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‘‘(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada test site. 
‘‘(5) Support for the sustainment and modernization of 
facilities with production and manufacturing capabilities that 
are necessary to ensure the safety, security, and reliability 
of the nuclear weapons stockpile, including— 
‘‘(A) the Pantex Plant; 
‘‘(B) the Y–12 National Security Complex; 
‘‘(C) the Kansas City Plant; 
‘‘(D) the Savannah River Site; and 
‘‘(E) production and manufacturing capabilities resi-
dent in the national security laboratories (as defined in 
section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion Act (50 U.S.C. 2471)).’’. 
(c) PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
1994.—Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 3112. REPORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA AND 
ASSESSMENT OF STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 4202 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (division D of Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 
2522) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—(1) In each odd-numbered year, beginning in 
2011, the Secretary of Energy shall include in the stockpile steward-
ship plan required by section 4203 a report containing the following 
elements: 
‘‘(A) A description of the information needed to determine 
that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable and 
the relationship of the science-based tools to the collection 
of that information. 
‘‘(B) A description of any updates to the criteria established 
under subsection (a) during— 
‘‘(i) the previous two years; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to the report in 2011, the period 
beginning on the date of the submission of the report 
under section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 
1751; 50 U.S.C. 2523 note) and ending on the date of 
the submission of the 2011 stockpile stewardship plan 
required by section 4203. 
‘‘(C) For each science-based tool to collect information 
needed to determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is 
safe, secure, and reliable that is developed or modified by 
the Department of Energy during the relevant period described 
in subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) a description of the relationship of the science- 
based tool to the collection of such information; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of criteria for assessing the effective-
ness of the science-based tool in collecting such information. 
‘‘(D) An assessment described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) An assessment described in this paragraph is an assess-
ment of the stockpile stewardship program conducted by the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security in consultation with the direc-
tors of the national security laboratories. Such assessment shall 
set forth the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification and description of— 
‘‘(i) any key technical challenges to the stockpile 
stewardship program; and
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‘‘(ii) the strategies to address such challenges without 
the use of nuclear testing. 
‘‘(B) A strategy for using the science-based tools (including 
advanced simulation and computing 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 computing capabilities) of each 
national security laboratory that exist at the time of the assess-
ment compared with the science-based tools expected to exist 
during the period covered by the future-years nuclear security 
program. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the core scientific and technical 
competencies required to achieve the objectives of the stockpile 
stewardship program and other weapons activities and 
weapons-related activities of the Department of Energy, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number of scientists, engineers, and techni-
cians, by discipline, required to maintain such com-
petencies; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any shortage of such individuals 
that exists at the time of the assessment compared with 
any shortage expected to exist during the period covered 
by the future-years nuclear security program.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘future-years nuclear security program’ 
means the program required by section 3253 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘national security laboratory’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘weapons activities’ means each activity 
within the budget category of weapons activities in the budget 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘weapons–related activities’ means each 
activity under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear 
weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive 
materials, including activities related to— 
‘‘(A) nuclear nonproliferation; 
‘‘(B) nuclear forensics; 
‘‘(C) nuclear intelligence; 
‘‘(D) nuclear safety; and 
‘‘(E) nuclear incident response.’’. 
SEC. 3113. STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Defense Act (division 
D of Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by repealing section 4204A (50 U.S.C. 2524a); and 
(2) by amending section 4204 (50 U.S.C. 2524) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4204. STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Administrator for Nuclear Security and in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program, in support
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of the stockpile stewardship program, to provide for the effective 
management of the weapons in the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
including the extension of the effective life of such weapons. The 
program shall have the following objectives: 
‘‘(1) To increase the reliability, safety, and security of the 
nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States. 
‘‘(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption 
of underground nuclear weapons testing. 
‘‘(3) To achieve reductions in the future size of the nuclear 
weapons stockpile. 
‘‘(4) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an 
element of the stockpile. 
‘‘(5) To reduce the risk of an element of the stockpile 
being used by a person or entity hostile to the United States, 
its vital interests, or its allies. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out the stockpile 
management program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be made 
to achieve the objectives identified in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) any such changes made to the stockpile shall— 
‘‘(A) remain consistent with basic design parameters 
by including, to the maximum extent feasible, components 
that are well understood or are certifiable without the 
need to resume underground nuclear weapons testing; and 
‘‘(B) use the design, certification, and production exper-
tise resident in the nuclear complex to fulfill current mis-
sion requirements of the existing stockpile. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM PLAN.—In carrying out the stockpile management 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall develop 
a long-term plan to extend the effective life of the weapons in 
the nuclear weapons stockpile without the use of nuclear weapons 
testing. The plan shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Mechanisms to provide for the manufacture, mainte-
nance, and modernization of each weapon design in the nuclear 
stockpile, as needed. 
‘‘(2) Mechanisms to expedite the collection of information 
necessary for carrying out the program, including information 
relating to the aging of materials and components, new manu-
facturing techniques, and the replacement or substitution of 
materials. 
