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SEC. 2931. HOLD HARMLESS.
Any party conducting any mining, mineral, or geo-
thermal leasing activity on lands withdrawn and reserved
under this subtitle shall indemnify the United States
against any costs, fees, damages, or other liabilities (in-
cluding costs of litigation) incurred by the United States
and arising from or relating to such mining activities, in-
cluding costs of mineral materials disposal, whether aris-
ing under the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, or otherwise.
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. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.
(a) STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.—Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of En-
ergy for fiscal year 1997 for stockpile stewardship in car-
rying out weapons activities necessary for national secu-
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rity programs in the amount of $1,676,767,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
(1) 
For 
core 
stockpile 
stewardship,
$1,250,907,000 for fiscal year 1997, to be allocated
as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,162,570,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$88,337,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 96–D–102, stockpile steward-
ship facilities revitalization, Phase VI, var-
ious locations, $19,250,000.
Project 96–D–103, ATLAS, Los Ala-
mos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico, $15,100,000.
Project 96–D–104, processing and en-
vironmental 
technology 
laboratory
(PETL), Sandia National Laboratories,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, $14,100,000.
Project 96–D–105, contained firing
facility addition, Lawrence Livermore Na-
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tional Laboratory, Livermore, California,
$17,100,000.
Project 
95–D–102, 
Chemical 
and
Metallurgy Research Building upgrades
project, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico, $15,000,000.
Project 94–D–102, nuclear weapons
research, development, and testing facili-
ties revitalization, Phase V, various loca-
tions, $7,787,000.
(2) For inertial fusion, $366,460,000, to be al-
located as follows:
(A) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$234,560,000.
(B) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$131,900,000 to be allocated as follows:
Project 96–D–111, national ignition
facility, TBD, $131,900,000.
(3) For technology transfer and education,
$59,400,000.
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(b) STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT.—Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of En-
ergy for fiscal year 1997 for stockpile management in car-
rying out weapons activities necessary for national secu-
rity programs in the amount of $1,923,831,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,829,470,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, 
planning, 
construction, 
acquisition,
modification of facilities, and the continuation of
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisi-
tion related thereto), $94,361,000, to be allocated as
follows:
Project 97–D–121, consolidation pit pack-
aging system, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas,
$870,000.
Project 97–D–122, nuclear materials stor-
age facility renovation, LANL, Los Alamos,
New Mexico, $4,000,000.
Project 97–D–123, structural upgrades,
Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri,
$1,400,000.
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Project 97–D–124, steam plant wastewater
treatment facility upgrade, Y–12 plant, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, $600,000.
Project 96–D–122, sewage treatment qual-
ity upgrade (STQU), Pantex Plant, Amarillo,
Texas, $100,000.
Project 96–D–123, retrofit HVAC and
chillers for ozone protection, Y–12 Plant, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, $7,000,000.
Project 96–D–125, Washington measure-
ments operations facility, Andrews Air Force
Base, Camp Springs, Maryland, $3,825,000.
Project 95–D–122, sanitary sewer up-
grade, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$10,900,000.
Project 94–D–124, hydrogen fluoride sup-
ply system, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$4,900,000.
Project 94–D–125, upgrade life safety,
Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri,
$5,200,000.
Project 94–D–127, emergency notification
system, 
Pantex 
Plant, 
Amarillo, 
Texas,
$2,200,000.
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Project 93–D–122, life safety upgrades,
Y–12 
Plant, 
Oak 
Ridge, 
Tennessee,
$7,200,000.
Project 93–D–123, complex-21, various lo-
cations, $14,487,000.
Project 88–D–122, facilities capability as-
surance 
program, 
various 
locations,
$21,940,000.
Project 88–D–123, security enhancement,
Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $9,739,000.
(c) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—Funds are hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy
for fiscal year 1997 for program direction in carrying out
weapons activities necessary for national security pro-
grams in the amount of $334,404,000.
SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT.
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION.—Subject to
subsection (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997
for environmental restoration in carrying out environ-
mental restoration and waste management activities nec-
essary for national security programs in the amount of
$1,812,194,000, of which $376,648,000 shall be allocated
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to the uranium enrichment decontamination and decom-
missioning fund.
(b) WASTE MANAGEMENT.—Subject to subsection
(i), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for waste man-
agement in carrying out environmental restoration and
waste management activities necessary for national secu-
rity programs in the amount of $1,536,653,000, to be allo-
cated as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,448,326,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, 
planning, 
construction, 
acquisition,
modification of facilities, and the continuation of
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisi-
tion related thereto), $88,327,000, to be allocated as
follows:
Project 97–D–402, tank farm restoration
and safe operations, Richland, Washington,
$7,584,000.
