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SEC. 3112. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE-
CURITY 
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 3111, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4221. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR MEETING NATIONAL SE-
CURITY 
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-num-
bered year beginning in 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 
meeting national security 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,
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is not allocated to national security requirements but 
could be allocated to such requirements. 
‘‘(3) An identification of national security re-
quirements for unencumbered uranium, by program 
source and enrichment level. 
‘‘(4) A description of any shortfall in obtaining 
unencumbered uranium to meet national security re-
quirements and an assessment of whether that short-
fall could be mitigated through the blending down of 
uranium that is of a higher enrichment level. 
‘‘(5) An inventory of unencumbered depleted ura-
nium, an assessment of the portion of that uranium 
that could be allocated to national security require-
ments through re-enrichment, and an estimate of the 
costs of re-enriching that uranium. 
‘‘(6) A description of the swap and barter agree-
ments involving unencumbered uranium needed to 
meet national security requirements that are in effect 
on the date of the plan. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of whether additional enrich-
ment of uranium will be required to meet national se-
curity requirements and an estimate of the time for 
production operations and the cost for each type of 
enrichment being considered.
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‘‘(8) A description of changes in policy that 
would 
mitigate 
any 
shortfall 
in 
obtaining 
unencumbered uranium to meet national security re-
quirements and the implications of those changes. 
‘‘(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 ura-
nium, means that the uranium is depleted in ura-
nium-235 compared with natural uranium. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘unencumbered’, with respect to 
uranium, means that the United States has no obliga-
tion to foreign governments to use the uranium for 
only peaceful purposes.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act, as amended by section 
3111, is further amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 4220 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4221. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for 
unencumbered uranium.’’. 
SEC. 3113. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN-
AGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) 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:
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‘‘SEC. 4309. DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MAN-
AGEMENT 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 odd-num-
bered year beginning in 2017, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a five-year 
management plan for activities associated with the defense 
nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each defense nuclear non-
proliferation program of the Administration, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the following: 
‘‘(A) The policy context in which the pro-
gram operates, including— 
‘‘(i) a list of relevant laws, policy di-
rectives issued by the President, and inter-
national agreements; and 
‘‘(ii) nuclear nonproliferation activi-
ties carried out by other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(B) The objectives and priorities of the 
program during the year preceding the submis-
sion of the plan required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) The activities carried out under the 
program during that year.
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‘‘(D) The accomplishments and challenges of 
the program during that year. 
‘‘(2) 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, in-
cluding activities with respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological 
proliferation and terrorism, including through— 
‘‘(i) material management and mini-
mization; 
‘‘(ii) global nuclear material security; 
‘‘(iii) nonproliferation and arms con-
trol; 
‘‘(iv) defense nuclear research and de-
velopment; and 
‘‘(v) nonproliferation construction pro-
grams, including activities associated De-
partment of Energy Order 413.1 (relating 
to program management controls). 
‘‘(B) Countering nuclear and radiological 
proliferation and terrorism. 
‘‘(C) Responding to nuclear and radio-
logical proliferation and terrorism, including 
through— 
‘‘(i) crisis operations;
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‘‘(ii) consequences management; and 
‘‘(iii) emergency management, includ-
ing international capacity building. 
‘‘(3) A threat analysis in support of the plans 
described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) A plan for funding the program during the 
five-year period beginning on the date on which the 
plan required by subsection (a) is submitted. 
‘‘(5) A description of funds for the program re-
ceived through contributions from or cost-sharing 
agreements with foreign governments consistent sec-
tion 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (50 
U.S.C. 2569(f)). 
‘‘(6) Such other matters as the Administrator 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) may be submitted to the congressional defense 
committees in classified form if necessary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 4308 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4309. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEALS.—
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(1) Section 3122 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1710) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 
and (e) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respec-
tively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’. 
(2) Section 3145 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 2197) is repealed. 
SEC. 3114. PLAN FOR DEACTIVATION AND DECOMMIS-
SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU-
CLEAR 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 DECOMMIS-
SIONING OF NONOPERATIONAL DEFENSE NU-
CLEAR FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During each even-numbered year 
beginning in 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall develop
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a plan to provide guidance for the activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy relating to the deactivation and decommis-
sioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear fa-
cilities, prioritized for deactivation and decommis-
sioning 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 
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the plan is sub-
mitted under subsection (c) 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 decommissioning of the facility. 
‘‘(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to 
deactivate and decommission each nonoperational de-
fense nuclear facility, if available. 
