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(B) an estimate of the costs expected to be incurred 
by the United States before the transition is complete. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 3123. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
ARMS 
CONTROL 
AND 
NONPROLIFERATION 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2016 for the Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or 
expended to test and validate arms control and nonproliferation 
vertification and monitoring technologies designed to be used to 
verify and monitor obligations under arms control treaties or other 
international agreements to which the United States is not a signa-
tory until the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits to the 
congressional defense committees a comprehensive review of all 
arms control and nonproliferation vertification and monitoring tech-
nologies that are in research and development or production as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act under the defense nuclear 
nonproliferation programs of the Administration. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each arms control and nonproliferation 
vertification and monitoring technology covered by the review, a 
statement of— 
(1) the technology readiness level of the technology; 
(2) the obligation under a treaty or other international 
agreement supported by the technology; and 
(3) the purpose for which the technology is being developed 
or produced. 
SEC. 3124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR DISMANTLEMENT.— 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2016 for the National Nuclear Secu-
rity Administration, not more than $50,000,000 may be obligated 
or expended to carry out the nuclear weapons dismantlement and 
disposition activities of the Administration. 
(b) LIMITATION ON DISMANTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CRUISE MISSILE 
WARHEADS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended 
to dismantle or dispose of a W84 nuclear weapon.
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(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to activities necessary to conduct maintenance or surveil-
lance of the nuclear weapons stockpile or activities to ensure 
the safety or reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. 
Subtitle C—Plans and Reports 
SEC. 3131. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.), as amended by section 3112, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SECURITY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR UNENCUMBERED URANIUM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to Congress 
of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, in each even-numbered year beginning in 2016 
and ending in 2026, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan for meeting national secu-
rity requirements for unencumbered uranium through 2065. 
‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than 
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, 
that, as of the date of the plan, is allocated to national security 
requirements. 
‘‘(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than 
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level, 
that, as of the date of the plan, is not allocated to national 
security requirements but could be allocated to such require-
ments. 
‘‘(3) An identification of national security requirements for 
unencumbered uranium, by program source and enrichment 
level. 
‘‘(4) 
A 
description 
of 
any 
shortfall 
in 
obtaining 
unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements 
and an assessment of whether that shortfall could be mitigated 
through the blending down of uranium that is of a higher 
enrichment level. 
‘‘(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an 
assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be allo-
cated to national security requirements through re-enrichment, 
and an estimate of the costs of re-enriching that uranium. 
‘‘(6) A description of the swap and barter agreements 
involving unencumbered uranium needed to meet national secu-
rity requirements that are in effect on the date of the plan. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of whether additional enrichment of 
uranium will be required to meet national security require-
ments and an estimate of the time for production operations 
and the cost for each type of enrichment being considered. 
‘‘(8) A description of changes in policy that would mitigate 
any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered uranium to meet 
national security requirements and the implications of those 
changes.
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‘‘(c) FORM OF PLAN.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘depleted’, with respect to uranium, means 
that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with 
natural uranium. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to uranium, 
means that the United States has no obligation to foreign 
governments to use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act, 
as amended by section 3112, is further amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 4220 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 
unencumbered uranium.’’. 
SEC. 3132. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT 
PLAN AND REPORTS. 
(a) DEFENSE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XLIII of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2563 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MANAGEMENT 
PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submission to Congress 
of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, in each fiscal year, the Administrator shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a five-year manage-
ment plan for activities associated with the defense nuclear non-
proliferation programs of the Administration to prevent and counter 
the proliferation of materials, technology, equipment, and expertise 
related to nuclear and radiological weapons in order to minimize 
and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation 
of such weapons. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation pro-
gram of the Administration, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the policy context in which the program 
operates, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued 
by the President, and international agreements; and 
‘‘(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by 
other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the 
program during the year preceding the submission of the plan 
required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out under the 
program during that year. 
‘‘(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges 
of the program during that year, based on an assessment of 
metrics and objectives previously established to determine the 
effectiveness of the program. 
‘‘(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not 
or could not be addressed by the program during that year.
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‘‘(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or 
uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the submis-
sion of the plan required by subsection (a), that are greater 
than the acceptable carryover thresholds, as determined by 
the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(7) An identification of funds for the program received 
through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with 
foreign governments consistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (50 U.S.C. 2569(f)) during the year preceding the submis-
sion of the plan required by subsection (a) and an explanation 
of such contributions and agreements. 
