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same purposes, and subject to the same conditions 
and limitations, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 2832. USE OF PROCEEDS, LAND CONVEYANCE, TYN-
DALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA. 
Section 2862(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 
868) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and to improve’’ and inserting 
‘‘, to improve’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, or for other purposes, subject to the limi-
tations described in section 2667(e) of title 10, United 
States Code’’. 
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 2841. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY 
TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC 
INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF A MILI-
TARY INSTALLATION. 
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT.—If the Sec-
retary of Defense determines that any grant, cooperative 
agreement, or supplement of funds available under Federal 
programs administered by agencies other than the Depart-
ment of Defense provided under this section will result in 
the development (including repair, replacement, renovation, 
conversion, improvement, expansion, or construction) of 
public infrastructure, such grant, cooperative agreement, or 
supplemental funding shall be specifically authorized by 
law.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘public infrastructure’ means any 
utility, road, method of transportation, or facility 
under the control of a State or local government or 
a private entity that is used by, or constructed for the 
benefit of, the general public.’’. 
SEC. 2842. PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUND-
ARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Petersburg Na-
tional Battlefield is modified to include the properties as 
generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National 
Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 325/80,080, 
and dated June 2007. The map shall be on file and avail-
able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.—The Secretary of 
the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
is authorized to acquire the lands or interests in land, de-
scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, ex-
change, or transfer. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 
any land or interests in land acquired under subsection (b) 
as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in accordance 
with applicable laws and regulations. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred— 
(A) from the Secretary to the Secretary of 
the Army administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.170-acre parcel of land depicted 
as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Fort Lee Military 
Reservation’’ on the map described in paragraph 
(2)(A); and 
(B) from the Secretary of the Army to the 
Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.171-acre parcel of land depicted 
as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Petersburg National 
Battlefield’’ on the map described in paragraph 
(2)(A). 
(2) MAP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The land to be trans-
ferred under paragraph (1) is depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield 
Proposed Transfer of Administrative Jurisdic-
tion’’, numbered 325/081A, and dated May 2011. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The map described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
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(3) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction authorized in paragraph 
(1) shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) NO
REIMBURSEMENT
OR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reim-
bursement or consideration. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in-
cluded within the boundary of the Petersburg 
National Battlefield and shall be administered as 
part of the park in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations. 
SEC. 2843. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT 
TO OVERSIGHT AND MAINTENANCE OF BASE 
CEMETERIES FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF OVER-
SEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after closure of a United States military installation 
overseas, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that details a plan 
to ensure the oversight and continued maintenance of the 
cemetery located on the military installation. The plan 
shall clearly detail which Federal agency or private entity 
will assume responsibility for the operation and mainte-
nance of the cemetery following the closure of the installa-
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tion and what information with regard to the cemetery has 
been provided to the responsible agency or private entity. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 2844. ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN RE-
QUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FUNDING FOR 
DATA SERVERS AND CENTERS. 
Section 2867(c) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (division B of Public Law 
112–81; 125 Stat. 1706; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘EXCEPTION.—The Chief’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.—The Chief’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment may exempt from the applicability of this 
section research, development, test, and evaluation 
programs that use authorization or appropriations 
for the High Performance Computing Modernization 
Program (Program Element 0603461A), if the Chief 
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Information Officer determines that the exemption is 
in the best interest of national security.’’. 
DIVISION 
C—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Energy for fiscal year 2013 for the activities of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs 
as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out the following new plant projects for the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration: 
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Project 13–D–301, Electrical Infrastructure Up-
grades, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, $23,000,000. 
Project 13–D–903, Kesselring Site Prototype 
Staff Building, Kesselring Site, West Milton, New 
York, $14,000,000. 
Project 13–D–904, Kesselring Site Radiological 
Work and Storage Building, Kesselring Site, West 
Milton, New York, $2,000,000. 
Project 13–D–905, Remote-Handled Low-Level 
Waste Disposal Project, Idaho National Laboratory, 
Idaho, $8,900,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2013 for defense envi-
ronmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2013 for other defense 
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4601. 
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3111. REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR CHEMISTRY AND 
METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING, LOS ALA-
MOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) PROJECT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 4215. REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR CHEMISTRY AND 
METALLURGY RESEARCH BUILDING, LOS ALA-
MOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, NEW MEXICO. 