‘‘(4) An estimate of the time at which the Office 
of Environmental Management anticipates accepting
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nonoperational defense nuclear facilities for deactiva-
tion and decommissioning. 
‘‘(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided 
by— 
‘‘(A) accelerating the cleanup of non-
operational defense nuclear facilities; or 
‘‘(B) other means, such as reusing such fa-
cilities for another purpose. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
March 31 of each even-numbered year beginning in 2016, 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) the plan required by subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) a description of the deactivation and decom-
missioning actions expected to be taken during the 
following fiscal year pursuant to the plan; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a report submitted during 
2018 or any year thereafter, a description of the deac-
tivation and decommissioning actions taken at each 
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall terminate after the submission to the congressional de-
fense committees of the report required by subsection (c) to 
be submitted not later than March 31, 2026.
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‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘life cycle costs’, with respect to a 
facility, means— 
‘‘(A) the present and future costs of all re-
sources and associated cost elements required to 
develop, produce, deploy, or sustain the facility; 
and 
‘‘(B) the present and future costs to deacti-
vate, decommission, and deconstruct the facility. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘nonoperational defense nuclear 
facility’ means a production facility or utilization fa-
cility (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 Secretary 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 Ad-
ministration.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense 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.’’.
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SEC. 3115. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZA-
TION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title XLIV of the 
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4446. HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMO-
BILIZATION PLANT CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Energy shall ar-
range to have an owner’s agent assist the Secretary in car-
rying out the oversight responsibilities of the Secretary with 
respect to the contract described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—The contract described 
in this subsection is the contract between the Office of River 
Protection of the Department of Energy and Bechtel Na-
tional, Inc. or its successor relating to the Hanford Waste 
Treatment and Immobilization Plant (contract number 
DE–AC27–01RV14136). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the owner’s agent under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Performing design, construction, nuclear 
safety, and operability oversight of each facility cov-
ered by the contract described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) Beginning not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, ensuring that the 
preliminary documented safety analyses for all facili-
ties covered by the contract meet the requirements of 
all applicable Department of Energy regulations and 
guidance, including section 830.206 of title 10, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and the Department of En-
ergy Standard on the Integration of Safety into the 
Design Process (DOE–STD–1189–2008). 
‘‘(3) Assisting the Secretary in ensuring that, 
until the Secretary approves the documented safety 
analysis for each facility covered by the contract, the 
contractor ensures that each preliminary documented 
safety analysis is current. 
‘‘(4) Ensuring that the contractor acts to 
promptly resolve any unreviewed safety questions. 
‘‘(d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, and every 180 
days thereafter, the owner’s agent specified in sub-
section (a) shall submit to the Secretary and the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the assist-
ance provided by the owner’s agent to the Secretary 
under that subsection with respect to oversight of the 
contract described in subsection (b).
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by the contractor and any safety evaluation reports 
issued by the Secretary with respect to the facility 
covered by the analysis before the date that is 60 days 
before the date of the analysis. 
‘‘(3) The terms ‘documented safety analysis’, 
‘safety evaluation report’, and ‘unreviewed safety 
question’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 830.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any corresponding similar ruling or regulation). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘owner’s agent’ means a private 
third-party entity with nuclear safety management 
expertise and without any contractual relationship 
with the contractor or conflict of interest.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 4445 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4446. Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant contract over-
sight.’’. 
SEC. 3116. 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 PREPARED-
NESS OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall in-
clude, in each award-fee evaluation conducted under section 
16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, of a man-
agement and operating contract for a Department of En-
ergy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered 
year thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emer-
gency preparedness of that facility, including an assessment 
of the seniority level of employees and contractors of the 
Department of Energy that participate in emergency pre-
paredness exercises at that facility. 
‘‘(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after conducting an assessment under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the assessment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Atomic Energy Defense 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 facili-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 3117. LABORATORY- AND FACILITY-DIRECTED RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) FUNDING FOR LABORATORY-DIRECTED RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 4811(c) of the Atomic En-
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ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘not to exceed 6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘of not less than 
5 percent and not more than 8 percent’’. 
(b) FACILITY-DIRECTED RESEARCH
AND DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title XLVIII of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 4811 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4811A. FACILITY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A covered facility that is funded 
out of funds available to the Department of Energy for na-
tional security programs may carry out facility-directed re-
search and development. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
prescribe regulations for the conduct of facility-directed re-
search and development under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds provided by the Depart-
ment of Energy to covered facilities, the Secretary shall pro-
vide a specific amount, not to exceed 4 percent of such 
funds, to be used by such facilities for facility-directed re-
search and development. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘covered fa-
cility’ means a nuclear weapons production facility
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or the Nevada Site Office of the Department of En-
ergy. 
