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(A) processes and capabilities associated with building 
9212, including uranium casting and uranium chemical 
processing; and 
(B) the support, administration, and logistics facilities 
and the building structure and building-level utilities 
needed to carry out Phases II and III. 
(2) Phase II, which shall consist of processes and capabili-
ties associated with buildings 9215 and 9998, including ura-
nium metal-working, machining, and inspection. 
(3) Phase III, which shall consist of processes and capabili-
ties associated with building 9204–2E, including radiography, 
assembly, disassembly, quality evaluation, and production cer-
tification 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 sub-
section (a) of the project referred to in that subsection. 
(2) FUNDING PURSUANT TO SEPARATE AUTHORIZATIONS OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Except as provided by paragraph (3), 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. 
(3) UNUSED FUNDING FROM PHASE I.—After Phase I under 
subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary may use any unobli-
gated funds made available for such Phase for Phase II or 
Phase III if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense 
committees before using such funds for Phase II or Phase 
III. 
(c) COMPLIANCE OF PHASES WITH DOE ORDER ON PROGRAM 
AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—Each Phase under subsection (a) of 
the project referred to in that subsection shall comply with Depart-
ment of Energy Order 413.3, relating to Program Management 
and Project Management 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. If the Administrator determines 
the total cost of Phase I will exceed $4,200,000,000, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
detailed justification for such increase. 
(e) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) NAVFAC.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall procure the services of the Commander of the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command to assist the Secretary with 
respect to the program management, oversight, and design 
activities of the project referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
paragraph (1) using funds made available for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. 
(f) GAO QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until 
the date on which the project referred to in subsection (a) 
is completed, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on all Phases under such subsection. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The reports under paragraph (1) 
shall include—
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(A) the progress on adhering to cost projections for 
the project referred to in subsection (a) and the progress 
on meeting the requirements of section 4713 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753); 
(B) the status of the technology readiness levels for 
equipment and processes that will accompany each Phase 
under subsection (a); 
(C) independent cost estimates of such Phases; 
(D) the programmatic structure of the relationship 
between the prime contractor and subcontractors; and 
(E) any other issue that the Comptroller General deter-
mines appropriate with respect to the requirements, cost, 
schedule, or technology readiness levels of such project. 
(g) NAVAL REACTOR STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Deputy Administrator for Naval 
Reactors shall conduct a study of the project referred to in 
subsection (a), including an analysis of the cost, benefits, and 
risks with respect to nuclear safety. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Administrator shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations of 
the Deputy Administrator with respect to the project structure, 
oversight model, and potential cost savings of the project 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(3) CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—In carrying out 
the project referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy 
shall consider the recommendations made by the Deputy 
Administrator in the report under paragraph (2) and incor-
porate such recommendations into the project as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(4) FUNDING.—The Secretary and the Deputy Administrator 
shall carry out this subsection using funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration that are not made 
available for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. 
(h) CAPE REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a review of the cost and 
schedule of the project referred to in subsection (a). 
Subtitle C—Improvements to National 
Security Energy Laws 
SEC. 3131. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4002 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4002. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this division: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Administration’ means the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security.
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‘‘(3) The term ‘classified information’ means any informa-
tion that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order 
No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 401 note), Executive 
Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), or 
successor orders, to require protection against unauthorized 
disclosure and that is so designated. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘congressional defense committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ means the phys-
ical facilities, technology, and human capital of the national 
security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facili-
ties. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘national security laboratory’ means any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico. 
‘‘(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, and Livermore, California. 
‘‘(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Liver-
more, California. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘nuclear weapons production facility’ means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri. 
‘‘(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas. 
‘‘(C) The Y–12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee. 
‘‘(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. 
‘‘(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada. 
‘‘(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that 
the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the 
mission of the Administration. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘restricted data’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014(y)).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 4002 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4002. Definitions.’’. 
(b) STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP.—Section 4201(b)(5)(E) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521(b)(5)(E)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 3281 of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471))’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.—Section 4205 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2525) is amended by striking subsection 
(i). 
(d) TESTING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4210 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2530) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 4210. TESTING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 
‘‘(a) UNDERGROUND TESTING.—No underground test of nuclear 
weapons may be conducted by the United States after September 
30, 1996, unless a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this 
date, at which time the prohibition on United States nuclear testing 
is lifted. 