‘‘(3) Mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of 
roles and missions for each nuclear weapons laboratory and 
production plant of the Department of Energy, including mecha-
nisms for allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the 
carrying out of appropriate modernization activities, and 
mechanisms to ensure the retention of skilled personnel. 
‘‘(4) Mechanisms to ensure that each national laboratory 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration has full and 
complete access to all weapons data to enable a rigorous peer 
review process to support the annual assessment of the condi-
tion of the nuclear weapons stockpile required under section 
4205. 
‘‘(5) Mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under 
the program, including allocations of funds by weapon type 
and facility.
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‘‘(6) An identification of the funds needed, in the fiscal 
year in which the plan is developed and in each of the following 
five fiscal years, to carry out the program. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary of Energy shall annually 
update the plan required under subsection (c) and shall submit 
the updated plan to Congress as part of the stockpile stewardship 
plan required by section 4203(c). 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM BUDGET.—In accordance with the requirements 
under section 4209, for each budget submitted by the President 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
the amounts requested for the program under this section shall 
be clearly identified in the budget justification materials submitted 
to Congress in support of that budget.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
4001(b) of such Act (division D of Public Law 107–314) is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 4204 and 4204A and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4204. Stockpile management program.’’. 
SEC. 3114. DUAL VALIDATION OF ANNUAL WEAPONS ASSESSMENT AND 
CERTIFICATION. 
(a) DUAL VALIDATION.— 
(1) PLAN.—Not later than March 1, 2010, the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan (including a schedule) to carry out subsection 
(c) of section 4205 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (division 
D of Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 2525), as added by para-
graph (2) of this subsection. 
(2) DUAL VALIDATION.—Section 4205 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (division D of Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 
2525) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) DUAL VALIDATION TEAMS IN SUPPORT OF ASSESSMENTS.— 
In support of the assessments required by subsection (a), the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security may establish teams, known 
as ‘dual validation teams’, to provide each national security labora-
tory responsible for weapons design with independent evaluations 
of the condition of each warhead for which such laboratory has 
lead responsibility. A dual validation team established by the 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the laboratory 
that does not have lead responsibility for fielding the warhead 
being evaluated; 
‘‘(2) have access to all surveillance and underground test 
data for all stockpile systems for use in the independent evalua-
tions; 
‘‘(3) use all relevant available data to conduct independent 
calculations; and 
‘‘(4) pursue independent experiments to support the inde-
pendent evaluations.’’. 
(b) RED TEAM REVIEWS.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘both’’ after ‘‘review’’; and
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(2) by inserting after ‘‘that laboratory’’ the following: ‘‘and 
any independent evaluations conducted by a dual validation 
team under subsection (c)’’. 
(c) SUMMARY.—Subsection (e)(3) of such section, as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) a concise summary of the results of any inde-
pendent evaluation conducted by a dual validation team 
under subsection (c).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(C) of subsection (e), as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (f), as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(A) 
of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)(A) 
of this section— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
SEC. 3115. ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS LIFE EXTENSION PRO-
GRAM FROM EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT TO REQUEST 
FUNDS IN BUDGET OF THE PRESIDENT. 
Section 4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2529) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘necessary—’’ and all that 
follows through the period and inserting ‘‘necessary to address 
proliferation concerns.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
SEC. 
3116. 
LONG-TERM 
PLAN 
FOR 
THE 
MODERNIZATION 
AND 
REFURBISHMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY COMPLEX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 3255. BIENNIAL PLAN AND BUDGET ASSESSMENT ON THE MOD-
ERNIZATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE NUCLEAR 
SECURITY COMPLEX. 
‘‘(a) 
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
COMPLEX
MODERNIZATION
AND 
REFURBISHMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall include with the nuclear security budget 
materials submitted for each odd-numbered fiscal year—
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‘‘(1) the plan for the modernization and refurbishment of 
the nuclear security complex described under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(2) an assessment by the Administrator of whether both 
the budget for such fiscal year and the future-years nuclear 
security program submitted to Congress in relation to such 
budget under section 3253 provide for funding of the nuclear 
security complex at a level that is sufficient for the moderniza-
tion and refurbishment of the nuclear security complex in 
accordance with the plan described under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PLAN ELEMENTS.—(1) The plan required under subsection 
(a)(1) shall be designed so that the nuclear security complex is 
capable of supporting— 
‘‘(A) 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 National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a), except that, if at the time such 
plan is submitted with the nuclear security budget materials 
a national security strategy report required under such section 
108 has not been submitted to Congress, then such plan shall 
be designed so that the modernization and refurbishment of 
the nuclear security complex provided for under such plan 
is capable of supporting the nuclear security complex rec-
ommended in the report of the most recent Quadrennial Defense 
Review; and 
‘‘(B) the nuclear posture of the United States as set forth 
in the most recent Nuclear Posture Review. 
‘‘(2) The plan required under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the modernization and refurbishment 
measures the Administrator determines necessary to meet the 
requirements of the national security strategy of the United 
States or the most recent Quadrennial Defense Review, which-
ever is applicable under paragraph (1)(A), and the Nuclear 
Posture Review. 
‘‘(B) A schedule for implementing those measures deter-
mined necessary under subparagraph (A) during the 10 years 
following the date of the plan. 
