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‘‘(1) make surveys; and
‘‘(2) acquire interests in real property by gift,
purchase, exchange of real property owned by the
United States, or otherwise.’’.
(b) ACQUISITION LIMITATIONS.—
(1) TRANSFER OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 2676
of such title is—
(A) transferred to appear after section 2663
of such title; and
(B) redesignated as section 2664 of such
title.
(2) STYLISTIC AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
Section 2664 of such title, as redesignated by para-
graph (1), is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b);
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d),
and (e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respec-
tively;
(C) in subsection (b), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘determines (A) that
such’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘deter-
mines that—
‘‘(A) such’’;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘cost, and (B) that
such’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘cost;
and
‘‘(B) that such’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’;
(D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by
striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’; and
(E) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by
striking ‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’ and inserting
‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’.
(c) REPEAL OF CONSOLIDATED SECTIONS.—The fol-
lowing sections of chapter 159 of such title are repealed:
(1) Section 2672.
(2) Section 2672a.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended—
(1) by amending the item relating to section
2663 to read as follows:
‘‘2663. Acquisition authority.’’;
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section
2663 the following new item:
‘‘2664. Acquisition: limitations.’’; and
(3) by striking the items relating to sections
2672, 2672a, and 2676.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1313
AN ACT
To amend the National Cooperative Research Act
of 1984 with respect to joint ventures entered
into for the purpose of producing a product,
process, or service.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1609 
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the duty on potassium sorbate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the duty on potassium 
sorbate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POTASSIUM SORBATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of Chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.06.26 
Potassium sorbate (CAS No. 
24634–61–5) (provided for 
in subheading 2916.19.10) ..
1.4% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(e) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 2665
of such title is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e),
and (f) as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), re-
spectively;
(3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e), as so
redesignated—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (d)’’.
(f) TRANSFER OF FORD ISLAND PROVISION.—
(1) TRANSFER
AND
REDESIGNATION.—Section
2814 of such title is—
(A) transferred to appear after section 7524
of such title; and
(B) redesignated as section 7525 of such
title.
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(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—Subsection (i) of section 7525 of such title,
as transferred and redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘To extent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘To the extent; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 169 of this title’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘this
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 169 of this
title’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title
is amended by striking the item relating to section
2814.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 645 of such title is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘7525. Special authority for development of Ford Island, Hawaii.’’.
(g) APPLICATION OF REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITIES TO PENTAGON RESERVATION.—Section 2661
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) In this chapter, the terms ‘Secretary concerned’
and ‘Secretary of a military department’ include the Sec-
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retary of Defense with respect to the Pentagon Reserva-
tion.’’.
SEC. 2882. REPORT ON APPLICATION OF FORCE PROTEC-
TION AND ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS TO
LEASED FACILITIES.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 2006,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the application of Depart-
ment of Defense Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection standards
to all facilities leased by the Department of Defense or
leased by the General Services Administration as an agent
for the Department of Defense as of September 30, 2005.
(b) INFORMATION ON LEASED FACILITIES.—For each
facility identified in the report submitted under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall include the following:
(1) A description of the function of the leased fa-
cility, including the location, size, terms of lease, and
the number of personnel housed within the facility.
(2) A description of the threat assessment and
the joint security integrated vulnerability assessment
for each leased facility.
(3) A description and cost estimate of any ac-
tions necessary to mitigate risk to an acceptable level
in each leased facility.
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1610 
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the duty on sorbic acid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reduce until December 31, 2008, the duty on sorbic 
acid. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SORBIC ACID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of Chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.06.25 
Sorbic acid (CAS No. 110– 
44–1) (provided for in sub-
heading 2916.19.20) ............
1.9% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2008 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1611 
To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for 
promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned 
as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes 
in the Consumer Price Index. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Ms. HOOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were 
approved for promotion as members of the Navy and 
Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during 
World War II to take into account changes in the Con-
sumer Price Index. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR 
MEMBERS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SE-
LECTED FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED 
AS PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR 
II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN CON-
SUMER PRICE INDEX. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 667(c) of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–170) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The amount determined for a person under 
paragraph (1) shall be increased to reflect increases in 
cost of living since the basic pay referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B) was paid to or for that person, calculated on the 
basis of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United 
States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics.’’. 
(b) RECALCULATION OF PREVIOUS PAYMENTS.—In 
the case of any payment of back pay made to or for a 
person under section 667 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall—
(1) recalculate the amount of back pay to which 
the person is entitled by reason of the amendment 
made by subsection (a); and 
(2) if the amount of back pay, as so recal-
culated, exceeds the amount of back pay so paid, pay 
the person, or the surviving spouse of the person, an 
amount equal to the excess. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1612 
To establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel requirements for the Federal fleet. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2005 
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel requirements for the 
Federal fleet. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASO-
LINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Title III of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended 
by striking section 306 (42 U.S.C. 13215) and inserting 
the following:
‘‘SEC. 306. FEDERAL AGENCY ETHANOL-BLENDED GASO-
LINE AND BIODIESEL PURCHASING REQUIRE-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) ETHANOL-BLENDED GASOLINE.—The head of 
each Federal agency shall ensure that, in areas in which 
ethanol-blended gasoline is reasonably available at a gen-
erally competitive price, the Federal agency purchases eth-
anol-blended gasoline containing at least 10 percent eth-
anol rather than nonethanol-blended gasoline, for use in 
vehicles used by the agency that use gasoline. 
