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cruise or ballistic missile systems controlled 
under multilateral control lists; or 
(2) funds planned to be obligated or expended 
for nuclear nonproliferation activities with the Rus-
sian Federation are strictly for project closeout ac-
tivities and will not be used for new activities or ac-
tivities that will extend beyond fiscal year 2013. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary determines that such waiver is 
in the national security interests of the United 
States; 
(2) the Secretary briefs, in an unclassified 
form, the appropriate congressional committees on 
the justifications of such waiver; and 
(3) a period of 90 days has elapsed following 
the date on which such briefing is held. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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Subtitle C—Improvements to 
National Security Energy Laws 
SEC. 3131. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY DE-
FENSE 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 Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Administrator’ means the Ad-
ministrator for Nuclear Security. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘classified information’ means 
any information 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 commit-
tees’ means—
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‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ 
means the physical facilities, technology, and human 
capital of the national security laboratories and the 
nuclear weapons production facilities. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘national security laboratory’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los 
Alamos, New Mexico. 
‘‘(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albu-
querque, New Mexico, and Livermore, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(C) Lawrence Livermore National Lab-
oratory, Livermore, California. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘nuclear weapons production fa-
cility’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, 
Missouri. 
‘‘(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
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‘‘(C) The Y–12 National Security Com-
plex, 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 En-
ergy that the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator and the Congress, 
determines to be consistent with the mission of 
the Administration. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Restricted Data’ has the mean-
ing 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 con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 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 de-
fined in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471))’’.
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(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: 
‘‘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 Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1994 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 nu-
clear weapon.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the items relating to sec-
tions 4210 and 4211 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4210. Testing of nuclear weapons.’’.
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(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 in-
serting 
‘‘NATIONAL
SECURITY
LABORA-
TORIES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUC-
TION FACILITIES’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘nuclear weapons labora-
tory’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘na-
tional security laboratory’’;
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(E) by striking ‘‘production plant’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘production facil-
ity’’; and 
(F) by striking subsection (e). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4213 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4213. Reports on critical difficulties at national security laboratories and 
nuclear 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 subsections (b) and (d); 
and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4213 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4214. Plan for transformation of national nuclear security administration 
nuclear weapons complex.’’. 
(h) TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 4231 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2541) is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 4231. TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall establish a tritium production program that is capa-
ble of meeting the tritium requirements of the United 
States for nuclear weapons. In carrying out the tritium 
production program, the Secretary shall assess alternative 
means for tritium production, including production 
through— 
‘‘(1) types of new and existing reactors, includ-
ing multipurpose reactors (such as advanced light 
water reactors and gas turbine gas-cooled reactors) 
capable of meeting both the tritium production re-
quirements and the plutonium disposition require-
ments of the United States for nuclear weapons; 
‘‘(2) an accelerator; and 
‘‘(3) multipurpose reactor projects carried out 
by the private sector and the Government. 
‘‘(b) LOCATION OF TRITIUM PRODUCTION FACIL-
ITY.—The Secretary shall locate any new tritium produc-
tion facility of the Department 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—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(j) RESTRICTED DATA.—Section 4501 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2651(a)) is amended by 
striking subsection (c). 
(k) FOREIGN VISITORS.—Section 4502 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘national laboratory’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘national security labora-
tory’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking paragraphs 
(3) and (4). 
(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 in-
serting ‘‘national security laboratory’’. 
(m) SECURITY FUNCTIONS REPORT.—Section 4506 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2657) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
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(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(n) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REPORT.—Section 4507 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2658) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘national laboratories’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘national security lab-
oratories’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(o) COMPUTER SECURITY REPORT.—Section 4508 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2659)— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘national lab-
oratories’’ and inserting ‘‘national security labora-
tories’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f). 
(p) DOCUMENT REVIEW.—Section 4521 of the Atom-
ic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2671) is amended by 
striking subsection (c). 
