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SEC. 3119. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY 
ON ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 
ACCELERATION OF REMOVAL OR SECURITY 
OF FISSILE MATERIALS, RADIOLOGICAL MA-
TERIALS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AT VUL-
NERABLE SITES WORLDWIDE. 
(a) PROGRAMS FOR WHICH FUNDS MAY BE ACCEPT-
ED.—Paragraph (2) of section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS
COVERED.—The programs de-
scribed 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. 3120. COST CONTAINMENT FOR Y–12 URANIUM PROC-
ESSING FACILITY, Y–12 NATIONAL SECURITY 
COMPLEX, OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE. 
(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 
broken into separate execution phases as follows 
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(1) Phase I, which shall consist of processes asso-
ciated with building 9212, including uranium casting 
and uranium chemical processing. 
(2) Phase II, which shall consist of processes as-
sociated with buildings 9215 and 9998, including 
uranium metal working, machining, and inspection. 
(3) Phase III, which shall consist of processes as-
sociated with building 9204–2E. including radiog-
raphy, assembly, disassembly, quality evaluation, and 
production certification operations of nuclear weapon 
secondaries. 
(b) BUDGETING
AND AUTHORIZATION
FOR EACH 
PHASE.— 
(1) BUDGETING FOR EACH PHASE REQUIRED.— 
The Secretary of Energy shall budget separately for 
each phase under subsection (a) of the project referred 
to in that subsection. 
(2) FUNDING PURSUANT TO SEPARATE AUTHOR-
IZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary may 
not proceed with a phase under subsection (a) of the 
project referred to in that subsection except with 
funds expressly authorized to be appropriated for that 
phase by law. 
(c) COMPLIANCE OF PHASES WITH DOE ORDER ON 
PROGRAM
AND
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT.—Each phase 
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under subsection (a) of the project referred to in that sub-
section shall comply with Department of Energy Order 
413.3, relating to Program Management and Project Man-
agement for the Acquisition of Capital Assets. 
(d) LIMITATION ON COST OF PHASE I.—The total cost 
of Phase I under subsection (a) of the project referred to 
in that subsection may not exceed $4,200,000,000. 
SEC. 3121. AUTHORITY TO RESTORE CERTAIN FORMERLY 
RESTRICTED 
DATA 
TO 
THE 
RESTRICTED 
DATA CATEGORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 142 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2162) is amended— 
(1) in subsection d.— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Commis-
sion’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Commission may restore to the Restricted 
Data category any information related to the design of nu-
clear weapons removed under paragraph (1) if the Commis-
sion and the Department of Defense jointly determine 
that— 
‘‘(A) the programmatic requirements that caused 
the information to be removed from the Restricted 
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Data category are no longer applicable or have di-
minished; 
‘‘(B) the information would be more appro-
priately protected as Restricted Data; and 
‘‘(C) restoring the information to the Restricted 
Data category is in the interest of national security. 
‘‘(3) Information related to the design of nuclear weap-
ons shall be restored to the Restricted Data category under 
paragraph (2) in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Commission for purposes of that paragraph.’’; and 
(2) in subsection e.— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Commis-
sion’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Commission may restore to the Restricted 
Data category any information concerning atomic energy 
programs of other nations removed under paragraph (1) if 
the Commission and the Director of National Intelligence 
jointly determine that— 
‘‘(A) the programmatic requirements that caused 
the information to be removed from the Restricted 
Data category are no longer applicable or have di-
minished; 
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‘‘(B) the information would be more appro-
priately protected as Restricted Data; and 
‘‘(C) restoring the information to the Restricted 
Data category is in the interest of national security. 
‘‘(3) Information concerning atomic energy programs 
of other nations shall be restored to the Restricted Data cat-
egory under paragraph (2) in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Commission for purposes of that para-
graph.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of sub-
section (e) of such section, as designated by subsection 
(a)(2)(A) of this section, is further amended by striking 
‘‘Director of Central Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 
of National Intelligence’’. 
SEC. 3122. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
Section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘geothermal,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘geothermal (including geothermal heat 
pumps),’’. 