‘‘(b) ATMOSPHERIC TESTING.—None of the funds appropriated 
pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for 
any fiscal year may be available to maintain the capability of 
the United States to conduct atmospheric testing of a nuclear 
weapon.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 4210 and 4211 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4210. Testing of nuclear weapons.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4211 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2531) is repealed. 
(e) MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 4212 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2532) is amended by striking 
subsections (d) and (e). 
(f) CRITICAL DIFFICULTIES REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4213 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2533) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
LABORATORIES
AND
NUCLEAR
WEAPONS
PRODUCTION 
PLANTS’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
SECURITY
LABORA-
TORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Defense Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘nuclear weapons laboratory’’ and 
inserting ‘‘national security laboratory’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘production plant’’ and inserting 
‘‘production facility’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (e). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 4213 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4213. Reports on critical difficulties at national security laboratories and nu-
clear weapons production facilities.’’. 
(g) PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4214 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2534) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nuclear weapons complex’’ each place 
it appears (including the section heading) and inserting 
‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
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(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 4213, as inserted 
by subsection (f)(2), the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4214. Plan for transformation of National Nuclear Security Administration 
nuclear security enterprise.’’. 
(h) TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 4231 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2541) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4231. TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish a tritium production program that is capable of 
meeting the tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear 
weapons. 
‘‘(b) LOCATION OF TRITIUM PRODUCTION FACILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall locate any new tritium production facility of the Depart-
ment of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.’’. 
(i) TRITIUM RECYCLING FACILITIES.—Section 4234 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2544) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Energy’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(j) RESTRICTED DATA.—Section 4501 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2651) is amended by striking subsection 
(c). 
(k) FOREIGN VISITORS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4502 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL LABORA-
TORIES’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
SECURITY
LABORA-
TORIES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘national laboratory’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘national security laboratory’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking paragraphs (3) and 
(4). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 4502 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4502. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories by foreign visi-
tors from sensitive countries.’’. 
(l) BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 4503 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2653) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(3) by striking ‘‘national laboratory’’ and inserting ‘‘national 
security laboratory’’. 
(m) NUCLEAR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE LOSSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4505 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2656) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NUCLEAR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ATOMIC’’; 
(B) in the heading of subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘NUCLEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘ATOMIC ENERGY’’; and
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘specified in subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Administration’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—(1) Any balance of appropriations 
that the Secretary of Energy determines is available and needed 
to finance or discharge a function, power, or duty or an activity 
that is transferred to the Administration shall be transferred to 
the Administration and used for any purpose for which those appro-
priations were originally available. Balances of appropriations so 
transferred shall— 
‘‘(A) be credited to any applicable appropriation account 
of the Administration; or 
‘‘(B) be credited to a new account that may be established 
on the books of the Department of the Treasury; 
and shall be merged with the funds already credited to that 
account and accounted for as one fund. 
‘‘(2) Balances of appropriations credited to an account under 
paragraph (1)(A) are subject only to such limitations as are specifi-
cally applicable to that account. Balances of appropriations credited 
to an account under paragraph (1)(B) are subject only to such 
limitations as are applicable to the appropriations from which they 
are transferred. 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.—(1) With respect to any function, power, or 
duty or activity of the Department of Energy that is transferred 
to the Administration, those employees of the element of the Depart-
ment of Energy from which the transfer is made that the Secretary 
of Energy determines are needed to perform that function, power, 
or duty, or for that activity, as the case may be, shall be transferred 
to the Administration. 
‘‘(2) The authorized strength in civilian employees of any ele-
ment of the Department of Energy from which employees are trans-
ferred under this section is reduced by the number of employees 
so transferred.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF EXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.— 
Section 3296 of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2484) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3296. APPLICABILITY OF PREEXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 
‘‘With respect to any facility, mission, or function of the Depart-
ment of Energy that the Secretary of Energy transfers to the 
Administrator under section 3291, unless otherwise provided in 
this title, all provisions of law and regulations in effect immediately 
before the date of the transfer that are applicable to such facility, 
mission, or function shall continue to apply to the corresponding 
functions of the Administration.’’. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 3291 of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2481), as amended by paragraph (1), may be construed to 
affect any function or activity transferred by the Secretary 
of Energy to the Administrator for Nuclear Security before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following sections of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) 
are repealed: 
(A) Section 3242 (50 U.S.C. 2442). 