‘‘(a) REPLACEMENT BUILDING REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Energy shall construct at Los Alamos National 
Laboratory, New Mexico a building to replace the functions 
of the existing Chemistry and Metallurgy Research building 
at Los Alamos National Laboratory associated with De-
partment of Energy Hazard Category 2 special nuclear ma-
terial operations. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON COST.—The cost of the building 
constructed 
under 
subsection 
(a) 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,700,000,000. 
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‘‘(c) PROJECT BASIS.—The construction authorized by 
subsection (a) shall use as it basis the facility project in 
the Department of Energy Readiness and Technical Base 
designated 04–D–125 (chemistry and metallurgy facility 
replacement project at Los Alamos National Laboratory). 
‘‘(d) DEADLINE
FOR
COMMENCEMENT
OF
OPER-
ATIONS.—The building constructed under subsection (a) 
shall commence operations not later than December 31, 
2024.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in section 4001(b) of such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
4213 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 4214. Plan for transformation of National Nuclear Security Administration 
nuclear weapons complex. 
‘‘Sec. 4215. Replacement project for Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Build-
ing, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2013 FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated by this division for fiscal year 
2013 for the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration, $150,000,000 shall be available for the 
construction of the building authorized by section 
4215 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (as 
added by subsection (a)). 
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(B) EXCEPTION.—The following amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by this division 
for fiscal year 2013 for the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration shall not be available for 
the construction of the building: 
(i) Amounts available for Directed 
Stockpile Work. 
(ii) Amounts available for Naval Reac-
tors. 
(iii) Amounts available for the facility 
project in the Department of Energy Readi-
ness and Technical Base designated 06–D– 
141. 
(2) PRIOR FISCAL YEAR FUNDS.—Amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department of En-
ergy for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2013 and 
available for the facility project in the Department of 
Energy Readiness and Technical Base designated 04– 
D–125 (chemistry and metallurgy facility replace-
ment project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
New Mexico) shall be available for the construction of 
the building authorized by section 4215 of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (as so added). 
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SEC. 3112. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF SELECTED ACQUI-
SITION REPORTS AND INDEPENDENT COST 
ESTIMATES ON NUCLEAR WEAPON SYSTEMS 
UNDERGOING LIFE EXTENSION. 
(a) SUBMITTAL REQUIRED.—Subtitle A of title XLII 
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), 
as amended by section 3111 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4216. SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS AND INDE-
PENDENT COST ESTIMATES ON NUCLEAR 
WEAPON SYSTEMS UNDERGOING LIFE EXTEN-
SION. 
‘‘(a) SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Energy shall, acting through the Administrator 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration, submit 
to the congressional defense committees at the end of each 
fiscal-year quarter a report on each nuclear weapon system 
undergoing life extension. The reports shall be known as Se-
lected Acquisition Reports for the weapon system concerned. 
‘‘(2) The information contained in the Selected Acqui-
sition Report for a fiscal-year quarter for a nuclear weapon 
system shall be the information contained in the Selected 
Acquisition Report for such fiscal-year quarter for a major 
defense acquisition program under section 2432 of title 10, 
United States Code, expressed in terms of the nuclear weap-
on system. 
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‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES.—(1) The Sec-
retary of Energy shall, acting through the Administrator 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration, submit 
to the congressional defense committees a cost estimate on 
each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension at 
the times in production as follows: 
‘‘(A) At the completion of phase 6.2A, relating to 
design definition and cost study. 
‘‘(B) Before initiation of phase 6.5, relating to 
first production. 
‘‘(2) A cost estimate for purposes of this subsection 
may not be prepared by the Department of Energy or the 
National Nuclear Security Administration.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 4001(b) of such Act, as so amended, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to 4215 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4216. Selected Acquisition Reports and independent cost estimates on nu-
clear weapon systems undergoing life extension.’’. 
SEC. 3113. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF SCHEDULE FOR DIS-
POSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM 
AT SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, AIKEN, SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
Section 4306 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2566) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘by Jan-
uary 1, 2012’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2020’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2022’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘2020’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 3114. PROGRAM ON SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT FOR 
NONPROLIFERATION. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2562 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4309. PROGRAM ON SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT FOR 
NONPROLIFERATION. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of En-
ergy shall, acting through the Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, carry out a program on 
scientific engagement in countries selected by the Secretary 
for purposes of the program in order to advance global non-
proliferation and nuclear security efforts. 