‘‘(2) FACILITY-DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—The term ‘facility-directed research and de-
velopment’ means research and development work of 
a creative and innovative nature that, under the regu-
lations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), is se-
lected by the director or manager of a covered facility 
for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the fa-
cility in defense-related scientific disciplines.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4811 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 4811A. Facility-directed research and development.’’. 
SEC. 3118. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES OF 
THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER PRO-
GRAM MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 3245. LIMITATION ON BONUSES FOR EMPLOYEES 
WHO ENGAGE IN IMPROPER PROGRAM MAN-
AGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—If the Secretary of Energy or the 
Administrator determines that a senior employee of the Ad-
ministration committed improper program management, 
the Secretary and the Administrator may not pay a bonus 
to that employee during the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the determination. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary or the Administrator 
may waive the limitation on the payment of bonuses under 
subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary or the Administrator, as the 
case may be, notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees of the waiver; and 
‘‘(2) a period of 60 days elapses following the no-
tification before the bonus is paid. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bonus’ means any bonus or cash 
award, including— 
‘‘(A) an award under chapter 45 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(B) an additional step-increase under sec-
tion 5336 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) an award under section 5384 of title 
5, United States Code;
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‘‘(D) a recruitment or relocation bonus 
under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(E) a retention bonus under section 5754 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered project’ means— 
‘‘(A) a construction project of the Adminis-
tration that is not a minor construction project 
(as defined in section 4703(d) of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2743(d))); or 
‘‘(B) a life extension program. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘improper program management’ 
means actions relating to the management of a cov-
ered project that significantly— 
‘‘(A) delay the project; 
‘‘(B) reduce the scope of the project; or 
‘‘(C) increase the cost of the project.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 3244 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3245. Limitation on bonuses for employees who engage in improper pro-
gram management.’’.
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SEC. 3119. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL 
LEVELS OF THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY. 
Section 3241A(b)(3) of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441a(b)(3)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) 100 employees in positions established 
under section 3241.’’. 
SEC. 3120. MODIFICATION OF SUBMISSION OF ASSESS-
MENTS OF CERTAIN BUDGET REQUESTS RE-
LATING TO THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCK-
PILE. 
Section 3255(a)(2) of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2455(a)(2)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘in each even-numbered year and 150 days in 
each odd-numbered year’’ after ‘‘90 days’’. 
SEC. 3121. REPEAL OF PHASE THREE REVIEW OF CERTAIN 
DEFENSE 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
CLEANUP 
PROJECTS. 
Section 3134 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 
2713), as amended by section 3134(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2193), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a series of 
three reviews, as described in subsections (b), (c), and
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(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘two reviews, as described in sub-
sections (b) and (c)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 3122. MODIFICATIONS TO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES 
FOR COMPETITION OF MANAGEMENT AND OP-
ERATING CONTRACTS. 
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) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(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 con-
tract, including associated analyses, assumptions, and 
information sources used to determine such cost sav-
ings; 
‘‘(2) a description of any key limitations or un-
certainties that could affect such costs savings, includ-
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ing 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 com-
petition; 
‘‘(4) a description of any expected disruptions or 
delays in mission activities or deliverables resulting 
from the competition for the contract; 
‘‘(5) a clear and complete description of the bene-
fits expected by the Administrator with respect to 
mission performance or operations resulting from the 
competition;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(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 presentation of information on each 
matter required to be included in the report under 
subsection (b); and
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‘‘(2) best practices of the Government Account-
ability Office and relevant industries for cost esti-
mating, if appropriate.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees 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 in-
formation available, of the following: 
‘‘(A) The actual cost savings achieved com-
pared to cost savings estimated under subsection 
(b)(1), and any increased costs incurred under 
the contract that were unexpected or uncertain at 
the time the contract was awarded. 
‘‘(B) Any disruptions or delays in mission 
activities or deliverables resulting from the com-
petition for the contract compared to the disrup-
tions and delayed estimated under subsection 
(b)(4).
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‘‘(C) Whether expected benefits of the com-
petition with respect to mission performance or 
operations have been achieved.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2013 
through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2015 through 
2020’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) 
and (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 3123. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY 
PANEL ON THE GOVERNANCE OF THE NU-
CLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nu-
clear Security shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of 
Public Administration (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘joint panel’’) to review the implementation of the rec-
ommendations specified in subsection (b) of the Congres-
sional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Se-