(B) Section 3292 (50 U.S.C. 2482).
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(C) Section 3295 (50 U.S.C. 2483). 
(D) Section 3297 (50 U.S.C. 2401 note). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3242, 
3292, 3295, and 3297. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NNSA ACT.—The National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In section 3212(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 2402(a)(2)), by striking 
‘‘as added by section 3202 of this Act,’’. 
(2) In section 3253(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)(3)), by striking 
‘‘section 3158 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (42 U.S.C. 2121 note)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 4202(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2522(a))’’. 
(3) In section 3281(2) (50 U.S.C. 2471(2))— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Y–12 Plant’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Y–12 National Security Complex’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘tritium oper-
ations facilities at the’’. 
(4) By striking ‘‘Nevada Test Site’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Nevada National Security Site’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE DOE ORGANIZATION ACT.— 
Section 643 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7253) is amended by redesignating the second subsection 
(b) as subsection (c). 
SEC. 3133. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
NUCLEAR STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
CERTIFICATION OF WARHEADS IN THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCK-
PILE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4203. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGE-
MENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials of 
the departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall 
develop and annually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear 
weapons stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile 
stewardship, stockpile management, stockpile surveillance, program 
direction, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and nuclear 
test readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the programmatic 
and technical requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear 
Weapons Stockpile Memorandum. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.—(1) In accordance with sub-
section (c), not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year, 
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a summary of the plan developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than March 
15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a detailed report on the 
plan developed under subsection (a).
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‘‘(3) The summaries and reports required by this subsection 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL PLAN SUMMARY.—Each summary 
of the plan submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at 
a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear weapons stock-
pile, including the number and age of warheads (including 
both active and inactive) for each warhead type. 
‘‘(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, and schedules 
for warhead life extension programs and any other programs 
to modify, update, or replace warhead types. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the methods and information used to 
determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reli-
able, as well as the relationship of science-based tools to the 
collection and interpretation of such information. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear security enter-
prise, including programs and plans for infrastructure mod-
ernization and retention of human capital, as well as associated 
budgets and schedules. 
‘‘(5) Identification of any modifications or updates to the 
plan since the previous summary or detailed report was sub-
mitted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(6) Such other information as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ELEMENTS OF BIENNIAL DETAILED REPORT.—Each detailed 
report on the plan submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall include, 
at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship and manage-
ment— 
‘‘(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile, 
including the number and age of warheads (including both 
active and inactive) for each warhead type; 
‘‘(B) for each five-year period occurring during the 
period beginning on the date of the report and ending 
on the date that is 20 years after the date of the report— 
‘‘(i) the planned number of nuclear warheads 
(including active and inactive) for each warhead type 
in the nuclear weapons stockpile; and 
‘‘(ii) the past and projected future total lifecycle 
cost of each type of nuclear weapon; 
‘‘(C) the status, plans, budgets, and schedules for war-
head life extension programs and any other programs to 
modify, update, or replace warhead types; 
‘‘(D) a description of the process by which the Adminis-
trator assesses the lifetimes, and requirements for life 
extension or replacement, of the nuclear and non-nuclear 
components of the warheads (including active and inactive 
warheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile; 
‘‘(E) a description of the process used in recertifying 
the safety, security, and reliability of each warhead type 
in the nuclear weapons stockpile; 
‘‘(F) any concerns of the Administrator that would 
affect the ability of the Administrator to recertify the safety, 
security, or reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons 
stockpile (including active and inactive warheads);
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‘‘(G) mechanisms to provide for the manufacture, 
maintenance, and modernization of each warhead type in 
the nuclear weapons stockpile, as needed; 
‘‘(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection of informa-
tion necessary for carrying out the stockpile management 
program required by section 4204, including information 
relating to the aging of materials and components, new 
manufacturing techniques, and the replacement or substi-
tution of materials; 
‘‘(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment 
of roles and missions for each national security laboratory 
and nuclear weapons production facility, 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 per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(J) mechanisms to ensure that each national security 
laboratory has full and complete access to all weapons 
data to enable a rigorous peer-review process to support 
the annual assessment of the condition of the nuclear 
weapons stockpile required under section 4205; 
‘‘(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for activities 
under the stockpile management program required by sec-
tion 4204, including allocations of funds by weapon type 
and facility; and 
‘‘(L) for each of the five fiscal years following the fiscal 
year in which the report is submitted, an identification 
of the funds needed to carry out the program required 
under section 4204. 