‘‘(2) The program required by this section shall be a 
distinct program from the Global Initiatives for Prolifera-
tion Prevention program. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The program shall include the ele-
ments as follows: 
‘‘(1) Training and capacity-building to strength-
en nonproliferation and security best practices. 
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‘‘(2) Engagement of United States scientists with 
foreign counterparts to advance nonproliferation 
goals. 
‘‘(c) REPORT ON COMMENCEMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
Funds may not be expended under the program required 
by this section until the Administrator submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
‘‘(1) For each country selected for the program 
as of the date of such report— 
‘‘(A) a proliferation threat assessment pre-
pared by the Director of National Intelligence; 
and 
‘‘(B) metrics for evaluating the success of 
the program. 
‘‘(2) Accounting standards for the conduct of the 
program approved by the Comptroller General of the 
United States. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS ON MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM.—Be-
fore making any modification in the program (whether se-
lecting a new country for the program, ceasing the selection 
of a country for the program, or modifying an element of 
the program), the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the modifica-
tion. If the modification consists of the selection for the pro-
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gram of a country not previously selected for the program, 
the report shall include the matters specified in subsection 
(c)(1) for the country. 
‘‘(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 4001(b) of such Act (division D of 
Public Law 107–314) is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 4308 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4309. Program on scientific engagement for nonproliferation.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON COORDINATION WITH OTHER UNITED 
STATES NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report describing the manner in which the pro-
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gram on scientific engagement for nonproliferation under 
section 4309 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (as added 
by subsection (a)) coordinates with and complements, but 
does not duplicate, other nonproliferation programs of the 
United States Government. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the program on scientific engagement 
for nonproliferation under section 4309 of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (as so added). The report shall include 
an assessment by the Comptroller General of the success of 
the program, as determined in accordance with the metrics 
for evaluating the success of the program under subsection 
(c)(1)(B) of such section 4309, and such other matters on 
the program as the Comptroller General considers appro-
priate. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 3115. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL UPDATE 
OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEFENSE NU-
CLEAR FACILITIES WORKFORCE RESTRUC-
TURING PLAN. 
Section 4604 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2704) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and any 
updates of the plan under subsection (e)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (e); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
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SEC. 3116. QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON FINAN-
CIAL BALANCES FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DE-
FENSE 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 BAL-
ANCES FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE AC-
TIVITIES. 
‘‘(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 re-
port 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 appro-
priated, including amounts authorized to be appro-
priated in the current fiscal year and amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for prior fiscal years. 
‘‘(2) The amount unobligated. 
‘‘(3) The amount unobligated but committed. 
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‘‘(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 au-
thorizations (as that term is defined in section 
4701(1)) presented separately from balances in con-
nection with funding under any other provisions of 
law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 4001(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 4731 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4732. Quarterly reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense ac-
tivities.’’. 
SEC. 3117. TRANSPARENCY IN CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE 
EVALUATIONS BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
LEADING 
TO 
AWARD FEES. 
(a) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 4805. PUBLICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE 
EVALUATIONS BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
LEADING 
TO 
AWARD FEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration shall take appropriate ac-
tions to make available, to the maximum extent practicable, 
to the public each contractor performance evaluation con-
ducted by the Administration of a national laboratory, pro-
duction plant, or single user facility under the management 
responsibility of the Administration that results in the 
award of an award fee to the contractor concerned. 
‘‘(b) FORMAT.—Performance evaluations shall be made 
public under this section in a common format that facili-
tates comparisons of performance evaluations between and 
among similar management contracts.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 4001(b) of that Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 4804 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4805. Publication of contractor performance evaluations by the National 
Nuclear Security Administration leading to award fees.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to contractor per-
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formance evaluations conducted by the National Nuclear 
Security Administration on or after that date. 
SEC. 3118. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CER-
TAIN SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECH-
NICAL POSITIONS. 
(a) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—Section 3241 of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2441) is amended by striking ‘‘300’’ and inserting ‘‘700’’. 
(b) EXTENSION TO CONTRACTING POSITIONS.—Such 
section is further amended by inserting ‘‘contracting,’’ be-
fore ‘‘scientific’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3241. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CON-
TRACTING, SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND 
TECHNICAL POSITIONS.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 3241 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3241. Authority to establish certain contracting, scientific, engineering, and 
technical positions.’’. 
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