‘‘(b) BIODIESEL.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘biodiesel’ has the meaning given the term in section 
312(f). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each Fed-
eral agency shall ensure that the Federal agency 
purchases, for use in fueling fleet vehicles that use 
diesel fuel used by the Federal agency at the loca-
tion at which fleet vehicles of the Federal agency are 
centrally fueled, in areas in which the biodiesel- 
blended diesel fuel described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) is available at a generally competitive 
price— 
‘‘(A) as of the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, bio-
diesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least
2 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel- 
blended diesel fuel; and 
‘‘(B) as of the date that is 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, bio-
diesel-blended diesel fuel that contains at least 
20 percent biodiesel, rather than nonbiodiesel- 
blended diesel fuel. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT
OF
FEDERAL
LAW.—The 
provisions of this subsection shall not be considered 
a requirement of Federal law for the purposes of 
section 312. 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION.—This section does not apply to 
fuel used in vehicles excluded from the definition of ‘fleet’ 
by subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 301(9).’’. 
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ing military installation, the Secretary shall consult with
appropriate State and local entities on matters affecting
the local community related to transportation, utility infra-
structure, housing, schools, and family support activities
during the development of plans to implement such closure
or realignment.’’.
SEC. 2892. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON REVERSIONARY IN-
TERESTS AT NAVY HOMEPORTS.
It is the sense of the Senate that, in implementing the
decisions made with respect to Navy homeports as part of
the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, the
Secretary of the Navy should, consistent with the national
interest and Federal policy supporting cost-free conveyances
of Federal surplus property suitable for use as port facili-
ties, release or otherwise relinquish any entitlement to re-
ceive, pursuant to any agreement providing for such pay-
ment, compensation from any holder of a reversionary in-
terest in real property used by the United States for im-
provements made to any military installation that is closed
or realigned as part of such base closure round.
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SEC. 2893. IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDI-
TIONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS CLOSED
OR REALIGNED UNDER 2005 ROUND OF DE-
FENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT.
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
OF PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 31, 2007,
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
other appropriate Federal agencies, and State, tribal,
and local government officials, shall complete an iden-
tification of the environmental condition of the real
property (including groundwater) of each military
installation approved for closure or realignment
under the 2005 round of defense base closure and re-
alignment in accordance with section 120(h)(4) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9620(h)(4)).
(2) RESULTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable
after the date on which an identification under
paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary of De-
fense shall—
(i) provide a notice of the results of the
identification to—
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(I) the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency;
(II) the head of any other appro-
priate Federal agency, as determined
by the Secretary; and
(III) any affected State or tribal
government official, as determined by
the Secretary; and
(ii) publish in the Federal Register the
results of the identification.
(B) REQUEST
FOR
CONCURRENCE.—The
Secretary shall include in a notice provided
under subclause (I) or (III) of subparagraph
(A)(i) a request for concurrence with the identi-
fication in such form as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
(3) CONCURRENCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—An identification under
paragraph (1) shall not be considered to be com-
plete until—
(i) for a property that is a site, or part
of a site, on the National Priorities List de-
veloped by the President in accordance with
section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive
Environmental 
Response, 
Compensation,
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and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9605(a)(8)(B)), the date on which the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and each appropriate State
and tribal government official concur with
the identification; and
(ii) for any property that is not a site
described in clause (i), the date on which
each appropriate State and tribal govern-
ment official concurs with the identifica-
tion.
(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—The Administrator,
or a State or tribal government official, shall be
considered to concur with an identification
under paragraph (1) if the Administrator or
government official fails to make a determina-
tion with respect to a request for concurrence
with such identification under paragraph (2)(B)
by not later than 90 days after the date on which
such request for concurrence is received.
(b) EXPEDITING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE.—The
Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, tribal, and local governmental officials, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, to expedite environmental response
at military installations approved for closure or realign-
(3) The take-up rate by eligible child care pro-
viders. 
(4) The turnover rate in the field. 
(5) The average wages paid. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on 
the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection 
(a), together with recommendations for strengthening pro-
grams carried out with grants under part D of title XIX 
of the Public Health Service Act. 
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engineering 
and 
design, 
various 
locations,
$19,113,000.
Project 06–D–402, replacement of Fire Sta-
tions Number 1 and Number 2, Nevada Test
Site, Nevada, $8,284,000.