(q) REPORTS ON LOCAL IMPACT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4604(f) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2704(f)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In addition to the plans submitted under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Con-
gress every six months a report setting forth a description
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of, and the amount or value of, all local impact assistance 
provided during the preceding six months under sub-
section (c)(6).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4851 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2821) 
is repealed. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4851. 
(r) RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING.—Section 4622 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2722) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) As part of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘As part of’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(s) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4623 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2723) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPART-
MENT
OF
ENERGY
NUCLEAR
WEAPONS 
COMPLEX’’ and inserting ‘‘NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ENTERPRISE’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘Department of Energy 
nuclear weapons complex’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘nuclear security enterprise’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fol-
lowing’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘national security lab-
oratories and nuclear weapon production facili-
ties.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘the 
Department of Energy for’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
nuclear security enterprise for’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4623 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4623. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the nuclear 
security enterprise.’’. 
(t) COST OVERRUNS.—Section 4713(a)(1)(A) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for Nuclear Security’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘National Nuclear Security’’. 
(u) BUDGET REQUEST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4731 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2771) is repealed.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4731. 
(v) CONTRACTOR BONUSES.—Section 4802 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2782) is amend-
ed— 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(w) FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
Section 4812 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2792) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) through (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b). 
(x) TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 4813(c) 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2794(c)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(y) UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION.—Section 4814 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2795) is 
amended by striking subsection (c). 
(z) 
ENGINEERING
AND
MANUFACTURING
RE-
SEARCH.—Section 4832 of the Atomic Energy Defense
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Act (50 U.S.C. 2812) is amended by striking subsections 
(c) through (e). 
(aa) PILOT PROGRAM REPORT.—Section 4833 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2813) is amended 
by striking subsection (e). 
(bb) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘Nevada Test Site’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Nevada National Security 
Site’’. 
(2) By striking ‘‘Director of Central Intel-
ligence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of National Intelligence’’. 
SEC. 3132. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT. 
(a) 
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
ENTERPRISE
REF-
ERENCE.— 
(1) FUTURE-YEARS
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3253 of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘nuclear weapons complex’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘nuclear security enter-
prise’’.
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(2) GAO REPORTS.—Section 3255 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2455) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nuclear security complex’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘nuclear se-
curity enterprise’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graph (3). 
(3) DEFINITION.—Section 3281 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2471) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘nuclear security enterprise’ 
means the physical facilities, technology, and human 
capital of the national security laboratories and the 
nuclear weapons production facilities.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) NEW TRANSFERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3291 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2481) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 3291. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNCTIONS.—The 
Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Administrator
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any facility, mission, or function of the Department of En-
ergy that the Secretary, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator and Congress, determines to be consistent with the 
mission of the Administration. 
‘‘(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND WASTE 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In the case of any environ-
mental remediation and waste management activity of any 
element of the Administration, the Secretary of Energy 
may determine to transfer responsibility for that activity 
to another element of the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—(1) Any balance of ap-
propriations 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 appropriations 
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.
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‘‘(2) Balances of appropriations credited to an ac-
count under paragraph (1)(A) are subject only to such 
limitations as are specifically 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. 
‘‘(d) 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 Department of Energy from which 
the transfer is made that the Secretary of Energy deter-
mines are needed to perform that function, power, or duty, 
or for that activity, as the case may be, shall be trans-
ferred to the Administration. 
‘‘(2) The authorized strength in civilian employees of 
any element of the Department of Energy from which em-
ployees are transferred under this section is reduced by 
the number of employees so transferred.’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents at the beginning of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3291 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3291. Transfer of Functions.’’.
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(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
EXISTING
LAWS
AND 
REGULATIONS.—Section 3296 of the National Nu-
clear 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 Department 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 
functions shall continue to apply to the corresponding 
functions of the Administration.’’. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sec-
tion 3291 of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2481), as amended by para-
graph (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:
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(A) Section 3242 (50 U.S.C. 2442). 
(B) Section 3292 (50 U.S.C. 2482). 