‘‘(8) A description and assessment of activities carried out 
under the program during that year that were coordinated 
with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the 
Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to 
maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies. 
‘‘(9) Plans for activities of the program during the five- 
year period beginning on the date on which the plan required 
by subsection (a) is submitted, including activities with respect 
to the following: 
‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation 
and terrorism, including through— 
‘‘(i) material management and minimization, 
particularly with respect to removing or minimizing 
the use of highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and 
radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the 
countries in which such materials are located), efforts 
to dispose of surplus material, converting reactors from 
highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium (and 
identifying the countries in which such reactors are 
located); 
‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security, including 
securing highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and 
radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the 
countries in which such materials are located), and 
providing radiation detection capabilities at foreign 
ports and borders; 
‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms control, including 
nuclear verification and safeguards; 
‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and development, 
including a description of activities related to devel-
oping and improving technology to detect the prolifera-
tion and detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying 
compliance of foreign countries with commitments 
under treaties and agreements relating to nuclear 
weapons, and detecting the diversion of nuclear mate-
rials (including safeguards technology); and 
‘‘(v) 
nonproliferation 
construction 
programs, 
including activities associated Department of Energy 
Order 413.1 (relating to program management con-
trols). 
‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation 
and terrorism. 
‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological prolifera-
tion and terrorism, including through— 
‘‘(i) crisis operations;
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‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 
‘‘(iii) emergency management, including inter-
national capacity building. 
‘‘(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence 
community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of 
nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism and a 
description of how each activity carried out under the program 
will counter the threat during the five-year period beginning 
on the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is 
submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term. 
‘‘(11) A plan for funding the program during that five- 
year period. 
‘‘(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for deter-
mining the effectiveness of each activity carried out under 
the program during that five-year period. 
‘‘(13) A description of the activities to be carried out under 
the program during that five-year period and a description 
of how the program will be prioritized relative to other defense 
nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration during 
that five-year period to address the highest priority risks and 
requirements, as informed by the threat assessment carried 
out under paragraph (10). 
‘‘(14) A description of funds for the program expected to 
be received during that five-year period through contributions 
from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign governments con-
sistent section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 U.S.C. 
2569(f)). 
‘‘(15) A description and assessment of activities to be car-
ried out under the program during that five-year period that 
will be coordinated with other elements of the Department 
of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with other 
Federal 
agencies, 
to 
maximize 
efficiency 
and 
avoid 
redundancies. 
‘‘(16) Such other matters as the Administrator considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
4308 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS 
ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION.—Section 3122 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1710) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘world,’’ the 
following: ‘‘including an identification of such uranium that 
is obligated by the United States,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A list, by country and site, reflecting the total amount 
of separated plutonium around the world, including an identi-
fication of such plutonium that is obligated by the United 
States, and an assessment of the vulnerability of the plutonium 
to theft or diversion.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2) or 
(3) of subsection (a)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 3145 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 2197) is repealed. 
SEC. 3133. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF NON-
OPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLIV of the Atomic Energy 
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2602 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4423. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMISSIONING OF 
NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall, during each 
even-numbered year beginning in 2016, develop and subsequently 
carry out a plan for the activities of the Department of Energy 
relating to the deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational 
defense nuclear facilities. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities, 
prioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the 
potential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the 
environment and to maximize cost savings. 
‘‘(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each non-
operational defense nuclear facility during the period beginning 
on the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection 
(d) and ending on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which 
the plan is submitted; or 
‘‘(B) the estimated date for deactivation and decommis-
sioning of the facility. 
‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate 
and decommission each nonoperational defense nuclear facility. 
‘‘(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental 
Management will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear 
facility for deactivation and decommissioning. 
‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by— 
‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational defense 
nuclear facilities; or 
‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities for 
another purpose. 