‘‘(2) With respect to science-based tools— 
‘‘(A) a description of the information needed to deter-
mine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reli-
able; 
‘‘(B) for each science-based tool used to collect informa-
tion described in subparagraph (A), the relationship 
between such tool and such information and the effective-
ness of such tool in providing such information based on 
the criteria developed pursuant to section 4202(a); and 
‘‘(C) the criteria developed under section 4202(a) 
(including any updates to such criteria). 
‘‘(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship program 
under section 4201 by the Administrator, in consultation with 
the directors of the national security laboratories, which shall 
set forth— 
‘‘(A) an identification and description of— 
‘‘(i) any key technical challenges to the stockpile 
stewardship program; and 
‘‘(ii) the strategies to address such challenges with-
out 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 with-
out 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
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assessment compared with the science-based tools expected 
to exist during the period covered by the future-years 
nuclear security program; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the core scientific and technical 
competencies required to achieve the objectives of the stock-
pile stewardship program and other weapons activities and 
weapons-related 
activities 
of 
the 
Administration, 
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 individ-
uals 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. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure— 
‘‘(A) a description of the modernization and refurbish-
ment measures the Administrator determines necessary 
to meet the requirements prescribed in— 
‘‘(i) 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) 
if such strategy has been submitted as of the date 
of the plan; 
‘‘(ii) the most recent quadrennial defense review 
if such strategy has not been submitted as of the 
date of the plan; and 
‘‘(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture Review as 
of the date of the plan; 
‘‘(B) a schedule for implementing the measures 
described under subparagraph (A) during the 10-year 
period following the date of the plan; and 
‘‘(C) the estimated levels of annual funds the Adminis-
trator determines necessary to carry out the measures 
described under subparagraph (A), including a discussion 
of the criteria, evidence, and strategies on which such 
estimated levels of annual funds are based. 
‘‘(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the United 
States— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the period of time that would be 
necessary for the Administrator to conduct an underground 
test of a nuclear weapon once directed by the President 
to conduct such a test; 
‘‘(B) a description of the level of test readiness that 
the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(C) a list and description of the workforce skills and 
capabilities that are essential to carrying out an under-
ground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site; 
‘‘(D) a list and description of the infrastructure and 
physical plants that are essential to carrying out an under-
ground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site; 
and 
‘‘(E) an assessment of the readiness status of the skills 
and capabilities described in subparagraph (C) and the
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‘‘SEC. 4216. REPORTS ON LIFETIME EXTENSION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Before proceeding beyond phase 6.2 
activities with respect to any lifetime extension program, the 
Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on such phase 6.2 activities, including— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the lifetime extension options consid-
ered for the phase 6.2 activities, including whether the sub-
systems and components in each option are considered to be 
a refurbishment, reuse, or replacement of such subsystem or 
component; and 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the option selected for the phase 
6.2 activities, including— 
‘‘(A) whether the subsystems and components will be 
refurbished, reused, or replaced; and 
‘‘(B) the advantages and disadvantages of refurbish-
ment, reuse, and replacement for each such subsystem 
and component. 
‘‘(b) PHASE 6.2 ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘phase 6.2 activities’ means, with respect to a lifetime extension 
program, the phase 6.2 feasibility study and option down-select.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the begin-
ning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4215, as added by section 3114(a)(2), the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4216. Reports on lifetime extension programs.’’. 
SEC. 3142. NOTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY AND NON- 
NUCLEAR INCIDENTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLVI of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2731 et seq.), as amended by 
section 3161(a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4646. NOTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY AND NON- 
NUCLEAR INCIDENTS. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Energy and the Adminis-
trator, as the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification of a nuclear criticality incident 
resulting from a covered program that results in an injury or 
fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered 
facility by not later than 15 days after the date of such incident. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF NOTIFICATION.—Each notification submitted 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of 
the incident. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a criticality incident, whether the 
incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut 
down. 