Project 06–D–403, tritium facility mod-
ernization, Lawrence Livermore National Lab-
oratory, Livermore, California, $2,600,000.
Project 06–D–404, remediation, restoration,
and upgrade of Building B–3, Nevada Test Site,
Nevada, $16,000,000.
(2) For facilities and infrastructure recapitaliza-
tion, the following new plant projects:
Project 06–D–160, Facilities and Infra-
structure Recapitalization Program (FIRP),
project engineering and design, various locations,
$5,811,000.
Project 06–D–601, electrical distribution
system upgrade, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas,
$4,000,000.
Project 06–D–602, gas main and distribu-
tion system upgrade, Pantex Plant, Amarillo,
Texas, $3,700,000.
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Project 06–D–603, Steam Plant Life Exten-
sion Project (SLEP), Y–12 National Security
Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $729,000.
(3) For naval reactors, the following new plant
project:
Project 06–N–901, Central Office Building
2, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Miff-
lin, Pennsylvania, $7,000,000.
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 2006 for environmental management
activities in carrying out programs necessary for national
security in the amount of $6,189,433,000, to be allocated
as follows:
(1) For defense site acceleration completion,
$5,335,849,000.
(2) 
For 
defense 
environmental 
services,
$853,584,000.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECT.—From
funds referred to in subsection (a)(1) that are available for
carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may
carry out, for environmental management activities, the fol-
lowing new plant project:
•HRES 410 EH
Rangel of New York or his designee, which shall be consid-
ered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
Attest:
Clerk.
moving the same amount of cargo that is cur-
rently transported by water. 
(3) The effects of partial dam removal on irri-
gation, including the availability of or need for alter-
natives to replace irrigation water or to extend irri-
gation pumps. 
(4) The effects of partial dam removal on en-
ergy production, including the regional effects of any 
changes in energy production, identification of re-
newable energy sources or energy efficiency meas-
ures that could replace any loss in energy produc-
tion, and the benefits and costs of such alternatives. 
(5) The effects, including economic effects, of 
the extinction of salmon and steelhead populations 
in the Snake River. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to each of the Secretary of the Army, the 
Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency a report on the results of 
the study conducted under this section. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION AND PLANNING OF SALMON RE-
COVERY. 
(a) PARTIAL DAM REMOVAL AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engi-
neers, is authorized to partially remove the 4 lower Snake 
River dams if— 
(1) the Secretary of Commerce finds that such 
action is necessary to restore Snake River salmon 
and steelhead populations to meet obligations under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (33 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.); 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior finds that such 
action is necessary to meet treaty obligations to In-
dian tribes or other sovereign nations; or 
(3) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency finds that such action is nec-
essary to meet requirements of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
(b) PRELIMINARY PLANNING WORK.—The Secretary 
of the Army shall undertake such preliminary engineering, 
design, construction, and other activities as may be nec-
essary to remove the 4 lower Snake River dams pursuant 
to subsection (a). This work shall be completed within 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Army $4,000,000 to carry 
out subsection (b). Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) FEDERAL SALMON RECOVERY ACTIONS.— 
The term ‘‘Federal salmon recovery actions’’ means 
Federal actions required to protect and restore salm-
on and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake River 
basin that are listed under section 4(c) of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)). 
(2) LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS.—The term ‘‘4 
lower Snake River dams’’ means the following dams 
on the Snake River, Washington: 
(A) The Ice Harbor dam. 
(B) The Lower Monumental dam. 
(C) The Little Goose dam. 
(D) The Lower Granite dam. 
(3) POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘populations’’ 
means the 12 evolutionarily significant units of 
salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake 
River basin that are listed under section 4(c) of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533(c)). 
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Project 06–D–401, sodium bearing waste treat-
ment project, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls,
Idaho, $15,000,000.
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs necessary for national
security in the amount of $563,423,000.
SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2006 for defense nu-
clear waste disposal for payment to the Nuclear Waste Fund
established in section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the amount of
$301,447,000.
Subtitle B—Other Matters
SEC. 3111. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH DESIGN BASIS
THREAT.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report detailing plans for achieving compliance under
the Design Basis Threat issued by the Department of En-
ergy in 2004.
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(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection
(a) shall include—
(1) an implementation plan with associated
funding requirements to achieve by September 30,
2007, compliance under the Design Basis Threat of
all Department of Energy and National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration sites that contain nuclear
weapons or special nuclear material; and
(2) an evaluation of options for applying secu-
rity technologies and innovative protective force de-
ployment to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
efforts to protect against the threats postulated in the
Design Basis Threat.
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in classified form with an unclassified
summary.
SEC. 3112. COST ESTIMATE FOR WASTE TREATMENT AND
IMMOBILIZATION PLANT PROJECT, HANFORD
SITE, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees an independent cost estimate prepared by the Army
Corps of Engineers for the Waste Treatment and Immo-