(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 item 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), 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 in-
serting ‘‘section 4202(a) of the Atomic Energy De-
fense 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 Secu-
rity Complex’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘trit-
ium operations 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 ORGANI-
ZATION ACT.—Section 643 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253) is amended by redesig-
nating the second subsection (b) as subsection (c). 
SEC. 3133. CLARIFICATION OF THE ROLE OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY. 
(a) ROLE UNDER NNSA ACT.— 
(1) FUNCTION.—Section 3212 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2402(b)) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘all pro-
grams and activities of the Administration’’ and 
inserting ‘‘all programs, policies, regulations, 
and rules of the Administration’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, unless 
disapproved by the Secretary of Energy.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to carry out the mission and func-
tions of the Administration, except as provided 
by section 3219.’’. 
(2) ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3219 of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2409) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 3219. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF EN-
ERGY REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of Energy 
may disapprove any action, policy, regulation, or rule of 
the Administrator if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees justification for such dis-
approval; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 15 days has elapsed following 
the date on which such justification was submitted. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this title may be construed to provide 
authority to the Secretary of Energy to administer, en-
force, or oversee the activities under this title except— 
‘‘(A) as provided by paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) to the extent otherwise specifically pro-
vided by law. 
‘‘(3) Except as provided by this section, the Adminis-
trator shall have complete authority to establish and con-
duct oversight of policies, activities, and procedures of the 
Administration without direction or oversight by the Sec-
retary of Energy.
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‘‘(4) The authority of the Secretary under paragraph 
(1) may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of En-
ergy, without further redelegation. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding 
the authority granted by section 643 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7253) or any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may not estab-
lish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or discontinue any organi-
zational unit or component, or transfer any function, of 
the Administration, except as authorized by section 
3291.’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents at the beginning of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3219 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3219. Scope of Authority of Secretary of Energy regarding the Adminis-
tration.’’. 
(C) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZA-
TION ACT.—Section 202(c)(3) of the Depart-
ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7132(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security shall 
serve as the Administrator for Nuclear Security under sec-
tion 3212 of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2402). In carrying out the functions of
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the Administrator, the Under Secretary shall be subject 
to the authority of the Secretary of Energy in accordance 
with section 3219 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 2409).’’. 
(3) STATUS
OF
ADMINISTRATION
AND
CON-
TRACTOR
PERSONNEL.—Section 3220 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 
U.S.C. 2410) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (A); 
and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graph (B) and (C) as subparagraph 
(A) and (B), respectively; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘any 
other officer, employee, or agent of the De-
partment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
officer, employee, or agent of the Depart-
ment of Energy, except as provided by sec-
tion 3219’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘except 
for’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ‘‘except as provided by section 3219.’’. 
(4) OFFICE
OF
DEFENSE
NUCLEAR
SECU-
RITY.—Section 3232 of the National Nuclear Secu-
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rity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2422) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3232. OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Admin-
istration an Office of Defense Nuclear Security, headed 
by a Chief appointed by the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) CHIEF OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR SECURITY.—(1) 
The head of the Office of Defense Nuclear Security is the 
Chief of Defense Nuclear Security, who shall report to the 
Administrator and shall implement the security policies di-
rected by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) The Chief shall be responsible for the develop-
ment and implementation of security programs and poli-
cies for the Administration, including the protection, con-
trol, and accounting of materials, and for the physical and 
cyber security for all facilities of the Administration.’’. 
(5) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 3233 of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration Act (50 U.S.C. 2423) is amended in each of 
subsections (a) and (b) by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
of Energy shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of 
Energy, in coordination with the Administrator, 
shall’’. 
(6) BUDGET TREATMENT.—Section 3251(a) of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act
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(50 U.S.C. 2451(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 
the other amounts requested for the Department of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘from the amounts requested 
for any other agency, including the Department of 
Energy’’. 
(7) FUTURE-YEARS
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3253(b)(6) of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453(b)(6)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘, developed in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Health, Safety, 
and Security of the Department of Energy,’’. 
(b) ROLE UNDER THE AEDA.— 
(1) 
STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP.—Section 
4201(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2521(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Energy, acting through the Administrator 
for Nuclear Security,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’. 