‘‘(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the Administration 
or the Office of Environmental Management of the Department 
of Energy. 
‘‘(4) Any corrective action taken in response to the incident. 
‘‘(c) DATABASE.—(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of 
incidents described in paragraph (2).
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‘‘(2) An incident described in this paragraph is any of the 
following incidents resulting from a covered program: 
‘‘(A) A nuclear criticality incident that results in an injury 
or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, 
of a covered facility. 
‘‘(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily 
injury or fatality at a covered facility. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
and the Administrator shall ensure that each management and 
operating contractor of a covered facility cooperates in a timely 
manner. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered facility’ means— 
‘‘(A) a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and 
‘‘(B) a facility conducting activities for the defense 
environmental cleanup program of the Office of Environ-
mental Management of the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered program’ means— 
‘‘(A) programs of the Administration; and 
‘‘(B) defense environmental cleanup programs of the 
Office of Environmental Management of the Department 
of Energy.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the 
beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4645, as added by section 3161(b), the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4646. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy and 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall each submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
any incidents described in paragraph (2) that occurred during 
the 10-year period before the date of the report. 
(2) INCIDENTS DESCRIBED.—An incident described in this 
paragraph is any of the following incidents that occurred as 
a result of programs of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration or defense environmental cleanup programs of the Office 
of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy: 
(A) A nuclear criticality incident that resulted in an 
injury or fatality or resulted in the shutdown, or partial 
shutdown, of a facility of the nuclear security enterprise 
or a facility conducting activities for such defense environ-
mental cleanup programs. 
(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily 
injury or fatality at such a facility. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and
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(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
SEC. 3143. QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON FINANCIAL BAL-
ANCES FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Subtitle C of title XLVII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2771 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4732. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FINANCIAL BALANCES FOR 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days after the 
end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Energy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
financial balances for each atomic energy defense program at the 
budget control levels used in the report accompanying the most 
current Act appropriating funds for energy and water development. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall set 
forth, for each program covered by such report, the following as 
of the end of the fiscal year quarter covered by such report: 
‘‘(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated, 
including amounts authorized to be appropriated in the current 
fiscal year and amounts authorized to be appropriated for prior 
fiscal years. 
‘‘(2) The amount unobligated. 
‘‘(3) The amount unobligated but committed. 
‘‘(4) The amount obligated but uncosted. 
‘‘(c) PRESENTATION.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 
present information as follows: 
‘‘(1) For each program, in summary form and by fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) With financial balances in connection with funding 
under recurring DOE national security authorizations (as that 
term is defined in section 4701(1)) presented separately from 
balances in connection with funding under any other provisions 
of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents at the begin-
ning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4731, as in effect before the amendment made by section 
3131(u)(2) takes effect, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4732. Quarterly reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense ac-
tivities.’’. 
SEC. 3144. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY ON PEER REVIEW 
AND DESIGN COMPETITION RELATED TO NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 
to conduct a study of peer review and design competition related 
to nuclear weapons. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include an assessment of— 
(1) the quality and effectiveness of peer review of designs, 
development plans, engineering and scientific activities, and 
priorities related to both nuclear and non-nuclear aspects of 
nuclear weapons;
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(2) incentives for effective peer review; 
(3) the potential effectiveness, efficiency, and cost of alter-
native methods of conducting peer review and design competi-
tion related to both nuclear and non-nuclear aspects of nuclear 
weapons, as compared to current methods; 
(4) the known instances where current peer review prac-
tices and design competition succeeded or failed to find prob-
lems or potential problems; and 
(5) such other matters related to peer review and design 
competition related to nuclear weapons as the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
(c) COOPERATION
AND ACCESS
TO INFORMATION
AND PER-
SONNEL.—The Administrator shall ensure that the National 
Academy of Sciences receives full and timely cooperation, including 
full access to information and personnel, from the National Nuclear 
Security Administration and the management and operating con-
tractors of the Administration for the purposes of conducting the 
study under subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Academy of Sciences shall 
submit to the Administrator a report containing the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a) and any rec-
ommendations resulting from the study. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than September 
30, 2014, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate the report submitted under paragraph (1) and any com-
ments or recommendations of the Administrator with respect 
to the report. 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 3145. REPORT ON DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
from 2013 through 2015, the Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the budget, objectives, and metrics of the defense 
nuclear nonproliferation programs of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An identification and explanation of uncommitted 
balances that are more than the acceptable carryover 
thresholds, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, on 
a program-by-program basis. 
