT OF PROGRAM.—Of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made 
available for fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration, not more 
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended under the pro-
gram under subsection (a) until the date on which the Adminis-
trator submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report setting forth the following: 
(A) For each country selected for the program as of 
the date of such report— 
(i) a proliferation threat assessment prepared by 
the Director of National Intelligence; and 
(ii) metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
program. 
(B) Accounting standards for the conduct of the pro-
gram approved by the Comptroller General of the United 
States.
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(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) may be sub-
mitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. 
(c) REPORTS ON MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before making 
any modification in the program under subsection (a) (including 
selecting a new country for the program, ceasing the selection 
of a country for the program, or modifying an element of the 
program), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the modification. 
(2) NEW COUNTRY.—If the modification covered by a report 
under paragraph (1) consists of the selection for the program 
of a country not previously selected for the program, the report 
shall include, for each such country, the matters described 
in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) may be sub-
mitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. 
(d) REPORT ON COORDINATION WITH OTHER U.S. NONPROLIFERA-
TION PROGRAMS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report describing the manner 
in which the program under subsection (a) coordinates with and 
complements, but does not duplicate, other nonproliferation pro-
grams of the Federal Government. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the program under subsection (a). 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
effectiveness of the program, as determined in accordance 
with the metrics described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii). 
(B) An assessment of how the program coordinates 
with, complements, or duplicates other nonproliferation 
programs of the Federal Government. 
(C) Such other matters on the program as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the program 
under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016. 
(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 
3123. 
COST 
CONTAINMENT 
FOR 
URANIUM 
CAPABILITIES 
REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 
(a) EXECUTION PHASES FOR PROJECT.—Project 06–D–141 for 
the Y–12 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 National Security 
Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, shall be hereafter known as the 
‘‘Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project’’. The project shall be 
broken into separate execution phases as follows: 
(1) Phase I, which shall consist of—