Project 96–D–408, waste management up-
grades, various locations, $11,246,000.
Project 95–D–402, install permanent elec-
trical service for the Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, $752,000.
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Project 95–D–405, industrial landfill V
and construction/demolition landfill VII, Y–12
Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $200,000.
Project 94–D–404, Melton Valley storage
tank capacity increase, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $6,345,000.
Project 94–D–407, initial tank retrieval
systems, Richland, Washington, $12,600,000.
Project 93–D–182, replacement of cross-
site transfer system, Richland, Washington,
$8,100,000.
Project 93–D–187, high-level waste re-
moval from filled waste tanks, Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $20,000,000.
Project 89–D–174, replacement high-level
waste evaporator, Savannah River Site, Aiken,
South Carolina, $11,500,000.
Project 86–D–103, decontamination and
waste treatment facility, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, Livermore, California,
$10,000,000.
(c) NUCLEAR MATERIALS
AND FACILITIES STA-
BILIZATION.—Subject to subsection (i), funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of En-
ergy for fiscal year 1997 for nuclear materials and facili-
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ties stabilization in carrying out environmental restoration
and waste management activities necessary for national
security programs in the amount of $1,269,290,000 to be
allocated as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,151,718,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, 
planning, 
construction, 
acquisition,
modification of facilities, and the continuation of
projects authorized in prior years, and land acquisi-
tion related thereto), $117,572,000, to be allocated
as follows:
Project 97–D–450, Actinide packaging and
storage facility, Savannah River Site, Aiken,
South Carolina, $7,900,000.
Project 97–D–451, B-Plant safety class
ventilation upgrades, Richland, Washington,
$1,500,000.
Project 97–D–470, environmental monitor-
ing laboratory, Savannah River, Aiken, South
Carolina, $2,500,000.
Project 97–D–473, health physics site sup-
port facility, Savannah River, Aiken, South
Carolina, $2,000,000.
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Project 96–D–406, spent nuclear fuels
canister storage and stabilization facility, Rich-
land, Washington, $60,672,000.
Project 96–D–461, electrical distribution
upgrade, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $6,790,000.
Project 96–D–464, electrical and utility
systems upgrade, Idaho Chemical Processing
Plant, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $10,440,000.
Project 96–D–471, CFC HVAC/chiller ret-
rofit, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Caro-
lina, $8,541,000.
Project 95–E–600, hazardous materials
management and emergency response training
center, Richland, Washington, $7,900,000.
Project 95–D–155, upgrade site road in-
frastructure, Savannah River, South Carolina,
$4,137,000.
Project 95–D–456, security facilities con-
solidation, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant,
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho,
$4,645,000.
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Project 94–D–401, emergency response fa-
cility, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $547,000.
(d) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—Subject to subsection (i),
funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for program di-
rection in carrying out environmental restoration and
waste management activities necessary for national secu-
rity programs in the amount of $375,511,000.
(e) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for tech-
nology development in carrying out environmental restora-
tion and waste management activities necessary for na-
tional security programs in the amount of $303,771,000.
(f) POLICY
AND MANAGEMENT.—Subject to sub-
section (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for pol-
icy and management in carrying out environmental res-
toration and waste management activities necessary for
national security programs in the amount of $23,155,000.
(g) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM.—Subject
to subsection (i), funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997
for the environmental science program in carrying out en-
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vironmental restoration and waste management activities
necessary for national security programs in the amount
of $62,136,000.
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
PRIVATIZA-
TION.—Subject to subsection (i), funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 1997 for environmental management privatiza-
tion in carrying out environmental restoration and waste
management activities necessary for national security pro-
grams in the amount of $185,000,000.
(i) ADJUSTMENTS.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the
amounts specified in subsections (a) through (h) reduced
by the sum of—
(1) $150,400,000, for use of prior year bal-
ances; and
(2) $8,000,000 for Savannah River Pension Re-
fund.
SEC. 3103. DEFENSE FIXED ASSET ACQUISITION.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for the
defense fixed asset acquisition/privatization program in
the amount of $182,000,000.
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SEC. 3104. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal
year 1997 for other defense activities in carrying out pro-
grams necessary for national security in the amount of
$1,487,800,000, to be allocated as follows:
(1) For verification and control technology,
$399,648,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For nonproliferation and verification
research and development, $194,919,000.
(B) For arms control, $169,544,000.
(C) For intelligence, $35,185,000.
(2) For nuclear safeguards and security,
$47,208,000.
(3) For security investigations, $22,000,000.
(4) For emergency management, $16,794,000.
(5) For program direction, nonproliferation,
and national security, $95,622,000.
(6) For environment, safety, and health, de-
fense, $63,800,000.