(B) An identification of foreign countries that are 
sharing the cost of implementing defense nuclear non-
proliferation programs, including an explanation of such 
cost sharing. 
(C) A description of objectives and measurements for 
each defense nuclear nonproliferation program. 
(D) A description of the proliferation of nuclear 
weapons threat and how each defense nuclear nonprolifera-
tion program activity counters the threat.
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(E) A description and assessment of nonproliferation 
activities coordinated with the Department of Defense to 
maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 
(F) A description of how the defense nuclear non-
proliferation programs are prioritized to meet the most 
urgent nonproliferation requirements. 
(b) 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. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a)(1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 3146. STUDY ON REUSE OF PLUTONIUM PITS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, 
in coordination with the Nuclear Weapons Council established by 
section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a study of plutonium pits, 
including— 
(1) the availability of plutonium pits— 
(A) as of the date of the report; and 
(B) after such date as a result of the dismantlement 
of nuclear weapons; and 
(2) an assessment of the potential for reusing plutonium 
pits in future life extension programs. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) The feasibility and practicability of potential full or 
partial reuse options with respect to plutonium pits. 
(2) The benefits and risks of reusing plutonium pits. 
(3) A list of technical challenges that must be resolved 
to certify aged plutonium under dynamic loading conditions 
and the full stockpile-to-target sequence of weapons, including 
a program plan and timeline for resolving such technical chal-
lenges and an assessment of the importance of resolving out-
standing materials issues on certifying aged plutonium pits. 
(4) A list of the facilities that will perform the testing 
and experiments required to resolve the technical challenges 
identified under paragraph (3). 
(5) The potential costs and cost savings of such reuse. 
(6) The effects of such reuse on the requirements for pluto-
nium pit manufacturing. 
(7) An assessment of how such reuse affects plans to build 
a responsive nuclear weapons infrastructure. 
SEC. 3147. ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPON PIT PRODUCTION 
REQUIREMENT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command, shall assess the annual plutonium pit 
production requirement needed to sustain a safe, secure, and reli-
able nuclear weapon arsenal. 
(b) REPORTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander 
of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report regarding the assess-
ment conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(A) an explanation of the rationale and assumptions 
that led to the current 50 to 80 plutonium pit production 
requirement, including the factors considered in deter-
mining such requirement; 
(B) an analysis of whether there are any changes to 
the current 50 to 80 plutonium pit production requirement, 
including the reasons for any such changes; 
(C) the cost and implications for national security of 
various smaller and larger pit production capacities, 
including with respect to— 
(i) the ability to respond to geopolitical and tech-
nical risks; 
(ii) the sustainment of the nuclear weapons stock-
pile, including options available for life extension pro-
grams; and 
(iii) impacts on the requirements for the inactive 
and reserve nuclear weapons stockpile. 
(2) UPDATE.—If the report under paragraph (1) does not 
incorporate the results of the Nuclear Posture Review 
Implementation Study, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Energy and the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees an update to the report under para-
graph (1) that incorporates the results of such study by not 
later than 90 days after the date on which such committees 
receive such study. 
(c) FORM.—The reports under paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 3148. STUDY ON A MULTIAGENCY GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR 
NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security 
shall commission an independent assessment regarding the 
transition of the national security laboratories to multiagency 
federally funded research and development centers with direct 
sustainment and sponsorship by multiple national security 
agencies. The organization selected to conduct the independent 
assessment shall have recognized credentials and expertise in 
national security science and engineering laboratories. 
(2) BACKGROUND MATERIAL.—The assessment shall leverage 
previous studies, including— 
(A) the report published in 2009 by the Stimson Center 
titled ‘‘Leveraging Science for Security: A Strategy for the 
Nuclear Weapons Laboratories in the 21st Century’’; and 
(B) the Phase 1 report published in 2012 by the 
National Academy of Sciences titled ‘‘Managing for High- 
Quality Science and Engineering at the NNSA National 
Security laboratories’’.