‘‘(C) The estimated levels of annual funds the Administrator 
determines necessary to carry out the program, including a 
discussion of the criteria, evidence, and strategies on which 
such estimated levels of annual funds are based. 
‘‘(c) BUDGET ASSESSMENT.—If the Administrator determines a 
budget request is insufficient for the modernization and refurbish-
ment of the nuclear security complex provided for in the plan 
required under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall include 
with the nuclear security budget materials for such fiscal year 
a further assessment that describes and discusses the risks and 
implications associated with the ability of the nuclear security 
complex to support the annual certification of the nuclear stockpile 
of the United States and maintain its long-term safety, security, 
and reliability. Such assessment shall be coordinated in advance 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘nuclear security complex’ means the physical 
facilities, technology, and human capital of—
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‘‘(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 test site. 
‘‘(2) 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 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nuclear security budget materials’, with 
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to 
Congress by the Administrator for Nuclear Security in support 
of the budget for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Quadrennial Defense Review’ means the 
review of the defense programs and policies of the United 
States that is carried out every four years under section 118 
of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the begin-
ning of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3254 the 
following new item: 
‘‘3255. Biennial plan and budget assessment on the modernization and refurbish-
ment of the nuclear security complex.’’. 
SEC. 3117. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON FUNDING ACTIVITIES ASSOCI-
ATED WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE STOCKPILE 
STEWARDSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4301 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2561) is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for that Act 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 4301. 
SEC. 3118. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD FOR 
PLANT PROJECTS. 
(a) INCREASE.—Paragraph (3) of section 4701 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2741(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—Effective September 30, 2010, such paragraph, 
as amended by subsection (a), is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding section 4703 of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2743), in carrying out construction projects during fiscal 
year 2010, the Secretary of Energy may not start a general plant 
project with a total estimated cost of more than $5,000,000 until— 
(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense commit-
tees of such project and total estimated cost; and 
(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on 
which such notification is received. 
SEC. 3119. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT 
OF CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’.
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SEC. 
3120. 
NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
AUTHORITY FOR URGENT NONPROLIFERATION ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the notification requirement under 
subsection (b), not more than 10 percent of the total amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available in any fiscal year for 
the nonproliferation programs of the Department of Energy 
National Nuclear Security Administration may be expended, not-
withstanding any other law, for activities described under sub-
section (b)(1)(B). 
(b) DETERMINATION AND NOTICE.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of Energy, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense, may make a written determination that— 
(A) threats arising from the proliferation of nuclear 
or radiological weapons or weapons-related materials, tech-
nologies, and expertise must be addressed urgently; 
(B) certain provisions of law would unnecessarily 
impede the Secretary’s ability to carry out nonproliferation 
activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
to address such threats; and 
(C) it is necessary to expend amounts described in 
subsection (a) to carry out such activities. 
(2) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days before obli-
gating or expending funds under the authority provided in 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of the determination made 
under paragraph (1). The notice shall include— 
(A) the determination; 
(B) the activities to be undertaken by the nonprolifera-
tion programs of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion; 
(C) the expected time frame for such activities; and 
(D) the expected costs of such activities. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 3121. REPEAL OF SUNSET DATE FOR CONSOLIDATION OF 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY 
AND 
NATIONAL 
NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION. 
Subsection (a) of section 3117 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2507; 42 U.S.C. 7144b note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The functions, personnel, funds, 
assets, and other resources of the Office of Defense Nuclear Counter-
intelligence of the National Nuclear Security Administration are 
transferred to the Secretary of Energy, to be administered (except 
to any extent otherwise directed by the Secretary) by the Director 
of the Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.’’.
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Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3131. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF NATIONAL 
SECURITY LABORATORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall enter 
into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
a study of the following laboratories: 
(1) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Cali-
fornia. 
(2) The Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. 
(3) The Sandia National Laboratories, California and New 
Mexico. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each laboratory specified in such subsection, 
an evaluation of the following: 
(1) The quality of the scientific research being conducted 
at the laboratory, including research with respect to weapons 
science, nonproliferation, energy, and basic science. 
(2) The quality of the engineering being conducted at the 
laboratory. 
(3) The criteria used to assess the quality of scientific 
research and engineering being conducted at the laboratory. 
(4) The relationship between the quality of the science 
and engineering at the laboratory and the contract for man-
aging and operating the laboratory. 
(5) The management of work conducted by the laboratory 
for entities other than the Department of Energy, including 
academic institutions and other Federal agencies, and inter-
actions between the laboratory and such entities. 
(c) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence, ensure that the National Academy of Sciences receives 
full and timely cooperation from the Department of Energy, the 
Department of Defense, and the intelligence community (as that 
term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4))) in conducting the study required under 
subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.—The National Academy of Sciences shall submit 
to the Secretary of Energy a report containing the results of the 
study and any recommendations resulting from the study. 
(e) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2011, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report submitted under subsection (d) and any 
comments or recommendations of the Secretary with respect 
to that report. 
(2) FORM.—The report shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 
the following: 
(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and 
Technology of the House of Representatives.