(2) REPORT
ON
STOCKPILE
STEWARDSHIP.— 
Section 4202 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2522) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator’’; 
and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator’’. 
(3) STOCKPILE
MANAGEMENT.—Section 4204 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2524) 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary of Energy, acting through the Admin-
istrator for Nuclear Security and’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Administrator,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’. 
(4) ANNUAL
ASSESSMENTS.—Section 4205(h) 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2525(h)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to 
matters concerning the Administration; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense.’’.
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(5) NUCLEAR
TEST
BAN
READINESS
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 4207 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2527) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’. 
(6) SPECIFIC
REQUEST
REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2529) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ after fiscal year 2002 
in which the Secretary of Energy’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in which the Administrator’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Secretary shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Administrator shall’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
shall’’. 
(7) MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE.—Sec-
tion 4212(a)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
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(50 U.S.C. 2532(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(8) PLAN
FOR
TRANSFORMATION.—Section 
4214 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2534), as amended by section 3131(g)(1), is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(9) NUCLEAR
MATERIALS
PROTECTION, CON-
TROL, AND ACCOUNTING.—Section 4303(a) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2563(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Department of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administration’’. 
(10) TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 
4231 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2541), as amended by section 3131(h), is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administra-
tion’’.
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(11) TRITIUM RECYCLING FACILITIES.—Section 
4234 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2544), as amended by section 3131(i), is amended 
by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’. 
(12) CERTAIN FISSILE MATERIALS PROGRAM.— 
Section 4305 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2565) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(13) 
FISSILE
MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 4403(a)(1) of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2583(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Office of Defense Programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Administration’’. 
(14) RESTRICTED DATA.—Section 4501(a) of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2651(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Administrator’’. 
(15) BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 
4503 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2653), as amended by section 3131(l), is amended 
by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Administrator’’.
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(16) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FAILURES.—Sec-
tion 4505 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2656) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Department of Energy’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘Department’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Administration’’. 
(17) SECURITY
FUNCTIONS
REPORT.—Section 
4506 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2657), as amended by section 3131(m), is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Energy’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Administrator’’. 
(18) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
REPORT.—Sec-
tion 4507(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2658(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
(19) COMPUTER
SECURITY
REPORT.—Section 
4508 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2659) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’. 
(20) DOCUMENT REVIEW.—Section 4521 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2671) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Administrator’’. 
(21) MANAGEMENT TRAINING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4621 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2721) 
is amended— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
NATIONAL
NUCLEAR
SECURITY
AD-
MINISTRATION’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Energy for Nuclear Security’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and the Ad-
ministration’’ after ‘‘the Department 
of Energy’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting 
‘‘and Administration’’ after ‘‘Department 
of Energy’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 4621 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4621. Executive management training in the Department of Energy and 
National Nuclear Security Administration.’’. 
(22) RECRUITMENT
AND
TRAINING.—Section 
4622 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2722) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’.
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(23) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 4623 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2723) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator;’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘De-
partment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary of En-
ergy for Defense Programs,’’. 
(24) TRANSFER OF WEAPONS FUNDS.—Section 
4711 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2751) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator for 
Nuclear Security,’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘Department of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administra-
tion’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Department’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administration’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of 
Energy’’. 
(25) COST
OVERRUNS.—Section 4713 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Secretary of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘Department’’ and inserting ‘‘Admin-
istration’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting 
‘‘or the Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of 
Energy’’.
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(26) PENALTIES.—Section 4721(a) of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2761(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Department of Energy for 
the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Administration for the Naval Nuclear Reac-
tor Program’’. 
(27) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 
4811 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2791) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and 
the Administration’’ after ‘‘Department of En-
ergy’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) With respect to the conduct of laboratory-di-
rected research and development at laboratories of the Ad-
ministration, the Administrator shall prescribe regulations 
for such conduct and oversee such regulations.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Administrator’’ after ‘‘the Secretary’’.
