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(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the release of conditions and 
retained interests under subsection (a) as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States, including provisions that the Secretary determines 
are necessary to preclude any use of the property that would 
interfere with activities at Pine Bluff Arsenal. 
SEC. 2822. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVY OUTLYING LANDING 
FIELD, NAVAL AIR STATION, WHITING FIELD, 
FLORIDA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may convey to Escambia County, Florida (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘County’’), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including any improvements thereon, containing Navy 
Outlying Landing Field Site 8 in Escambia County associ-
ated with Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Milton, Flor-
ida. 
(b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 
property described in subsection (a), the County shall con-
vey to the Secretary of the Navy land and improvements 
thereon in Santa Rosa County, Florida, that is acceptable 
to the Secretary and suitable for use as a Navy outlying
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landing field to replace Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 
8. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall require the County to cover costs to be in-
curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 
for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out 
the land exchange under this section, including survey 
costs, costs for environmental documentation, other 
administrative costs related to the land exchange, and 
all costs associated with relocation of activities and 
facilities from Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 
to the replacement location. If amounts are collected 
from the County in advance of the Secretary incur-
ring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 
out the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the County. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 
used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 
carrying out the land exchange. Amounts so credited 
shall be merged with amounts in such fund or ac-
count, and shall be available for the same purposes,
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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 property to be exchanged under 
this section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Navy. 
(e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real 
property under this section shall be accomplished using a 
quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms 
and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Navy and the County, including such additional terms and 
conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.
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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 Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2016 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 the following new plant project for the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration: 
Project 16–D–621, Substation Replacement at 
Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
Los Alamos, New Mexico, $25,000,000.
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SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2016 for defense envi-
ronmental 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 2016 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4701. 
Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. RESPONSIVE CAPABILITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4220. RESPONSIVE CAPABILITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
and carry out a program to exercise the technical capabili-
ties of the Administration with respect to design and pro-
duction of nuclear weapons to ensure that the Administra-
tion is ready to respond to future uncertainties not ad-
dressed by existing life extension programs. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that the program required by subsection (a)—
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‘‘(1) is integrated across the science, engineering, 
design, and manufacturing cycle of the Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(2) results in— 
‘‘(A) physics models of components and sys-
tems the understanding of which will ensure ex-
isting models and experimental capabilities are 
robust, capable of being certified as safe and reli-
able in the absence of testing, and contribute to 
the predictive design framework; 
‘‘(B) shortened engineering design cycles 
that minimize the amount of time leading to an 
engineering prototype; and 
‘‘(C) rapid manufacturing capabilities to 
reduce the time and cost of production; and 
‘‘(3) integrates physics, engineering, and produc-
tion capabilities into joint test assemblies and de-
signs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 4219 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4220. Responsive capabilities program.’’.