‘‘(c) PLAN
FOR TRANSFER
OF RESPONSIBILITY
FOR CERTAIN 
FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall, during 2016, develop and subse-
quently carry out a plan under which the Administrator shall 
transfer, by March 31, 2019, to the Assistant Secretary for Environ-
mental Management the responsibility for decontaminating and
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decommissioning facilities of the Administration that the Secretary 
determines— 
‘‘(1) are nonoperational as of September 30, 2015; and 
‘‘(2) meet the requirements of the Office of Environmental 
Management for such transfer. 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 31 of 
each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes— 
‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning 
actions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year 
pursuant to the plan; 
‘‘(3) in the case of the report submitting during 2016, 
the plan required by subsection (c); and 
‘‘(4) in the case of a report submitted during 2018 or 
any year thereafter, a description of the deactivation and 
decommissioning actions taken at each nonoperational defense 
nuclear facility during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section shall 
terminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees of the report required by subsection (d) to be submitted 
not later than March 31, 2026. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to a facility, 
means— 
‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all resources and 
associated cost elements required to develop, produce, 
deploy, or sustain the facility; and 
‘‘(B) the present and future costs to deactivate, 
decommission, and deconstruct the facility. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear facility’ 
means a production facility or utilization facility (as those terms 
are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Energy and operated for national security purposes 
that is no longer needed for the mission of the Department 
of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4422 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4423. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational defense 
nuclear facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3134. ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLVIII of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 4802 the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 4802A. ASSESSMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 
‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee 
evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, of a management and operating contract for a 
Department of Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even- 
numbered year thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the 
emergency preparedness of that facility, including an assessment 
of the seniority level of management and operating contractor 
employees that participate in emergency preparedness exercises 
at that facility.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4802 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4802A. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear facilities.’’. 
SEC. 3135. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES FOR COM-
PETITION 
OF 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
OPERATING 
CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3121 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 2175), as amended by section 3124 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 1062), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—A report described in this subsection 
is a report on a contract described by subsection (a) that includes— 
‘‘(1) a clear and complete description of the cost savings 
the Administrator expects to result from the competition for 
the contract over the life of the contract, including associated 
analyses, assumptions, and information sources used to deter-
mine such expected cost savings; 
‘‘(2) a description of any key limitations or uncertainties 
that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings 
that are anticipated but not fully known; 
‘‘(3) the costs of the competition for the contract, including 
the immediate costs of conducting the competition and any 
increased costs over the life of the contract; 
‘‘(4) a description of any disruptions or delays in mission 
activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for 
the contract; 
‘‘(5) a clear and complete description of the benefits 
expected by the Administrator with respect to mission perform-
ance or operations resulting from the competition; 
‘‘(6) how the competition for the contract complied with 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding federally funded 
research and development centers, if applicable; 
‘‘(7) the factors considered and processes used by the 
Administrator to determine— 
‘‘(A) whether to compete or extend the contract; and 
‘‘(B) which activities at the facility should be covered 
under the contract rather than under a different contract; 
‘‘(8) with respect to the matters included under paragraphs 
(1) through (7), a detailed description of the analyses conducted 
by the Administrator to reach the conclusions presented in
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the report, including any assumptions, limitations, and 
uncertainties relating to such conclusions; and 
‘‘(9) any other matters the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION QUALITY.—A report required by subsection 
(a) shall be prepared in accordance with— 
‘‘(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department 
of Energy that are relevant to the clear and complete presen-
tation of information on each matter required to be included 
in the report under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Accountability Office 
and relevant industries for cost estimating, if appropriate. 
‘‘(d) REVIEW
BY
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REVIEW.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 
a briefing to the congressional defense committees that includes 
a review of each report required by subsection (a) not later 
than 180 days after the report is submitted to such committees. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a review of each report required 
by subsection (a) with respect to a contract not later than 
3 years after the report is submitted to such committees that 
includes an assessment, based on the most current information 
available, of the following: 
‘‘(A) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost 
savings estimated under subsection (b)(1), and any 
increased costs incurred under the contract that were unex-
pected or uncertain at the time the contract was awarded. 
‘‘(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities 
or deliverables resulting from the competition for the con-
tract compared to the disruptions and delays estimated 
under subsection (b)(4). 
‘‘(C) Whether expected benefits of the competition with 
respect to mission performance or operations have been 
achieved. 
‘‘(D) Such other matters as the Comptroller General 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Comptroller General may not conduct 
a review under paragraph (1) or (2) of a report relating to 
a contract to manage and operate a facility of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration while a protest described in 
subsection (a)(2) is pending with respect to that contract.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para-
graph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(B), by striking ‘‘and (d)(2)’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) in the past decade, competition of the management 
and operating contracts for the national security laboratories 
has resulted in significant increases in fees paid to the contrac-
tors—funding that otherwise could be used to support program