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Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3131. REPORT ON ACTIONS REQUIRED FOR TRANSI-
TION OF REGULATION OF NON-NUCLEAR AC-
TIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION TO OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
Not later than February 28, 2013, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall, acting through the Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, submit to Congress a re-
port on the actions required to transition, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the regulation of the non-nuclear activi-
ties of the National Nuclear Security Administration to 
other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government by 
not later than October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 3132. REPORT ON CONSOLIDATION OF FACILITIES OF 
THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear 
Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the assessment of the 
Council as to the feasibility of consolidating facilities and 
functions of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
in order to reduce costs. 
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(b) PROCESS FOR CONSOLIDATION.—If the assessment 
of the Council in the report under subsection (a) is that 
excess facilities exist and the consolidation of facilities and 
functions of the Administration is feasible and would reduce 
cost, the report shall include recommendations for a process 
to determine the manner in which the consolidation should 
be accomplished, including an estimate of the time to be 
required to complete the process. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS 
PENDING REPORT.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by this title and available for the facility projects 
in the Department of Energy Readiness and Technical Base 
designated 04–D–125 and 06–D–141 may not be obligated 
or expended for CD–3, Start of Construction (as found in 
Department of Energy Order 413.3 B Program and Project 
Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets,) until 
the submittal under subsection (a) of the report required 
by that subsection. 
SEC. 3133. REGIONAL RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY ZONES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) A terrorist attack using high-activity radio-
logical materials, such as in a dirty bomb, could in-
flict billions of dollars of economic costs and consider-
able societal and economic dislocation, with effects 
and costs possibly lasting for years. 
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(2) It may be easier for terrorists to obtain the 
materials for, and to fabricate, a dirty bomb than an 
improvised nuclear device. 
(3) Radiological materials are in widespread use 
worldwide, with estimates of the number of radio-
logical sources ranging from 100,000 to millions. 
(4) Many nations have a security and regulatory 
regime for their radiological sources that is much less 
developed than that of the United States. 
(5) Radiological materials are used at many ci-
vilian sites including hospitals, industrial sites, and 
other locations that have little security, placing these 
materials at risk of theft. 
(6) Many radiological materials have become 
lost, disused, unwanted, or abandoned, with the Glob-
al Threat Reduction Initiative of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration having recovered more 
than 30,000 radioactive sources in the United States, 
repatriated more than 2,400 United States-origin 
sources from other countries, and helped recover more 
than 13,000 radioactive sources and radioisotope ther-
moelectric generators in other countries. 
(7) High-activity radiological materials can be 
used in a dirty bomb. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that United States and global nonproliferation efforts 
should place a high priority on programs to secure high- 
activity radiological sources to reduce the threat of radio-
logical terrorism. 
(c) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a study in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator may, in 
conducting the study required under paragraph (1), 
consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of State, the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion, and such other departments and agencies of the 
United States Government as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The study under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the radioactive iso-
topes and associated activity levels that present 
the greatest risk to national and international 
security. 
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(B) A review of current United States Gov-
ernment efforts to secure radiological materials 
abroad, including coordination with foreign gov-
ernments, the European Union, the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency, other inter-
national programs, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations that identify, register, secure, remove, 
and provide for the disposition of high-risk radi-
ological materials worldwide. 
(C) A review of current United States Gov-
ernment efforts to secure radiological materials 
domestically at civilian sites, including hos-
pitals, industrial sites, and other locations. 
(D) A definition of regional radiological se-
curity zones, including the subset of the mate-
rials of concern to be the immediate focus and 
the security best practices required to achieve 
that goal. 
(E) An assessment of the feasibility, cost, 
desirability, and added benefit of establishing re-
gional radiological security zones in high pri-
ority areas worldwide in order to facilitate re-
gional collaboration in— 
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(i) identifying and inventorying high- 
activity radiological sources at high-risk 
sites; 
(ii) reviewing national level regula-
tions, inspections, transportation security, 
and security upgrade options; and 
(iii) assessing opportunities for the 
harmonization of regulations and security 
practices among the nations of the region. 
(F) An assessment of the feasibility, cost, 
desirability, and added benefit of establishing re-
mote regional monitoring centers that would re-
ceive real-time data from radiological security 
sites, would be staffed by trained personnel from 
the countries in the region, and would alert local 
law enforcement in the event of a potential or ac-
tual terrorist incident or other emergency. 
(G) A list and assessment of the best prac-
tices used in the United States that are most 
critical in enhancing domestic radiological mate-
rial security and could be used to enhance radio-
logical security worldwide. 
(H) An assessment of the United States en-
tity or entities that would be best suited to lead 
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