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(28) FUNDS
FOR
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 4812 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2792(a)(1)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Department of Energy 
in’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administration in’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘under the Department of 
Energy’’; and inserting ‘‘under the’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘any Department of En-
ergy’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘mission of the Depart-
ment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘mission of the 
Administration’’. 
SEC. 3134. CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING TO NUCLEAR STOCKPILE STEW-
ARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR STEWARDSHIP, MAN-
AGEMENT, AND CERTIFICATION OF WARHEADS IN THE 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4203 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended to 
read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 4203. NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and other ap-
propriate 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 di-
rection, 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 accord-
ance with subsection (c), not later than March 15 of each 
even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees 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 de-
tailed report on the plan developed under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) The summaries and reports required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex.
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‘‘(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 stockpile, 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 re-
place warhead types. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the methods and informa-
tion used to determine that the nuclear weapons 
stockpile is safe and reliable, as well as the relation-
ship of science-based tools to the collection and in-
terpretation of such information. 
‘‘(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear se-
curity enterprise, including programs and plans for 
infrastructure modernization and retention of human 
capital, as well as associated budgets and schedules. 
‘‘(5) A summary of the status of achieving the 
purposes of the program established under section 
4207(b).
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‘‘(C) the status, plans, budgets, and sched-
ules for warhead life extension programs and 
any other programs to modify, update, or re-
place warhead types; 
‘‘(D) a description of the process by which 
the Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and re-
quirements for life extension or replacement, of 
the nuclear and non-nuclear components of the 
warheads (including active and inactive war-
heads) 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 
which would affect the ability of the Adminis-
trator to recertify the safety, security, or reli-
ability of warheads in the nuclear weapons 
stockpile (including active and inactive war-
heads); 
‘‘(G) mechanisms to provide for the manu-
facture, maintenance, and modernization of 
each warhead type in the nuclear weapons 
stockpile, as needed;
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‘‘(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection 
of information necessary for carrying out the 
stockpile management program required by sec-
tion 4204, including information relating to the 
aging of materials and components, new manu-
facturing techniques, and the replacement or 
substitution of materials; 
‘‘(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate 
assignment of roles and missions for each na-
tional security laboratory and nuclear weapons 
production facility, including mechanisms for 
allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure 
the carrying out of appropriate modernization 
activities, and mechanisms to ensure the reten-
tion of skilled personnel; 
‘‘(J) mechanisms to ensure that each na-
tional security laboratory has full and complete 
access to all weapons data to enable a rigorous 
peer-review process to support the annual as-
sessment of the condition of the nuclear weap-
ons stockpile required under section 4205; 
‘‘(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for 
activities under the stockpile management pro-
gram required by section 4204, including allo-
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cations of funds by weapon type and facility; 
and 
‘‘(L) for each of the five fiscal years fol-
lowing 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 need-
ed to determine that the nuclear weapons stock-
pile is safe and reliable; 
‘‘(B) for each science-based tool used to 
collect information described in subparagraph 
(A), the relationship between such tool and 
such information and the effectiveness 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 cri-
teria). 
‘‘(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship 
program under section 4201 by the Administrator, 
in consultation with the directors of the national se-
curity laboratories, which shall set forth—
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‘‘(A) an identification and description of— 
‘‘(i) any key technical challenges to 
the stockpile stewardship program; and 
‘‘(ii) the strategies to address such 
challenges without the use of nuclear test-
ing; 
‘‘(B) a strategy for using the science-based 
tools (including advanced simulation and com-
puting 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 com-
puting capabilities) of each national security 
laboratory that exist at the time of the assess-
ment compared with the science-based tools ex-
pected 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 stockpile stewardship pro-
gram and other weapons activities and weap-
ons-related activities of the Administration, in-
cluding—
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‘‘(i) the number of scientists, engi-
neers, and technicians, by discipline, re-
quired to maintain such competencies; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any shortage of 
such individuals that exists at the time of 
the assessment compared with any short-
age expected to exist during the period cov-
ered by the future-years nuclear security 
program. 