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(3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An assessment of a new governance structure 
that— 
(i) gives multiple national security agencies, 
including the Department of Defense, the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, and 
the intelligence community, direct sponsorship of the 
national security laboratories as federally funded 
research and development centers so that such agen-
cies have more direct and rapid access to the assets 
available at the laboratories and the responsibility to 
provide sustainable support for the science and tech-
nology needs of the agencies at the laboratories; 
(ii) reduces costs to the Federal Government for 
the use of the resources of the laboratories, while 
enhancing the stewardship of these national resources 
and maximizing their service to the Nation; 
(iii) enhances the overall quality of the scientific 
research and engineering capability of the laboratories, 
including their ability to recruit and retain top sci-
entists and engineers; and 
(iv) maintains as paramount the capabilities 
required to support the nuclear stockpile stewardship 
and related nuclear missions. 
(B) A recommendation as to which, if any, other labora-
tories associated with any national security agency should 
be included in the new governance structure. 
(C) Options for implementing the new governance 
structure that minimize disruption of performance and 
costs to the government while rapidly achieving anticipated 
gains. 
(D) Legislative changes and executive actions that 
would need to be made in order to implement the new 
governance structure. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2014, the 
organization selected to conduct the independent assessment 
under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Administrator and 
the congressional defense committees a report that contains 
the findings of the assessment. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘national security 
laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3281 of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471). 
SEC. 3149. REPORT ON EFFICIENCIES IN FACILITIES AND FUNCTIONS 
OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Weapons Council estab-
lished by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
assessment of the Council as to the feasibility of finding further 
efficiencies in the facilities and functions of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration in order to reduce costs.
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(b) PROCESS.—If the assessment of the Council in the report 
under subsection (a) is that excess facilities or duplicative functions 
exist and seeking efficiencies in the 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 such efficiencies should be accomplished, including an 
estimate of the time required to complete the process. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS PENDING 
REPORT.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 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 Construc-
tion (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. 3150. STUDY ON REGIONAL RADIOLOGICAL SECURITY ZONES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a study in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Comptroller General may, in con-
ducting the study required under paragraph (1), consult with 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of State, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
and such other departments and agencies of the United States 
Government as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. 
(3) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the radioactive isotopes and asso-
ciated activity levels that present the greatest risk to 
national and international security. 
(B) A review of current efforts by the Federal Govern-
ment to secure radiological materials abroad, including 
coordination with foreign governments, the European 
Union, the International Atomic Energy Agency, other 
international programs, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions that identify, register, secure, remove, and provide 
for the disposition of high-risk radiological materials world-
wide. 
(C) A review of current efforts of the Federal Govern-
ment to secure radiological materials domestically at 
civilian sites, including hospitals, industrial sites, and other 
locations. 
(D) A definition of regional radiological security zones, 
including the subset of the materials 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 regional radiological secu-
rity zones in high priority areas worldwide in order to 
facilitate regional collaboration in— 
(i) identifying and inventorying high-activity radio-
logical sources at high-risk sites;
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(ii) reviewing national level regulations, inspec-
tions, 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 remote regional moni-
toring centers that would receive real-time data from radio-
logical 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 actual ter-
rorist incident or other emergency. 
(G) An assessment of the feasibility and cost of securing 
radiological materials in the United States and through 
regional monitoring centers, taking into account the threat 
and consequences of a terrorist attack using fissile mate-
rials as compared to the threat and consequences of a 
terrorist attack using radiological materials. 
(H) A list and assessment of the best practices used 
in the United States that are most critical in enhancing 
domestic radiological material security and could be used 
to enhance radiological security worldwide. 
(I) An assessment of the United States entity or entities 
that would be best suited to lead efforts to establish a 
radiological security zone program. 
(J) An estimate of the costs associated with the 
implementation of a radiological security zone program. 
(K) An assessment of the known locations outside the 
United States housing high-risk radiological materials in 
excess of 1,000 curies. 
(L) An assessment of how efforts to secure radiological 
materials might impact the available resources, capabili-
ties, and capacity of the United States that would be used 
to secure fissile materials. 
(4) FORM.—The study required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3151. REPORT ON ABANDONED URANIUM MINES. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall undertake a review 
of, and prepare a report on, abandoned uranium mines in 
the United States that provided uranium ore for atomic energy 
defense activities of the United States.