(7) For worker and community transition as-
sistance, $67,000,000.
(8) 
For 
fissile 
materials 
disposition,
$93,796,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For operations and maintenance,
$76,796,000.
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(B) For the following plant project (includ-
ing maintenance, restoration, planning, con-
struction, acquisition, modification of facilities,
and the continuation of projects authorized in
prior years, and land acquisition related there-
to):
Project 97–D–140, consolidated spe-
cial nuclear materials storage facility, site
to be determined, $17,000,000.
(9) For nuclear security/Russian production re-
actor shutdown, $6,000,000.
(10) 
For 
naval 
reactors 
development,
$681,932,000, to be allocated as follows:
(A) For operation and infrastructure,
$649,330,000.
(B) For program direction, $18,902,000.
(C) For plant projects (including mainte-
nance, restoration, planning, construction, ac-
quisition, modification of facilities, and the con-
tinuation of projects authorized in prior years,
and 
land 
acquisition 
related 
thereto),
$13,700,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project 97–D–201, advanced test re-
actor secondary coolant refurbishment,
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Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $400,000.
Project 95–D–200, laboratory systems
and hot cell upgrades, various locations,
$4,800,000.
Project 95–D–201, advanced test re-
actor radioactive waste system upgrades,
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $500,000.
Project 90–N–102, expended core fa-
cility dry cell project, Naval Reactors facil-
ity, Idaho, $8,000,000.
(b) ADJUSTMENT.—The total amount authorized to
be appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the
amounts specified in subsection (a) reduced by $6,000,000
for use of prior year balances.
SEC. 3105. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1997 for pay-
ment 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 $200,000,000.
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Subtitle B—Recurring General
Provisions
SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until the Secretary of Energy
submits to the congressional defense committees the re-
port referred to in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days
has elapsed after the date on which such committees re-
ceive the report, the Secretary may not use amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to this title for any program—
(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year—
(A) 110 percent of the amount authorized
for that program by this title; or
(B) $1,000,000 more than the amount au-
thorized for that program by this title; or
(2) which has not been presented to, or re-
quested of, Congress.
(b) REPORT.—(1) The report referred to in sub-
section (a) is a report containing a full and complete state-
ment of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and
circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed ac-
tion.
(2) In the computation of the 30-day period under
subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
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(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) In no event may the total
amount of funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed
the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this
title.
(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not
be used for an item for which Congress has specifically
denied funds.
SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may
carry out any construction project under the general plant
projects authorized by this title if the total estimated cost
of the construction project does not exceed $2,000,000.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If, at any time during
the construction of any general plant project authorized
by this title, the estimated cost of the project is revised
because of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost
of the project exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary shall im-
mediately furnish a complete report to the congressional
defense committees explaining the reasons for the cost
variation.
SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Except as provided in para-
graph (2), construction on a construction project may not
be started or additional obligations incurred in connection
with the project above the total estimated cost, whenever
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the current estimated cost of the construction project,
which is authorized by section 3101, 3102, or 3103, or
which is in support of national security programs of the
Department of Energy and was authorized by any pre-
vious Act, exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher
of—
(A) the amount authorized for the project; or
(B) the amount of the total estimated cost for
the project as shown in the most recent budget jus-
tification data submitted to Congress.
(2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be
taken if—
(A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to
the congressional defense committees a report on the
actions and the circumstances making such action
necessary; and
(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the
date on which the report is received by the commit-
tees.
(3) In the computation of the 30-day period under
paragraph (2), there shall be excluded any day on which
either House of Congress is not in session because of an
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any construction project which has a current estimated
cost of less than $5,000,000.
SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) TRANSFER TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant
to this title to other Federal agencies for the performance
of work for which the funds were authorized. Funds so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the
same purposes and for the same period as the authoriza-
tions of the Federal agency to which the amounts are
transferred.
(b) TRANSFER WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;
LIMITATIONS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to this
title between any such authorizations. Amounts of author-
izations so transferred may be merged with and be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same period as
the authorization to which the amounts are transferred.
(2) Not more than five percent of any such authoriza-
tion may be transferred between authorizations under
paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased
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or decreased by more than five percent by a transfer under
such paragraph.
(3) The authority provided by this section to transfer
authorizations—
(A) may only be used to provide funds for items
relating to weapons activities necessary for national
security programs that have a higher priority than
the items from which the funds are transferred; and
(B) may not be used to provide authority for an
item that has been denied funds by Congress.
(c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Energy
shall promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of
the House of Representatives of any transfer of funds to
or from authorizations under this title.
SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUC-
TION DESIGN.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.—(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) and except as provided in para-
graph (3), before submitting to Congress a request for
funds for a construction project that is in support of a
national security program of the Department of Energy,
the Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual de-
sign for that project.
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(2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual
design for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a request for funds for
the conceptual design before submitting a request for
funds for the construction project.
(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply
to a request for funds—
(A) for a construction project the total esti-
mated cost of which is less than $2,000,000; or
(B) for emergency planning, design, and con-
struction activities under section 3126.
(b) AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.—(1)
Within the amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary
of Energy may carry out construction design (including
architectural and engineering services) in connection with
any proposed construction project if the total estimated
cost for such design does not exceed $600,000.
(2) If the total estimated cost for construction design
in connection with any construction project exceeds
$600,000, funds for such design must be specifically au-
thorized by law.
SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DE-
SIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy may use
any funds available to the Department of Energy pursuant
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to an authorization in this title, including those funds au-
thorized to be appropriated for advance planning and con-
struction design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to
perform planning, design, and construction activities for
any Department of Energy national security program con-
struction project that, as determined by the Secretary,
must proceed expeditiously in order to protect public
health and safety, to meet the needs of national defense,
or to protect property.
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not exercise
the authority under subsection (a) in the case of any con-
struction project until the Secretary has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the activities
that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section
and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
(c) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.—The requirement of sec-
tion 3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, de-
sign, and construction activities conducted under this sec-
tion.
SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECU-
RITY PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY.
Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and
section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title
for management and support activities and for general
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plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in
connection with all national security programs of the De-
partment of Energy.
SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts
appropriated for operation and maintenance or for plant
projects may remain available until expended.
Subtitle 
C—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions
SEC. 3131. STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section
3101, $100,000,000 shall be available to carry out the fol-
lowing activities within the stockpile stewardship program:
(1) $20,000,000 for enhanced surveillance in-
volving the nuclear production plants and the nu-
clear weapons design laboratories.
(2) $15,000,000 for a production capability as-
surance program for critical non-nuclear compo-
nents.
(3) $25,000,000 for an accelerated capability to
produce prototype war reserve-quality plutonium
pits.
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(4) $20,000,000 for dual revalidation of war-
heads in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
(5) $20,000,000 for the stockpile life extension
program.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 15, 1996, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the obligations the Secretary
has incurred, and plans to incur, during fiscal year 1997
for the stockpile stewardship program.
SEC. 3132. MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.
(a) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section
3101, $125,000,000 shall be available to carry out the
stockpile manufacturing infrastructure program.
(b) REQUIRED CAPABILITIES.—The manufacturing
infrastructure established under the program shall include
the capabilities listed in subsection (b) of section 3137 of
Public Law 104–106 (110 Stat. 620).
(c) REPORT.—Not later than October 15, 1996, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the obligations the Secretary
has incurred, and plans to incur, during fiscal year 1997
for the stockpile manufacturing infrastructure program.
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(d) STOCKPILE MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘stockpile manufac-
turing infrastructure program’’ means the program car-
ried out pursuant to section 3137 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–
106; 110 Stat. 620).
SEC. 3133. PRODUCTION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
The manufacture and fabrication of high explosives
and energetic materials for use as components in nuclear
weapons systems shall be carried out at the Pantex Plant,
Amarillo, Texas. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Energy may be used to
move, or prepare to move, the manufacture and fabrica-
tion of high explosives and energetic materials for use as
components in nuclear weapons systems from the Pantex
Plant to any other site or facility of the Department of
Energy.
SEC. 3134. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY LABORA-
TORIES 
FOR 
LABORATORY-DIRECTED 
RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) REDUCTION OF FUNDING.—Section 3132(c) of
Public Law 101–510 (104 Stat. 1832) is amended by
striking out ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘2
percent’’.
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(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds provided in a
fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1997, by the Sec-
retary of Energy to be used by laboratories for laboratory-
directed research and development pursuant to section
3132(c) of Public Law 101–510 (42 U.S.C. 7257a(c))
may be obligated or expended by such laboratories until
a period of 15 days has expired after the Secretary of En-
ergy submits to the congressional defense committees a
report setting forth in detail information about the man-
ner in which such funds are planned to be used during
that fiscal year. The report shall include a description and
justification of the planned uses of the funds.
SEC. 3135. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
ACTIVITIES WITH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
(a) FUNDING PROHIBITION.—Funds authorized to be
appropriated to, or otherwise available to, the Department
of Energy for fiscal year 1997 may not be obligated or
expended for any activity associated with the conduct of
cooperative programs relating to nuclear weapons or nu-
clear weapons technology, including stockpile stewardship,
safety, and use control, with the People’s Republic of
China.
(b) REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall pre-
pare, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, a re-