‘‘(4) With respect to the nuclear security infra-
structure— 
‘‘(A) a description of the modernization 
and refurbishment 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 Na-
tional 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 de-
fense review if such strategy has not been 
submitted as of the date of the plan; and
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‘‘(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 Administrator determines necessary to 
carry out the measures described under sub-
paragraph (A), including a discussion of the cri-
teria, evidence, and strategies on which such es-
timated 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 weap-
on once directed by the President to conduct 
such a test; 
‘‘(B) a description of the level of test read-
iness 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 car-
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rying out an underground nuclear test at the 
Nevada National Security Site; 
‘‘(D) a list and description of the infra-
structure and physical plants that are essential 
to carrying out an underground nuclear test at 
the Nevada National Security Site; and 
‘‘(E) an assessment of the readiness status 
of the skills and capabilities described in sub-
paragraph (C) and the infrastructure and phys-
ical plants described in subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(6) With respect to the program established 
under section 4207(b), a description of the progress 
made to the date of the report in achieving the pur-
poses of such program. 
‘‘(7) Identification of any modifications or up-
dates to the plan since the previous summary or de-
tailed report was submitted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under 
subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council estab-
lished by section 179 of title 10, United States Code, shall 
conduct an assessment that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An analysis of the plan, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the plan supports the require-
ments of the national security strategy of the
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‘‘(5) The term ‘weapons activities’ means each 
activity within the budget category of weapons ac-
tivities in the budget of the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘weapons-related activities’ 
means each activity under the Department of En-
ergy that involves nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons 
technology, or fissile or radioactive materials, includ-
ing activities related to— 
‘‘(A) nuclear nonproliferation; 
‘‘(B) nuclear forensics; 
‘‘(C) nuclear intelligence; 
‘‘(D) nuclear safety; and 
‘‘(E) nuclear incident response.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4203 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4203. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and infra-
structure plan.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL RE-
PORT ON STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4202 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2522) is amended 
by striking subsections (c) and (d).
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(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP CRITERIA’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4202 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4202. Stockpile stewardship criteria.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR BIENNIAL PLAN 
ON MODERNIZATION AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE NU-
CLEAR
SECURITY
COMPLEX.—Section 4203A of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523A) is re-
pealed. 
(d) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL UP-
DATE TO STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN.— 
Section 4204 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2524) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (c). 
(e) NUCLEAR TEST BAN READINESS PROGRAM.— 
Section 4207 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2527) is amended by striking subsection (e). 
(f) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON NU-
CLEAR TEST READINESS.— 
(1) AEDA.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4208 of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2528) 
is repealed. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
4208. 
(2) NDAA FISCAL YEAR 1996.—Section 3152 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 623) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3135. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) GAO ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
RE-
PORTS.—Section 3134 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2713) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Comptroller’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘(2),’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning on the date on 
which the report under subsection (b)(2) is sub-
mitted, the Comptroller General shall conduct a 
review’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2);
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(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘the end of the period described in 
paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘August 30, 
2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(c)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(c)(2)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘90 
days’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(c)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2016, or the date that is 
210 days after the date on which all American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds have 
been obligated or expended (or are no longer 
available to be obligated or expended), which-
ever is earlier’’. 
(b) 
WORKFORCE
RESTRUCTURING
PLAN
UP-
DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4604 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2704), as amended 
by section 3131(q)(1), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
any updates of the plan under subsection (e)’’;
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(B) by striking subsection (e); 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3), as 
added by such section 3131(q)(1), as para-
graph (2); and 
(D) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
(g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4643(d)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2733(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
4604(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4604(f)’’. 
(c) UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED NUCLEAR INFOR-
MATION QUARTERLY REPORT.—Section 148 of the Atom-
ic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2168) is amended by 
striking subsection e. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 3141. NOTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY AND 
NON-NUCLEAR INCIDENTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended by adding 
after section 4645, as added by section 3151, the 
following new section: